Bandai

PG Unleashed RX-78-2 Gundam

Model Kit
$296
In stock

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
    box art
    Scale 1/60
    Line PG - Perfect Grade
    Brand Mobile Suit Gundam
    Series Mobile Suit Gundam
    Release Date November 2020

    Manual

    Download (23.3MB)
    SKU: 2530615

    Questions

    Question
    any possibility of restock this year?
    Answer
    Hi, We do not have an exact date but we will stock all new/past Bandai releases. We suggest adding this product to your wishlist so you are notified as soon as we have it in stock.
    March 10, 2022
    Question
    when will this be back in stock 2023,2024 or a later date?
    Answer
    Now!
    March 2, 2024
    Best answer anyone's gonna give you is soonTM, since afaik bandai has stopped putting out their reprint schedule
    October 12, 2023
    Question
    Are there any resources for proper continuous lighting for this kit, instead of the weird pulsating thing we got?
    Answer
    Buying LEDS and putting them in the kit
    January 16, 2024
    Question
    Is this kit going out of Production?
    Answer
    doubtful
    July 21, 2024
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    100% of customers recommend this product
    May 27, 2024

    Amazing, but a few pain points

    The general build is wonderful. The inner frame is relatively light, but it's got the Perfect Grade bulk by the time all the armor is on. Some annoying points: Like the other RX-78-2s with Core Fighters, the wings on the Fighter are floppy. I would have liked to see some sort of stabilization system (like a sliding lock) for something of this price. A locking mechanism to keep the torso together would also have been appreciated. The head/chest LED requires you to shove the cockpit hatch in and out quickly to manipulate, but between the fact that the hatch has a bit that extends under the waist area and the sensitivity of the button, I find it extremely hard to get it to actually go to a specific mode and 99% of the time it flashes blue for less than a second before cycling all the way to off when trying to turn the thing on. Also the LED only functions a minute at a time, which is not great. Maybe a magnetic switch would have helped. Part J7 (Achilles' heel armor) really should have been reinforced or snap in or something. Literally both of them snapped in the narrow section because attempting to angle the feet outside the direction of the leg strains the part massively and the connecting piece does not move out of the leg's way easily enough to not catch the ankle on the inner frame. Outside of those issues, it's a great build and it looks great once the prescribed metallic stickers are on, even without the regular stickers.
    Recommends this product
    Review by
    Jan 30, 2024

    Beautiful and sturdy

    Absolutely fantastic kit. I built phases 1-3 last summer and kept putting off the final phases until the other night and upon completion, I was blown away by how incredible this kit looks! It's sturdy, it's detailed, it poses relatively well, and I love the included LED. Bandai needs to make more kits at this level!
    Recommends this product
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    Feb 19, 2023

    Great kit. A lot of fun, easy.

    The kit looks amazing I’ll say that first. No problems with any pieces not fitting together the whole way gates were super nice to remove and no nub marks where it matters. Directions were nice and clear. I have two complaints I don’t like the forearm movement/pivot it’s not necessary and only gave more joints to get loose over time. And at this price point this should have waterslides, stickers are terrible as usual and I tried them and removed them right away cause they don’t look good. Waiting on water slides from 3rd party. Also the metal etching stickers are nice but how the instructions tell you to take the backing off you have the adhesive side toward you but it reads like that would be the non sticky side so be aware. The core fighters wings are terrible too the don’t have much at all the hold the wing open they kinda just fall down pretty easily. But overall I’m satisfied its a great looking kit with some heft to it. I would like to buy a second to display without the armor too that’s how nice it is.
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