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OZ-06MS Leo (Full Weapon Set)

The workhorse mass-production suit finally gets the workhorse kit it deserves, every loadout in one box.

MechaGrade Score

4.3/5

Leo (Full Weapon Set) · 1/144 · 2020

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2020

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The verdict

This is the smartest way to own the Leo, full stop.

Bandai took the already excellent base HGAC Leo mold and bundled in the Space Type and Flight Unit Type parts plus a parachute pack and expressive hand parts, so instead of buying three separate P-Bandai releases you get the entire equipment roster in one kit. I went in expecting a reskin and came out with a genuinely more complete model. If you only ever build one Leo, make it this one.

Best for: Gundam Wing fans who want the definitive, fully-loaded Leo without tracking down three separate P-Bandai releases

The full review

What it is

The base HGAC Leo mold this kit is built on is one of the most quietly loved HG kits Bandai ever made, and this Full Weapon Set collects everything that ever got attached to it. You get the standard rifle and vulcan gear, the Space Type thruster backpack, the Flight Unit wings, a parachute pack, and swappable expression hands, all molded in the OZ suit's proper white, olive drab, and grey without a single sticker in sight. Building it felt less like assembling one mobile suit and more like getting a whole squadron's worth of loadout options for the shelf.

The catch

Because it is a Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusive, it costs more than the standalone HGAC Leo and can be harder to find restocked once it sells out, so you are paying a premium for convenience rather than getting a bargain. The sheer number of accessory runners means more clipping and cleanup than a normal HG, and storing every loadout variant at once takes real shelf space. None of that is a build-quality complaint, it is just the tradeoff of a kit built to be everything at once.

Who it's for

Buy this if you want the complete Leo experience in a single purchase, or if you are building an OZ squad and want variety across multiple Leos without buying duplicate weapon sprues. Skip it if you only want the vanilla ground-pounder Leo and do not care about the Space Type or Flight Unit gear, the standard HGAC Leo will save you money and shelf clutter. For anyone building a Gundam Wing display with Tallgeese, Aries, or Taurus alongside it, this is the Leo that earns its spot on the shelf.

The build story

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

The core Leo frame goes together fast and clean, with gates placed where you would expect on an HG and no surprise seam lines on the torso or limbs. Where this kit adds time is in the accessory runners, since you are clipping parts for three separate weapon loadouts instead of one, so budget extra cleanup time even though each individual part is simple.

The articulation is the real standout given how few polycaps the kit uses. The waist rotates a full 360 degrees, the shoulders use a joint design that lets the arms raise cleanly to horizontal, and the double-jointed knees hold deep squats without the joints loosening. Between the rifle, vulcan gear, Space Type thrusters, Flight Unit wings, parachute pack, and expression hand swaps, the accessory value for an HG price point is hard to beat.

Lore & trivia

01The OZ-06MS Leo was developed using combat data from the OZ-00MS Tallgeese, but unlike the Tallgeese it was designed so an average soldier could pilot it safely.
02It was OZ's first and most successful mass-production mobile suit, staying in service with no major redesign for roughly twenty years thanks to its low production cost.
03OZ named its mobile suits after zodiac signs, and the Leo was the line's founding entry in that naming convention.
04Because the anime reused stock footage of Leos getting destroyed in droves, fans gave it a reputation for fragility that contradicts its much sturdier showing whenever a named pilot like Treize Khushrenada takes the controls.