Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Various angles (1/6)

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Various angles (2/6)

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Various angles (3/6)

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Detail shots (1/4)

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The weapon loadout itself is the same as before.

The cross on the shield is gone.

Along with that, the V-shape on the crotch is gone too.

The weapon sculpt is the same, but the color combo is pretty unique.

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Core Fighter and Core Block (1/4)

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Core Fighter and Core Block (2/4)

Core Fighter and Core Block

Cockpit hatch open

Leftover parts

Same articulation as before

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Beam rifle action (1/4)

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Beam rifle action (2/4)

Beam rifle action

Kick pose

Bazooka action

Beam saber action

Together with the standard release MG Gundam Ver.3.0.

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 - Together with the MG Gundam Ver.1.5 (Casval's) released as a standard release back in 2

Together with the MG Gundam Ver.1.5 (Casval's) released as a standard release back in 2002.

Together with the RG Casval's Gundam released through Club G.

This kit is the MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the standard release MG Gundam Ver.3.0with the molded colors changed and two newly sculpted parts added. The cross on the shield is gone, giving it a flat look, and the V-shape on the crotch area has been removed as well.

Aside from those two changes, it's completely identical to the original kit — and it still shows the same excessive parts breakdown and unstable parts fitment. It's got a refined and intricate feel to it, but it doesn't have that solid, sturdy feeling of the 2.0, and there's a lot of looseness overall that makes it feel wobbly. Personally, for the First Gundam, I prefer the simpler and sturdier 2.0 over the complex and shaky 3.0 — you can basically think of this as an RG-style MG Gundam now available in Casval's colors.

Just a heads-up — depending on when it was released, the official Korean product name has gone back and forth between different romanizations of "Casval." In my case, I follow whatever the official product name was at the time of release (to avoid any arguments), which means the name can vary depending on the era. A lot of people keep pointing this out as a typo or asking me to make it consistent throughout, but honestly, there's no single correct answer for how foreign names get romanized, so I'd appreciate it if people could just let it slide. Same goes for things like Zim Commando/Command, Huckebein/Hückbein, and so on. ^^;

I thought this was going to be a simple color variant, but it turned out to be a Casval's version with a little something unique added to it. If you're a fan of Char's colors or enjoyed the RG-style MG Gundam Ver.3.0, this seems like a kit worth picking up at least once. :-)

MG Casval's Gundam Ver.3.0 | 2017.8 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.