I bought this kit as a birthday present to myself about a year ago and finally had the time to hunker down and build this kit. I don't know if this is just because of the scale I more commonly work with, but I found this to be.....too easy? This doesn't reflect in my actual review, but I'm just not used to working with parts this big that are just so much easier to manipulate. It's the only perfect grade I've done. So why 4 stars? For the cost and the size some of the deficiencies are just too glaring to overlook. Firstly, I kind of get why they shipped this with stickers because my son could definitely build this on his own and I assume they wanted to make this kit accessible. However, it should have shipped with the waterslides and perhaps also with the stickers for that reason. This kit is just too big and expensive to not be coming with your A game. Secondly, the LEDs. The beam saber is actually fine and I'm happy with that. I'm not even going to groan about having to get the batteries for the head. My issue is that there's no easy way to activate these things and I feel like you have to watch a video to get a read on it. Big ups on the magnet mounted shield, but there again, the linkage could have been far more robust than a simple ABS ball joint that can snap out of place. So is this the pinnacle of gunpla? I'm not sure if I'm expert enough to say. Honestly, the MG rx-93 nu still holds that title for me. I'm glad I finally got a PG done, but I'm not sure I would be interested in buying another. So here's my advice for you, the buyer. If you're the type that has an entire garage full of backlog: go for it. If you're the type that can afford to do something like this once a year, maybe that's still a "yes", but if this is stretching your budget I think you might be a little more underwhelmed. This is the first and only gramps I've built, but I think I would have been satisfied with a MG, or even the new RG that came out that is probably similar. on the other hand, i have to give bandai their flowers here. The amount of engineering that went into this, to make a reliably consistent kit this large, with this amount of detail, is honestly amazing. I found myself appreciating the build a little more with all of the components coming together. My real score here is probably a 3.9/5.0.

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Pinnacle of gunpla. Loved every minute of this experience. And it really is an "experience". I will definitely build another one in the future.

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This kit is crazy. The build process is super straightforward, the way you don't have to have a ton of runners in front of you is great. The stickers are ok, get the Delpi or G Rework holos and put in the effort, it's worth it. As mentioned, the LED kinda sucks, especially how you have to turn it on. It's very sturdy but the waist connection is not, so lift at the legs, and you'll be good. Is it worth nearly $300? Maybe. Get it on sale, whether here or another site, as I was able to get mine for $205.

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