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AGE-TRYMAG Gundam TRY AGE Magnum

Three generations of AGE hardware crammed onto one AGE-1 frame, and it mostly works.

MechaGrade Score

3.4/5

AGE-TRYMAG Gundam TRY AGE Magnum · 1/144 · 2020

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2020

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is a gimmick kit that actually delivers on its gimmicks, even if the skeleton underneath shows its age.

Kyoya's card-summoned Frankenstein suit pulls weapons and armor off three different AGE units, and Bandai backs that premise up with a genuinely loaded accessory sprue. The catch is that it is built on the old AGE-1 mold, so the articulation feels a full generation behind kits releasing around it in 2020. I like what this kit is trying to do more than I like actually posing it.

Best for: Build Divers fans and gimmick collectors who want the full AGE-1/2/3 loadout in one box, not posing purists

The full review

What it is

The TRY AGE Magnum is Kyoya's answer to being the reigning Gunpla Battle Nexus Online champion, a suit that uses the in-universe Try Age System to summon armaments from the AGE-1, AGE-2, and AGE-3 all at once. On the shelf that translates into a genuinely fun kit to assemble. You get the beam rifle, twin beam sabers, a Try Dodge Rifle, a beam mantle, and a legful of effect parts, so unboxing feels like getting three kits worth of gear for one HG price. Snapping the shoulder-mounted funnel binders and the chest cannon into place is the most satisfying part of the whole build, and once it is assembled the silhouette really does look like a champion's trophy suit rather than a parts-bin mashup.

The catch

The frame is recycled AGE-1 tooling from years earlier, and it shows the moment you start posing. The shoulder armor blocks arm movement well before you hit a natural limit, the elbows only bend to a shallow angle, and the legs move fine at the hip but stiffen up at the knee. The wrist and hand armor pieces are also loose fits, so if you try to have the suit hold the Try Slash Blade or the DODS rifle two-handed, the hand guards tend to pop off mid-pose. Color separation leans on stickers for some of the trim rather than molded plastic, standard for a 2020 HG at this price, but it means the finish will look flatter than a kit with more colored runners.

Who it's for

Grab this one if you are building out the Build Divers Re:RISE roster, love weapon-loadout gimmick suits, or want a display piece that tells the Champion's-suit story with its accessory spread. Skip it if articulation and dynamic posing are what you care about most, since kits built on newer HG frames from the same era will out-pose this one without trying. I would also steer new builders who want a pure snap-fit experience toward something else first, since the loose hand guards take a little patience to keep seated during posing.

The build story

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

Runner cleanup is standard HG fare, gates are placed on visible edges in a few spots so you will want a nipper pass and a light sand if you care about seam lines on the chest and shoulder binders. Fit is snug through the torso block and hips, and the recycled AGE-1 frame means the internal joints are proven and don't feel fragile, they just weren't designed with 2020-era range of motion in mind.

The real payoff is the loadout. Between the beam rifle, dual beam sabers, the Try Dodge Rifle, the beam mantle, and the effect parts for muzzle flashes and beam trails, you get enough gear to build two or three distinct display poses from one box. Color separation is decent for an HG but leans on stickers for some secondary trim, and the wrist armor's loose fit is the one spot where the accessory ambition outruns the frame's ability to hold it all steady.

Lore & trivia

01The AGE-TRYMAG is a Gunpla built in-universe by Kyoya Kujo, the reigning champion of Gunpla Battle Nexus Online in Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE, specifically to defend his title.
02Its Try Age System lets the suit summon armaments and abilities from AGE-series units across three generations of the Asuno family using designated cards, which is why the kit ships with gear referencing the AGE-1, AGE-2, and AGE-3.
03The suit's leg units can shift into a High Mobility Mode modeled on the AGE-3 Orbital's transformation, one of the design nods carried over from the original AGE lineage.
04It released in July 2020 under the HGBD:R (High Grade Build Divers Re:RISE) line as kit number 027 in that numbering.