Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal (1/7)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal (2/7)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal (3/7)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal (4/7)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal (5/7)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal (6/7)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal (7/7)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Head, front and back. The color separation is really well done, as yo

Head, front and back.
The color separation is really well done, as you'd expect from a large scale.

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Body, front and back. (1/3)

Body, front and back.

Legs

Weapons

The LED switch is located on the underside of the backpack.

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - A single LED efficiently lights up the chest, eyes, and all 3 cameras

A single LED efficiently lights up the chest, eyes, and all 3 cameras on top of the head.

Articulation feels just a touch short of a clean 90 degrees.

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Maybe they were thinking about durability given the large scale.. the

Maybe they were thinking about durability given the large scale..
The shoulder wings and the white wing parts on the side skirts — which were articulated even on the HG — are completely fixed here.

The beam sabers are stored in the rear skirt.

The wrist rotation gimmick for mounting the shield is included.

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Rifle shooting pose. (1/6)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Rifle shooting pose. (2/6)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Rifle shooting pose. (3/6)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Rifle shooting pose. (4/6)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Rifle shooting pose. (5/6)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Rifle shooting pose. (6/6)

Rifle firing pose

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Beam saber action pose. (1/6)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Beam saber action pose. (2/6)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Beam saber action pose. (3/6)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Beam saber action pose. (4/6)

Beam saber action pose

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal - Together with the previous Mega Size AGE-1 Normal. The AGE-2 is notic

Together with the previous Mega Size AGE-1 Normal.
The AGE-2 is noticeably taller and wider, giving it a much bigger overall presence.

Compared to the HG AGE-2 Normal, this thing is practically a giant..

Following the AGE-1 Normal, the AGE-2 Normal has now gotten the Mega Size treatment too. As you know, this is already a pretty bulky suit thanks to those shoulder wings, so I honestly didn't expect it to get a massive Mega Size release as well. ^^;

As you can see from the photos above, this thing is just absolutely enormous. ;; It's actually the tallest kit in the Mega Size lineup, standing a whopping 38cm tall — and if you factor in the shoulder wings, it's nearly 40cm. Those four wings on the shoulders fill up my entire mini photo studio, so the sheer volume of this kit is no joke.

Looking at the photos you might think "oh, it's just a bit big" — but seeing it in person, it's just unreasonably (;;) huge. Displaying it is out of the question; even storing it seems like a challenge. It takes up roughly the same space as four PG kits side by side, so yeah, it's a real head-scratcher in terms of size..

The overall kit composition is pretty much identical to the previous AGE-1, and the color separation is clean and generous as you'd expect from a large-scale kit. It's also surprisingly easy to build for its size — feels like it takes just a little bit longer than putting together a regular HG. That said, while the other Mega Size kits had solid joint strength thanks to good polycaps, the AGE-2 is just so big that the hip and ankle joints feel a bit worrying.. Even without the four shoulder wings it's manageable, but once you attach them, the legs tend to splay outward on their own, and there's a constant nagging feeling that the kit might topple forward. T_T

Thanks to its massive presence, even a simple pose looks incredibly dynamic — but yeah, it's definitely a tough one to display. Either way, in terms of sheer size, this is hands-down the most impressive Mega Size kit to date.

Anyway, if you're someone who loves big-scale kits and simple, easy builds — even if the bulk is a bit over the top — this one's worth recommending. Bandai must have been a little worried that the sheer size might actually put people off, because despite the much larger box and increased parts count, they only bumped the price up ¥300 over the Mega Size AGE-1 — which is honestly pretty reasonable. :-)

1/48 Mega Size Model Gundam AGE-2 Normal | 2012.3 | ¥8,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.