Top 5 Gundam X High Grade Kits to Start Your After War Collection

After War Gundam X has never had the biggest Gunpla lineup, which makes every new High Grade release more noticeable than it would be for those from other series such as Gundam Wing or Gundam Unicorn.

While the series has fewer kits to choose from, and the majority of those available are non-grade 1/144 kits originally released at the time the series aired in Japan, there has been a push over recent years to release mobile suits from the series in the modern High Grade format.

These new High Grade After War (HGAW) fit perfectly into a modern 1/144 collection with engineering and build quality comparable with the best recent HG kits.

While the HGAW line is limited in the number of mobile suits available, it does help the series feel better represented within the wider Gundam franchise, especially as the series is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary.

With the After War timeline underrepresented in most Gunpla collections, our ranking focuses on the HGAW kits that we consider the best additions for builders looking to add some of Gundam X’s iconic designs to their lineup.

HG 1/144 Daughtress

HG Daughtress earns a place because it gives After War Gundam X something most smaller Gunpla lineups badly need, which is a proper mass-production suit to stand beside the hero machines.

The Gundams naturally get most of the attention, but the Daughtress helps the setting feel more complete because it represents the everyday military hardware scattered through the post-war world.

It is not here because it has the flashiest weapons or the most dramatic silhouette, but because it adds background texture that Gundam X collections often lack.

As a P-Bandai release, it also has a different kind of appeal from the standard HGAW kits because it feels like a deeper-cut pick for fans who want more than the obvious protagonist suits.

The simple proportions, grounded equipment, and grunt-suit identity make it a useful contrast against suits like the Gundam X and Double X.

A collection built only around the Gundams can look impressive, but adding a Daughtress makes the lineup feel more like an actual After War display rather than just a row of main characters.

It is not the strongest build in the ranking, and it will not compete with the bigger weapon systems or transformation gimmicks higher up the list, but the Daughtress deserves credit for being a solid representation of a mass-production mobile suit.

4. HGAW 1/144 Gundam X Divider

Gundam X Divider belongs here because it is one of the most satisfying examples of an upgraded mobile suit in the HGAW line.

The original Gundam X has the iconic Satellite Cannon, but the Divider version gives the suit a more practical combat identity that feels better suited to Garrod Ran’s changing role after the early part of the series.

The main attraction is obviously the Divider itself, because the shield-to-Harmonica Cannon gimmick gives the kit a strong centrepiece feature without needing the Satellite Cannon setup.

That weapon changes the whole attitude of the suit, making the X Divider feel more adaptable and scrappier than the standard Gundam X.

The added beam machine gun and Hyper Bazooka also help the kit feel better equipped for normal combat, which is a big part of why this version remains such a fan-favorite take on the machine.

What makes X Divider especially appealing is that it gives collectors a Gundam X variant that does not feel like a simple recolor or minor equipment swap.

The base is still from the earlier phase of the HGAW line, so it does not feel as fresh as the newer or limited releases above it.

Even so, the kit has aged well because the Divider equipment carries so much of the finished model’s personality.

3. HG 1/144 Gundam Airmaster Burst

Gundam Airmaster Burst ranks this high because it takes one of the most distinctive HGAW retail kits, the HG 1/144 Gundam Airmaster, and gives it a much stronger upgraded form.

The original Gundam Airmaster already stands out because it can transform into Fighter Mode, but the Burst version adds a more striking blue color scheme and heavier backpack equipment that makes the mobile suit feel more complete.

The P-Bandai kit uses new parts for areas such as the backpack, chest, shoulders, front armor, and knees, which gives it more identity than just a simple color change.

The booster beam cannons are the biggest improvement because they give the suit more visual weight in both mobile suit form and Fighter Mode, which is exactly what Airmaster needed, because its appeal has always been built around speed, flight, and clean aerial combat rather than oversized handheld weapons.

The transformation also gives the kit extra value in a collection, since it can be displayed differently from the other, more grounded, Gundams.

That variety is especially useful in a smaller lineup, where each kit needs to bring something distinct to the overall display.

Airmaster Burst may not have the same central story importance as Gundam X Divider or Double X, but as a model kit it offers one of the most enjoyable combinations of color, upgrade parts, and mode-changing appeal in the After War HG range.

2. HG 1/144 Gundam Leopard

HG Gundam Leopard deserves a high place because it finally gives Roybea Loy’s heavy-weapons machine a modern High Grade release after years of the After War lineup being neglected.

The Leopard has always been one of the easiest Gundam X suits to understand at a glance, because it is built around overwhelming firepower rather than elegance, speed, or spectacle.

That makes it a perfect fit for the HG format, especially now that newer High Grades can do a better job of making heavy equipment look purposeful without turning the finished kit into a brick.

The appeal is simple but effective, as Leopard brings missiles, guns, armor bulk, and a completely different mood from Gundam X, Double X, or Airmaster.

That difference is the reason it feels so valuable in a collection, as After War Gundam X works best when the Freeden team feels like a full group of specialized machines, and Leopard adds the heavy support role that the HGAW lineup was missing until its release.

It also arrives at a time when Gundam X fans have been waiting for Bandai to fill more gaps in the series, which gives the kit more excitement than another easy color variant would have had.

HG Gundam Leopard feels like one of the most important After War HG releases because it expands the lineup in a way fans genuinely needed.

1. HG 1/144 Gundam Double X [Clear Color]

HG Gundam Double X [Clear Color] takes the number one spot because it combines the most iconic mobile suit from After War Gundam X with a limited finish that suits the suit’s whole appeal.

The standard HGAW Double X is already one of the key releases in the line because it represents Garrod’s mid-series upgrade and brings the Twin Satellite Cannon into 1/144 scale.

The clear-color version makes that machine feel more special without changing what people like about it in the first place.

The transparent armor works well with Double X because the suit is already connected to glowing reflector panels, massive energy output, and one of the most memorable superweapons in the After War timeline.

That makes the limited finish feel more natural here than it would on a plainer mobile suit.

The kit still has the core Double X appeal, including the Twin Satellite Cannon presence, Hyper Beam Swords, Buster Rifle, Defense Plate, and the kind of broad heroic shape that makes it stand apart from the original Gundam X.

What pushes this version above the regular release is the extra quality that comes from the Gundam Base limited treatment.

After War Gundam X does not receive limited kits as often as bigger Gundam series, so a clear-color Double X feels like a much more meaningful release for fans of the show.

It is a rare chance for one of Gundam X’s most important machines to get the kind of display-focused version usually reserved for more heavily merchandised series.

An honorable mention should go to HGAW 1/144 Gundam X, because the original machine still deserves a place in any Gundam X collection even if the Divider and Double X versions offer more display impact.

HGAW 1/144 Gundam Airmaster also deserves credit as the foundation for the Airmaster Burst, especially for builders who prefer the red color scheme and want the original machine represented.

In our view, HG Gundam Double X [Clear Color], HG Gundam Leopard, HG Gundam Airmaster Burst, HGAW Gundam X Divider, and HG Daughtress represent the strongest overall High Grade After War Gundam X kits.

Together, they offer a clear centrepiece alongside dramatic and identifiable mobile suits from the series that best represent the After War setting, and their inclusion will make any Gunpla collection feel more complete.

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