Snapshot refreshed 14/03/2026
Story and world
Collector context is kept separate from direct official copy so the page can be richer without pretending every line came from a single source page.
Curated collector summary
HGUC 1/144 RX-78-2 GUNDAM is a HGUC release positioned as a display-first build rather than a bare catalog listing. RX-78-2 GUNDAM already carries strong collector identity inside 機動戦士ガンダム, which is why this release reads as more than just another grade refresh. The current page is grounded in a bandai manual-catalog record, which helps anchor the kit in official imagery, naming, and source context.
Source-language copy
Official copy ENRX-78-2 remains the hobby's baseline legend: the machine every line revisits, reinterprets, and uses as a statement about what that line can do. This page already preserves the strongest official imagery, source links, and collector metadata currently attached to the release.
Pilot
The foundational Gundam pilot/machine pairing for the entire franchise.
Affiliation
It is usually the baseline reference point for line launches, anniversaries, and showcase kits.
Role
That prototype status is why every line uses it to prove its core design language.
Universe
The core Gundam timeline centers on humanity expanding into space, political fracture between Earth and the colonies, and the way mobile suits reshape war, identity, and ideology across generations.
Series
The original series establishes the Earth Federation versus Zeon conflict, the rise of the RX-78-2, and the character archetypes and political tensions that define much of Gundam afterward.
Machine
RX-78-2 remains the hobby's baseline legend: the machine every line revisits, reinterprets, and uses as a statement about what that line can do.
Release route
When the strongest official trail comes from the manual catalog, the page still has solid naming and reference value, but some richer commercial or editorial context may still need to be reconstructed from other sources.
Build and kit notes
This keeps the practical build-facing notes together instead of scattering them across multiple sections.
Highlights
Build sheet
Related ecosystem
Suggestions are grouped so grade ladder comparisons, add-ons, and more adjacent collector variants do not all blur together.
These are the cleanest same-mecha comparisons, plus nearby variants that help compare scale, grade, and presentation.
Same mecha / other grade
![ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 ガンダム [リサーキュレーションカラー/ネオンブルー]](/generated/official-images/eg-2526611/01-bbbf487079d3.png)
Same mecha / other grade
![ENTRY GRADE 1/144 THE GUNDAM BASE LIMITED RX-78-2 GUNDAM [THE GUNDAM BASE COLOR]](/generated/official-images/eg-2604535/01-39b89dc8938e.jpg)
Same mecha / other grade
Same mecha / other grade
Same mecha / other grade
Same mecha / other grade
Visual atlas
The spotlight deck above stays selective. This lower atlas keeps every lane visible, so pack shots, feature diagrams, lighting material, and manual-catalog history do not all fight for the same slot.
Manual-derived catalog images and reference shots that help preserve the official paper trail.
Source map
Each row below shows what the page currently knows for that field, how strong the trail is, and where that information comes from.
Names
Japanese-first official coverage
Release
Product code 2301235
Pricing
Waiting on a reachable official price source.
Imagery
1 curated lane · manual catalog image preserved
Build specs
Needs richer official product detail coverage.
Lore
Curated collector context grounded in official series or product references.
Collector ledger
The workbook remains the source of truth for ownership state only. Official pricing and metadata do not come from the spreadsheet.
Inventory rows
0
Built units
0
Premium Bandai
No
Waterslides
None
Inventory source
No workbook rows matched