Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Various angles

Detail shots

Outer armor removed

Internal frame

RG God Gundam - Frame detail shots (1/4)

RG God Gundam - Frame detail shots (2/4)

Frame detail shots

Two God Slashes are included as weapons.

There are 11 hands included in total.

Core Lander

Underside

Core Lander canopy open

Halo (Rin) effect parts made up of three-colored PET sheets

The three-colored halo effect parts are held together by a clear part in the center.

Viewed from the side, it forms a three-tiered 3D shape, each layer graduating in size.

The center clear part slots into the underside of the backpack.

Chest and shoulder open gimmick.

Forearm deploy gimmick

Look closely and you can see the thumb is articulated too.

When you open the rear leg gimmick, the verniers inside are linked and push outward.

Shoulder machine cannon open gimmick.

RG God Gundam - Flip down the cover on the backside and a stand peg hole appears. It's designed to stay hidden when not in us

Flip down the cover on the backside and a stand peg hole appears.
It's designed to stay hidden when not in use.

RG God Gundam - The beam sabers stored on the side skirts slide in from the back rather than the top. Thanks to this, they ne

The beam sabers stored on the side skirts slide in from the back rather than the top.
Thanks to this, they never fall out.

Excellent limb articulation

Hip joint sliding gimmick

The side skirts open wide to the sides, so they don't get in the way of the legs at all.

As a result, you can kick the legs straight up to the side.

The shoulders are flexible too.

The wrists can also bend a little further inward.

RG God Gundam - Two points on the forearm are secured with ring-type joints, so they're well-designed to stay in place during

Two points on the forearm are secured with ring-type joints,
so they're well-designed to stay in place during posing.

Waist articulation

The ankle side-to-side articulation is excellent too.
The legs can be spread out to nearly horizontal.

The backpack verniers can each be moved independently.

Wing deployment

The mounting points on both sides of the wings rotate as a single unit.

The wings can also be folded back.

A kneeling pose comes together very naturally.

The squat pose, haven't seen that in a while.

Arms-crossed pose

Kick pose

God Slash pose

RG God Gundam - Poses using the halo effect parts (1/6)

RG God Gundam - Poses using the halo effect parts (2/6)

RG God Gundam - Poses using the halo effect parts (3/6)

RG God Gundam - Poses using the halo effect parts (4/6)

Poses using the halo effect parts

RG God Gundam - Sekiha Tenkyoken pose (1/4)

RG God Gundam - Sekiha Tenkyoken pose (2/4)

Sekiha Tenkyoken pose

RG God Gundam - Alongside the HGFC God Gundam. The detail difference is one thing, but the wing size difference is pretty sig

Alongside the HGFC God Gundam.
The detail difference is one thing, but the wing size difference is pretty significant too.

Alongside the RG Wing Gundam.

Straight build

God Gundam has been released as the 37th RG kit. The Gundams from Mobile Fighter G Gundam are fundamentally close-combat machines, so articulation and posability have always been key for these suits — and it feels like we've finally gotten the definitive version with this God Gundam. ^^

First off, this has the best articulation of any RG to date. As you can see in the photos above, the legs can be raised straight up to the side almost vertically. This is made possible by the sliding hip joint combined with incredibly flexible side skirts that don't interfere with leg movement at all. The flexible ankle joints can also maintain ground contact at nearly horizontal angles, which means the kit stays stable in just about any pose on a flat surface. Joint strength is also solid — almost on the stiff side, actually.

Beyond being the ultimate action figure, this kit really feels like a lot of care went into its development overall. Given how action-focused it is, ring-type joints have been used on the arm joints (where a ring-shaped pin is inserted at a specific angle and then rotated to lock in place) to keep them from popping out during posing. The signature halo (rin) effect parts are also done in a really premium way — three layers of differently colored PET sheets stacked into a three-dimensional structure. The result looks incredibly high-end.

One more improvement worth mentioning — the beam sabers stored in the side skirts now have a much more secure fit. Instead of just plugging them in from the top, you slide them in from the back and lock them into place, so they won't fall out easily during posing. They also added cover parts for the action base mounting hole (a nice touch), so you can hide it when not in use. And there's even a linked gimmick where opening the rear leg covers causes the inner verniers to pop out — really nicely thought out.

As for the downsides — first off, there's a lot of interference between the neck parts and the chest when you try to open it up for the Sekiha Tenkyoken pose. It's one of those things you really have to feel for yourself, but the neck can get in the way and make it hard to open the chest properly. After opening and closing it a bunch of times I got the hang of it, but the root cause is that there's just not enough clearance between the neck and chest parts — so when you're building it, make sure the neck part is seated exactly in the right position. Also, nothing on the main body tends to pop off during posing, but the Core Lander plugged into the back has a relatively weak hold and does come loose every now and then. Being careful about it keeps things fine, but since the body joints are so solid, the Core Lander's connection ends up looking weak by comparison.

All in all though, this kit came out with a level of quality that exceeds expectations — it's genuinely top-tier stuff. Above all, the articulation is on a whole other level, and for anyone who was disappointed by the MG or HGFC God Gundam, this is going to feel like a real treat. Getting this kind of quality at ¥3,500 is something else — the best RG kits really do offer insane value for money. :-)

RG God Gundam | 2022. 8 | ¥3,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.