This WIP post is more so a mini review of the PG Strike Freedom. People have complained about the price tag not being worth the level of detail/design/proportions/lack of gimmicks but I believe they've missed one of this kit's biggest faults. But first a few shots of progress thus far...The skirt armor hasn't been assembled yet. I figured that it would be difficult to separate the outer and inner pieces and that I might as well leave them off as it's all get a fancy paint job anyhow. Pose-ability is pretty good although the locking mechanism for the sliding hip joints sucks a fat one. Now, for the crux of the issue. As some of you may have noticed the golden frame actually comes in three different colors: a gold relatively close to the Tamiya I plan on using; a deep gold that's closer to bronze; and a puke yellow color. The bronzeish color is actually a spray coating from the factory. The problem is that it's so terribly done. The coating is incredibly inconsistent...Note how the paint is blotchy, doesn't consistently cover pieces from the same runner (second photo), let alone individual pieces. This is a $300 kit built around a gold frame... and they couldn't get most of the gold pieces painted correctly! Where's the quality control on this? I can't imagine all of those extra finish Master Grade kits are this sloppy. I'm just incredibly disappointed in Bandai. I'd be upset if I hadn't planned from the start on painting the internal frame. Luckily for me the few test pieces look fantastic.I don't know why Bandai continues with this sudo metalic plastic they keep using. I think all of the swirls look terrible.