{"id":17991,"date":"2025-12-09T05:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=17991"},"modified":"2025-12-09T05:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:04:36","slug":"the-bandai-strike-freedom-gundam-perfect-grade-model-kit-drops-to-the-lowest-price-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=17991","title":{"rendered":"The Bandai Strike Freedom Gundam Perfect Grade Model Kit Drops to the Lowest Price of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">You&#8217;d think with the threat of tariff-related price hikes constantly looming, prices on Bandai Gundam model kits would be way over retail, but that&#8217;s not necessarily true. Case in point, Amazon is currently offering the Bandai Strike Freedom Gundam Perfect Grade Model Kit for $219.99. This is sold and shipped by Amazon directly, not a marketplace reseller. This kit retails for around $300 but prices have hovered closer to $250-$260 for most of 2025. This is one of the biggest and most display-worthy Gundam sets you can get for under $300, and would make an amazing gift idea this holiday season for any Gundam superfan or hobby model enthusiast.<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Bandai Strike Freedom Gundam PG Kit for $219.99<\/h2>\n<div catalogid=\"5964db0d-44f3-49cc-8bb8-4c8ba2a7a0b7\" id=\"186643\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3980863763 catalog-wrapper\">\n<div data-cy=\"productcard-view-trigger\">\n<div id=\"186643\" data-cy=\"solo-product-card\" class=\"solo-product SoloProduct_solo-product__r2_WP\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-722342313 jsx-3341285356 product-card SoloProduct_product-card__JSk8u\">\n<div class=\"product-thumbnail jsx-2285132617 SoloProduct_image__vqG4e\"><img alt=\"Bandai Strike Freedom Gundam Perfect Grade Model Kit\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/12\/08\/gundam-1765223157881.jpg?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/12\/08\/gundam-1765223157881.jpg?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/12\/08\/gundam-1765223157881.jpg?width=220&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2827240024 name balanced\">Bandai Strike Freedom Gundam Perfect Grade Model Kit<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-3347269829 icon-button catalog-upvote SoloProduct_catalog-upvote__FWsVx centered disabled\" disabled=\"\" type=\"button\" title=\"Vote\" aria-label=\"Vote\" data-cy=\"catalog-upvote\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-rating-like jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-rating-like\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RatingLike.ea885513.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Bandai Strike Freedom PG kit was released way back in 2010. It is a 1:60 replica of the mobile suilt piloted by Kira Yamato in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. This is a very impressively sized build, measuring 23.2&#8243; x 15.7&#8243; x 6.7&#8243; thanks to its imposing DRAGOON &#8220;wings&#8221;. Like any Perfect Grade model, this is not a kit for beginnners; with nearly 1,000 fragile pieces, this $200+ set requires patient, skill, and the proper modeling tools for successful completion.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This set has been priced between $210-$220 in years past, but prices went up significantly in 2025 with the concern over tariffs. Fortunately during the holiday season, the price seems to have dropped, although I don&#8217;t know for how long. Even if you purchase it now, there&#8217;s no guarantee that this kit will arrive before Christmas.<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<aside class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1178573261 box jsx-2627838217\" data-cy=\"aside\">\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">How to Follow IGN Deals Recommendations<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The IGN Deals team has over 30 years of combined experience finding the best discounts and preorders available online. If you want the latest updates from our trusted team, here\u2019s how to follow our coverage:<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn&#8217;t hunting for deals for other people at work, he&#8217;s hunting for deals for himself during his free time.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/bandai-strike-freedom-gundam-perfect-grade-model-kit-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;d think with the threat of tariff-related price hikes constantly looming, prices on Bandai Gundam model kits would be way over retail, but that&#8217;s not&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[11025,1054,9316,853,456,5701,2152,4864,3394,1376,12189,791],"class_list":["post-17991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-bandai","tag-drops","tag-freedom","tag-grade","tag-gundam","tag-kit","tag-lowest","tag-model","tag-perfect","tag-price","tag-strike","tag-year","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}