Nothing beats the classic. Today, we are going to look at the grand daddy of all gundams.... The iconic RX-78-2 Gundam in HG 1/144 scale.
The reason why I bought and built the Zaku in the first place because I want something to partner this daddy with it. Lets take a look
UNBOXING
Unboxing this kit surprises me since it only comes with three main runners. So I expected that this will be a fast built... and it was.
The build is to simple and fast! Maybe if you built this kit three times, you may not need to use the manual in building this on your next build. ^_^
MOBILE SUIT
Though this is a fast build, you will be surprised on how articulate this kit is.
Knees and elbows are double jointed.
The arm, though it has limited movement moving forward, you may raise the arm upward making the iconic pose of the RX-78-2's shooting above pose possible.
WEAPONS and ACCESSORIES
So this kit will give you a pair of beam sabers, a shield, a beam riffle and a bazooka. It also comes with a pair of holding and open hands and a trigger finger hand for the right arm.
For the beam sabers, it has two long special effect parts.
The shield can be simply attached in the hole in the arm.
Also, for extra strong connectivity, you may use the holding hand to hold the handle on the arm. (not that you needed to)
And if not in use, you may place it in the backpack.
The beam riffle. It is simple and it has two handles, the one can sideways so that it can be hold in the other arm
Unfortunately, since it the arm has a limited forward movement, the only pose that I can do is pointing the riffle upward when holding it using both hands.
On the manual, it says that it is possible to point the riffle in front using both arms though... But I can't make it to do so.
However, since the arm can be pointed upward, making this iconic pose is no problem at all.
The bazooka is pretty nice to.
It can be placed at the back skirt using an attachment piece when not in use.
OVER ALL
This is very nice kit! Simple yet a satisfying build. This is kit is well recommended for beginners and who wants to start with this hobby.
DESIGN: 8/10
ARTICULATION: 9/10
PLAYABILITY: 10/10
There are a lot of version of this mobile suit in HG 1/144 scale line. Not mentioning that there is also an RG variation of this mobile suit.
With this kit, you can do some of the iconic poses that made the RX 78-2 popular. Though it has a lack of details, I may like this kit more compared to its variant in RG line. Well, it is just my opinion though.
Thank you for reading and I hope you look forward to next review.
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