Kit Review

Straight build

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Unicorn Mode (1/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Unicorn Mode (2/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Unicorn Mode (3/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Unicorn Mode (4/6)

Unicorn Mode

Upper body front and back

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Head and VN, BS (1/3)

Head and VN, BS

Legs

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Beam saber action poses. Articulation isn't all that great, as expected. (1/4)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Beam saber action poses. Articulation isn't all that great, as expected. (2/4)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Beam saber action poses. Articulation isn't all that great, as expected. (3/4)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Beam saber action poses. Articulation isn't all that great, as expected. (4/4)

Beam saber action pose.
Articulation isn't all that great, as expected.

With the MG Banshee Unicorn Mode.

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Destroy Mode (1/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Destroy Mode (2/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Destroy Mode (3/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - Destroy Mode (4/6)

Destroy Mode

Upper body, front / rear

Head and backpack

VN and BS deployed

Legs

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - BS action poses (1/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - BS action poses (2/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - BS action poses (3/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - BS action poses (4/6)

BS action poses

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - VN action poses (1/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - VN action poses (2/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - VN action poses (3/6)

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. - VN action poses (4/6)

VN action poses

With the MG Banshee Destroy Mode.

With the MG Unicorn Titanium Finish.

Quite a lot of leftover parts remain.

At the very end of 2012, following the Unicorn and Sinanju, the MG Banshee also got a Titanium Finish release. The Titanium Finish is said to be the most premium of Bandai's plating processes, boasting a smooth, durable coating with a subtle, lustrous sheen. Since the Banshee's armor is fundamentally a deep blue color, the overall plating came out in a rich deep blue, while the backpack was coated in black.

On top of that, as a bonus, gold plating was added — something that wasn't on the MG Unicorn Titanium Finish — making this an incredibly flashy-looking kit overall. But because of that, the price shot up to a whopping ¥12,000(!!!), which is considerably more expensive than the MG Unicorn Titanium Finish at ¥8,000. The backpack and yellow parts got plating added compared to the MG Unicorn Titanium Finish, and that alone bumps the price up by ¥4,000... it's a bit of a head-scratcher, honestly.

Setting the price aside and looking at the overall coating quality, the finish is better than any other plated kit out there — as you'd expect from a Titanium Finish — but the deep color tends to make the wavy patterns and purplish blotches on the plated surface a bit more noticeable. Some might say those marble-like purple wave patterns are actually a feature of the Titanium Finish, but when you've got a dark-colored mobile suit and the coating looks this uneven in terms of color variation, it's hard to call it a good thing.

Anyway, the coating quality itself is pretty decent, but it's a tough kit to recommend from a value-for-money standpoint. T_T On top of that, if I'm being honest, compared to the Unicorn and Sinanju Titanium Finish kits, the Banshee Titanium Finish feels like it falls a bit short in terms of visual impact. All things considered, if we're talking plated kits, the MG Unicorn Titanium Finish with its beautiful marble-like look is the better pick for the money, and if you want the absolute top-tier quality, I'd point you toward the Sinanju Titanium Finish — pricey, but it's in a league of its own.

MG Unicorn 02 Banshee ~ Titanium Finish ver. | 2012. 12 | ¥12,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.