MG RX-77-2 Guncannon

Release 2009. 12

Price ¥3,000

Gundam 30th Anniversary

Special Clear Parts

Release date: December 2009 / Price: ¥3,000

Box open

MG Guncannon - There's apparently plenty of empty space inside the box, so even with the clear runners added, the box height

There's apparently plenty of empty space inside the box,
so even with the clear runners added, the box height stays the same.

Clear runners added to the existing kit

The torso and leg runners have been made clear.

Clear runner shots

Parts diagram

Full body view

Clear parts on the front of the head.
It's in a spot that's barely noticeable, though.

MG Guncannon - The front and top of the torso are all done in clear, but since this is an early MG, there's not much worth l

The front and top of the torso are all done in clear,
but since this is an early MG, there's not much worth looking at inside the internal frames.

MG Guncannon - As you can see from the back, the side skirts alone are cleverly left out of the clear treatment. (1/3)

As you can see from the back,
the side skirts alone are cleverly left out of the clear treatment.

MG Guncannon - The rear skirt is also fully done in clear, but there's no molding at all on the inner armor side, so it look

The rear skirt is also fully done in clear, but there's no molding at all on the inner armor side, so it looks pretty bare and empty.

MG Guncannon - The lower leg armor on both sides has been made clear, giving you a nice view of the inner armor molding and

The lower leg armor on both sides has been made clear,
giving you a nice view of the inner armor molding and internal frame.

This kit is the MG clear exterior parts version released to commemorate Gundam's 30th anniversary. It's essentially the same contents as the original kit, but with one extra set of clear runners added. In other words, it lets you choose between standard armor and clear armor for specific exterior parts, so for the basic kit features please refer to the normal version review — this review only covers the added clear parts.

MG Guncannon Review

◆ Areas Covered and Effect

Interestingly, the entire torso except for the side skirts has been made clear, and as a bonus, one part on the front of the head is also clear. Both sides of the lower leg shin armor below the knee are clear as well, so the total clear surface area is actually quite large. On the torso, the clarity is a bit reduced due to mock-up marks left inside the clear parts, and since the internal mechanical frame isn't really visible through it anyway, the see-through effect is pretty minimal. It's more of a "beautiful glowing clear parts" kind of vibe, I'd say. The legs, on the other hand, have good transparency and decent internal mechanical frames, so you can actually see through them nicely.

◆ Difficulty of Swapping Parts

There are surprisingly quite a few parts to swap out, so it takes a bit of time, but overall it's pretty manageable. Just be careful when swapping the torso armor — when disassembling the standard (non-clear) armor, I'd recommend checking the manual to confirm where everything locks in before taking it apart and putting it back together. Also, don't forget that there are small parts attached to the torso armor that weren't made clear, so you'll need to transfer those over to the clear parts side as well.

◆ Overall Thoughts

Looking at it visually, a pretty large surface area has been made clear, so it definitely reads as a clear kit at a glance. That said, aside from the legs, the see-through effect is almost nonexistent — and the skirts in particular are so bare and empty that they almost look worse in clear than they would in standard armor, so don't get your hopes up too high. On the flip side, if you step back a little, the wide expanse of clear covering the torso and legs does have a lovely luminous quality to it, so all things considered I'd say this is a reasonably solid clear version. :-)

MG Guncannon | 2009. 12 | ¥3,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.