I've never built a Perfect Grade (PG) Gundam kit before, if I did have the chance to build one I guess the 1/60 Perfect Grade Gundam Astray Red Frame would be my ideal choice to be my first PG kit. I've always loved the design of the Gundam Astray's of Gundam Seed Destiny so that's probably the reason why. I already built a 1/100 Gundam Astray Blue Frame and am wanting to build already the 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame that I already have in my model pile after writing this post up.
This Perfect Grade kit was initially released on March 2009. I read that its been 5 years since prior to the Red Frame that Bandai last released last a PG kit. I have to wonder why the long time though for Bandai to make a PG kit. Could it be because Bandai decided to release a non-grade 1/60 Strike Freedom Gundam and 1/60 Freedom Gundam? Both titular mobile suits of the Gundam Seed anime that could have filled the hunger for Gunpla modellers out there who were starving for a BigScale kit that there was no point anymore to make a PG kit?
| Color Guide Description | Paint Ratios |
|---|---|
| PG Gundam Astray Red Frame main body white parts | White (H1)(100%) + Navy Blue (H54) (small dose) |
| PG Gundam Astray Red Frame mech internal red parts | Monza Red/Red Madder (H86)(100%) + White (H1)(small dose) |
| PG Gundam Astray Red Frame chest and shield's dark gray parts | Midnight Blue (H55)(90%) + White (H1)(10%) |
| PG Gundam Astray Red Frame waist light gray part | White (H1)(40%) + Neutral Gray (H53)(30%) + Light Brown (H321)(30%) + Red (H3)(small dose) |
| PG Gundam Astray Red Frame beam rifle gray part | Neutral Gray (H53)(90%) + Black (H2)(10%) |
| PG Gundam Astray Red Frame camera eye clear green part | Clear Green (H94)(50%) + Clear (H30)(50%) |
| PG Gundam Astray Red Frame gerbera straight gold part | Gold (H9)(100%) |
| Lowe Gule skin color | Flesh/Pale Brown (H44)(100%) |
| Lowe Gule green of bandana | Yellow Green/Roman Green/Le Mans Green (H16)(100%) |
| Lowe Gule brown pants | Wood Brown (H37)(100%) |
| Lowe Gule light blue part | Sky Blue (H25)(90%) + Cobalt Blue (H35)(10%) + Pink (H19)(small dose) |
| Lowe Gule blue part | Bright Blue/Indy Blue (H15)(100%) + Purple (H39)(small dose) |
| Lowe Gule brown of shoes and belt | Dark Earth (H72)(100%) |
| Lowe Gule edge of shoes light brown part | Dark Earth (H72)(70%) + White (H1)(30%) |
| Lowe Gule yellow mark | Orange Yellow (H24)(100%) |
| Disclaimer | |
Construction Manual was translated to English from the Japanese Manual posted at Dalong. To make construction easier, the meaning of the symbols found in the construction manual can be found here.
