RX-78-2 Gundam

The RX-78-2 Gundam, the Earth Federation's field-test prototype, appears in Mobile Suit Gundam, the 1979 television series set in the Universal Century. Assembled under Project V at the Side 7 colony, it is flown by Amuro Ray, a civilian who takes the controls when Zeon attacks the colony. Official specifications list it at 18.0 m tall.

What it does in the story

When Zeon's Zakus raid Side 7, Amuro climbs into the unfinished Gundam and drives them off, and the suit goes on to serve as the White Base's main machine through the One Year War. Its beam rifle and beam sabers give the Federation firepower that Zeon's machine guns cannot answer.

What makes it different

• The colour scheme became the house style. A white body with blue and red panels, yellow accents and a V-fin on the forehead. Nearly every lead Gundam since has reused the arrangement.
• The cockpit is an escape craft. The Core Block System puts the cockpit inside a small Core Fighter that docks with the suit's upper and lower halves, so the pilot can detach and fly clear.
• Luna titanium armour. The suit is skinned in a new titanium alloy that Zaku machine-gun rounds cannot cut, so small-arms fire bounces off it.
• The kits cover design variants, not just the original. Alongside the standard RX-78-2 there is the Ver.KA restyle, the G40 industrial-design version, and the RX-78-02 from Gundam: The Origin.

How big is it?

• Overall height: 18.0 m according to the official spec
• 1/144: roughly 12.5 cm
• 1/100: roughly 18 cm
• 1/60: roughly 30 cm
• 1/48: roughly 37.5 cm

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