Kit Review

Straight build + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode - Various angles (1/6)

RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode - Various angles (2/6)

RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode - Various angles (3/6)

RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode - Detail shots (1/4)

RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Weapons loadout and articulation are the same as the original.

Leftover parts

Beam rifle pose

Beam shield pose

Beam boomerang pose

Beam cannon pose

Beam sword pose

RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode - Palm blast pose (1/3)

Palm blast pose

Together with the standard release RG Destiny Gundam.

Together with the Club G RG Strike/Freedom/Justice Gundams.

This kit is the RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's a color variant of the RG Destiny Gundamthat was released as a standard kit, with the molded colors swapped out for deactive colors. There's no new molding — it's a straight-up color variant kit.

The overall color scheme is a deeper black-and-white tone compared to previous RG Deactive Mode kits — dark and monochrome enough that the review photos almost look like black-and-white shots. That said, it does give the kit a sharper, crisper appearance and sets it apart from the other deactive color releases. It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but there's no denying it has a strong presence.

Everything else — the basic build and structure — is identical to the standard release, so for this review you really just need to pay attention to how the new molded colors look. The joint strength is relatively better than the Strike/Freedom/Justice, but the backpack is still heavy enough that getting it to stand upright on its own is a bit of a challenge. That said, the joints are solid enough that you can pull off stable poses on a stand without much trouble.

So yes, it's a simple color variant kit — but the distinctive deactive colors are pulled off really well and give it a strong presence. Personally, I think this might be my favorite color scheme out of the entire RG Deactive Mode series. :-)

RG Destiny Gundam Deactive Mode | 2012.9 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.