Kit Review

Straight build

Upper body close-up

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - The clear armor lets you see all the frames packed inside. You can see the molds on the inn

The clear armor lets you see all the frames packed inside.
You can see the molds on the inner surface of the armor showing through.

Head section

You can clearly see the internal skeletal structure inside the shoulder too.

Rear view.

The arms also show all the frames packed inside.

The thighs, where the inner armor molds and frame molds come together nicely.

Leg section

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - The legs are also quite a visual treat with the frame and inner armor molds working togethe

The legs are also quite a visual treat with the frame and inner armor molds working together.

The feet.

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - The shield and bazooka. The bazooka has a unique look with its barrel section done up like

The shield and bazooka.
The bazooka has a unique look with its barrel section done up like a transparent tube.

A shot with the Core Fighter.

The clear Core Block.

The Core Fighter. Pretty fresh-looking, right?

Close-up shots of the Core Fighter by section.

Cockpit hatch open

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Full-armed hovering action. (1/3)

Full-armed hovering action.

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Aerial firing pose. (1/3)

Aerial firing pose.

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Super Napalm action. (1/4)

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Super Napalm action. (2/4)

Super Napalm action.

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Bazooka action (1/3)

Bazooka action

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Kneeling draw pose. (1/3)

Kneeling draw pose.

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Various beam saber action poses — being a 2.0, the articulation is great as expected. (1/5)

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Various beam saber action poses — being a 2.0, the articulation is great as expected. (2/5)

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Various beam saber action poses — being a 2.0, the articulation is great as expected. (3/5)

Various beam saber action poses.
Being a 2.0, the articulation is great as expected.

Beam Jabelin action.

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Gundam hammer action (1/3)

Gundam hammer action

Together with the normal version First 2.0.

Quite a different vibe, isn't it?

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - The First clear color variant set of three. The fully transparent clear version is a contes

The First clear color variant set of three.
The fully transparent clear version is a contest exclusive.

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Together with the clear version based on v1.0, which was released as a bonus edition back i

Together with the clear version based on v1.0, which was released as a bonus edition back in the day.

These kits are separated by a gap of over 10 years.

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version - The clear feel of the v1.0, which had almost no internal frame, and the v2.0, which is pack

The v1.0, which had almost no internal frame,
and the v2.0, packed with frames all over the body — the clear feel is completely different.
Even though both have clear armor, the v1.0 looks genuinely transparent,
while the v2.0 has the full-body frame showing through, making the whole thing look rather dark overall.

Released as a 2009 Gunpla Expo exclusive, this was the first limited edition release of the Gundam RX-78 v2.0, done up as a clear color version. The basic composition is the same as the existing clear color version, with the internal frame in a slightly metallic color scheme, and the white outer armor done in a smoked semi-transparent clear finish.

Since the basic kit structure and characteristics are identical to the normal v2.0, it boasts some pretty impressive gimmicks and detail — but it does have a characteristic that sets it apart from other clear versions. That would be the fact that, as a clear version of a 2.0 kit with a full-body frame applied throughout, the dark frame of the entire body shows right through the clear armor.

This becomes even more apparent when you compare it to the clear version of the First v1.0 that came out over ten years ago. Unlike the 1.0 clear version, which had almost no internal frame and gave a genuinely "transparent" feel, the 2.0 clear version has almost no sense of transparency — if anything, it gives off a rather dark impression.

In a way, the overall color is so dark and murky that calling it "clear" almost seems like a stretch... but when you get up close and take in the full-body mechanical frame showing through the armor, it's actually pretty impressive. ^^; On top of that, as befitting a clear version of a modern kit, the dense molds and detail on the inner surface of the armor are all visible, giving it a really intricate and complex look. Thanks to this combined effect of the full-body frame and the outer armor molds, it feels like the clear armor is being put to better use here than in just about any other clear version out there.

All in all, this kit feels like the 2.0 wave has made its way into the limited clear version lineup as well, showing off characteristics that set it apart from previous clear versions. It's a bit of a shame it wasn't given a proper domestic release — that would've made it even more meaningful. :-)

MG Gundam ~ Clear Color version

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.