Title: RX-78GP01 Gundam "Zephyranthes" (Gundam Zephyranthes, GP01, Unit 1)
Scale: 1/144
Grade: High Grade Universal Century (HGUC)
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Kit No.: # 13
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Release Date: 08/2000
Suggested Price: ¥ 1200
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Infomation of RX-78GP01 Gundam "Zephyranthes"
The RX-78GP01 Gundam "Zephyranthes" (aka Gundam Zephyranthes, GP01, Unit 1) is a prototype multipurpose mobile suit from the OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory. The unit is piloted by Kou Uraki.
General and Technical Data
Model number: RX-78GP01
Code name: Gundam "Zephyranthes"
Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
Rollout: 29 September UC 0083
First deployment: 13 October UC 0083
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso with Core Block System using FF-XII Core Fighter II
Dimensions: overall height 18.5 meters; head height 18.0 meters
Weight: empty 39.7 metric tons; max gross 65.0 metric tons
Armor materials: gundarium alloy
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1790 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 42000 kg, 2 x 12000 kg
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 1.66 G; 180-degree turn time 0.9 seconds
Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x A.E.Blash·XBR-L-83d/Du.02 beam saber, stored in recharge racks in backpack, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: BOWA XBR-M-82-05H beam rifle, power rated at 1.5 MW, powered by replaceable e-pac, with mounted "jitte" beam saber blocking unit, 2 spare e-pacs stored in shield; 90 mm machine gun, clip-fed, 20 rounds per clip; RX·VSh-023F/S-04712 shield, can be optionally mounted on either forearm
Miscellaneous Information
Pilot: Kou Uraki
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory; Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles; SD Gundam: G Generation Neo; Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam Vs. Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam Vs. Gundam Next
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori
Technology & Combat Characteristics
As described in the Master Grade model manual and MS Encyclopedia, at the conclusion of the One Year War, the Federation opened the Gundam Development Project, aimed at creating mobile suits superior to those that Zeon had developed. The RX-78GP01 Gundam "Zephyranthes" was the second of five Gundam type mobile suit prototypes completed under this plan.
The RX-78GP01 was designed to be an adaptable mobile suit, able to operate under any condition on earth or in space; to that end its design is superficially similar to the other RX series Gundams. Unlike previous suits, this was one of the first to re-introduce the core fighter concept in its design, utilizing the recently developed FF-XII Core Fighter II as the cockpit.
One major innovation in the RX-78GP01's arsenal was the addition of a beam rifle that used removable energy capacitor clips called e-pacs. Previous beam rifle designs had the energy capacitor integrated into the rifle directly, resulting in the rifle becoming dead weight once the capacitor was depleted. With e-pacs, beam rifles can be used indefinitely as long as the pilot has a ready supply of replacement e-pacs. The RX-78GP01 has three e-pacs (one mounted on the rifle, two held in reserve on the shield) in its normal deployment configuration.
Though the GP01 is operable in both Earth and outer space, it needs to be configured for each environment before battle by swapping out the different Core Fighters. Otherwise, the GP01 will suffer from a lack of balance and will become near impossible to pilot.
Armaments
- 60mm Vulcan Gun
- A standard armament of the Earth Federation Forces' mobile suits is a pair of head mounted 60mm vulcan guns. These shell firing weapons have a high-rate of fire but have little power.
- A.E.Blash·XBR-L-83d/Du.02 Beam Saber
- 2 beam sabers stored in the recharge recks of the backpack, fixed with the Core Fighter II, can be served as beam cannon in core fighter form and hand carried in-use.
- BOWA XBR-M-82-05H Beam Rifle w/ mounted "Jitte"
- The BOWA XBR-M-82A-05H beam rifle is the standard rifle for the Zephyranthes, power rated at 1.5MW, charged by replaceable e-caps. This is the first rifle applying a new technology "e-pacs", which is a replaceable container of mega-particles, able to let the pilot change the e-pac in the battle when running off ammunition of the beam rifle. The beam jitte attached to the Zephyranthes' beam rifle is a specialized beam saber designed to catch enemy beam sabers, allowing the pilot to quickly counter when there is no time to draw out his main beam saber.
- HFW-GMG・MG79-90mm Machine Gun
- The bullpup machine gun is a simple shell-firing machine gun that is based on older technologies, making it a weapon that can be cheaply produced and can be used by just about any mobile suit.
- RX·VSh-023F/S-04712 Shield
- As with most other mobile suits, the Zephyranthes carries a single physical shield for defense on its left arm. 2 e-pacs could be stored in the shield.
Special Equipment & Features
- Core Block System
History
The RX-78GP01 was taken to Australia's Torrington Base for terrestrial testing, where it was commandeered by (and later assigned to) Federation ENS (later LTJG) Kou Uraki in his effort to retrieve the RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis". The GP01 was heavily damaged while defending the Albion from an attack by Cima Garahau's marine corp., the Cima Fleet. The Gundam was recovered and sent to Anaheim Electronics to undergo a massive upgrade into the RX-78GP01-Fb Gundam "Zephyranthes" Full Burnern.
Variants
1/144 HGUC RX-78GP01 Gundam "Zephyranthes" Model Kit Review
After suffering heavy damage while en route to Von Braun, the RX-78GP01 was retooled into the RX-78GP01Fb Gundam Full Vernian Zephyranthes at the Anaheim Electronics facility on the Moon. The Full Vernian unit differs from the regular unit in a couple of ways. First, it has a set of Universal Boost Pods mounted behind the shoulder for better maneuverability. Secondly, the GP01's wings were removed and replaced with additional fuel units - the Universal Boost Pods replace the wings on the GP01. All of these modifications are reflected in the kit, which features all the posability and articulation you've come to expect. Accessories include shield, beam saber and beam rifle.
1/144 HGUC RX-78GP01 Gundam "Zephyranthes" Model Kit
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