Rx 79 Grount Type Hugh Grade Kit Review

It's been nine months since my first Gunpla review. Since then, I've only had fourth dimension to build ane more model and it'south of the same Gundam suit. This time though, I congenital a Master Form version of the RX-79 (G) Gundam. Regular readers will know that I'yard a big fan of The 08th MS Squad serial and information technology merely seemed natural to me to seek out the main Gundam from that series to build as my first Gunpla kit. Why and so would I buy a kit for the same Gundam equally my second build? The respond is simple plenty. I'm extremely new to Gunpla building and I wanted to build a kid that would help me differentiate between Loftier Grade and Master Grade kits. It seemed to me like the best way of doing that was to build the same Gundam in both grades.

Fifty-fifty though I had recently built an RX-79, I got quite a scrap of enjoyment out of the Master Grade version. I simply like this mobile arrange, so building it is a treat on its own, but the real please came in comparing the High Grade kit to the Master Class. Best of all, I found the Master Grade to exist superior in all areas which led to this build existence more than enjoyable than my first one. Function of that definitively has to do with me existence familiar with the edifice process and knowing the basics. That helped me a lot this fourth dimension around.

The differences between Master Grade and High Grade were speedily apparent. It starts with the box. The box of the Main Great is twice the size of the box for the High Grade kit I built previously. Fifty-fifty crazier, the High Class kit contained two models inside! The Main Grade model requires well-nigh four times the runners of one Loftier Grade kit. The different in size of the kit has to practice with the number of pieces involved in each build. It'south stunning, really. The additionally pieces have a big influence on the quality of both scales of models. The about obvious differentiation based on number of pieces has to do with the amount of detail in the Principal Grade, which is far superior to the High Grade kits. The Master Grade kits are also larger in size. Yet another difference between the ii types of models has to do with the internal structure of the model. The High Form was more than or less hollow, the armour pieces connecting together to brand the whole of the model. The Main Form kit however, has an internal structure (called a frame) and the armour pieces connect to it to form the outer shell of the Gundam.

Yup, good articulation here.

The frame provides a few advantages. The Gundam is sturdier once the build is complete. Some parts of the frame didn't just click together similar almost pieces, they had to be screwed together. Information technology adds a bit of weight and construction to the model that I found a bit lacking in the High Grades. The internal structure also allows for improve articulation because of the fashion the armour pieces fit together on elevation. The armour pieces do not demand to work as difficult equally they exercise on the High Grade. They're not the only thing keeping the Gundam model together and so they practise non have to work as hard. They tin can focus on being smaller and more than detailed rather than being larger and more rigid pieces with the goal of supporting the Gundam's frame. This added strength and flexibility fabricated my Principal Grade easier and more fun to pose than the High Grade RX-79 Gundam I congenital before.

Some of the additional details in the model include more movable parts. Overall, the joints are more than efficient in the Main Class. Some pocket-size parts, such equally the cockpit hatch or fingers on the hand tin can also move. There is more console lining details on the Gundam which get in look more realistic. Another difference betwixt both types of kits has to practice with the decorative stickers. The Loftier Grade kit had stickers you would skin off and stick onto the kit. It's very simple but the stickers take a glossy cease to them that clashes with the less cogitating plastic pieces. The Principal Class had dry out decals which need to be cut off the sail, placed on the model, and rubbed on. It's more challenging to practice than applying the stickers. One of the challenges is keeping the decal in place while you lot rub it (a piece of articulate tape helps with this). I made sure to look upwards a few tutorials online to make sure I did it right. A lot of people recommended using a coin to rub on the decal but that didn't piece of work for me. The best thing I've found so far is using my nail. It's more work, merely the result is worth the trouble because the decal isn't reflective similar the stickers are so it blends in with the plastic pieces, again, adding to the realism of the model. For some odd reason, the Master Grade still came with stickers in it instead of having merely decals. I don't know why.

(Edit: I figure out why. The stickers allow for a finer level of detail in the graphics they add to your model. Fine detail, similar writing, works best as a sticker. I noticed this when applying dry rub decal that was a larger script than what is shown in the picture below, which is a sticker. I failed to add the dry rub script on the my model. It was a real claiming.)

I had to apply the wink to show the difference betwixt a dry decal
and a sticker. Tin can yous tell which is which?

The differences betwixt Principal Grade and Loftier Grade tin can be summed up with the goal of being more realistic and more accurate in the reproduction of the Gundam model being built. This is noticeable even in the colour of the pieces and the colours of the actual Gundam. When edifice the High Course kit I noticed that some pieces on the body, which are really coloured yellow, blood-red, or gray in the anime, were all blue to match the dominant colour of the body. The Master Grade had those differently coloured parts as dissever pieces to exist added to the body piece. It was impossible to have those pieces a unlike colour with the High Class because of the size of the kit. Those pieces would have been too small to assemble or too pocket-sized to produce using the injected plastic mold technique. Information technology was feasible with the Master Grade due to the larger calibration of the model and even and so the pieces were very pocket-sized (I fifty-fifty cut myself trimming the gate off one of the pieces).

As I mentioned briefly above, I had more fun posing my Maser Course Gundam than I had with the Loftier Form. I remember the main reason for that is that the articulation and the extras that came with the Chief Form offered more possibilities than those of the High Class. More options are provided thanks to the design of the kit and the issue is more than possibilities for goofing around, making serious poses, and showing off my terrible photography skills. I actually have to apologize for that because some of these pictures look rather atrocious. They'd exist significantly improved if I used proper lighting and my wife'due south fancy photographic camera as opposed to the camera on my phone. However, I had a nail taking these pictures.

One of the nice surprised well-nigh this kit was that ability to disassemble the beam cannon and shop information technology in the Gundam'southward backpack. Information technology affects the balance of the Gundam a little bit because of the extra weight on the dorsum but it'south not a big difference. You can even so go some pretty skillful poses. Besides, if yous're having any problems with information technology you tin merely empty the backpack and pretend similar it'south all the same in there. I won't tell.

I really loved this about the kit. It'south so practical.

Not everything is not bad nearly the Master Class RX-79 Gundam. Information technology's got its share of issues. The most irritating to me is that the hands only popular off. About every time I moved the kit into a pose (every single time information technology held a gun) the hand would merely autumn off. Considering this model is made of plastic, I assume vesture and tear will eventually make the easily useless as they beginning to fall off over fourth dimension, merely this is far too soon for that kind of scenario. It's a real bummer. This could be a design issue or it could be a defect sectional to my kit. Possibly I'm at fault and I trimmed too much plastic while taking it off the runner. I'll have to be more than careful with the side by side model.

Information technology doesn't end there. The hands also have a hard fourth dimension holding the guns. They kind of fell limp when I tried and put a gun in the Gundam'southward manus. The axle sabers are fine, they're calorie-free enough and the handle provides a skilful grip for the paw. The guns are but too heavy. You lot'll notice that I liked posing with the cannon. Its larger size required the utilize of both hands or the employ of a stand in order for the Gundam to use it properly. This gave the model some support while belongings the weapon and it was more stable. The smaller guns simply looked terrible when held in ane hand. I think the movement of the fingers, while a groovy trivial gimmick, didn't provide enough stability and forcefulness to support the smaller beam rifles when used with a unmarried hand.

Another problem I had with this kit was purely design related. The shield of the Primary Class is very similar to that of the Loftier Form model. The way the shield attaches to the arm sucks. It's absolutely useless. It's so touchy that it's very hard to secure the shield to the arm with any existent confidence that it will stay on long. Information technology too, like the easily, is prone to falling off. I was already disappointed with the shield on the High Form and I was actually hoping the Master Class would fix the issue. It wasn't the case and, like the small guns, I didn't use it too much while posing the Gundam and when I did, it required a soft touch and a lot of patience.

The beam saber's handle is stored in the leg compartment.
It's simply like in the anime. Very cool.

So casual. The pilot must be on break.

I like that I built the same model in two different scales. Information technology allowed me to really compare between High Grade and Primary Grade kits more effectively than if I had built 2 unlike Gundam models. Non simply would it have been difficult to see the boosted details of the Master Grade if it was different Gundam, merely it would also accept been difficult to truly appreciate the difference in scaling. Different Gundams from different series have different sizes. The Gundams from the Universal Century timeline and those of say, Gundam Wing, are different heights. Comparison two different models, one in HG and the other in MG at dissimilar ratios such every bit 1/100 and 1/144 won't give yous the same appreciation for the unlike sizes when compared to the same model in both scales.

My next step in Gunpla building volition be to tackle some other Primary Form kit. The problem is figuring out which i to build. This is a huge trouble! In that location are way too many kits to choose from. Even if I limit myself to series I've already watched. Somehow that doesn't narrow it down plenty. I'thou not sure of the exact age of the two kits I've built but I know they are older kits. I'1000 really looking forward to edifice a new kit and seeing the difference in blueprint. I regularly read a couple of Gunpla blogs and some of the designs I've seen are rather interesting compared to the more basic kits I've built.

Allow me know in the comments if y'all have any kit recommendations. I'd love to have some feedback so that I can choose a good kit to build next. I've also started to experiment with panel lining so look for that postal service in the future.

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