MGUniversal Century

RX-93-ν2 Hi-ν Gundam

Amuro's last Newtype suit, built as a clean, funnel-heavy MG that still holds up almost two decades later.

MechaGrade Score

3.9/5

Nu Gundam · 1/100 · 2007

GradeMG

Scale1/100

Released2007

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is a genuinely satisfying MG that earns its reputation on posing and color separation, not gimmicks.

The frame under the armor lets you get real dynamic poses without fighting the plastic, and molded color means you barely touch a sticker sheet. It shows its 2007 age around the fin funnel joints and the back unit, but the core build is still one of the more rewarding UC kits from that era.

Best for: UC fans who want the definitive Hi-ν silhouette with real funnel-play articulation, not just a display statue

The full review

What it is

The Hi-ν is Amuro's answer to the Nu Gundam getting outpaced by his own skill as a pilot, and this MG treats that pedigree seriously. It is a big, broad-shouldered kit with an inner frame doing real work under the armor, and the articulation is the headline. Shoulders, hips, and that signature V-fin head all pose with confidence, and the color separation is strong enough that I never felt like I was reaching for a paint pen just to make it look finished. Building it start to finish without glue and ending with a fully posable figure is exactly what I want from an MG at this scale.

The catch

The fin funnels are the kit's weak point. They mount on bendable clear rods off the back unit, and on a lot of builds those joints loosen up faster than the rest of the frame, so the funnels droop instead of holding a deployed pose. The back unit itself is heavy relative to the waist and hip joints, which can tip the whole figure backward in more aggressive poses if you have not snugged everything up. None of this is a dealbreaker, but it means you should expect some fiddling to get the all-range weapon display looking right, and tension will likely loosen further over years of repositioning.

Who it's for

I would point this at builders who already know their way around an MG and want a kit where the payoff is posing, not paint. If you care about the Universal Century timeline and want the Hi-ν specifically, this is the version to get over the smaller grades since the frame and funnel gimmick only really work at 1/100. Skip it if fin funnel display is your main reason for buying, since that part of the kit is the least reliable long term, and go in expecting to reinforce those joints yourself. For anyone building their first MG, there are friendlier kits to start on before this one.

The build story

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

Runners are clean with thin gates, so nub stress marks from the box are minor and cleanup is straightforward for anyone who has built an MG before. Parts fit is tight without being a fight, and the inner frame assembles logically before the armor panels snap over it, which is the usual MG rhythm done well.

The standout is the articulation once it is all together, the hips and shoulders give you real dynamic stances and the head sculpt with the V-fin reads great from every angle. Weapon loadout is generous for the price point: beam rifle, bazooka, shield with integrated weapon system, machine cannons, multiple beam sabers, and the six fin funnels on a dedicated display stand with bendable clear rods, so the part count and accessory spread justify sitting in the MG price band even with the funnel joints being the one soft spot.

Lore & trivia

01The Hi-ν Gundam comes from Beltorchika's Children, an alternate continuity version of Char's Counterattack where Amuro pilots this suit instead of the ν Gundam, since his growing skill as a pilot outpaced the original.
02In that story, the Hi-ν's Psycho-Frame is said to have been taken from the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam, though the character Beltorchika Irma treats it as an unconfirmed rumor rather than fact.
03Its six back-mounted Fin Funnels made it the first full-spec Newtype-use Gundam type mobile suit, built around a Psycommu system Amuro himself helped design.
04This MG originally released in February 2007 and later got a Ver.Ka reissue with updated detailing, but the two kits are distinct releases rather than the same tooling.