LMHGRebuild of Evangelion (Evangelion: 3.0 You Can [Not] Redo)

Evangelion Production Model Custom Type-08β (Evangelion 3.0)

A 2013 new-tool kit the retailer itself calls highly detailed and articulated, which for this line is a genuine step up.

MechaGrade Score

3.3/5

Type-08 · non-scale · 2013

GradeLMHG

Scalenon-scale

Released2013

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is one of the better-documented later kits in the line, and it earns a slightly higher score for it.

It is a confirmed new tool from 2013, tied to the WILLE-custom units of the Rebuild film era, and the retailer's own listing directly calls it 'highly detailed and articulated' and molded in multiple colors, meaning less painting to get a clean finish than the older 1996-97 kits. That is a real, sourced claim rather than a generic one, and it lines up with this being newer tooling than the rest of the LM-HG range.

Best for: Rebuild-film collectors who want the WILLE-era Type-08β custom unit with the most modern tooling in the LM-HG Eva line

The full review

What it is

This kit depicts the Type-08β custom unit associated with WILLE from the Rebuild film era, built on new tooling dated to 2013, making it one of the newest molds in the wider LM-HG Eva range. The retailer's own product listing describes it as a highly detailed and articulated model kit molded in multiple colors with stickers used for the finer markings, which points to stronger out-of-the-box color separation than the earlier 1996-97 kits typically offer.

The catch

It still ships with a dry-transfer decal sheet on top of the multi-color molding, so stickers and dry-transfer markings are part of the process even with the improved molded color separation the retailer describes. Being a later, more specialized custom unit from the film era also means it is a narrower pickup than the original TV-series units if a general Evangelion roster is what you are after rather than the Rebuild-specific designs.

Who it's for

If you are collecting the Rebuild film's WILLE-era custom units and want the newest tooling the LM-HG Eva line has to offer, with genuinely sourced detail and articulation claims behind it, this is a strong pick. If you are building a TV-series-focused Eva shelf, this is a later addition you can skip in favor of the original numbered units.

The build story

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

The build follows the standard snap-together LM-HG process, no cement, with a dry-transfer decal sheet plus stickers layered on top of plastic that is molded in multiple colors, which per the retailer's own description should mean less reliance on decals for the overall look than the older 1996-97 kits.

The retailer explicitly flags this as 'highly detailed and articulated,' a specific, sourced claim rather than boilerplate, and it tracks with this being 2013 tooling rather than a 90s-era mold, making it one of the more confidently recommendable later entries in the line even without a full independent builder writeup.

Lore & trivia

01Production Model Custom Type-08β is a WILLE-operated custom Eva unit from the Rebuild of Evangelion film continuity.
02This kit uses entirely new tooling dated to 2013, making it one of the newest molds in Bandai's wider LM-HG Eva line.
03The retailer's own listing specifically describes it as highly detailed and articulated, molded in multiple colors.