Hey tech support, I’m not sure if this is on the desktop website but on mobile I’m seeing 2 seperate “like” buttons in the activity feed.
As well as that, on mobile I’m not seeing a “log in” button on the home page, just the “create account” button.
Hi,
The first thing I try to finish when building carrier models is the lots of tiny airplanes.. gives me motivation to continue building the ship.
So I took the 33 planes…
Damn, and I thought building six fin funnels on a Gundam kit was repetitive… Let alone 33 planes!
Looks great nevertheless! Good luck and happy building
What exactly is this Tryon 3 thing the kids are all talking about? Syd and Ryan take a close look Bandai’s recent release. Is it a toy? Is it a model? Can’t it be both? Syd also managed to find a copy of the […]
Oh man, today is now officially perfect. Doom and Fallout 4, a new video from one of my favorite youtubers, my HLJ order arrived, and a new episode of Gunpla TV!
Speaking of which, you interrupted my Mack Knife build.
Great episode as always guys! You often bring a smile to my face, and a little frustration, when you get things wrong when showing off a model or continuity errors. Also the “original weapon” that comes with the beam javelin looks like the hyper napalm launcher equipped beam rifle from the first few episodes of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series.
I wanted to see more of the Gastima 🙁 Maybe in the next episode?
I like the look of the HG Airmaster. Never really got into that series so I think I will have to take a look.
not sure if i like the colouring on the trion.
wish gunpla was more popular in the UK, makes it so hard to get hold of over here and the prices are crazy high.
wish they would bring back megasize, i would love to see a megasize beargguy
Sid. i think you forget to compare the size of the Tryon3 with a normal HG kit which is in one of the question. To be honest im not a fan on this kit as the designs are kina off from a gundam, Looks kina like Zoids with Superrobots.
Atcually waiting for the black tryon Really really bad ass. Will be getting one of that for sure when it comes out, love tryon3 as well but just not my favourite colour scheme.
Recently re-watching z and zz. Getting a z2 will be lovely addition gunpla collection and air master as bonus just out of the world. =D
I pre ordered every new kit this month apart from the MG Fenice and I honestly don’t know which I’m most excited to build first. Plus the MG The-O came back in stock, adding even more excitement to my order.
Also, the Dijeh is Amuro’s suit in Zeta where he fights along side the Hyaku Shiki. Fun point, Amuro’s Dijeh is similar in design to the Gelgoog (Char’s final mobile suit before going mobile armour), while Char’s Hyaku Shiki is very similar to the RX-78 2.
Tryon’s sword looks amazing but other wise not my favorite kit.
I am really surprised how far Japan is going with their starwars stuff.
Pretty amazing!
Tryon looks amazing,cant wait till i have enough money to get it.
also really want to win but if i don’t that just adds to the list
of kits i need to buy. ;D
Great episode guys, put a huge smile on my face. I’ve watched the build fighters try anime at the time I didn’t really care for the Tryon 3, but seeing the kit its pretty cool. As soon as Ryan took the air master I thought the same thing, gerwalk mode. Lol. Keep up the great work!
My Tryon is on its way with 5 other kits and a paint set! I will be building and painting for quite a while (I already have 3 kits sitting here on my shelf I need to get to as well).
Speaking of which, any chance at a build video for some Macross kits, more specifically the transformable kits? I have always wanted to build one, but they look daunting to be honest.
You can only get P-Bandai stuff from people that actually buy it and resell it at pretty insane prices. Similar to what Gentei kits website does. Speaking of Tryon and it’s black P-Bandai counterpart, you could just buy the regular one for more than half the price of the P-Bandai one resellers would ask and just paint it black and gold yourself. The insane crest piece is in both kits and come as an ordinary switchable V fin. The only “exclusive” you get with P-Bandai Tryon is the different colored clear parts that come in yellow instead of pink.
awesome episode, Airmaster would be the best win. Another great episode. Great comedy. Will you guys even come to Australia? come to Supernova in Brisbane. I’d love to meet you personally.
Great nature documentary you got there 😀
And a gunpla made out of sky, land and sea. should have named it Planetary Gundam! Also, please make a video for the next MG
I am getting the feeling that there will be a master grade of the Tryon 3 sometime in the near future. I will guess that the transformation for this kit will be somewhat different than the high grade where the booster’s and hands will be more inside the other parts rather than swapping the parts for each transformation.
dusting my empty shelf for that air master! please do a build vid for the RG gundam astray.. gunplatv really completes my week. thanks for the episode!
Just a word of caution. I don’t think they let folks into the US who can’t tell the difference between the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building ;). I hope you have fun in LA and I’m sure you can buy some sprue cutters when you get here. I hear there is a kiosk in the LA Airport that sells God Hands. PS, wouldn’t mind a free kit (labor included) so hopefully I win one.
I think I’ll pass on the Tryon 3 Im not too find of its builder and I don’t like it’s head if that ls a reason HOWEVER I might get it just for the sword
Watched this episode from my hotel room in 池袋. Thanks for the great show. Now, a confession. Half way through the show decided to go out to pick up the origin zaku 06r after you guys talked about it. This is after I picked up and built the char’s zaku ii a week earlier in Hong Kong. Last confession, I’ve also picked up a couple of GFT kits from Gundam Front.
I’ll return to my old ways and order from you guys when I’m back in Canada.
The Mega Shiki is actually based off of the Delta Gundam. The Hyaku Shiki was a simplified version of the Delta Gundam, removing all the transformation and just making it a simple Mobile Suit. In other words, the Mega Shiki is the Delta Gundam with parts from the Hyaku Shiki. So, if they want to make a Mega Shiki MG, they would have to make a Delta Gundam MG first.
Hi Syd and Rye…
Can you make a preview of what is the different between tryon 3 and dryon 3???
And where do this dryon 3 comes from because i never see it at gundam build fighters try???
hey Syd dont worry about your cutters you can get a new pair here its the exacto knife that will be a issue. The Tryo 3 kit looked alright together and by the way in the video you put the wings on backwards. I do like the air master gundam. I have a real question When will they stop making Gundams look Childish like in the last 3 series except build fighters.
Great Episode Guys, I am surprised they only did the 2 versions of the black tri stars in that one kit, considering if I remember from the OAV it seemed the 3rd looked the same as the others it just had a large axe as it’s weapon which would not take much to put into this kit.
Cool show guys! Love the transforming theme for this show! I have a mg Rezel at home and it would look great with some buddies! Keep up the great work!
great show you guys.the weapon sets for the revive look like they will be pretty cool do you think there will be much of a diffrence between the two besides just one comes with beam javelin and the other the hammer?
p.s hope i can win a free kit 🙂
Finally found a site where I could watch this anime. When I saw the Tryon 3 transform, I just lost it, Bandai mind as well just throw Voltron in there. At least Voltrons transformation was better. Bandai, stop making transformable Gundams. They don’t fit into the Gundam universe. Anyway, that’s my 2 cents.
Nice show as always guys! Man the new things Bandai is dishing out on gunplay is making me want to buy them! I might be purchasing the Gundam & Gunpla Ace just for those weapons for the Gundam… Hopefully I get to win one of those transformable kits that would be nice haha ^_^
Ya, wasn’t even thinking, just winging it. I have found that after 10 year in Japan English words I know very well will often come out of mouth as another similarly themed English word.
not sure if i should get the RG Astray Redframe… never seen any of the source material… does look cool though… but i’d like to see bandai doing more of the gundam wing kits in HGAC 🙁
Man that tryon 3 reminds me of gaogaigar.. Anyways hope i could win those 2 TMS.. will try to do a kitbash on those two. ..again nice ep guys.. More power
I built the HG ZZ, and it wasn’t too bad.. but i hadn’t planned to pick up Tryon 3.. after this episode I am reconsidering.. would be nice to mod it into an ‘Obari-style’ Tryon.. And its got tons of leftover parts for other customs. Great episode. Wish i could afford to visit L.A.
PS. Isn’t there a dealer room with an HLJ booth or are you guys just hanging out? Can’t you ship some cutters with your merchandise?
too bad I can’t make it down to LA, congrats to the person that won the mega size. I have a bunch of panel lining to do on a six different RGs and another one is one the way. Only two more to complete the collection. The give aways for this week look pretty cool too, most of the HG I get I use to practice my painting just because they are so much cheaper, but they are pretty cool when you don’t mess them up too much.
Omg when I saw the tryon 3 on build fighters try I was in love cause it brings me back to the time of watching power rangers or old Japanese giant robot anime
I would love to get that gundam airmaster, it has a great color scheme and it really almost looks like a battroid. As always you guys put on a nice episode and keep me update to date with model releases.
A tad disappointed I missed out on that mega size.. It actually looked a lot better than I expected. I like quite a few of the transforming MSs designs, but generally only in their mobile suit mode, except for a few exceptions like the wing zero.
Another great show guys, Keep it up! I love all the transforming kits. Always been a fan of the Zeta itself, and I find the Arios as another great kit.
By the way, another great episode guys! I heard that there similar to Gundam Build Fighters called “Danball Senki (Little Battlers Experience (LBX).” Do you predict that Bandai will start making model kits from that series in the future? By the way, Yokai Watch has been confirmed for a North American release at E3!!
Tryon 3 looks awesome! Although I kind of hoped they would have made a new mold for a potential new HG ZZ kit.
Great episode guys, keep up the good work!
Thank you for this episode I wasn’t really convinced that the Tyron3 would look good and with the additional parts it will encourage me to do a custom version too. Thank you again and more power to you!
Let me win one of those kits PLEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSE!!!
LOL “Big feet have big guns” I am torn about the Tryon… It reminds me of the older robots like Voltron… But not as cool… And a lot of stuff seems to be left off when it’s in robot form… They could have at least tried to make them weapons imo…
This was one of my favorite episodes ever! The Origin Black Tri-Stars’ Zakus look amazing, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the HGUC Revive Guncannon. The HGUC Guncannon from 1999 is one of my favorite kits and I have three of them.
And always remember, guys:
‘Mega Size is the Mona Lisa of Gundam’. Ryan.
Ive only recently bought a Gundam model kit and am waiting for my birthday, to open it, but i love this show both for the Gundams, and the Star Wars Models, thanks for all the in-depth info
sweet! I have the Gundam Kyrios from Gundam OO and recently built the Gundam G-Arcane. The Kyrios to me was a pain in the butt to transform but the Arcane was both fun to build and tranform. Thank you again for the new Gunpla TV episode.
For Syd do you have a wish list of possible RE 100’s that you’d like to see released?
Id personally love these all as Master Grades but ill settle for RE versions of:
Penelope Gundum
Ksee Gundam or XI Gundam if you prefer.
R Jarja
F 90 Gundam (with different packs ala the Strike Gundam)
Bawoo
Vigna Ghina (F91 series)
Vigna Zirah (F91 series)
I hope I’m not alone with these
For Ryan, keep kicking butt with those star wars kits.
I agree with this list about the XI and Penelope. Seeing those as an RE or MG would be awesome. They would be gigantic. But I must add to this list for Master Grade line up I would like to see:
1. Blue Destiny Units 1 through 3
2. Reborns Gundam
3. Gundam gold frame astray amatu mina
And finally,
4. Gundam Astray Red Dragon (Caletvwlch(3x)+Flight Unit)
Just rewatched the video and The Guntank has a cool look and all, but I dunno.. I think it needs to be or do something more… There are so many gimmicks that could be added to a Gunpla with so much bottom space…
don’t think this will happen anymore. from their email, bandai is setting up a online parts replacement system for those outside japan.
that’s why hlj and other places that did parts (genteikits etc) has stopped this service as well. that or it’s too much trouble (time and money) to be the middle man for it. they didn’t have to do it as the…[Read more]
@daverb , Thanks for sharing this mail with us! That would be awesome if Bandai will finally do this!
And how cool of you to write them an email. How did you get the email address if I may ask?
Sorry, I’m just curious as a cat 😉
but i guess it only worked back then and they even covered the replacement under the customer’s responsibility (in short, even if you broke it). it seems they’ve stopped and so i got that reply from them after a week or so. i was so bummed…
Damn as usual only Italy in Europe is granted this service.
In France we are a lot of Gunpla fans and it’s been years we’re relying on personal friends in Japan to get replacement parts. Each time we are sorry to disturb them with this so when I saw your topic I was like “YEAH FINALLY!”, then I watched the video and saw the email sample and was…[Read more]
im just gunna throw this out there but on ebay theres a guy that sells certain gundam parts like astray, quebeley and other kits so you may want to check that guy out
also i know that gundamstoreandmore sell specific gundam parts too so if ur lucky and they have that one it might be good too
It’s been years that Bandai supports only Italy in Europe, that’s a shame and I don’t think it will change soon.
I know someone who was fed up with the GBWC contest rules and went on a trip to Italy to participate. He managed to apply his Gunpla but when the guys saw he wasn’t Italian they told him to get the f… out.
178 ends up being a pretty full episode with Syd going into detail about two recent Gunpla releases while Ryan takes his beloved Star Wars Snowspeeder for a spin. Then something unexpected happens. Syd and Ryan […]
The Hyakushiki looks better and better each time I see it. Bought mine already but since I live in Brazil it may take a long time to get past customs, so watching Syd play with it is like torture.
So Syd, after watching this video and building my first version KA, which would be the Sazabi (An AMAZING kit) and I am not sure which one to get. Which 2.0 do you think is the best?
Tryon 3… Hmm… Gundam meets Power Rangers! Do!
Not my cup of tea.
The Guntank looks great! Hope we get an MG some day. The power of dreams… LOL. It looked awesome in Gundam Origin. Can’t stress enough to watch that first episode. Waiting for episode two.
Dera Ryan, if I may give you a suggestion. If you plan to weather the Snow Speeder, use the water slides and some mark softer. You have a lot of experience with your pink Raptor…. If you use a gloss clear after the decals, the weathering will fill in all the crevasses. Think when using the stickers, the wash will conform to the edges of those.
Please show us some pictures when you get it done. Thanks mate
Sorry, meant “Dear Ryan”. That’s what you get when you’re sleepy, wanted to check the blog and surprisingly saw a new episode of Gunpla TV and stayed up past your overdue bedtime to watch it…
OK please stay away form In & Out they are good but you have to make sure they cook the burgers and fries are well done but if you do go get the Animal style it isn’t on the menu but it is the best they have. You also have to Hit up the Original Tommy Burgers on Rampart and Vermont. They are a lot better and please keep the mega Age 2 i will take a Proto Wing Zero instead.
Holy mother of god a megasize. Give them to me. BTW then the Tryon 3 is build can we have a size comparison with ordinary HG? In the anime it appears bigger.
one of a kind mega size =) haha love it. So sometimes I run into situations where small parts break in my kits, mostly due to not being as careful as I should. Do you guys think it’s easier to use a heavier glue and sand it down once it dries out or a lighter glue and hope the crack doesn’t show as much?
The Guntank was actually used in space in the original Mobile Suit Gundam. It’s got really tiny, really slow thrusters on it that allow it to move at about a mile an hour. Probably not the thing you want to take against an MS though. Anyways, great episode as always! I’ll have to empty my pockets for that Hyaku Shiki bling…
Good show as usual. Don’t blow your per diem in LA on hookers. I’ve never liked Mega Size kits, however I love free. I would never buy one, but you can give one to me. 😉 Those last two lines should be sung.
Now when I see Syd “moving” it live I must say that engineers at Bandai did really good job with the Hyaku Shiki! I don’t really care about the super perfect articulations but this kit definitely deserves its 2.0 tag! Still not sure If I want to see it go that way instead of making kits with more details/better proportions and stability…
Looking forward to see what do you plan to do with that second Hyaku Shiki 😉
Hey guys! Great show as always.I really like to win that Mega Size Gundam Age 2. Gundam Age has been a part of my favorite anime series to watch as there is intrigue in the plot.(also I’d like to commemorate this as the 1st of Ryan’s giveaways)
Even though I only own a single Mega Size kit, I really think Bandai should bring that line back. It had a ton of value, even if it was out of scale for some builders.
Nothing like showing folks a 1/48 Scale Gundam next a 1/48 scale tank or armor kit. That really emphasized the mega-size aspect of a Gundam!
They also made great projects for practicing painting. You could do a ton of detail work on them, and it was easier to fix mistakes since they were so large.
Dropping the ball there Syd, good thing Ryan’s so forward thinking!
I’m currently up to the arms on the Hyaku Shiki 2.0 and it’s a wonderful build so far, it reminds me a lot of the Nu and Hi-Nu.
OMG, its a MEGA SIZE give away!!! Also, that Hyakushiki Ver.2.0 looks great, but is it right that the color a little bit different after the gloss coat?? Please confirm, thanks.
sorry bandai, i can’t settle for an hg kit this time around. the more i see that early type guntank, the more it grows on me. if you want my money for this one, its gotta be an mg
Very nice episode, there was so much gundam I was looking at the screen without blinking, i feel the zombie eyes starting to form. Anyway, Syd and Ryan. I would like to know what your job at Hobbylink Japan is, I am interested to know because we always see you presenting but we never really took a tour around the warehouse to show where you guys work. Keep up the good work and great episodes, cheers!
Hello Ryan and Sid. Good to see you showing us that beautifull finish on Shiki.
I am afraid I am not ordering any of the upcomming kids as they do not interresting me. But do not worry.. still PLENTY of older kits I want to get! As well as some stands for my collection.
I do say one more thing. WOW RYAN! That’s one epic Mega Kit you are giving away. If I would win that… well.. I would have to buy a new cupboard to make room for it.
Eitherway keep up the good work guys. You show off so many fun kits.
Hot dam its a great time to be a poor Student. The hyaku shiki Looks like a real kit of the year contender but December has still yet to play its hand of course. And the Guntank looks like a fun kit to detail up and weather. Keep up the lovely work Syd and Ryan.
Ooo! Ooo!I would love to win that Mega Size, there’s about 30 hours of weathering – dirt, grime, rust, mud and streaking – right there! That would be my summer sorted out 🙂
Great show guys, that Hyaku-Shiki looks fantastic, the undergating may be the thing that FINALLY gets me to build a special finish gunpla.
Love the Hyaku Shiki. Hopefully bandai would release more older kits in 2.0 like the GP01 and the GP02. I already build the GP01 and it feels more HG than MG.
I know that I will not win again…that’s not a problem. I will keep trying!
So I want to ask something! HLJ is so famous all around the world and it sells lots of gunpla. Are you able to tell us wich gunpla (and sci-fi in general) models are the most sold by you in these years?
Which is the most sell Mg, or hguc o rg till now? I don’t need numbers, just an idea of what people buy! Because, for example, I hate the whole Reconguista stuff and I will be very surpresed discoring that is huge success at HLG. I think that the most sold MGs are all the Verka’s. Probably New Gundam or Sinanju as best sellers. Am I wrong?
At first I wasn’t really a fan of the Guntank, but man it looks pretty cool. Thanks for another awesome episode, it is fun to work on gunpla while watching this show.
Like the look of the Shiki, wonder if they will use that design to make a Buildfighters MG for Mega Shiki. Also would love to see you guys make the Tryon 3 to see what it looks like and see the size of it compared to a normal 1/144 scale kit. Also are you guys going to do a live stream of the Astray Red frame when it comes out.
Whenever I see a 178 I can’t help it but think of “RX-178 Gundam MK II” and I felt a little disappointed you didn’t mention it last week lol.
As for the kit you’re giving away, it’d be a double win for me. Since you can’t find the AGE-2 Mega size anywhere these days and because it’s Ryan’s precious kit.
As some other guy said a couple months ago, “Mega size me”
Sorry for nit picky correction, but the Tryon is not splitting, it is three individual gunplas to begin with, which combines into the giant you see in the image.
I still still a bit phased to why the Tryon is so popular since it doesn’t look that attractive. People might be not be as judgemental to the astethisc as me, and maybe rather focus on the constructions and gimmicks.
Haha, and yes, I can really relate to that “weapon block/fatigue” – *cough* Full Armor Unicorn *cough*. Also, really amazed by the updated Shiki! Bandai is clearly moving to the right direction.
Yet, if you follow the order in the manual you build the Tryon 3 first and then take it apart to make the three different machines. At least the Riku Ryon is part of the Tryon 3 while the Sora Ryon is the weapon. So much part swapping!
Awesome program loving it more with every episode keep the good work n.n i expect to buy some more gunplas in these days and yes from nowhere better tan HLJ
yo, Syd Its Earth Federation Space Forces :). I hope the luck is given to me this time lol. So stoked to receive my 2.0 when I ship my warehouse stock pile soon. Question for both Syd and Ryan, what made both of you decide to go to Nihon?
Leopard Da Vinci derived from the name “Leonardo” which is when Leopard (The base of the Gundam) when read by Japanese as “Leoparodo” similiar to “Leonardo” giving a subname Da Vinci
Also the Snowspeeder has the same Scale as the Megasize Age2, you’ll have an Idea what will happen when Gundam and Starwars collide.
Holy Smokes, are you actually giving away a MEGA size! Sign me up.
Watching this episode really brought me back to the beginning. My first Gundam kit was the HG Hyaku Shiki which is still proudly sitting on my desk at work. It’s been many years and many models but I’m happy to say I’m still hooked.
Another thing you mentioned was the “Weapon Block” syndrome. Experiencing the myself self several times, I built the weapons first on my PG Unicorn this time. It was a nice change of pace from the typical front-to-back build and I’m happy with the results.
Have fun in Los Angeles and make sure to grab some Mexican food while you’re there too. In-n-Out is ok but the Mexican food there is awesome.
Would have loved 3.0 hands on that Hyakushiki. Do you think they will ever sell 3.0 hands like they do with with the fixed builders parts hands. If I win the AGE 2 I will put it on a toilet shaped coffee mug and send you a picture of it.
Hello Syd and Ryan,I have a question not really related to this episode(good one though) Do you have a list of MG or PG kits (or even HG’s and RG’s) that have a LED slots to them? The only kits I know that have them are the MG Nu Gundam Ver. Ka and MG Sazabi Ver. ka because they’re the only one’s I have at the moment. I’m too lazy installing LED’s manually(with all the wires and stuff) myself so its good to have kits with LED slots and just buy the Bandai LED’s. Speaking of LED’s… That Megasize Gundam Age 2 Normal has some fancy LED setup! If you give that to me I will be eternally greatful!!! Thanks guys!
Man I would love to win that mega size age 2, just the overall size of that kit…:0 talk about total awesomeness!!! Fingers crossed and here’s to hoping I win ?
Lordy boys that thang is a whopper.I reckon it deserves pride of place and I just so happen to have both!Excellent episode,gotta love all that gold,Kanye would love that as a hood ornament,no?
Great show guys! Can’t wait for my MG Hyaku Shiki to come in, especially after this episode. Shout out from Toronto, Canada though in hopes for those kits!! =)
great episode guys! both the Hyaku-Shiki and guntank are looking amazing.
thinking of getting the guntank then I can put it together with my origin char zaku that’s on its way from hlj. And would love to win the exclusive ryan kit 🙂
I would LOVE to win the MEGA SIZE.
Thanks for keeping us updated on whats coming out. I wish you guys could put out more videos. I would love to see more with the differences between the inner frames from various models.
Keep on keeping on!
Hey Syd and Ryan, great episode! Finally caught up on all the episodes lol. I just signed up and plan on ordering kits from hlj soon. I stumbled across gunpla TV while searching for gundam kit reviews and you guys rock! Can’t wait to see the RG red frame I love that Mobil suit lol. Looking forward to more episodes!
The Hyaku-Shiki seems like it uses a lot of the inner frame of the Delta Plus. I really liked the Delta’s design, so I am thinking of picking the Hyaku up (of course after I get that RG Double 0).
Tasmanian here, its definitely a mainland thing to shun tassie as a separate country because we are “so small and so far away”, but we got the NBN, (fibre internet) first, at its full speed, so we are superior
I wasn’t sure about getting the Hayakushiki kit at first, but now seeing the poseability and gold finish I’ve started to fall in love with it. I guess it’ll be another kit I’ll have to add to my backlog haha. Awesome episode as always syd and Ryan. Hope you guys have a good time at the L.A. Anime Expo!
I didn’t realize the finish for the hyaku shiki was more matte, I’m really liking it. I hope they do a revive release of the hyaku shiki soon, too. the original one looks preeeetty bad compared to modern kits.
keep the mega size doll, So Syd are you going to be building a customized gunpla at expo, maybe a led lighted PG strike with customized led color eyes. If your Drinking Slurpee’s you’ll have the sugar high to do it.
i saw this kit for 12 dollars on amazon once should’ve picked it up now all of the ones i see are like 40 dollars so id like to have this kit i only have 1/144 gundam kits.
I’m in love with AGE-2 and all it’s variants since Asemu Asuno is probably my favorite AGE character. Cooler and better and more character development than his insane father and boring son.
Hi all does anyone happen to have spare MG hands with the peg built into the palm to hold the weapons in place as I would buy the 1/100 HG hands from Gunpla Builders but those really aren’t going to work for me at all
Lance takes the third set of runners and comes back with an almost completed F14 but before he finishes it completely he wanted to point out some areas that may need careful attention and a suggestion for how to […]
I’ve been a fan the LEGENDARY GRUMMAN F-14TOMCAT was when I got the chance to sit in the cockpit of one while my dad was working on the engines. And this was when I was 6 years old back in 97.
I’m stealing this idea! Haha I’m working on the MG 00 Qan[t] right now and modding leds all over. I was going to get the Destiny and do the same with that next but this makes me want to get the Fenice next!
C-3PO may not be most people’s favorite character from the original Star Wars trilogy but that didn’t stop Bandai from him a fantastic model kit representation with the 1/12 Star Wars C-3PO that arrived at the […]
Hello there experts! Apologies if this has been asked before but how do you paint missile pods in High Grades, those that are molded together? I know it can be done by hand painting but I’d like that to be my last resort. I’m currently painting with spray cans.
Unfortunately hand painting is the way to go for this, unless you want to do a coat of the missile colour then mask each individual missile and paint the base colour over the rest. (or visa versa)
not sure how good reverse wash would work on this but you can give it a try. soak the cotton buds more than what you’d do for a proper reverse wash with the sinanju, for example. this way, the the paint kind of flows down to the base of the pods a little easier and reveal more of the missile pod heads.
It would be tedious but you can use you spray cans. But there still be masking to do and some hand painting. I don’t know if the missile bays and armor parts are separate and if that’s the case you want the inner part of the missile bay a different color then the armor parts. If that’s the case, some more masking must be applied.
Either way, I’d…[Read more]
Assuming you are only talking about that one piece without attached to anything
1) spray the whole piece the color for missiles heads
2) use thinner to thin down the missile base color
3) wet the missile base
4) pour (drop by drop) thinned base color on the base. make sure the piece is flat
5) let it dry
This ‘wash on steroids’ type of technique will be definitely useful on the pods for the Lightning BWS as it is a separate piece. However, it will be more difficult for those in the HG G-Self Assault Pack as it is one solid cavity.
The end of the month is usually when the big stuff is released and for May both Ryan and Syd had something they had been looking forward to for some time! They also get to compare, and wax on nostalgic about, […]
I was so thrilled when you read my comment, I almost fell off my chair. My very first kit by the way is the MG Gundam Exia which made me prefer the MG line.
You’ll probably see my other comment about the Hyaku Shiki. Can’t wait to get my hands on that golden baby!
Keep up the good work guys! More gunplas to come! Cheers!
Australian here, can confirm Tasmanians like to think of Tasmania as a separate country. Or is it us mainland people that like to think of them as a separate country… I can never remember…
Great job on the episode and the Hyakushiki 2.0 looks great, I would love to buy one but my wallet just suffered from my last big shipment of gunpla from HLJ! Time to start saving up again!
Can’t wait to see the built Hyaku Shiki next week. I’m probably going to Anime Expo since I live in LA so if everything goes to plan, I’ll probs meet you guys there. (P.S. I WANT THAT BUILD STRIKE)
I think people from the USA don’t include their country because we’re just not used to it. Unlike most other countries we don’t have a lot of other countries bordering us, and tend not to mail anything overseas.
About the question some commenter did about painting over the gold plating. That’s not a good idea, the paint won’t stick too well and it’ll be easily scrapped or scratched off.
If you’ve decided you want to paint it, to remove the gold plating just submerge the sprues in some household bleach it’ll done pretty quickly. Other alternatives are oven cleaners like Easy-off or drain cleaners like Drano, both of which contain sodium hydroxide. Also remember that these household cleaning products are toxic, so use gloves when handling them.
Can’t to see you guys at anime expo. a place you guys you have to eat at is In n Out burgers. It a west coast thing. Question i have is MG 00 vs RG 00 which would you recommend between these too.
I agree that Bandai needs to make the master grade build burning and try burning and put it together into one box, but for some reason I feel like it is going to be two separate boxes just like with the mg build strike and mg universal booster where we will be getting the mg build burning in one box and mg try burning parts in another. Hopefully Bandai will put the two into one box otherwise it would feel like wasting boxes.
Dear lord Build Strike. Anyway, I feel like more 3.0s or kits with the same or similar engineering to the RX-78-2 3.0 down the line, seeing as Bandai seems to be trying to beef up the HG line with stuff like the All Gundam Project, Revive HGs and of course those brilliant Origin kits.
Hy guys, l love your show, and please gift my that Mg, i’m a Indonesian BU the Way, :v please gift me that mg Build strike gundam , love you, hy From Indonesian( in Indonesian, salam dari indonesia
If bandai can release the Hyaku Shiki with only nice looking gold runners and just charge some extra money, they should have just done the same thing with the Strike Freedom.
Sid, this might be a little old, but what happened to the PG Unicorn LED? The shipping literally just stopped, and now I have to get the LED from another seller. Did Bandai went stingy on you?
That sure is a nice build strike would be nice to receive that in the mail as a gift.. but seriously do u guys or the girls look forward to seeing a mg of the mega shiki ya know it’s coming
I Want that Build Strike! I am so excited for the RG Astray Red Frame. Are you gonna build it on the show, Syd? The MG Amazing Red Warrior is also on my wish list!!! Imma poop my pants from all this excitment
Is that gold on the Hyakushiki similar to the gold in titanium kits just like the gold parts in the Nu Gundam ver Ka Titanium? I like this gold version better than the gold-plating of the older version. And those Star Wars kits that Bandai keep pumping out gets even more amazing! might pick up one as a gift. Love your vids guys, more power to you!
my girl and are really looking forward to getting HYAKU SHIKI, we just got a thing about golden japanese stuff, and GUNDAM! lol great vid, as always, by the way me and my girl watch them together(your videos) lol keep up the good work.
Another good video guy. There’s been a huge boost in quality since I first watched your show almost 5 years ago.
Super excited to pick up the MG Hyakku Shiki 2.0 and some Star Wars kits.
Take it easy guys.
Another fantastic episode!
Looking forward to another Mg 3.0 just as much as you guys and hope to see it first on Gunpla TV as always. Also very keen to see the new Star Wars stuff, so keep it up!
Nice episode once again guys! I think the reason why Bandai made an MG Amazing Red Warrior first is that the design is already made and ready for manufacturing. The casting molds can just be re-used from already existing RX-78-2 2.0 and just print out a few new runners to house the parts exclusive to the ARW. A BBG or Try BBG will just take more time to do and so why not make money out of something that is already readily available?
Great video guys, puts some humor sometimes, every time you put some jokes on your conversation, I really can’t avoid to put a smile on my face, by the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYD! Sieg Zeon!
Anyway great job on the episode guys.
Still in gunpla kits and I do say my true 1st one was the 00 QuanT master grade.
I did have one kit before that but shamefully it got broken down.
I have many HGs right now and enjoy making those.
As well as my girlfriend who bought all the Zone of the Enders models and also started her own little collection of HGs and RGs.
Sometimes still tempted to buy a RG Wing Zero Custom or a MG Wing Zero Custom.
Heck maybe even a PG 00Raiser.
Great look at HG Zaku II Origins and MG Hyaku Shiki. Congrats to the MG Strike Freedom winner PM. I hate this week’s prize, MG Build Strike. I wish there was no Build Fighters or Build Fighter Try series made. The there would be better MG kits from Gundam series that matters, like Reconguiata in G.
Step back??? How so ??? I mean u won’t be getting the amount of plastic as the 00 raiser that’s for sure but I’m excited to see how posable the kit will be compared to the HG red frame which by the way in my opinion is extremely posable. Now if it turns out to be less posable and fragile then that for sure would be a step back.
Hi Syd, hi Ryan,
Thanks for the show as usual.
Just a question: news about RX-0 led kits?
Would be cool to get an update on these 🙂
Thanks in advance,
A.
I don’t really like strike series but how could i not want the build strike? Loved GBF.
Anyway origin zaku II looks amazing. Can’t wait for more origin kits to come out (i know there is a mobile worker…maybe we will finally have a zaku tank HG?)
Awesome now that the Snowspeeder is released. Too bad they did not make a Dak figure and additional parts to recreate the damage Luke’s Snowspeeder took in the back.
Now I just need to see a bandai A-Wing and T-16 Skyhopper. I would be totally surprised if bandai decides to make a V-Wing model kit.
a bit off topic to the usual gunpla, could you guys take a look at the Play Arts Kai Darth Vader and tell us your thoughts about it, and also the Bobba Fett and Storm Trooper when they become available for more Star Wars goodness
The gold on the Shiki looks great, probably the best gold (imo) to date, I wonder if the MG Phenex would have looked better with this matt version instead.
Hey guys, I kinda liked the hyaku shiki you showed this week but the price tag was too expensive for what the kit has to offer lol I hope bandai doesn’t do this anymore.
Also, do you guys like kitbashing?
That’s all I guess, I hope I get the build strike, I’d love to paint it red and give it to my sengoku astray.
Gosh the Star Wars kits look so AWESOMEEE!!!
I have to get my hands in at leats one of those some time.
Any way I wanted to share that I just finished my first RG (EW Wing Zero) and it was an awesome build, I’ll try to post some pictures when I finish the decals and lines.
A MG of the Burning/Try Burning would be a dream! I haven’t seen the HG kits in my local spot yet (I leave in Cost Rica so go figure when they’´ll get here).
Any way I am still catching up on ALL episodes of Gunpla TV amd all the back to 80… gosh how time flies.
You guys rock and my Monday’s are not complete with out a healthy dose of Sid and Ryan.
Really like the show, Though I will probably only buy Gunpla, but it is always cool seeing other HLJ items. I recently moved to the RG line, do you have any insight in what kits to expect from the RG line in future?
Where is the Amazing Red Warrior pre-order page? i have been checking hlj.com since shizuoka hobby show!! please make a pre-order page and take my money!!
Looking forward to getting my Hyaku Shiki in the mail soon. It’s my fav mobile suit and I hoped for a 2.0. The Origin Zaku looks good too, already have it in my backlog. Just need some time to build all these kits!
I was really hoping for a build fighter try MG like the lighting gundam to be announced but I would like a 3.0 zaku to go with my 3.0 RX-78 gundam. we just have to see whats the next MG
Hi Syd & Ryan,Awesome episode Keep it up guys! Hope I can win the MG Build Strike cuz my Full Package backpack is broken I need a new backpack for my build strike 🙂
Hey Ryan and Syd finally gave me a Shout out, but it is pronounced REAL_REBEL_US or Real_Rebellious either way. i like the matte gold plating but i am worried if i build it ill mess up the finish when cutting the parts form the runners, also i wanted that strike freedom Gunpla but would like building it more. I want the BUILD STRIKE FULL PACKAGE please give it to me. As for what Syd said he hasn’t heard anything about the Build strike since build fighters show well news flash it is returning in the next build fighters show / ova and it will be sei lori vs. seika kamike at the world champion ships ok this is a little long so you can edit it.
P.S. Syd a slurpie really someone loves there sugar, you need to take Ryan to Disneyland and Medival Times, And you should of brought the girls home to America.
could you explain more about the diferents types of gunpla versions because i have always loved the ver ka but you talked about the 2.0 or 3.0 versions and they seem to be a lot better than the other ones but i’m a littel confused.
I have only been building kits for a month now with the rg rx78-2 as my first kit. Now I have built 2 more and waiting for another 2 to get here and I can say one of my favorite things to do is building kits
A lot of people don’t like the Reconguista suit designs but I find them pretty amazing, mainly because they’re so different. For that same reason I liked the Turn A suits. Even though the Wing/Seed stuff are some of the best, design wise, I find some of them lacking originality, being more like a copy/paste version of a similar design. Which isn’t a bad thing mainly because, it’s a Gundam and it can copy/paste itself as much as the designers want but still, the G-Self is a hated design by many, loved by few. I’m still on the “few” side myself. I’d like to see an MG (or two) from that series.
Whao, Char’s Zaku seems a lot better than I had expected. My only Zaku is an unassembled RG, which doesn’t seem to get too much applause i’ve noticed, but maybe it’s time to grab this to see how it compares.
Great prizes this episode. The Strike is easily in my top 3 suits ever, so i’ve got my fingers crossed sooo hard. The Strike Freedom is only a smidgen behind in my rankings.
Gold gold gold… everybody is talking about that gold but in a case of Hyaku Shiki that’s a huge PITA for serious modellers. What I mean is that We need to pay for something we don’t want and need to get rid of before the actual painting. I understand that it will not sell well without that gold plating but I would be a nice idea if we will be able to order a cheaper version of that model just in gray plastic… but it is a great kit anyway 😀
PS.: that Origin ver of Char’s Zaku is very good for being “just” a HG. I recommend it over RG anytime 🙂
Another fantastic episode =D Love the new gold parts on the Hyaku Shiki, and I think there’s some great potential for this new non-flakey plastic!
If any Build Fighters Try model gets the Master treatment, it should be the Star Winning Gundam – not enough love for the SDs, and I think it would look AMAZING at that scale and detail. Get to it, Bandai!
Was watching this while building the MG Aile Strike RM. Haven’t bought any of the Star Wars kits, but C3P0 looks great, and is definitely making me consider taking the dive for them. Also, the Hyaku Shiki looks gorgeous. Can’t wait till payday.
Wow first the Boss Build episode of the LEGENDARY Grumman F-14 Tomcat(Anytime Baby!) and now you’re giving the MG Build Strike Gundam from Gundam Build Fighters. I want it and I already have the HG Build Strike.
Sup dudes build fighters ruled try was great but when build try fighters or whatever season 3 will be named comes out it will top them all. Hope I will build strike. Later haters
Hey Syd and Ryan, I’m excited to order my first Star Wars kit from hlj this week, the 1/72 X Wing. Also, was Scott ever able to find time to build the Hi nu gundam, if so how did he like it?
311 is my favorite band. Congrats to the previous winner. I really like the MG Build Strike. Planning on building the Strike Rouge Ootori once HLJ gets it back in stock. I look forward to these videos every time. I think I’ve been watching since episode 114 or so.
Hi Syd n Ryan, great show as usual. Keep up the good work.
I just went ahead and ordered the Mg hyakushiki 2.0, can’t resist that gold!
Just wondering. How will top coat (matt, semi and gloss) effect the gold finish? I’m not going to paint the gold parts, but definitely painting the rest of the kit and also applying decals. I wonder which top coat to use to protect the painted parts and decals. but still keep the same gold finish.
I can’t wait till you guys unbox that MG Fenice Rinascita. I have my dreams set on getting that kit. My friend, Andy, is going to Anime Expo so I’ll make sure he stops by at the booth to meet you guys for me. I should have come myself. Maybe next time. Another fine episode guys!
I can’t wait for my 2.0 Hyaku Shiki to arrive. Just the Re/100 Dijeh and I’ll have my 1/100 AEUG collection done! That said I’d love to see them make a MG Methuss.
I have been a fan of the build fighters try series. Hope that season 3 would come out this year.Also the char zaku really suprised me because i didnt anticipate it that much but it makes me want to buy it so much.
Great stuff as always guys! I recently just got a new job so I haven’t been able to watch you guys right when your videos are out and haven’t had time to build 🙁 But I still do enjoy watching every episode you guys put out and hopefully will get some time to build soon!
I just wanna say thank you guys a lot Ive been watching you guys on YouTube and enjoy your videos a lot I’ve been going through some tough family issues and I needed to get away from it so my friend recommended me to watch your videos and see if I’d get into the hobby I recently built my first hg kit and now I’m hooked my next kits gonna be the NEO KEONG because I like to start off with a challenge so thanks guys keep up the great videos
thnx for the episode guys! still loving the show and cant wait for Bandai to announce that 3rd season of build fighters, though is the kit your giving away 1/144 or bigger? sorry, cant tell. you guys are also my trusted source for buying gunpla online and im awaiting a g-self for my first gunpla kitbash im going to be doing…though I wish I hadn’t chosen SAL as it is taking a while but that’s to be expected
Great show guys, thanks.
Love the C3P0.
Got the Zaku The Original from HLJ. Now I’m going to put it together. Thanks again for showing the Zaku.
Got a whole bunch of Gunpla and now, I’ll be sitting home for years to finish them.. LOL.
Thx.
I have a question not really related to this episode(good one though) Do you have a list of MG or PG kits (or HG even) that have a LED slots to them? The only kits I know that have them are the MG Nu Version ka and MG Sazabi Ver. ka, and the Unicorn (not even sure if all kits in the Unicorn series have them), I’m too lazy installing LED’s manually(with all the wires and stuff) myself so its good to have kits with LED slots and just buy the Bandai LED’s. PS. Please give me that Build Strike gundam 😀
GOLD! GOLD EVERYWHERE! Love the show, long time gunpla builder here and fan of the build fighters anime since it has numerous references to all other gundam anime’s. Def recommend and hope I win the kit give away.
To answer Syd’s question: First kit was the HG 00 Gundam and the 0-Raiser when they didn’t have a kit that had both. I used it as a test to see if I’d like the hobby. I loved building it so much that I bought the entire season 2 gundam 00 gundams (Arios, Cherudim, GN Archer, Virtue aka Big MAMA, and Seraph) immediately. Since then I have gotten a lot of various HGs, some MGs (Strike Freedom FBM, Destiny with its mode, Wing Zero Custom, and the big one Full Armor Unicorn), and 1 RG (Freedom).
Insiration: I found gunpla TV as well as a few youtubers who built/reviewed gunpla and the interest grew to the point I decided to give it a shot. The decision came when I you guys kept saying “try it if it interests u, its not that hard” and I am a computer engineer so, gotta love the mechs.
Got the Shiki 2.0 today and the gold paint looks gorgeous, it even looks pretty damn close to the whiter gold jewelry here.
Syd, the polycap sheet is actually brand spanking new 2015 origin.
Time to build it slowly and enjoy its golden goodness.
What happened to the RG Astray pre-orders, in 5 years of buying kits from HLJ getting every MG, PG, RG, RE kit when it was announced this is first time ever it has been on order stop before I even go to the site. Must be one of the most popular kits ever, either that or you didn’t get a very large allocation this time.
Hey syd and ryan great episode as always. I was wondering if there’s going to be a ‘Zaku Mánagarmr’ from gundam build fighters try. Gundam gundam gundam !!!
Just finished watching the last of build fighters and build fighters try. Would love a kit from the show. I have them on a wish list to pick up one of these days.
Honestly, build fighters with sei, reiji AND build strike is the best build fighters ever. I mean comparing fights of the finals, star build strike and dark matter was the most nerve wrecking fight, up until today I still get the goose bumps when build strike gets up raises his arm and the lady announces the winner and everyone cheers. Oh and I hope I win this kit too.
Really love the Hyaku Shiki ver 2.0! Hope to get my hands on it soon! Love your show guys!! Watch it every time you release a new episode! I hope I get to meet you guys or see the warehouse someday!!!! Keep up the good work! I hope I win!
the hyakushiki looks cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool shining bright like a diamond