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Strike Freedom Gundam: RG vs PG

If you want the Strike Freedom Gundam and cannot decide between the Real Grade (RG) and the Perfect Grade (PG) version, here they are side by side on the things that actually change your decision: size, detail, how hard the build is, price, and who each one is really for.

ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam box art
RG · 1/144
ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam box art
PG · 1/60
RG · 1/144

ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam

A palm-sized suit that somehow still feels like Kira's ultimate machine, DRAGOONs and all.

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PG · 1/60

ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam

The biggest, heaviest, most ambitious wings Bandai ever put on a Perfect Grade, and they mean it in both good ways and bad.

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Head to head
RG version
PG version
Grade
Real Grade (RG)
Perfect Grade (PG)
Scale
1/144
1/60
Released
Nov 2013
Dec 2010
MechaGrade score

What changes between RG and PG

Both are detail-forward, but they live at different scales entirely. Real Grade is the 1/144 marvel: maximum detail in a palm-sized kit, fiddly but affordable. Perfect Grade is the 1/60 flagship, with articulated fingers, frequent LED wiring, and the heft to dominate a shelf, along with the price and build time to match. Choose RG for detail without the commitment; choose PG when this is a grail suit you want at full size.

The verdict

Get the RG if

you want the most detail you can get in a small 1/144 footprint, you are past your first few kits, and fiddly, rewarding assembly with a decal sheet sounds like the fun part.

Get the PG if

this is a grail suit for you and you have the budget, the bench time, and the shelf space for a 1/60 flagship, often with LEDs and articulated fingers, that becomes the anchor of a collection.

We have built and graded both: the RG scored 8.3 and the PG scored 8.1 out of 10. Read the full reviews above for the detail behind the numbers.