{"title":"F90IIIY Cluster Gundam","description":"\u003cp\u003eF90IIIY Cluster Gundam is the third machine in the Earth Federation's F90 line, built by the Strategic Naval Research Institute and introduced in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam Silhouette Formula 91\u003c\/em\u003e (U.C. 0123). Earth Federation pilot Lyle Wolf takes it into combat immediately after it is completed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does in the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSNRI announces the F90III in a trade journal in December U.C. 0122, in the same issue that reveals the F91 is being developed alongside it. The Cluster Gundam is finished at SNRI's Frontier I facility and sent straight at the Crossbone Vanguard's Death Guns squad in March U.C. 0123, which is where the Silhouette Formula 91 material puts its first action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cockpit is the escape vehicle.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nA Core Block System sits in the torso where an ordinary cockpit would be. In an emergency the block becomes a Core Fighter and carries both the pilot and the combat data stored in the cockpit out of the fight, which is the reason the F90III was built this way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Core Fighter becomes a booster.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nDocked to the Cluster Gundam's backpack, the same fighter forms a Core Booster. It is not a fighter that fights alone but a small craft with the mobile suit's thrust behind it, which is what makes the escape survivable rather than merely possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTen hardpoints cover the body.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nTwo on top of each shoulder, two on the forearm sides, two on the front skirt, two on the side skirts and two on the legs. They take Mission Packs, spare e-pacs for the beam rifle, or a beam shield, and they are covered when empty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIts bazooka is aimed at the F91's firepower.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nSNRI's experimental mega beam bazooka is rated against the VSBR carried by the F91. One is handheld and the second can be latched to a side skirt hardpoint and fired from there, which is how the suit brings two to bear at once.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead height: 15.0 m, at 9.7 t dry and 26.5 t full, on the published spec sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/144: roughly 10.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/100: roughly 15 cm, the scale of both the 1993 kit and the 2024 Master Grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy from P-Rex Hobby\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP-Rex Hobby is a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vendors\"\u003eBandai Recommended Hobby Store\u003c\/a\u003e with 20,000+ customers served and \u003cspan data-prex-live=\"five-star-reviews\"\u003e1,800+\u003c\/span\u003e five-star reviews. US orders ship duties prepaid with no import fees, and Route Package Protection is available at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e1. Is the Cluster Gundam an F90 variant?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is treated as the third machine of the F90 series rather than a Mission Pack fitted to an existing F90, and Bandai's F90 A to Z site filed it as the Y-Type in August 2024. The F90 Gundam F90 itself is a separate entry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e2. What is the Core Booster for?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the Core Fighter docked to the Cluster Gundam's backpack, which adds the suit's thrust and acceleration to the small craft so the pilot can leave a battle at speed instead of drifting out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e3. Which kits of the Cluster Gundam exist?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1\/100 kit in the 1993 Silhouette Formula 91 series, and a 1\/100 Master Grade released as a P-Bandai exclusive in 2024. The Master Grade builds the Core Fighter and Core Booster as separate assemblies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e4. Which comics does it appear in?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt debuts in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam Silhouette Formula 91\u003c\/em\u003e, returns in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam F90 Cluster\u003c\/em\u003e, and cameos in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:18px;font-size:13px;color:#6b7280;\"\u003eBackground sources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gundam.fandom.com\/wiki\/F90IIIY_Cluster_Gundam\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eF90IIIY Cluster Gundam — Gundam Wiki\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"p-bandai-mg-1-100-mission-pack-x-type-for-f90iiiy-cluster-gundam","title":"P-Bandai MG 1\/100 Mission Pack X-Type for F90IIIY Cluster Gundam (MS body not included)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMG 1\/100 Mission Pack X-Type for F90IIIY Cluster Gundam\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003e\"Mobile Suit Gundam F90\"\u003c\/em\u003e (Silhouette Formula 91) — the X-Type mission pack for the Master Grade Cluster Gundam, a Premium Bandai exclusive. 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