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Mission Pack F-Type & M-Type for Gundam F90

Two new coats for a suit that was always meant to change clothes.

MechaGrade Score

3.7/5

Mission Pack F-Type & M-Type for Gundam F90 · 1/100 · 2019

GradeMG

Scale1/100

Released2019

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The verdict

This is a genuinely clever accessory kit, but it is an accessory kit, and you need to go in knowing that.

I like it a lot for what it is: new molds, two distinct silhouettes, real engineering in the gimmicks. I do not like pretending it stands alone, because it does not, the MS body is sold separately and this pack is nothing without it. Judged as an add-on for people who already own the base MG F90, it earns its price.

Best for: MG F90 owners who want to build out the Formula Project's modular mission pack gimmick instead of leaving the base suit static

The full review

What it is

The whole point of the F90 as a design is that it was never meant to be one suit. It is a testbed frame with hardpoints, and the Formula Project built dozens of mission packs around it. This box gives you two of those: F-Type for close combat and M-Type for underwater work. Snapping the F-Type's sub-arms onto the waist and watching them unfold to grip a beam saber is the moment that sold me on the whole concept, it is a genuinely fun little mechanism, not just a sticker of a difference. The M-Type backpack with its hydro-jets and independently moving louvers has real presence too. Building both back to back, I came away impressed that Bandai gave each pack its own personality instead of just recoloring the same parts twice.

The catch

The MS body is not included, full stop, so this is a purchase you make on top of an MG F90 you already own or are about to buy, and that changes the math on price and part count considerably. It was a P-Bandai exclusive, so it comes and goes in availability (it did get a 2024 reissue, which helps). Because it is two accessory sets sharing one box, the runners lean heavily toward backpacks, arms, and small gimmick parts rather than a full frame, so if you were hoping for two complete extra suits' worth of plastic, recalibrate. The waist articulation on the base F90 itself is already limited to about 45 degrees, and neither pack changes that.

Who it's for

Buy this if you already have the MG F90 on your shelf and want to lean into the thing that makes F90 different from every other UC suit, the mission pack swap system, with two configurations that actually look and function differently from each other. Skip it if you do not own the base kit yet (get that first) or if you were expecting a standalone build, because there is no cockpit, no head, no legs in this box. For F90 completionists and modular-mecha nerds specifically, this is close to essential.

The build story

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

Both packs go together fast compared to a full MG frame, which makes sense since you are building peripherals rather than a skeleton. Gate placement on the small gimmick parts (the sub-arm joints especially) is fiddly enough that I slowed down and used a sharp side cutter rather than rushing, small nub scars show easily on parts this size. Fit onto the base F90's hardpoints was snug and confidence-inspiring, nothing rattled loose once mounted.

The standout engineering is the F-Type's forearm beam-generating hardware and waist sub-arms working as a genuine combat gimmick rather than static armor, and the M-Type's part-swappable snorkel camera and elevation-adjustable searchlight on the shoulders. Color separation on both is handled well in molded plastic for the main shapes, with only the smallest detail lines needing a panel liner. For F90 owners this is real added value: two distinct loadouts for the price of upgrading one kit twice.

Lore & trivia

01The F90 first appeared in the 1990 manga Mobile Suit Gundam F90 as a Formula Project testbed prototype built around a modular mission pack system, with 26 documented pack configurations across its fiction.
02In the F90's internal timeline, F90 Unit 2 equipped with the F-Type pack was piloted by Patsy Angelika of the 13th Experimental Squadron Team B in a U.C. 0112 mock battle against the F89 Gundam, using the sub-arms to disable one of the F89's hands.
03The M-Type (Marine Type) pack was designed for underwater operations, equipping torpedoes, a close combat knife, and speargun-style hand weapons alongside its hydro-jet backpack.
04This kit was originally released in November 2019 through Bandai's Premium Bandai storefront and was reissued in November 2024, and it explicitly does not include the MS body, which is sold as its own separate MG kit.