Bandai Hobby - Gundam Build Fighters - #09 Star Build Strike Gundam Plavsky Wing, Bandai Spirits HGBF 1/144 Model Kit

At the center of this kit, you have a basic Build Strike Gundam - which is itself mostly the same as the regular Strike Gundam. That is except for the arms, head, and ankle armors. Now for this kit: the only change in the design of the MS I can notice is the new sides of the calves and perhaps the ankle armor. Details aside - the quality of the model kit is solid and detailed. Can’t go wrong with Strike variations for the most part. There are a lot of color correcting stickers but I didn’t have trouble applying them. It’s optional anyway. When the backpack is attached, the body has a unique look compared the the usual Strike, with almost a Wing Zero look. I thought this was actually part of the build of the body so I was surprised by the way it’s connected only to that backpack. It adds parts that fold over the shoulders and adds new vent details on the chest. When the blue effect is added to the top of the body behind the head, these parts are “locked in”. Great engineering.Like the Full Package (another HG I built) the main draw over getting the base HG of the Build Strike is the backpack and accessories. This Build Strike’s backpack is a little plane just like the Build Booster of the Full Package that transforms into a backpack. It also comes with two VSBR-like weapons attached like that pack as well. If you like wings that look like Destiny, then get the Full Package. If you like clear effect wings then get this one. Both are great backpacks that transform as well as add a lot to the kit itself without hindering the ability for it to stand up without falling over backwards like some kits. In terms of accessories - you get a new gun and parts to change the look of the shield. This one does come with an included simple action base though. One thing I liked about this base: even though you can’t tilt the peg in any direction, you can store the extra effect parts into slots on the base itself.You get two runners of effects parts. One clear pink rubbery type and one hard clear blue type. The pink sheet has your beam saber effects like typical but is expanded with pink clear parts to tab in around the backpack and on each leg. The blue clear parts are the wing effects. There are also unique clear-ish ball PC parts to stick the two big wings together and make them articulate. There are two big wings and 4 small ones to attach on the backpack. 6 wings in total. The pink effects unplug and the blue wings can plug into basically any slot that you took a pink gem out. They are all for use on the back and shoulders, but the manual also suggests some alternate attachment points. The ones on the shoulders can also be plugged into the guns and the ones on the back can also be attached onto the legs like seen in my picture.

Fun to build

Only thing i can say that is slightly irritating is the amount of stickers for a Build Fighters kit but other then that everything else about the kit is great!

Decent an easy build

I love this specific model. Fun to build and very nice to look at and transform

Great product, looking forward to get another one and doing a different paint scheme on it.