Gundam SEED’s Upgraded Strike Freedom METAL BUILD Figure Joins Bandai’s Gundam Summer Festival

The METAL BUILD Strike Freedom Gundam

The METAL BUILD Strike Freedom Gundam

Real Grade kits are at their best when the mobile suit already has attitude before the first runner comes out of the box, which is why enemy and rival antagonist machines fit the line so well.
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The MG 1/100 The Gundam Base Limited RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.3.0 [The Gundam Base Color] is officially back in stock at Premium Bandai US as part of the ongoing Gundam Summer Festival, giving US builders a chance to pick up the normally store exclusive kit without having to physically visit a Gundam Base store.
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The MG 1/100 The Gundam Base Limited Wing Gundam Zero EW Ver.Ka Clear Color is back in stock at Premium Bandai US, giving Gundam Wing fans a rare opportunity to buy the normally store-exclusive release online.

Bandai has offered fans their first glimpse of a brand-new METAL BUILD release, confirming that God Gundam Hyper Mode from Mobile Fighter G Gundam is officially on the way.

Bandai Spirits has officially unveiled the METAL ROBOT SPIRITS Cavalier Aifrid, bringing one of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM's most distinctive support units to the premium collector line with a highly detailed die-cast release.

Bandai has fully revealed a new METAL ROBOT SPIRITS figure of the Z’Gok from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, recreating one of the movie’s most memorable and unexpected mobile suits with extensive die-cast components and a detailed metallic finish.

Some Gunpla kits take pride of place in a collection because they represent a favorite mobile suit, but others are added to the collection because of the impact they make by providing a different interpretation of the same favorite mobile suit.