Includes

• GM Ground Type
• Manipulators:
• Weapon-holding (1 pair)
• Open-palm (left)
• 2 Beam Sabers
• 100mm Machine Gun
• Shield
• Rocket Launcher
• Storage adapter
• Net Gun
• Marking Decals (stickers)

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• The head can swivel/pivot on a single ball-joint/hinge neck.
• Torso can tilt back and forth in a limited manner.
• Shoulder joints can swing frontwards.
• The arms can...
• Swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• Raise horizontally.
• The upper arms can rotate.
• The elbows and knees are double-jointed.
• The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The waist can rotate 360 degrees.
• The hip joint axis can pivot up or down.
• The upper thighs can swing frontward (and backward in a very limited extent due to the non-poseable rear skirt armor) on a peg joint, raise horizontally and/or rotate on each piece.
• Front and side skirt armors can pivot for to avoid interference.
• The ankle joints can pivot or tilt (in a limited manner).

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• The hands are swappable. Only left alternative hand is included.
• All of the weapons can be wielded by either of the default hands.
• Beam Sabers can be optionally removed from the thigh units as handheld weapons.
• The shield can...
• Mount onto any forearms, though the default position is on the left.
• Be stood up by folding down the bipod.
• Rocket Launcher can mount onto the rear waist with an adapter.
• Rocket Launcher ammo can be detached from the weapon.
• 100mm Machine Gun...
• Stock can fold back and forth.
• Foregrip can swing frontward.
• Ammo pack can be removed from the Machine Gun.
• Ammo packs can also mount onto the waist armors.
• GM Ground Type can mount onto any Action Bases. (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.
• Due to its tight construction, care must be taken while posing the joint piece inside the torso/waist, especially the one part (C1 16) that connects the waist and the grey color-separated chest piece, which can develop stress marks during the build. Sanding the waist's swivel joint & the grey part's central circular latch is recommended to make a smoother fit. NOTE: This has the potential risk of over-sanding, which makes the joints to fit loosely.
• Take note the neck joint (C1 13) is only compatible with the kit's included head piece and it's variants.

Customizing-based tips

• Front skirt's joint can be optionally separated.
• The GM head from the HGUC Gundam Ground Type (Parachute Pack) kit can be swapped with the original head if one wishes the piece to be Animation-accurate.
• The Long-Range Beam Rifle & the 6-tube Missile Launcher accessories from the HGUC GM Sniper kit can be used on this Gunpla.

Variants

Italicized items are exclusives.

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 RGM-79［G］ GM Sniper
• HGUC RX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1 (2017) (C1 and C2 plate runners)

Notes & Trivia

• The kit received a number of minor criticisms from the builders: Mainly due to the kit's slightly downsized & redesigned head, and the chest vents lacking parts separation, which opts for foil stickers instead.
• The Gunpla also suffers a minor design flaw; The two lower halves of the arm pieces may have a slight gap due to lacking any snap-fit tabs to hold them due to giving clearance for the double wrist joint.