Kit Review

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MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version (1/2)

MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version (2/2)

MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Front close-up shot. The white armor parts are done in clear, while the blue sectio

Front close-up shot.
The white armor parts are done in clear, while the blue sections use gloss injection for a smooth finish.

MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version - You'd think the inner frame would be totally visible, but it's actually not that mu

You'd think the inner frame would be totally visible, but it's actually not that much... ;

MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version - The wings are gloss injection, but the plasma accelerator beam cannons attached ins

The wings are gloss injection, but the plasma accelerator beam cannons attached inside the wings are clear.

View from above.

The clear head...

MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Thanks to the clear armor parts, you can see the molded detail underneath the armor

Thanks to the clear armor parts, you can see the molded detail underneath the armor — a nice effect.

The inner frame of the beam rifle is visible through the clear armor.

Even the Freedom-exclusive stand is molded in clear material...

Action pose~

Stand action pose~

Full deployment!

MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version - The clear plasma accelerator beam cannon section. All the parts that were originall

The clear plasma accelerator beam cannon section. All the parts that were originally white are done in clear like this...

Looks pretty nice in its own way...

Comparison with the normal version Freedom.

MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version - Including the Freedom Extra Finish version, there are now 3 versions of the MG Free

Including the Freedom Extra Finish version, there are now 3 versions of the MG Freedom in total.

A limited edition of the Freedom Gundam — one of the MG line's all-time bestsellers — has arrived. For such a popular kit, they've been surprisingly restrained about milking it, haven't they? ^^; Of course, Freedom did get an Extra Finish version before, but that wasn't a limited release — it was a regular retail kit (meaning it could be reprinted).

This limited edition isn't titled a "clear version" but rather a "clear color version," which means not all the armor parts are clear. Only the base color parts — the ones that were originally molded in white — are done in clear, while the remaining blue and red armor parts are molded in gloss injection, giving them a smooth, shiny finish.

As tends to be the case with clear versions, the tolerances tighten up a bit and the joints feel sturdier compared to the normal version, which makes it easier to hold poses and stand on its own — a nice bonus. And since the armor parts are clear, you can see the inner frame through them... but maybe because this kit has relatively small armor surface areas, the inner frame doesn't show through nearly as much as on other clear versions.

Since the base kit is such a popular and well-made product, this is a high-quality limited edition — and if you've been eyeing a unique clear version of the Freedom Gundam, I'd recommend grabbing one from the initial import stock while it's still available at a relatively affordable price for a limited release. :-)

MG Freedom Gundam ~ Clear Color version

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.