Club G HGCE

Strike Freedom Wings of Light DX Edition

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

This kit is the HGCE Strike Freedom Gundam Wings of Light DX Edition, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's the existing HGCE Strike Freedom with the Wings of Light and various other effect parts added in — and with gold-plated joints on the main body, you could call it a premium version of the kit.

The main body contents are the same as the standard release HGCE Strike Freedom Gundam, but the gold-plated joints give it a noticeably more premium look. The white molded color has gotten a bit darker, coming out closer to a light gray. The kit already had excellent articulation and joint strength to begin with, but with the plated surfaces on the joints, they do feel just a touch stiffer than before.

The added effect parts consist of the Wings of Light, firing effect parts for the rifles and rail guns, and deployment effect parts for the Dragoons. It's a hefty amount of clear parts spread across 4 runners, which lets you pull off display scenes that are on a completely different level compared to the standard release. The effect parts hold together reasonably well overall, but when you spread the wings and attach the Wings of Light, you may notice one side not sitting flush. Also, when posing the Dragoons launching forward, you have to plug them in perpendicular to the Wings of Light — and depending on the spot, the connection can be a bit weak, causing the Dragoons to droop downward.

All in all, this is basically the definitive package for the HGCE Strike Freedom — gold-plated joints plus a massive set of effect parts. If you've always been a fan of the Strike Freedom, this is a premium HG kit that's well worth picking up. :-)

HGCE Strike Freedom Wings of Light DX Edition | 2017.10 | ¥3,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.