i am definetly getting it and the Palace Athene, my only problem with the gold plating is the fact that you have to cut it at the sprue which makes it look ugly, if you sand it down then you will ruin it, i plan on possibly painting mine from top to bottom anyhow. i just finished these two off. they are two of the nicer HGUC on the market, The Bandai waterslide decals work wonders on these.