The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) RX-178 Gundam Mk-II + Flying Armor is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2005.
Includes[]
- Gundam Mk. II (A.E.U.G. colors)
- 2 Beam Sabers
- Manipulators
- General weapon-holding (left only)
- Trigger-finger (right)
- Hand with molded Beam Saber (right)
- Beam Rifle
- Shield
- Hyper Bazooka
- Vulcan Pod
- Flying Armor
- Display Stand
Kit Features & Gimmicks[]
Articulation[]
- The head can swivel on a single ball-joint neck.
- Shoulder joints can slightly tilt frontward
- The arms can...
- Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- Elbows can be bent up to 90 degrees.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The waist can rotate, though it can be hindered by a few skirt armor panels unless the torso is slightly pulled up.
- Front and side skirt armors are poseable to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
- The hips are ball-jointed, allowing it to swivel frontwards, backwards (in a limited extent) or raise horizontally in some extent.
- The knees are double-jointed.
- Ankles can tilt frontwards or sideways in a slightly limited manner.
- The front feet can pivot.
Weapons & Other Gimmicks[]
- The right hand is swappable.
- Each of the weapon must be wielded by their respective hand parts.
- Vulcan pod can attach on/remove from the head unit.
- The right hand can be swapped with the integrated Beam Saber + Hand part.
- The Beam Rifle's foregrip can flip up or down.
- Bazooka's' trigger handle can swing back and forth.
- Bazooka can store onto the rear waist armor via a flip-out connector.
- The shield can be recreated into two different modes via parts swapping.
- The shield can also attach onto two different positions on the L-shaped adapter.
- The Flying Armor can be displayed as a separate unit.
- The Flying Armor can be mounted on the provided display stand. The cover on the underside slot needs to be removed.
- The display stand can be adjusted in five different levels.
- Gundam Mk. II can be mounted on the Flying Armor.
- The Shield can be stored on the Flying Armor.
- The Flying Armor can be mounted on the provided display stand. The cover on the underside slot needs to be removed.
Tips & Tricks[]
- For better results, some/most of the details are needed to be applied and panel-lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color Paints.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers and marking decals and if any, painted details.
- While this kit doesn't come with beam blades, the beam saber hilts on the back of the Mk.II are compatible with standard beam blades (e.g. SB-6) from other kits.
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[]
- A few parts have been modified from the original mold for this kit:
- The feet have been modified to fit better with the Flying Armor platforms. The range of movement is also improved as a result.
- The beam saber holders on the backpack features a mesh pipe construction.
- The Flying Armor can also be used on the Revive version of the HGUC Gundam Mk-II kit. Despite lacking the pivoting front feet, the kit has no problems mounting onto the support unit.
Gallery[]
Packaging[]
Pre-Bandai Spirits red logo/Bandai Namco logo labelling
Stock Photos[]
Note: Images show a model completed by a professional builder. Actual product may differ.
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