Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Compared with the MG Jegan.
It's quite a bit bigger than I expected.

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Various angles (1/5)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Various angles (2/5)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Various angles (3/5)

Various angles

Underside

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Detail shots (1/4)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The footrest slides forward and backward, and there's also a foot-locking mechanism built in.

For the MG Jegan, it locks by inserting a peg into the gap on the sole of the foot.

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - For the MG Jesta, you rotate the internal locking pin to pull it out, then insert it into the ga

For the MG Jesta, you rotate the internal locking pin to pull it out, then insert it into the gap at the foot joint to secure it.

You can display it in the air using three separately sold Action Bases.

Joint parts for display

First, open the small cover on the top and you can insert the joint parts.

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Since the upper and lower decks share the same sculpt, the bottom section can be fitted with joi

Since the upper and lower decks share the same sculpt, the bottom section can be fitted with joint parts in the same way.

The ring parts on the sides can be swapped out for Action Base joint parts.

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Remove the propellant tanks on the bottom and attach the handles, allowing MS to be mounted on b

Remove the propellant tanks on the bottom and attach the handles, allowing MS to be mounted on both the top and bottom.

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - MG Nu Gundam Ver.Ka placed on top. This is a mech that suits a prone/flat pose more than a stand

MG Nu Gundam Ver.Ka placed on top.
This is a mech that suits a prone/flat pose more than a standing one.

MG Jegan placed on top

Displayed in the air using three Action Bases

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - MG Jegan mounted, seen from various angles (1/6)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - MG Jegan mounted, seen from various angles (2/6)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - MG Jegan mounted, seen from various angles (3/6)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - MG Jegan mounted, seen from various angles (4/6)

MG Jegan mounted, seen from various angles

MG Jesta and MG Jegan mounted together on the top and bottom

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Top and bottom simultaneous mounting, seen from various angles (1/6)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Top and bottom simultaneous mounting, seen from various angles (2/6)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Top and bottom simultaneous mounting, seen from various angles (3/6)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber - Top and bottom simultaneous mounting, seen from various angles (4/6)

Top and bottom simultaneous mounting, seen from various angles

Together with the standard-release HGUC Type-89 Base Jabber.

This is the RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's the same 1/100 scale as MG, but since it focuses purely on the exterior without an inner frame, it falls under the RE/100 lineup. Since it needs to carry MG-scale kits, it's impressively large — much bigger than you'd expect.

First off, this is a 100% newly tooled kit with no standard retail release, and true to the RE/100 philosophy, it's purely exterior construction, so assembly is relatively straightforward. That said, the connection pegs on the side parts are quite stiff, so the build doesn't feel all that smooth. Still, the white stripe sections are color-separated, giving it a clean look, and on top of being large, it's got a pretty solid heft to it. To display it in the air, you'll need three additional Action Bases — you can attach joint parts at two points: the underside and the side ring sections.

The basic structure is symmetrical, with the upper and lower decks sharing the same shape, but the bottom section gets two large propellant tanks attached. Remove those tanks and add the handles, and you can mount MG kits on both the top and bottom. To mount an MG kit, you need to remove the center cover and add the parts that connect to the stand joint pieces. The sliding footrests also have a mechanism to lock the feet in place.

The manual primarily recommends mounting the MG Jegan and MG Jesta, but actually getting them on there is trickier than you'd think. It's mainly because getting the leg angles right is a bit fiddly — though after putting them on and taking them off a few times, you do get the hang of it. Even so, bending the legs so the feet sit flush on the footrests and then connecting them to the stand joint parts is no simple task. Once the kits are secured, the hold is decent enough for display whether mounted on top or bottom, but the weight is considerable, so you really need to position the three Action Base pillars carefully to get a stable aerial display.

It's definitely a unique and fun kit, but it's also one that's strangely labor-intensive to get the most out of. (I think I spent over an hour sweating over those few aerial pose shots...) It's probably unavoidable given how much bigger and heavier it is compared to the HG version, but either way, I'm still glad something this substantial got released in 1/100 scale. :-)

RE/100 Type-89 Base Jabber | 2018.10 | ¥3,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.