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Unicorn Gundam Perfectibility

The PG Unicorn platform in its most decked-out, most expensive form, and it earns the price tag more often than it doesn't.

MechaGrade Score

4.4/5

Unicorn Gundam · 1/60 · 2022

GradePG

Scale1/60

Released2022

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

I'll say it plainly, this is the best version of the PG Unicorn frame Bandai has put out, and it is also the hardest one to justify buying.

The clear blue psycho frame under LED light is the single best lighting effect I have seen on a plastic model, and the five Armed Armor loadouts genuinely change how the kit reads on a shelf. But you are paying Premium Bandai exclusive prices for a kit built on 2014 engineering, and that math only works if you actually want this specific version.

Best for: PG Unicorn fans who already know the base kit and want the definitive, most-accessorized shelf centerpiece

The full review

What it is

This is the Perfectibility variant of Bandai's Perfect Grade Unicorn Gundam, built from Banagher's alternate-timeline sortie in the WALL-G short that played next to the life-size statue in Odaiba. It carries the full PG Unicorn transformation gimmick, psycho frame light-up effects, and moving cockpit hatch, but the frame here is molded in a light-focusing clear blue resin instead of the original clear red, and it ships with five Armed Armor sets (HJ, BS, VN, XC, DE) so you can build it as a beam-magnum sniper, a shield-heavy brawler, or a missile-slinger depending on mood. Sitting it under an LED unit and watching that blue frame bloom through the white armor panels is the moment that sold me on the whole kit.

The catch

This is a Premium Bandai exclusive that launched around 31,000 yen, and the US retail price landed well north of $300, which is a serious jump over the standard PG Unicorn. The LED unit that makes the signature lighting effect actually happen is sold separately and runs on four AA batteries, so budget for that on top. Underneath the new frame color and weapon loadout, this is still the 2014-era PG Unicorn engineering, the same transformation joints, the same part count, the same build sequence builders have flagged for years, tight leg transformation gates, a shoulder assembly that takes patience, and gate placement on the beam saber holders that rewards careful nub cleanup.

Who it's for

If you already own or have built a standard PG Unicorn and loved the transformation gimmick and psycho frame effect, this is the version to chase, the clear blue resin and the five-weapon loadout are a real upgrade in shelf presence, not just a recolor. If this would be your first PG or your first Unicorn kit, buy the standard PG Unicorn RX-0 or an MG Unicorn first, get comfortable with the transformation engineering, then come back for Perfectibility once you know you want to double-dip on the same suit. This is a collector's second (or third) helping, not a starting point.

What works

Clear blue light-focusing psycho frame is the best lighting payoff I have seen on a Gunpla, especially with the LED unit installed
Five Armed Armor configurations (HJ, BS, VN, XC, DE) let you rebuild the loadout instead of committing to one static pose
Full transformation from Unicorn mode to Destroy mode still works and still feels like an engineering flex, not a gimmick

Worth knowing

Premium Bandai exclusive pricing puts it well past $300 before you even add the LED unit
Frame and transformation engineering is unchanged from the 2014 base kit, so the tight leg gates and fiddly shoulder assembly are still here
LED unit is a separate purchase and battery-powered, not included in the box

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The build story

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

The runners are the same PG Unicorn architecture that has been around since 2014, and the build carries the same reputation, long, absorbing, and occasionally punishing in the leg transformation joints where clearance is tight and gate marks land on visible surfaces. Cleanup on the beam saber holders and the shoulder binder hinges wants a hobby knife and some patience, not just clippers. None of it is beginner-hostile, but it is not a relaxed weekend build either, more of a multi-session project you come back to.

The payoff is in the frame. The psycho frame is molded in that light-focusing clear blue resin, and it does not just look good under an LED, it reads as a color-separated inner structure even in daylight. The five Armed Armor sets give you real loadout variety, from the beam magnum and bazooka to the missile-heavy shield configurations, and the articulation is a genuine step up from the transformable HGs and even most MGs, the knees and elbows hold deep poses without the joints looking strained. For the part count and accessory spread, it is a lot of kit, the issue is never what you get, it's what you pay for it.

Lore & trivia

01The Perfectibility variant is drawn from Mobile Suit Gundam UC Perfectibility, a short WALL-G video that played beside the life-size Unicorn Gundam statue in Odaiba's DiverCity Tokyo Plaza starting September 2018, depicting an alternate take on Banagher's episode 7 clash with Full Frontal's Neo Zeong.
02This PG uses a clear blue light-focusing resin for the psycho frame instead of the clear red used on the original 2014 PG Unicorn Gundam release, a material change specific to this variant's NT-D activation aesthetic.
03The kit includes five separate Armed Armor loadouts, HJ, BS, VN, XC, and DE, more weapon and shield configurations than the standard PG Unicorn box offers.
04Bandai also released a Premium Bandai exclusive Divine Expansion Set as an add-on specifically for this Perfectibility kit, extending its accessory options further.