Kit Review

Straight build

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - Front, rear, and upper body close-ups (1/3)

Front, rear, and upper body close-ups

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - Shield sort of draped(?) on. Without any modifications, it still can't hold the shield proper

Shield sort of draped(?) on. Without any modifications, it still can't hold the shield properly out of the box. -_-;

The legs. The overall body color is a yellowish coating.

Shoulder verniers.. The blue plated surface has a pretty high reflectivity.

The weapons and joints are just plain molded color.

Even with the coating, the face still looks pretty good.. ^^;

Cockpit hatch open

The duct section on the shield has a near-gold coating, so it's quite flashy.

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - Verniers deployed! Still absolutely stunning~ (1/3)

Verniers deployed! Still absolutely stunning~

Action pose. Holding the shield still doesn't look all that great though..

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - Nuclear bazooka action (1/6)

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - Nuclear bazooka action (2/6)

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - Nuclear bazooka action (3/6)

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - Nuclear bazooka action (4/6)

Nuclear bazooka action

With the scope removed

1/20 Anavel Gato figure included with the coating version

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - On the left is the Gato figure from the MG Gelgoog Gato Custom. There's quite a height differ

On the left is the Gato figure from the MG Gelgoog Gato Custom. There's quite a height difference..
The left one is from 0079 and the right is from 0083, so I guess he grew a bit taller over those 4 years. :-)

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - Comparison with the normal version (1/3)

Comparison with the normal version

Both have an absolutely massive build~

A shot alongside the GP01 Full Vernian coating version, also from 0083.

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - As you can see, the coating feel on the GP02 is quite different from your typical coating ver

As you can see, the coating feel on the GP02 is quite different from your typical coating version.
It's a slightly yellowish yet refined-looking coating.

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version - There are officially 6 MG coating versions in the lineup. Of course, since none of them have

There are officially 6 MG coating versions in the lineup.
Of course, since none of them have been reprinted, some are getting pretty hard to track down..
Which honestly makes them no different from limited editions at this point;;

One last pose to finish things off..

The 6th and final official Bandai MG coating version is the GP02 Physalis (aka "Salsari~"). It was the biggest and originally the most expensive of the bunch, so it's also the priciest of the coating versions at ¥6000. (Of course, it's basically become a rare item now, so the price is pretty much whatever the seller feels like charging..)

This GP02 has a very different coating feel compared to the other coating versions. While most coating versions go for a silver matte/semi-gloss look, this one has a yellowish tone — kind of like a scorched or smoked finish, if that makes sense. The normal version's base color was already a slightly dark gray rather than white, so they probably went with a different color for the coating. And that distinctive yellowish coating gives it a really unique and premium feel.

That big shield still can't be held properly, so most of the photos were taken without it; And since it's a coating version I deliberately skipped the stickers, which makes the shield look even more bare..

Anyway, with its impressively massive build and volume, plus the premium coating finish, it does feel like a coating version that's worth the price.
The nuclear bazooka pose is still absolutely breathtaking! :-)

MG Physalis ~ Coating Version | 1999.12 | ¥6,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.