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RX-78F00 Gundam

A tabletop tribute to the 18-meter Gundam that actually walked in Yokohama.

MechaGrade Score

3.4/5

Gundam · 1/100 · 2020

GradeMG

Scale1/100

Released2020

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is less a combat mobile suit kit and more a scale replica of a machine, and once I built it that way in my head it clicked.

The RX-78F00 depicts the real, moving 18-meter Gundam statue from Gundam Factory Yokohama, so its proportions and joints are deliberately stiffer and stockier than a standard RX-78-2. I liked it for what it is, a neat piece of Gunpla history, but I would not recommend it to someone chasing dynamic Gundam poses.

Best for: Gunpla collectors and Gundam history fans who want a desk replica of the real Yokohama Gundam, not a standard poseable RX-78-2

The full review

What it is

The RX-78F00 is Bandai's kit tribute to the full-scale, 18-meter tall moving Gundam that stood at Gundam Factory Yokohama from 2020 to 2024, an actual engineering marvel that holds the world record for largest mobile humanoid robot. Building it, I could feel that DNA in the design. The frame borrows RE/100-style construction with the same poly cap joints, so assembly is straightforward and familiar if you have built other RE kits. The shoulders and elbows have an unusual, blockier shape that mimics the real statue's actual moving joints, and the whole body is covered in fine engraved panel lines that reward a little paint or panel lining. It is a genuinely fun build for anyone who followed the real-world project.

The catch

The elbow only bends to about 120 degrees, well short of what you get from a standard RX-78-2 kit, and the ankles and skirt armor have limited range built around avoiding leg interference rather than maximizing pose potential. A lot of the gray armor color comes from stickers rather than molded plastic, and the sticker count is on the higher side, which will bother anyone who prefers color-separated parts straight out of the runners. At 1/100 scale it also sits in an odd spot, priced and sized like an MG but engineered more simply than one, so if you go in expecting full MG-grade articulation and inner-frame complexity, you will be disappointed.

Who it's for

Buy this one if you love the real Gundam Factory Yokohama story, want a shelf piece that nods to that project, or just enjoy oddball limited-release Gunpla with real-world history behind them. Skip it if you want a highly poseable, diorama-ready RX-78-2 for action shots, since the stiffer elbows and heavier sticker reliance work against that goal. I would also point newer builders toward a standard HG or MG RX-78-2 first and treat this one as a second, novelty pickup once you already have the classic Gundam pose in your collection.

The build story

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

Assembly leans on the same simple RE/100-style engineering Bandai has used across that line, so gate placement and part fit are easy to manage even if you are newer to inner-frame kits. The poly cap joints in particular fit snugly on first assembly and do not come loose with handling, which is a relief on a kit this size.

The design payoff is really in the details, the head's combined hinge and ball joint, the front and side skirts that swing to clear the hips, and the double-jointed knees all point back to how the real 18-meter statue actually moved. Accessories cover the basics well: a beam rifle, shield, action base joint for stable floating poses, a flat open hand, a holster for the rifle, and two beam saber blades, enough loadout to display it a few different ways even with the more limited pose range.

Lore & trivia

01The RX-78F00 depicts the real, full-scale RX-78-2 Gundam statue built for the Gundam Global Challenge at Gundam Factory Yokohama, which opened to the public on December 19, 2020.
02The real statue stood about 18 meters tall and holds world records for largest mobile humanoid robot and largest mobile Gundam.
03The Yokohama attraction closed on April 1, 2024, and parts of the original statue were later reused for a new Gundam display at Expo 2025 in Osaka.
04This 1/100 kit shares construction with Bandai's RE/100 line, including the same type of poly cap joints, despite being sold as an MG-scale release.