RX-78-2 Gundam

Notes

• The manual has no step numbers. Steps are written as page-frame: 15-3 is the 3rd frame on page 15 (reading order: top band first, left to right; runner intro boxes, CAUTION boxes and photos are not counted).
• The kit is built in 5 phases: 01–02 inner frame, 03 silver truss frame, 04 outer armor, 05 weapons and Core Fighter. Left and right legs and arms are built on separate pages.
• Part numbers run on across sub-runners, e.g. A1 1–10 and A2 11–24; K1 1–5, K3 6–7, K5 8–16, K2 17–21, K4 22–24. Runners included twice: C3, D, F1, F2, I1, T3, T4, T5. J2, L2, L4 and T2 lack some numbers found on J1, L1, L3 and T1 (not on the runner, nothing missing).
• Every number was reconciled against the runner layout (read at 300 dpi): all are used, none over or under. Numbers carried by several pieces on one runner are in the runner table, e.g. U1-1 has 8 pieces, E2-19 has 4, W-3 has 4, F2-10 has 4 per runner.
• The LED unit (twin eyes, chest ducts), the lighting saber and the Y tool come in the box; they are not cut and not counted (turn on "LED parts" to see them). The LED unit needs 2 LR41 batteries (sold separately); the lighting saber uses the included BR435 test battery.
• Metal parts (vulcans, elbow parts, verniers) are included, not cut and not counted. X1-1 has a built-in magnet.
• Stickers: E = etching stickers, A and B = sticker sheets A and B, M = metallic 3D stickers. Stickers are listed only on steps with parts to cut; metallic 3D stickers (M3–M23) follow page 65, marking stickers follow the MARKING LOCATION page at the end.
• The caution flag (!) covers both parts with a fixed orientation and parts with the crossed-scissors mark (切り取り注意): the marked tab is part of the piece, do not cut it off. Parts tagged UNDER GATE: trim the gate on the inner or back side cleanly.
• Pages 61–64 (shield mounting, armor hatches, fitting and switching on the LEDs) have no new plastic parts.