Kit Review
Straight build + Panel lining + Decals
Size comparison with a cigarette pack
Side view.
The back is pretty bulky so you'll need to shift the center of gravity forward a bit,
but the joints are so solid that just a slight lean is enough to hold the pose.
Upper body front and back
Legs
Rear view with the Aile pack removed.
The flashy seals and decals on the shield, arms, and legs.
The bare figure alone.
Armor removed.
The color separation is done very efficiently, so there aren't that many armor pieces once you take them off.
Internal frame.
Detail shots
The frame's articulation is excellent.
A frame that handles a wide variety of poses naturally.
Some of the armor pieces have densely packed molded detail on the inside, but...
The other half has absolutely no molding at all.
Either do it all the way or don't bother... hmm.
Detail on the inside of the skirts.
One interesting thing about this kit...
The face armor doesn't split left/right,
but instead clips on front-to-back like putting on a mask.
It's not a groundbreaking feature, but it's a unique way of constructing the head armor compared to previous MG kits.
The standard weapons.
The shield is the same design as the one from the MG Duel, and the beam rifle is a massive step up compared to the old MG Strike in terms of
detail and style.
Molded detail on the inside of the shield.
The Armor Schneider can be stored in the side skirts.
Bandai is still pushing their finger-swappable hands...
1/100 standing figures of Kira and Flay.
Cockpit hatch open
The revamped Aile pack.
It's been completely renewed from the ground up.
Whoa...
Even the wing flaps are articulated...
The wing parts assembled as shown tend to pop off fairly easily.
You might want to put a tiny dab of glue on the connection points...
The nozzle detail is really impressive...
The wings can of course be folded.
Interestingly, there's a feature where the rear section of the Aile pack slides back and extends outward.
This function will be needed when building the Perfect Strike down the line.
A launcher magazine pack for attaching to the Perfect Strike is also included.
Some of the shared SEED frame parts are left over as leftover parts.
Articulation is great, as expected~
The SEED frame's hip articulation gimmick is carried over as-is.
Shoulder forward/back and up/down range of motion.
The waist rotates pretty well,
but watch out — the white side armor can pop off during rotation.
A new gimmick has been added where the middle section of the side skirts bends and swings up sharply.
It's a fitting upgrade for a revised version, but... the thighs are so chunky that this part tends to pop off during leg movement.
The small verniers on the back also move slightly.
The shoulder locking pin raise gimmick is the same as the old MG Strike,
but the white armor rotation gimmick has been removed. (Not that it was ever very useful anyway...)
A natural kneeling pose
Armor Schneider action poses.
Launch ready pose on the dedicated stand.
The stand itself is the same as the MG Strike from 10 years ago.
Launch~!!
Aerial firing pose
Beam saber action pose
This kit includes some odd joint parts...
The circular ring parts are used for attaching the old MG Sword pack.
It seems they're there to compensate for the slight gap caused by the Ver. RM's shoulders being a bit thicker.
The Sword pack from the old MG Sword Strike attached.
The Launcher pack from the old MG Launcher Strike is compatible without any additional parts.
And to build the Perfect Strike, you can attach all three weapon packs...
Slide back the rear section of the Aile pack as shown, then plug in a separate joint part on the side
to mount the launcher gimmick.
Ta-da!
The MG Perfect Strike Gundam, finally done properly.
It all goes together fine, but due to structural limitations, there's no getting around the shoulder add-on weapons and the Aile pack's beam saber unit getting in each other's way —
it just can't be helped.
The Perfect Strike launcher magazine pack attaches to the underside of the Aile pack.
An extra set of weapon-holding hand parts for the Perfect Strike is included so you can grip the sword.
Perfect Strike Gundam action poses.
It looks spectacular all loaded up, but there's so much stuff getting in the way that posing it isn't exactly easy ^^;
It's really just for show...
Alongside the MG Aile Strike from 10 years ago.
Body-only comparison.
You can really feel the proportional changes — smaller head, narrower shoulders —
and the overall detail has been dramatically upgraded.
Articulation has also been slightly improved at the hips and ankles...
but honestly the upgrade in joint strength is more noticeable than the articulation improvement ^^
Shoulder joint movement is similar,
though the Ver. RM's waist is a bit more flexible.
Aile pack comparison.
Wing unit comparison.
Both size and functionality have been upgraded.
Comparing various parts of the body, the difference in detail really stands out.
The rifle has also seen a major upgrade in detail.
The shield has been slightly upgraded too,
though the old MG Strike shield from 10 years ago was actually pretty decent in its own right.
Alongside the RG Aile Strike Gundam.
The SEED five-piece squad is finally all together on the same frame architecture!
Straight build