Bandai Hobby - Gundam Seed Destiny - Strike Freedom Gundam MGEX 1/100 Model Kit

This is the pinnacle of Gunpla engineering. It is by far the most complex, articulated, detailed, accented model I've ever assembled. I couldn't even fit all of the sprues on my kitchen table, there's SO much. It comes with its own stand because it has to: when you attach the wings to the main body, the whole model is so heavy that its knees can't hold it up. It does stand up on its own if you remove the backpack + wings. To be honest, I think this is at or even a little bit beyond the limit of what you can physically do with plastic. The legs are incredibly articulated, the thing can cross its ankles and go on tiptoe and honestly it could probably twerk in stop-motion if I spent the time on it. However, with so many articulation points in the legs, just getting a single leg into the pose you want is an exercise in joint isolation: you gotta hold all 3 other joints still and then move just the one you want, and then repeat that for every single joint. I almost wish it was simpler and less articulated, now that it's built. The inner gold frame is amazing, and it was super fun to build the whole thing twice: once for the inner frame, once for the outer armor. However, I didn't realize just how covered up the internal gold frame would be. There's a dozen etching stickers (which are a nightmare to work with, by the way), and while they're all visible on the inner frame, more than half of them are *completely* covered up on the finished model, and the instructions don't indicate which ones those are, at all. I almost wish I hadn't bothered with putting them all on. Also, I straight up broke off one of the four wings when trying to pose it. I wasn't even using that much force, I was just pivoting in the wrong direction. This should be considered an experts-only kit, if that wasn't obvious already. I got this for $180, and I'd say it's definitely worth that price. A lot of sellers are offering this for $250 and I don't think it's quite that good, but I don't think any model is that good.

Absolutely amazing kit. Instructions separate runners which makes it extremely easy to assemble despite its complexity and makes for a fun and satisfying build experience. A couple things to note is to be cautious with the gold parts as the finish can scratch and wear off in visible places if not handled carefully, and the hip joint where the legs attach can be a bit firm but just need to be carefully adjusted. All things considered this is a great kit that offers many things to enjoy.

This is my second time doing this the product looks amazing when finished but it was truly a challenge. Warnings Be careful of the following breaks : Hip the hip placement rails under mounts. I broke the pice that holds that part the hip on both sides and had to superglu.. post build only made the rail guns not posable Wing joint: ensure you have them placed right moving the piece brok the joint and I had to superglue the wing to the wing arm in a position I'd be okay displaying. Posable hands: i didn't understand how the expected the fingers to stay in the hand joints but they all fell out. Can't use sabers now as those were the only way to hold them. Stickers: didn't even bother with the water ones they were too small Didn't bother with some of the metallic ones as they were also too small would recommend a magnifying glass or something if you truly want to get all of those on there Metal stickers 5/5 Overall. The level of detail was insane there are internal details you won't see once the build is final and I love the experience that you are seeing internals meant for the builder to see Quality: some parts broke so kinda meh... would give that a 3 out of 5. Would say 4 out of 5 if I was really experienced and knew what to avoid. Build time: it took an average of 2.5 dedicated days to complete Value: it's pricey for a master grade but the details make it totally worth it. Experience: 10/5 what a memorable experience. It's beautiful in every detail. I would consider this an amazing gift or purchase for anyone that likes gunpla.

It was 1st time in 15years building this kit and man, it was fun to make. Everything snapped in perfectly. Looks great.

This is my First Gundam that I have ever built, I went in blind while asking my friend for pointers on tools and watching vids to expand my knowledge. For First timers this build may be a nightmare but when finishing it, It makes everything worthwhile. Now I'm addicted to the Gundam build World. Just bought myself the upcoming PG 1/60 UNICORN GUNDAM 03 PHENEX (NARRATIVE Ver.), and on my amazon cart the PG 1/60 GUNDAM ASTRAY RED FRAME and PG 1/60 RX-O Gundam Unicorn white. At first it was very overwhelming building this, Took me about 10-20 hours and I never thought I would finish but the end result looks like it came out of a showroom in Japan. Word of advice take your time and don't rush, I had to do some back jobs and remove pieces back and forth because I was trying to finish it. It's not a race and doing so may break a piece you're not suppose to if you don't read the manual with pictures carefully. All in all amazing kit and I would build again if I had the chance to. 5/5 stars. This kit is not for beginners but if you like the challenge please do some research before going on this expenditure like I did. Welcome to the Gundam Family.

Absolutely gorgeous build. Fantastic details. No issues building this Gundam model.

This MGSF model kit Is nice to build big parts no issues building Definitely recommended getting this model kit

Beautiful model and one of the best builds for gunpla fans. No additional tools required if you’ve built kits before. Highly detailed and perfect size to display.

one of or maybe, the only kit you need to build in the Master grade Line, Simply saying ''perfect'' is not enough.

El mejor model kit que he armado, un detalle tremendo en el inner frame, una movilidad increíble, ninguna pieza queda floja en su lugar, problema que si he tenido con otros gundams, no te dejes intimidar por los stickers de metal, un par de videos en internet y entenderás lo fácil que es manejarlos, NO necesitas pegamento adicional. No hagas caso tampoco a otros comentarios que dicen que la parte de la mochila o la cadera tiene articulaciones o piezas frágiles, porque te juro que no es así, obviamente un Gundam no lo vas a tratar como un niño con un juguete, pero puedes acomodar las alas sin ningún problema 👌👌 recomendadisimo

A chi piace, piace davvero. Una esperienza.

Good discount for MGEX. Must get it.

Simplesmente fenomenal, já construí muito MG e RG, mas esse realmente e uma nova experiência. Recomendo