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F91 Gundam F91 Ver.2.0 Back Cannon Type & Twin V.S.B.R. Set Up Type

The already-great MG F91 Ver.2.0, now with a Gatling back cannon and a pair of Vesbers to swap between.

MechaGrade Score

4.3/5

Gundam F91 Ver.2.0 Back Cannon Type & Twin V.S.B.R. Set Up Type · 1/100 · 2018

GradeMG

Scale1/100

Released2018

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The verdict

This is one of the best-engineered MG kits in the line wearing a P-Bandai loadout upgrade, and it earns the premium.

The base Ver.2.0 frame is polycap-free with genuinely wide articulation, and this release bolts on newly molded reinforced shoulder armor plus two distinct weapon setups, the four-barrel Gatling back cannon or the telescoping twin V.S.B.R. units. I came away impressed that neither option feels like an afterthought bonus runner, both are fully realized display configurations with their own gimmicks.

Best for: MG builders who already love the F91 silhouette and want the definitive, most complete version of it with two real weapon configurations

The full review

What it is

This kit is Bandai's Ver.2.0 update of the Gundam F91 dressed up in a Gundam Base or P-Bandai exclusive release that bundles in the movie's signature heavy ordnance. You get the core F91 body, which by itself is already a standout MG for its size, plus a back-mounted four-barrel beam Gatling cannon with a deploying muzzle gimmick, and a pair of waist-slung V.S.B.R. units with a telescopic extend mechanism. Building it, I liked that Bandai treated both weapon options as first-class parts rather than a token afterthought, each has its own moving gimmick and mounting hardware, and a display base is included so you can pose the finished suit either way without hunting for a stand.

The catch

The premium here is real. This is a P-Bandai exclusive, so it costs more than a standard MG release and you are paying for two weapon sets you may only ever display one of at a time. Builders and reviewers note the knee and ankle articulation, while good for an MG, is a step below the shoulder and elbow range, so some deep dynamic poses need patience. The kit also leans on stickers and water slide decals for a chunk of the fine markings across the hull and weapons, which means careful application if you want a clean look, and the optional LED unit for the abdominal duct and MEPE glow effect is sold separately, not included.

Who it's for

Grab this one if you already appreciate the F91 as a mobile suit and want the version with the most options in the box, this is not the kit to start your MG collection on a budget. If you just want a basic F91 on your shelf, the standard Ver.2.0 release without the extra weapon runners is the more sensible entry point. But if you want to display the Gatling cannon build one week and the twin V.S.B.R. setup the next without buying two kits, this is exactly that kit, and the polycap-free frame means the joints will hold up to that kind of repeated repositioning for years.

The build story

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

The core F91 frame builds the way a good Ver.2.0 MG should, tight part fit, clean gate placement, and no polycaps to fuss with since the joints are molded ratchet and ball-joint assemblies straight through. Cleanup on the reinforced shoulder armor and the fin details on the legs and shoulders takes a little extra care since those are the newly molded pieces meant to be the visual upgrade over the original release, but nothing here fights you the way older MG kits sometimes do.

The standout engineering is the choice between two back and waist weapon setups rather than one. The Gatling cannon's muzzle has its own deploy and store gimmick, and the twin V.S.B.R. units telescope out on connecting arms built for posing, not just static display. Combined with the ball-and-socket head, double-jointed elbows and knees, and swiveling thighs, the part count goes toward real posing range and two distinct silhouettes rather than padding the box.

Lore & trivia

01Gundam F91 is the titular mobile suit of the 1991 theatrical film Mobile Suit Gundam F91, set in UC 0123, thirty years after Char's Counterattack.
02The suit's V.S.B.R. weapons stands for Variable Speed Beam Rifle, waist-mounted beam weapons that were a signature loadout option for the F91 in the source material.
03This Ver.2.0 release reworked the original 2010 MG F91 with a fully polycap-free joint system, and this Back Cannon and Twin V.S.B.R. variant adds newly molded reinforced shoulder armor not found on the standard Ver.2.0 release.