Gundam: Strike Noir Gundam
Code: GAT-X105E, AQM/EX09S
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed CE73 Stargazer
Pilot: Sven Cal Bayang, Leos Alloy
Faction: Phantom Pain
Weapons: M8F-SB1 Shorty Beam Rifle, MR-Q10 Fragarach 3 Beam Blade, MAU-M3E42 Twin Linear Gun, 57mm High Energy Beam Rifle
Release: March 2007
Box: D0
Runner: 18
Parts: 379
Price: 4500 yen
Build / Difficulty
(Score: Neutral)
Good: Familiar Strike build but not all the same. Grey shaded parts is the highlight of the build.
Bad: Some parts especially the head are very tight fit.
Difficulty: Easy.
Panel Line: Not much is needed due to the dark shade.
Decals: Just a few.
Looks / Details
(Score: +1)
Good: Great color scheme with dash of red and yellow at the right place to avoid looking monotonous. Armor is sharper as well giving the fierce look.
Bad: Not much details from panel lines and decals. Feels empty at places.
Accessories
(Score: +1)
You get: 5 total guns consisting of 2 pistols (named shorty) and 3 high energy beam rifle. And also rocket anchor that can be attached to the legs. There's 2 large detachable Fragarach 3 swords from the Noir backpack, and freedom like shoulder twin linear gun.
Articulation / Pose ability
(Score: +2)
Good: Great strike articulations. Lots of posing options from the backpack.
Bad: A bit back heavy and the Noir backpack feels a bit flimsy.
Shelf presence
(Score: +1)
Good: A very attractive color scheme, plus big wings, big backpack and tons of cool poses.
Bad: CE MG kits are not that big in size. Freedom has bigger wings.
Bonus
(Score: Neutral)
None
Summary and Rating
(Total Score: +5)
X Avoid
O Consider
X Shortlist
X Buy
A very good kit to consider regardless if you build the Strike before or no. Has great accessories and great posing potential.
Variants
There's plenty of CE variants that you can choose from. See my earlier post on Aile Strike for the list of kits that is similar to this.
Dalong's Review
Dalong's Score: 91
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