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1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version (1/2)

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version (2/2)

Upper body front & rear shot

Head.

Weapons

Legs

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version - Straight into action poses~ (1/3)

Straight into action poses~

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version - Shooting stance (1/3)

Shooting stance

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version - The GN Sword is definitely Exia's biggest selling point.. (1/3)

The GN Sword is definitely Exia's biggest selling point..

Beam saber / beam dagger action

GN Blade action

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version - Stand action (1/4)

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version - Stand action (2/4)

Stand action

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version - Together with the normal ver. 1/100 Exia. The color difference is exactly like c

Together with the normal ver. 1/100 Exia.
The color difference is exactly like comparing color vs. black-and-white.

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version - All three 1/100 Exia kits together, including the Trans-Am Mode Extra Finish ver

All three 1/100 Exia kits together, including the Trans-Am Mode Extra Finish version.

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version - Together with the MG Strike Gundam Phase Shift Off version limited edition, whic

Together with the MG Strike Gundam Phase Shift Off version limited edition, which has a similar concept.
The Roll Out Color version definitely has a stronger gray-toned monochrome feel.

This is the 1/100 Gundam Exia Roll Out Color version, released as a limited edition at the 2008 All Japan Model Hobby Show. "Roll Out" typically refers to the first public unveiling of a fighter jet or weapon, so think of it as Gundam Exia in its initial factory-fresh (?) state before any colors were applied — basically just rolled out and revealed before being sent into combat.. (different from a prototype)

You might be wondering if this version ever actually appeared in the show — and if you look carefully, it does make a brief appearance in one of Lockon's flashback scenes. Some of you might be more familiar with it as a playable character in the NDSL game, though. Well, setting all that aside, it's just a great concept for a color variation, so it makes perfect sense that a limited edition would come out, right?

The Roll Out Color version feels very similar to the Phase Shift Off versions we saw from the SEED series back in the day. The difference is that the Roll Out Color version leans a bit more toward gray tones, giving it an even stronger feel of looking at a black-and-white photograph.

With the whole body molded in gray tones, it gives off a slightly more subdued, weighty feel compared to the colorful image of the regular Exia, and I think it works really well. The chest ducts and yellow collar area are molded in a mustard color, which looks pretty nice in its own way. Other than the molded colors, this kit is completely identical to the existing 1/100 Exia, so for a detailed structural breakdown, please refer to the 1/100 Gundam Exia reviewfor more details.

1/100 Gundam Exia ~ Roll Out Color version

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.