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GN-0000+GNR-010 Trans-Am Raiser

The 10th anniversary flex kit, metallic red plastic and a green-glowing GN Drive rig that makes you feel like you paid for a light show.

MechaGrade Score

4.2/5

+GNR-010 Trans-Am Raiser · 1/60 · 2017

GradePG

Scale1/60

Released2017

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is the PG 00 Raiser dressed for a party, and it earns the outfit.

The 2017 Trans-Am reissue swaps the standard kit's palette for glossy metallic red injection plastic, and it changes how the whole model reads on a shelf. The engineering underneath is still the same ambitious, LED-lit, two-suit-in-one design from the original 2009 release, so you get all of that kit's cleverness along with its one real structural headache.

Best for: PG collectors and Gundam 00 fans who already know the Raiser's standing problem and want the Trans-Am colorway anyway

The full review

What it is

This is the 00 Gundam and 0 Raiser combined into one 1/60 monster, recolored in metallic red for Trans-Am mode to mark the show's 10th anniversary. Both GN Drives on the shoulders light up green via LED and CR2032 batteries, with a rotating inner wheel that genuinely reads as particle output once the room lights go down, and the head crest and eyes get their own LR41-powered glow. The metallic plastic isn't a paint job, it's the injection molding itself, so the sheen survives nub removal and doesn't chip the way topcoat can. Building it feels like assembling two separate high-end kits and then bolting them into one silhouette, and that ambition is the appeal.

The catch

The backpack is the honest problem here. Once the Raiser wings and GN Drive assemblies are mounted, the kit's center of gravity moves so far back that getting it to stand unsupported is a real fight, spring-locked knee and elbow joints included. The wing-to-drive connections are also fussy, builders describe them as finicky to seat cleanly during final assembly. On top of that this is a $200-300 kit depending on retailer, the metallic finish shows fingerprints and scuffs more readily than standard plastic, and at roughly 1,500 parts it is a genuine multi-session commitment, not a weekend project.

Who it's for

This is for builders who already have a PG or two behind them and want a display centerpiece, not a first Perfect Grade. If you love Gundam 00 and want the Trans-Am moment recreated in plastic and LEDs, this delivers that better than almost anything else in the line. If you're newer to the hobby, want something you can stand confidently on a shelf without a display stand, or you're price-sensitive, the standard-colored PG 00 Raiser or an RG/MG 00 Gundam gets you the same mobile suit for far less money and far less risk of a tip-over.

The build story

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

Runner cleanup is straightforward on the metallic plastic since the finish is molded in rather than sprayed, so nub marks sand out without exposing a different color underneath. The battery-powered light units for the head and GN Drives add extra fitting steps compared to a standard PG, and getting the shoulder drive housings to seat evenly while leaving room for the rotating light wheel takes some care. None of it is beyond an experienced builder, but it is slower than a typical PG because you are essentially building two suits worth of frame and armor before you even get to the Raiser attachment.

The engineering payoff is real: fully articulated fingers, a ball-and-socket neck, a torso that tilts at the waist, and hip joints that drop down for extended leg movement all combine to let the 00 Gundam hold dynamic poses even while wearing the full Raiser rig. Color separation needs almost no stickers thanks to the molded metallic red, clear GN Sword and cable parts, and chrome-finished blade antennas. For the price, you get a genuinely complete accessory loadout, GN Sword II and III, GN Shield, and the light-up hardware, that few other kits in any grade match.

Lore & trivia

01The 0 Raiser and 00 Gundam combine in the show as the signature Trans-Am power-up moment, which is why this kit exists specifically to recreate that red, glowing state rather than the suit's normal blue and white colors.
02The original PG GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser released in 2009 in standard colors; this metallic red Trans-Am version was released in June 2017 as a P-Bandai exclusive to mark Mobile Suit Gundam 00's 10th anniversary.
03A companion clear-parts armor expansion set was sold alongside this kit, offering clear pink, green, and red versions of the GN Sword II, GN Sword III, and GN Shield for an even more stylized display option.
04The kit uses two separate battery types, CR2032 for the shoulder GN Drive light-up wheels and LR41 for the head crest and eyes, so the two lighting gimmicks run independently of each other.