Reviews - RG 1/144 RX-178 Gundam MK-II (Titans)

 My very 1st Real Grade Kit...OKAY LET'S DO THIS!!!

Original Released :  April 2012

Released Price : 2,500 Yen (around $31 or 1,300 Php)

OBB (Out of the Box Build)

Box Art

Size Comparison next to a regular can of soda

Articulation

Arm Articulation

Arms and Legs can bend up to 90 degrees, be careful bending both because some parts specially the smaller ones can easily break. You can also turn the arms all the way to 360 degrees, you just need to properly adjust the backpack or just remove it to do so.

Leg Articulation

Waist can only move half way 45 degrees (left and right) because the skirt armor is blocking its movement, and can also tilt from left to right because of its advance ms joint.

Waist tilt

Waist Articulation

Head can turn 360 degrees without it's Vulcan pod. With Vulcan pod it can only turn half way 45 degrees. The part near the shoulder blocks its movement.

Head Articulation

Head tilt

Armaments and Accessories

In terms of armaments, it has 2 Beam Sabers, a Shield,  a Hyper Bazooka, a Beam Rifle, a Vulcan pod, 4 Beam Rifle Ammo Packs and 2 Bazooka Ammo Packs

6 Manipulators

This kit has lots of manipulators as you can see, Bandai provide us with 6 manipulators ( 2 highly articulated hands, 2 close fists, 1 trigger finger, 1 open hand)

Test Craft Armor Parts

and also the kit has additional armor pieces for the test craft version of the Gundam Mk-II

Pose-ability

this feels right!!!!!!!

there's no doubt that the amount of poses you can do with this kit are enormous due to it advance ms joint inner frame.

Hyper Bazooka Mode

I'm out!?

  
I enjoy playing with so many poses with this kit. Ridiculous articulation for a 1:144 scale kit

Seals and Stickers

Used up Seals and Manual

Bandai provides an enormous amount of seals and stickers on this kit, realistic foil stickers  and clear seals/stickers (not dry transfer decals).

Also this kit have an easier seals and sticker application instruction guide, it's much more easier to understand than the previous ones in applying seals and its color coded, hope they use the same for their newer MG kits

The Build

Fully Armed Rx-178 Gundam Mk-II (Titans)

I had so much fun building this kit, there's nothing repetitive ( mind you this is my 1st rg ) the advance ms joint is just way to awesome and its easy to build. it took me atleast 3 sitting ( around 3-5 hrs/sitting) including seals application, panel lines and top coat...all i can say is ITS FUN TO BUILD REAL GRADE KITS

and now the Cons...

Sad to say this kit also has it bad side. though its highly articulated for its size, it's easy to break some parts specially the articulated hands, you have to be very careful in moving the fingers. Another thing i've notice was its shoulder armor, it wobbles alot and it looks a little awkward because of a small gap between the body and the shoulders. 

little gap

This kit is also prone to falling parts, i was referring to its thrusters...it falls every time you touch it, you just have to place it in one position for it to hold, you cant play with it that much, so be careful you can easily lose this.

Final Thoughts...

The build was fun, though im not a fan of the gundam mk-ii but this kit turn out great. The seals are just awesome and the amount is enormous , almost as much a Version Katoki (Ver.Ka) kit.

Is it good value for money?..yes for just 2,500 yen its totally worthed specially if you're a Gundam Mk-II fan

Does it capture the power of the anime?...yes it does, you can literally do the same poses you see in the anime. and the color scheme is remarkable, Bandai provide so many shades of blue for this kit and such details even on parts you cant even see.

Lower Body Advance MS Joint

Would you recommend this kit?...Yes, regardless of its few cons. you can just over look those with its overall awesomeness.

note: the kit was panel lined and top coated except for the very 1st photo at the top (OBB - Out of the Box Build) and no other paints are applied