Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

RG Destiny Gundam - The backpack is heavy, so you need to shift the legs back a bit to get it standing stably. (1/7)

RG Destiny Gundam - The backpack is heavy, so you need to shift the legs back a bit to get it standing stably. (2/7)

RG Destiny Gundam - The backpack is heavy, so you need to shift the legs back a bit to get it standing stably. (3/7)

RG Destiny Gundam - The backpack is heavy, so you need to shift the legs back a bit to get it standing stably. (4/7)

RG Destiny Gundam - The backpack is heavy, so you need to shift the legs back a bit to get it standing stably. (5/7)

The backpack is heavy, so you need to shift the legs back a bit to get it standing stably.

Upper body and head

Back section

Legs

Detail on the inner side of the wings.

Outer armor removed

Frame shots

RG Destiny Gundam - Detailed frame shots. The same frame used in the RG Freedom / Justice is used here. (3/4)

RG Destiny Gundam - Detailed frame shots. The same frame used in the RG Freedom / Justice is used here. (4/4)

Frame detail shots.
The same frame used in the RG Freedom / Justice is used here.

RG Destiny Gundam - Frame action poses (1/3)

Frame action poses

RG Destiny Gundam - The foil seals that go on the frame — a signature RG thing — come out a bit dark in color, so they tend t

The foil seals that go on the frame — a signature RG thing — come out a bit dark in color,
so they tend to be hard to see unless the light is hitting them just right..

Plenty of weapons, just as you'd expect from the Destiny.

Beam parts for the shoulder weapons

The beam cannon and beam sword feature a folding gimmick on par with MG level.

Extendable shield.

Inside of the shield

RG Destiny Gundam - The beam shield construction is a bit unusual.. it uses four transparent seals applied onto a fully clear

The beam shield construction is a bit unusual..
It uses four transparent seals applied onto a fully clear part.
MG kits have had parts with the beam effect printed directly on them before, but I guess that must've been too costly to produce..

RG Destiny Gundam - A total of 7 hands are included, with one set of articulated hands among them. Of those, the fixed weapon

A total of 7 hands are included, with one set of articulated hands among them.
Of those, the fixed weapon-holding hands with a hole in the center are completely useless for the RG Destiny Gundam.
The hole is the wrong size, so nothing fits — not the beam cannon, beam sword, or shoulder weapons..

RG Destiny Gundam - Instead, all weapons have to be held with the articulated hands, but thankfully the pegs on the weapons l

Instead, all weapons have to be held with the articulated hands,
but thankfully the pegs on the weapons lock into the palm securely, so there's no grip issue.

1/144 pilot figure.

2 beam parts and 1 shield part are left over as leftover parts.

Articulation is great as expected~

The elbow armor splits into two sections as it moves.

The knee armor also has a gimmick where two knee parts move in sequence together.

When the foot is lowered, the front shin armor slides down along with it.

RG Destiny Gundam - Flexible ankle joints. That said, the foot design makes it hard to get a solid ground contact unless you

Flexible ankle joints.
That said, the foot design makes it hard to get a solid ground contact unless you keep it level.

The hip joint articulation gimmick is the same as previous kits.

The shoulder range of motion up/down and forward/back is also very wide.

The shoulder weapon units can also move up and down quite a fair bit.

The wings spread out fully, just like in the source material.

Range of motion for the weapon mount on the backpack.

The cockpit hatch opening is also neatly reproduced.

RG Destiny Gundam - Beam boomerang action poses (1/3)

Beam boomerang action poses

RG Destiny Gundam - Aerial poses using Action Base 2 (1/3)

Aerial poses using Action Base 2

RG Destiny Gundam - The official(?) box art shooting pose. (1/4)

RG Destiny Gundam - The official(?) box art shooting pose. (2/4)

The official(?) box art shooting pose.

RG Destiny Gundam - The Destiny's signature palm blast pose (1/4)

RG Destiny Gundam - The Destiny's signature palm blast pose (2/4)

RG Destiny Gundam - The Destiny's signature palm blast pose (3/4)

Destiny's signature spread-arm pose

RG Destiny Gundam - Beam sword action (1/4)

RG Destiny Gundam - Beam sword action (2/4)

Beam sword action

RG Destiny Gundam - Beam cannon action (1/4)

RG Destiny Gundam - Beam cannon action (2/4)

Beam cannon action

Together with the HG Destiny Gundam.
The difference in quality is just massive~

Together with the MG Destiny Gundam.
When it comes to detail, the RG is still a cut above..

Together with the RG Freedom/Justice, which share the same frame.

The RG SEED lineup continues, and this time it's the Destiny Gundam. Honestly, Strike Freedom probably should've come out first.. but it seems like Destiny ended up getting released for one reason or another.

As expected, the RG Destiny shares the same frame runners as the RG Freedom and Justice, so it looks like Bandai's RG shared frame project is really starting to come together. It does mean there's a little less novelty in terms of gimmicks, but since all the outer armor is completely new parts, there's still plenty of that fresh new kit feeling. ^^

The feeling you get while building it is... "As expected from RG!!!"I feel this every time I build a new release, but I'm always amazed at Bandai's engineering — the way they pack MG-level (or better) detail, accuracy, color separation, and articulation into such a small scale. The RG Destiny is no different. Despite being a mobile suit with a pretty complex color scheme, they minimized the use of stickers for color reproduction and matched most of the color layout through parts separation, while perfectly recreating all of Destiny's unique and elaborate weapons.

Naturally, the articulation is top-tier as well, and Destiny's signature wings do spread out and link together just like they should in the lore... but unfortunately, the Wings of Light parts are not included. That said, in terms of color separation, articulation, weapon options, and overall content, this is truly a complete kit — one that gives you that precise, satisfying RG building experience.

A few things I wasn't totally happy with: compared to other RGs, there are quite a few parts that don't hold on very well and tend to fall off. During posing, the shoulder ball joints, the front/rear skirt connections, and the wing joint sections all come apart pretty easily, which gets pretty annoying. Kits like this are tricky to photograph for reviews in general, and the RG Destiny was no exception — every time I tried to set a pose, it took a ton of fiddling around.. ^^;

That said, if you just put a dab of glue on those loose parts, it becomes much easier to handle, and the solid base construction means you can pull off all kinds of dynamic poses. Either way, if you're curious about this small but flashy Destiny and that ultra-precise, satisfying RG building experience, this is very much an RG worth recommending. :-)

RG Destiny Gundam | 2013. 4 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.