Kit Review

Straight build
+ panel lining + stickers

Upper body front and back

Legs. True to the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079, panel lines are absolutely everywhere..;

Head section.
The brown panel lining kind of works... and kind of doesn't..

Panel lines viewed from above

Body panel lines

Backpack and rear panel lines

MG Gundam G3 ver.O.Y.W. - Arm and knee panel lines (1/3)

Arm and knee panel lines

Foot panel lines

Weapons

Since an entire runner set is left over by nature of this kit, there are a ton of leftover parts.

MG Gundam G3 ver.O.Y.W. - Action poses. Looking at it now.. the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079's hip joints don't spread sideways

Action pose.
Looking at it now.. the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079's hip joints don't spread sideways very well, so getting good poses out of it isn't easy.

Kneeling pose

MG Gundam G3 ver.O.Y.W. - Standard bazooka action (1/3)

Standard bazooka action

Fully armed

Beam saber action

Gundam hammer action

Either way, the G3 is a kit that makes its statement through color.

Together with the MG Gundam 1.0 G3 released over a decade ago.

MG Gundam G3 ver.O.Y.W. - If you look closely, you can tell that the gray on the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 G3 side is a bit

If you look closely, you can tell that the gray on the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 G3 side is a bit brighter.

Together with the original MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079.

Together with the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 variant, the anime color version.

MG Gundam G3 ver.O.Y.W. - The official MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 trio. Three different styles: dark black, brown panel linin

The official MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 trio.
Three different styles: dark black, brown panel lining, and light panel lining ^^

The limited edition MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 set of 4~

Full set of 6 MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 kits, both regular and limited editions.

Straight build photos

This was released as a 2008 Summer Wonder Festival limited edition — a Gundam G3 based on the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079. Honestly, it probably would've sold pretty well even as a regular release.. Anyway, like most recent MG limited editions, you can tell they put more care into the manual and stickers compared to the simpler limited releases of the past. It comes with the existing anime color manual, plus a separate color supplemental manual and brand-new G3-exclusive stickers.

The MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 base kit does show some shortcomings by today's standards — things like the hip joint articulation leave a bit to be desired...
But its reputation is well-earned — it's clearly a pretty excellent kit. ^^ The build feel is great, the joints are solid, and the articulation is decent too..

The G3's defining feature is its slightly weighty, subdued coloring, and it's pulled off nicely here. Compared to the MG First 1.0 G3, the molded color is a touch brighter.

The MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 is best known for its elaborate panel lines, and this time I went ahead and tried brown panel lining. I'd done dark panel lining on the normal MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 and light panel lining on the anime color version, so I wanted to try something new — but it's a bit ambiguous whether it really works or not ^^; I used the brown Gundam Marker for panel lining, and compared to the black one it goes on in a more even tone, which made the panel lining process feel a bit easier. The black Gundam Marker tends to go on heavy in some spots and light in others, so the tone ends up a little inconsistent.

Anyway, this is a limited edition that doesn't really need much more explanation. Enjoy the photos ^^

MG Gundam G3 ver.O.Y.W.

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.