We have here an unboxing and out of the box build review of the 40th anniversary 2011 Nissin Cup Gunpla — Gundam RX-78-2. The kit included in this noodle pack is around 1/200 scale (+/-). It does not require tools to assemble (just snap-off) and will take you around a few minutes to build. The stickers are made of semi stretchable plastic (imho). It does not have much articulation so expect it to just stand there when built. A really cute Gundam novelty item if you are going to ask me. You can check out the Char Zaku version review by clicking here

 

By the way… I built this one sleepy afternoon, I even scratched the decals while applying them haha!

 

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BOX

-blue themed

-no plastic on window

-contains two cups (gunpla and noodle)

 

 

 

UNBOXING

-can be opened on top

-my noodle is already expired 😦

 

 

 

we will disregard the noodle since we are more interested in the gunpla ^_^

 

 

 

here it is!

–wonder what is written on top?

 

cup noodle engraving inside the cover

 

 

 

the contents of the Gunpla Cup

-all packed in one plastic

 

 

STICKERS!

– seems to be made of stretchable plastic and is very thin when applied

 

 

MANUAL

 

 

 

RUNNERS

– 7 runners

– pieces can be snapped off

 

 

again this is a 1/200 scale model kit… very small guy… hard to take closeup pictures

 

 

HEAD

-this head was so small that applying the decals was an effort hehe

 

 

 

 

BODY and WAIST

 

 

 

ARMS and SHOULDERS

– one piece… no elbow articulation

 

 

 

 

LEGS and FEET

-same goes for this part… no knee articulation

 

 

 

BACKPACK

 

 

 

 

 

CROTCH joint

-please don’t lose this part, otherwise you will display RX-78-2 up to the waist only like Zeong

 

 

 

BEAM RIFLE and SHIELD

 

 

 

 

all part connected…

 

decals applied…

 

 

 

 

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MORE PICTURES

-no panel lines… just decals…

 

 

this are the decals that I messed up… I was using toothpicks but it seems that the decal colors are sensitive to scratching… 😦

 

 

 

at least he can do the LAST SHOT pose effortlessly haha

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIZE COMPARISON

 

against HG 1/144 RX-78-2 (7 eleven version)

 

 

against SD Astray Red Frame

 

 

against HG 1/100 Heavy Arms Custom

 

 

 

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it would have been nice if this Gundam kit was a regular release and is available locally…

imagine this, every time you eat a nissin noodle, you get to build a gundam kit… that would be a nice past time during office breaks… will take you only about 15 mins to build this guy without applying the decals… for sure, your cubicle at the office will be overrun by a hoard of them zakus and rx-78-2

also, if this is part of a McDonald happy meal, I bet this will be loved by many children…

 

 

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