Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's a massive 37.5cm Gunpla.

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Straight build shots before panel lining/seals — thanks to the stunning color separation, it already lo

Straight build shots before panel lining/seals
Thanks to the stunning color separation, it already looks spectacular straight out of the box.

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - After panel lining and seals (1/6)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - After panel lining and seals (2/6)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - After panel lining and seals (3/6)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - After panel lining and seals (4/6)

After panel lining and seals

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (1/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (2/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (3/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (4/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (5/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (6/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (7/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (8/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (9/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (10/13)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Detail shots by section (11/13)

Detail shots by section

There are frames serving as an inner skeleton in the arms and legs.

In addition to the standard clear yellow, you can also choose clear green eyes.

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Two types of neck parts are included — the one on the right is the neck that came with the 1/48 Burst M

Two types of neck parts are included — the one on the right is the neck that came with the 1/48 Burst Model.

With the same display neck parts as the 1/48 Burst Model installed

You can also attach it with the neck extended by adding a gray part underneath.

You can light up the eyes using the included LED unit with separately sold batteries.

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - The same stand as the 1/48 Burst Model is included, but it's a bit small for the kit's size, making it

The same stand as the 1/48 Burst Model is included,
but it's a bit small for the kit's size, making it a little awkward to place on it.

Leftover parts

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Arm and leg articulation. I had to lay it down to shoot since it can't stand upright on just one leg.

Limb articulation.
It can't stand upright on just one leg, so I had to lay it down to shoot.

When you bend the hip joint forward, the front and back of the thigh split and move independently.

The neck is surprisingly flexible.

The waist can only rotate.

The shoulder joint range of motion is quite a bit narrower than I expected.

The fingers are fully articulated at every joint — they're quite flexible and hold their position well.

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Kneeling pose (1/3)

Kneeling pose

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses. (1/10)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses. (2/10)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses. (3/10)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses. (4/10)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses. (5/10)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses. (6/10)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses. (7/10)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Action poses. (8/10)

Action poses.

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - The flexible fingers give you a ton of freedom when it comes to hand expressions. (1/3)

The flexible fingers give you a ton of freedom when it comes to hand expressions.

Together with the Yokohama exclusive 1/144 and 1/100 RX-78F00 Gundams.

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Together with the also Yokohama exclusive 1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam Burst Model. The head, shoulders, and up

Together with the also Yokohama exclusive 1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam Burst Model.
The head, shoulders, and upper body parts are reused as-is.

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam - Together with the 1/48 Mega Size Gundam released in 2010. Same scale, but this one has several times mo

Together with the 1/48 Mega Size Gundam released in 2010.
Same scale, but this one has several times more parts and far more refined sculpting.

This kit is the 1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam released as a Gundam Factory Yokohama exclusive. Back in December 2020, the 1/48 Burst Modelwas released, and now we have the full-body 1/48 version. The head, upper body, and shoulder parts from the Burst Model are reused as-is, while the rest of the body is all-new sculpting.

With the arms, lower body, and legs newly added, the total part count has grown enormously. It's the same 1/48 scale as the Mega Size, but the part count and level of detail are incomparably richer and more refined. The complex color scheme unique to the Yokohama Gundam is perfectly realized through color separation rather than stickers, which is why such a massive number of parts are involved. There's a real joy to building it — like assembling LEGO, you're stacking together parts in all sorts of different colors.

Perhaps because the parts layout is so focused on sculpting and color separation, the articulation leaves a bit to be desired. Then again, this is more of a statue-type kit that suits standing display over dynamic posing anyway. The Mega Size-specific polycaps give each joint solid hold, but with so many more parts than the Mega Size the body is heavier, which makes things feel a little precarious at times. Standing upright is no problem at all, but the hip joints aren't strong enough to lift those heavy legs very high. (As a prime example, I had a hard time getting shots with the limbs folded in as far as they'd go.) On top of that, the feet are quite narrow by design, so ground contact isn't great either — but for just standing it up with a bit of a pose for display purposes, the joints are more than up to the task.

One highlight: the fully articulated fingers turned out better than expected — honestly, the build quality is higher than the system-insert articulated fingers you get on PG kits. Every knuckle on every finger is both flexible and holds firmly in place, so you can shape natural-looking hand poses without any frustration. This kit drops the weapons that came with the 1/100 and 1/144 versions and includes only the main body, which makes posing feel a little bare, but the expressive hands at least help liven things up.

On top of that, like the 1/48 Burst Model, an LED unit is included so you can light up the eyes, and the same stand from the Burst Model is in the box too. That said, the stand is really too small to support the full 1/48 body — you end up having to stand it with the legs close together, which doesn't do the proportions any favors.

To sum it up: this is an oversized Gunpla you can build like LEGO, snapping together a rainbow of parts thanks to incredible color separation, and the three-dimensional impact and visual flair of the straight build is nothing short of overwhelming. It comes in at PG-level pricing without any kind of precision inner frame, but it still feels absolutely worth the money. Personally, if I could only display 10 kits out of the thousands I've built, this one would definitely make the cut. :-)

1/48 RX-78F00 Gundam | 2021. 8 | ¥12,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.