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Mission Pack H-Type for Gundam F90

A hover-unit expansion that turns your F90 into a Dom-style ground racer, if you already own the base kit.

MechaGrade Score

3.6/5

Mission Pack H-Type for Gundam F90 · 1/100 · 2022

GradeMG

Scale1/100

Released2022

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The verdict

I like this pack for exactly what it is: a focused, well-molded expansion, not a kit you can build on its own.

It only exists to bolt hover thrusters and new waist armor onto an MG F90 you already have to buy separately, so the value conversation is really about the F90 platform as a whole. Taken on those terms, the parts are clean, the color separation on the green and gray housings is legitimately good for an add-on set, and the hover pods look the part once they're on the frame. It is a rewarding half hour, not a weekend project.

Best for: F90 completionists building out the Mission Pack A-Z project who specifically want the Hover Type ground-attack configuration

The full review

What it is

This is one of the P-Bandai Mission Pack expansions for the MG 1/100 Gundam F90, the H-Type configuration that gives the F90 hover units on the legs, waist, and back for high-speed ground combat, styled after the old MS-09B Dom concept. You are not building a mobile suit here, you are building an accessory frame: new waist skirts, hover pod housings, and connecting pipe work that clips onto an F90 you supply yourself. The molding impressed me. The green and gray parts come pre-separated so you are not painting or relying heavily on stickers to sell the look, and the pipes that link to the waist have a small sync mechanism tied to the torso twist that is a nice touch of engineering for something this size.

The catch

The biggest catch is right in the name: this is an exclusive expansion set, sold through Premium Bandai, and it does not include the F90 body. If you do not already own the base MG F90, this kit does nothing for you on its own. Runner count and part count are modest since it is only covering hip and back hardware, so build time is short, which is great for a quick session but thin if you were hoping for a full weekend project. A few builders have flagged that the included instructions are minimal compared to a standard kit, so if you are newer to the hobby you may find yourself cross-checking box art or online references to get the hover pod orientation right.

Who it's for

This is squarely for existing F90 owners chasing the Mission Pack A-Z completionist run, or anyone who specifically loves the Hover Type's Dom-inspired ground-assault look and wants it molded rather than kitbashed. It is not a starting point for a new builder and it is not a kit you buy in isolation expecting a display piece out of the box. If you already have an F90 on the shelf and want a fast, satisfying add-on session with real engineering in the small hover-pipe synchronization, I would grab this without hesitation. If you do not own the base F90, skip it until you do.

The build story

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

Because this is an accessory expansion rather than a full mobile suit, the build session is short: mostly waist skirt swaps, new hover pod housings, and the connecting pipe assemblies. Gate placement is clean on the small runners and cleanup is quick since there just is not much plastic here. The main thing to watch is orientation on the hover pipes, since the included instructions are lighter than what you get with a standard MG box, and a couple of builders mentioned double-checking reference art to get the fit right.

The standout piece of engineering is the pipe linkage between the new waist unit and the torso, which is built to move with the F90's upper body twist instead of just sitting there as static greeblie. Combined with the pre-separated green and gray molding, the finished hover units read as a real factory-spec upgrade rather than an add-on kitbash. There are no weapons in this particular pack since it is a mobility and armor loadout, so the value case rests entirely on how much you want the Hover Type look and the fact that it slots straight into your existing F90 without paint.

Lore & trivia

01The F90H Hover Type was designed by the in-universe Strategic Naval Research Institute and is explicitly modeled on the old One Year War MS-09B Dom, right down to the hit-and-run ground combat role.
02Its hover system runs off an extra reactor in the backpack, and it is rated for roughly 480 km/h at 1G, twice the top speed attributed to the Dom it takes inspiration from, though limited propellant caps its hover time at around four hours.
03The Hover Type began life as one of the unused mechanical designs floated for Mobile Suit Gundam F91: Formula Report 0122 before it resurfaced as a Mission Pack variant, and it made only a cameo in the manga adaptation.
04This H-Type pack was a Premium Bandai exclusive released in September 2022 as part of Bandai's long-running Mission Pack A-Z project, which lets builders reconfigure a single MG F90 into dozens of different in-universe loadouts.