Bandai 01 RX-78-2 Gundam 1/144, Real Grade

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ANA's 'Gundam' plane makes inaugural flight". The Japan Times. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010 . Retrieved June 2, 2015. Enemies in the series regularly refer to the RX-78-2 as the white suit or the White Devil (due to the suit's formidable battle performance) 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. [2]

The project was proposed by Tem Ray in the year U.C. 0078 after he watched the footage of a MS-04 operating in the A Bao A Qu region. He immediately realized that, had the Federation gone ahead with mass-producing the Guncannon, geared toward ship combat at the time, the mobile suits would fare poorly against these Zakus. While the Federation at first believed the RCX-76 Guncannon would suffice, Tem's theory was proven true during the Battle of Mare Smythii, in which 4 MS-05 Zakus, alongside the MS-04 Bugu, wiped out the 12 Guncannons of the Iron Cavalry Squadron, and thus illustrated to the Federation the need of a mobile suit geared toward mobile suit combat, leading to the approval of the RX-78 Gundam development project. Amuro Ray later discovered that his father was not just working on colony construction as he discovered the suit's blueprints and a scaled-down RX-78-02 arm in his father's room [1]. The original Perfect Grade RX-78-2 released in 1998, so as you can imagine, it was a really outdated kit in terms of the build process. Having never built the original kit, I was sold on this updated and reimagined version immediately. Given the amount of internal detailing and varying metallic plated pieces this kit has, I love that you have the option to open all of the hatches on the kit and show off its details. Its internal frame, which serves as its skeleton, is assembled in the earliest stage in the history of the Perfect Grade lineup, and it's also the largest frame in the history of Gunpla, with a total height of about 18cm.Su armazón era a la vez ligera que las de los mobile suits de producción en masa de Zeon y mas resistente, capaz de soportar el fuego de ametralladora de un Zaku II con mínimo o ningún daño. Su poder ofensivo iba por encima y mas allá de el poder de fuego de los Zakus de Zeon. A special membrane treatment applied to mobile suit joints to improve their response speed. The mobile suits developed by the Earth Federation Forces use special actuators called field motors, which have their efficiency increased by the magnet coating process. The treatment also reduces friction resistance in the mobile suit's joints. First tested on the RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam, this process is then applied to the RX-78-2 used by Amuro Ray, reducing the time required for changes of direction by roughly 27%.

A retractable 2-tube missile launcher was mounted on the underside of the G-Armor's nose. The missiles could be fired either forward or downward for anti-submarine use.The continuing popularity in Japan of this mobile suit has led Bandai to create a 1.5m tall model version, which went on sale in Japan in 2007. [8] Once sufficient data is accumulated, it is possible for the Gundam to automatically drive itself. History [ ] Life-Size Gundam Rises Again at Tokyo's Odaiba in Video". Anime News Network. 2012-04-22 . Retrieved 2012-05-04. MA-04X Zakrello | MA-05 Bigro | MA-08 Big Zam | MAM-07 Grublo | MAN-03 Braw Bro | MAN-08 Elmeth | MAX-03 Adzam

The G-Armor appears in Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost as a playable unit. Though in-game it is another playable form of the Gundam, it is actually a reference to its original depiction in the anime as a more super robot-esque machine with its ability to combine with other segments to augment its abilities. Una vez que se acumulan suficientes datos, es posible que el Gundam se conduzca automáticamente e incluso realice algunos ataques y maniobras. Historia In the novelization of Mobile Suit Gundam, the RX-78-2 isn't destroyed during the Battle of A Baoa Qu, but during an ambush in Texas Colony at the end of the first book. Amuro then uses the RX-78-3 until his death at the end of the novels.While the Super Napalm appears to be a missile launcher, in Super Robot Wars A Portable, the Gundam uses it by throwing it at the opponent and detonating it with a beam rifle shot. I love that the LED modules were included in this kit. For all of the other PG kits, the lighting modules were sold separately or together with a big upcharge, so this was nice to see. One innovation Bandai made with this kit is the addition of an LED beam saber. I was surprised how much I liked this feature. I didn’t think it was going to light the full saber up but the LED is decently powerful and lights it all the way to the tip. The Gundam was incredibly advanced for its time. Built from lightweight Luna Titanium Alloy, its frame was both lighter than that of Zeon's mass-produced mobile suits and much sturdier, able to shrug off a MS-06 Zaku II's machine gun fire with little to no damage. Its offensive power was above and beyond that of the Zakus. The Gundam would engage in most battles with its beam rifle, making it the first mobile suit to have firepower equivalent to a battleship's beam cannons. In addition, it made use of two beam sabers, blades of extremely hot plasma which could cut through any metal with ease. Those beam sabers could be extended into a spear-like beam javelin, which could be used to stab into an enemy from a longer distance.

Most of the products shown are beingcolored manually, there may be some uneven colorings. Color and form of the product may differ from the actual product and what is seen on screen depending on monitor settings. Some product imagesshown may be in development stage. They may differ from the actual products. A pair of shell-firing weapon built into the head. Though not powerful, its high rate of fire meant it was employed as a point-defense system to intercept incoming missiles and such and could also be used as a distraction when fighting other mobile suits up close. The RX-78-2 has the biggest number of variations in the game SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online. The variations include the normal version, the Twin Bazooka version, the Hyper Hammer version, the Beam Javelin version, the Magnet Coating/Last Shooting version, the special edition Gold version, the Char Custom, and with B-Parts. On March 23, 2008, a bronze statue of the Gundam was erected at the south entrance of Kami-Igusa Station in Suginami, Tokyo to honor the hometown animation studio Sunrise. [32] The GN-000 0 Gundam in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 resembles the RX-78-2 Gundam, and is even repainted in a similar color scheme in its final battle. Another in-joke is that the 0 Gundam's pilot and antagonist, Ribbons Almark, shares the same voice actor with Amuro Ray. Ironically, Amuro's English voice actor, Brad Swaile, is the same English voice actor for Gundam 00's main protagonist, and Ribbons' main rival, Setsuna F. Seiei.HGUC 1/144 G-DEFENSER & FLYING ARMOR | GUNDAM.INFO | The official Gundam news and video portal". en.gundam.info. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. The operation tests of the RX-78-02, a prototype MS of the Earth Federation, were carried out in secret, but civilian Amuro Ray coincidentally became its pilot when Zeon Forces assaulted Side 7. The RX-78-2 Gundam & 2 Medea transport planes were featured in a fire fighting poster in Japan. The RX-78-2 was equipped with water spraying equipment instead of weapons. [21] An image of the G-Armor's VS render was found within the console version of Extreme VS, indicating that at one point it would have been DLC.