HG Gundam Seed Gundam Astray Red Frame (Flight Unit)

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HG Gundam Seed Gundam Astray Red Frame (Flight Unit) 1/144 is a highly detailed and articulated snapfit kit with stickers for markings. In addition to the Gerbera Straight katana, shield, beam rifle and beam sabers, the flight pack featured in the Red Frame OVA short is also included along with the salvaged BuCue head weapon to replicate Lowe's crazy Junk Guild hijinks.

Item Size/Weight : 29.8 x 18.8 x 6.6 cm / 339g

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HG Gundam Seed Gundam Astray Red Frame (Flight Unit)

$25.99
HG Gundam Seed Gundam Astray Red Frame (Flight Unit)

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  • Lil Thingamajigs Hive (Warehouse)

    Pickup available,usually ready in 24 hours (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm)

    100 Executive Drive
    Unit 1
    Sterling VA 20166
    United States

Expert Review

After the Astray's base frame got renewed with the HG Blue Frame Second L, I was hoping we'd see some HG normal Astray variants making use of that same body — and sure enough, the Red Frame came out as an HG renewal not long after. And they didn't just release a plain Red Frame either; they threw in the Flight Unit as a bonus on top of that. ^^

First off, as already shown with the Blue Frame Second L, the quality of the fully renewed Astray body is excellent. The detail, color separation, joint strength, and articulation — it's a complete upgrade across the board, and the satisfaction you get from building it is honestly top-tier among HG kits.

The newly added Flight Unit might look at first glance like a reuse of the M1 Astray's flight pack from the Remaster series, but look closely and you'll see it's actually an entirely new set of parts. Not only does it differ by having wings added compared to the M1 Astray version, but the way the parts are divided for color separation has been changed as well.

The Gerbera Straight — arguably the Red Frame's signature feature — is honestly not that different from the old kit in terms of construction, but a large number of stickers are applied to recreate the color scheme almost perfectly. The sticker work is a bit tedious and fiddly, but the end result is a Gerbera Straight that looks pretty convincing, so I'm happy with it overall. ^^

On top of that, there's the shield + rifle combination gimmick carried over from the M1 Astray, the newly revised way the Gerbera Straight mounts on the side skirts, and various other small details — all in all, this kit really does feel like a solid upgrade in every little area.

This new Astray takes what was already a standout HG kit and pushes it even further — the quality is among the very best in the HG lineup, and it's something I'd highly recommend to any Gunpla fan. If you've been feeling a bit burned out on Gunpla lately, building this beautifully upgraded classic mobile suit might just be the thing to reignite that spark. :-)

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