Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Ex-S Gundam from various angles (1/6)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Ex-S Gundam from various angles (2/6)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Ex-S Gundam from various angles (3/6)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Ex-S Gundam from various angles (4/6)

Ex-S Gundam from various angles

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Ex-S Gundam detail shots (1/4)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Ex-S Gundam detail shots (2/4)

Ex-S Gundam detail shots

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Parts for the S Gundam configuration. You still have to fully disassemb

Parts for the S Gundam configuration.
You still have to fully disassemble and reassemble the legs to swap, which is a pain.

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam from various angles (1/6)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam from various angles (2/6)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam from various angles (3/6)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam from various angles (4/6)

S Gundam from various angles

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam detail shots (1/4)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam detail shots (2/4)

S Gundam detail shots

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Alongside the existing Beam Smart Gun barrel (right), a newly sculpted

Alongside the existing Beam Smart Gun barrel (right),
a newly sculpted rapid-fire equipment spec barrel has been added.

Beam Smart Gun rapid-fire equipment spec barrel

You can also stand up the support base.

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - The Ex-S disc radome can also be mounted on the rapid-fire equipment sp

The Ex-S disc radome can also be mounted on the rapid-fire equipment spec.

Other weapons, accessories, and hands are the same as before.

S Gundam separated and transformed

G-Attacker

G-Bomber

Core Fighter

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - G-Cruiser from various angles (1/7)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - G-Cruiser from various angles (2/7)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - G-Cruiser from various angles (3/7)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - G-Cruiser from various angles (4/7)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - G-Cruiser from various angles (5/7)

G-Cruiser from various angles

Leftover parts

Articulation is the same as before.

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam - Beam Smart Gun rapid-fire equipment spec poses (1/4)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam - Beam Smart Gun rapid-fire equipment spec poses (2/4)

S Gundam - Beam Smart Gun rapid-fire equipment spec poses

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - S Gundam - beam saber poses (1/3)

S Gundam - beam saber poses

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Ex-S Gundam - Beam Smart Gun rapid-fire equipment spec + beam saber pos

Ex-S Gundam - Beam Smart Gun rapid-fire equipment spec + beam saber poses

Unsheathing pose

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Incom launch scene recreation. As expected, the lead wires don't have e

Incom launch scene recreation.
As expected, the lead wires don't have enough rigidity to hold their position properly.

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Together with the MG Ex-S / S Gundam released as a standard release in

Together with the MG Ex-S / S Gundam released as a standard release in 2019.
Essentially the main body only differs in molded color.

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) - Together with the MG Ex-S Gundam released as a standard release in 2003

Together with the MG Ex-S Gundam released as a standard release in 2003.
The molded color concept is nearly identical.

This kit is the MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Essentially, it takes the 2019 MG Ex-S / S Gundamand swaps the molded colors to match the 2003 MG Ex-S Gundam's original colors — making it a color variant kit, though a newly sculpted rapid-fire equipment spec barrel for the Beam Smart Gun has been added.

The 2019 version was essentially a v1.3 upgrade of the 2003 version, with some sculpting improvements — but the molded colors had shifted to an overall pastel tone. This kit brings those colors back to the original. So all the features and upgrade points are the same as the 2019 version: revised sculpting on the head, chest, shoulders, backpack, and wings, plus the incom launch gimmick and new hands. That said, with the color scheme reverting to the original, the side skirt beam cannons use the original parts rather than the upgraded ones. Either way, think of it as the original colors combined with the newer version's details.

That said, the basic frame and a good number of parts are carried over straight from the 2003 kit, so viewed from a 2025 perspective, it inevitably feels a bit dated. The joints that require a bunch of screws to assemble, along with the chunky frame, are just something you have to accept. Still, the external armor looked clean even back in 2003, so the overall appearance doesn't feel all that old. Personally, I consider this one of Hajime Katoki's finest mecha designs, and even knowing it's a 36-year-old design, the sheer stylistic power keeps it looking sharp today.

So yes, it's a color variant kit built on an aging platform with a modest upgrade on top — but the design is still as attractive as ever, the transformation gimmick is impressive, and the joints are solid. The one slightly annoying thing is that the price jumped from ¥12,800 to ¥15,000 for what amounts to a small amount of new sculpting. That said, this kit was never easy to get a reprint of, so I'm sure plenty of people are just happy to see it back on shelves in any form. At the end of the day, Ex-S is Ex-S — if this design speaks to you, it's absolutely worth picking up. :-)

MG Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.) | 2025.7 | ¥15,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.