The biggest Aile Pack ever made!

Measured with a ruler, the wingspan comes out to about 34cm.
(In the photo, the 30cm ruler looks farther away, which makes the Aile Pack look even bigger.)

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Rear

Side

Underside

The wings can fold up to about this angle.

Just like the MG, the wings can be folded, and once folded they can also rotate 180 degrees.

Full open mode for attaching to the Strike

Detail on the top surface of the Aile Pack. It shares the same design concept as the PG Strike, so there's tons of panel mold detail all over.
To fold the wings, you can slightly pull out the wing connection joint — it clicks into place so there's no looseness.

Insane wing detail..

The detail on the underside of the wings is even more intense.

Even from the back of the wings, the sharp edges really pop.

The wingtips have clear parts representing navigation lights..
Unfortunately there are no LEDs, so they don't light up. I was kind of hoping they would — a bit of a letdown there..
And even if you wanted to add LEDs yourself, the inside of the wingtips is packed so tight that it'd be a seriously tricky job.

One of the best things about the PG Aile Pack~!
Just like the Sky Grasper, the wing flaps are movable. And the flaps on the Aile Pack are much larger, too.

They can move up and down like this.

The inside of the elongated structures attached to the tail verniers also has nicely detailed molding.

The rear boosters on the Aile Pack. The 3 ducts each move independently!

You can see the detailed vernier detail through the gaps between the ducts.

The tail vernier detail is great too.

Here too, you can see the inner vernier detail peeking through the gaps.

Through the gaps between the yellow parts on the tail verniers, you can also see the inner mechanical frame.

The Aile Pack has a bit of a transformation gimmick built in —
a slightly flattened configuration (top) for docking with the Sky Grasper,
and a slightly more spread-out configuration (bottom) for attaching to the Strike Gundam.

Look closely and you'll see the gimmick — 3 exterior sections move in sync, going up and down together.
That said, the parts in this area feel a bit fragile.. and the gimmick isn't very smooth, so it's a little stiff to operate.
But you can't force it either since it looks like something could snap — it's a bit nerve-wracking..
Great idea, but this is definitely a point where the durability lets you down. -.-;

Aile Pack breakdown shot. True to PG fashion, some of the outer armor can be removed.

The inner mechanical frame on the top surface of the Aile Pack.
It's decent, but honestly it feels a bit plain to call it PG. More like MG-level, really?
On top of that, there's no mechanical frame at all on the underside — it almost feels like they only put it on top as a token gesture..

There's also zero intentional molding on the inside of the outer armor panels.
These days even MG outer armor panels usually have nice molding on the inside, so this is honestly a bit embarrassing to call PG.
Sure, it's a well-designed kit overall.. but moments like this make it feel like they cut a few corners here and there.

Tail vernier breakdown

The inner frame of the tail verniers at least feels somewhat PG-worthy. ^^

Aile Packs, assemble~

First up, a comparison with the MG Aile Pack.
A lot of people have pointed out that the PG Aile Pack's wings look shorter compared to the MG Aile Pack's lo~ng wings.

I measured the MG Aile Pack's wingspan for an accurate comparison — 24cm.
The MG's wingspan is 24cm, and the PG's wingspan is 34cm.
If you were to replicate the PG scale wings at MG proportions, you'd need 24*100/60 = 40cm to look proportionally similar.
In other words, the wing span feel is only about 85% of the MG's, so the wings look relatively smaller compared to the MG.
This is really a matter of personal taste, but you could also argue that the MG wings are just way too long,
and actually, when you see the PG Aile's wings in person, their sheer size means they don't really look that small.
If anything, if they were any bigger, displaying it would've been a real headache.. ^^;

PG vs. MG wing comparison. Size aside, the PG wins hands down in terms of detail!

The internal detail on the elongated tail vernier structures is also more refined on the PG side.

Tail vernier comparison. The PG version has a sleeker, more slender~ design.

The PG is just overwhelming when it comes to vernier internals and detail.

Now for a comparison with the same-scale 1/60 RD. The difference is just way too stark ^^;

Compared to the PG wings, the 1/60 RD's wings look just too puny..

The tail verniers on the 1/60 RD are just chunky and oversized;

The detail and size on the top of the Aile pack are also quite different.

The 1/60 RD, 1/100 No Grade, and 1/144 HG all share the same design concept for the Aile pack.
Compared to the MG or PG, they do feel a bit chunky and stubby;

Bonus shot. The PG Aile pack may be long, but it's actually shorter than the wings on the Force pack from the more recent 1/60 RD Impulse Gundam.
Of course, the PG Aile still wins in every way — detail, gimmicks, and style :-)