HGAfter War

DT-6800A Daughtress

A P-Bandai grunt suit that builds fast and looks better than a mass-production unit has any right to.

MechaGrade Score

3.4/5

Daughtress · 1/144 · 2020

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2020

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is a straightforward, honest little kit that nails the one job it has: putting a faithful UNE Daughtress on your shelf without any fuss.

It reuses the joint architecture from the HGBD:R Eldora Daughtress, so nothing here reinvents articulation, but the new head, torso, and leg parts get the light green and orange color scheme right in molded plastic. I would not call it exciting, but I would call it satisfying, the kind of build you do in an evening with a cup of coffee and no surprises.

Best for: After War Gundam X fans and grunt-suit collectors who want a faithful UNE mainstay without a complicated build

The full review

What it is

The Daughtress is the UNE's basic mass-production mobile suit from After War Gundam X, and this HGAW release exists because Bandai already had a mold to work from (the HGBD:R Eldora Daughtress) and used it to give the original grunt suit its due. I like that it does not try to be more than what it is. You get molded light green and orange plastic instead of relying on stickers for the main color scheme, which is exactly what I want from a suit this simple. The 90mm machine gun and shield are both new tooling, and they read as accurate to the anime design rather than reused filler.

The catch

Because this shares its joints with the Eldora Daughtress mold rather than using Bandai's newer Fine Build joint tech, the articulation ceiling is lower than what you get on current-generation HG grunt suits. Elbows bend to around 100 degrees, which is workable but not dramatic, and the ankles only pivot and tilt slightly, so grounded dynamic poses take some patience. It was also a P-Bandai exclusive, so pricing and availability run higher than a retail HG, and you are paying premium money for what is, by design, a simple mainstay unit rather than a hero suit. Do not expect deep panel lines or a huge accessory loadout either.

Who it's for

If you are building an After War Gundam X display and want the UNE's actual backbone unit rather than just the named Gundams, this is worth tracking down despite the P-Bandai premium. It is also a fine choice if you want a quick, low-stress build with real color separation and no sticker-hunting. Skip it if articulation range is your top priority or if you are new to the hobby and hoping for a cheap easy first kit, since the exclusive pricing works against that. This one is for the completionist and the After War loyalist more than the casual shelf-builder.

The build story

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

The construction here is deliberately simple, which suits what the Daughtress is supposed to be: a mass-production grunt, not a hero unit. Gate placement is unremarkable in a good way, nothing awkward to clip around, and the new torso and leg parts fit cleanly against the shared joint frame underneath. This is a build you can do without runner diagrams open on a second screen.

The real payoff is the color separation. Light green and orange armor panels come molded rather than stickered, so the finished suit reads as accurate straight off the runners. Articulation is the tradeoff: shoulders raise and the neck is a double ball joint, but elbows cap around 100 degrees and ankles only pivot and tilt slightly since the kit inherited its joints from the older Eldora Daughtress mold rather than getting Bandai's newer Fine Build treatment. The 90mm machine gun and shield are both newly tooled and match the anime design well for a suit this modest.

Lore & trivia

01The DT-6800 Daughtress is the United Nations Earth's mainstay mass-production mobile suit in After War Gundam X, serving through the 7th Space War before being phased out as Gundam-type units took over front-line duty.
02This HGAW release was a Bandai Hobby Online Shop (P-Bandai) exclusive that debuted in 2020, reusing the joint mold from the HGBD:R Eldora Daughtress while tooling new head, torso, and leg parts.
03The kit's 90mm machine gun and shield were newly molded pieces meant to faithfully reproduce the Daughtress's on-screen loadout rather than recycle parts from another kit.
04Daughtress units survived the war depicted in After War Gundam X and turned up afterward in the hands of multiple factions, reflecting its role as the era's most widely produced mobile suit.