Kit Review

Straight build + panel lining + seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
Being 1/144 scale, it's pretty small.

This kit consists of the Sky Grasper and the Sword/Launcher Pack.

First up, the Sky Grasper.

RG Sky Grasper - Detailed shots of each section. True to RG form — small but incredibly precise. (1/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Detailed shots of each section. True to RG form — small but incredibly precise. (2/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Detailed shots of each section. True to RG form — small but incredibly precise. (3/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Detailed shots of each section. True to RG form — small but incredibly precise. (4/6)

Detailed shots of each section.
True to RG form — small but incredibly precise.

Underside

Detailed shots of the underside.

The landing gear detail is great, and I love how the covers can be removed and attached alongside them.

RG Sky Grasper - The canopy hatch opens too. When you actually hold it, it's such a tiny little thing — it's kind of amazing

The canopy hatch opens too.
When you actually hold it, it's such a tiny little thing — it's kind of amazing that the canopy opens at all. ^^

The beam cannon is poseable too.

RG Sky Grasper - The rear wing section moves to lock the weapon pack in place. This is a gimmick that was also on the PG Sky

The rear wing section moves to lock the weapon pack in place.
This is a gimmick that was also on the PG Sky Grasper.

The wings can also shift forward and backward for some degree of articulation.

RG Sky Grasper - The verniers at the lower rear also move. It's impressive how they managed to pack articulation gimmicks int

The verniers at the lower rear also move.
It's impressive how they managed to pack articulation gimmicks into so many tiny little parts.;;

Landing gear removed and covered over for display on a stand.

Joint parts for connecting to the Action Base 2.

Mounted on Action Base 2

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles. (1/5)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles. (2/5)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles. (3/5)

Views from various angles.

Alongside the PG Sky Grasper.
It's less than half the size, but the detail is nearly on par.

Sword Pack contents.

The sword's color separation and detail are excellent.

Articulation gimmick for attaching to the Sky Grasper.

The weapon attachment joint also rotates.

There are two pegs for securing it to the hand.

The shoulder parts layout. The color separation is impressive here too.

The Panzer Eisen section.

Dedicated parts for securing the weapon to the stand are also included.

RG Sky Grasper - Sword Pack displayed on the Action Base 2 using the mounting parts. (1/3)

Sword Pack displayed on the Action Base 2 using the mounting parts.

Sky Grasper combined with the Sword Pack.

RG Sky Grasper - When combined with the weapon pack, you need to swap out the front landing gear on the Sky Grasper for the l

When combined with the weapon pack, you need to swap out the front landing gear on the Sky Grasper for the longer one.

Sky Grasper + Sword Pack mounted on the Action Base 2.

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles. (1/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles. (2/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles. (3/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles. (4/6)

Views from various angles.

Launcher Pack contents.

RG Sky Grasper - The launcher with its excellent detail and color separation. (1/4)

RG Sky Grasper - The launcher with its excellent detail and color separation. (2/4)

The launcher with its excellent detail and color separation.

Articulation of the grip section.

RG Sky Grasper - The Launcher Pack's shoulder armor detail and color separation are also excellent. (1/3)

The Launcher Pack's shoulder armor detail and color separation are also excellent.

The wings can be folded.

The launcher mount on the Launcher Pack uses a multi-joint setup, giving it a very flexible range of motion.

RG Sky Grasper - To display the Launcher Pack on a stand, you need to swap the left and right sides of the mounting parts and

To display the Launcher Pack on a stand, you need to swap the left and right sides of the mounting parts and reassemble them.

Launcher Pack displayed on the Action Base 2.

Sky Grasper + Launcher Pack.

Mounted on the Action Base 2.

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles (1/8)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles (2/8)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles (3/8)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles (4/8)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles (5/8)

RG Sky Grasper - Views from various angles (6/8)

Various angles

Attach the separate mounting parts to both sides of the Sky Grasper..

You can also attach the Aile pack and rifle/shield that came with the existing RG Aile Strike.

RG Sky Grasper - Sky Grasper + Aile pack from various angles. (1/9)

RG Sky Grasper - Sky Grasper + Aile pack from various angles. (2/9)

RG Sky Grasper - Sky Grasper + Aile pack from various angles. (3/9)

RG Sky Grasper - Sky Grasper + Aile pack from various angles. (4/9)

RG Sky Grasper - Sky Grasper + Aile pack from various angles. (5/9)

RG Sky Grasper - Sky Grasper + Aile pack from various angles. (6/9)

RG Sky Grasper - Sky Grasper + Aile pack from various angles. (7/9)

Sky Grasper + Aile pack from various angles.

Now let's combine it with the RG Strike.

RG Sword Strike Gundam

After attaching

Compared to the MG Sword Strike Gundam.
Way more detailed than the MG ^^;

RG Sky Grasper - Sword action poses (1/5)

RG Sky Grasper - Sword action poses (2/5)

RG Sky Grasper - Sword action poses (3/5)

Sword action poses

RG Sky Grasper - Panzer Eisen + Midas Messer action poses (1/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Panzer Eisen + Midas Messer action poses (2/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Panzer Eisen + Midas Messer action poses (3/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Panzer Eisen + Midas Messer action poses (4/6)

Panzer Eisen + Midas Messer action poses

Next up is the RG Launcher Strike Gundam.

RG Sky Grasper - Detail shots after attaching (1/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Detail shots after attaching (2/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Detail shots after attaching (3/6)

RG Sky Grasper - Detail shots after attaching (4/6)

Detail shots after attaching

Together with the MG Launcher Strike Gundam.

RG Sky Grasper - Launcher action poses (1/5)

RG Sky Grasper - Launcher action poses (2/5)

RG Sky Grasper - Launcher action poses (3/5)

Launcher action poses

RG Sky Grasper - Straight build shots collection (1/4)

RG Sky Grasper - Straight build shots collection (2/4)

Straight build shots collection

Following the RG Aile Strike Gundam, the RG Sky Grasper has also been released. Content-wise, it's a kit that combines the Sky Grasper with the Sword pack and Launcher pack, and when combined with the RG Aile Strike, you get the complete Strike full weapon system.

First of all, true to RG form, the parts count is jaw-dropping despite the small scale. It's incredibly precise, but the color separation goes beyond impressive — it's downright awe-inspiring. I'm honestly amazed at how much attention went into such tiny details, and I'd say this is the best-of-the-best kit when it comes to Bandai's color separation work. You can get a good feel for it just from the straight build shots in the review above. ^^

Both the Sword pack and Launcher pack attach solidly to the RG Aile Strike with no sense of mismatch, and the combination with the Sky Grasper is also perfectly reproduced. On top of that, dedicated mounting parts for displaying on Action Base 2 are included, and for the Sky Grasper itself, the wing articulation gimmick and canopy hatch opening are both properly implemented. And of course, it's designed to be compatible with the Aile pack included with the RG Aile Strike as well.

So beyond the color separation, the various articulation gimmicks are also well-realized enough to hold their own against MG/PG kits, and in some areas the level of engineering even feels like it surpasses the PG. It might be hard to tell from photos, but once you actually build it, the sheer smallness of the thing makes it all the more impressive. I was constantly gasping in amazement throughout the whole build.

That said, compared to other RG lineup kits that have a proper inner frame structure from the ground up, the detail does feel slightly weaker in relative terms. This is a very relative judgment, and I think it comes from the fact that more emphasis was placed on color combinations and parts breakdown. But in absolute terms, the detail is still excellent for the scale.

Anyway, as a kit that represents the pinnacle of Bandai's color separation design technology, this is a must-have item if you own the RG Aile Strike. Neither the PG nor the MG ever gave us a proper full weapon system that included the Sky Grasper like this, so it's an absolute gem for fans who love small, finely detailed kits. Highly recommended! :-)

RG Sky Grasper | 2012. 2 | ¥2,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.