Nerd Builds: RX-178B Build Gundam Mk-II

Greetings fellow nerds~! It's time for another Nerd Builds! Today I am featuring the Sei and Reiji's 1/144 HG Build Gundam Mk-II from the Gundam Build Fighters series. This model was featured in episode 6 and 7 when the boys needed a stand in for the heavily damaged Build Strike to make it into the world championship. This model is based off of the very old HG Gundam Mk II, which means that they build quality and parts are also pretty dated. But here we go...

the manual

torso. see I told you it looks dated.

stickers on the chest are no bueno.

face and head

stickers on the v-fin...no bueno.

arms look dated and are dated...

...therefore they look and have very limited range of motion.

feet

feet and legs

waist

lower body complete

backpack

Now we just need the booster

booster

finally completed

from the profile

You do not know...

…who you are messing with.

So this was my LEAST favorite build so far from the Build Fighters series… it's because there's such a noticeable drop off in build quality and articulation between the new pieces and the old pieces. And after all is said and done, it looks good, but not great. Perhaps there's a reason why it was only featured in the series for 2 episodes…should have known just to skip over this one and use my money for a better one, but you live and learn.

Feel differently about the kit? Comment below!

Blessings~!