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OZ-00MS2B Tallgeese III

Zechs Merquise's last mobile suit gets the RG treatment it always deserved, mega cannon and all.

MechaGrade Score

4.2/5

Tallgeese III · 1/144 · 2019

GradeRG

Scale1/144

Released2019

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The verdict

This is one of the better P-Bandai exclusive RGs I have put together, and it makes the older MG version look almost embarrassing by comparison.

The mega cannon and shield do not sag the arms, the heat rod uses a real wire instead of the ball joints that snap on the MG, and the whole kit sits tight and confident on the shelf. If you can find one at a fair price, it is worth the hunt.

Best for: Endless Waltz fans and RG collectors who want a small-format Tallgeese that actually holds its weapons without drooping

The full review

What it is

This is Zechs Merquise's final ride from Endless Waltz, and Bandai gave it the full RG inner-frame treatment at 1/144. The silhouette is lean and fast-looking even standing still, all sharp shoulder verniers and that long mega cannon slung on the shield arm. Building it, I kept noticing how much thought went into weight distribution. The gun and shield are genuinely big weapons on a small frame, and I expected the arm joints to give out under them the way they do on plenty of other kits. They did not. The mega cannon has a real extension gimmick between compact and firing mode, and the color separation on it is sharp enough that I did not feel the need to touch it up.

The catch

This was a Premium Bandai release, so pricing and availability are not steady like a mainline RG. Expect to pay more than a standard RG if you are buying secondhand or importing. The torso and limb joints are noticeably tight, which is great for holding a pose but made the first few articulations of each joint stiff and a little nerve-wracking to work in. The heat rod's wire cable is a nice fix over the MG's fragile ball joints, but it still reads as a delicate part you do not want to yank on. As with most RGs, panel lines and small parts reward patience during cleanup, this is not a kit to rush.

Who it's for

If you already like RG-scale builds and want a Gundam Wing suit that is not just another recolor, this is the one to chase down. The engineering here holds up weapons that would sag on a lesser kit, and the finished pose stability makes it a satisfying display piece. Newer builders coming from HG or EG kits should know the small RG parts and tight joints take more care and a steadier hand. If P-Bandai pricing is a dealbreaker for you, or you specifically want a bigger canvas to detail, look at an MG-scale Wing suit instead. For everyone else who wants Tallgeese III done right in a small footprint, this delivers.

The build story

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

Runner cleanup follows typical RG expectations, small nubs and thin parts that reward a sharp side cutter and a little patience, but the plastic itself goes together cleanly with very few seams that need real attention. The tight tolerances on the hip and shoulder joints take a bit of working in before they move freely, and I would rather have that than the loose, floppy joints some RGs ship with.

The mega cannon is the star engineering piece, switching between a compact travel mode and an extended firing mode with real color separation instead of stickers doing the work. The shield doubles as storage for the beam sabers and the heat rod, and the whole arm assembly is built to actually support that weight in a held pose, which is the detail that separates this kit from its MG predecessor.

Lore & trivia

01Tallgeese III is piloted by Zechs Merquise under the Preventer codename Wind during the Mariemaia conflict in AC 196, the final Gundam Wing story told in Endless Waltz.
02The suit's Maximum Output Mode is powerful enough in the story to destroy the asteroid base MO-III in a single shot, putting its firepower in the same class as the Wing Gundam Zero's twin buster rifle.
03This RG release was a Premium Bandai exclusive that redesigned the vernier thrusters and mega cannon gimmicks specifically for the 1/144 RG frame rather than reusing the older MG engineering.