Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detailed details

The top panel has some decent detail too.

The tires look very similar to those on the Gundam Trailer..

The underside is more impressive than you'd expect.

A strange kit where the underside molding is actually more impressive than the top.. ^^;

EX Model Samson Trailer - Just like a real trailer, the towing section can be detached. Though that connector is a bit tight.

Just like a real trailer, the towing section can be detached.
Though that connector is a bit tight.. if you're not careful pulling it apart, it looks like it might break ;;

EX Model Samson Trailer - A look through the windshield. Amazingly, up to 5 people can sit in a row. You can see a driver fig

A look through the windshield. Amazingly, up to 5 people can sit in a row.
You can see a driver figure molded in, rough as it may be.
And those two round headlights on either side are done in clear parts..! Gotta love that EX treatment!

EX Model Samson Trailer - You can see through the rear window too, but there's not much to look at. Probably just for sleepin

You can see through the rear window too, but there's not much to look at. Probably just for sleeping in the back??

The turret mounted on top moves around freely.

EX Model Samson Trailer - Those ear-like flaps on the sides of the cab fold in.. and the cockpit section can actually detach

Those ear-like flaps on the sides of the cab fold in..
The cockpit section can actually detach separately and be posed like a hovercraft.

Loaded up with all kinds of cargo.

A cargo hauler's gotta haul cargo..

Hauling an HGUC Zaku II. Plenty of room to spare.

Just because there's space doesn't mean an MG looks right on it.. it really doesn't fit.. ^^;

Comparison with the Gundam Trailer. The Zaku's bed is bigger~

Three small 1/144 figures included. The poses are cute and fun.

A little diorama..?

The Samson Trailer is out as an EX Model! The Samson Trailer is a Zeon transport vehicle and it's quite a sizable mech. So even though it's a 1/144 kit, it's about 25cm long — pretty substantial.

In terms of detail, it's not at the insanely precise level of the Magellan Attack style — it's more of a moderate level. Maybe a slight step up from the Gundam Trailer that came out as the first release? It just feels solid and straightforward. The top panel and cockpit area detail is pretty ordinary, but flip it over and the underside actually has some nice depth and texture to it ^^

Various features are also recreated, like the turret articulation, trailer separation, and cockpit detachment. The windows all around the cab are done in clear parts of course, and it's a nice touch that even those two tiny headlights up front are rendered in clear parts as well.

Above all, kits like this trailer.. their real appeal is how well they work alongside other kits. As long as the 1/144 scale matches, you can just plop whatever you want on it :-)

After so many EX kits with incredibly intense detail, a kit with more modest detail like this can feel a bit plain by comparison.. but it's actually easy and simple to build, with clean and tidy detail that somehow makes it grow on you. Like most EX kits, if it weren't for the somewhat steep ¥3000 price tag, this would be an easy recommendation — it's a charming little kit that's fun in its own way. ^^

EX Model Samson Trailer | 2006.5 | ¥3,000 | 1/144

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.