HGCE Aile Strike Gundam - UNBOXING and Review! [PLUS Entry-Grade Comparison]

The HGCE may be older but it's still a fantastic kit, and it's interesting to compare it with the much more recent EG release.
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[@Atomic_Sunday]

It's pretty interesting to think about the fact that the Strike has received effectively two reworks from the HGSeed/Remaster with the HGCE and the EG, but the Aegis still doesn't even have a new kit out.

[@ZakuAurelius]

True! Much of the original Seed HG line could use some upgrades!

[@Spartan-Primer]

@MIRAGE THE GESPENST The Aegis Knight is so different from the normal Aegis engineering-wise, so I doubt that.

[@borgar1765]

@MIRAGE THE GESPENST the point is that the Aegis Knight engineering and parts are so wildly different from Aegis that realistically they would not share a single runner

[@kidrobot.]

not really when REALLY think about it..

[@borgar1765]

@MIRAGE THE GESPENST I admire your optimism, however there have been far too many cases of seemingly obvious kits never happening for me to trust bandai

[@MikeHernandez707]

One thing ive always loved of your reviews is your capacity to remember so accurately of all these different MS's. Like i said before, if i needed a scientist to build Gundams it would be you! You're one of those professors from Gundam Wing delivering OPERATION: METEOR

[@ZakuAurelius]

Haha I wish that were true! I have a pretty bad memory! But thanks for your vote of confidence! 😊

[@SOBERABSORBER]

The way EG able to do better color separation on the head compared to the HG is a win for me. I build the EG Strike and now waiting for 3rd party IWSP i ordered. Hopefully it fits.

[@serialexperimentzhey3008]

If you don't mind me asking which 3rd party IWSP did you order?

[@ksong1496]

@@serialexperimentzhey3008 I believe Bandai HG Strike Rouge + IWSP is still available in number of places, like Galatic Toys ($19.99). It was recently re-released. 3rd party copy has couple additonal parts to fit it to RG kit, but the quality isn't really good compared to the genuine one. I think price was around $15 from ali. But just be careful when connecting to a strike body with a pure plastic hole rather than polycapped hole (like old 1/144 non-grade, newer HG or EG strike). I broke my IWSP's peg while trying to remove it after few years of display. Polycapped hole was fine even after more than 15 years of display though.

[@First-Name_Last-Name]

Did you ordered the IWSP made by TGF? Prepare some paints, it's all grey/black plastic, and probably some cement cause it has slightly visible seam gap too. One plus is it has adapters for HG/EG/RG included.

[@SOBERABSORBER]

@@First-Name_Last-Name just arrived today. No brand on the box but yeah its in dark gray. I do intend to paint it anyway..i already painted the EG actually.

[@SOBERABSORBER]

@@serialexperimentzhey3008 Brand is TGF. It got connector for HG and RG. Already test with the EG. Yeah it fits. Quality not that nice but i do intend to paint it.

[@LatencyProblem]

Okay fun little tidbit with this kit's Aile Striker Pack! If you take the old(ish) HG Perfect Strike, you can swap out the white central piece of the backpack with the battery packs and swap it with the HGCE Aile Strike's you get a better proportioned and parts separated (Perfect) Aile Pack. The sword and launcher parts are perfectly compatible with the HGCE as well so you essentially get a better HG Perfect Strike!

[@arpkahn670]

Its really interesting to me that the first two kits Bandai did EGs of were two kits where there was only a little room to improve over the HG equivalent, instead of doing EGs of suits where the improvements and benefits over the equivalent HG would be a lot more apparent as it is with the Nu. Also this might've just been specific to my EG strike but I've found the ball joints in the hips and feet really like to pop off when I'm trying to pose it.

[@goob8945]

This was my first build. Really fun stuff, great simple build process, surprisingly poseable end result.

[@nazrulnadziruddin9641]

I swap the hg head with the eg one. Also I switched to the eg shield. In my opinion, both eg and hg complement each other

[@mistermastermind528]

Are the heads really swappable? Like they fit the other body without modifications?

[@nazrulnadziruddin9641]

@@mistermastermind528 both fit onto their respective pegs

[@kidrobot.]

they dont compliment eachother.

[@RevanR]

Ah the love of my life gunpla I love it in all size and grade, but my anticipation is on Entry Grade with grand slam

[@ZakuAurelius]

Just got that in today! Review soon~

[@Gaming_Groove]

Just ordered the EG from USAGS yesterday. Excited to work on it when it comes in. I recently built the EG Nu, but have been tempted to pick up the HG version (or maybe the HWS variant) because of the Funnels and proportions. It would be cool to see you build and review the HG Nu since I know you recently did a review of the EG.

[@ninjaguy_12]

Absolutely love the HG Aile Strike Gundam revive!! I still kinda prefer it over the Entry Grade version since its not as simple and it's a little more compatible with some older striker packs

[@ninjaguy_12]

For example, I've tried putting the I.W.S.P pack (from the old HG Strike Rouge) on both the HG and Entry Grade strike. For the Entry Grade Strike, only the backpack worked perfect but everything else didn't fit on there very well. And for the HG Strike, the backpack and the combine shield worked very well (tho the shield you have to use the shield connecter from the HG Strike Revive). Unfortunately the 9.1 mm anti-ship swords don't work straight out of the box for both (that's from my experience)

[@jeremiah3355]

And Polycaps, can't go wrong with polycaps.

[@bretts1646]

Not to mention the fact that the Strike has a few variants out there, so it's easily kitbashed with several other things with minimal effort!

[@asdfadfafsdfa]

Order one a couple days ago along with a HG double x… my first builds I can’t wait!

[@sakuralily5907]

I have the strike rouge version of this and its such a solid kit! Really need to pick up the regular strike version some time.

[@borgar1765]

I think the main pro of HGCE Aile Strike is that you don't have to buy an entire separate kit to get it a backpack. I'm tempted to get a dagger+gunbarrel solely to stick the latter onto my EG Strike, but i'd kinda feel bad about the dagger that I have nothing to do with

[@Larc3069]

I bought one years ago and it included a free effect part. It was some kind of wind effect

[@chinzynator]

I like the HG so much that i bought 5 of it... to use them to custom build the first 5 GAT suits.

[@03bunnyhop]

I have used this kit, HGCE along with the HG Perfect Strike striker packs, to make the Perfect Strike since this kit has a "stronger" torso and can support the Perfect Strike setup better than the kit included with the HG Perfect Strike. then, the Aile Striker of this kit is placed to the EG Strike :)

[@vustvaleo8068]

also the HGCE Strike is based on the HG Build Fighters Build Strike thus the leftover parts on the runners are the Build Strike's shoulder verniers.

[@NebbyGotOutTheBag]

originally wanted the HGCE aile strike but between having the HGBF tall strike, RG impulse, and HGBF perfect strike freedom i dont think I want it anymore, those kinda scratch my itch in 1/144 scale. i would however love to grab the MG remaster at some point

[@OtonashiV]

I prefer the HGCE's shoulder joints. The EG's feel a bit restrictive and I often find the shoulder armor splitting a bit.

[@bigbear4120]

This was my first kit!

[@michaellau5839]

Is it possible to use the RG launcher and sword striker packs on the EG?

[@ezhumbug]

This Strike by far is the greatest along with EG being able to to adapt use most of striker packs, IWSP, Aile, and the launcher, sword packs if bandai plans to reprint the old strike but the perfect strike pack being adaptable with the newer strike

[@cresianmatugas8901]

Does the EG strike have ball joint leg?that can't do splits?

[@jarelljasnertinio2723]

My childhood gundam my favorite bring back memories of the early 2000s.

[@NotAsianButFlip]

The hgce line of gunplas are some of the best hgs…special mention to the destiny, infinite justice and my personal favourite the strike freedom

[@thecomicreadern4344]

Hi,so i am confused which to get?HG/MG/RG or go all the way to PG?

[@QwErTy-cw6fh]

I've always felt kinda meh for the EG Strike since to me, the HGCE just has the simple advantage of having every basic accessory for a Strike, and it having the advantage of being a nice and simple build with easy ways to fix it up for beginners. Color seperation is amazing on the EG don't get me wrong, but I'd rather have the complete package immediately and with very easy and simple ways for beginners to learn how to fix up their kits. Heck I actually find the EG more appealing to those already in the hobby since if they want to experiment with an extra Strike alongside any of their other packs it's right there.

[@First-Name_Last-Name]

EG's are also a good alternative for learning on how to paint/scribe/etch HG/RG. Same scale and almost identical articulation. Cheap/easy build and won't be a huge loss if something went wrong during doing the painting/scribing/etching

[@501clonetrooper]

Dont forget the hgce shield holder works for the perfect strime accessories while the entry doesnt

[@primaru9461]

I only have the entry grade. I display it holding keyblades and I gave him the galaxy booster pack instead of a ootori, iwsp, aile pack. I love the eg. eventually I'll grab an hg strike. got the rg aile strike backlogged tho.

[@dtejada1988]

Zup Zack, this is a cool kit, a must for me! although I like the hg backpack but the eg should be good enough, thanks for the video bro 😎👍🏼

[@ZakuAurelius]

You’re welcome!

[@willeveleigh5633]

Mine snapped in the ab crunch area, but this kit still looks beautiful, even if it's fitted a bit tight.

[@marquise8094]

speaking of MG strike RM. do you plan or reviewing that kit and the MG aegis?

[@Coolio_Ash]

This hg is actually pretty good. It's what the build strike is based on and that kit is still awesome

[@Coolio_Ash]

This Era of hgs is basically when Bandai really started to Amp up their game when it came to their hgs.

[@DevasiaMentalityGaming]

There is one point you overlooked and tbh this is the clincher that makes the HGCE kit superior for me... the shoulders. Not that the shoulder joint mechanism on the EG is bad or super limited, but compared to the range available to the HGCE it falls short.

[@ZakuAurelius]

Good point!

[@airwolf558]

Next review trying the hg perfect striker(old hg perfect strike) pack to both of this kits!

[@movingtarget2977]

Simply Awesome Mobile Suit

[@albertko1]

I'm curious if the Flight Pack from the Red Frame Inversion can fit the EG or HGCE Strike?

[@LuisRosa72]

I tried it on the EG and it doesn't fit. The flight pack's peg doesn't go in far enough to hold it in place.

[@Coolio_Ash]

Wow the eg is so similar I would swear they reused parts down to the millimeter

[@serpventime4690]

bandai needs to complete the entire GAT series

[@ssjichigo666]

do you think we'll get an accessory edition of the EG strike? similar to how we got for the EG grandaddy?

[@casvalcat3546]

Already got Grand Slam ver but that one is Japan exclusive release..

[@christianalvarez8287]

Funny how this old kit is but it fun to customize it

[@user-fp6eg2ug1o]

for me i go for EG Strike n HG Perfect Strike backpack.

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

Kinda disagree on the comparison part. The EG hip joint is a ball joint which limits the hip movement. And the EG joint design is very simple and if you don't paint it's can get loose very quickly. Overall I think HG is a better deal because you have the aile striker and better kit IMO.

[@user-lynKx]

the entry grade is literally just the high grade's Ver. RM 😂

[@ashtaron23]

I really want to get the EG so I can transplant the head and shield to my HG lol

[@Canadiansamurai]

I just wanna know what those two vent pieces are for? They're just extra pieces that don't fit anywhere on the suit or wings.

[@miragebangbravern2024]

It's a leftover from the Build Strike which the kit is based of using the same mold after all

[@Canadiansamurai]

@@miragebangbravern2024 One google search and yup I see those being used on the shoulder pads! Thanks for clearing that up!

[@alfianfahmi5430]

Wondering if you would want to kitbash both of them into one, now that you've owned both 😁

[@chasinthroughthedecade]

You know what bothers me? Why hasn't Bandai used this mold to its fullest potential? Like, we can have a new Strike Noir kit from this? Or even Perfect Strike (which the MG RM and even the flimsy RG, of all kits, already have); given how sturdy it is? AFAIK, other than the Build Strike it was based from, the only other variant we have gotten are the Strike Rouge (which is basically just a recolor) and the Tall Strike Glitter.

[@nomer63078]

It means it is already 9 years.

[@makmal8885]

Can Entry Grade Strike Gundam Head fit in HGCE Strike?

[@zafranorbian757]

yes

[@j.a.mbros.9898]

How tall is it?

[@chacrawarrior]

Better buy the EG Strike Gundam full with the backpack.

[@purnamameda5045]

I have the HG Seed Remaster version, which now have no reason to exist anymore. I do have the EG kit and while it's pretty good I'd say it's the worst of the three EG releases so far. Especially the waist joint, it's a ball peg on a square(ish) hole and not as secure as the RX-78 or the Nu Gundam. I also tried it with the Windam backpack and while it's certainly compatible it's also quite loose.

[@JosephJoboLicayan]

Other than a difference in accessories and details, theres also the issue of the EG's joints wearing themselves out much faster due to being mostly polystyrene-on-polystyrene contact. The HG will last longer when subjected to the same amount of play. The same problem also plagues the EG RX-78 & Nu, and to an extent, it also affects the Fine Build System HGs (Leo, Windam, etc) and the 30MM line.

[@deincarljamesb.4707]

the head and shield part of EG is more detailed than HG, I think its better to switch both to the HG to make it more realistic.

[@YiminyCricket]

speaking of the strike, why come there has yet to be a remould of the Strike Gundam or the Strike Rouge into Kira's Strike Rouge? and they could milk it further into both Kira's Aile Strike Rouge (which was used in the original version of SEED Destiny) and Kira's Strike Rouge Ootori (which was used in the HD Remaster of SEED Destiny)

[@user-lynKx]

because bandai is pretty weird with which mobile suits get good model kit treatment

[@seabookarno1664]

Because there's no significant difference or no difference at all between Kira's Strike Rouge and OG Strike, even Strike Rouge itself 100% replica of OG Strike save for coloring and extended battery capacity.

[@YiminyCricket]

@MIRAGE THE GESPENST how? that's impossible!

[@YiminyCricket]

@MIRAGE THE GESPENST AND you forgot about making the Strike's eyes green. Oh and adding in Cagali's personal emblem. Unless you're basing it off the original cut for SEED Destiny.

[@YiminyCricket]

@MIRAGE THE GESPENST i know lol

[@Yang_Mulia]

EG is suprior to HG and with that price point totally a steal

[@marshmallowcello7528]

No striker pack plus you have the shittier rifle. Get both.

[@chonwai]

I would like Bandai to make some grunt suits in this entry grade quality, who doesnt want an army of zakus or GMs or Ginns? people would buy not only one but dozens of them!

[@Green-tt9cx]

im recommend HG than EG. joint kinda loose too much

[@posistac]

i love the strike gundam but i hate the aile stricker pack

[@muhdizai]

What existing about Strike gundam it's have all grade lineup 😅

[@AzraelThanatos]

You know, it might be interesting to mix the two versions together with some of the Entry Grade parts added to the HG. Only main issue with the Entry Grade is that there's 4 different weapon loadouts depending upon where you get it from (The Armor Schneiders, Rifle & Shield, Grand Slam (large switchblade sword), and Bazooka). It really NEEDs a Full Weapons version that adds all of them in one place...perhaps also with the Christmas release EG Strike Rouge done that way as well to draw in people who might have a couple of them already. The Entry Grade Nu could do with an extra option such as a variant of the normal funnels, or a cheaper Full Weapons that adds the funnel weapon thing from the FF, perhaps an empty left arm and the handle for the second beamsword along with the beams... Another fun thing might be an upgrade pack for the entry grades, go with a simpler action base, decals, and the extra gear from other versions.

[@nomer63078]

Aile is a french word of air.

[@FN-170]

I still don't know why bandai never bothered to make the rest of hg's striker packs. i want em

[@seabookarno1664]

You can take it from HG Perfect Strike.

[@marshmallowcello7528]

Wait two more months.

[@mightyleg1439]

looks like the same mold

[@Iori268]

I hope we get the rest of the season 1 Gundams soon, though what I really want is a Guaiz

[@absolutelyabsolute4671]

For wallet purposes, I'm more inclined to choose the EG over the HG. Gunpla is so expensive here in the Philippines

[@marshmallowcello7528]

Leave that shithole.

[@sleshhsh]

@@marshmallowcello7528how? i would love to leave southeast asia. Everything is expensive/ low wage

[@marshmallowcello7528]

@@sleshhsh make yourself worthwhile to get out. Learn relevant skills.

[@sleshhsh]

@@marshmallowcello7528 Im trying that too, I dont give a single fck what people say about US or any other countries. Their shit is better than my shit. So yeah thats why Im gonna leave this shithole.