HGUC Rx-78 GP03s (Stamen) Bandai

This gundam was first shown in the Mobile Suit Gundam 0083(Stardust Memories) and was piloted by Kou Uraki. Kou Uraki's first gundam is the Rx-78 gp01  "Zephyranthes" which was destroyed along with anabelle gato's gundam Rx-78 Gp02A "Physalis". 


The gundam has two parts the mobile armor "orchis"(Dendrobium) and the gundam itself. The Gp03 can be attached and seperated to the mobile armor. (The Dendrobium is cool, but sadly I don't have any money to buy one.)


This is GP03 Stamen:

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The Gp03 is simply wonderful and beautiful. One of my favorites in the Hguc line. I heard that this is the fourth gundam on the line. 

I personally liked  the panelling in his legs, arm and in his back..

The Gpo3 comes with a shield, a bazooka(I lost it somewhere in my room), a beam rifle and a beam saber.

                                                    

I personally like Gp03's shield. As it can be folded and it just looks really cool to me. I don't of any other gundams or mobile suits with fold-able shields.  

Inside of shield: Gp03's shield can be attached through a peg in his arm. (peg is in the middle of the shield)

Shield: Front view.

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As you can see in the pic above. The shield of Gp03 can be folded. I think Gp03 is the only one with a foldable shield.(If there are and other foldable shield out there just tell me.)  

Other accesories of Gp03 stamen are the bazooka(which i lost), beam rifle, and beam saber. The bazooka is foldable as well. The beam saber is colored white(I colored it pink ) and it's handle is white. Just like a lot of gundam beam sabers.

Another cool stuff the Gp03 Stamen has is its "Extended Manipulator Arm"(can also be called mechanical, but its already a part of a mech so its mechanical already.) on both forearms.

In the anime, the arms are used to retrieve or to get the weapons installed on the orchis. It can also be used to grab nearby enemy mobile suits.(this set of extra arms also helps the stamen win any  game of tag.)

Other pics of The Extended Manipulator Arm:

Extended Manipulator Arm: Folded

Hguc Gp03 is nicely detailed .(although not as detailed as an mg or a pg.)

Now lets look at the Gp03's thrusters.( One of my most favorite parts of the gundam along with the  

Extended Manipulator arm.) 

    Gp03's Rocket thrusters are different than other Gundam thrusters. The thrusters doesn't look blocky or  boxy like traditional rocket thrusters(boosters).  Gp03's thrusters look sleek and sophisticated . Gp03 also has two thrusters(wind binders) attached to its sides. 

A closer view of Gp03's unique thrusters.

I forgot to mention that the stamen comes with a Core fighter.

Overall. Stamen is a good model kit.Very good(to me). Articulation is just right. Design is really good. It looks just like its ova(correct me if I'm wrong) counterpart.I specially like the panel lines. There are only two cons I found in the Stamen: His face is somehow kinda of small and the arm joints are kinda loose but it doesn't really ruin the kit. It is still cool as I see it. Thank you Bandai and my cousin who panel lined the Gp03.


I'm gonna  upload more pics later.