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PG Unleashed RX-78-2 Gundam

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$195.36 $296 In stock

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The ultimate GunPla building experience that encapsulates 40 years of GunPla has arrived! Since the first GunPla released in 1980, new experimental methods of assembly and part molding have been continuously developed leading to this Gundam PG Unleashed 1/60 RX-78-2 Gundam model kit, the culmination of the GunPla Evolution Project started in 2015 to set new standards in model kits. The new Gundam PG Unleashed RX-78-2 Gundam model kit is designed to replicate the experience of building a real life robot, starting from the internal skeletal frame and moving outward all the way to the external armor. The 6 evolution points include the ease of assembly, articulation, multi-layered structure, different materials for external detail, and new expressive detail via color changing LEDs. The completed model features the largest size insert molded joint structure ever created at over 10 mm (7”) that can articulate immediately after being cut from the runner. Over 90 points of articulation including working pistons, sliding mechanisms are featured, with 40 points being in the chest structure alone to allow for the most poseable model kit ever in this size. The internal skeletal frame features layers of mechanical truss detail accentuated via different colors including silver, gray, gold with multiple parts being combined to form unique shapes. The outer armor features not only plastic in different finishes such as silver plating, chrome plating, gold plating but also a different number of materials including Aluminum parts for the head vulcans and backpack verniers, metallic 3D stickers, and sticker photo-etch parts for high levels of detail. Finally an LED beam saber and a color changing LED is present in the head and chest to display the Gundam in various states of combat or maintenance. A magnet system, the first ever in GunPla supports the massive shield on to the arm while numerous maintenance hatches all over the RX-78-2 can be opened to showcase the highly detailed internal mechanisms. LED lights require Lr41 batteries (sold separately). Product Features 1/60 Scale Made of plastic Over 90 points of articulation throughout the body Features LED lights in beam saber and throughout the body From the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series Box Contents Pieces to build RX-78-2 Gundam Shield 2 Beam sabers Beam rifle LED lights Sayla figure 3 Amuro figures Magnet set Aluminum parts Decals Metallic stickers Instructions

Product Features

  • 1/60 Scale
  • Made of plastic
  • Over 90 points of articulation throughout the body
  • Features LED lights in beam saber and throughout the body
  • From the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Victoria T. ★★★★★

Building this kit took me nearly a week, but every single layer of that mechanical frame feels like a miniature engineering project. The way the armor panels slide and lock into place is so satisfying that I found myself re-posing it every evening just to hear the clicks. It’s easily the most detail

Brian T. ★★★★★

The way the inner frame clicks together with no polycaps is just unreal, and the sheer panel detail makes even the unassembled runners look like art. Fiddly at times, but the final presence on the shelf is worth every minute.

Samuel ★★★★★

The build took me nearly a week, but every single joint and panel on the inner frame clicks together with such precision that it honestly feels like engineering, not just a model kit. It's easily the most complex and rewarding thing I've put together in 40 years of doing this.