Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body.
The front of the torso hasn't changed much.

Head

Back section

Arms and weapons.
The GN Sword blade has been changed to clear green.

The legs look a bit plain somehow.

The rear skirt has changed quite a bit compared to the original Exia.

The GN Drive parts on the back have been changed too..

Two versions are included — a boost mode and a standard GN Drive.

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - You can choose whichever you prefer.. but the boost form that wasn't in the original is definitely

You can choose whichever you prefer..
The boost form that wasn't in the original is definitely the cooler-looking one.

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - The weapon mount next to the hip joint has been simplified, and now it's basically just a spot to

The weapon mount next to the hip joint has been simplified, and now it's basically just a spot to stick a single beam saber.

With the shield attached, just like the standard Exia.

Articulation is the same as the original Exia.

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - Shooting action pose (1/3)

Shooting action pose

Bending the body a bit more..

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - GN Sword action. The clear green really makes it look that much cooler. (1/3)

GN Sword action.
The clear green really makes it look that much cooler.

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - Charging pose (1/3)

Charging pose

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - Beam saber action (1/3)

Beam saber action

The GN Blade is included too.. though it's never actually used in the show.

Leftover parts.
This photo makes it easy to see which parts of the body were swapped out.

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - Alongside the original HG Exia. They look similar at first glance, but about 50% of the exterior h

Alongside the original HG Exia.
They look similar at first glance, but about 50% of the exterior has been changed.

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - Looking at the front first.. most of the limbs have been changed — shoulders, forearms, thighs, sh

Looking at the front first..
Most of the limbs have been changed — shoulders, forearms, thighs, shins, and so on.

If you look closely at the legs, the design has been subtly tweaked on both the front and back.

The front and back of the shoulders have been changed too.

HG Gundam Exia Repair II - Along with the overall design changes, the light purple stripe detail that was so characteristic o

Along with the overall design changes..
The light purple stripe detail that was so characteristic of the Exia is completely gone.

The rear skirt design in particular has been completely redesigned.

The purpose of the weapon mount next to the hip joint has changed.

The GN Drive has also been changed to boost mode.

On the GN Sword, only the blade portion has been changed to clear green.

Together with the Season 2 protagonist, HG 00 Gundam..

The Gundam Exia Repair II, which appears near the end of the Gundam 00 anime, has been released as an HG kit. In the story, it's the Exia that was destroyed in Season 1, hastily repaired and brought back into action.. though a lot of people felt it was brought back because 00 Gundam wasn't as popular, so they needed to bring the original protagonist back.

A good chunk of the exterior armor has been changed.. though at a glance, it's not all that obvious. Surprisingly many parts have been swapped out — shoulders, forearms, rear skirt, thighs, shins, GN Sword, and more — yet the overall silhouette is similar enough that you won't immediately tell them apart unless you look carefully. The most noticeable change is probably not the body itself, but the GN Sword blade, which has been switched to clear green.

The overall quality is naturally on par with the original HG Exia, delivering solid joint strength and excellent articulation. Basically, it's a kit you can just build without any worries.

This kit is meaningful as a release of the Exia variant that appeared in the show, and if you were never a fan of those light purple rubber stripe details running across the original Exia's body, this could be a pretty fun alternative. :-)

HG Gundam Exia Repair II | 2009. 6 | ¥1,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.