OLD First Gundam 1/100 Agg

Release 1982.10

Price ¥700

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Note that some runners are not individually bagged in plastic.

Parts diagram

Manual

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Arm joint structure.

The shoulder is a T-shaped joint that plugs straight in and can rotate.

OLD 1/100 Agg - Just like the 1/144 Agg, you first plug the inner leg parts into the hip joint, then secure them by gluing th

Just like the 1/144 Agg, you first plug the inner leg parts into the hip joint, then secure them by gluing the fixing pins inside the leg.

Arm articulation is roughly this much.

The arms can rotate, and the laser torches on the front can also be angled to some degree.

OLD 1/100 Agg - The legs (written as "legs," read as "feet") can move like this, but if you consider the need to stay stable

The legs (written as "legs," read as "feet") can move like this, but if you consider the need to stay stable on the ground, they're basically immovable on a flat surface..

The two serrated cutters on top of the head are linked — turn one and the other rotates along with it.

Action pose 1

Action pose 2

Action Pose 3

Together with the 1/144 Agg.

Together with the 1/100 Agguguy

Here's the 1/100 Agg — the pinnacle of grotesque Zeon mecha. Along with the Juaggu and Agguguy, it forms the "Agg Trio," and interestingly, none of these machines actually appear in the anime itself. According to the lore, they were developed for excavation work during the infiltration of Jaburo, so they're more about digging than fighting — hence the drills and cutters.

You might wonder whether the Agg series, never appearing in the show, should really be classified as MSV kits. Well, the way to think about it is this: Bandai successfully commercialized these lore-only Agg kits and saw strong sales, which gave them the confidence to launch the MSV lineup of lore-based mecha afterward. In other words, these kits are basically the ancestors of MSV — though even in Bandai's own classification, they're grouped under the main First Gundam lineup.

Anyway, the unique design has been nicely translated into a large 1/100 scale kit, and unlike the 1/144, it features two-color color separation, which makes the straight build look much better. The arm articulation also has a more complex internal joint structure compared to the 1/144, allowing movement in multiple directions — but overall poseability is still limited by the design itself, so it's hard to call it great. The lower body in particular, which is basically just feet, uses the same assembly method and parts layout as the 1/144, so there's not much improvement there. Maybe because there's nothing special going on with the moving parts, at least joint strength isn't an issue despite the kit's size — small mercies, I suppose.

Personally, since this is a lore-based mecha anyway, I wish they'd included the missile launcher that exists in the specs. If it came with the option to mount it on top of the head or swap it out with an arm, that would've clearly set it apart from the 1/144 in terms of quality.

That said, the real value of this kit is simply being able to have the uniquely designed Agg in 1/100 scale. It's a nostalgic kit worth recommending to old-school fans who want a quick straight build to display, or those who enjoy painting and customizing. :-)
[ Updated at 2016.4.19 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.