EGUniversal Century

RX-78F00/E Gundam

An Entry Grade souvenir that punches way above its ticket-line origins.

MechaGrade Score

3.8/5

Gundam · 1/144 · 2025

GradeEG

Scale1/144

Released2025

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is one of the more surprising Entry Grade kits I have put together, because it started life as a 17-meter kneeling statue at a Japanese world's fair and somehow that ambition survived the shrink to 1/144.

The clear blue G.L.R.S.S. Feather wings and the double backpack options give it a completeness EG kits rarely bother with. I went in expecting a quick, forgettable snap-build and came out wanting shelf space for it.

Best for: First-time builders and RX-78-2 collectors who want a novelty variant with real display presence for the money

The full review

What it is

This is the Entry Grade take on the RX-78F00/E, the renewable-energy demonstration Gundam built for the Gundam Next Future Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. It ships with the EX-001 G.L.R.S.S. Feather unit, meaning you get big translucent blue solar-panel wings on articulated support arms, a Beam Welding Gun with a stored and deployed configuration, and two separate backpack options so you can build it closer to the statue look or the standard in-fiction look. For an EG, that is a genuinely generous accessory count, and the clear parts make it look far pricier on a shelf than the price band suggests.

The catch

It is still an Entry Grade kit at heart, so the frame is simplified next to an RG or MG, color separation leans on the molded plastic doing most of the work rather than fine paint-level detail, and the clear feather wings are large enough that they add some tip-forward weight once mounted. The dual backpack setup means extra small connector parts to track and swap, which is more fiddly than a typical single-loadout EG. If you go in wanting Master Grade-level panel lining and inner-frame complexity, this was never built for that.

Who it's for

I would put this in the hands of a beginner who wants their first build to feel like more than a toy, or a Gundam collector chasing the Expo 2025 novelty who does not want to hunt down the pricier RG or resin statue tie-ins. It also works as a fast palate-cleanser build for someone burned out on part-count monsters. Skip it if you specifically want painting practice or MG-level engineering, this kit is not chasing that audience and does not pretend to.

The build story

What the build is actually like, and the engineering worth knowing about.

Assembly follows the usual EG rhythm, snap the limbs and torso together with no glue and no paint needed, and IROPLA molding handles most of the color work straight out of the runners. The clear feather-wing parts are the standout departure from a normal EG build, they need a careful hand when mounting to the articulated support arms so the assembly sits evenly rather than drooping.

The elbow joints bend to roughly 110 degrees and the double-jointed knees give this kit noticeably more range than older Entry Grade lines, while the shoulders raise up for overhead poses. The Beam Welding Gun's stored and deployed configurations plus the choice between the statue-style and standard backpack push the accessory count well past what most EGs offer, which is where the kit earns its price.

Lore & trivia

01The RX-78F00/E was originally a non-movable statue roughly 17 meters tall in a kneeling pose with one arm raised, built for the Gundam Next Future Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai (April 13 to October 13, 2025).
02G.L.R.S.S. stands for the Feather system's solar energy conversion equipment, built around high-performance solar power cells, a high-capacity power accumulator, and manipulators mounted on the suit's back.
03The kit gives builders two distinct backpack options, one matching the pavilion statue's look and one matching the standard in-universe design, a choice not typically offered in the Entry Grade line.