Remastered HG Aile Strike Gundam Review
STRIKE GUNDAM
ARTICULATION
Awesome kneeling pose for a HG that is 10 years old!
Extreme limits of leg and arm articulation. Forward and Back hip and ankle motion.
Arms go out 90 degrees from the chest and rotate below the shoulder.
Only a 90 degree bend at the elbow. Waste rotation is hindered.
Only a 90 degree bend at the elbow. Waste rotation is hindered.
The back skirt armor hits the corner of the torso.
Lift the torso off the peg just a bit and you get a much better range of motion.
It's not 360, but it's not bad.
The head goes up pretty far, but it can't go down. It will spin 360 without the Aile pack on.
Widest stance on the left, widest flat footed stance on right.
ACCESSORIES
Shield and attachment.
The shield can attach to either are on the elbow. Too bad I painted it, that's going to chip off...
I added a few stickers
The hand must be disassembled to hold the beam rifle.
It holds the rifle rather loosely, but it can't fall out because of the hand guard.
Every RX-78-2 based Gundam has to be able to pull off the Last Shot, right?
AILE STRIKER PACK ADDED
Farthest up, farthest straight down, farthest out farthest in that the thrusters will go.
Farthest out and farthest in, again, from a top view.
I added some seals here.
Strike, are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yeah, time to get Aile-I mean- AIR born!
You will need this attachment and to separate the waste.
The new part goes on thusly.
AILE STRIKE IN FLIGHT!
He can almost reach the beam sabers
Unfortunately...
There are no clear beam blades... :-(
Alright, I think that's a pretty decent picture set.
PUT ON THE BRAKES!
I really enjoyed this build. It does need some paint work, even if you plan to use the included foil stickers. The assembly is smooth, though, and I have to say, the design of the Strike has really grown on me since I've built it twice now. I wish they would have included some beam blades and maybe even the bazooka for this ten year anniversary release! That would have been great. I have not built the original, so I can't compare the plastic colors, but the metallic gunmetal instead of plain grey for the mecha parts is an awesome color. Considering the age of the kit, I'm giving this kit 4 out of 5 stars. The posability for a ten year old kit is pretty good, there are just enough accessories. It's only major flaw is the need for painting on the arms and chest especially.
If you don't have a HG Aile Strike and aren't planning to get or don't have the RG, get this kit. It's pretty good and under $15 at most American based stores. Buy it at Hobby Wave!
R01 Aile Strike Gundam at Hobby Wave!
Until Next Time: Happy Building!
Stumbled onto this by place while looking for some new kits to buy, but hey, this is a good review. Nothing too fancy, but you get the point across
ReplyDeleteThe Aile Strikers wing can folded up and down. If I bought perfect strike. It have a similar part with this review part2. I even bought RG Skygrasper and HG Perfect Strike.
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