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WMS-03 Maganac (Rasid Custom/Abdul Custom)

A P-Bandai side quest that turns the Maganac Corps' grunt suit into two named commander customs, if you're willing to buy a second box to get both.

MechaGrade Score

3.3/5

Maganac (Rasid Custom/Abdul Custom) · 1/144 · 2019

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2019

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The verdict

I like this kit for what it honestly is, a conversion set, not a full standalone mobile suit.

You get one Maganac body plus a whole new head-to-leg parts tree that lets you build either Rasid Kurama's antenna-headed command custom or Abdul's sub-camera custom, your choice per box. It rides on the same easy, fast HGAC Maganac engineering that made the base grunt kit a hobby favorite for mass-producing squads, so the actual build hours are genuinely relaxing. Just go in knowing you're paying P-Bandai exclusive money for half a matched pair.

Best for: Gundam Wing/Endless Waltz completionists who already own or are buying a second base HG Maganac and want Rasid and Abdul standing together

The full review

What it is

This is Bandai's P-Bandai expansion on the standard HGAC Maganac, the suit the Maganac Corps flies by the dozen in Gundam Wing. Instead of another plain grunt, you get all-new sculpted parts for two named customs, Rasid Kurama's commander model with its antenna and Sandrock-style shoulder guard, and Abdul's variant with the extra head camera and bulked-out rear-thruster shoulder armor. Both wear the same easy-build DNA as the base kit, snap-tight joints, minimal cleanup, and a shield/tomahawk loadout that plugs onto the backpack and waist without fuss. Building it felt like assembling a well-worn favorite with new hats on, quick and satisfying rather than demanding.

The catch

The box gives you exactly one Maganac body. You pick Rasid or Abdul, not both, and Bandai is upfront that you need a second retail HG Maganac to build the matching pair, which roughly doubles the real cost of owning both commanders. Being P-Bandai exclusive also means it was never a mainline retail release, so pricing and availability run higher and spottier than a standard HG. The underlying kit is still a budget-tier grunt suit too, so articulation and detail are solid for the price point of the base kit but not going to wow anyone used to modern HG engineering, and the new commander parts lean on stickers and water-slide decals rather than molded color for the finer markings.

Who it's for

This is a kit for people already invested in the Gundam Wing side of the franchise who want Rasid and Abdul standing next to Quatre's Sandrock rather than another anonymous mono-eye grunt. If you only want one nice-looking Maganac Corps display piece and don't care which named pilot it represents, buy the base HGAC Maganac instead and save the exclusive markup. If you're a completionist who's fine building two boxes to get the full commander lineup, or you specifically love Rasid or Abdul as a character, this delivers exactly what it promises and the build itself is genuinely easy and enjoyable.

The build story

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

The runners hand you the new commander-specific head, shoulder, and leg parts alongside a standard Maganac frame, and assembly follows the same fast, army-builder logic Bandai designed into the retail HGAC Maganac, snug snap-fits, light nub placement, and no real trouble spots even for a first-timer. The shoulder armor's flip-up gimmick and the shield's backpack mount carry straight over from the base kit and click in cleanly.

Articulation is honest budget-HG territory, enough hip and shoulder range to hold a rifle stance or a tomahawk swing, though it won't hold the extreme poses a modern HG manages. Where this kit earns its keep is the character-specific detail payoff, Rasid's commander antenna and vulcan guns versus Abdul's extra head sensor and thruster-heavy shoulder read as genuinely different suits on the shelf, not a repaint. The included water-slide numbering decals are a nice touch for anyone weathering or unit-marking a Maganac squad.

Lore & trivia

01Rasid Kurama is the commander of the Maganac Corps, the mercenary group loyal to Quatre Raberba Winner in Gundam Wing.
02Abdul's customized Maganac carries beam rifles with an energy pack rated for roughly 20 shots, suited to mid-range firefights rather than sustained combat.
03This kit was a Premium Bandai exclusive release in July 2019, sold as a conversion set that requires a second retail HG Maganac to assemble both the Rasid and Abdul versions at once.
04Rasid's design borrows visual cues from Quatre's own Gundam Sandrock, including a similarly styled shoulder armor plate, tying his suit's look to the pilot he serves.