Product Description
Includes
- RX-78-2 Gundam
- 2 Beam Sabers
- Core Fighter
- Core Block
- 1/100 Amuro Ray figurine (sitting)
- Manipulators
- Poseable (1 pair)
- Fists (1 pair)
- Trigger-finger (1 pair)
- Open-palm (1 pair)
- Beam Rifle
- Shield
- Grip
- Bazooka
- Gundam Hammer
- Beam Javelin
- 1/100 Amuro Ray figurine (standing)
Kit Features & Gimmicks
Articulation
- The head can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The arms can...
- Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- Elbow joints can be bent up to 100 degrees.
- The manipulators...
- Can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- Feature 3+1+1 articulation on the poseable hands' fingers.
- Due to the usage of Core Fighter/Block system, the waist can only rotate in a very limited manner.
- Front and side skirt armors can lift up to avoid interference on the leg articulation.
- The upper thighs can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The knees are double-jointed.
- The ankles can tilt/pivot in an extent.
- Chest Intakes can be moved individually.
- Backpack thrusters can pivot up or down.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks
- The hands are swappable.
- Any of the weapons can be wielded by the poseable hands.
- The ranged weapons must be wielded by the trigger hands.
- The Core Fighter can convert into a Core Block, and docks with the Gundam's top & bottom halves. (Non-transforming Core Block optional)
- Beam Sabers can be optionally removed from the backpack as handheld weapons.
- Beam Rifle's foregrip can swing left and right. The sensor can only swing to one side.
- Bazooka can be mounted onto the rear waist armor via an opening latch.
- The Shield can...
- Be wielded by either of the hand parts, though the default position is on the left.
- Attach onto the backpack.
- The shield's grip can attach onto any of the 3 ports.
- The Gundam features an opening canopy for the arms, body, & thighs.
Tips & Tricks
- For better results, some or most of the details are needed to applied/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.
- Take note that the poseable index-to-pinky fingers may become loose over time, which results in less stable gripping on the weapons.
- The antenna surplus parts (G1 & D7) can be used as an alternative for this kit's antenna part (A22) as both for safety reasons & handling precaution.
- The Proto Gundam Conversion Kit for MG Gundam Ver. 1.5 can be used to remodel this kit into a Ver. 1.5-styled Proto Gundam.
- The GM Conversion Kit for MG Gundam Ver.1.5 can be used to remodel this kit into a Ver. 1.5-styled GM.
- The PG Design Conversion Parts Set for MG Gundam Ver. 1.5 can be used to remodel this kit into a PG-styled Gundam Ver. 1.5.
- The HGUC Design Body Parts set for MG Gundam Ver. 1.5, HGUC Design Waist Parts set for MG Gundam Ver. 1.5, & HGUC Design Gundam Arm Conversion Parts set can be used to remodel this kit into an HGUC-styled Gundam Ver. 1.5.
- The High Mobility Gundam Conversion Parts for MG Gundam Ver. 1.5 can be used to remodel this kit into a Ver. 1.5-styled High Mobility Gundam.
Variants
- Later reissues of the kit from September 2018 onward will feature a blue Bandai Spirits logo. Reprints from mid-2022 onward will also feature the Bandai Namco logo.
- MG RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam (Ver. 1.5)
Notes & Trivia
- This Gunpla is...
- Released as part of the Gundam 20th Anniversary Big Bang Project.
- The second incarnation of the RX-78-2 Gundam in the MG line.
- This MG RX-78-2 Gundam is the only MG kit designated as "1.5".
- Several of these Gunpla's designs had also taken cues from the Perfect Grade counterpart.
- As the kit's weapons are reused from the original Master Grade kit, the flip-out mounting hook on the Beam Rifle is rendered useless since the Gundam itself doesn't possess any of the notches for the weapon.