HGUC #066 - Gundam GP02A Physalis - The Knightmare of Solomon
SKU: 1145069
Category: Gundam UC - Universal Century, HG - High Grade, Model Kits!
Vendor:Bandai Namco
Includes
- Gundam GP02A (Type-MLRS)
- Backpack-mounted MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
- Rear Beam Bazooka Half
- Front Beam Bazooka Half
- Shield
- Beam Sabers x2
- Display Stand adapter
- Display stand adapter for HGUC GP01 or HGUC GP01-Fb
Kit Features & Gimmicks
Articulation
- The head can swivel on a single ball-and-socket neck joint.
- The shoulder joints can slightly swing frontward.
- The arms can...
- Swing on peg-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- Shoulder binders can lift up.
- 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 joint.
- Pivot on each wrist.
- The waist can rotate, though in an extent unless the torso is slightly pulled up.
- The front and side skirt armors are poseable for leg clearance.
- The upper thighs can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, though the backwards articulation is limited due to the single-piece rear skirt armor.
- The ankles can pivot/tilt in an extent.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks
- Any of the weapons can be wielded by the hand parts.
- Beam Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the side waist armors as handheld weapons.
- MLRS missile containers can swivel up and down on a joint.
- The cap on each launcher can be opened/closed via a hinge mechanism.
- The kit can be built into the Beam Bazooka configuration.
- Rear Beam Bazooka half can...
- Move on the backpack's sub-arm joint.
- Combine with the Front half component.
- Front Beam Bazooka half can be stored into the shield.
- The kit can be mounted on the BA-1 Display Stand that came with either the HGUC Physalis or the Gabthley using the provided adapter.
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 and if any, marking decals and painted details.
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.
Notes & Trivia
- This kit is from Harmony of Gundam, a collaboration design series by Sunrise, Bandai, Banpresto, and Namco Bandai.
- This was one of the few Gunplas to have a molded ABS V-fin.
- This was one of the HGUC kits that uses almost no Polycap joints.
- As a leftover from its base mold, the kit comes with a display stand adapter for the HGUC GP01 or HGUC GP01-Fb, though this is not featured in the instruction manual.
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