Classic Gundam's Design Fixed In New ‘GQuuuuuuX' Toy
In the final episode of Gundam GQuuuuuuX, the original RX-78-2 Gundam appears, and its latest toy has a lot more to it than it first appears.
To back up quite a bit, the original design of the classic Gundam by Kunio Okawara is surprisingly curvaceous, and that has always caused issues when it gets translated into model kit or toy form.
Back in 1999, Bandai did a solid stab at getting the original Gundam 'right' with their Kado Senshi chogokin release. I have it, and for its time, it's very nicely done.
More recently, though, the design has been forcibly modernized for model kits and especially toys. The latter being an issue with the Robot Damashii spin-off series Ver. ANIME.
The point of these Ver. ANIME toys were to accurately replicate mecha designs from the various host anime, and all of them were wonderfully done. All except one.
The classic Gundam still had a modernized sculpt and proportions, which naturally irritated the fans in Japan.
Every toy variant of the classic Gundam in this Ver. ANIME toyline had the same issue, and most had given up on ever getting a proper version of the design.
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That was until it was featured in GQuuuuuuX, and in its original Okawara proportions.
Following the other Metal Robot Damashii releases from GQuuuuuuX, which feature die-cast in their construction, the original Gundam has been added to that lineup.
While we only get a beam saber and shield with this release, so no beam rifle or hyper bazooka, the fact that this toy finally fixes this issue of being faithful to Okawara's design is definitely welcomed.
Pre-orders start today in Japan via Premium Bandai, and the price tag is also pretty decent. Coming in at 16,500 yen (or around $114 at the current exchange rate), you will also likely be able to use the hands and weapons from prior Robot Damashii releases to get the full load-out.
Gundam GQuuuuuuX is now streaming worldwide via Amazon Prime Video.
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