HG MBF-02+P202QX Strike Rouge IWSP (Part 2)

I bought my Strike Rouge from Armourofgod without the IWSP. Please see my original Strike Rough page for the original built.

I came across this “Integrated Weapons Striker Pack (IWSP)” as an add on accessory on ebay. Hence I thought why not?

But if you have a chance to buy the Strike Rogue with IWSP please do so instead of doing what I did.

This is the pack on it own. Looks “okish” when completed.
This is what the ebay adverts says; you can use this either on the RG or HG. I have the HG version and it fitted nicely. Parts separation are also not too bad, I am able to paint the vulcans gun pods at the shoulders, and veriners separately so it is nice.
The kit comes in 2 runners, some polycaps and instructions. As usual, wash runners before working on it and before painting. Don’t expect Bandai’s quality control, all the plastic pegs are larger than the slots they meant to go in and hence it doesn’t fit; I removed the pegs and glued the parts together. The details are good but not excellent, but I have no complains. The panel lines groove on the wings are deep so it is easy to mask and panel line.
Overall I am please with it, that is mainly because I don’t have much of an expectation in the first place. The cannons moves up and down, but the polycaps is made of soft rubber thus it will be loose, I tried spraying it with dry paint to help with the loose joints but because it is soft, the paint keeps peeling off.
The plastic edges are slightly wonky and the worst areas are around the gatling gun barrels. A bit of sanding will help, but I can’t be bothered. Saying that the plastic is actually quite good, it is solid and doesn’t flex. This is especially critical when you are trying to airbrush the wings, and you do not want the wings to flap while painting.
To be fair, once painted and glued together and attached to the Strike Rogue, everything looks ok from a distance. Yes, my stress levels did go up while glueing and putting this together but once done I am actually quite please with it.
Will I buy this again for another Strike? Well yes, the sword that comes with it is a nice design and because it is a static backpack, once attached it is just for display, hence I am not too bothered about the “poor” quality fittings.