RG RX-178 Gundam MK-II [TITANS]

Introduction:

Welcome to the second kit in our group build series for Gundam Zeta. You may recall that the first kit was the HG Zeta Plus A1; in contrast to that troublesome kit, the MK-II was extremely easy. I slept on the MK-II since its release, but I can totally see why this kit was often recommended as a starting point for the RG line. It hits all of the now old fundamentals of the early RG line: the pre-molded frame is solid, the details are well cast, and you get a variety of extra materials to accent the build, like the textured hoses and clear pieces. If you've only ever built the newer RG models, this kit gets a strong recommendation from me. Consider picking this kit up from my referral link, and I will earn a fraction of the commission from each purchase. It helps me out tremendously and doesn't cost you a dime!

Kit Talk:

After bumbling through the HG Zeta Plus A1 I made a point of not doing anything too crazy with this build. I did a small amount of masking to highlight various areas of the kit, fused some seamlines, but otherwise built and painted this kit entirely out of the box. The TITANS version of the MK-II Gundam comes with a few alternative 'prototype' parts you can choose to use; I used a few of them in this build on the shoulders and calves. 

Decals for this kit came from G-REWORK; their design is similar to the RG decal layout, but the design differed in a few key ways that I preferred. My color scheme is also somewhat influenced by G-REWORK. I also went with a less saturated design, although I didn't go quite as far as their design.  

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