Review: HGUC 1/144 RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode)

 I just finished snap building this white beast. Though it did took me 4 plus hours including nub mark trimming. 

 The details on this kit looks awesome and is almost Master Grade like!

Articulation:

Just a little bit past 90 degrees on the knees. It is double jointed but just hindered by the suit's design.

The knees feel a little weak and a bit loose. Not sure if its just on my kit but its on both knees. Will probably have to remedy this when painting.

Same with  the elbows. A lot like 110 degree rotation forwards

and the 70 degree.. backwards  

Weird!

Shoulders will be able to move this high. The piece on the arm that holds the beam sabers might hinder it from going any higher though.

Shoulders leaning forward and back.

The unicorn can do this much with both its feet flat on the ground.

Attempting splits, it can stand though it looks awkward.

Haiiiyyyaa!! Front high kick! Ankles bent that much. You'll have to cut the front skirts in the middle also to separate them

Unicorn Gundam kneeling

 But you will see that the rear foot is laying flat sideways (cheat!)

The head is double jointed as well. Head can tilt up thus be able to stare up to the skies, of course where all Unicorns belong.. :))

Weapons and Accessories :

Hyper bazooka!

Theres a peg within the bazooka that you can slide out so as to stick it on the backpack similar to what the RX-93 Nu Gundam looks like.

There are 2 pieces you can attach to the Hyper Bazooka's rear end. The left is basically a cap or plug while the one on the right is the ammo.

 

Heres how it looks like without any of the two

..and with the cap

 

..with the ammo

and it also has a spare ammo, sadly you can't replace it as the brace that holds the ammo is already molded to it

As you can see below the one on the left is the spare ammo and the right is the one used to attached to the bazooka..

You can use the spare and attach it to the rear skirt. 

On to the shield. The Unicorn's shield is pretty small for my taste though.

You will be using these pegs to attach the shield to the Unicorn.

The one on the left is to attach it to either arm, it just snaps on. The right is used to peg it to the back. This is actually the same place where you can plug in the hyper bazooka (so you can't store them in the backpack at the same time).

Two of the beam saber handles are stored in the forearms of the Unicorn.

Awesome right? One problem though.. He cant handle the sabers properly! 

See below :

Note: It does come with 5 hands or manipulators, 2 clenched fists to handle sabers (R and L), 2 open palms (R and L) , and 1 trigger finger hand (R only)

Size Comparison : 

Just a few kits i happen to have access right now. 

HGUC RX-0 Unicorn Gundam vs HGUC Sinanju

HGUC RX-0 Unicorn Gundam vs HGUC RX-93 Nu Gundam

HGUC RX-0 Unicorn Gundam vs MG Red Frame Astray Kai

Final Thoughts: 

  

As I've mentioned in my previous post, first impressions would be that the Unicorn mode would be one of the most boring Mobile Suits out there. And then i reflected.. Why is the tallgeese my favorite mobile suit? 

Well enough of that. This suit just grew on me, the longer i stare on its "whiteness" the more i see "Potential". Thats why im so excited to at least do some painting on this kit. 

The details as mentioned are superb and Master grade like. The articulation, well not really that much posable as to the newer HGs. This is actually its design as the MG version is not that much poseable as well. 

The hyper bazooka has plenty oppurtunities for detailing also. The only gripe i had with this in regards to the weapons is It can't hold the beam sabers vertically. 

But nuff said, this kit is well worth buying. Dont be fooled by the number of plates, it does come with plenty of parts. The only thing better is if you can get the version with the Unicorn head stand. 

Thanks for taking the time. Feel free to leave comments and suggestions.