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The Real Grade (RG) ZGMF-56E2/γ Blast Impulse Gundam Spec II is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2024, as a Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusive.
Includes[]
- Blast Impulse Gundam Spec II
- Core Splendor
- 3 landing gears
- 1 pair of 6-tube Anti-Air Missile Launchers
- Manipulators
- Fists (1 pair)
- General weapon-holding (Anti-Armor Knife, Beam Javelin) (1 pair)
- Rifle-holding (right)
- Shield-holding (1 pair)
- Open-palm (1 pair)
- γ Blast Silhouette pack
- High-Energy Long-Range Beam Cannon
- Quadruple Missile Launcher
- 2 Beam Javelins
- Silhouette Flyer
- 1 pair of Anti-Armor Knives
- Core Splendor
- Beam Rifle
- Prototype Advanced Railgun
- Shield
- Action Base Adapter for Chest Flyer
- Action Base Adapter for Impulse Gundam/Leg Flyer
- 1/144 Shinn Asuka figurine
Kit Features & Gimmicks[]
Articulation[]
- The head can swivel/tilt.
- The upper torso can slightly tilt forwards without interfering with the Core Splendor.
- Due to being used for transformation, the shoulder joints can raise up for extra upwards articulation.
- Shoulder joints can also push forward or backwards.
- The upper section of the shoulder armor can slightly lift up to avoid interference with the protruding panel on the shoulders.
- The arms can swing on an integrated peg-and-socket shoulder frame, or raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- Lower forearms can twist.
- Arms and legs feature double-jointed elbow/knee parts.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The waist has somewhat limited swivel left or right due to the interference of the skirt armor panels.
- Front, side, and rear skirt armors are poseable via ball joints, to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
- The hip axis joint can be pulled down for additional hip articulation.
- The upper thigh joints can swing frontward/backwards on a peg-and-socket joint, raise horizontally, and/or rotate on each piece.
- The ankles can tilt and/or pivot.
- Due to being used for transformation, the front toes can pivot.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks[]
- The hands are swappable.
- Each of the weapons must be wielded by their own respective hand parts.
- Cockpit hatch can be opened.
- Anti-Armor Knives can be optionally removed from the side waist racks as handheld weapons.
- Anti-Armor Knives are foldable.
- Impulse's main body can separate into Chest & Leg Flyers, and the Core Splendor.
- Core Splendor is fully transformable.
- The Core Splendor's cockpit can be opened.
- The Missile Launchers can attach onto/be removed from the wings.
- The three landing gear parts can attach to the bottom.
- Chest & Leg Flyers can be displayed with an Action Base (sold separately) via the adapters.
- Core Splendor is fully transformable.
- The shield can convert into default and expanded states.
- Beam Rifle's scope and foregrip can both swivel left and right.
- Beam Rifle can be stored onto the rear waist via a flip-out tab.
- The Prototype Advanced Railgun's foregrip can flip out.
- The Prototype Advanced Railgun can also mount onto the rear waist via a flip-out tab.
- Blast Silhouette pack can attach to/detach from the Impulse.
- Silhouette Flyer can mount onto the Silhouette pack.
- High-Energy Long-Range Beam Cannons & Hyper-Velocity Rail Cannons can wedge/flip out to form firing mode.
- When not in cannon mode, the Beam Cannons' rear end/Quadruple Missile Launchers can flip up to face frontwards.
- The panels on the Long-Range Beam Cannons can be optionally opened to reveal Beam Javelin hilts, where they can be removed as handheld weapons.
- The beam effects can attach to the hilts.
- The hilts can also be combined to form a large double-ended weapon.
- Blast/Impulse (or its components) or the Blast Silhouette can mount onto any Action Bases via their respective adapters.
Tips & Tricks[]
- For better results, some of the details are needed to be applied with Gundam Markers or Mr. Color paints.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied 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.
- Exercise caution while handling the V-fins, especially the light green-colored ones, as the thinness of the piece can snap off if not handled carefully.
Notes & Trivia[]
- Unique to this kit among the RG Impulse variants is a "shield-holding" hand for the right arm (as the others only have one for the left arm), likely due to it needing to hold the flip-out handles of the Beam Cannons.
- Unlike the Sword Impulse from the same line, this Gunpla is based on its updated form in the movie, though a normal version of it may be released in the future.
- While the Gunpla contains the Beam Javelin accessories and its storage gimmick, the weapons are not featured in the movie.
- As the colors for the Silhouette Flyer, the Mobile Shield, and the Core Splendor are unchanged from the original Impulse, the runner that contains the pieces are separately molded.
Gallery[]
Packaging[]
Stock Photos[]
Note: Images depict a kit completed by a professional builder. Actual product may differ.
Release Dates[]
- October 2024 (First Batch)
Footnotes[]
External Links[]
Official[]
Reviews[]