What this forces you to do is if you want to have the combo, you need to buy two. This kit comes in two variants: in Launcher and Sword Strike modes, each sold separately. I have no idea from what kit they took the hands from. The whole kit uses Bandai’s X-Frame used on the remastered Strike and the rest of the GAT design as base, but the armor borrows from the PG. But what bootlegs lack in quality, they make up for in resourcefulness. Those promo pictures you see? They’re made by advanced modelers, specifically to make it a lot more beautiful than it is. Bootlegs, while cheap, aren’t really worth it in terms of the quality of the mold and the plastic. The original is priced higher, but offers great quality. The differences in quality is what keeps bootlegs from seriously contending against Bandai. Oh, and the Daban Tallgeese 2 loves to frustrate me by falling apart every time I try to pose it, forcing me to glue the armor together.īootlegs, while cheap, aren’t really worth it in terms of the quality of the mold and the plastic. Or even my Dragon Momoko Tallgeese 3 which required the use of pliers (yes, pliers) to get some parts to join. And that’s on top of the arms not being able to bend. I will never forget my Gao Gao Unicorn which disintegrated without me touching it. Unlike Bandai whose quality is unparalleled in its consistency, bootlegs, no matter which company made it, can range from the very good, to the very ugly. Of course having an actual kit on hand is different from looking at publicity photos and bootlegs look good on paper, but whose actual quality on hand depends on what batch you’ve got. They got Bandai on a checkmate with the Tallgeese 3, and with the other bootleg groups starting to just copy existing designs, they are on track to being the bootlegger of bootleggers. In my humble opinion, Dragon Momoko simply upped its game. And it’s not been easy: the Strike has been one of the most built Master Grade kits out there, with potentially hundreds, if not thousands of versions throughout the years. I have been trying to scour the web of the various custom builds of the Strike Gundam and I haven’t seen a single one that may have been the basis of this design. The Hi-Nu Gundam Evolve being a prime example of this. But it’s the first time I see them used in a non-UC kit.īootlegers sometimes use Resin-kit versions to make their stuff different. This isn’t the first time I saw emotion manipulators in a bootleg. The kit even includes emotion manipulators that are usually only featured in Bandai’s premium designs. Yes, this is 1/100.īesides the different shoulder armor, the detailed chest-unit, the detailed everything, the kit seems to have a lot more decals, and even custom car magnets for the die-hard individual. What better way to beat them in their game by giving your kit Perfect Grade details? Yep, Dragon Momoko’s Strike Gundam (which will come in both Sword and Launcher variants respectively), will sport PG-like details in 1/100 scale. Bandai released their own improved version with a better frame and more details. They’re not gunpla, they’re shadows of it.īut even a shadow can make its presence known, if only to keep enticing that chap who wants to get into gunpla but lack the funds to buy the real thing.Īnd so it is that Dragon Momoko has unveiled their version of the Master Grade Strike. The various kits that bootleg companies release? Imitations. They own the term “gunpla”, as well as the various designs they have released (Sunrise owns the show, Bandai owns the kits).
Of course I will always stay loyal to Bandai: they’re not monopolizing the gunpla market because they own it. Despite the numerous disappointments that tried to entice but fall short of expectations, it’s hard not to notice that the copy-cats are getting their game on. I’ve always felt the day will come when the myriad of Chinese-owned bootleg Gundam kit companies will be able to match the quality of the original.
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