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RX-0 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam [Red Color Ver.]

The NT-D moment frozen in plastic, armor and all, in the color it wore when it mattered most.

MechaGrade Score

3.6/5

Unicorn Gundam · 1/100 · 2014

GradeMG

Scale1/100

Released2014

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This kit gives you the exact silhouette from Unicorn episode 7, and that alone makes it worth the shelf space.

But I will not pretend the Full Armor payload is fun to pose once it is on. The base Unicorn frame underneath is genuinely excellent, it is the armor and its weight that turns display into a balancing act. If you buy this for the red psycho frame and the moment it recreates, you will not be disappointed. If you buy it expecting a dynamic action figure, temper that.

Best for: Unicorn/Banshee episode-7 completionists who want the red frame more than they want a poseable action figure

The full review

What it is

This is the Ver.Ka Full Armor Unicorn mold recast in a red-tinted psycho frame instead of the usual clear, chasing the look of the suit mid NT-D activation in episode 7 rather than the resting white Unicorn mode most people know. Underneath the armor is the same well regarded MG Unicorn frame, double-jointed knees, a genuinely expressive head and neck, and a body that transforms cleanly between Unicorn and Destroy mode with an internal mechanism instead of part swapping. Snapping the extra armor plates, the twin shields, and the backpack rack of hyper bazookas on top of that frame is a satisfying escalation, and seeing the whole thing bulk up into the Full Armor silhouette is a real payoff moment on the shelf.

The catch

The armor is heavy and the hand pegs are small, so once loaded up the kit struggles to hold big action poses without shields or bazookas slipping loose, a complaint that shows up across builder reviews of this mold regardless of colorway. Over half the kit's runners exist just to build the Full Armor add-ons, which makes for a long, repetitive back half of the build if you are not already invested in the suit. This is also a P-Bandai exclusive recolor, so pricing and availability run higher and less predictable than a retail MG, and being a niche color variant it will cost more secondhand than the standard Ver.Ka.

Who it's for

Buy this if you already love the Unicorn/Banshee episode 7 fight and specifically want the red-frame version on your shelf, or if you collect Full Armor Unicorn colorways and this one is missing. The base transformation gimmick and frame engineering are worth experiencing at least once. Skip it if you want a kit you can pose aggressively and leave posed, or if you just want a good first Unicorn kit, since the standard MG Unicorn Ver.Ka without the armor pack is a cleaner, less frustrating build with the same excellent frame at a lower cost and lower part count.

The build story

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

The core Unicorn frame goes together the way most MG Unicorn kits do, clean gate placement, good part fit, and a satisfying click into the transformed Destroy mode stance. Where the build turns into a slog is the armor phase, dozens of small connector and plate parts that all attach to the same points, so cleanup and test fitting take a lot longer than the frame itself did.

Color separation is strong since the red frame is molded in color rather than painted, and the psycho frame panels catch light nicely under a shelf lamp. Weapon loadout is generous, twin beam sabers, shields, and the hyper bazooka rack all mount on the suit itself, which is a nice piece of engineering even if actually posing with all of it equipped is the kit's weak point.

Lore & trivia

01This Red Color Ver. recasts the Ver.Ka Full Armor Unicorn mold with a red-tinted psycho frame to match the suit's appearance during NT-D activation in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn episode 7, rather than the resting white Unicorn mode.
02In that episode, Banagher ejects the Full Armor pack mid-fight and uses the Unicorn's psycho frame telekinetically to control its shields as remote funnels against Riddhe's Banshee.
03The kit was released as a Premium Bandai web exclusive in 2014, distinct from the standard retail MG Full Armor Unicorn Ver.Ka which uses a clear psycho frame.