RGUniversal Century

RX-93ff ν Gundam

Amuro's last suit, shrunk to 1/144 and given the fin funnel gimmick it always deserved.

MechaGrade Score

4.2/5

Nu Gundam · 1/144 · 2022

GradeRG

Scale1/144

Released2022

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is the RG line doing what it does best, taking a suit with a genuinely complicated design (psycho frame, disposable fin funnels, a saber that mounts on the beam rifle) and making it work at 1/144 without gutting the personality.

The RX-93ff isn't a total reinvention of the 2019 RG ν Gundam, it's that kit reworked with the Long Range Fin Funnel parts and new decals, but the funnel gimmick alone makes it worth talking about on its own terms. I came away impressed with how much motion this small a kit holds onto once it's built.

Best for: RG builders who want the definitive small-scale ν Gundam with working fin funnel effect parts, not just a static funnel rack

The full review

What it is

The RX-93ff is the 2019 RG ν Gundam given the Long Range Fin Funnel treatment, extra F and K runners, adjusted colors, and new water-slide marking decals for the Char's Counterattack look. What you're actually building is one of the better-articulated 1/144 kits Bandai has put out. The head sits on a double ball-socket, the torso pivots and tilts independently of the waist, and both elbows and knees are double-jointed. There's a multi-link gimmick in the legs that lets the armor slide as the joint bends instead of just hanging there stiff. Handed a beam rifle, hyper bazooka, shield, and a full fin funnel spread, it poses like a much bigger kit.

The catch

RG kits are RG kits, the parts are small, the gates need careful cleanup, and the fin funnel runners in particular throw a lot of leftover sprue at you since not every funnel configuration gets built. Builders flag stress marks on the shoulder-torso and waist-leg ball joints if you force those connections together instead of easing them in, and the V-fins on the head are exactly as fragile as V-fins always are, treat them as a break risk from the first time you touch the runner. The funnels themselves hold on better than the notoriously loose MG Ver.Ka funnels did, but they're still small polycaps doing a lot of work and will pop off if you play too rough. Figure a few careful cleanup and dry-fit passes rather than a rush build.

Who it's for

Recommended for anyone who already likes the RG line and wants Amuro's final suit posed with its signature weapon actually functioning, and for UC fans who want a shelf-scale ν Gundam without committing to the size and cost of the MG Ver.Ka or PG Let looseed. Skip it if you're newer to the hobby and haven't built an RG before, the joint assembly and funnel runner cleanup ask for a steadier hand than an HG does. If you mainly want a big, imposing ν Gundam to display, the MG or PG versions will get you more presence for the money, this one's strength is detail and pose range in a small footprint.

The build story

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

The build itself is a patient one. Gate placement is typical RG, small nubs on small parts, so a sharp side cutter and a little sandpaper time pay off more here than on an HG. The ball joints in particular want to be eased together rather than snapped, since that's where the stress marks show up if you rush it. None of it is punishing, it's just a kit that rewards slowing down.

Where it earns its price is articulation and the funnel gimmick. The double-jointed elbows and knees, the multi-link leg armor, and the twisting torso mean it holds dynamic poses instead of sagging back to neutral, and the Long Range Fin Funnel parts let you actually deploy the funnels around the suit instead of just racking them on the backpack. You get a beam rifle, hyper bazooka, shield, a full saber and blade set, an Amuro figure, and both open and gripping hands, which is a strong accessory count for a 1/144 release.

Lore & trivia

01The ν Gundam's fin funnels were the first Psycommu weapon fitted to a Gundam-type mobile suit, and in-universe they were rushed into production as single-use, non-reattachable units once launched.
02Char Aznable secretly allowed Anaheim Electronics to pass Zeon psycho-frame technology to Amuro's ν Gundam project, wanting a fair final duel between the two of them in Char's Counterattack.
03The RX-93ff is built on the chassis of the 2019 RG 1/144 ν Gundam, with the ff variant adding the Long Range Fin Funnel parts, revised colors, and new water-slide decals rather than being an all-new mold.
04It was released in 2022 as a Gundam Base and Gundam SIDE-F theme park exclusive.