{"title":"RX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eRX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1 is the EXAM-equipped prototype from \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e (U.C. 0079), built by the Earth Federation around a system its designer brought over from Zeon. Yuu Kajima of the Guinea Pig Team becomes its pilot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does in the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 29 November U.C. 0079 the suit was under test near a Zeon base when it lost control and attacked everything around it, and the Guinea Pig Team under Yuu had to disable it; its pilot was killed. Repaired and loaded onto a C-88 Medea, it was shot down in transit, and once the team recovered it Yuu was asked to fly it. On his first operation, against a Zeon missile base, the EXAM System let him take out the fire-control centres inside five minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe EXAM System is a soul in the machine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nIt was built to give an ordinary pilot Newtype-level performance for a limited time, and its core component is described as the captive soul of the Newtype Marion Welch. The conflict between her and the system makes it unstable, and the suit can turn on friend and foe alike, which is where the name Blue Death comes from.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA limiter keeps it from running away.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nFederation mechanic Alph Kamra fitted a limiter that holds EXAM at roughly half output. A pilot can call up full output, but only for five minutes before the machine overheats, and the optical sensors glow red while the system is active.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIts body is two machines spliced together.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe unit started as an RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type, but that airframe could not carry the EXAM System. The GM Ground Type's head, with EXAM already installed, was moved onto a modified RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type chassis, which is why the result is often called the Blue GM.\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 according to Bandai's official spec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/144: roughly 13 cm, covering the HGUC kit\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. Why is it called the Blue GM?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause a GM Ground Type is what it began as, before the head and chassis were reworked. The name was used less once Unit 2 and Unit 3 arrived and the three machines needed telling apart.\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. Is Blue Destiny Unit 1 the same machine as Unit 3?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Unit 3 is a separate airframe and a separate subject; this page covers Unit 1 only, the machine Yuu Kajima flies with the Guinea Pig Team.\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. What happens if the EXAM System runs too long?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limiter holds it near half output by default. Full output is only good for about five minutes before the suit overheats, and the system's instability means a pilot can lose the machine to it entirely.\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 this machine?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 1\/144 there is the 2007 HGUC kit, a 2017 HGUC “EXAM” release and a Gundam Base metallic gloss version, plus an SD Gundam G Generation kit. The type has not been issued at 1\/100.\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-79BD-1_Blue_Destiny_Unit_1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1 — Gundam Wiki\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80%E3%81%AE%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4%E6%A9%9F%E5%8B%95%E5%85%B5%E5%99%A8%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7#%E6%A9%9F%E5%8B%95%E6%88%A6%E5%A3%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E5%A4%96%E4%BC%9D%20THE%20BLUE%20DESTINY\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e宇宙世紀の登場機動兵器一覧（ガンダム外伝 THE BLUE DESTINY）— 日本語版 Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ji-dong-zhan-shi-gandamuwai-chuan-the-blue-destiny-rx-79bd-3-blue-destiny-unit-3-hguc-exam-ver-1-144-bandai","title":"Bandai HGUC 1\/144 Blue Destiny Unit 3 Exam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHGUC 1\/144 RX-79BD-3 Blue Destiny Unit 3 \"EXAM\"\u003c\/strong\u003e follows Units 1 and 2 as a High Grade Universal Century kit in the latest HG format, from the Mobile Suit Gundam side story The Blue Destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe EXAM system activated state can be built as an option, and a wide range of motion allows poses straight from the story. 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