Kit Review

Straight build +
panel lining

HGUC Gundam Operation V ~ Operation V Set

RX-78

Added seals and changed molded colors.

Action pose

HGUC Gundam Operation V ~ Operation V Set - The Core Fighter still has no color separation.. The original Core Fighter already had a to

The Core Fighter still has no color separation..
The original Core Fighter already had a ton of seals to apply, but I'm passing on those.

Guncannon

Guncannon seals

Action pose

Being an early HGUC kit, the leg articulation isn't all that great.

Prone firing pose.

Guntank

Relatively speaking, the Guntank doesn't have that many seals.

Panel lining all those wheels and treads is quite the grind.. ;;

This is about the best action pose you're going to get ^^;

Comparison with the normal version

Comparison with the normal version HGUC RX-78.
You can immediately tell that the Operation V version on the right has brighter and more vibrant molded colors.

The backpack and joint parts have been changed to slightly darker molded colors.

The blue parts in particular look noticeably more vivid.

HGUC Gundam Operation V ~ Operation V Set - Comparison with the normal version Guntank. On the Operation V version, the white is even w

Comparison with the normal version Guntank.
On the Operation V version, the white is even whiter and the red is a bit deeper.

The backpack and joint parts are overall slightly darker and bluer in molded color.

HGUC Gundam Operation V ~ Operation V Set - Unlike the normal version which had a slight bluish tint, the Operation V version's head is

Unlike the normal version which had a slight bluish tint, the Operation V version's head is pure white.

HGUC Gundam Operation V ~ Operation V Set - Comparison with the normal version Guntank. On the Operation V version, the blue is more vi

Comparison with the normal version Guntank.
On the Operation V version, the blue is more vibrant and the gray is deeper.
Every molded color — yellow, red, you name it — is slightly different.

The treads got darker too.

Again, the blue molded color on the Operation V version just looks so much nicer.

Together with the normal versions.

Straight build.

The Operation V Set — one of the key episodes of the One Year War — has been released as an HGUC kit. This set is essentially a bundle of the existing HGUC RX-78, Guncannon, and Guntank all in one, and the price of ¥1000+¥800+¥800 = ¥2,600 is exactly the sum of the three individual kits.

There are three main differences from the existing normal version kits.

1. Molded colors changed 100%
- For the RX-78, the overall colors have been made more vibrant. The joints are darker.
- The Guncannon's red is deeper, the white is brighter, and the joints are slightly darker.
- The Guntank, like the RX-78, is more vibrant overall. The blue parts in particular got a nice pop to them and the color looks really great.

2. Exclusive seal sheet added
- A densely packed HGUC-exclusive seal sheet is included as a bonus. (No extra charge)

3. Manual that reads like a reference book
- A thick special manual packed with photos and background information.

Those are the changes, and the molded color update is clearly the biggest one. The overall shift to brighter, more vivid molded colors gives it a slightly more premium feel compared to the normal versions. The RX-78 and Guntank molded colors in particular — very good! As for the Operation V exclusive seals, more than half of them will be left over, so you could always stick them on other kits.

The build quality is essentially the same as the normal versions, so if you already own the individual normal version kits, there's a bit of overlap and I'd hesitate to recommend it outright. But if you're looking to pick up all three of these guys for the first time, I'd strongly recommend the Operation V Set over the normal versions. Same price, slightly improved molded colors, and you get the bonus seals on top of that :-)

HGUC Gundam Operation V ~ Operation V Set
2001. 8
¥2,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.