This kit is the Unicorn Gundam 3 Phenex type RC (Unicorn Mode) Silver Coating Ver., released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Compared to the standard retail release of the HGUC Unicorn Gundam 03 Phenex U.M. [Narrative Ver.] Gold Coating— the coating has been changed to silver, and parts for the original (non-Narrative) version have been added to the lineup. Strictly speaking, it's essentially the limited-release HGUC Unicorn Gundam 03 Phenex Unicorn Mode Gold Coating Ver. swapped out with silver coating instead.
All in all, every feature is the same as before, so for this review you really just need to take a good look at how the silver coating looks. Thanks to the deep, rich silver coating, the kit has a really solid and weighty appearance. And as you'd expect from a plated kit, the tolerances on the joints tighten up, making the overall joint strength noticeably stiffer — articulation gets a little trickier, but on the flip side, holding poses becomes much more reliable.
Also, the limited-release HGUC Unicorn Gundam 03 Phenex Unicorn Mode Gold Coating Ver. included some newly sculpted parts for the original version Phenex — specifically joint parts for mounting the Armed Armor DE at a lower height on the backpack — and those are carried over into this kit as well.
In that sense, this kit is notable for being the first time the original version Phenex — which had never been released as a standard retail kit — gets the silver coating treatment. Compared to the Narrative version, the overall height is lower and there's no tail, giving it a more grounded and stable feel. Either way, it's a kit that offers a distinctly different coating vibe from the gold Phenex, so if you've been feeling a little tired of the gold plated Phenex, this one should feel like a refreshing change of pace. :-)
HGUC Unicorn Gundam 3 Phenex type RC (Unicorn Mode) Silver Coating Ver. | 2017.1 | ¥5,000
AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.
