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HGUC RGM-79 GM

Japanese Name

HGUC RGM-79 ジム

Subtitle

E.F.S.F. Mass Productive Mobile Suit

Classification

• High Grade Universal Century

Lineup no.

020

Scale

1/144

Franchise

• Mobile Suit Gundam

Release Date

April 20, 2001

Price

¥700 [note 1]

JAN/ISBN

4543112017871

Need glue?

No

Materials

• PS
• PE

Run

Standard

Model of

• RGM-79 GM

Box Art

Illustration by

• Masanori Shino

The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) RGM-79 GM is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2001.

Contents

• 1 Includes
• 2 Kit Features & Gimmicks
  • 2.1 Articulation
  • 2.2 Weapons/Other Gimmicks
• 3 Tips & Tricks
  • 3.1 B-Club related customizations
• 4 Variants​
• 5 Gallery
  • 5.1 Packaging
  • 5.2 Stock Photos
• 6 See Also
• 7 Footnotes
• 8 External Links
  • 8.1 Official
  • 8.2 Reviews
    • 8.2.1 Sites

Includes[]

• GM
  • Beam Saber hilt
  • Manipulators
    • Right Trigger hand
    • Left Splayed hand
• Beam Spray Gun
• Shield
• Beam Saber

Kit Features & Gimmicks[]

Articulation[]

• The head can swivel on a single ball-joint neck.
• The arms can...
  • Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The upper arms can rotate.
• Elbow and knee joints can only be bent up to 90 degrees.
• The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• Torso can pivot from left or right if slightly pulled up.
• The waist can turn 360 degrees.
• The upper thighs can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, though in an extent due to the limited skirt armor motion.
  • Front and side skirt armors can slightly pivot to avoid interference.
• The ankles can tilt back and forth in a limited manner.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks[]

• The hands are swappable.
• Each of the weapons must be wielded by their own respective hand parts.
• The Shield can attach onto the backpack.
• Beam Saber hilt can be removed of one prefers to display the GM with an activated Beam Saber.

Tips & Tricks[]

• For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be applied with Gundam Markers or Mr. Color paints.
• Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers and if any, marking decals and painted details.
  • If using matte/flat-finish top coat, it is advisable not to spray on the clear/translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated.
• The Bazooka from the HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam and the Bullpup Machine Gun from HGUC GM Command can be used for this kit to recreate the GMs seen in the 3rd Episode of MS IGLOO.
• Beam Saber hilt & Shield piece (B5) can be painted with white paint.

B-Club related customizations[]

• The 1/144 WA-7 Shield for E.F.S.F. MS garage kit can be used for this Gunpla.
• The 1/144 Hyper Bazooka Ver. Ka. (2.0) garage kit can be used for this Gunpla.
• High Detail Manipulator 16 can be used for this kit.
• The GM Cannon Conversion Kit for HGUC GM can be used to remodel this kit into GM Cannon.
• The GM Sniper Custom Conversion Kit for HGUC GM can be used to remodel this kit into GM Sniper Custom.
  • Additionally, the GM Sniper Custom Weapon Set can be used as the garage kit's add-on.
• The RGM-86R GM III Conversion Kit for HGUC GM can be used to remodel this kit into GM III.
• The c,o.v.e.r.-kit for HGUC GM - RGC-80S GM Cannon can be used for this kit to rebuild into GM Cannon.

Variants​[]

Italicized item/s are exclusives.

Reissues of the kit from September 2018 onward will feature a blue-colored Bandai Spirits logo. Later reprints from mid-2022 will also feature an additional Bandai Namco logo.

• HGUC RGM-79 GM (Gundam The Ride -A Baoa Qu-)
• HGUC GM & Guncannon Mass Production Type (White Dingo Team)
• HGUC GM／GM II／GM III Set

Gallery[]

Packaging[]

Pre-Bandai Spirits red logo/Bandai Namco logo labellingBandai Spirits blue logo/Pre-Bandai Namco logo labelling (scanned by gundamsblog.net)

Stock Photos[]

Note: Images show a model completed by a professional builder. Actual product may differ.

See Also[]

• MG RGM-79 GM (Ver. 2.0) - 1/100 scale

Footnotes[]

1. ↑ Yen price excluding 5% tax (8% from 2014 to 2019; 10% from 2019 October onwards).

External Links[]

Official[]

• Bandai Hobby kit's page
• Bandai Hobby kit's instruction manual page

Reviews[]

Sites[]

• Review/Catalog Entry on Dalong.net (Korean)
• Review by Schizophonic9 (Japanese)