Head assembly breakdown.

You'd expect this many parts in the head for it to qualify as a PG, right? ^^;

Head frame and outer armor parts.

The LED lit up..
(For a shot of it glowing with the head fully assembled, check the main review.)

A densely packed upper torso parts layout, as you'd expect from a PG.
Laying them all out is a bit of a workout, but once they're all spread out, there's something really satisfying about it.

The cockpit unit.

Detail on the inside of the instrument panel in front of the pilot.

There's molded detail even on parts that are completely hidden under layers of other parts.
Well, it's a PG — that's only to be expected..

The shoulder gimmick cylinders.

The shoulder area gets an additional layer of separate armor wrapped around it.

The joint connection method for the main body areas is the same as the PG Strike.
One side uses a tight polycap, while the other peg uses a serrated friction surface combined with an ABS locking part,
creating a really effective balance between smooth movement and firm resistance.

The small red sections on the chest armor are of course color separated.
It brings back memories of hand-painting those spots on the old 1/100 and other grades — but for a PG, this kind of thing is just standard service..

The green clear parts give it a jewel-like feel.

The mounting hole for attaching weapons to the side is revealed by spreading the side skirt armor
apart with a sliding offset motion.
A unique high-end gimmick you only see on PG kits.

The red section of the front skirt and the white section at the back are on separate pivot points, so
they move independently.

Color separation on the rear skirt.

View from the underside of the skirt (ice cream~ky)

The chest duct structure in particular has some really impressive depth to it.

Detail around the lower body skirt area

Cockpit hatch open.
Somehow.. it looks like it'd be quite a pain to get in and out of.

Part Review

The arm parts are every bit as impressive as you'd expect from a PG~

Bandai's multi-color single-runner molding technology never gets old..
On the PG Astray, each individual finger knuckle is a different color, which makes the technique stand out even more.

Thanks to the structure, the knuckles at the base of the fingers have one extra stage of movement,
allowing you to achieve very natural, human-like hand poses.

Dense detail on the inside of the shoulder armor.

It's a real shame that the duct on the back of the shoulder armor isn't color-separated..
Compared to the quality everywhere else, it looks noticeably cheap and un-PG-like.
This is probably going to get criticized for a long time to come..

Comparison of the arm with and without armor.

The frame folds up completely on its own..
but once you put the armor on, those chunky arm muscles get in the way and it doesn't bend quite as far.

You can see a two-stage cylinder underneath the forearm.

Since it uses the same basic skeleton as the PG Strike,
the unique two-stage elbow joint structure that folds in two steps is carried over here as well.

But once you put the armor on, the parts indicated by the arrows overlap, so the arm doesn't actually bend inward that dramatically in practice.

Only the back side of the bicep has a sliding armor panel.

Just like the PG Strike, the forearm section has a tendency to pop off fairly easily.

On the back of the elbow there's a section that looks like it opens up like a hatch..

It slides up just like a slider,
this is a cover gimmick to expose the hole that locks the shield in place.

As expected, the PG leg parts completely fill the tray..

The armor doesn't come off in one piece — it breaks down into many individual sections.
Similar to the PG Strike, but the armor itself has even more volume.

Just like the PG Strike, the inner knee uses die-cast parts, making it extremely sturdy.

The structure for the thigh slide armor.

How the thigh slide armor gimmick works.

The internal gimmick for the shin slide mechanism unique to the PG Strike.

I put together a series of shots showing the knee bending.
Full bend is a given!

The PG Astray also has armor on the back of the knee..
The linked gimmick on the white section pointed to by the arrow is pretty unique.

Photos showing how the white armor on the back of the knee links with the knee bend.
It's a new gimmick that wasn't on the PG Strike..

As expected.. it bends fully in frame-only mode,
but once you put the armor on, the legs bulk up and the bending angle decreases..

Removing the sole armor.

One of the PG Astray's unique features!
You can attach anti-slip rubber pads to the soles.

Left is with the pads attached, right is without.
No matter how slippery the surface, it stays firmly in place. Nice!

The leg with armor fully attached.
Nice and chunky~

But.. since the front and rear thigh armor panels aren't designed to mesh together seamlessly in the first place..
you can barely tell when the slide gimmick is actually working -_-)r

The green clear parts structure on the side of the leg.

The foot and ankle section.

The top of the knee armor is split,
so it spreads open slightly when the knee bends.

Beam rifle parts layout.

It's the Astray's dedicated beam rifle.

True to PG fashion, the trigger section is split so it can actually be pulled.

Mechanical detail inside the barrel cover.

The scope section uses green clear parts to add a sense of realism.

Grenades are stored under the barrel.

A plain beam saber.

Shield parts breakdown.

Unlike the PG Strike, the clear part in the center of the shield uses a green clear part.

Gerbera Straight parts breakdown.

The star of the Astray, the Gerbera Straight..

Sheathed with the locking part attached.

The pattern that looks like wrapped leather straps.. is matched in color through parts separation;
I guess they figured they had to do at least this much since it's a PG after all.

The tip of the handle actually has a gold ornament like the one shown above..
But the three photos above were taken with that gold ornament accidentally left off T_T
Since it does fall off easily.. you'll want to glue it in place so you don't lose it.

The gold collar section at the top of the handle.
The color leans a bit too yellow.. so it doesn't really look all that premium;

The way the blade locks in is pretty unique.. you slide the blade tip into the hole in the handle,
then insert a gold locking pin through the hole at the blade tip to secure it.

For the scabbard, you attach 2 rubber stickers (the same kind used on the soles of the feet) to each side of the interior.
This keeps the blade held snugly inside without any wobble.

The handle section of the scabbard uses two U-shaped parts that interlock with each other to eliminate seam lines.

The scabbard and scabbard mounting parts.

The scabbard slots into the center, and is held firmly in place by three locking tabs that grip it tightly,
securing it solidly.

There's also a retention latch to keep the blade from slipping out..
Though honestly the rubber on the inside already prevents it from falling out on its own.