HGUC RX-79BD-2 Blue Destiny Unit 2 (2007)

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The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) RX-79BD-2 Blue Destiny Unit 2 is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2007.

Includes[]

Blue Destiny Unit 2
- 2 Beam Sabers
- Manipulators
  - Weapon-holding (1 pair)
  - Trigger-finger (right)
Beam Rifle
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.
Each of the weapons must be wielded by their respective hand parts.
Beam Sabers can be optionally removed from the thigh units as handheld weapons.
The shield can be mounted in 2 different positions on the adapter.
Beam Rifle foregrip can swing left or right.
Blue Destiny Unit 2 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.

Customizing-based tips[]

Shoulder armor can be optionally painted into Nimbus Schterzen's colors.
If one wishes not to use stickers, the arm joints (D12, D13, D14) needs to be painted white. NOTE: Do not use Enamel paint.
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 Manipulators 152 and 149 can be used on this Gunpla.

Variants[]

Italicized items are exclusives.

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.