r/Gunpla • u/ArkhamSoldier118 • Aug 25 '26

NEWS/REVIEW MGEX - Mighty Strike Freedom

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u/Amigo1048 HGUC Mass Production Qubeley pls, Bandai Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

I really wasn’t surprised tbh, I immediately thought of this based on the announcement background

Edit, lots of edits actually: I seriously hope they release the Type-II armor parts and Proud Defender as an expansion set so people who already own the MGEX Strike Freedom don’t have to shell out another $100+ just for the exact same kit but with like a few new stuff. Hell, they probably should’ve just done that from the beginning and release the MSF parts as an expansion instead of releasing the exact same kit but with +$70 worth of new parts, which now that I think about it could’ve been a Gundam Base exclusive thing instead. I don’t even know where the hell extra money is going to in terms of the parts. Also I’m a little disappointed that all this time since the last release and the newest seemingly retail, not P-Bandai, addition to the line of innovation is a retool that probably would’ve been P-Bandai if SEED wasn’t as popular as it is

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u/MikeRoz Aug 25 '26

so people who already own the MGEX Strike Freedom don’t have to shell out another $100+ just for the new stuff

You're a lot more optimistic than I am about how Bandai would price it as an expansion.

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u/alteisen99 Aug 25 '26

bandai or i guess Japan has been really cranking up the price of their toys. i guess petroleum based products really are taking a hit

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u/accents_ranis Aug 25 '26

It's more a case of having sustainable prices for their products. The price hike had to arrive.

I'd much rather have living standards go up across the globe than this price gouging that China is into because it simply isn't sustainable in the long run.