Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - Detail shots (1/4)

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

It features a newly designed head antenna.

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - The Trans-Am Booster separated and configured on its own (1/4)

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - The Trans-Am Booster separated and configured on its own (2/4)

The Trans-Am Booster separated and configured on its own

Weapons loadout

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - The Amazing GN Sword and Amazing GN Shield newly added to this kit. The Amazing GN Sword is conf

The Amazing GN Sword and Amazing GN Shield newly added to this kit.
The Amazing GN Sword is configured with only some parts replaced with new sculpts.

The Amazing GN Sword in its unfolded configuration

The deployment gimmick built into the Amazing GN Shield.

Inside view of the Amazing GN Shield.

Amazing Kawaguchi figure

A variety of joint parts are included.

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - Using the white joint parts, you can mount the Trans-Am Booster on an Action Base. (1/4)

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - Using the white joint parts, you can mount the Trans-Am Booster on an Action Base. (2/4)

Using the white joint parts, you can mount the Trans-Am Booster on an Action Base.

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - By connecting two joint parts in sequence, you can attach the Build Booster — the right-side joi

By connecting two joint parts in sequence, you can attach the Build Booster.
The right-side joint part of the two is included in the MG Build Strike Gundam Full Package.

With the Build Booster from the MG Build Strike Gundam Full Package attached

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - The Trans-Am Booster attached to the MG Build Strike Gundam using the joint parts (1/3)

The Trans-Am Booster attached to the MG Build Strike Gundam using the joint parts

MG Gundam Amazing Exia - The Trans-Am Booster attached to the MG Build Gundam Mk-II using a combination of joint parts (1

The Trans-Am Booster attached to the MG Build Gundam Mk-II using a combination of joint parts

Leftover parts

Articulation is on par with the MG Exia.

Amazing GN Sword – Rifle Mode action

Amazing GN Sword – Sword Mode action

Amazing GN Shield + Amazing GN Sword action

Amazing GN Sword + Amazing GN Blade action

Trans-Am GN Blade detached from the Trans-Am Booster, in action

Together with the HG Gundam Amazing Exia.

Together with the MG Gundam Exia Dark Matter released as a standard retail kit.

Comparison of the GN Amazing Sword and toe designs.

This kit is the MG Gundam Amazing Exia, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Based on the MG Gundam Exia Dark Matterreleased as a standard retail kit, the molded color has been changed to the original Exia color scheme, with some newly sculpted parts added as well.

Starting with the main body, a new head antenna design has been applied and the toe parts have been changed to the original Exia style. A GN Amazing Shield has been added as a new weapon, and the existing Dark Matter rifle has been remodeled into the GN Amazing Sword with updated parts. On top of that, deployment gimmicks are built into both sides of the GN Amazing Shield, while the Trans-Am Booster on the back can be detached and configured as a bird-like flying machine — same gimmick as the Dark Matter.

Beyond that, since the main body's inner frame is identical to the MG Gundam Exia, it still delivers the excellent articulation and joint strength you'd expect from an MG-grade kit. The Trans-Am Booster also holds on securely, so you can pull off stable poses across the board. The new weapons are sleek and well done, and the overall color scheme came out really nicely, giving the whole kit a pretty impressive look.

So while it doesn't differ all that much structurally from the base kit, the Gundam Exia Dark Matter, the flashy new weapons combined with the original Exia color scheme really do feel like a visual upgrade. Honestly, it seems like this should've been the standard retail release with the Dark Matter as the limited edition — feels like they got it backwards somehow. Either way, it delivers more visual punch than the base kit and the overall quality is solid, so if the style appeals to you, this is definitely a kit worth picking up. :-)

MG Gundam Amazing Exia | 2015.12 | ¥5,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.