Includes

• GM III
• 2 Beam Sabers
• 2 4-tube Medium Missile Pods
• Normal hatch
• Deployed hatch
• 1 pair of 2-tube Large Missile Pods
• Manipulators
• Fists (1 pair)
• General weapon-holding (1 pair)
• Open-palm (1 pair)
• Trigger-finger (right)
• Beam Rifle
• Shield
• Adapter

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• The head can swivel on a double-sided ball-and-socket joint.
• Shoulder joints can swing frontward.
• The arms can...
• Swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• Raise horizontally. (Can be slightly tampered if a Medium Missile Pods are mounted onto)
• The upper arms can rotate.
• Both the elbow and knees are double-jointed.
• 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 frontwards/backwards on one side.
• The upper thighs can swing frontward (and backward in a limited extent) on a peg-and-socket joint, raise horizontally, and/or rotate on each piece.
• The ankles can pivot/tilt.
• The Beam Saber recharge racks are poseable.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• The hands are swappable.
• Each of the weapons must be wielded by their respective hand parts.
• The Beam Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the backpack as handheld weapons.
• Beam Rifle's grip can pivot.
• Medium and Large Missile Pods can be optionally removed from the GM III.
• Medium Missile pods' hatches can be swapped with either normal or firing mode pieces.
• The shield can mount onto any forearms via an adapter, though the default position is on the left.
• GM III can...
• Use the shield from the HGUC RGM-89De Jegan (ECOAS Type). (Sold separately.)
• Mount onto any Action Bases. (Sold separately)

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 manipulator's dorsals must to be painted in the same color as the GM III's body.
• 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 clear/translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.

B-Club related customizations

• High Detail Manipulator 240 can be used for on this kit.

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.

• HGUC RMS-179 GM II (A and B Plate Runners)
• HGUC RGM-86R GM III (Desert Color Ver.)
• HGBD RGM-86RBM GM III Beam Master
• HGUC GM／GM II／GM III Set
• HGUC RGM-86R GM III (Earth Federation Force Type/Bosch Weller Custom)
• HGUC RGM-86R GM III (Axis Shock Image Color)

Notes & Trivia

• Not counting resin kits, this Gunpla is the first HGUC iteration of the GM III unit.