Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - On the included display base (1/3)

On the included display base

Straight build shot before panel lining/sticker work

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - 1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam on its own (1/6)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - 1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam on its own (2/6)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - 1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam on its own (3/6)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - 1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam on its own (4/6)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam on its own

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots (1/4)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

There's some internal frame structure, but like RE/100 kits, this one focuses purely on exterior detail.

Weapons and hand configuration

There are two attachment points inside the shield.

The shield can also be mounted on the backpack.

To attach the shield to the forearm, you need to remove the cover first.

Open the cover on the center of the rear skirt to connect it to the display base.

There's an opening gimmick on the front of the shoulder.

Joint parts for the stand

The included display base.

The detail on the display base is pretty nice too.

Excellent limb articulation

Shoulder and waist articulation

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses (1/7)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses (2/7)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses (3/7)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses (4/7)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses (5/7)

Action poses

Poses using the included display base

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Walking pose (1/3)

Walking pose

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam - Together with the 1/144 RX-78F00. Just a different scale — it's like an enlarged copy of the exact same

Together with the 1/144 RX-78F00.
Just a different scale — it's like an enlarged copy of the exact same kit.

Together with the MG Gundam Ver.3.0.

The heavy panel line count gives it a similar feel to the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079.

This is the 1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam, a Gundam Factory Yokohama exclusive release. The design and detail are virtually identical to the 1/144 version released alongside it — like a straight-up enlargement. There are a few finer touches that you'd expect at 1/100 scale, but the two look so similar that it's hard to tell which scale you're looking at just from photos.

Most of the other features carry over from the 1/144 as well — the movable shield attachment point, the backpack mounting function, the cover gimmicks on the forearm and rear skirt, all the same. The photos may look similar, but in person you really do get a sense of greater volume and presence compared to the 1/144. There are also more stickers applied throughout, which means the design colors are reproduced with a bit more precision.

The overall feel of the kit is close to RE/100 — it actually uses RE/100 polycaps too. The concept is all about realistic exterior detail without an inner frame, but joint strength is noticeably better than your typical RE/100. Probably because the proportions are relatively slim, which helps. Combined with solid articulation and stable joint retention, this is a very easy kit to pose.

As a bonus, a dedicated display base is included — it's a scaled-down replica of the actual support structure at Gundam Factory Yokohama. For the 1/144, that support structure plus the cage were combined into a separate G-Dock kit, but here with the 1/100, the support base comes included right in the box.

In terms of looks alone, it feels more precise and refined than most MG kits — though the silhouette is one that might subtly divide opinions. Articulation is great, joint strength is great... but there's also a certain hard-to-pin-down sense of something feeling slightly off. That said, from a pure model kit standpoint this is a very high-quality, clean build, so if the style appeals to you, it's definitely worth recommending. :-)

1/100 RX-78F00 Gundam | 2020. 12 | ¥3,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.