Really? I mean it's personal preference, but I'm more partial to the black one. That's not to say that I don't like the gray one, because I do. It's the only surviving link to my teenage building times in Miami. Is it gray? I always thought it was supposed to be silver. That's the color the plastic comes in. I just put the decals right onto the plastic. My plan is to rebuild this using the most recent reissue, and my "updated" skills. Should be interesting when they are posed together.