{"title":"RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam","description":"\u003cp\u003eRX-78-3 G-3 Gundam is the third RX-78 specification, and it comes from the novel version of \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c\/em\u003e (1979, U.C. 0079) rather than the television series. In that text it is the machine handed to Amuro Ray after he loses his Gundam; Mobile Suit Variation later fixed it as a unit with its own model number. It wears a grey and light purple scheme meant to lower its visibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does in the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe G-3 has no single screen battle to point at: it was written for the novel and afterwards folded into side material. In the novel Amuro takes it into the last stretch of the war, with magnet coating on the joints to answer a Newtype's reflexes. Other accounts treat it as a test unit at Augusta or Luna II, and one side story puts a damaged G-3 aboard a ship at A Baoa Qu too late to fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt is the testbed for magnet coating.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe membrane treatment went onto the G-3's joints before it went onto the RX-78-2, where it cut the time needed for a change of direction by roughly 27 percent. Field motors lose less friction with the coating, which is why later machines in the line are built around the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIts reactor runs a different laser accelerator.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nA new laser accelerator for the thermonuclear reactor is what gives the G-3 twice the manoeuvrability of the RX-78-2 on paper. Thrusters were strengthened at the same time to keep the higher output balanced across the frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe learning computer is a generation newer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe G-3 carries the NICN system rather than the ICN fitted to the RX-78-2. NICN is the high-speed, large-capacity type that also went into the RX-78NT-1, and the two programmes exchanged data while both were still in development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe paint is part of the specification.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nGrey with light purple panels, chosen to make the machine harder to pick out at range. Reference books record more than one version of the scheme; the partly purple pattern is the one usually reproduced on kits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall height: 18.5 m, with a head height of 18.0 m, according to Bandai's official spec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/144: roughly 12.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/100: roughly 18 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy from P-Rex Hobby\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP-Rex Hobby is a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vendors\"\u003eBandai Recommended Hobby Store\u003c\/a\u003e with 20,000+ customers served and \u003cspan data-prex-live=\"five-star-reviews\"\u003e1,800+\u003c\/span\u003e five-star reviews. US orders ship duties prepaid with no import fees, and Route Package Protection is available at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e1. Is the G-3 just a recoloured RX-78-2?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It began as a separate specification with magnet coating, the NICN learning computer and a revised reactor accelerator, and the low-visibility paint follows from its test role. It does share the RX-78-2's frame, shield, beam rifle and Core Block System.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e2. Where does the name G-3 come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMobile Suit Variation gives G-3 as a radio codename for the third specification. Japanese references note that earlier publications wrote RX-78-G3 Grey Gundam, and that the model number RX-78-3 only appears from 1989 onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e3. Does Amuro pilot the G-3 on screen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly in the novel. The animated series keeps him in the RX-78-2, and the G-3's animated appearances are cameos and spin-off material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e4. Which kits cover the G-3?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1\/144 there is the Real Grade release and several High Grade versions, including the HGUC Revive mould and Beyond Global tooling. In 1\/100 the 1996 Master Grade and the 2009 Ver.2.0 are the main builds, with a Ver.3.0 issue added in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:18px;font-size:13px;color:#6b7280;\"\u003eBackground sources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gundam.fandom.com\/wiki\/RX-78-3_G-3_Gundam\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRX-78-3 G-3 Gundam — Gundam Wiki\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0_(%E6%9E%B6%E7%A9%BA%E3%81%AE%E5%85%B5%E5%99%A8)#G-3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eガンダム（架空の兵器）G-3ガンダム（日本語版 Wikipedia）\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bandai-1-144-hguc-g-3-gundam-vs-char-s-rick-dom-set","title":"Bandai 1\/144 HGUC G-3 Gundam Vs Char's Rick Dom Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHGUC 1\/144 RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam + Char's Custom MS-09RS Rick-Dom\u003c\/strong\u003e is a two-kit High Grade Universal Century set from Bandai, based on the two mobile suits as they appear in the Mobile Suit Gundam novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set contains snap-fit plastic kits to build Amuro Ray's G-3 Gundam and Char's custom Rick-Dom. 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