Includes

• Blue Destiny Unit 3
• Manipulators:
• Weapon-holding (1 pair)
• Open-palm (left)
• 2 Beam Sabers
• Head Visors
• Normal
• EXAM System
• Beam Rifle
• Shield
• Twin Beam Cannon
• Marking Decals (stickers)

Kit Features & Gimmicks

• The head unit can be built with either of the 2 visor parts: normal or EXAM modes.

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 Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the thigh's recharge racks (as handheld weapons) via minor parts rearrangement.
• Beam Rifle's foregrip can swing left or right.
• The shield can mount onto any of the forearms, though the default position is on the left.
• 100mm Machine Gun's...
• Stock can fold backwards/forwards.
• Foregrip can swing forward.
• Ammo pack can be removed from the Machine Gun and store onto one of the side waist armors.
• Twin Beam Cannon can be mounted in either both of the arms via parts swapping. 
• The shield can also be mounted on top of the Twin Beam Cannon's top panel.
• Blue Destiny Unit 3 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 translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.
• Take note that the neck joint (C1 13) is only compatible with the kit's included head part (and some other HGUC GM Ground type variants)
• 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.

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 RX-79BD-3 Blue Destiny Unit 3 "EXAM" ［Metallic Gloss Injection］ (The Gundam Base exclusive)

Notes & Trivia

• The Twin Beam Cannon accessory is based on the weapon used by GM Dominance.
• Like the HGUC GM Ground type, 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.
• Unlike most Gunplas, the instructions mention that front skirt armor is required to be separated while assembling, as opposed to being an optional step.
• Most of the backpack parts that shared with the same mounting points are incompatible due to both panels protruding on each side of the rear section.