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RX-78GP02R天 Gundam GP-Rase-Two-Ten

Ogre's upgraded GP02 rebuild trades a little wrist mobility for a whole lot of menace.

MechaGrade Score

3.6/5

RX-78GP02R天 Gundam GP-Rase-Two-Ten · 1/144 · 2020

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2020

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The verdict

This is a genuinely cool kit that looks better than it poses.

I like it a lot as a shelf piece, the claw binders and the Oninome visor gimmick are the whole reason to own it, but I will not pretend the elbows and the binder joints move as freely as I want them to. It rewards patience during the build and forgives very little once you start posing it aggressively. Buy it for the design, not for the range of motion.

Best for: Build Divers fans who want the Ogre look on a shelf, not on a dynamic action base

The full review

What it is

This kit is Bandai's re-tool of the original GP-Rase-Two into Ogre's late-series upgrade, and it comes with both the newer Rase-Two-Ten parts and the option to reassemble the earlier Rase-Two loadout, so you effectively get two mobile suits worth of parts in one box. I went in expecting a straightforward GP02 recolor and came out impressed by how much they changed. The Flexible Ogre Binders with their hidden hinge sections and swappable claws are the star, and the twin GN Revolver Bazookas plus the GN Ogre Sword Ni Shiki give you a real arsenal to display with. Snapping the binders into their extended claw-attack pose the first time is a genuinely satisfying moment.

The catch

The binders and shoulders are built tight, which gives the kit its clean, gapless silhouette but costs you posability. Builders online have flagged elbow bend that stops short of where you want it, and the knees rely on foil stickers rather than molded color, so panel lines there need care during application. A few reviewers also worried this was a simple retool of the base GP02 mold before building it, and while the new Ogre parts prove that wrong, the core frame underneath is still the older HG GP02 engineering, so do not expect MG-level joint travel.

Who it's for

Get this if you are chasing the Build Divers roster or you just like the design of a Gundam that looks like it wants to eat its opponents, the Trans-Am visor gimmick alone makes it worth the shelf space. Skip it if your priority is a wide-range poseable HG for dynamic photography, the tight fit on the binders and the stiffer elbows will frustrate you there. It is a good gateway kit too since the assembly itself is not fiddly, it is only the finished pose range that is limited, so newer builders looking for an interesting first Build Divers kit will still have a good time.

The build story

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

The build itself moves fast and the gate placement on the new Ogre-specific runners is clean, I did not run into the sink marks or heavy nub scars that plague some older HG retools. The trickiest part is seating the binder hinges correctly so the claws deploy without binding, get that wrong and the whole arm assembly feels stiff.

Where this kit earns its keep is color separation on the new parts, the claws and binder tips come molded in their proper dark tones so you are not painting to hide seams there. The twin bazookas and sword give you enough loadout variety to build a couple of different display poses even with the more limited joint range, and being able to rebuild it back into the original Rase-Two configuration is legitimate added value for a single HG price point.

Lore & trivia

01The GP-Rase-Two-Ten is Ogre's personal upgrade of his own custom GP-Rase-Two, which itself was built on the RX-78GP02A Gundam Physalis chassis inside Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE.
02The Ogre Claws mounted on the Flexible Ogre Binders can detach and function as wired, remote-controlled weapons capable of generating beam blades, and the upgraded Ogre Claw Ten variants are shaped to grip the GN Ogre Sword Ni Shiki.
03Activating the suit's unique Ogre Trans-Am System lowers a visor over the eyes and triggers Oninome Mode, a lock-on targeting state themed around the suit's predatory design.