First Grade (FG) (ファーストグレード Fāsuto Gurēdo?) is a line of Gunpla kits of the Mobile Suits from the Universal Century and Anno Domini timelines in the Gundam meta series.
Universal Century
The original First Grade line was part of the Gundam 20th Anniversary Big Bang Project in 1999 as a modern remake of the original 1980 1/144 kits. As such, the kits were molded in one color and contained no polycaps, but featured the snap-fit assembly of current kits. The three Gunpla in this line used designs based on their Perfect Grade counterparts.[1]
| FG # | Scale | Model | Series | Yen Price | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  |
1/144 | RX-78-2 Gundam | Mobile Suit Gundam | ¥300 | 1999 July | |
2  |
1/144 | MS-06S Zaku II Char Aznable Custom | Mobile Suit Gundam | ¥300 | 1999 November | |
3  |
1/144 | MS-06F Zaku II | Mobile Suit Gundam | ¥300 | 2000 May | Color variant of FG-2. |
Yen price excluding 5% tax.
Anno Domini
The second incarnation of First Grade was released in 2007 for the first season of the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 series. Unlike the original line, this line has the kits molded in multiple colors. The four box covers can combine into a mural forming the Ptolemaios in the background.[2]
| FG # | Scale | Model | Series | Yen Price | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1/144 | GN-001 Gundam Exia | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | ¥500 | 2000 September | |
2 |
1/144 | GN-002 Gundam Dynames | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | ¥600 | 2007 September | |
3 |
1/144 | GN-003 Gundam Kyrios | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | ¥600 | 2007 September | Non-transformable unlike its 1/144 HG of 1/100 NG counterparts. |
4 |
1/144 | GN-005 Gundam Virtue | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | ¥700 | 2007 October |
Yen price excluding 5% tax (8% from 2014 onwards).
See also
References