rico soul: The price on this increased again to now match the new Cao Ren pricing I guess. In China, this line is known for how amazing the retail price is. It unfortunately doesn't translate to a set overseas resale price as a result of the hype though.

For reference, retail for Motor Nuclear model kits are all priced at an spectacular 199RMB (~$30USD).
Infinite Dimensions Genesis by comparison is 238RMB for regular and 298RMB for collector's version.
Typically I like to estimate roughly a $30-35 increase for shipping and distribution in the US but these MotorNuclear kits seems to have now added a $10-15 "hype" charge lol.

The current Gundamit price for Ao Bing is still fair for what you get and if you want to jump into the MotorNuclear new model kit line, this is definitely the one to get. The value proposition is still there, just isn't quite as absurd as MN's original Chinese retail pricing.

These kits are highly detailed and pretty much the size of a large master grade gundam and also has that die-cast internal frame. Parts are partially painted on the runner for various details and highlights and it comes with an display stand. There's also quite a bit of plastic here, with a total of 63 runners. Articulation is good and based on the old metal builds but the overall aesthetics have been updated and in my opinion looks a bit better.

The AoBing being the first kit in this line also comes with a colored Chinese manga/manhwa that helps explain the lore of these kits. I doubt it'd be translated or anything but it's still a nice freebie. AoBing is also arguably to most interesting kit out of everything announced since the Dragon can be displayed on it's own and combined as a backpack or weapon attachment. Other kits have slightly different gimmicks like the CaoRen with it's phoenix transformation but they're pretty much all just glorified backpacks and effect parts.

So yeah, if you're going to only get one MotorNuclear kit, this is still definitely the one to get.

rico soul: This is an awesome kit but I should clarify that it is technically more 1/144 scale than 1/100 scale. This is essentially the Metal Build 1/100 Hi-Nu hyper bazooka, scaled down to 1/144 with additional aesthetic modifications. However, since it supposed to be a massive gun for the RG Hi-Nu, you can give it to a 1/100 scale MG gundam and probably be fine.

It comes with a pretty sweet LED and spinning motor gimmick. They are powered by a usb rechargeable battery but it seems that there is no termination circuit to stop charging when the battery is full, so BE CAREFUL not to over charge and damage the battery.

Sadly, Gundamit's price inflation is a bit much lately. This weapon kit is 99RMB retail and should be a relatively small box, so asking a higher price than some model kits for it really feels like a slap in the face. I'm probably going to hold out for a sale or look for alternatives.