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The Real Grade (RG) RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2014, as a Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusive.
Includes[]
- Casval's Gundam
- 2 Beam Sabers
- 2 Beam Saber hilts (with pegs)
- Manipulators
- Fists (1 pair)
- Poseable (1 pair)
- Beam Rifle
- Shield
- Bazooka
- Core Fighter (Transformable)
- Non-Transforming Core Block
- Adapter for Action Base
Kit Features & Gimmicks[]
Articulation[]
- The head can swivel on a ball-joint.
- The poseable manipulator's wrists can pivot.
- Shoulder joints can pull out and tilt upwards or frontwards.
- 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...
- Feature 3+1+1 articulation on each finger.
- Can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The waist can rotate, though it can be hindered by a few skirt armor parts depending on how you pose.
- Front, side, and rear skirt armors are poseable to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
- The hip joint frame can tilt frontward.
- The upper thighs can swing frontwards/backwards on a peg-and-socket joint, raise horizontally and/or rotate on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The ankles can tilt/pivot.
- When mounted on the backpack's ball-and-socket joints, the Beam Saber hilts can be posed to provided clearance for the Hyper Bazooka.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks[]
- The hands are swappable.
- Any of the weapons can be wielded by the poseable hands.
- The Weapons feature molded/flip-out tabs for gripping stability.
- Core Fighter or Core Block can dock with the Gundam.
- Leg & arm armor pieces can slide out when the joints are bent.
- The Beam Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the backpack as handheld weapons.
- Alternatively, the Gundam can use the extra hilts with molded tabs for better gripping stability.
- The shield's joint can slide up and down.
- The shield's grip can flip out for the poseable left hand to hold.
- Beam Rifle & Hyper Bazooka can be wielded securely with the flip-out tabs.
- Beam Rifle's scope and foregrip can tilt left or right.
- Hyper Bazooka's trigger grip can tilt frontwards or backwards.
- Bazooka can mount onto the rear skirt armor via a built-in latch.
- Gundam can be displayed with any Action Bases (Sold separately) via an adapter.
Tips & Tricks[]
- For better results, some of the details are needed to be panel-lined with Gundam markers.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied decals. (Water-based topcoat is recommended due to the kit having PP parts)
- 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.
- Take note that the shoulder's socket joint and the shoulder armor's joint must be thoroughly snapped to complete the assembly.
- Care must be taken on the weapon's tabs: the pivoting wrist joint on the poseable manipulators (which also doubles as a peg socket) can make the weapons pop off from it if not attached properly.
Customizing-based tips[]
- The BPHD MS Hand 01 (or any of it's variants, though some are needed to be repainted to match the hands' colors) can be used on this Gunpla. (3mm Ball joint is required)
- The fixed trigger hand from the RG Zeong (Last Shooting Effect Set) can be used on this Gunpla.
Release dates[]
- September 19, 2014 (1st batch)
- October 17, 2014 (2nd batch)
- February 17, 2017 (Reissue)
- March 17, 2017 (Reissue, 2nd batch)
- May 19, 2017 (Reissue, 3rd batch)
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