It’s finally here! The monster that is the MG High Mobility Type Psycho Zaku Ver.Ka (GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT ver.)! Syd and Todd go through the entire contents of this humungous box and show everyone what they can […]
I’m intrigued by the parts crossed out on the fuel booster runner though – isn’t that a new runner for the Psycho Zaku? If so, what are those parts for if not this kit?
Due to an unfortunate accident with a potato peeler, Syd was unable to complete the HG Bugu; however, we make up it in this episode wherein we discuss a whole lot of upcoming plamo alongside Todd’s HG […]
Great show as always guys!
I have a question
When is the full mechanic Gundam vidar going to be released?
Can’t wait to get this kit!
Oh yeah! give me that graze custom as my december gift!
Around the part where the fumina bust was being show… Kinda long silence, are you guys checking the bust or something else… Hehehe… Kinda funny, the serious faces
Like the gouf revive…
Another great show you guys. Ironically, I was painting my Vidar Gundam while watching this video. I went with a black color scheme, going with a Darth Vadar motif, hence Darth Vidar. Next week will feel like an HLJ x-mas special featuring so many kits. I am looking forward to seeing it!
love the vidar’s gimmicks and design. also whoever wins any of those two kits is a lucky person because the graze custom looks great and I can say from experience the the gouf is awsome.
GOUF!!! Either would be awesome. Hey, Syd, think they are going to remake the NT-1 Alex soon or give it some RE love? or, finally give us a legit Xamel kit?
Great show. Can’t wait for psycho zaku, had pre-ordered it straight away to have next to my FA Gundam Thunderbolt.
I was wondering how does Fumina’s head from the figure-rise bust compare with the size of HG Super Fumina’s head propotion wise? I would like to swap them around so that I can have the better looking head sculpt on the HG kit.
The campaign is interesting. Shame i’ve got no money to buy any Ver. Kas, it’s a nice inclusion though.
Still not interested in the Papa’gguy and I still hate Bear’gguys. I will never understand it’s popularity with others. Not very interested in the new Freedom with the bust, i’ll be happy with the regular box and the regular price.
I frankly am interested in the new Dog’gguy and Cat’gguy. I’ll probably get the cat one as I like the colorscheme of that one. Fumina bust is the tits, but i’m not getting one…yet. Now to the interesting stuff. I’ve wanted a Char’s Zaku I ever since i’ve watched Gundam San, and now we’ve finally getting one. I’ll probably wait for the one that’s more accurate to the actual Zaku I, but I may end up getting both in the long run. A lot of people have been hating on the Flauros due to being a Shino suit, but I personally love that magenta. The fact that it transforms just makes it even better for me, definitely picking one up. RG Build Strike is a kit that I have been extremely hyped for, it looks so good! I love the Build Strike and i’m definitely getting this RG. >v<
HG Vidar is honestly a bit of a disappointment. It had hollow parts, color innacuacies, extreme sticker use, and a lack of gimmicks that could've well been possible. Definitely going for the FM Vidar.
And i thought Syd is only bad ad trimming nubs… jk.
Vidar looks great. I think Bandai nail it with IBO designs – people love both the grunts and the gundams.
Quick question. If you guys know if set 8 will come with two shoulder parts for the Scharfrichter or we will be forced to buy two sets?
Vidar is actually is the name of the norse god of vengeance. I wonder what character from last season that would actually want revenge. Probably against a former friend? Gee, I wonder…
Hi guys another great episode. Just ordered a few kits from your winter sale. Finally ordered the PG unicorn. Unfortunately I will have to wait to build it until I can order the LED’s.
I bought four Grazes so I could turn one into a monster Graze that could fire 4 rifles at once and gave the axes to Mcgillis Schwalbe Graze so that it looked like a suit that specialized in close combat.
I’m waiting four Vidar and Flauros, I think the new Full Mechanics is either Bael or Flauros.
Before I forget, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you guys!
Thanks for another great episode! I am really liking the Vidar. I am looking forward to assembling the Full Mechanics version in the new year.
Feel free to send the Gouf and Graze my way. 🙂
Mmmm…All these new “gundam frame” mobil suit are getting weirder and weirder.
I’m too old probably but I still think that these new designs are strange, over the top, and not elegant. Just compare any classic Gundam to the Barbatos and you see the difference. Of course there will be someone who like the Barbatos more then…I don’t know…the Nu Gundam! But I think that the majority of poeple will like the classic designs more then any mobil suit from IBO.
Great episode guys. Consider to get both FM Vidar. I got one question though. In one of the recent episodes you mentioned the third party Barzam conversion set for RG Mk-II. So I am interested about your opinion of third party addon sets both resin and plastic. What is that grey line between bootleg/third party etc.
Man, I remember when I was a kid, looking through the hobby shop’s window, seeing that beautiful RX 78-2 ver.Ka box art… I wanted it since then. Then a few years later when I old enough to make some money I finally bought it. Good times…
Loving the Vidar. I’m excited to get through my backlog so I can start buying those 1/100 I.B.Oh kits.
Question:
Is there a reason you have yet to mention the P-Bandia Unicorn Phenex? Or did I miss something? Life has seriously been getting in the way lately…
I like the gundam in iron blooded orphans because the Barbatos, Gusion, Kimaris and the Flauros is base on the demon of Ars Goetia while the Vidar is base on Norse mythology. I like your show and hope you guys reach 60,000 subscribed.
Is the figure rise bust fumina the same size as the super fumina? If so I would love to replace the head. Because the figure rise face looks so much better than stickers.
Hey guys, thanks for another great video, I’m fairly new to the hobby and I’ve been watching your videos for tips and reviews on kits that I’m interested in buying (your videos on the MG Tallgeese EW helped a lot) you guys have had a lot of really cool gunpla posters through out your videos and I was wondering where I might be able to buy a few, I’m partial to the older looking posters, Thanks again.
-PancakeGraze, Anaheim CA
PS. shout out to the Stinegeese!
Liked the episode Syd and Todd, would love to win the 1/100 Graze Kai. Only been in the hobby for a few months but got a small collection going on and the Graze would go great with the hg Graze Kai I have amongst the few other Grazes.
Hi guys, my dad recently visited Japan and picked up a pair of GodHand nippers. On his way back he had an overlay in Australia and had the nippers in his hand luggage with a model kit he bought me. They confiscated the nippers.
Do you know of any official way of ordering them outside Japan. I have looked on your site and they are always in back order or no longer available.
Loved the episode guys!
I recently made my first purchase with HLJ, I placed orders on the HG Vidar, Flauros, weapon Set 7 AND the HG Hashmal! (Huge IBO murder bird)
Really enjoyed the ordering process and have placed half my order in the private warehouse, cant wait to add more kits to my IBO Collection! 🙂
Oh dear! Gonna look forward to see MG Psycho Fumina xD
Slighty dissapointed in the Vidar gimick :/ Guess that’s too be expected by the HG line, I’m gonna wait and see if one of the other grades/versions will be more interesting.
And awesome with the decal campaign! Managed to snag myself a MG Hi-nu Ver.ka. Been eyeing that one for a while now.
Great episode and looking forward too see the MG Psycho Zaku 😛
December begins! This month is going to be crazy so Syd and Todd are preparing for the rush of Gundam and fighting over who will build what but before all that begins we look at the last of the November Gundam […]
I’ve been looking at Frame Arms for a long time, they look incredible! Fantastic episode as always, can’t wait to pick up a RE/100 Bawoo for myself from your site!
I can’t wait until I get my Bawoo in the mail. Even though I am not really a huge fan of ZZ. However I have to say the RE/100 line is pretty great for me because I prefer the bigger scale. Plus the bigger pieces are much easier for painting. Looking at you Nightengale!
hmm… wasn’t a fan of the original transient but i’m digging the transient glacier. maybe it’s the dark color theme and that awesome backpack. so sad about the Gundam Front Tokyo news on the other hand. i’m glad i was able to visit and experience it earlier this year during sakura season! hoping to come back again but don’t think will make it before the last day on March 5…
1. Thoughts about the 1/1 Scale Gundam being taken down and the rumor that they want to make it movable by the 40th anniversary? I want a button I can press to jump 2 years in the future.
2. What MG or PG kit could Bandai say they were going to release next week and you would just throw money at them to instantly get it? *cough*Kshatriya*cough*
Also nice Winter Sale, managed to get 3 of the 08MS Team MGs.
That’s a tasty frame arms. I could scavenge it for my Frame Arms Girls :3 Looking forward to the HG Vidar review. Thanks Syd and Todd. Send my regards to Ryan too!
Heyo! I don’t know a whole lot about what Final Fantasy is…so you’re not alone Todd.
The HG Vidar has the same problem with the HG Barbatos and Gusion Rebake for me, too many stickers yet too many missing color apps, so i’m definitely going Full Mechanics for the Vidar. The Bugu is interesting, since all Origin kits are pretty much great, it’s definitely on my radar.
The new HG Transient Gundam Glacier looks sick. The Transient already interested me, but it never had a huge flair to make me go for it. The Glacier on the other hand does it with it’s awesome looking clear purple parts and colorscheme, it looks sick and I want one.
The RE/100 Bawoo is something i’m excited for, I love the Bawoo and the new RE/100 looks so good, plus transformations are my stuff! It’s got a really nice amount of panel detail like other RE/100’s, and the lack of an inner frame helps with the transformation it would pull off, so that’s very nice.
Kotobukiya recently(-ish) released an updated version of the Frame Arms base frame (labeled “Renewal”). Supposedly it has improved articulation, and Kotobukiya are re-releasing a bunch of their older kits packaged with this frame. On HLJ, they’re listed as “:Re”. Might you be able to do a comparison video of the original and new frames?
Thanks. Hope to get my hands on that Magatsuki-Houten!
I didn’t remember that the Bawoo legs looked so funny when it splits in half. That’s gotta be some sight in the battlefield, seeing a pair of legs flying on their own like that.
By the by, the version being given away was a limited-release version with some exclusive weapon/armor parts, namely a “vest” that evokes the wide flared shoulders of some ornate kimonos, a Tanegashima-esque gun, and a yumi-style bow. They were really going all in on the classical Japanese style cues. (None of these were ever released as MSG or expansion parts, I don’t think.)
The same kit was released in non-LE form without those extra parts as the Magatsuki, and the armor design overall was reused for the Durga I and Durga II kits. And now all three standard releases are getting “:Re” re-issues, where the standard Frame Architect is replaced by the newer Renewal Frame.
My Bawoo is sitting in my Private Warehouse! I’m excited to ship it but, I have to add a few more kits first. Decisions, Decisions, sometimes I just can’t make up my mind. So many great new kits coming out or already here. The Vidar and Transient Gundam Glacier are Awesome! And the new MG’s…OMG!
Never had a Koto kit before but it looks pretty cool. Do you guys have any idea how the new Origin MG is different from the one that already came out? It looks exactly the same to me.
If you’re talking about the MG Gundam The Origin RX-78-02, they covered it in a previous video. (URL with relevant timestamp: https://youtu.be/OQ_B6P0EAqg?t=29m56s ).
nice episode guys. i personally had high hopes for the bawoo but i was a bit disappointed but i guess that how the reborn one hundred line is. however, the transient glacier looks fine, but i can’t help noticing the section in the butt, it kind of looks missing something.
i’m wasn’t a big fan of kotobukiya kits, but they are improving in term of design and mechanic of the newer kits, so i hope i win that Magatsuki Houten kit and give it a try.
Frame Arms is going to get alot bigger with the Frame Arms Girls getting animated and apparantly some of the Frame Arms artists/designers also work on mobile suits.
The thing i dont like about frame arms is that they can be annoying/painfull to handle wth the pointy/sharp details.
My expression to the intro was “right, FF15 came out and that is what my bro has been playing.” So far,the game looks great, but there is a lot of driving like Gran Turismo. What’s with that, eh? My highlight of this episode must be the Vidar Gundam. I can’t wait to get my order shipped and start building the MS. Hopefully the Flauros comes out soon, but with the pink color scheme it will definitely sick out in my collection!
The Bawoo looks really good! I dont understand what is the deal with P bandai, like half of this stuff i wished for in the past comes to realization but in the form of p bandai, its stupid. From hg sword and blast impulse to the rebawoo
Frame Armssss!!!!!!! Ok, so that Transient Glacier Gundam is beautiful. Was not a fan of the original but this one I am definitely adding to my collection! That means I’ll have to purchase the Hobby Japan Magazine with the weapons set as well and why not!
You definatly should show more of the Kotobukiya kits. Yes, it is called Gunpla TV, but in month with very few new gundamsuits, like past october, it would be a great opportunity to show more of the other stuff. Especially the Kotobukiya stuff wich is hy far more serious than the latest gundam-designs. I recently bought some kits from Plum, Hasegawa and Koto, cause the latest stuff from Bandai was not my style, when it comes to 1:100 scale. And my preorders are far from beeing shiped. Maybe i’ll give a short review or unboxing about them in the forum. PEOPLE USE THE FORUM..
Another entertaining episode. That Bawoo looks cool, but RE100 just isn’t detailed enough for me. Come on Bandai, MG ReBawoo! (I know it’s never happening, but yeah…..)
Also, in case anyone hasn’t seen it yet, P-Bandai is releasing the Phenex as a PG. The price is almost as audacious as the gold finish. I have a feeling that I’m going to end up ordering it, regardless. Dammit Bandai, every time I turn around, another hit to the wallet!
Bandai has come a long way in making Gundams… I can still remember back in 2004 when i was in highschool and my first buy was the HG 1/144 double X… it was the first gundam that made me love the Gundam kits. great job Bandai… really looking forward to your future kits 🙂
Frame arms please! I already have my bawoo on the way to me. Also love the sales it’s a chance to get a kit that you wouldn’t consider unless it’s on the cheap. Yep ordered a zeta c1. ahh HLJ shut up and take my money.
holy moley that frame arms would be nice to have 🙂 i’ve always been interested in getting one, but they are a tad more expensive than the usual high grade gundam, so they typically win over the frame arms.
Came home today to see my HLJ care package arrived!
I just wonder if its me, or Tamiya acrylics is hard to use for hand painting? Maybe I need a little more patience, but I have better success with Tamiya enamels and I usually hand brush metallic paints (gold/silver) on the mechanical details of a kit.
I would like to try other paint brands, but I can only find Tamiya paints in my local area.
Thanks for another entertaining episode guys.
The Glacier is looking pretty slick.
I am looking forward to next week’s episode with the Vidar.
Feel free to send that Frame Arms my way 😉
Keep up the great work!
Looking forward to the next moths Gunpla… That Hashmal looks interesting and I’ll finally get the rival suit for my FA thunderbolt Gundam… PSYCHO ZAKU FTW!!!
It isn’t too often that my two passions manage to cross paths. As an automotive photographer, getting the opportunity to build one of my friends’ cars in model form is about as good […]
Gunpla Expo was last week which meant our camera gear was getting packed and prepared for that instead of filming our regularly scheduled episode. Now that we are back to our regular schedule it means we’ve got […]
I just finished G Gundam and I’m having a craving for the kits now,
This hand of mine glows with and awesome power! It’s burning grip tells me to buy more gunpla!
Hoo boy! So many new kits! You guys are going to be busy next week!
This year’s Gunpla expo was amazing, so many kits that I am so hyped for. We’re finally getting more love for the HGUC line with the Efreet Kai and the Blue Destiny Revive, and we’re FINALLY getting that HGUC Barzam! The giant Mobile Armor was revealed, HG Atlas Gundam and the Gundam Head MS were here, new IBO kits and the Amazing Strike Freedom. The new MG Providence looks so insanely beautiful, very excited for that one, hopefully we’ll see an MG Justice joining it soon. We’re getting a new HG Zeta, and judging from the joints/new line, i’m assuming that thing can transform, so i’m very hyped for him! Psycho Zaku is getting a lot of hype/excitement, it’s going to be a beast of a kit. The new Full Frontal’s Zaku III is one good looking MS, and the new Gundam from Twilight Axis really reminds me of the Alex. RG Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina is looking good, and I hope they manage to mekki plate it. Not to mention all those variants, I hope they aren’t P-Bandai. >_< Curious about the Hi-Res Wing Zero Custom, but not exactly excited, going to see how it is first, but the RE/100 Hamma Hamma is going to be awesome! HG Nightingale would be beast Todd, I support you.
Transient Gundam Glacier looks like an absolute beast. Transient interested me, but the white felt a bit too bland, but this thing has sold me, it's dark purple colorscheme is complete beast. The RE/100 Bawoo is a kit i'm super excited to purchase, it's got a nice splitting gimmick, big n' bulky, and not to mention all that beautiful surface detail, cannot wait to buy mine. The Guncannon First Type is going to be great too, the Cannon Type MS always caught my attention, and this new realistic dulled blue looks great, and the shoulder weapon gimmicks are great ideas, I want it. I'm debating whether or not I should get the 1/100 FM Barbatos Lupus or the HG, right now i'm leaning for the 1/100, but I don't have a lot of space, and the HG is cheap, plus has more accessories with the option packs.
The HG Geirail is one of my favorite MS from IBO, it's got minor gripes like the pure grey butt thruster and the hollow shield axe, but i'm still going to get it one day. I'm debating whether or not to get the HGCE Strike Freedom, it doesn't have dragoons for FBM, and that's kinda my main gripe with it, but it's a great kit from what I can see, so I dunno. Seems each Strike Freedom in every grade has some gripes that affect my choice for purchase. *sigh* MG Strike Freedom 2.0 with certain mekki golden parts when?
I love the RG line, which I picked up after Syd raving about it for so long, but I’m not a Seed fan. I’m kinda disappointed we’re getting ANOTHER Seed RG, one not even from a main story but a manga, but at the same time man I love that armor plastic. I still wish we could get some more UC RGs though. What’s your ultimate RG desire? Mine’s definately the Ez-8/RG-79G, either one I’m not picky.
Love the episode guys!!Hopefully more build fighter suits will come out soon, as much as I love the barbatos, I think I’m ready to move on to something else after so many.
it’s not everyday that you can die from overdosing gunpla like watching this episode. i’m always on a tight budget so HG releases are always good news to me. keep up your great works guys, build them all and show us. and thanks for everything.
Vidar was the only one that shocked me as the naming wasn’t a demon from the ars goeta.also coincidence on the anime mentioning bael and the expo “probably showing it off. Also Boat.
Honestly the only reason its called a ‘Gundam’ is because it uses the salvaged Kimaris pieces, so its not one of the 72 Demon Gundam so much as its the successor to one such Mobile suit. It wouldnt exactly make sense if they had named it after one of the Ars Goetia Demons’ considering their names were all used already, and the Vidar is technically a new suit.
Seeing the Barbatos’ standing beside each other, you can really see that all the way up to 6th form they were just adding onto the original suit taking anything they could, you have blocky pieces right beside smooth or angled pieces, while the Lupus is Organic and really seems more demonic to me probably closer to its original War look, he has very sharp and angry features with smoother armor plates and shoulders. Anyways great show as always. Super excited for the Gold Frame RG.
I’m waiting the second version of the Guncanon Gundam Origin version because it got the dual canon, might pass on for this version but I will not pass on to the RG GUNDAM ASTRAY GOLD FRAME AMATSU MINA so oh my boat please don ‘t be a P Bandai .
I think this has to be one of the longer episodes to date. Looking at the the advance evo line, I am guessing the selling point could be more mechanics, parts count and less sticker heavy; kind of a mix between the RG line and HGUC revive. From the picture I have seen from the expo, it looks like the Zeta doesn’t have heavy parts swapping, so I am happy about that. Apart this, Bandai is really pushing more new kits for next year, almost like they are making up for this year. All and all, it is good to expand my collection, so thank you Bandai!
Not sure why the grunt suits even have shields. I have never seen them block anything with it. Hell they even give the RGMs 4 useless shields in Thunderbolt.
The Guncannon claws look like one of those arcade games that you can grab plushies but the claw is really crappy and it barely has any strength.
One question. When will we get a MG NZ-666 Kshatriya? Bandai plz.
My Guncannon is on its way, I just love that suit in every way, but man those guys in the anime don’t know that Guncannon isn’t built for close combat.
Thank you for reading out my long-winded comment! It made my day (along with finally getting a dead refrigerator hauled away and freeing up some space).
It is weird to watch episodes now and realize this is like… NOW… the things you are showing/discussing are either just out or not even out yet!!! Must get used to not being able to jump online and order whatever you are working on in the show (this is probably a good thing looking at the backlog I have created).
I would gladly take that boat off your hands (hook?).
Are you guys aware of the upcoming limited edition Ver. Ka waterslide decal campaign? starting on December 16th and going for an unspecified amount of time, eight Ver. Ka kits will be coming with limited edition waterslide decals. Is HLJ going to be part of this promotion, or does this only apply to Japanese retail stores?
Thanks guys for yet another great episode. I’m building a couple kits from IBO but I’m with Todd about the high heals. Anyway, great show. Looking forward to your review of the 1/100 ZZ Hamma-Hamma.
Bandai threw a wrench in the works when we were planning for this year’s Gunpla Expo in Akihabara. Previous years had the event starting on a Thursday morning which meant we would not go into the office that day […]
The RE/100 looks like it could be the AMX-103 Hamma Hamma, but that’s also what I thought the Bawoo would be when it was originally teased as the next RE/100.
Oh, a new HG Zeta!!!! Finally, I was hoping Bandai put out a new HG Zeta, because the old one is …just too old(poor articulation). I ‘ve been waiting for Zeta since they revived Mk-II and Hyaku Shiki. NICE!!
Syd and Todd are back and are bringing with them a lot of little friends, or a lot of the same little friend, depending on how you look at it. And Syd brings his own ball this time.