Update on the progress, I have managed to fit most of the Fenice Rinascita parts onto the frame arms girl stylet.
currently deciding on a colour scheme for her,
Thanks it took me a day to figure how to fit the parts, some parts had to be cemented a few modified then cemented, but most of it is still removeable.
I am am fairly sure you can fit the Fram arm parts onto the FA: Girls it wouldn’t be too much trouble considering they are very similar I think it should be a easy kit bash.
Another new face makes an appearance on Gunpla TV to talk about the newest Iron-Blooded Orphans, the Hyakuri, and Hyakuren kits, while Syd is excited to talk about a Master Grade kit again!
Still waiting on my super Fumina and as I see more video’s with bad/creepy face reviews I’m trying to see what I can do to make it better LOL Anyways great episode and keep it up
Thanks for the review of the MG RX-78-2 Origin. I was contemplating purchasing between this and the 3.0 but after excellent review I will be going with the 3.0.
Loving the IBO kits as well as the show keep up the awesome work. The new guys seemed nervous but he did survive so congrats to that. Would love to win Sid’s triple X ( lol nice name sid ) set but if not no biggie i will still support HLJ for plamo needs.
Ever since the announcement of the RX-78-2 Origin Ver. I’ve wanted it. Seeing this review only makes me want it more! One of these days I’ll get my hands on one.
In the mean time I’ll cross my fingers for the Triple moon power!
Which MG kit should I buy the gundam 3.0 or the origin verison to get the most value out of them? I like the extra parts like the cannon, and the new rifle, and the clear effect parts, but i like the outer sharp design of the 3.0 better. Also, I hope I can win the MGs ~~~
Can’t wait to order my RX 78 Origin version. I just finished my 2.0 and 3.0, and I am actually looking into the original Ver.Ka and 1.0 (and maybe a Facepalm Gundam), just to round out the collection. it’s kinda a shame that the Origin version doesn’t include a core fighter, but I already have enough.
Really loving the look of all these IBO kits; money’s a bit tight right now, but definitely going to try to keep a pit of pocket change ready for the Gusion when it comes out!
Loved the longer episode, I hope that Ryan feels better soon but Todd (forgive me if I spell his name wrong) did a great job filling in, and I hope to see him in some future videos
im a little disappointed about the 1/100 barbatos stickers but will still pick it up. Because i will need it to pair with the 1/100 gusion when it comes out.
also i love the blast effects on the origin and i wish more kits would come with them as they add tons of play-ability and posing options.
I like the design on the Hyakuri and the Rx-78 origin ver. Can’t wait to pick those kits up for myself. Oh and the XXX give away got me all sorts of excited haha.
Hey guys awesome ep welcome to the new edition Todd i really like the guy hope its a team treo now lol also i wish i could win the double x and the x gundam MG’s i have never had a MG and thats one of my fav designs hope i get that lucky lol best wishes to HLJ and and good luck to everyone.
Todd seemed a little shy at first but really got into it as he went on! Great episode guys I’ll have to look into the Hyakuri, it reminds me a lot of the Elf Bullock from G-Reco and that is a very good thing.
Oh and also, looking at 2Old4Toy’s review of the SD EX-Standard RX-78 2 you really aren’t missing much. They’re extremely hollow and incredibly sticker heavy. https://youtu.be/0zOUgk7zUC8
the origin looks like a neat kit! I think I prefer the looks of its predecessors, but it’s nice to see a different take on RX. Good episode guys! Can’t wait for the next one.
Yes! Thanks Syd for the Review of MG RX-78-2 Origin ver. and Welcome Tod! Lengthy episode but very informative. I like how Tod review the two new HG kit from G Tekketsu. Keep Up The Good Work Guys!
Ah, the Theseus’ Ship Paradox. If you set sail on a ship, and at every port you come to you replace a single plank making up that ship, eventually replacing every single plank before coming back to your home port, is your ship still your ship?
Surely to learn the answer would be to invite madness…
Simple, if you get a kit and mod it bit by bit over the years to the point that there is not a single original part left, is it still the same custom kit?
Ok. I never done modding with gunpla before, but I have with bionicles and I guess I could understand, but why not buy and mod some new other gunpla from scratch?
Three X’s, sounds dangerous. Haven’t seen the movie but looks alright. Hey Syd, what is like building the 1/100 Gundam Barbatos kit? Is it similar to a Master Grade Gundam kit?
I’m really hoping for 1/100s of the Hyakuri/ren. Between G-Rec’s Elf Bullock and IBO’s Hyakuri, it’s only a matter of time before we see a Gundam Jehuty. Or a Gundam Anubis. Mmm, Gundam Anubis…
Sad to hear Ryan being sick, hope he gets better soon. Todd did great filling in his role, although a bit timid but it was his first time appearing, so keep up the great work!
I honestly don’t have anything to say apart from my hype over the effect parts in the Origin RX-78, so I’ll just chip in with the requested SUPER FUMINAAA!
SUPER FUMINA! No but in all honesty, holy cow! Giving away two master grades in one box is super generous! I just hope whoever gets them likes their design, as myself isn’t too fond of the Double X design, but to each their own.
So the Origin RX-78’s core fighter is something akin to an accordion? Crumpling in on itself in order to save space to fit inside just the top of the chest instead of filling out the entire chest cavity?
Seems like it’s sort of borrowing from the GP01 design, then, excluding the backpack integration. It also seems like it would be very very finnicky indeed. Personally, I’m fine if the core fighter gimmick is discarded altogether (as it is here).
I really like the Hyakuri since the first time I saw in the anime.
Good proportions, quite “realistic”, meaning that is believable as a fighting machine for fighting in space (not on land with those little feet)!
It miss only one thing! It doesn’t transform completely in a MA form! Only the arms disappear. It should be very fun to make it full transformable! i hope a good modeler will try that!
Wanna know why the RX78 Origin ver. release right now? Because they will retool this kit in the form of the Full Armor Gundam for Thunderbolt, probably towards the end of next year. Wanna bet?
Gotta say, props to the new guy, he didn’t do a bad job. It’s obvious he isn’t really comfortable with the camera; yet he still did a good job of showing off his kits.
Hopefully Ryan feels better soon, keep up the good work guys!
Welcome to the show Todd! You did great with the Hyakuri and Hyakuren! love those kits. but the MG Origin RX-78-02 is just amazing, I love how that kit looks and the gimmicks, all of it, cannot wait to build it in the future ( i hev the Titanium Finish 2.0 on the way for X-mas so must likely I won’t build the Origin for a while).
Can’t wait for next weeks show with the MK II and 1/100 Barbatos.
I like the IBO models, they have a very non-gundam feel (they look more like armored core mecha) and i like that oddness. Im corssing my fingers for a 1/100 Hyakuri
A New MG RX-78-02 and new cool gimmicks with it! Looks beautiful and functional.
Would prefer to get the Hyakuri over the Hyakuren due to those spider like eyes.
Looking at the 1/100 “unbox” it looks to me the upsize of 1/144, but can’t w8 till next episode to see you’re review in detail before I decide to get it. I am expecting to see people buying a bunch of Super Fuminas modding them to their favorite JPop/KPop groups; hope theirs one on SNSD.
i’m still torn between getting the rx-78-2 3.0 or the origin… i want the new features but prefer the overall general detail, look and proportions of the 3.0
This episode of Gunpla TV was fantastic! So many questions that I had were answered regarding the MG Origin RX-78-02. And the showcase on more IBO kits was awesome! I’ve got to get my hands on some of those kits because the show is shaping out to be one of the best Gundam series in a long time.
Looking forward to see you guys put that 1/100 Barbatos together, I am very interested in why it is not thought to be a Mastergrade being that it has an internal frame. I also found it interesting that the 2 HG’s you showed from IBO were more the standard HG design and not frame centric like the Graze and Barbatos HG. Keep up the good work.
Question for Syd. Now that you have seen the runners and (possibly) build the 1/00 Barbatos and seen the runners and set up for the Hi-Res Barbatos, how similar do you think the kits will be or do you think the Hi-res will be closer to an “MG” style IBO kit?
You should have the new guy more often so he can review non gundam kits.When are you guys gonna review the new Macross fighter that just came out? Also, when are you going to have a sale on Hobby Japan magazines again?
It kinda sucks that the 1/100 Barbatos doesnt get the mace, but I’ll probably still get it my next paycheck. I really like the IBO MS designs. They feel fresh
Wow it was like a double episode in one, good job guys.
Never owned a Gundam X or XX kit before.
Has there been any news on the RG EW Gundam Wing kits aside from yet another Wing Zero variant soon to be released, I’m hoping for a Heavy arms, and Altron/Shenlong release.
I’ve seen photo reviews of 1/100 Barbatos and I’m a bit dissapointed in stickers amount and their placement. I know it’s basically NG and we’ve seen worse, but… dunno, at least yellow parts on shoulder pads could’ve been actual yellow parts and not stickers = Will be waiting for next episode for your oppinion, guys. I’ve already got HG version and not sure if I want to get mostly the same thing just in another scale.
The barbatoos and origins look great, can’t wait for mine to arrive, love the customer service from hlj, when ever I’ve needed them they go above and beyond to help.
Not a big fan of IBO mechs.. aside from the Barbatos. Your new sidekick reminds me of Kiran Yamato, must be his voice. Wish Ryan well, as usual an excellent episode!
That’s a long one. Thx for reading my “failed” comment. Syd, I did follow you on the MS A and MS B mention in your gunply expo video. Thx again for further clearing up the information. I did receive the package, and just started on the IBO barbatos. My 4 year old son is starting to be able to recognize HLJ boxes.
Since you wanted to know about the SD EX standard, it is disgusting when unpainted (Like bandai didn’t even try for a $6 kit). When I built my RX782 ex standard I had to paint all the color because the stickers didn’t cut it. I love the Double X and the X and would love to colony drop those out of your hands!
I just finished building the new Origin Gundam I received from HLJ, and I’m loving it so far, although I do wish it came with a few more markings, similar to the standard 3.0. I already have the X, but would love to win that DX!
I’m really happy that Bandai has made some MG’s of the older series like the gundam X and the RE 100’s. Finally some of my favorite suits are getting 1/100 scale kits.
Wow! Double X and X are both favourites of mine but they’re generally out of my price range, I hope I win!
Also, I was wondering if you guys could do a comparison for the new HG Revive Qubeley with the old HG one. Specifically if it can do the classic pose with the hands on it’s hips.
Anyway, great episode guys, keep up the good work!
2 master grade give aways hell ya wouldn’t mind something like that XD.
super fumina is nice but bandai should really try harder and make her more like the recent frame arms girls kit, honestly fumina cant compare really shes out matched.
and speaking of frame arms girls any idea why kotobukiya only makes a small amount of frame arms girl kits!? they sold out faster then i could blink my eyelids.
I bought one to test out kit bashing with gundam kits to make my own gundam girl, it worked out perfectly except I cant get more to make others.
Seeing all these new revive kits and RG kits, makes me feel like Bandai didn’t spend enough time creating all those old kits, haha. Of course, that’s not true, but we do see some big improvement comparing to the older kits, especially with 1/144 scales.
Todd did a great job, although I subjectively find his voice a bit intimidating, maybe I’m just not used to it yet.
Interesting design on the Hyakuri. Am really looking forward to hear what you guys think about the NG Barbatos. Hope mine arrives within the next few days as well.
welcome aboard todd. something nice to watch as i build me a gunpla. may have to get me a super fumina. maybe build her as i mod a beargguy for my GF. i would love that X and double-X gundams. keep it up guys
Todd seemed very nervous the whole time, are you threatening or something Syd? But seriously, that was good for (what I guess was) his first time in front of the camera. Keep up the good work guys, I’m really loving the short gundam reviews you do.
thank you for the mystery box which had the RG Zeta 3. can’t wait for the 1/100 IBO. is there a way to replace parts for gundam kits and do you ship to apo boxes because i just move to kadena afb japan
re: MGs
I have my concerns about MG kits (size and price) so I haven’t delved into them yet. I recently ordered a couple of RGs because they were on sale, but they’ll be in the same scale as the HGs I already have.
re: Revive HGs
I like how the Revive treatments have been turning out so far, filling the gap in detail and articulation between the old HGs and RGs. I wonder if the Strike Freedom will get a Revive.
re: IBO kits
I know that there have been older kits that started out with basic accessories / builds, like the Exia and the 00 Gundam, and more parts were added later. It does not seem uncommon to get more ‘complete’ kits once the series is over. My concern with the IBO kits is that, because of the parts-swapping nature that allows for more customization, a gunpla may not be considered complete unless you can mix and match multiple kits. Even the Options kits come with parts for more than one MS. The problem is that there are people like me with a limited budget and limited shelf space, so how can we efficiently complete a Barbatos or Hyakuri?
I am sure there will be many posts this time,lol. The chest piece of the Origin RX looks… feminine because of the angle and placement of the yellow piece. Otherwise it looks great though I still prefer the 3.0 version.
Great episode guys! That RX 78-2 Origins version looks awesome! I would really like to have an MG kit for the Guntank Origins version! I like those new kits from IBO, I’m looking forward to the 1/100 Gusion! Can you give us an idea how big that kit is? Its a whooping 5000 yen so I guess this is massive. I want that triple X!!! I was tempted to buy the MG double X (Along with all the Gundam Wing MG kits I ordered from HLJ) but I’ll cross my fingers first and see if you will give me this kit!
I picked up a pair of SD EX from eBay and built them. Very simple kits and goes quite fast to build. However much of the details are stickers, and they are hollow from the back. They pose pretty well though, since they have real polycaps. Quite cheap also, I really enjoyed the two kits I got, and might pick up more later on. Great kit to give away as presents to someone that has not built any gunpla before, cleans up well with nub marks as well.
Im loving my HG Barbatos. So I’m hoping there will be an MG version. Since my favourite line is PG. and all the PG’s have an MG version. Would love to see the Barbatos and its giant mace in 1/60 form.
After much consideration I think I will attempt to convert this frame arms girl into gundam feince rinascita girl!
did a very quick sticky tack modification,This is what I…
With the Gunpla Expo only two days away we won’t be able to film a video of this guy like we normally would but that still doesn’t prevent us from showing you everything that new 1/100 MG The Origin RX-78-02 […]
It looks like the Core Fighter has been sacrificed so they could fit an LED unit in the chest. My gripe with the backpack can be fixed with a little scratch building, but the same cannot be said for the Core Fighter itself.
The Core Fighter was completely redesigned for Gundam The Origin making it much more compact than the original FF-X7 Core Fighter. I was hoping that this MG release would include the updated core fighter as a means to further differentiate it from the RX-78-2 which seems to have used the same FF-X7 since 1995.
articulation is definitely there but i have mixed feelings with the proportions. still deciding between this or the 3.0 … @Mathew, what was your gripe with the backpack?
In this episode of Gunpla TV Ryan is ranting while Syd introduces everyone to the adorable Ms. Super Fumina. Of course, we talk Star Wars, games, and the upcoming Gunpla Expo as well so enjoy the show!
Super Fumina hype is real. Expected as much, EA is the worst company. Excited about the up-coming Gunpla Expo Japan 2015. I am hoping to see announcement of the next RE and RG kits! RE Kshatriya please. haha
Robot girls with maid skirts, guns and spats; God, I love Japan 😀
To Ryan: The role of Super Fumina was that the character who made her had a crush on the actual Fumina and challenged his rival to a Gunpla building contest. To show his love for Fumina, he built the Super Fumina for the competition (without Fumina’s permission, and to her embarrassment). He didn’t win, and challenged his rival to a battle using the Super Fumina to fight (once again, without Fumina’s permission, and to her embarrassment).
That episode was hilarious, especially when he was talking about its features and the fact it could wink and the actual Fumina is right behind him ready to rage kill.
Yes i want to win the kit Lindsey built or the burning, And guys smart ones do have a caps lock you just hold done the change button til its solid in color.
I just realized that the Powered GM Cardigan might have been a test to see if people would be interested in Thunderbolt kits. Looking at it like that Fumina was used to test a lot of things for Bandai.
Hey guys great show as always.I just wanted to be a testament to the great customer support at HLJ My problem had been resolved within 2 of my request. I look forward to your coverage of the gunpla expo. Have a nice week
Hoping for a RE 1/100 Kshatriya. An MG Kshatriya would be my holy grail kit, but I can see why it may never be a thing. Also hoping to win the burning gundam.
Great episode as always, cant wait for the expo video. And i 100% wanna win that Vrabe, the Build Burning is akso acceptable ^_^. And the Super Fumina is from the last episode of Build Fighters TRY where the actual character, Hoshino Fumina, finds out her ‘stalker’ has made a gunpla based off of her, without her permission, and entered it in a model builders’ competition
Can’t wait to see the new kits being released, Enjoying IBO suits so far and MUST know what other suits await! +O+ Also pray to win the Hi nu-gundam Vrabe
I’ve been in a job of high customer service, and from experiencing if you’ve wanted to get anything done you go talk to someone. Directing someone to forums is without a doubt lazy, and often enough the community is more helpful, just look at a recent Bethesda that came out…. and the community will put more effort in to fix it then Bethesda. Because money.
I cannot wait for the Gunpla Expo news! If only I could go and get myself that 35th Anniversary Gunpla base… I guess I’ll find myself a Super Fumina to build while I wait.
I’d love to get a few Super Fuminas and do some customizations, you know, a full Super Fumina squad… called the Furious Fumina Five… or something awful like that.
Hahaha Ryan you cracked me up and good job getting it off your chest. Go for it, Awesome rage mode dude. Really looking forward to see gunpla expo and great episode as always guys.
It’s the Clark Kent/Superman syndrome; he’s too stupid and bumbling to believe he’s this [enter descriptive here]. So Jar Jar could possibly be the Lord of the Sith.
Great episode!.
First time seeing Ryan raging like this and I totally agree with you on how bad steam customer service is!
Anyway, hope you guys have fun at the gunpla expo, I look forward to follow the Gundam builders world cup and look forward to seeing your next episode.
Great episode guys and you won’t get any help out activision they couldn’t have great customer service EVEN IF IT KICK THEM IN THE BALLS they wouldn’t be any better and thanks for the episode
Have a great time at the gunpla expo, wish i could go but i’m stuck in Australia and still in school. can’t wait for some new kits to be announced, still waiting for the graze to get to Australia as the Barbatos has just arrived.
Hi ryan and syd I was just wondering for a awesome prize and that would be a gunpla shopping bag that you get in expo events 😛 cool design and would be awesome to get some goceries while carrying a gunpla shopping bag 🙂 anyways I hope to win one of those gunplas 🙂 keep up the work guys!!!
Can’t wait to see what’s at the Gunpla Expo, I’m really hoping the next RE/100 is the Kshatriya, it’s just too perfect to not be made for the RE/100 line, MG kits from Thunderbolt would be awesome, can’t wait to see what Bandai is planning
Keep up the hard work guys, great episode like always 😀
Great Show Guys BTW
What can you say about the Upcoming Star wars Rebels Season 2 and the Star Wars Rouge One? They Say in Rouge One, Donnie Yen is one of the main cast
Also Super Fumina is the First Gundam Girl HG since most of the MS Girls are Action Figure
Super Fumina is cute. I remember the episode in which she shows up and it was fun also for a grown up like me!
What I like of this kit is that opens up lots of new possibilities for Bandai. For example they can use what thy learn doing this kit to do lots and lots of MS Girls! I like those illustrations of girls dressed with a mecha suit. I think that Bandai is ready to do them in plastic kits easily now!
PS No news about the Bandai Star Wars kits? Are they lost forever for us foreigners?
Disney is sticking to their distribution strategy. (Revell, which produce their own kits for the US market, came out and said it had nothing to do with the restriction on Bandai SW kits outside of Asia.) So that means no Bandai SW kits through HLJ or other international retailers. You can get them through friends/family/etc. in Japan, or resellers on Ebay and other places that’ll sell them at a markup.
There’s also the possibility of Revell/Fine Molds/etc. getting US distribution rights to Bandai’s kits. Not likely, but possible. I think.
Tell us how you really feel about customer support Ryan! Looking forward to some expo coverage next week. Hope they show us a mg with a completely new mold. Probably not this year. Bandai is really letting the mg list pile up.
I am loving the IBO kits. Can’t wait to see what is shown off at gunpla expo! Must admit I’ve held off on black ops 3 for the moment. I’ve found the online side of things just aren’t as fun as they used be. Darn teenagers 😀
OMG I got my comment on the last episode read on the show! Thanks guys! (fangirl scream goes here).
The IBO kits are lloking awesome, can’t wait for your coverage of the Gunpla Expo to totally geek out to what’s to come.
Keep making so awesome shows guys my week cannot begin with a dose of Syd and Ryan and new gunpla!
Great job as always guy and thank you Sensei Syd for teaching me a new Japanese word. Also I can’t wait until I get my vrabe in the mail!!!
Ryan, the ability to financially self recover has allowed the Black Ops franchise and their poor customer service to keep on resurrecting. I’m positive, this franchise has acquired abilities of a gaming monopoly, with the HELP OF ACTIVISION!!!! (Que in Shining Finger Theme)
Ryan:”This media stardom grants me an awesome power. It’s coverage tells me to inform the public. This Take my frustration, my rage and all of my sorrows!!! RYANNN RAAANNNTTTING.”
(G Gundam Reference)
Hopefully after the rant you have let some pressure off and some “nerd” will start for forum to help you out! We are all family here and it is our duty to look out for one and other!
mecha pantsu! on a scale of 1 to wtf’s wrong with me, i wonder what it means to be 28 and still not mature enough to not be amused by that. oh well, amusement aside, i do dig the ‘mecha musume’ genre and that super fumina kit does seem pretty cool for what it is; not sure about the maid outfit, though. right now i find myself more favoring the designs of the recent frame arms girls kits. no frills; just girls, armor, and weapons.
by the way, Ryan, i can’t really relate to any of what you were raging about previously, but i could feel your anger all the way through the interweb to england. IT WAS INTENSE! (and oddly inspirational; way to go!)
Thanks for the work you guys do, Syd and Ryan; keep on keepn on!
hey guys. another great episode. that controversy about IBO is misleading. he didn’t shoot innocents. he shot first the men who were using the kids as shields, then he shot a fellow soldier as a last request.
as for super fumina, it was the competition model at the end of the build fighters series. it was built without fuminas knowledge by Minato Sakai. he was disqualified
I sold my Vrabe to my friend, hoping to win this one! I pre-ordered an HGBF super fumina and the only thing that is bothering me about this kit is the eyes.
Great episode guys. Can’t wait until the gunpla expo announcements. Personally, I’m hoping for either a MG G-Self or MG Build/Try Burning Gundam. I’m looking forward to your coverage of the expo, and to hearing your opinions on the new announcements. Keep up the good work
Enjoyed watching the episode on my commute from work. A great way to unwind ^_^ Looking forward to the next episodes episode, dying to know what new kits will be coming out.
While the big kits in the RE/100 line are interesting and great to have, I would much rather have more 1/100 scale grunt units being produced. Gotta build that army man!
One thing that occurred to me when I saw the Super Fumina was that Bandai could now release model kits of the Mobile Suit pilots. You could then display your favourite Mobile Suit with its pilot, or recreate the last act of Mobile Suit Gundam where Amuro and Char fought hand to hand after they’d destroyed the Gundam and Zeong inside the Space Fortress A Baoa Qu.
So, did I win yet? Why don’t you guys do a “showcase” of Hobby Japan magazine? It fits with gunplay and like myself, I’d like to know a little about the contents before I buy one of these magazines due to the shipping being so much compare to the magazine itself.
I’m completely with you, i’d love to see the Zaku I thunderbolt in an MG form, the color just works together and just looks great. Also wouldn’t mind getting either that elf bullock or Try Burning ;P
If the Hi-Nu gundam really was Amuro’s best mobile suit, the Char would have certainly gotten his butt kicked in an instant.I’m hoping to see what “Mystery Hg A” and “Mystery Hg B” are and can’t wait to see your guy’s coverage of the show!
I can’t help but think that the Super Fumina is too super cute. That thought feels so dirty. What is the 1/100 line about is it going to take the place of the MG and REs?
I am excited about any NEW MG and RG kits. Now that we are past build fighters, bring on the MGs.
A company with good customer’s service always make happy customers! hehehe, Actually Ryan, Super Fumina was an entry kit of Minato Sakai for a Meijin Cup which is like a GBWC in real life.
Hurray me. If my comment happens to be called again, feel free to give it to whoever’s below me… unless it’s for the Elf Bullock, in which case OUT OF MY WAY PLEBS.
Thanks for that reminder about the RE/100 line, Syd. The kits immediately after the Nightingale being “regular”-sized kits caused me to forget that tackling larger designs was one of the inspirations for the RE/100 line in the first place.
I asked this last week and I’ll ask again: Can we “donate” kits, especially lesser-shown ones, to be featured on the show? I have several Frame Arms/Armored Core/Macross kits in Private Warehouse or on preorder, and would love to see them discussed. (They don’t get enough attention.)
Hope you two have a fun time at the event! Hope to see more 1/100 IBO announcements!
That Fumina kit is the best thing that happened to HGBF line since the second Beargguy! 😀
Would like to see some group build of that kit… and even better, so see everybody put them as their entry into some scale model contest 🙂 Than would be awesome! 😀
Another thing: If you see an ARX-7 Arbalest at Kotobukiya’s booth/event, take lots and lots of pictures, please. I REALLY want a nice complement to my pair of ARX-8 Laevateins.
Decals or stickers? If decals, it’s perfectly fine. If stickers, it should also be perfectly fine, though an alternate strategy might be to leave those shiny stickers off until AFTER you gloss-coat, and then apply them.
Haha Ryans rant xD
I left a comment the last time mentioning how I was disappointed with the look of Fumina (mainly the stale face), but I still want one… Bandai got me…
Super Fumina was featured in the last episode, like only for 1-2 minutes, and the outfit isn’t related to her role in the series really. The guy who created it made the gunpla based on his fantasy of her.
Thanks for the review on the Super Fumina. Now I know what to expect when package from you arrives 🙂
Can’t wait (but I’ll have to guess) for your updates from the expo! Now which one should I click on… 1/144 MS A or MS B… or both. DUH!
Nice episode as always! The moment Super Fumina showed up in the anime was very funny, nice to see that it translated so well to plastic. Great gifts also, that VRABE is really cool!
It’s COD most people that play that game are trolls. Activision doesn’t care about their customers that’s why they pump out a new game every year all they care about is money.
I know it’s been a long time since its release, but I just love the HG Graze. Also, what the heck happened to the MG Gundam Age 3 and MG Gundam Age FX. Did they just forget the two model kits or something?
If I win one of those kits I’ll make a video saying that HLJ is the best Gunpla shopping site and everyone should buy from you guys… maybe. I’ll think about it anyway.
I can’t help but nod to what Ryan was saying about customer service, Its extremely important since trust between a consumer and a seller is already shaky ground to begin with and you can’t have a product sell without a consumer.
Its sickening to think that with all of Activision’s assets already going above and beyond that of an average video game publisher’s budget by tenfold they can’t even offer reasonable service for their products.
I too have been burned by Activision’s lack thereof support and thanks to that it ended up burning $70 in my wallet for a product I can’t even use here in the states.
Oh well, Just another reason to not give my money to Activision and instead give my money to HLJ and further this addictive hobby.
Hi guys! Thanks for another entertaining episode. Ryan, sorry to hear about the awful Customer Service. 🙁 I like the Super Fumina. I remember laughing out loud when the design premiered in Try Fighters.
Have fun at the Gunpla Expo!
You do realize that a real 1/144 scale Fumina would be about 1cm tall, right? And that a 1/100 wouldn’t be much taller? Assuming real-world Fumina is about 160cm and the kit about 16cm (MG Wing/X size), that means the kit is about 1/10 scale. You’d want her to be 1/12 or 1/13 scale to more closely match HG heights.
loved the review done on super fumina. The rage on customer service was also entertaining :). I did had the change to deal with HLJ customer service one time I would like to say that it’s one of the best I’ve experienced so far. Keep up the good work.
By the way, wouldn’t mind getting either kits as I don’t have neither 😛
Man, those pink stickers really bring the quality of that kit down. Nothing a little paint can’t fix, but I really wish that Bandai had just molded it in pink instead.
Blow on the dice and hope I win. Come on Elf land on me!
Ryan I feel your pain, companies now just directing you to forums where 90% of the answers are not helpful but comments just saying “why would you do that?” Glad to say when I need help from HLJ there was an actual person typing in the answer.
I’ll first say im in Canada and new games are generally 69.99$ or the BIG name games that are 79.99$ so i know your pain Ryan. secondly I KNOW YOUR PAIN WITH FORUM SOURCING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The playstation/sony forum BS is soooo annoying. Beginning IBO on episode 1 hoping it lives up to expectations, Thunderbolts as well.
That V-Rabe though 😉
The super fumina is a mix design of the main girl character and her first gundam the powered gm cardigan in build fighters try. Don’t know why it has part of a maid outfit on, it’s japan I suppose. ;p
The concept of mecha musume isn’t exactly a new one, but it seems as though Bandai’s experiment here is extremely polarizing: you love it or you hate it. But either way, displaying Super Fumina seems like a move that’ll lead to awkward questions.
From what I’ve seen the eyes seem glassy and flat, which is kind of freaky. I would also opt to paint instead of using the eyelash stickers. I would be disappointed that the skirt and apron aren’t more flxible, but also that the hair isn’t softer. Maybe they could have used a softer plastic, like on the S.A.Figurts line for some of their clothes (one of the Saber figures has it).
The part that surprises me is that Sakai put Fumina in an outfit she’s never worn. If not her school uniform, then why not use her sports outfit instead? And her shorts could have indeed been molded in colour.
Much of the accessories seem to be inspired by the GM Powered Cardigan, Fumina’s first gunpla. But the clear green pieces seem inspired by the ones from the Star Winning Gundam. The entire piece makes me wonder: how well does Sakai REALLY know Fumina?
1. Not using the lenses for the eyes makes it look a little less freaky.
2. Not using the bottom portions of the skirt armour can increase articulation, but unless you want a torso piece whose thickness does not match properly with the chest or waist pieces, you must use the apron skirt. Likewise, you could only skip the headdress if you have something to fill in the gap in the top of the head.
3. Not using the ankle or shoe tongue armour can also increase articulation. Mind that the height combined with the smaller feet make the ‘Super Fumina’ extremely backheavy.
4. Stickers that were okay to use are the eyes and ear. The rest, I recommend painting in if you can due to all the curved surfaces.
5. And critically, if you plan on trying to give ‘Super Fumina’ functioning wrist vulcans from the ‘HGBC Powered Arms Powereder’ kit, note that both the arms and the vulcan housings have pegs on them. Note also the curve to Super Fumina’s arms. I tried to fill in the gaps by cutting the pegs on both, but didn’t get the height exactly right. I cemented the vulcans on, but am not sure about the connections’ strength. I think modelling putty would be better here.
I also gave the Powered Arms themselves to my figma Drossel, who is pleased to finally meet a Gunpla that is taller than her.
Syd is excited to talk about the HG Mobile Worker (Mash Custom), a machine that isn’t a giant fighting robot but is giant and can do damage if used for fighting. Ryan and Syd again talk Star Wars Force Awakens […]
I was originally going to get the Super Fumina for a custom build, but after seeing just how big it will become once it’s built I might have to use something else.
Interesting to see that the Super Fumina uses the same polycaps as the Star Wars models. If possible you guys should compare the build of it to something like the Storm Trooper model.
Yep, there will be a Thunderbolt anime. And speaking of Gundam anime – I`m in love with IBO, after the MEGA letdown that was Reco in G, IBO is just unbe-freaking-leavably cool 😀
all these theories about the new star wars movies are silly. also, the over hype is pretty silly. people were hyped about episode 1, and look what we got. just wait until the movie premieres to “theorize” about stuff and just enjoy the movie
Though some of my favorite suits are the strange and obscure, the Mobile Worker just doesn’t do it for me.
Oh well, nothing a little modding can’t fix.
News of a Gundam Thunderbolt adaptation is welcome news. But there was also a new trailer for Macross Delta! Animation looks fantastic, definitely going watch this gorgeous anime when it comes out.
great ep guys. wasnt too sure about the mobile work but i think i might pick one up. from
hlj of course.im thinking the graze custom too.
P.S. would love to win any of the 3
About Star Wars: I will not buy anything from the next movie till I see it!
I don’t want to buy some super cool figures and scale models and discover they are very stupid after seeing the movie.
For example…Captain Phasma looks great…what if we discover that it’s stupid like Jarjar? 😛
please no more recongista, mobile worker’s cool and ? for you do you think IBO will go into telling us more on the calamity war and the other 71 gundams of that age.
I never win the give away. love the series as usual, keep up the good work guys. Loving the mobile worker even if it deviates from the gundam and grunt suits.
I began to think that Super Fuming would be the final Build Fighters kit, but quickly remembered the Build Fighters and Build Fighters Try OVAs that were announced.
I wasn’t that excited about the new Star Wars trailer (I’d prefer Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire) but Gundam Thunderbolt had me squealing with excitement. Will there be an MG of the Full Armour FA-78 and will it be met with complaints about it being another version of the RX-78?
But what I’d really like to know is whether the RX-78-02 (as it is now known) will includ the Core Fighter. Despite the updated artwork being added to the listing on Hlj, there is no photo of a Core Fighter.
Side note: Both F91 and Reconguista suffered from the same problem. Bandai screwed Tomino over and forced him to change 50 episodes into something much smaller. In F91’s case, 50 episodes into a movie. Reconguista, 50 episodes into 26, but he was told to do so while the show was already airing and a dozen episodes in.
GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT!!!! I love those over the top weaponry like that of the Psycho Zaku! Man I can’t wait to get my hands on MG kits from the Thunderbolt series! I’ll take that HG FA Gundam Thunderbolt while I wait for the MG’s!
“Moaaaarrr!” I love all of those kits and excited for the kshatriya RE1/100. But where can I get some promo posters for the RG’s ’cause theyre fabulous.
Don’t get your hopes up just yet. Bandai and other plamo companies have done this before: They show off concept art or what-have-you, and sometimes even get a 3D-printed prototype made, and then scrap the project. They’ll have to balance the popularity of the Kshatriya against the price and size. I wouldn’t be surprised if it came in a PG/Dendrobium/Neo Zeong-sized box.
The mobile worker looks like it’d be lots of fun to customize, or even scratchbuild full cloth. Hope I can get me some of that Grimoire.
Question: I’ve got the 1/100 Barbatos and Super VF-25 on preorder, and the Frame Arms Versus Set in Private Warehouse. If I offered them for demo purposes, could you take a look at one/two/all of the three on the show?
You’ve seen the fan theory that Luke is the bad guy in the new star wars(which I think wasn’t a very well thought out theory), but have you seen the super detailed theory that Jar Jar bink’s isn’t the bumbling idiot we all thought he was, and that he was actually a powerful force user, and possibly the true lord of the sith?
Sup guys great show, was wondering if you guys think the RG line would ever come out more frequently instead of having to wait for another variant!!! I’m looking forward to the rest of the endless waltz maybe Epyon or tallgeese
My birthday is on the 14th! I hope I get some Gunpla for my birthday! Also Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming up soon, so even if I don’t get any Gunpla for my birthday, I can still buy some if it’s on sale.
Star wars!!! anyways, considering ive have yet to win anything maybe you guys should give away MORE stuff per episode, and it doesn’t even have to be Gundams any plastic model kits are welcome. IBO FTW.
Never really understood the whole Star Wars Star Trek schism… They are both great sci-fi titles that I have enjoyed watching and couldn’t really say that I prefer one over the other ^_^
How is the ‘trading figure’ situation in Japan? I feel like I haven’t gotten a good little robot build with a piece of crappy candy in the same box since I was a youngen’. Do they have a different name when they are gunpla-esque rather than (mostly) whole figures?
Hi guys awesome show as always been a fan since forever keep up the good work. That Full Armor Gundam looks sweet wish i could win it would leave it as is as it was build by the Master Builder it self lol
Hi Syd and Ryan, just my simple thought. Although you’re not going to sell any of the star wars kits from Bandai I’m still interested in knowing what the latest kits are like. Even tho it broke my heart when Bandai dont permit hlj to sell it in ur online international shop. Still a review wont be as bad eh?
I managed to put the Zeta together, despite losing the instructions which resulted in the wrong halves of the legs being put together as I wanted to paint the red section around the legs before attaching any of the white parts to it.
@ryan hey dude, love the work you and Syd do, quick question – will HLJ be selling the new EX Standard gundam? did i miss some news coz they have been out for a while now and i can’t see them on the site.
Amazing work.