I finally finished assembling, painting, and applying decals to my second 440% scale 1-meter Gundam model during the 3-day Qingming holiday. Compared to my first RX-78 build, this MK2 is a “burst armor” version — its outer shell isn’t smooth and curved but packed with mechanical details like panel openings and exposed thrusters, requiring significantly more printed parts. The final result was well worth it.
Putting the MK2 next to the RX-78, the contrast between these two 1-meter machines is fascinating. The RX-78 has smooth, minimalist armor panels, while the MK2 is packed with mechanical details and layered surfaces — two completely different design philosophies side by side.
I printed this MK2 on the Bambu H2C, and the experience was completely different from my RX-78 on the P1S. First, speed — H2C’s multi-color printing is much faster. Since I added heavy support structures throughout to ensure smooth surface finishes, color-switching would have been a nightmare of constant material changes and support removal. Multi-tool printing eliminates that entirely. Second, build volume — the H2C’s larger bed means large parts like the arms print as a single piece, no more splitting and gluing like before.
The finished result. The MK2’s mechanical aesthetic really does pack more visual punch than the RX-78 — the exposed skeleton and thrusters in burst-armor mode create stronger dimensional contrast. At one meter tall, it commands serious presence.
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