Includes

• RX-78-2 Gundam
  • 2 Beam Sabers
  • Core Fighter
  • Cockpit Block
    • 1/100 Amuro Ray figurine (sitting)
  • Manipulators
    • Poseable hands (1 pair)
    • Trigger-finger (right)
    • Fist (left)
• Beam Rifle
• Hyper Bazooka
• Shield
  • 2 Adapters
• 1/100 Amuro Ray figurine (standing)

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• The head can swivel on a single ball-and-socket joint.
• The arms can...
  • Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The upper arms can rotate.
• Both the elbow and knees are double-jointed.
• The manipulators...
  • Can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
  • Feature 3+1+1 articulation on each finger.
• The upper thighs can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint. (Backwards articulation is limited due to the single-piece rear skirt armor)
  • Front and side skirt armors can lift up to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
• The ankles can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, though in an extent.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• Any of the weapons can be wielded by the poseable hands.
  • The Beam Rifle can be wielded by the right trigger-finger hand for gripping stability.
• Core Fighter can fully transform into Core Block to combine with the Gundam.
  • Cockpit block can optionally replace the Core Block if one wants to display the Core Fighter individually.
• Beam Rifle foregrip can swing left or right.
• Bazooka can store onto the rear waist armor via a flip-out joint.
• Beam Saber hilts can...
  • Be optionally removed as handheld weapons.
  • Optionally store into the left side of the shield.
• The Shield can be attached with two different adapters depending on which position you want to use.

Tips & Tricks

• For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be applied & panel-lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
  • The Gundam Color for MG Gundam Ver. Ka can be used to paint this kit.
• Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers/marking decals any if any, painted details.
  • If using matte/flat-finish top coat, it is advisable not to spray on the clear/translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.

B-Club related customizations

• Full Armor Gundam Ver. Ka Conversion Kit for MG Gundam Ver. Ka can be used to remodel this kit into a Hajime Katoki's design of the Full Armor Gundam.

Variants

• Reissues of the kit from September 2018 onward will feature a blue Bandai Spirits logo, with later reprints from mid-2022 will feature an additional Bandai Namco logo.

Notes & Trivia

• This Gunpla is...
  • The third incarnation of the RX-78-2 Gundam in the MG line.
  • Based on Katoki Hajime's take on the Mobile Suit. (1994 B-Club Resin kit notwithstanding)
• This was the first MG Gundam kit to have a fully transformable Core Fighter with a collapsible tail fin.