Perfect Grade

Perfect Grade [PG] sits at the top of Bandai's Gunpla range, 1/60 scale, full inner frame, and gimmicks like LED lighting and photo-etched detail parts that other grades don't get. Rivals Corner's PG collection spans Gundam, Zaku, Wing Gundam Zero, and the officially licensed Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. These are the largest, most involved builds in the shop, priced and detailed to match. Free tracked UK shipping applies on orders over £99.

The Top of the Range, No Compromises

Perfect Grade sits above every other Gunpla grade for a reason: Bandai's own most expensive and detailed kits, technology later filtered down into Master Grade and Real Grade lines. Rivals Corner's PG range covers mainline Gundam, Zaku, Wing Gundam Zero Custom, and, unexpectedly, an officially licensed 1/72 Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. This isn't a scaled-up Master Grade. It's Bandai building without a budget ceiling.

Building a PG means committing properly. Inner frame assembly alone can take longer than a full High Grade build. LED units, photo-etched parts and included pilot figures all sit inside the box, alongside a part count that dwarfs anything smaller. Miss a frame step here and it's a genuine setback, not a quick fix. Get it right and you've built something collectors specifically call the finest Gunpla money can buy.

Which PG earns the display case? PG Unleashed RX-93 Nu Gundam brings Char's Counterattack's final mobile suit to the format, easily the most-searched product in this whole collection, though currently sold out given the demand. 1/72 Perfect Grade Millennium Falcon crosses Bandai's PG treatment into Star Wars entirely, 680 parts, LED-lit engines and cockpit, and seated figures of the original trilogy's cast. PG Perfect Strike Gundam rounds it out, already selling well enough to show up in Google's own shopping results for Rivals Corner directly. Reddit's r/Gunpla debates are perfect grades worth it constantly, so you're weighing a question plenty of builders have already argued through.

New to the grading system? Master Grade [MG] is the natural step before PG.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are Perfect Grade kits worth the money?

If you've got the display space and the budget, most builders say yes. PG kits use technology Bandai later filtered down into Master Grade and Real Grade lines, and the detail jump over MG is real, not just marketing. If space or price is tight, MG or RG give you most of the experience at a fraction of the cost.

How hard is a Perfect Grade Gundam to build?

Harder than MG mainly because of part count, not technique. The steps themselves follow standard Gunpla logic, frame first, then armour, but PG kits have significantly more of everything. Parts also tend to be larger and easier to handle individually, which some builders argue makes PG less fiddly than a smaller, more cramped kit despite the higher total part count.

Do Perfect Grade kits need painting?

No. Like every Gunpla grade, PG kits use colour-separated, pre-coloured plastic rather than requiring paint to look finished. Painting is optional for extra detail, not necessary to complete the build.

Is the Millennium Falcon a real Perfect Grade kit?

Yes, genuinely part of Bandai's official PG line, not a rebrand or licensing gimmick. It runs 1/72 scale rather than PG's usual 1/60, built around the same LED-and-detail philosophy as the Gundam kits, with 680 parts and seated figures of the original Star Wars cast included.

What's the best Perfect Grade Gundam to start with?

PG Unleashed RX-78-2 is the one most builders recommend first, often called the finest Gunpla ever made, and the version most other PG kits get compared against. If budget allows, it's the natural entry point before chasing rarer or pricier PG releases.

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