HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam (Revive Ver.)

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HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam (Revive Ver.)
Japanese Name	HGUC 1/144 RX-78-2 ガンダム
Subtitle	E.F.S.F. Prototype Close-Combat Mobile Suit
Classification	High Grade Universal Century
Lineup no.	191
Scale	1/144
Franchise	Mobile Suit Gundam
Release Date	July 25, 2015
Price	¥1,000
JAN/ISBN	4543112967169
Need glue?	No
Materials	PS PE
Run	Standard
Model of	RX-78-2 Gundam
Box Art
Illustration by	Morishita Naochika

The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) RX-78-2 Gundam (Revive) is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2015.

Includes

• RX-78-2 Gundam
  • 2 Beam Sabers
  • Manipulators
    • Multipurpose weapon-holding (1 pair)
    • Trigger-finger (right)
    • Open-palm (1 pair)
• Beam Rifle
• Shield
• Hyper Bazooka
  • Storage adapter

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• The head can rotate/tilt on double-sided ball-joint neck.
• The upper torso can tilt frontward.
• Shoulder joints can raise upwards.
• The arms can...
  • Swivel via a ball-and-socket connection.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The upper elbows can turn.
• The elbows and knees are double-jointed.
• The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The waist can rotate 360 degrees, though it can be hindered by a few skirt armor panels.
• Front and side skirt armors can pivot to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
• The hip joint axis can swing up or down on one side.
• The upper thighs can...
  • Swing frontwards (and backwards in a limited manner due to the non-poseable rear skirt armor) on a peg joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
  • Rotate on each piece.
• The ankles can pivot or slightly tilt sideways.

Weapons & Other Gimmicks

• The hands are swappable.
• Each of the weapons must be wielded by their respective hand parts.
• Beam Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the backpack as handheld weapons.
• Beam Rifle's foregrip & sensor can swing left or right.
• Hyper Bazooka's grip can be adjusted by slightly pivoting up and down.
• Hyper Bazooka can mount onto the rear waist armor with a storage adapter.
• The Shield can....
  • Attach onto any forearms, though the default position is on the left.
    • The Shield's grip can be optionally flipped out for the left hand to wield.
    • The Shield can also rotate on a cylindrical peg.
  • Attach onto the backpack for storage.
• Gundam can mount onto any of the Action Bases. (sold separately)

Tips & Tricks

• For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be applied/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.

Customizing-based tips

• Front skirt's joint can be optionally separated.
• The add-on weapons from the Gundam ACE Magazine exclusive Compatible Weapon Sets A and B can be used for this Gunpla.
• The extra clawed open-palm, angled Beam saber-holding hands, and the fist parts from the HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam (PR ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai) can be used on this Gunpla.

Variants

Main Article: HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam (Revive Ver.)/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

• For starters, this is the most articulated HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam possible (at the time of its release).
• The Gunpla shares the same price with the first HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam.
• Unlike the HG Ver.G30th kit, this Gunpla does not include the Gundam Hammer, but the accessory can be purchased in the "Gundam Hammer & Original Weapons" set, which was released as a freebie for the extra publication edition of the September 2015 issue of Gunpla ACE Magazine.
• This Gunpla also does not include the Beam Javelin, but the accessory can be purchased in the "Beam Javelin & Original Weapons" set, which was released as a freebie for the extra publication edition of the September 2015 issue of Gundam ACE Magazine.
• Unlike the first 2 HG Gundam kits, & like the HG G30th kit, this Gunpla does not include a non-transformable Core Fighter.
• One of the initial prototype photos (pictured on the right) depicts the elbow joints being able to bend even further, although the final product is unable to do such feat. The knee joints' articulation engineering is slightly different as well.

Gallery

Packaging

Pre-Bandai Spirits red logo/Bandai Namco logo labelling

Stock Photos

Notes:

• Images show a model completed by a professional builder. Actual product may differ.
• Action Base 2 sold separately.

See Also

• RG RX-78-2 Gundam

External Links

Official

• Bandai Hobby kit's page
• Bandai Hobby kit's instruction manual page

Reviews

Sites

• Review/Catalog Entry on Dalong.net (Korean)
• Review by Schizophonic9 (Japanese)

Videos

• Review by ZakuAurelius (video)