HGUC #208 - Blue Destiny Unit 2 - RX-79BD-2
SKU: 2379387
Category: Gundam UC - Universal Century, HG - High Grade, Model Kits!
Vendor:Bandai Namco
Includes
- Gundam Blue Destiny Unit 2
- Manipulators:
- Weapon-holding (1 pair)
- Open-palm (left)
- Shoulder parts
- Normal
- Red (Nimbus Schterzen custom)
- Camera eye parts
- Normal
- EXAM mode
- 2 Beam Sabers
- Beam Rifle
- Shield
- Machine Gun
- Marking Decals (stickers)
Kit Features & Gimmicks
Articulation
- The head can swivel/pivot on a single ball-joint/hinge neck.
- Torso can tilt back and forth in a limited manner.
- Shoulder joints can swing frontwards.
- The arms can...
- Swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- The elbows and knees are double-jointed.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The waist can rotate 360 degrees.
- The hip joint axis can pivot up or down.
- The upper thighs can swing frontward (and backward in a very limited extent due to the non-poseable rear skirt armor) on a peg joint, raise horizontally and/or rotate on each piece.
- Front and side skirt armors can pivot for to avoid interference.
- The ankle joints can pivot or tilt (in a limited manner).
Weapons/Other Gimmicks
- The hands are swappable. Only left alternative hand is included.
- All of the weapons can be wielded by either of the default hands.
- Gundam Blue Destiny Unit 2 can convert into EXAM mode via minor parts swapping.
- Shoulder units can be built into either normal or Nimbus Schterzen colors.
- The head unit can be built with either of the two Eye parts.
- Beam Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the thigh's recharge racks (as handheld weapons) via minor parts rearrangement.
- 100mm Machine Gun's...
- Stock can fold backwards/forwards.
- Foregrip can swing forward.
- The shield can mount onto any of the forearms, though the default position is on the left arm.
- Machine Gun stock can fold backwards/forwards.
- Machine Gun's foregrip can swivel forward.
- Ammo pack can be removed from the Machine Gun.
- Ammo packs can also store onto the waist parts.
- Blue Destiny Unit 2 can mount onto the Action Base. (Sold separately)
Tips & Tricks
- An extra polycap piece (PC3) from the PC-002 runner can be used for the extra shoulder parts.
- For better results:
- some or most of the details are needed to applied/panel lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
- The machine gun must be painted in the same gray color.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers/marking decals and if any, painted details.
- If using matte/flat-finish top coat, it is advisable not to spray on the translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.
- Take note that the neck joint (C1 13) is only compatible with the kit's included head part (and some other HGUC GM Ground type variants)
- Due to its tight construction, care must be taken while posing the joint piece inside the torso/waist, especially the one part (C1 16) that connects the waist and the grey color-separated chest piece, which can develop stress marks during the build. Sanding the waist's swivel joint & the grey part's central circular latch is recommended to make a smoother fit. NOTE: This has the potential risk of over-sanding, which makes the joints to fit loosely.
Variants
Italicized items are exclusives.
- Reissues from September 2018 onward will feature a blue Bandai Spirits logo.
- HGUC The Gundam Base Limited Blue Destiny Unit 2 "EXAM" [Metallic Gloss Injection]
Notes & Trivia
- Unlike most Gunplas, the instructions mention that front skirt armor is required to be separated while assembling, as opposed to being an optional step.
- As with all variants of the 2017 Blue Destiny Unit 1 mold, Most of the backpack parts that shared with the same mounting points are incompatible due to both panels protruding on each side of the rear section.
- To date, this Gunpla has yet to be redecoed into the RX-79BD-2 Blue Destiny Unit 2 Ω (Omega) from Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield/Mobile Suit Gundam Katana.
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