Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package (1/6)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package (2/6)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package (3/6)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package (4/6)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package (5/6)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package (6/6)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Detail shots (1/4)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Rear view with the Build Booster removed

Outer armor removed

Frame shots.
Uses the same frame as the RG Strike Gundam.

Cockpit hatch open

Standard rifle

Remove the barrel and slide the rear section to use it as a beam gun.

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - You can also attach a separate part to the beam gun to configure it as an enhanced beam

You can also attach a separate part to the beam gun to configure it as an enhanced beam rifle.

The weapon parts can also be mounted on the front and back of the shield.

Build Booster detached from the main body

The large beam cannon moves flexibly with multiple joints.

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - The booster section also features a forward/backward sliding gimmick. It's something ev

The booster section also features a forward/backward sliding gimmick.
It's something even the MG didn't have... RG really is something special, huh.

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - The front section has deployable landing gear, and the rear landing gear uses the large

The front section has deployable landing gear, and the rear landing gear
uses the large beam cannon's connector parts.
Deployable landing gear at this small a size — that's RG for you.

Landed on the ground with landing gear deployed.

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Mounted on a stand. In flight mode, the large beam cannon is extended forward. (1/3)

Mounted on a stand.
In flight mode, the large beam cannon is extended forward.

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - The Build Booster's wings are thin, so be careful not to break them. I accidentally sna

The Build Booster's wings are thin, so be careful not to break them.
I accidentally snapped mine — they're surprisingly fragile parts..

Inside the large beam cannon, there's a built-in handle.

Leftover parts.

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - The articulation is just as excellent as the RG Strike. The sliding thigh armor and the

The articulation is just as excellent as the RG Strike.
The sliding thigh armor and the forward/backward-moving shin armor are especially impressive.

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Inner body kneeling pose (1/3)

Inner body kneeling pose

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Beam rifle aerial firing pose (1/3)

Beam rifle aerial firing pose

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Enhanced beam rifle two-handed firing pose (1/4)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Enhanced beam rifle two-handed firing pose (2/4)

Enhanced beam rifle two-handed firing pose

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Beam saber action (1/3)

Beam saber action

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Large beam cannon firing pose (1/4)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package - Large beam cannon firing pose (2/4)

Large beam cannon firing pose

Together with the HG Build Strike Gundam Full Package.

Together with the RG Strike Gundam.

Straight build

The 23rd RG release is the Build Strike Gundam Full Package from Gundam Build Fighters. As expected, it reuses the frame runners from the RG Strike Gundam, while all the other runners are newly tooled parts. Over 90% of the parts are new, but since the underlying skeleton is the same, the kit's basic characteristics are nearly identical to the RG Strike Gundam.

The basic build stays true to the RG concept, delivering excellent articulation based on a one-piece frame along with solid joint strength, and the white armor is done in a two-tone color scheme following the series tradition. The beam gun → beam rifle → enhanced beam rifle transformation is reproduced faithfully and thoroughly, on par with the MG, and features like the cockpit hatch opening, sliding thigh armor, and the RG Strike's signature shin armor movement gimmick are all well implemented.

As for the Build Booster, the color separation on the wings and the deployable landing gear are nicely reproduced, and it even adds a left/right booster forward/backward sliding gimmick that wasn't present on the MG. It's not something you'd get a ton of practical use out of, but it's more of a "wow, they actually packed this kind of intricate gimmick into such a tiny kit" kind of thing.

The main downside is that the heavy backpack makes it really hard to stand on its own. It's trickier to balance than other RGs, and the feet don't grip the surface very well either, so you're probably better off displaying it on a stand. It might just be the hardest RG to stand upright out of everything released so far.

Anyway, while most of the parts are newly sculpted, only the frame is recycled — and yet it's a kit that somehow feels a bit stale. I think part of it is just getting used to how RG kits are put together, and part of it is that despite the different design, it just feels like you're building another RG Strike.

Anyway, it may not feel all that fresh as a new release, but it's still an RG, so you can enjoy that satisfying, precise build experience and fine detail. It's not novel enough to recommend to someone who has no particular interest in this mobile suit, but if you're a fan of Gundam Build Fighters, this looks like a kit you'll have a great time building. :-)

RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package | 2016. 12 | ¥2,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.