HGGTO #026 - RX-78-02 Gundam
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Description
- RX-78-02 Gundam
- 2 Beam Sabers
- Default
- for Mid Type
- Early type parts
- Front Chest
- Shoulder Cannon
- Shoulder Gatling Gun
- Shoulder Magnum
- Shoulder Armor parts
- Arm Vulcan panel
- Forearms
- Left (Early)
- Right (Early/Middle)
- Middle type parts
- Front Chest
- Shoulder covers
- Shoulder Armor parts
- Left forearm
- Manipulators
- General weapon-holding (1 pair)
- Trigger-finger (1 pair)
- Open-palm (1 pair)
- Beam Rifle (Early type)
- Beam Rifle (Middle Type)
- Hyper Bazooka
- Storage Adapter
- Shield
Kit Features & Gimmicks
- RX-78-02 Gundam can be built with either Early or Middle types.
Articulation
- The head can swivel on a ball-joint, or slightly tilt back and forth on a c-clip pivot joint.
- The torso can tilt forward.
- Shoulder joints can tilt upwards and/or frontwards.
- The arms can...
- Swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- Arms and Legs feature double-jointed elbow/knee parts.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The waist can rotate on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The hip joint axis can swing forwards (for extra articulation) and backwards.
- The upper thigh joints can swing frontwards (and backwards in a limited extent) on a peg, raise horizontally, and/or rotate on each thigh.
- Front and side skirt armors are poseable (though slightly) to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
- The ankles can tilt forward, or swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The front toes can pivot.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks
- The hands are swappable.
- Each of the weapons must be wielded by their own respective hands.
- The shield's grip can attach onto the shield in two different ways.
- The shield can also be stored onto the backpack.
- The Early and Middle Type Beam Rifles can be stored on the rear waist armor.
- Beam Sabers can optionally removed from the backpack as handheld weapons.
- The Shoulder cannon can pivot up and down.
- The Early Type's Shoulder Gatling Gun can be recreated via minor parts rearrangement.
- The Beam Rifle...
- Early Type's foregrip can swing up or down.
- Middle Type's foregrip can swing left or right.
- Hyper Bazooka's handle can pivot frontwards or backwards.
- The Hyper Bazooka can be stored on the rear waist armor via an adapter.
- The RX-78-02 Gundam can mount onto the Action Base. (sold separately)
Tips & Tricks
- For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be painted and panel-lined with Gundam markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
- 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 clear/translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.
Customizing-based tips
- If one chooses:
- the V-fin can be painted yellow and the eyes with pink to make the kit resemble the unit seen in the manga.
- A second surplus...
- Shoulder gatling (B2 18) can be used on the Middle Type's right shoulder panel..
- Arm Vulcan (B2 19) can attach onto the Middle Type' forearm cuff if one intends to build a right arm vulcan.
Variants
Italicized items are exclusives.
- HGGTO RX-78-02 Gundam Rollout Color
- HGGTO RX-78-02 Gundam Yoshikazu Yasuhiko/MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN Exhibition Edition
- HGCDI RX-78-02 Gundam (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.)
- HGGTO RX-78-02 Gundam (Clear Color Ver.)
Notes & Trivia
- This item was revealed along with the rest of the new Gunplas in The Gundam Base's "Next Phase: Road to 2020" event held on 28th December.
- Barring the 1/144 B-Club kit released in 2005, this Gunpla is the very first HG iteration of the RX-78-02 Gundam unit from The Origin.
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