iShop2go Bandai Gundam PG Perfect Grade 1/60 RX-78-2 Gundam

This model is made of original PG Rx-78-2 with the custom set "clear body". This combination can let collector can check the machine detail through the transparent armor of the PG model

The RX-78's initial concept was that of a powered armor, the primary design for Yoshiyuki Tomino's proposed series Freedom Fighter Gunboy. The series later changed its name to Mobile Suit Gundam and Kunio Okawara was given Tomino's concept to shape into a finalized design for the anime. Okawara created multiple designs before settling on the current, samurai-styled design for the anime in 1979.

One of the common questions asked is why did the enemies in the series keep referring to the RX-78-2 as White while it is a mix of blue, red, and white. Tomino's response in the novel version of Gundam is that the original design was to be a grayscale machine, made up of mostly white and light gray colouring. However, Sunrise disapproved of the colouring and insisted the unit to be painted in brighter colours to attract attention, like other Super Robot anime at that time.

Although the 'original' Gundam, the RX-78-2 design was expanded to be the second in a line of 8 Gundams; preceding model RX-78-1 and later models RX-78-3~8. These were designed by Okawara between 1980 and 1983 for Mobile Suit Variations. Other mechnical designers later added further design variations; including Yutaka Izubuchi's RX-78-NT-1, designed in 1989 for Mobile Suit Gundam 0080, and Shoji Kawamori's and Hajime Katoki's Gundam Development Project designs in 1992 for Gundam 0083. The RX-78-2 has also been redesigned several times by other artists. In particular, the Hajime Katoki's version of the Gundam (referred to by Gundam fans and Bandai themselves as Ver. Ka) has become popular enough to be made into both injection plastic model kits sold by Bandai and resin-based garage kits sold by their B-Club subsidiary. Okawara himself redesigned the Gundam for original character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's manga Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, a retelling of the events of the original series. Though mostly identical to the original, it features slightly different designs for its weapons, a small vulcan pod in its shoulder, and the ability to replace one of the beam sabers stored in its backpack with a cannon similar to that of the Guncannon. In addition, the fifteenth installment of the Gundam Evolve series of shorts features another variation on the RX-78's design, a highly stylized version of the iconic machine based on "modern" design aesthetics. It has been referred as Ver. Evolve 15.

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[areamkarim]

a nice one.

[turningegg]

A new post updated. Pls check

[gundamUC79]

@bigbutlittlebrother you might not remember your comment since it's 3 months old but umm the PG of the Gundam and the clear parts for the Gundam are discontinued aswell but they do have a 30th anniversary of the Gundam it's bascialy the exact same thng as this Gundam except this time the armor is very shiny it's got a titanium or metallic coating so yeah

[bigbutlittlebrother]

damn!! anymore of those left? I want one

[poik12]

@bryanz09 Oh, well sorry for know not much about gundam... too many arrogent people in this world these days

[bryanz09]

@poik12 sigh... what a stupid question. it because obviously to see its inner frames that was covered by its clear armors.

[jonnyboy383]

Do you still have the clear parts for RX-78-2 PG? Custom #1, Custom #2 I cannot find anywhere...

[TheIkawatay]

damn u paint dat shit good

[ant1ph0n]

oh my gosh, you have the option parts! that is excellent! i wanna see the gundam hammer though! =p

[poik12]

why is he transparent?