Kit Review

Straight build + panel lining

The universal size reference — compared against a cigarette pack.

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 - The color is so dark that panel lining barely shows up at all. ^^; (1/3)

The color is so dark that panel lining barely shows up at all. ^^;

Upper body front. Lots of areas — yellow, white, etc. — are handled with seals.

The face looks pretty decent.

The color separation on the legs is pretty good.
The white circles on the ankle guards are seals.

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 - The white vernier section on top of the backpack is also handled with seals.. It's a bit of a sham

The white vernier section on top of the backpack is also handled with seals..
It's a bit of a shame because slapping a seal over it completely hides the molded detail inside the verniers.

The backpack has a unique double-layer structure, where you attach it in two separate layers.

The backpack removed in two stages.

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 - The color separation at the elbow area differs from the design specs, so a seal is applied to the

The color separation at the elbow area differs from the design specs,
so a seal is applied to the center seam to match the intended color scheme.

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 - The skirt modification option, which has become standard on recent HGUC kits, is included here as

The skirt modification option, which has become standard on recent HGUC kits, is included here as well.

Articulation is pretty good.
The arms fold completely, and the legs fold up reasonably well too.

Surprisingly for an HGUC, it even has the shoulder-raise gimmick.

True to its ground combat lineage, the beam saber is stored in the shin.

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 - Action po~se (1/3)

Action po~se

The kneeling pose is a bit awkward to pull off;

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 - Remove the crotch cover and you'll find the stand attachment point. The hip joint uses the rotatin

Remove the crotch cover and you'll find the stand attachment point.
The hip joint uses the rotating hip joint style that's been popular on recent HGUC kits.

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 - Stand on! It's easily compatible with a standard action base. Though the existing Action Base stan

Stand on! It's easily compatible with a standard action base.
Though the existing Action Base stand is optimized for 1/100, so it's way too big for this;

The HGUC staple — size comparison with the First. They're about the same size.

Straight build

Another new lineup has been added to the HGUC roster — the 08th MS Team series and the Blue Destiny series tied to it. With the recent release of the 08th MS Team DVD remaster box set, it feels like they're pushing the 08th MS Team across all kinds of product lines. And the first HGUC release in the 08th MS Team lineup isn't the Ground Type, the Ez8, or the Acguy — it's Blue Destiny Unit 2.

This mobile suit is originally from a video game, and its overall appearance is mostly the same as the Ground Type Gundam — the only difference in the design specs is the blue color scheme. There are Blue Destiny Units 1, 2, and 3, but Unit 2 came out before Unit 1.

The overall quality is very clean and satisfying to build, as you'd expect from a modern kit, with joints that are nicely tight and above-average articulation. Compared to other kits, a bit more attention has been paid to color separation, and the knee color separation gives it a slightly distinctive look. That said, there are a few spots where matching the design colors is tricky, and those are all handled with seals. One particularly interesting seal area is the elbow — the joint itself is entirely white, so without the seal it looks a bit off. Fortunately the seals have a clean finish and blend in well enough.

Blue molded color in particular tends to look really cheap or show wavy surface patterns, but the blue on this kit is genuinely beautiful. It's a more subtle and deep blue than it appears in photos — honestly the best blue molded color I've seen so far. When you finish building it, the first thing that comes to mind is "it's goooorgeous~" ^^;

There's also a design variant of Unit 2 with red shoulders, but it doesn't look like that version will get a separate release — if you want it, you'll probably just have to paint the shoulders yourself. As a kit to build some hype ahead of the Ground Type release, this is a solid, clean little gem.

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 | 2007. 4 | ¥1,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.