HGUC #100 - Unicorn Gundam [Red Destroy Mode]
SKU: 2077705
Category: Gundam UC - Universal Century, HG - High Grade, Model Kits!
Vendor:Bandai Namco
Includes
- Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode)
- 4 Beam Saber hilts
- Manipulators
- Weapon-holding (1 pair)
- Trigger-finger (right)
- Beam Magnum
- Beam Magnum Magazine
- Shield (Destroy Mode)
- Adapter (arm)
- Adapter (backpack)
Kit Features & Gimmicks
Articulation
- The head can pivot up/down on a hinge and swivel on a ball-joint neck.
- The shoulder joints can slightly raise upwards and/or slightly swing forwards/backwards.
- The arms can...
- Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- Both elbow and knee joints can be bent up to 90 degrees.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joints.
- Front and side skirt armors can pivot to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
- The waist can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint construction.
- The hip joint axis can swing frontwards/backwards on one side.
- The upper thighs are swivel on a ball-and-socket joint construction, though the backwards articulation is limited due to the non-poseable rear skirt armors.
- The ankles can slightly tilt forwards/backwards, or sideways.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks
- The right hand is swappable.
- Each of the weapons must be wielded by their own respective hands.
- The Beam Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the backpack as handheld weapons. (Beam Effect parts sold separately.)
- Beam Magnum can mount onto either both sides of the arms or onto the backpack via a flip-out tab.
- Beam Magnum Magazine can be stored onto the rear waist armor.
- The shield can be mounted onto the backpack via an adapter (A18).
- Unicorn Gundam can mount onto any Action Bases (sold separately).
Tips & Tricks
- For better results, some/most of the details are needed to be applied & panel-lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers and if any, marking decals and 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.
- The Hyper Bazooka, Beam Saber effect parts and the open hands from the HGUC RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode), the Gundam UC ACE Vol.6 exclusive Hyper Beam Javelin, the Hyper Beam Javelin from the System Weapon 007 can be used on this Gunpla.
- Care must be taken while separating the hand parts: Due to its slightly tight construction, the pin that connects the thumb section can potentially snap off if you separate it with excessive force.
- The clear parts from The Gundam Base exclusive variant can be used to swap the Psycoframe parts (and its polycaps) to recreate the deactivated version of the unit.
Customizing-based tips
- The protruding support panel on the lower rear area on the knee joints (A23/A24) can be sliced off to allow it to slightly bend down further. This also increases the risk of the body drooping down backwards, so choose wisely.
B-Club related customizations
- High Detail Manipulator 200 can be used for this kit.
Variants
Main Article: HGUC RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode)/Variants
Reissues of the kit from September 2018 onward will feature a blue-colored Bandai Spirits logo. Later reprints from mid-2022 will also feature an additional Bandai Namco logo.
- The Bandai Asia exclusive release of the Gunpla comes with 1/48 scale transformable Unicorn Gundam bust display base originally offered in the January 2010 issue of Dengeki Hobby.
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