HGUC Revive RX-178

Gundam Mk-II [Titans]

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers + Panel lining

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] (1/6) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] (2/6) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] (3/6) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] (4/6) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] (5/6) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] (6/6)

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Detail shots (1/4) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Detail shots (2/4) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Detail shots (3/4) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Just like the AEUG version, the arms and legs have an inner frame.

Just like the AEUG version, the arms and legs have an inner frame.

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Aerial pose~ (1/2) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Aerial pose~ (2/2)

Aerial pose~

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Beam rifle two-handed firing pose (1/3) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Beam rifle two-handed firing pose (2/3) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Beam rifle two-handed firing pose (3/3)

Beam rifle two-handed firing pose

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Bazooka action pose (1/3) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Bazooka action pose (2/3) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Bazooka action pose (3/3)

Bazooka action pose

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Beam saber action pose (1/3) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Beam saber action pose (2/3) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Beam saber action pose (3/3)

Beam saber action pose

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Together with the simultaneously released HGUC Revive Gundam Mk-II AEUG version.

Together with the simultaneously released HGUC Revive Gundam Mk-II AEUG version.

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Together with the 2002 HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] version. (1/2) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Together with the 2002 HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] version. (2/2)

Together with the 2002 HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] version.

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Together with the RG Gundam Mk-II [Titans] version.

Together with the RG Gundam Mk-II [Titans] version.

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Straight build (1/2) HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] - Straight build (2/2)

Straight build

The HGUC Revive Gundam Mk-II [Titans] was released at the same time as the AEUG version. Usually the AEUG and Titans versions come out with a bit of a gap between them, but this time both just dropped on the same day.

Since the Titans version is essentially the same kit with just a different exterior color scheme, please refer to the HGUC Revive Gundam Mk-II reviewfor details on the kit's basic features. It does show off modern-level quality with more refined proportions and improved articulation befitting a new release, but it feels like a smaller upgrade compared to the First or Guncannon kits.

The appeal of the Titans version is that bold, powerful-looking color scheme, and the deep molded colors do seem to come out slightly better on the Revive version than the 2002 release. More importantly though, the improved parts breakdown on the arms and legs in the Revive version — which reduces visible seam lines — really shines on the Titans version. Since the darker colors can make seam lines stand out more, the upgraded parts breakdown arguably benefits the Titans version even more than the AEUG version.

Either way, this kit delivers quality that's well up to modern standards, so if you've been wanting to build a new Titans Gundam Mk-II after all this time, it's a solid kit worth recommending. :-)

HGUC Gundam Mk-II [Titans] | 2015.11 | ¥1,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.