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OMS-90R Gundam F90 (Mars Independent Zeon Forces Type)

The same clever F90 frame, dressed up like it defected to the other side and never looked back.

MechaGrade Score

4.0/5

Gundam F90 (Mars Independent Zeon Forces Type) · 1/100 · 2022

GradeMG

Scale1/100

Released2022

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The verdict

This is the base MG F90 engineering wearing a captured-and-repainted Zeon disguise, and I think it's one of the more interesting P-Bandai variants out there.

The frame underneath is the same well-liked 2019 design, but Bandai actually bothered to remold roughly 90 percent of the exterior for this version instead of just reboxing the old kit in new plastic colors. The asymmetrical spiked shoulder and the new head and chest sculpt genuinely change the silhouette. It's not a kit for everyone given how it's sold, but as a display piece it earns its price.

Best for: F90 fans and Zeon-aesthetic collectors who already appreciate the mission-pack MG frame and want the one variant that actually looks like a different suit

The full review

What it is

This kit takes the F90 Unit 2 backstory (captured by Mars Independent Zeon Forces and rebuilt with whatever spare parts they had on hand) and turns it into a genuinely distinct model, not just a recolor. New head, new chest armor with the cockpit block reworked, a spiked left shoulder standing in for the original's clean lines, and a new backpack carrying a dedicated beam saber. The kit ships with a beam machine gun, extra flat hands, and water slide decals for the Zeon markings. Building it feels like the F90 you remember but with enough new sprues that it doesn't feel like a reskin, it feels like a rebuild, which is exactly the fiction it's chasing.

The catch

The obvious one first: this was a Premium Bandai exclusive, so getting it new means paying secondary market prices or catching a reissue window, and P-Bandai kits skip some of the quality-of-life engineering updates that mainline retail MGs get. The color scheme leans heavily on molded plastic but the water slide decals for markings take patience and a steady hand, they are less forgiving than stickers if you rush them. And because this shares its core frame with the 2019 base F90, if you already built that kit, the assembly rhythm here will feel familiar rather than novel, the new parts are additive rather than a ground-up redesign.

Who it's for

Buy this if you already like the F90 as a design and want the version with actual personality, the asymmetrical shoulder spike and red-orange Zeon palette make it stand out on a shelf full of Federation white and blue. It's also a fair pickup for anyone who likes the mission-pack concept behind the F90 line and wants a variant that doesn't require chasing down every alternate pack to feel complete on its own. Skip it if you're hunting for a first Gunpla or want guaranteed retail availability, this one requires patience with the secondary market, and skip it if pure fiction-accurate mainline Gundams matter more to you than a manga-based what-if variant.

The build story

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

The build carries over the base F90's runner logic, so if you've built the original MG F90 the gate placement and part fit will feel familiar, clean cuts with the usual light cleanup on visible seams around the limbs. The new shoulder, head, and chest pieces are the parts that actually change the experience, and they go together the same way the rest of the kit does, no surprises, just more parts count from the added detail.

The frame inherits the base kit's two-axis upper body structure and three-axis waist, which is what gives the F90 line its reputation for a genuinely wide range of motion without fighting the armor for it. Combined with the new backpack-mounted beam saber and the beam machine gun, the loadout gives you enough options to pose it as either a scrappy field-repaired unit or a clean display piece, and the mission pack compatibility baked into the frame means this can theoretically swap in the same accessory packs sold for other F90 variants.

Lore & trivia

01In the Mobile Suit Gundam F90 manga and the Formula Report 0122 material, this suit is the F90 Unit 2 after it was captured near Side 4 by Mars Independent Zeon Forces and rebuilt using whatever parts they had available.
02More than 80 percent of the original suit's exterior was said to be replaced in-fiction, which the kit mirrors by remolding roughly 90 percent of its parts rather than reusing the base F90's exterior sprues.
03The kit was released in April 2022 as a Premium Bandai exclusive, positioned within Bandai's larger F90 A to Z Project line covering the suit's many mission pack and story variants.