Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai (1/6)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai (2/6)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai (3/6)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai (4/6)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai (5/6)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai (6/6)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Detail shots. If you look closely, one of the calf vern

Detail shots.
If you look closely, one of the calf verniers on the back is missing T_T
I dropped it during the build and just couldn't find it anywhere.. (vanished into another galaxy..)

Weapons loadout

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - You can tilt the shield mount sideways, slide it in, an

You can tilt the shield mount sideways, slide it in, and store it on the backpack.

A whopping 11 hand parts are included.

Same limb articulation as the HGUC Gundam Revive

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Action pose (1/8)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Action pose (2/8)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Action pose (3/8)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Action pose (4/8)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Action pose (5/8)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Action pose (6/8)

Action pose

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Alongside the HGUC First Gundam Revive. As you can see,

Alongside the HGUC First Gundam Revive.
As you can see, the silhouettes are nearly identical.

This kit is the HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam [RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai],
released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Just as the name suggests, it's a commemorative kit celebrating Gundam's selection as the PR Ambassador for the Japan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. The basic construction is nearly the same as the HGUC First Gundam Revive, but a good number of new parts have been added to handle the more complex red color layout.

That said, the silhouette, proportions, articulation, and overall sculpt are still essentially the same as the HGUC First Gundam Revive — making this a high-quality HG kit with excellent articulation and joint strength. The areas that received new parts and color separation include the knees, calves, forearms, side skirts, crotch area, and beam sabers, and more parts than you'd expect have been nicely handled with new part divisions.

Since it's based on the HGUC Gundam Revive — which already has rock-solid fundamentals and great build quality — this kit delivers the same A-grade quality. It's a meaningful release just for the fact that yet another 1/144 First Gundam has come out with a well-executed new color scheme. :-)

HGUC RX-78-2 PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai | 2021.10 | ¥2,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.