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AGE-1R Gundam AGE-1 Razor & AGE-2A Gundam AGE-2 Artimes Set

Two classic AGE looks in one box, but you're only building one Gundam at a time.

MechaGrade Score

3.4/5

Gundam AGE-1 Razor & AGE-2A Gundam AGE-2 Artimes Set · 1/144 · 2022

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2022

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The verdict

I like what this set is trying to do more than I like actually owning it.

It takes the decade-old AGE-1 Normal and AGE-2 Normal base kits and bolts on their Razor and Artimes armor upgrades, so you get two fan-favorite silhouettes for the price of a P-Bandai exclusive. The catch that trips people up every time is that the body frames are shared, so you assemble one complete Gundam, then swap the armor and accessories over to build the other. You never get both standing on your shelf at once.

Best for: AGE completionists who already know the parts-sharing catch and want Razor and Artimes without hunting two separate old kits plus armor expansions

The full review

What it is

This is a 10th anniversary P-Bandai bundle built on the 2011 HG AGE-1 Normal and AGE-2 Normal molds, dressed up with the Razor blade armor and Artimes long-range binder gear from later in the show. The base engineering holds up better than I expected for kits over a decade old. Both have double-jointed elbows and knees, and the AGE-2 side still does its Normal-to-Strider transformation with barely any part swapping. The Razor Blades combine into a boomerang you can throw-pose, and the Artimes binders swivel on ball joints so the rifles actually track where you're aiming them. For a suit this era, the accessory play is genuinely fun.

The catch

The real letdown is right there in the kit's structure: AGE-1 and AGE-2 share underlying body parts, so you build one complete Gundam, then have to break it down to build the other. If you wanted both fully posed side by side, this set will not give you that without buying a second base kit. On top of that, several chest and face details still lean on stickers rather than molded color, a holdover from the original 2011 tooling, and the waist rotation on both frames gets blocked by the rear skirt armor before it hits a full 360. None of it ruins the build, but it's dated in exactly the ways you'd expect from a decade-old mold with new armor stapled on.

Who it's for

Buy this if you're already invested in Gundam AGE and want the Razor and Artimes looks without tracking down the original kits plus separate armor expansions, and you're fine displaying one suit at a time or committing to a second base kit for both. Skip it if you want two finished mobile suits out of one box, or if you're new to Gunpla and want your first kit's articulation and color separation to feel current. This is a nostalgia and completionist purchase more than it's a showcase kit.

The build story

What the build is actually like, and the engineering worth knowing about.

Snap-fit assembly, no glue needed on either base frame, and the parts still go together cleanly for kits with 2011-era tooling. Cleanup is light on the base runners, though the newer Razor and Artimes armor sprues have a few more nub marks to clean along visible edges. The stickers for chest emblems and face details are separated onto their own sprue sections, so if you want to paint instead of sticker them the masking work is straightforward.

The standout engineering is in the swap gimmick itself: the Razor Blades combine into a single boomerang piece, and the Artimes binders mount on ball-and-socket joints so the long-range rifles actually pivot and swing instead of sitting fixed. AGE-2's transformation into Strider mode is nearly tool-free. Articulation on both frames is solid for the era, with real knee and elbow bend, though the waist rotation gets capped by the rear skirt on both builds.

Lore & trivia

01This set was released in March 2022 as a Premium Bandai exclusive celebrating the 10th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, which originally aired in 2011.
02AGE-1 and AGE-2 are piloted across generations in the show by Flit Asuno and his son Asemu Asuno, part of the series' multi-generation storytelling structure.
03The kit's two builds share underlying body parts from the original HG AGE-1 Normal and AGE-2 Normal kits, meaning only one of the two Gundams can be fully assembled at a time.
04The Razor Blades from the AGE-1 Razor loadout can be combined into a single Razor Boomerang for a ranged throwing weapon option.