yeah. very true indeed. even painstakingly slow to do all the panel lines, once it's done, it look a lot better than MG

but some parts like the torso does feel a bit complicated to assemble compared to its MG sibling

mini me

wow. lucky guy

I dunno yet.. maybe I'll go browsing around this Thursday.. but not sure whether still got until that time or not

some of the parts reminds me of Strike

legs looks like copied from 00 Gundam

yes. I'd prefer slow build as well. can trim off those nub marks better.. or else later once fully assembled and then pose cun cun then notice some parts got untrimmed nub marks

I spent some time for detailing as well, panel lining and putting on decals

racun on tamiya premium cutter is waaaayyy back on the previous pages

my sango cutter macam dah tumpul

unfulfilled childhood dream

just finished my RG Aile Strike. lost that tiny little peg that should hold the beam rifle firmly on Strike's hand



overall I can say it's a great experience assembling an RG kit. good colour separations, details and articulation, on par or can even exceed its MG counterpart and it's all in a 1/144 size. pretty quick assembly, but detailing and decals can take a little more time compared to MGs. I'm not gonna recommend this to a first time gunpla builder, but that depends on a person's own skill and sense of detail.

pros:
- very affordable
- good colour separation & articulation
- good proportions (some might think differently)
- superb details for 1/144 size kit
- quick assembly
- not space-consuming to display (duh)

cons:
- joints can be a little loose after a few hours of playing around
- panel lining can be a PITA
- too many decals
- chrome/gold decals look nice, but not that nice to put on/wouldn't stand much abuse


and by the way;

I think it's AGE-1 ver. AG

oh. I was about to put that link