Update: Great video from HobbyLink TV featuring an interview of the designer of the PG Strike Freedom Gundam (seen here). What’s interesting to note is that the designer said that the PG Strike Freedom benefited from the latest developments in plastic casting technology as well as CAD design that allows them to add more detail to the plastic parts (as evidenced by the amount of details found in the Real Grade Kits of Bandai)

December is here so it means that this is the month that the Perfect Grade 1/60 ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam will be released. Bandai must truly love this model kit because there was already a 1/60 non-grade Strike Freedom Gundam released before. Then again, when you think about it, the reason Bandai will release a particular model kit is because of the potential sales that could be generated. Not sure if this is because of some fan poll.

Update: English Translated Color Guide and Manual found here already.

Saw this at Amiami, up for pre-order and set for release at the latter part of Dec 2010, the Perfect Grade Strike Freedom of Kira Yamato from the Gundam Seed Destiny Anime series. After he had the Freedom Gundam trashed by Shinn Asuka Kira Yamato moved on over to the Strike Freedom Gundam. Looking at the picture above, you can see that it towers over the PG Gundam Astray Red Frame.

PG Wing Gundam Zero from Gundam Wing Anime. This is a different version from the originally released PG Wing Gundam Zero because of its pearl finish. I remember the first time I saw the regular version of this in 2001. I was in Japan at that time and was at the toy section of a department store, I forgot the name of that store already Maru- something.

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.