SD RX 78-2 - WIP 6 (Final)

Conclusion 

The previous posting covered all the assembly parts and screw-ups (on my part) for this kit. This post will be putting all the pieces together to form Voltron RX 78-2.

All the parts including weapons for RX 78-2

   

   

A very straight forward build. The marking stickers does make a difference to the finish of the kit

[Action Poses]

   

   

   

The famous RX 78-2 beam rifle pose

   

   

   

To conclude this review, below is a list of all the pros and cons and the conclusion of what I think about the kits according to my personal experience.

Conclusions:

This is a nice kit for beginners or kids who are dipping their toes into gunpla. It is an easy kit and most of the pieces are molded in their respective colors. The kit also comes with a lot of sticker markings on which make kit more complete.

The shield comes in a light purple color. Would have been better if it came in white and just apply the red and yellow sticker on it. Comes with the standard weapons; beam rifle and beam saber and an additional activated beam saber.

Pros:

+ Most pieces are molded in their respective color

+ Easy assembly

+ Has lots of sticker markings

Cons:

- The shield comes in a light purple color

All WIPs for SD RX-78-2:

WIP 1: New Year, New Kit

WIP 2:  Painting, stripping and re-painting

WIP 3:  Missing out pieces to paint

WIP 4: Final post for painting

WIP 5:  The difference is clear as day

WIP 6 (Final): Conclusion

SD RX 78-2 - WIP 5

 The difference is clear as day

Going back to assembling the SD RX 78-2 build after what happened in the previous Z-Knight post. Did not expect to get back to assembling this kit so soon since I last completed it a week ago.

All the pieces re-arranged according to colors instead of sections

[Weapons]

Pieces of the beam rifle

   

Assembled beam rifle. The scope is able to rotate 180°

[Feet]

Pieces of both sides of the feet

Completely assembled feet with stickers applied

   

Left and right sides of the feet

There is an issue with the polycap as one of the feet are loose. This could be an error on my part as I reused the polycaps from other kits and may have used the wrong one even if it looks the same

[Waist]

Parts of the waist

   

Assembly of waist is straight forward

[Chest]

Parts of the chest piece

   

The top and bottom of the chest. Is a shame that the details on the bottom will not be seen

The front view of the chest unit. Fitment for the chest vent is tight and scratched off a bit of the blue paint but luckily it is not visible

The arm connectors are able to move individually front and back

[Arms]

Pieces of the arm waiting to be assembled. Even the SD uses polycaps as the connection between the upper and forearm unlike Z-Knight

   

The completed arms. For those eagle eye reader and notice the error in the assembly leave a comment "I know" below

   

The hands are able to bend about 45° upward

[Head]

   

   

360° view of the head

Top view of the head. From this angle one can clearly see the different white which was used in Part 2

This is the end of the post. Will be going back to working on the Z-Knight and hopefully able to finish it without any more issues. Next post for the SD will be assembling all the sections together, some action poses and conclusion of this kit.

SD RX 78-2 - WIP 4

 Final post for painting

After the review of Blokees Transfromers, time to get back to work on the SD RX 78-2. Previously we completed the beam saber, red and painted the missing gray parts. This post will concentrate on the weapons.

Original plan was to use gun metal but used metal black instead. Must have reached out for that paint as I had it around the table since I was working on the Z-Knight. 

Beam rifle comes in an orchid color

The vents at the side of the head and between the eyes requires some paint

SD RX 78-2 - WIP 3

 Missing out pieces to paint

Following from the completed work for white and blue parts, the next color will be red. The red used is the Super Italian Red last used on the nozzles of the thrusters for the Z-Knight.

All the parts which require red

First pass of red. Most of the pieces has a good coverage except for the shield