Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Weapon pack contents

MG Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM - Striker backpack viewed from multiple angles (1/4)

MG Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM - Striker backpack viewed from multiple angles (2/4)

Striker backpack viewed from multiple angles

MG Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM - The composite pods on both ends can rotate and move slightly up and

The composite pods on both ends can rotate and move slightly up and down.

Movement of the lower binder

Center section articulation and the 3-duct open gimmick

Composite pods on both ends

Deploy the front and rear sections to recreate the overdrive state.

Chest armor unit

Units that attach to both forearms

MG Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM - After detaching the weapon sections from both forearms and pulling o

After detaching the weapon sections from both forearms and pulling out the hidden handles inside,

MG Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM - shift the connection gimmick to link the two together and insert the

shift the connection gimmick to link the two together and insert the handle.

MG Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM - Slide the stored front section of the rail gun out to extend its len

Slide the stored front section of the rail gun out to extend its length,
then straighten it forward while rotating the front handle 90 degrees to the side — and the rail gun combination is complete.

The completed rail gun "Type 70-31 Electromagnetic Cannon"

MG Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM - Open the side cover of the binder at the bottom of the backpack, and

Open the side cover of the binder at the bottom of the backpack, and you can connect it to the rail gun via a lead wire.

This is the Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. As the name suggests, it's a weapon pack designed to attach to the MG Strike Ver.RM, and it's quite large and flashy-looking. It's broadly made up of three parts: the striker backpack unit, the forearm units, and the chest unit.

Composite pods are mounted on both sides of the striker pack, allowing rotation and overdrive deployment of the front and rear sections. The lower binder features a gimmick for connecting a lead wire to the rail gun, while the center section has a three-stage opening duct gimmick. The real highlight of the Lightning Striker is the large rail gun called the "Type 70-31 Electromagnetic Cannon," which you assemble by unfolding and combining the weapons stored in both forearms. Another standout feature is the chunky yellow 3D stickers placed throughout — on their own, they already give the kit a pretty striking color combination and visual flair.

One minor gripe is that it's not easy to get the front sections neatly aligned when the rail gun is fully deployed — instead of a clean parallel arrangement, the two halves tend to splay outward or pinch inward, making it tricky to line them up nicely. That aside, the compatibility with the Strike Gundam is naturally excellent, and the overall build quality feels right at home for an MG-grade kit.

This Lightning Striker was also released separately as a combined kit with the Strike Gundam Ver.RM. This review only covers the features of the Lightning Striker pack itself, so for a look at how it looks mounted on the MG Strike Gundam, please check out the MG Lightning Strike Gundam Ver.RM Reviewfor the full picture. Either way, beyond the combined kit, this is a meaningful release for those who already own the existing Ver.RM kit — it gives them more options to work with. :-)

MG Lightning Striker for Aile Strike Gundam Ver.RM | 2021.8 | ¥2,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.