Here he is, folks! The Master Grade 1/100 Gundam Amazing Red Warrior! :) This is the first Master Grade kit that I've gotten, and I have to say, I had a blast building it! 😊 It gave me a whole new kind of Gunpla building challenging, and I enjoyed every minute of it! 😃 Now, some of you may be asking yourselves just how long it took me to build, and the answer to that (yes, I actually timed it XD) is a whopping five hours and fifteen minutes! I opened it up and got started at 8:00pm, and finished at 1:15am. I seriously sat there working on it for five hours and fifteen minutes straight. You'd be amazed how much energy Vitamin Water gives you (thanks Vitamin Water!) XD. Yeah, I just sat there and worked on this bad boy while sipping orange Vitamin Water (the orange one of my favorite 😋) and listening to the TV. All in all, this wasn't as agonizingly difficult to build as I was afraid it might be. In fact, as someone who has an interest in engineering, I actually found myself fascinated by how well engineered the inner frame of the model is. :)
I have to say, Bandai hit the ball right out of the park on this one! Seriously, this thing is just beautifully designed! If you like the High Grade 1/144 Gundam Amazing Red Warrior, then this kit is a must have! :) Now, I should start by mentioning that it doesn't come with a display stand, so you'll have to buy that separately. It's sturdy and well balanced enough to be displayed without a display stand, but the display stand will let you display it in a lot more dynamic poses. Anyway, this kit includes all of the weapons that the High Grade 1/144 kit comes, plus a few cool new ones, too. You also get a LOT of articulation of this guy. Even the fingers are articulated! It also has a really cool gimmick where the missile launchers in the chest area come out when you push a pair of pegs in the backpack. It's cool, but getting the the plates that conceal the launchers to close up you retract the missile launchers is a real pain in the butt. Other than that one little gripe that I have, I can't say enough times how much I love this thing! :D
As far as whether or not I'll buy another Master Grade kit, it really depends. As you might guess, they're much more expensive than the High Grade kits, and take up a lot more space to display. I suppose it'll depend on the Gunpla. Because they had the Master Grade 1/100 Build Strike Gundam Full Package, and I may very well find myself buying that one in a couple of months. Money is going to be tight for me next month, so I probably won't be able to buy another Master Grade kit until June or July. We'll see, though.