HGUC RX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1 (2007)

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The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) RX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1 is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2007.

Includes[]

Blue Destiny Unit 1
- 2 Beam Sabers
- Manipulators
  - Weapon-holding (right)
  - Open-palm/Ammo-holding (left)
  - Trigger-finger (right, without dorsal panel)
Machine Gun
Shield
- L-shaped adapter

Kit Features & Gimmicks[]

Articulation[]

The head can swivel/pivot on on a hinge and ball-joint neck.
Shoulder joints can raise upwards, or swing back and forth in a limited manner.
The arms can...
- Swing on a peg-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 turn 360 degrees, though it can be slightly hindered by the skirt armor panels.
The upper thighs can swivel on the hips' ball-and-socket joints, though the backwards articulation is limited due to the non-poseable rear skirt armor.
- Front and side skirt armors can pivot to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
The ankles can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
The front feet can pivot.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks[]

The right hand is swappable, though they need to share the dorsal parts.
Each of the weapons must be wielded by their respective right hand parts.
Beam Sabers can be optionally removed from the thigh units as handheld weapons, though it can only be wielded by the right hand.
The shield can be mounted in 2 different positions with the adapter.
- The shield can also stand up by folding out the support piece.
Machine Gun stock can fold back and forth.
Machine Gun's hand grip can swing forward.
Ammo pack can be removed from the Machine Gun.
- Ammo packs can also store onto the waist parts.
Blue Destiny Unit 1 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 clear/translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.

Customizing-based tips[]

One must find another left holding hand (either surplus parts or from System Weapon kits) to allow the kit to wield the 2nd beam saber. (However, the hand and the left dorsal must be painted in the same color)
As for the ammo packs, one must leave the main ammo pack unpainted blue or paint all of them with the same white color.
For extra accuracies, one must buy another kit for the extra head piece to repaint the visor into clear red.

B-Club related customizations[]

High Detail Manipulator 149 can be used for this kit.
The head from the 1/144 c.o.v.e.r.-kit For HGUC Blue Destiny 1 can be used for this kit.

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[]

While a picture of the Gunpla's front section features a blue-colored ammo pack on the Machine gun, subsequent images feature a white-colored ammo pack instead.