SDCS RX-78-3 G3 Gundam (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.)

Gundam Base Exclusive
The Gundam Base
Limited

Release 2019.8

Price ¥1,000

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

SDCS RX-78-3 G3 Gundam (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.) - RX-78-3 G3 Gundam (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.)

Runners

The parts diagram is identical to the original kit.

View SD Cross Silhouette RX-78-2 Gundam Parts

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SDCS RX-78-3 G3 Gundam (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.) (1/2)

SDCS RX-78-3 G3 Gundam (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.) (2/2)

Same Weapons and Articulation as the Original

Pose 1

Beam saber pose

SDCS RX-78-3 G3 Gundam (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.) - Beam rifle firing pose (1/3)

Beam rifle firing pose

Together with the SDCS RX-78-2 Gundam using the SD Frame.

This kit is the SDCS RX-78-3 G3 Gundam (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.), released as a Gundam Base exclusive. Based on the SD Cross Silhouette RX-78-2 Gundamreleased as a standard release, it's essentially a color variant with the molded colors changed to G3 colors. The SD frame that came with the original kit has been dropped, and a separately sold CS frame is included instead.

With the CS frame as the default, it sports a slender proportion that doesn't feel very SD-like at all. Since there's no new sculpting and it's a straight-up color variant, everything else is identical to the original kit with the CS frame applied. So for this review, you really just need to pay attention to the changed molded colors. It still delivers excellent proportions, great sculpting, and articulation that's impressive for an SD kit.

For what it's worth, the G3 Gundam is pretty rare in SD scale. Back in 2014, a BB Senshi G3 was released as a GFT (Gundam Front Tokyo) exclusive, but it's never had a standard retail release. Either way, it's meaningful that we're getting an SD-scale G3 Gundam, even if it's only as a Gundam Base exclusive. Easy to build, great quality, and lovely colors — this is a solid, easy-to-recommend Gunpla for just about anyone. :-)

SDCS RX-78-3 G3 Gundam (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.) | 2019.8 | ¥1,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.