Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

The bare figure alone

MG Justice Gundam - Detailed rear shots of the main body alone with Fatum OO removed (1/2)

MG Justice Gundam - Detailed rear shots of the main body alone with Fatum OO removed (2/2)

Detailed rear shot of the main body alone with Fatum OO removed

Outer armor removed

Internal frame

MG Justice Gundam - The MG Freedom 2.0 frame is reused here — great functionality but pretty plain on detail. (1/4)

MG Justice Gundam - The MG Freedom 2.0 frame is reused here — great functionality but pretty plain on detail. (2/4)

The MG Freedom 2.0 frame is reused here — great functionality but pretty plain on detail.

MG Justice Gundam - The frame articulation and the unique shoulder/hip joint structure are identical to the MG Freedom 2.0 as

The frame articulation and the unique shoulder/hip joint structure are identical to the MG Freedom 2.0 as well.

Detail inside the skirt

Fatum OO (Fatum OO) mounted as a massive backpack

MG Justice Gundam - Being an MG, the wings can extend further out to the sides and the beam cannons can be pulled further for

Being an MG, the wings can extend further out to the sides and the beam cannons can be pulled further forward.

Wings spread and extended out to the sides.
It's incredibly long and stretched out~.

Internal detail exposed when extended.

MG Justice Gundam - When you lift the top/bottom covers of the rear verniers, the inner verniers automatically link up and po

When you lift the top/bottom covers of the rear verniers, the inner verniers automatically link up and pop out.

MG Justice Gundam - The MA-4B Fortis beam cannons can have their barrels extended once more to stick out further or angle upw

The MA-4B Fortis beam cannons can have their barrels extended once more to stick out further or angle upward,
and the entire beam cannon can also be swung forward 90 degrees.
That said, the white beam cannon joint is pretty flimsy and pops off about 90% of the time when you try to move it. -_-;

The small and cute Kerpus rotary turret guns can also rotate and have their elevation adjusted.

MG Justice Gundam - The small vertical fin parts just sit in holes without any real locking mechanism, so they fall off prett

The small vertical fin parts just sit in holes without any real locking mechanism,
so they fall off pretty easily..

The three-section mounting unit can be configured in a variety of ways.

You can stand it up by inserting the peg on the bottom of the foot into the hole on top of the Fatum OO.

MG Justice Gundam - A new-style action base with improved holding strength is included in the box, and as shown in the right

A new-style action base with improved holding strength is included in the box,
and as shown in the right photo, the Fatum OO's mounting section can also be adjusted into a configuration for placing on the action base.

The Fatum OO alone placed on the action base

Cockpit hatch open

Weapons loadout.

MG Justice Gundam - When inserting or removing the beam saber handle from the side skirt, you first open and close a cover. T

When inserting or removing the beam saber handle from the side skirt, you first open and close a cover.
The beam saber also locks in sideways onto an internal peg, so the hold is noticeably more secure.

MG Justice Gundam - The RQM51 Bassel beam boomerangs on the shoulders are faithfully reproduced as well, and dedicated finger

The RQM51 Bassel beam boomerangs on the shoulders are faithfully reproduced as well,
and dedicated finger parts are included to accommodate their unique triangular handles.

Interchangeable finger parts are used, just like on the MG Freedom 2.0.

Various joint parts for mounting on the action base.

Pilot Athrun Zala figure

A good number of parts from the Freedom 2.0 are left over as leftover parts.

The main body's articulation is on the same level as the Freedom 2.0.

Beam boomerang action

MG Justice Gundam - Rifle firing pose (1/4)

MG Justice Gundam - Rifle firing pose (2/4)

Rifle firing pose

MG Justice Gundam - Beam saber charge pose (1/3)

Beam saber charge pose

MG Justice Gundam - Two beam sabers connected end-to-end pose (1/4)

MG Justice Gundam - Two beam sabers connected end-to-end pose (2/4)

Two beam sabers connected end-to-end pose

MG Justice Gundam - Riding on top of the Fatum OO pose. The locking pin keeps everything nice and solid. (1/4)

MG Justice Gundam - Riding on top of the Fatum OO pose. The locking pin keeps everything nice and solid. (2/4)

Riding on top of the Fatum OO pose.
The locking pin keeps everything nice and solid.

MG Justice Gundam - Together with the no-grade 1/100 Justice Gundam released in 2003. It's grown quite a bit taller over thos

Together with the no-grade 1/100 Justice Gundam released in 2003.
It's grown quite a bit taller over those 14 years..

MG Justice Gundam - Together with the MG Infinite Justice Gundam released in 2008. The order may be reversed, but the kit tha

Together with the MG Infinite Justice Gundam released in 2008.
The order may be reversed, but the kit that came out later is clearly the better one.

Together with the MG Freedom Gundam 2.0 and Providence Gundam, which share the same frame.

Straight build

In 2017, Justice Gundam finally got the MG treatment. Even as other SEED Gundams were getting MG releases one after another, there was no sign of a Justice MG for well over a decade — and in the end, it came out based on the MG Freedom 2.0 frame, just like the Providence Gundam. Whether the intent was to get as much mileage as possible out of a well-made frame, who knows, but either way it's a relief that we got an MG release at all. ^^;

Justice Gundam's successor, Infinite Justice Gundam, already got an MG release back in 2008 and it was a pretty solid, high-quality kit. This time around, the MG Justice Gundam has come out as an even more refined, higher-quality kit — befitting its later release date.

First off, since the MG Freedom 2.0 frame is used as-is, the structural characteristics are the same. The frame may be plain on detail, but its excellent functionality and articulation deliver top-tier poseability and decent joint strength. That said, there's still a risk of the hip joints breaking, so you'll want to be extra careful when moving the legs, and since it doesn't use polycaps, the joints feel a little stiff rather than smooth — that's just something you have to live with.

Still, compared to the MG Providence — which felt a bit shaky in the joint strength department due to its bulkier proportions — this one feels more stable, and it can stand upright with a reasonably nice silhouette even with the massive Fatum OO on its back. Also, since a display stand is pretty much essential when the Fatum OO is deployed, a new-style action base with improved holding strength is included. The action base can be plugged into the functional joint parts on the underside of the Fatum OO in various orientations, and the grip is solid enough to pull off stable aerial poses.

The Fatum OO itself is packed with all sorts of new MG-worthy gimmicks. The wings can extend much further out to the sides, and multi-stage extension and rotation gimmicks have been added to the beam cannon sections. The rear verniers also feature a linked mechanism where the covers and inner verniers move together, and even the small rotary turrets can not only rotate but also have their elevation adjusted. The one downside is that the sliding joint on the white beam cannon and the small vertical fins don't hold very well and tend to pop off — that's a bit of a letdown.

While some of the smaller parts could hold better, the overall connection between the main body, Fatum OO, and action base is solid, making this actually better than the Freedom 2.0 as a display kit for action poses. When mounting Justice Gundam on top of the Fatum OO, you can remove the peg from the sole of the foot and plug it very securely into the hole on top of the Fatum OO. The beam saber storage in the side skirts is also well-designed and sturdy, and dedicated finger parts that work perfectly with the triangular beam boomerang handles are included — overall, the attention paid to connection strength throughout the kit is really appreciated.

Beyond these structural strengths, the sleek and sharp modern proportions combined with the precise detailing across the whole body make for a very visually satisfying kit. All in all, this is a kit that benefits from the latest technology despite its late arrival, and for anyone who's been waiting a long time for an MG Justice Gundam, it seems like a great gift that more than makes up for the long wait. :-)

MG ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam
Category	Rating	Analysis
Seam Lines	★★★★★	Virtually flawless, as expected from a modern kit
Molding Color / Color Separation	★★★★★★	Color separation is perfect, right down to the small color details on the wings.
Proportions	★★★★★★	Stable posing achieved despite the large backpack.
Articulation	★★★★★★	Excellent articulation based on the Freedom 2.0.
Joint Strength	★★★★★★	Some parts don't hold as well as you'd like, but the overall connection design is excellent.
Internal Frame	★★★★	The frame is functional but lacking in detail
Detail	★★★★★★	The exterior's visual impact is top-tier.
Weapons / Accessories	★★★★★★	Rich contents including the MG-worthy detailed Fatum OO and a new action base.
Parts Count / Price	★★★★★★	435 parts total. 90.6 parts per ¥1,000. Good value for money.
Uniqueness	★★★★★★	Came out late, but delivers the highest quality among SEED kits
Dalong's Point : 114 pts.

* The scoring system used only for MG has been carried over from First 1.0 twenty years ago,
so applying it uniformly even to the latest kits — whose quality has leveled up across the board — is honestly a bit ambiguous.
Since it's just my personal take and can't clearly capture the differences in kit quality over the years,
please don't read too much into it and just use it as a loose reference.
(For kits scoring above 100, take it to mean the quality is much better than kits of the past.)

MG Justice Gundam | 2017. 6 | ¥5,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.