Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGCE Aile Strike Rouge - Detail shots (1/3)

Detail shots

Aile pack with wings folded

Leftover parts.

HGCE Aile Strike Rouge - Dynamic aerial shooting pose (1/4)

HGCE Aile Strike Rouge - Dynamic aerial shooting pose (2/4)

Dynamic aerial shooting pose

HGCE Aile Strike Rouge - Beam saber action (1/3)

Beam saber action

HGCE Aile Strike Rouge - Launch pose (1/3)

Launch pose

Armor Schneider action

Together with the HGCE Aile Strike Gundam.

Straight build

Following the Aile Strike Gundam's rebirth as an HGCE-level kit, the Strike Rouge has also been released in the HGCE lineup. Since it's technically just a different-colored unit in the lore, this kit comes out as a pure 100% color variant — though a few parts didn't match up with the runners due to the color combinations on the feet and shield, so some parts ended up being duplicated across multiple runners, which pushed the price up by ¥100.

True to the fully renewed HGCE Strike, this is an exemplary kit that offers a very satisfying build experience along with solid joint strength and excellent articulation. Unlike the older HG Strike Rouge's molded colors, this one comes with the clean, refined color tones you'd expect from an MG-level kit, making it look even prettier — and honestly, just in terms of color alone, it gives off a more vibrant feel than the standard Strike.

Sure, it's just a color variant at the end of the day, but it's a genuinely pretty and well-made kit that I'd recommend to any Gunpla fan — especially female modelers. :-)

HGCE Aile Strike Rouge | 2014.3 | ¥1,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.