Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - RX-78-2 Gundam PG Unleashed 1/60 Model Kit
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Updated May 18, 2026 · 1 min read
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What reviewers found
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Across the reviewers we read, the PG Unleashed RX-78-2 is consistently described as one of the best building experiences in the entire hobby. The otakurevolution.com review highlights Bandai's decision to break runners into sub-sections so parts come pre-organized by assembly stage, and multiple YouTube reviewers call it the most enjoyable kit they've ever built. r/Gunpla threads echo this strongly, with builders describing 5+ week projects they finished without losing momentum.
What reviewers liked
- r/Gunpla and otakurevolution.com converge on this being a benchmark build experience
- Modernized inner frame, opening armor hatches, and 1/60 scale presence
- Pre-sorted runner organization praised for managing the 600+ part count
- Community consensus that it supersedes the original PG RX-78-2
Where it falls short
- Reviewers consistently call the LED gimmicks underwhelming
- r/Gunpla builders describe the hatch-opening feature as gimmicky
- $258 price and weeks-long build time put it out of reach for casual builders
- Requires significant shelf space and a sturdy display base
Across the reviewers we read, the PG Unleashed RX-78-2 is consistently described as one of the best building experiences in the entire hobby. The otakurevolution.com review highlights Bandai's decision to break runners into sub-sections so parts come pre-organized by assembly stage, and multiple YouTube reviewers call it the most enjoyable kit they've ever built. r/Gunpla threads echo this strongly, with builders describing 5+ week projects they finished without losing momentum.
The engineering headlines are an articulated inner frame, opening hatch panels revealing internal detail, and modern joint design that handles the 1/60 scale weight. r/Gunpla consensus is that this kit obsoletes the original PG RX-78-2 for almost all builders. That said, the same community threads are candid about the cons: the LED hands and head are widely described as underwhelming, the hatch-opening gimmick is called gimmicky by experienced builders, and at $258 the kit demands shelf space, time, and budget that not every hobbyist has.
The consensus position: if a builder wants exactly one Perfect Grade in their lifetime, this is the one most reviewers point to.
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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 Perfect Grade Unleashed RX-78-2 Gundam, the culmination of the GunPla Evolution Project started in 2017 to set new standards in model kits
- 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 posable model kit ever in this size
- He 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
- The product box will have a Bandai Namco warning label, which is proof that you are purchasing an officially licensed product
For the most part, solid kit. Little reason to go after the OG anymore. LEDs in this stink, and the hatch thing is way gimmicky, but lots of detail and paint ...
The color scheme is a bit garish, but that can always be changed. Although that wing effect could be replicated on the regular Nu, that would ...
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