We’ve been hinting at this for some time and we’ve put the finishing touches and it’s ready to go. HobbyLink.TV’s Playing With Plamo 2017 Modeling Competition is now open.
A quick question. Couldnt find it in the rules (looks like you guys even didnt add the requirement about the unopened kit like last competition) but is it ok to make a kit (orginal unopened one) using canibalised parts of other kit. Im my example. The model will be MS-06E3(unopened kit) and the part provider (joints and some parts to fix proportions of the kit) will be MS-06FS. Will it still be eligible?
Just a few questions though, would a kit received in the /r/Gunpla Secret Santa be eligible (It’s a Barbatos Lupus so there’s no doubt you guys sell it), and would sending WIP pictures to a gunpla chat in Telegram foul the no external posting rule?
Ouch I don’t have credit cards, so I buy kits from a guy who often order large amount of kits from hlj to sell to the locals. How can I prove the origin of my kit?
This is really cool. I just got one of my boxes from HLJ (after about 5 weeks in shipping, still waiting for another) I might use one of the two kits, probably the MG RGM Custom.
I am waiting for anew competition for years and now I figured, that I have no kit. The last unbuilt mayor kit from HLJ was my five star stories mortarhead and I started building it last weekend… Tough luck with that. I only have a V2 on its way since e few weeks, that might be in time. But I like it how it is. Sure my warehouse has a couple of kits, waiting to be shiped, but I had to use express shipment to be in time and that doubles my costs for them… argh.. have to sleep over this problem.
I’ve got a large number of planned projects, and this competition gives me a reason to start one. I’ve got a few questions:
First: Does it need to be a single model kit, or can a diorama with a few models be acceptable?
Second: I’m attempting to create a YouTube channel for my work. I’ll be taking video of the progress on this project. Do I need to wait until the competition is over to post any associated WIP videos, or does HLJ want some free advertising while I’m working on it?
I’m Excited! Like I said, my backlog is pretty enormous at the moment, and this does give me an excuse to actually move forward with one of my many plans. More often than not, these same plans prevent me from actually building the kits, as I don’t have much free time to work on them.
I am very happy HLJ is doing the competition again. It was a great experience last time round. I wish everyone the best of luck and can’t wait to see your work.
If I may add a small critique. I wish you had not done the competition in this period of the year. This is study time in the northern hemisphere and April/May is exam time! Some of us who work and study are going to find ‘finding time’ very difficult. I think something like this would have been better served if done during the summer time.
Also, I wish next time round, you pre-inform us when the opening dates for submission will be at least a month in advance. This way we will have some a grace period to think what we want to build and have enough time to order the parts/kits without loosing time.
At this point I do not know if I will manage to finish a good project in time working only few hours over the weekend. I don’t want to rush my work like I did last time round and end up regretting it.
I still have not decided what to do, but I will still be more than happy to watch others work on their projects.
Once again good luck to one and all and a big thank you to HLJ for hosting the competition.
I thought that Sid said threat they just have to stock the kit at hlj not necessarily have bought it from them??? I’m not sure does any one want to clarify this conundrum.
Not don’t think so, u just have to make sure you make the kit for hobbylinkjapan only. That mean they can’t been any photo or video of the kit your building anywhere online it must be on hobby link Japan.tv
Please I would like to know why are only kits purchased on hlj.com allowed in the competition? I buy my kits from all over the place and I have used hlj.com and many others for many many years. I do not know why this is a rule now.
I believe this limits everyone’s creativity. Because I feel like my ability to express myself with Bandai’s Gundam, or Kotobukiya, or Tamiya kits are really limiting. I would prefer to have a wider range of models to choose from.
The rules have been clarified to state clearly that the kit can be purchased from somewhere other than HLJ.com however you will need a customer account at HLJ.com in order to submit your final order and claim any prizes.
HobbyLink Japan has a huge range of models. I don’t think it’s fair to say that people’s creativity is being stifled by asking that they use models that were/are available for sale through hlj.com
Thank you Syd. I did not mean to come off as arrogant as it might have sounded. I highly and greatly appreciate it. I have been a long time HobbyLink Japan customer. Do not take my comments as being ungrateful for the opportunity and the experience that this competition offers.
I was expressing frustrations over what I believed to be mixed up rules. I am sorry. Please do not hold that against me. I am having trouble deciphering and understanding the rules is all. I not only have HLJ models I would be able and willing to use. I am just looking and trying to do something different.
Thank you Syd. I did not mean to come off as arrogant as it might have sounded. I highly and greatly appreciate it. I have been a long time HobbyLink Japan customer. Do not take my comments as being ungrateful for the opportunity and the experience that this competition offers.
I was expressing frustrations over what I believed to be mixed up rules. I am sorry. Please do not hold that against me. I am having trouble deciphering and understanding the rules is all. I not only have HLJ models I would be able and willing to use but also my prize for 4th place runner up from 2014. I am just looking and trying to do something different.
1. Can me and my wife both enter the competition (me in intermediate, she in beginner) as you know we are both fans of Gunpla and both build our own different kits?
2.We have two HLJ accounts, however both are named after her and me as a care of in the address section as she has more time to pick up the kits at our post office and in times she cannot, i do so… Is this okay?
Hello Hlj, and Master Syd
I have a few model and i already submit one model to this competition, my question can I submit more then one model, ths
Minarto Minarto_kwok@indo.net.id
Happy New Year, everyone! We’re back after a nice year-end holiday and we are eager to show you what we’ve been doing in terms of plamo during our days off. There are some big things in this episode!
Hey guys, gonna be building the PG Strike Freedom tomorrow. Do you know if you will be getting the HMM Gojulas The Ogre back in stock soon. Wasn’t able to afford it when it came out and so I missed it.
I have waited all year for this video and now it has finally arrived, jk. I had to keep myself entertained by watching older episodes haha. All and all, Happy New Years guys! Do you have any new years resolutions?
Another episode pf Gunpla TV is another episode of fun fun.
I’m hype for Hekija. So far the hollow parts on the feet are disappointing, but otherwise it looks pretty good, i’m definitely a fan so i’ll definitely have to get one. Lunagazer too, Stargazer and Hyaku Shiki are two of my favorite MS, so I definitely have to get their baby. The Guncannon combo set is one i’m getting two of. I want both variants as they both look great. The Unicorn is something i’ll have to pass on, i’m not interested personally.
Even though it’s a kit we’ve technically built, i’m still getting it. I’ve always wanted a Char’s Zaku I so i’ll have to buy this, I hope we get the other variant soon though, i’d like that one more.
FM Vidar has got my hyped. Compared to the HG, it just destroys that thing past redemption. It’s got the gimmicks, less stickers and detail alone make it superior, so much to love about the kit. It’s going to be the Vidar kit i’m getting and I won’t regret it.
The MG Psycho Zaku looks so damn sick. I love how it looks, but I will admit i’m not a huge fan of how the vinyl tubing looks. I feel like the HG did looks tubing better, but it’s not a deal breaker. I’m glad they used the Zaku 2.0 frame, it’s a great one. Sad he can’t hold his bazooka super well though. Still, i’ll have to get it, especially with how big it is.
Another great show. I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on how best to handle the vinyl tubing on the head, waist and leg (not the actual leg itself). Many people that reviewed the psycho zaku have commented that they ended up splitting the vinyl tube along the seams. Thanks.
You could put in an entire meal on the fuel tank of that Psycho Zaku. Oh also I’ll be getting my package later from HLJ. ANyone here on the Philippines got theirs delivered directly to their home?
Happy New Year, guys. Thanks for another great episode. Syd is the Gunpla Shogun but Todd has some deep knowledge as well. Much respect. Really loving all the releases from Thunderbolt and Origin.
Great episode as usual guys! Happy new year as well! FM Vidar looks cool, that hg zaku looks cool too, and geez, the mg Ver Ka Psycho Zaku is a monster. Where’s the new announcement video?
I have a question, but not exactly related to this episode.
i think in December 2015 there was some announcement about RE/100 Kshatriya kit.
Do you have any info about this release?
Well, for me that back pack was the highlight of the episode!
One of the things I really appreciate about gunpla tv is the comparisons! thank you very much for showing the differences with Zaku II 2.0. Hmmm, it was nice day dreaming about winning the Sazabi.
That Psycho Zaku looks awesome. Funny story actually. It’s in my private warehouse until I get back from Japan of all places. SO I’ve been walking around seeing Psycho Zakus on the shelves of every hobby store and I have to wait til I leave to have mine haha.
I like the psycho zaku especially that shade of red but I’m not a big fan of the bulky backpack. It would be cool if they made a standalone version or better yet, the 3.0 Char’s Zaku II!
Great show guy’s and great way to start the year.
The new Thunderbolt kit looks huge. And display room would be the only issue.
One question do you think Bandai will bother with MG kits first the IBO line? As the standard 1:100 kits are so well designed. Still after this series I wonder where they will go from there.
Have great year fellas and welcome back from your break.
Merry Christmas everyone! If all goes according to plan (I think we’re batting .500) then this episode will be airing on Christmas Day for a large number of viewers. We get in the spirit of the season by bringing […]
I didn’t think much of the thumbnail until the video started, burst to laugh when I saw the gunpla runner tree xD! Gj gj!
Also, I was looking forward hearing you talk about the new star wars movie as this was probably the best star wars movie so far, but I hear all these hard core fans saying it’s shit though. Spoiler alert, #deathflagseverywhere.
Oh no, the Sazabi! It’s already sad to try to win every time and not winning! But now that I know that this time I will “not” win the Sazabi is so hard to accept! Sob…I love that kit! Probably it’s the third Mg after Nu Gundam and Sinanju. I bought the Nu Gundam Ver.ka months ago and I know I have to buy the Sazabi Ver.ka one day or the other. They have to fight again on my shelf! But I’m only number 2…cannot win…. too low!
Cool Gunpla Christmas Tree and that MG Psycho Zaku. I hope I get the Sazabi Ver. Ka for Christmas. I’m looking forward to the new releases coming out next year including the Master Grade GM Sniper 2.
Really loving the look of that Psycho Zaku, but still think if I’m going to get my hands on a massive red Gundam model kit it would probably have to be the Sinanju or Sazabi first.
Very tempted to get that Hashmal kit to replicate scenes from the anime, but I’m getting serious space issues with all of my IBO kits littering my place, and getting a giant bird doesn’t solve that issue.
Also, I hope the Vidar 1/100 burst saber sheaths open up like in the anime for some nice action poses, got a bit sad when the 1/144 version didn’t.
Ya’ll should really sell those posters. I would give you money for them. The Psycho Zaku, and the FA Gundam posters look great. Then the December Sky Poster, and the Origins poster look awesome.
Also getting that Sazabi has been on my brother’s wish list for a while, so getting him this kit would be a really nice present for his birthday which is coming up
Merry belated christmas and happy new year guys. You lot are giving away a mother*ing Sazabi ver.Ka? That’s the best giveaway ever! BTW, I’ve also seen Rogue One. It was alright.
Merry Christmas guys, that plamo Christmas tree is so great for us gunpla modelers it represent what gunpla Christmas is…and we need that pluma army, bandai make it happen!!!
Ooh I would love to win the Sazabi! I like the idea of building a tree with runners maybe I’ll make a “snow” covered tree with my runners from a PG Unicorn final battle ver in my build que, using the green psycho frame as the leaves the white as the snow and frame runners for the tree and branches.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year team HLJ! that christmas tree todd did was really a good idea and now I’m thinking of building a full sized tree for next year!
It’s Christmas and I haven’t had a new model kit since February. I’ve got worse shakes then a crack head needing his fix <.< May the Gunpla gods have pity on this poor pitiful soul and give me a Sazabi.
Todd’s Christmas tree looks awesome and eco-friendly. I wonder if this will continue with him creating something for every major global holiday. Anyhow,cheers to another year of plamo ahead of us. Kampai!
Holy sweet Sazabi! Been on my wishlist ever since its release, but I could never afford it between Unite Warriors releases and Wing MGs. Thank you so much for a wonderful year, and I can’t wait to see what gunpla is in store for 2017!
in Addition Rogue 1 was great! We have a joke at my shop, it comes from watching The Walking dead…. On monday morning after the airing, not everyone gets to see it, and to mess with them we will say “They all D&^%!”… So my boss went to see it Thurs night, opening night, and little did i know…. I told him that as he left work to see it… He wasn’t very happy the next day with me…
Again, great show guys and have a wonderful holiday! And you can put that Sazabi in with the rest of my items in my privet warehouse!
Merry Christmas Syd and Todd! Rogue One was fantastic! The tree was great Todd, thank you for that. Not sure if it’s just me, but the colors on the Psycho Zaku really pop. Sazabi Ver Ka.?! Seriously?! Please let me win! Please, please pretty please! Lol. 🙂
Great show guys, thank you.
HI guys. Love the gunpla tree. I got two PG’s; the GP01/FB, sad the Strike freedom. Just finished the GP01/FB, and I must say that it was a fun and interesting build. Unlike the Red frame and Banshee, the GP01/FB had lots of screws. The result is a fantastic display piece. I plan to paint the Strike Freedom. What are your guy’s favorite perfect grade?
Merry christmas! Very nice tree you guys have Todd, it’s the most beautiful one i’ve seen so far, it’s ingenious. G-Self needs more love, it’s one of my favorite protag gundams. 🙁
Definitely getting myself the FM Vidar, the HG wasn’t the best, so i’m definitely going FM for such a great looking MS. Gojulas The Ogre looks huge, i’d put one on the wishlist but I doubt I can get it, it looks awesome though.
Hashmal was a beast in the show, I really want one. I love MA’s, but the lack of grey parts inside the wing was a bit disappointing, but I will have to get this kit, it looks awesome. The Psycho Zaku still looks great, although I wish we had the option to have the tube covers as parts, oh well, getting the parts are good enough.
The one MG I still want “Sazabi”. I have started building only RG and HG kits.Thanks for another great episode and Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everyone at HLJ.
Todd, your Gunpla xmas tree is awesome especially when the lights are shown.
I’ve seen Rogue One so you can talk to me about it Syd 🙂 I don’t really mind any spoilers before I went to see the movie cause I know what has happened in the episode after that though.
How was your Xmas and New Year? Did you spend it building Gunplas all night long or did you follow the Japanese culture eating at KFC? Or perhaps you pay a surprise visit to Ryan’s house? Either way, I hope you both had a merry one.
My Mobile Armor Hashmal will be coming next Tuesday hopefully and I can’t wait to put it battling the Barbatos Lupus and a couple of Io Shidens. I hope there will be more Mobile Armors in the future that will have more Plumas to come with.
Have a great Xmas and New Year and I’m looking forward to seeing the first 2017 hobbylinktv episode!
hello HJL, syd and todd, what a good start for newest gunpla on the beginning of 2017 .. hopely that mg pyscho zaku ll be finish at the next eps. .. well, speaking of IBO 2, and next project of gunpla .. after getting much damage by hasmal, will barbatos lupus be transforming bcome bael ?? or the tekkadan eng. combined the broken hasmal dan lupus bcm epic one of ibo-2 mobile suit (the shadow behind of the next ibo-2, 1/100 Full Mechanics New Gundam Frame Machine) ??? … its gonna be great great kit if thats happend .. ohh one more thing, wat u think of rogue one ? for me, cant wait to see the next chaptr VIII .. my the 4th be with u guys, and happy new year … thanks HJL, syd and todd
Great Episode, I am interested in Gojulas the Ogre, I had a Zoid collection when I was younger but stooped when I went to America. I wish they would make an RG Unicorn Gundam or RG Gundam Barbatos Lupus.
Haven’t entered with a comment in a while, but that Sazo has brought me out of the woodwork! Funny how Syd and I both uploaded Christmas day reviews of the Psycho Zaku, both finished to about exactly the same point in the build! ^^
Greetings from Singapore. I was building gunpla on Christmas Day. Wouldn’t it be great if modellers can be invited to the show to share their techniques on building model kits as I find it hard to find good tutorials on it.
oh my god ! cant wait for the next episode to see that monster back pack of the psycho zaku, and that sazabi ver ka….woooooh i want it bad! plz let me win SIEG ZEON!!!!!!!
Tod wins the episode with the christmas tree – but he should make it bigger for the office :P.
To be honest Hashmash for me is a bit disappointing and Im a MA fan (have all except Neo Zeong and Alpha Azieru). As Todd said Bandai just couldnt decide it on its size (like Graze having lot of space while standing on its back in one episode). Syd’s Zaku is coming out great… just wish for the leg armor to be completed soon cause right now it looks almost like Shin’s High Mobility Zaku (well at least the legs).
Waiting for the MG Sniper, comming next month, to have my Vidar shiped from the private warehouse. Hope there is a single Zaku coming up soon, without the boosterpack. But since all is going to take some time… send me the Sazabi. DO IT! I COMMAND YOU!
I love Sazabi. Beautiful kit and I have been wanting to get it for some time now. Would be great to win this. Happy holidays everyone and lovely gunpla tree.
Hey guys, I work at Universal Studios and on Christmas day it was such a long and gruelling work day, nothing made my day better like getting home to a brand new episode of Gunplatv.
The HG hashmal was my gift to myself this year and I cant wait to get it in the mail soon so I can start working on it.
Merry Christmas and remember,Gunpla Is Freedom.
Happy holidays!!!
I agree with Syd, everyone should try RG’s.
I didn’t try one until recently, my first was the astray Red Frame and it got me hooked, that kit looks amazing out of the box, amazing articulation, decent color separation, great proportions and very easy to assemble, and with a little love it looks eye-catching, Exia, saku, and riser are also awesome, the only thing I don’t like about the line are the ugly decals, to thick for a kit this small, I think Bandai should include waterslides on their RG line, but hey, that’s me.
That Zoid looks Epic to say the least.
I really love the look of that Sazabi ver. Ka because it is a massive red Gundam model kit and it has many gimmicks, effect parts, and yes the mono eye same as Psycho Zaku with or without the backpack on it. I wish Bandai build MG for Mobile armor Hasmal.
Fantastic.
Keep up the good work guys!!
Great episode guys! Ingenious use of runners,Todd! That is one fine looking Christmas tree. Are the heads from the SD line or are they actual ornaments? Sazabi looking cool. Would be great to have that Ver Ka after receiving both Ver Ka Sinanju Stein and Full Armor Unicorn for Christmas! Happy holidays guys, and a merry new year!
Happy new year guys great festive show. Have my psycho zaku on the way and I can’t wait. I was going to get the sazabi Ver ka but I had to only choose one. Be nice to win
Nice saberforge Gladius! I have a venomous fury from them myself and love it. Seeing the ogre made my day, I was really hoping you guys would at least show the box and you did exactly that. Out of curiosity, how does it compare in size to the biggest perfect grade kit?
Great episode love the gunpla Christmas tree. Keep up the good work and Syd I watched rouge one and it was great so feel free to talk about it all you want.
PS Todd man up and go see it already and if you already did good job it was great right.
I really want to pick up a mg psycho zaku, but I’m not a fan of the joint covers. Do you think it’s possible to build it using the normal 2.0 joints and piping? And holy crap sazabi!
Never built a Ver. Ka. before. The Sazabi SD was an enjoyable kit to build.non-Gupla related, but, is figma releasing all of the Biobooster guyver figures? I know gigantic guyver and guyver 2 the male version are still out of print and I’m itching to get those. Preordered the guyver 3 and female version (on its way in the mail) *giddy*. I’ve been a customer of HLJ for so many grand never has the service dropped in quality. You guys work for a great company.
I totally understand. I am the only one into starwars in my office too. It’s so sad! And I have been trying to get my wife to watch even one episode for so many years and still no progress. OMG!! This time it’s the SAZABI!!!!
Wow, it was years since I saw the last Gunpla TV episode.
I am astonished one the level of this series now after all this time, it is good to be back on HLJ.com
nice episode, i personally loved the hashmal, and i can’t wait to get it my self. i feel that there will be so many bash kits with the hashmal. finally, i liked the way they made the backpack connection on the psycho zaku and i wish that they could make the same connection with the heavy back kits or the kits that may have some problems with the packpack.
Pretty crazy how the mobile armor has shifted the IBO lore like crazy. Lot’s of interesting developments. Can’t wait to see Gundam Vidar take on another gundam frame as well. Finally that Christmas tree is great. Merry late Christmas guys.
Excited for more Gundam Frames from IBO. Loving the Vidar.
As big as the nutty Zaku is, Gogulas just makes him seem… wel, not so nutty.
Hashmal looks like a very, VERY angry Qubeley.
I consider myself a 1/100 or bigger person. Gave an RG a shot when I bought the RG Justice.. hated it. It just falls apart. I punished myself and bought the RG Zephranthes. Apparently I just need Gunpla to build.
I agree completely with Syd regarding the RGs at first I was doubtful going into trying them, but when I did get one, I was instantly hooked and have had RGs on my whish list ever since. Happy New Year everyone!
Rgs are avtually what got me into the hobby in the first place. It took me a month to finish the first one 😀
Had a friend translate all the warnings. Shoutout to her 😀
Loved the tree. Great advice on how to get people to try the rg line. I was one of those people that only wanted mg kits. But rg blew my mind. There like mini mg.
I’m so excited about this episode… so excited to talk about Rogue One the Star Wars movie…cameos like the menacing Darth Vader, B.Organa, M.Tarkin and even the droids bleeps and bloops… so,RED Leader is standing by for SAZABI Ver.KA… May the Force be with HobbyLink Japan!
The Psycho Zaku Ver Ka MG is a beast of a kit, its going to be tough to fit that on a shelf. But no MG has ever came close to the Sazabi Ver Ka in terms of details and gimmicks so Sazabi Ver Ka for me please!!!!
I’ve been watching the show for a while now and I normally don’t bother posting comments but just wanted to say that I love the runner tree idea and holy crap I can’t believe your giving away a ver ka Sazabi. I built an old 1/144 and the Master Grade yeeeeeeears ago because I love the design and I always had my eye on maybe one day forking over the cash and time for the ver ka.
Happy New Years to all! I would really like to see Gundam Armor 1/100! even though the 1/144 is really big and i am tempted to get. Cant wait to build my Gundam Vidar as well! MG Sazabi Ver Ka is like 100$ id love to win this and have amazing new years! thanks and good luck!
We’re still recovering from the magnitude of plamo released in the MG High Mobility Type Psycho Zaku Ver.Ka (GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT ver.) but we’d better not get too absorbed in that and miss an episode, so Syd and […]
ヽ(°∀°ヽ) HGCE! I was talking with a few friends on Discord, and a few points were made about how it was great that Band-aid is going back and covering up – I mean fixing all of their mistakes from HG SEED!
In other observations, the origins suits are looking rather nice as always, and I am looking forward to seeing the Psycho Zaku!
Gaia, BuCUE, LaGOWE (from Seed), K9 Backpack (from GBF) for the animalistic MS.
To be honest Syd wasted more time while thinking how to make the eye for the psycho zaku than he would just use the waterslide :P.
Well. What i meant was that getting some vinegar, saucer and a paper towel from kitchen and some tweezers and hobby knife should take less time than looking for a unused decal from other kit and trying to figure out how to use a smaller decal for the larger surface. That said it still looked very good but the whole proces should be time consuming.
Another idea about the decal. Get some clear red and green acrylic paints (if you could get your hands or valleyo – they would be perfect for this – due to them being water based so no unpleasant fumes) and do a quick 1 or 2 layers.
Out of all the new mobile suits coming from ibo. Whats your favorite? I honestly love the Bael Gundam. I cant wait to see its color scheme. and i wonder if theyre going to make mobile suits for the rest of the demons from the ars groetia. as you know phenex is also one of the demons. maybe the UC timeline will tie into IBOs timeline aswell.
Loving the look of the Flauros. IBO season 2 designs have been really knocking it out of the park. I’m waiting on the 1/100 though since that scale is more to my preference.
RGs are awesome. The SEED and SEED Destiny was the show that put me back in the Gundam hobby. I liked the doglike mechs and the Astray series. Wish I could win the contest. Flauros would probably look better as a 1/100 model.
Oh man, the Flauros transformation is great! I can’t wait to pick one up and paint it up like the Insecticon Kickback from G1.
Insert your own Impluse-based pun here.
Still really wish they sold the Build Strike with the Star Build set included as a standard kit outside of the HG. Really want to make the MG Star Build Strike but once you add the cost of the Star Build and the Pack its over $60, I’d rather get the MG Sinanju if I had that much. Really hoped the RG would be different.
Tones of new kits and i’m excited for them all. Hashmal is going to be a beast, while i’m disappointed the inner area of the wings misses grey color when it could’ve easily been plastic and that the Pluma has hollow parts, i’m fine with everything else. I love MA’s, so i’m definitely buying that one. MG Psycho Zaku is a beast. It’s got a ton of stuff and it’s got a great inner frame. I’ve heard that it can’t hold his bazooka very well though, so that’s a shame.
Fumina is bustiest bust and tones of fanservice, nuff’ said. The Bugu is an interesting kit, and i’m probably going to get it. Definitely needs lining, it’s just blue and it would look bland without any. I’ve actually waited quite a while for an HG Char’s Zaku I. Wanted one since Gundam-san and we finally get one from origin, so it’s going to be a great kit, definite buy. Flauros has gotten a lot of hate since Shino was confirmed pilot, but I was never turned off of it. I love magenta and I love his eye decals, adds more personality, I always loved the design and his cannons were such a turn on, and when the transformation was revealed I had to get this on my wishlist. The new Petit’gguys are interesting, I might pick them up one day but they have no priorities. RG Build Strike is what I was most hyped for in the month, while he didn’t seem to get as high of a score as other RG’s on your site, i’m still getting it. Especially with it’s gimmicks and detail, I love the Build Strike and I need to get thoughts of it for myself.
I can’t tell if you’re sarcastic or not with Vidar. It’s plainly obvious though. XD
Im still waiting for the whole GAT gundam series from SEED to appear in RG. Well we will be having the gold frame amatsu so maybe blizt gundam is possible since bandai really like to reuse old runners.
How big will it be the IBO Mobile Armor compare to other IBO kit like Gundam Barbatos. Hope you guys bring also some IBO kit as comparison or make a fight scene with it when making the review .
Really? After all my serious comments, it is the laughter about Syds leathal wound that made it to the show..? ;D Btw. The Strikes look better with switched backpacks.
Cool episode guys! Merry Christmas to you and New Years as well. The force is strong with us all and puns are too, but it be cool to win the Force Impluse Gundam!
Looking forward for the build review of Hashmal. IBO kits have a habit on part swapping/taking parts from other kit, my first though for this Hashmal shall be add-on weapon/armor like the long range booster, hence the name. “Mobile Armor” (Mobile Suit Armor). It shall be really awesome if it’s also done on the Anime.
That mobile armor is huge, the angles in the anime didn’t really give a good idea of the scale to me but now that we see it in model kit form, it’s pretty massive! Happy holidays guys, great episode as always.
I must say that Bandai needs to improve the ability of the model kits to stand properly, I see now that they either lean forward or backwards, because the torso or the backpacks are too heavy, and you can’t display them as good as the older kits … my 1/100 Barbatos is always falling to the front, 🙁 SMH!and for the looks of it, Strike Gundam Full Package has the same issue.
despite what people say about the build strike being boring I actually love the design. It’s may favorite modern version of the standard gundam colors without being to different like the bardatos. for me it’s a good combination of that classic gundam feel and a modern design.
I bought some kits from your site unfortunately. My aunt was going to pay for it using her card.. It did not permit using it from a diffrent country. Is there anything we can do? I tried ordering FM lupus and Vidar
Sorry to hear about the trouble! Please contact our customer support via support@hlj.com and they can help you out. Please be sure to write from the email address you’ve registered in your hlj.com account, too! Thanks!
I just got the Flauros in the mail a few hours ago and I can’t wait to build it! When I first saw the MS design in color, it reminded me of the Calamity Gundam with the Aegis Gundam’s paint scheme. Is it just me or does the Barbatos’s, Gusion’s and Flauros’s combat roles mirrors the MS from the original series: RX 78-2 Gundam and Barbatos as short to mid range MS, Guncannon and Gusion Rebake Full City as Mid to Long and Guntank Long to Shelling? I now have to watch the series again to find the MS clones in this series.
Show us the Orge! Show us the Ogre! Show us the Orge! Another great episode and I was hoping you could do a unboxing or at least give us a glance at the Zoids Gojulas Orge kit that just arrived.
A few months ago, I bought the no grade Providence. I ran custom LEDs and everything into it. the day after I finished they announced the MG Providence. 🙁
It’s finally here! The monster that is the MG High Mobility Type Psycho Zaku Ver.Ka (GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT ver.)! Syd and Todd go through the entire contents of this humungous box and show everyone what they can […]
I’m intrigued by the parts crossed out on the fuel booster runner though – isn’t that a new runner for the Psycho Zaku? If so, what are those parts for if not this kit?
Due to an unfortunate accident with a potato peeler, Syd was unable to complete the HG Bugu; however, we make up it in this episode wherein we discuss a whole lot of upcoming plamo alongside Todd’s HG […]
Great show as always guys!
I have a question
When is the full mechanic Gundam vidar going to be released?
Can’t wait to get this kit!
Oh yeah! give me that graze custom as my december gift!
Around the part where the fumina bust was being show… Kinda long silence, are you guys checking the bust or something else… Hehehe… Kinda funny, the serious faces
Like the gouf revive…
Another great show you guys. Ironically, I was painting my Vidar Gundam while watching this video. I went with a black color scheme, going with a Darth Vadar motif, hence Darth Vidar. Next week will feel like an HLJ x-mas special featuring so many kits. I am looking forward to seeing it!
love the vidar’s gimmicks and design. also whoever wins any of those two kits is a lucky person because the graze custom looks great and I can say from experience the the gouf is awsome.
GOUF!!! Either would be awesome. Hey, Syd, think they are going to remake the NT-1 Alex soon or give it some RE love? or, finally give us a legit Xamel kit?
Great show. Can’t wait for psycho zaku, had pre-ordered it straight away to have next to my FA Gundam Thunderbolt.
I was wondering how does Fumina’s head from the figure-rise bust compare with the size of HG Super Fumina’s head propotion wise? I would like to swap them around so that I can have the better looking head sculpt on the HG kit.
The campaign is interesting. Shame i’ve got no money to buy any Ver. Kas, it’s a nice inclusion though.
Still not interested in the Papa’gguy and I still hate Bear’gguys. I will never understand it’s popularity with others. Not very interested in the new Freedom with the bust, i’ll be happy with the regular box and the regular price.
I frankly am interested in the new Dog’gguy and Cat’gguy. I’ll probably get the cat one as I like the colorscheme of that one. Fumina bust is the tits, but i’m not getting one…yet. Now to the interesting stuff. I’ve wanted a Char’s Zaku I ever since i’ve watched Gundam San, and now we’ve finally getting one. I’ll probably wait for the one that’s more accurate to the actual Zaku I, but I may end up getting both in the long run. A lot of people have been hating on the Flauros due to being a Shino suit, but I personally love that magenta. The fact that it transforms just makes it even better for me, definitely picking one up. RG Build Strike is a kit that I have been extremely hyped for, it looks so good! I love the Build Strike and i’m definitely getting this RG. >v<
HG Vidar is honestly a bit of a disappointment. It had hollow parts, color innacuacies, extreme sticker use, and a lack of gimmicks that could've well been possible. Definitely going for the FM Vidar.
And i thought Syd is only bad ad trimming nubs… jk.
Vidar looks great. I think Bandai nail it with IBO designs – people love both the grunts and the gundams.
Quick question. If you guys know if set 8 will come with two shoulder parts for the Scharfrichter or we will be forced to buy two sets?
Vidar is actually is the name of the norse god of vengeance. I wonder what character from last season that would actually want revenge. Probably against a former friend? Gee, I wonder…
Hi guys another great episode. Just ordered a few kits from your winter sale. Finally ordered the PG unicorn. Unfortunately I will have to wait to build it until I can order the LED’s.
I bought four Grazes so I could turn one into a monster Graze that could fire 4 rifles at once and gave the axes to Mcgillis Schwalbe Graze so that it looked like a suit that specialized in close combat.
I’m waiting four Vidar and Flauros, I think the new Full Mechanics is either Bael or Flauros.
Before I forget, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you guys!
Thanks for another great episode! I am really liking the Vidar. I am looking forward to assembling the Full Mechanics version in the new year.
Feel free to send the Gouf and Graze my way. 🙂
Mmmm…All these new “gundam frame” mobil suit are getting weirder and weirder.
I’m too old probably but I still think that these new designs are strange, over the top, and not elegant. Just compare any classic Gundam to the Barbatos and you see the difference. Of course there will be someone who like the Barbatos more then…I don’t know…the Nu Gundam! But I think that the majority of poeple will like the classic designs more then any mobil suit from IBO.
Great episode guys. Consider to get both FM Vidar. I got one question though. In one of the recent episodes you mentioned the third party Barzam conversion set for RG Mk-II. So I am interested about your opinion of third party addon sets both resin and plastic. What is that grey line between bootleg/third party etc.
Man, I remember when I was a kid, looking through the hobby shop’s window, seeing that beautiful RX 78-2 ver.Ka box art… I wanted it since then. Then a few years later when I old enough to make some money I finally bought it. Good times…
Loving the Vidar. I’m excited to get through my backlog so I can start buying those 1/100 I.B.Oh kits.
Question:
Is there a reason you have yet to mention the P-Bandia Unicorn Phenex? Or did I miss something? Life has seriously been getting in the way lately…
I like the gundam in iron blooded orphans because the Barbatos, Gusion, Kimaris and the Flauros is base on the demon of Ars Goetia while the Vidar is base on Norse mythology. I like your show and hope you guys reach 60,000 subscribed.
Is the figure rise bust fumina the same size as the super fumina? If so I would love to replace the head. Because the figure rise face looks so much better than stickers.
Hey guys, thanks for another great video, I’m fairly new to the hobby and I’ve been watching your videos for tips and reviews on kits that I’m interested in buying (your videos on the MG Tallgeese EW helped a lot) you guys have had a lot of really cool gunpla posters through out your videos and I was wondering where I might be able to buy a few, I’m partial to the older looking posters, Thanks again.
-PancakeGraze, Anaheim CA
PS. shout out to the Stinegeese!
Liked the episode Syd and Todd, would love to win the 1/100 Graze Kai. Only been in the hobby for a few months but got a small collection going on and the Graze would go great with the hg Graze Kai I have amongst the few other Grazes.
Hi guys, my dad recently visited Japan and picked up a pair of GodHand nippers. On his way back he had an overlay in Australia and had the nippers in his hand luggage with a model kit he bought me. They confiscated the nippers.
Do you know of any official way of ordering them outside Japan. I have looked on your site and they are always in back order or no longer available.
Loved the episode guys!
I recently made my first purchase with HLJ, I placed orders on the HG Vidar, Flauros, weapon Set 7 AND the HG Hashmal! (Huge IBO murder bird)
Really enjoyed the ordering process and have placed half my order in the private warehouse, cant wait to add more kits to my IBO Collection! 🙂
Oh dear! Gonna look forward to see MG Psycho Fumina xD
Slighty dissapointed in the Vidar gimick :/ Guess that’s too be expected by the HG line, I’m gonna wait and see if one of the other grades/versions will be more interesting.
And awesome with the decal campaign! Managed to snag myself a MG Hi-nu Ver.ka. Been eyeing that one for a while now.
Great episode and looking forward too see the MG Psycho Zaku 😛
December begins! This month is going to be crazy so Syd and Todd are preparing for the rush of Gundam and fighting over who will build what but before all that begins we look at the last of the November Gundam […]
I’ve been looking at Frame Arms for a long time, they look incredible! Fantastic episode as always, can’t wait to pick up a RE/100 Bawoo for myself from your site!
I can’t wait until I get my Bawoo in the mail. Even though I am not really a huge fan of ZZ. However I have to say the RE/100 line is pretty great for me because I prefer the bigger scale. Plus the bigger pieces are much easier for painting. Looking at you Nightengale!
hmm… wasn’t a fan of the original transient but i’m digging the transient glacier. maybe it’s the dark color theme and that awesome backpack. so sad about the Gundam Front Tokyo news on the other hand. i’m glad i was able to visit and experience it earlier this year during sakura season! hoping to come back again but don’t think will make it before the last day on March 5…
1. Thoughts about the 1/1 Scale Gundam being taken down and the rumor that they want to make it movable by the 40th anniversary? I want a button I can press to jump 2 years in the future.
2. What MG or PG kit could Bandai say they were going to release next week and you would just throw money at them to instantly get it? *cough*Kshatriya*cough*
Also nice Winter Sale, managed to get 3 of the 08MS Team MGs.
That’s a tasty frame arms. I could scavenge it for my Frame Arms Girls :3 Looking forward to the HG Vidar review. Thanks Syd and Todd. Send my regards to Ryan too!
Heyo! I don’t know a whole lot about what Final Fantasy is…so you’re not alone Todd.
The HG Vidar has the same problem with the HG Barbatos and Gusion Rebake for me, too many stickers yet too many missing color apps, so i’m definitely going Full Mechanics for the Vidar. The Bugu is interesting, since all Origin kits are pretty much great, it’s definitely on my radar.
The new HG Transient Gundam Glacier looks sick. The Transient already interested me, but it never had a huge flair to make me go for it. The Glacier on the other hand does it with it’s awesome looking clear purple parts and colorscheme, it looks sick and I want one.
The RE/100 Bawoo is something i’m excited for, I love the Bawoo and the new RE/100 looks so good, plus transformations are my stuff! It’s got a really nice amount of panel detail like other RE/100’s, and the lack of an inner frame helps with the transformation it would pull off, so that’s very nice.
Kotobukiya recently(-ish) released an updated version of the Frame Arms base frame (labeled “Renewal”). Supposedly it has improved articulation, and Kotobukiya are re-releasing a bunch of their older kits packaged with this frame. On HLJ, they’re listed as “:Re”. Might you be able to do a comparison video of the original and new frames?
Thanks. Hope to get my hands on that Magatsuki-Houten!
I didn’t remember that the Bawoo legs looked so funny when it splits in half. That’s gotta be some sight in the battlefield, seeing a pair of legs flying on their own like that.
By the by, the version being given away was a limited-release version with some exclusive weapon/armor parts, namely a “vest” that evokes the wide flared shoulders of some ornate kimonos, a Tanegashima-esque gun, and a yumi-style bow. They were really going all in on the classical Japanese style cues. (None of these were ever released as MSG or expansion parts, I don’t think.)
The same kit was released in non-LE form without those extra parts as the Magatsuki, and the armor design overall was reused for the Durga I and Durga II kits. And now all three standard releases are getting “:Re” re-issues, where the standard Frame Architect is replaced by the newer Renewal Frame.
My Bawoo is sitting in my Private Warehouse! I’m excited to ship it but, I have to add a few more kits first. Decisions, Decisions, sometimes I just can’t make up my mind. So many great new kits coming out or already here. The Vidar and Transient Gundam Glacier are Awesome! And the new MG’s…OMG!
Never had a Koto kit before but it looks pretty cool. Do you guys have any idea how the new Origin MG is different from the one that already came out? It looks exactly the same to me.
If you’re talking about the MG Gundam The Origin RX-78-02, they covered it in a previous video. (URL with relevant timestamp: https://youtu.be/OQ_B6P0EAqg?t=29m56s ).
nice episode guys. i personally had high hopes for the bawoo but i was a bit disappointed but i guess that how the reborn one hundred line is. however, the transient glacier looks fine, but i can’t help noticing the section in the butt, it kind of looks missing something.
i’m wasn’t a big fan of kotobukiya kits, but they are improving in term of design and mechanic of the newer kits, so i hope i win that Magatsuki Houten kit and give it a try.
Frame Arms is going to get alot bigger with the Frame Arms Girls getting animated and apparantly some of the Frame Arms artists/designers also work on mobile suits.
The thing i dont like about frame arms is that they can be annoying/painfull to handle wth the pointy/sharp details.
My expression to the intro was “right, FF15 came out and that is what my bro has been playing.” So far,the game looks great, but there is a lot of driving like Gran Turismo. What’s with that, eh? My highlight of this episode must be the Vidar Gundam. I can’t wait to get my order shipped and start building the MS. Hopefully the Flauros comes out soon, but with the pink color scheme it will definitely sick out in my collection!
The Bawoo looks really good! I dont understand what is the deal with P bandai, like half of this stuff i wished for in the past comes to realization but in the form of p bandai, its stupid. From hg sword and blast impulse to the rebawoo
Frame Armssss!!!!!!! Ok, so that Transient Glacier Gundam is beautiful. Was not a fan of the original but this one I am definitely adding to my collection! That means I’ll have to purchase the Hobby Japan Magazine with the weapons set as well and why not!
You definatly should show more of the Kotobukiya kits. Yes, it is called Gunpla TV, but in month with very few new gundamsuits, like past october, it would be a great opportunity to show more of the other stuff. Especially the Kotobukiya stuff wich is hy far more serious than the latest gundam-designs. I recently bought some kits from Plum, Hasegawa and Koto, cause the latest stuff from Bandai was not my style, when it comes to 1:100 scale. And my preorders are far from beeing shiped. Maybe i’ll give a short review or unboxing about them in the forum. PEOPLE USE THE FORUM..
Another entertaining episode. That Bawoo looks cool, but RE100 just isn’t detailed enough for me. Come on Bandai, MG ReBawoo! (I know it’s never happening, but yeah…..)
Also, in case anyone hasn’t seen it yet, P-Bandai is releasing the Phenex as a PG. The price is almost as audacious as the gold finish. I have a feeling that I’m going to end up ordering it, regardless. Dammit Bandai, every time I turn around, another hit to the wallet!
Bandai has come a long way in making Gundams… I can still remember back in 2004 when i was in highschool and my first buy was the HG 1/144 double X… it was the first gundam that made me love the Gundam kits. great job Bandai… really looking forward to your future kits 🙂
Frame arms please! I already have my bawoo on the way to me. Also love the sales it’s a chance to get a kit that you wouldn’t consider unless it’s on the cheap. Yep ordered a zeta c1. ahh HLJ shut up and take my money.
holy moley that frame arms would be nice to have 🙂 i’ve always been interested in getting one, but they are a tad more expensive than the usual high grade gundam, so they typically win over the frame arms.
Came home today to see my HLJ care package arrived!
I just wonder if its me, or Tamiya acrylics is hard to use for hand painting? Maybe I need a little more patience, but I have better success with Tamiya enamels and I usually hand brush metallic paints (gold/silver) on the mechanical details of a kit.
I would like to try other paint brands, but I can only find Tamiya paints in my local area.
Thanks for another entertaining episode guys.
The Glacier is looking pretty slick.
I am looking forward to next week’s episode with the Vidar.
Feel free to send that Frame Arms my way 😉
Keep up the great work!
Looking forward to the next moths Gunpla… That Hashmal looks interesting and I’ll finally get the rival suit for my FA thunderbolt Gundam… PSYCHO ZAKU FTW!!!
Gunpla Expo was last week which meant our camera gear was getting packed and prepared for that instead of filming our regularly scheduled episode. Now that we are back to our regular schedule it means we’ve got […]
I just finished G Gundam and I’m having a craving for the kits now,
This hand of mine glows with and awesome power! It’s burning grip tells me to buy more gunpla!
Hoo boy! So many new kits! You guys are going to be busy next week!
This year’s Gunpla expo was amazing, so many kits that I am so hyped for. We’re finally getting more love for the HGUC line with the Efreet Kai and the Blue Destiny Revive, and we’re FINALLY getting that HGUC Barzam! The giant Mobile Armor was revealed, HG Atlas Gundam and the Gundam Head MS were here, new IBO kits and the Amazing Strike Freedom. The new MG Providence looks so insanely beautiful, very excited for that one, hopefully we’ll see an MG Justice joining it soon. We’re getting a new HG Zeta, and judging from the joints/new line, i’m assuming that thing can transform, so i’m very hyped for him! Psycho Zaku is getting a lot of hype/excitement, it’s going to be a beast of a kit. The new Full Frontal’s Zaku III is one good looking MS, and the new Gundam from Twilight Axis really reminds me of the Alex. RG Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina is looking good, and I hope they manage to mekki plate it. Not to mention all those variants, I hope they aren’t P-Bandai. >_< Curious about the Hi-Res Wing Zero Custom, but not exactly excited, going to see how it is first, but the RE/100 Hamma Hamma is going to be awesome! HG Nightingale would be beast Todd, I support you.
Transient Gundam Glacier looks like an absolute beast. Transient interested me, but the white felt a bit too bland, but this thing has sold me, it's dark purple colorscheme is complete beast. The RE/100 Bawoo is a kit i'm super excited to purchase, it's got a nice splitting gimmick, big n' bulky, and not to mention all that beautiful surface detail, cannot wait to buy mine. The Guncannon First Type is going to be great too, the Cannon Type MS always caught my attention, and this new realistic dulled blue looks great, and the shoulder weapon gimmicks are great ideas, I want it. I'm debating whether or not I should get the 1/100 FM Barbatos Lupus or the HG, right now i'm leaning for the 1/100, but I don't have a lot of space, and the HG is cheap, plus has more accessories with the option packs.
The HG Geirail is one of my favorite MS from IBO, it's got minor gripes like the pure grey butt thruster and the hollow shield axe, but i'm still going to get it one day. I'm debating whether or not to get the HGCE Strike Freedom, it doesn't have dragoons for FBM, and that's kinda my main gripe with it, but it's a great kit from what I can see, so I dunno. Seems each Strike Freedom in every grade has some gripes that affect my choice for purchase. *sigh* MG Strike Freedom 2.0 with certain mekki golden parts when?
I love the RG line, which I picked up after Syd raving about it for so long, but I’m not a Seed fan. I’m kinda disappointed we’re getting ANOTHER Seed RG, one not even from a main story but a manga, but at the same time man I love that armor plastic. I still wish we could get some more UC RGs though. What’s your ultimate RG desire? Mine’s definately the Ez-8/RG-79G, either one I’m not picky.
Love the episode guys!!Hopefully more build fighter suits will come out soon, as much as I love the barbatos, I think I’m ready to move on to something else after so many.
it’s not everyday that you can die from overdosing gunpla like watching this episode. i’m always on a tight budget so HG releases are always good news to me. keep up your great works guys, build them all and show us. and thanks for everything.
Vidar was the only one that shocked me as the naming wasn’t a demon from the ars goeta.also coincidence on the anime mentioning bael and the expo “probably showing it off. Also Boat.
Honestly the only reason its called a ‘Gundam’ is because it uses the salvaged Kimaris pieces, so its not one of the 72 Demon Gundam so much as its the successor to one such Mobile suit. It wouldnt exactly make sense if they had named it after one of the Ars Goetia Demons’ considering their names were all used already, and the Vidar is technically a new suit.
Seeing the Barbatos’ standing beside each other, you can really see that all the way up to 6th form they were just adding onto the original suit taking anything they could, you have blocky pieces right beside smooth or angled pieces, while the Lupus is Organic and really seems more demonic to me probably closer to its original War look, he has very sharp and angry features with smoother armor plates and shoulders. Anyways great show as always. Super excited for the Gold Frame RG.
I’m waiting the second version of the Guncanon Gundam Origin version because it got the dual canon, might pass on for this version but I will not pass on to the RG GUNDAM ASTRAY GOLD FRAME AMATSU MINA so oh my boat please don ‘t be a P Bandai .
I think this has to be one of the longer episodes to date. Looking at the the advance evo line, I am guessing the selling point could be more mechanics, parts count and less sticker heavy; kind of a mix between the RG line and HGUC revive. From the picture I have seen from the expo, it looks like the Zeta doesn’t have heavy parts swapping, so I am happy about that. Apart this, Bandai is really pushing more new kits for next year, almost like they are making up for this year. All and all, it is good to expand my collection, so thank you Bandai!
Not sure why the grunt suits even have shields. I have never seen them block anything with it. Hell they even give the RGMs 4 useless shields in Thunderbolt.
The Guncannon claws look like one of those arcade games that you can grab plushies but the claw is really crappy and it barely has any strength.
One question. When will we get a MG NZ-666 Kshatriya? Bandai plz.
My Guncannon is on its way, I just love that suit in every way, but man those guys in the anime don’t know that Guncannon isn’t built for close combat.
Thank you for reading out my long-winded comment! It made my day (along with finally getting a dead refrigerator hauled away and freeing up some space).
It is weird to watch episodes now and realize this is like… NOW… the things you are showing/discussing are either just out or not even out yet!!! Must get used to not being able to jump online and order whatever you are working on in the show (this is probably a good thing looking at the backlog I have created).
I would gladly take that boat off your hands (hook?).
Are you guys aware of the upcoming limited edition Ver. Ka waterslide decal campaign? starting on December 16th and going for an unspecified amount of time, eight Ver. Ka kits will be coming with limited edition waterslide decals. Is HLJ going to be part of this promotion, or does this only apply to Japanese retail stores?
Thanks guys for yet another great episode. I’m building a couple kits from IBO but I’m with Todd about the high heals. Anyway, great show. Looking forward to your review of the 1/100 ZZ Hamma-Hamma.
Bandai threw a wrench in the works when we were planning for this year’s Gunpla Expo in Akihabara. Previous years had the event starting on a Thursday morning which meant we would not go into the office that day […]
The RE/100 looks like it could be the AMX-103 Hamma Hamma, but that’s also what I thought the Bawoo would be when it was originally teased as the next RE/100.
Oh, a new HG Zeta!!!! Finally, I was hoping Bandai put out a new HG Zeta, because the old one is …just too old(poor articulation). I ‘ve been waiting for Zeta since they revived Mk-II and Hyaku Shiki. NICE!!
Syd and Todd are back and are bringing with them a lot of little friends, or a lot of the same little friend, depending on how you look at it. And Syd brings his own ball this time.
November and December will provide the crazy so we are biding our time with some different things until the madness starts. Todd takes this opportunity to talk about the newest Frame Arms kit, this being his […]
Every time syd announces a giveaway kit I get super excited but never win but than syd announce another kit its like never ending of disappointment followed by excitement every time you guys upload. Anyways good episode again guys and what happen to Ryan I miss the dude!
Cybaster/Cybuster? Oh yes please. I must say however that seeing a Frame Arms in action actually makes me interested in that line. I usually just looked away from it due to the frame and armor parts being sold separate from each other.
Dubs (comment#22) and trips (episode #222) i call upon your meme magic powers to grant me that Cybuster.
Also mobile suit gardening and farming should be a thing.
Frame Arms are really cool looking. I keep on meaning to buy one, but my money keeps on disappearing before I can buy one (I wonder why BANDAI…). I always liked the thought of inner frames, and the fact that these are compatible with them and look good as well makes things interesting. Plus, they look really good.
Julieta’s Mobile Reginlaze is a great kit. I’ve just built mine and I absolutely adore it, and while it’s extremely similar to it, I personally think this is the better kit. It definitely looks more feminine than the Graze, especially due to the size and proportions. I also love Julieta, so I had to get this kit, and I did not regret my purchase.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my question regarding the Gundam Wing kits a few episodes ago in 219. Sorry for not getting back to you guy’s till now, as I’ve been a bit busy being in and out of the hospital for a long-term illness, so I’ve only just had the time to catch up to the latest episode.
Although my new RG Zephyranthes and Full Burnen probably didn’t help either.
In regards to whether I’ll go for the MG or HG/RG versions of the Wing kits, I’ve decided instead to get none of them! Since I am a big fan of the Gundam series overall, there is always something else I want to build, and I have been eyeing some of the Unicorn series kits so an RG Sinanju may be in my future.
But Syd your suggestion to try out one of the MG kits is a great idea, so if I do feel the need and can’t think of something else to build, I’ll grab a Deathsythe Hell and see how it goes. But Todd you did manage to convince me to backorder 2 of the old Epyon kits, so maybe in the future I’ll try out your idea, so in a roundabout way I’ll be doing your roundabout suggestion I guess?
But now for something completely different, while we may know of the Gunpla Tv crews love of Gundam kits like the Sinanju, Balls, Unicorn, Balls, Gyan, Balls! We don’t know much about your favourite none Gundam kits, so if any of you have a favourite I for one would love to see it, bonus points if it requires paint and glue!
Those 1/144 HG Gundam Wing kits were my first introduction to the hobby and well I wouldn’t recommend getting them unless you do what Syd and Todd said to modify the parts and put them on a frame.
I managed to find some of my older kits from 15+ years ago and They are terrible as far as detail, articulation and proportions. I will eventually buy the MG EW models even if they are different from the suits in the anime version. The amount of detail, color separation and articulation from the newer MG kids is amazing.
Yeah the MGs are looking to be the better option, though there are some kits that you can only get in 1/144 scale, like the Tallgeese III special in HG, along with the Vayate and Mecurius which are sadly no-grade like the Epyon.
But considering that the kits tend to sell out quickly from what Syd said, you would think that bandai would be seeing money in dem der hills and do some updates, especially with the unique look of the grunt suits like the Leo, as they are very different to anything from other series so it might get people spending for something different.
But of course it would be a big undertaking for bandai, as they would have to do a lot of new work compared to other lines, as each hero suit has at least 3 different versions which makes 15 unique kits, and it would make sense to update the stuff that’s only in no-grade, so we have some better quality kits, so I do doubt that they will rush into something like that.
But I’ll still get my no-grade Epyon, as I’ve lost my kit from what was probably 15 years ago, so it would be nice to have something to mark my start in gunpla.
Never knew Harambe was into Gunpla. I wonder if the Vidar Gundam have those Reginlaze hands. A rapier with that kind of hand will be incredible, just like the revive Gyan.
Helpful tip for First-Time MG Builders: The newer MG articulated hands have joints in the fingers just below the first knuckle. In order to bend them so your gunpla can grip things properly, you can hold eac finger down to the hand and carefully push on the joint. This should prevent the finger from popping out of the hand by the balljoint — ‘should,’ but it’s not 100% guaranteed. Just be careful.
No one really talks about this that I could see, so I thought it’d be a good tip to share.
I think i remember Syd making the Cybaster on Gunpla TV in a much earlier episode. Anyways great show and, love the pics of Full CIty trimming the tree.
I will be receiving my Gusion Rebake Full City and an squadron of Reginlaze from HLJ today! Syd, I had a similiar idea with the Rebake and the Bonsai tree lol. When the 1/100 scale Full City comes out, have the 1/144 cut out the 1/100’s runner. Enter that in the Gunpla world cup and win! With the addtion of the Reginlazes, chunk of my Gunpla collection is mostly the Graze and its variants. Lastly I can’t wait until we see the IBO Large Mobile armor at the Gunpla expo! As always, keep up the awesome work you guys!
I don’t understand the “Gmmm’s horror story pictures”! Probably I miss something of the video. I just see a model kits with a terrible work on nubs. But they all can be fixed easily.
May I suggest a subject for the next video? Can you explain me the “logic” behind Premium Bandai kits? Some of them are just repaint. I don’t care if I cannot buy it. But some are unique kits! And I’m sad that they are only for Japan! How Bandai decide if a kit will be normal or Premium? It’s random?
I saw that 7-11 in Japan is coming out with some new exclusive kits. I also know you guys don’t generally cover those type of exclusives but would be cool to see anything that anyone might pick up…..heard about a PG Green Frame Astray!
I wanted to ask if there has been any additional info about the competition mentioned in episode 200? I have looked for groups or videos but have not found anything and I am still working my way forward through the last 15 episodes I have not seen so I may find my answer there. Apologies if I missed something obvious.
If only the Frame Arm Kits are cheaper. They look so awesome and so customization since its universal pegs and holes. They don’t have stickers so that maybe why… but their made in china, compared to gunpla being manufactured in japan…
I want but I rather buy MG for the price…
(Sorry I didn’t reply earlier but you can feel free to share the horrific pictures with everyone. At some point I wondered if I should turn on the mature filter on the album since the pictures are very graphic but I decided not to.)
Gundam Horror Story 3: Return of the Nubmarks
I am very new to the hobby. When I say that I mean that I erased the past and to me, it never happened.
I started last month with the RX-78-2 Ver 3.0 and I will be eventually buying the newer version of the older sets to fix my past mistakes. In the future I will post the results.
For now I leave you with some pictures of my 1/100 Altron, 1/144 Tallgeese and 1/144 Epyon.
Hmm for the horror story it wasn’t as bad I expected, at least it still can be cut and sanded. I thought pulling the parts from the runner would eat away on the plastic. The 1st kits I build when I was a kid are 4wd tamiya and I didn’t use any nippers then.
The design of the Cybuster/Cybaster reminds me of the royal knights in Digimon series.
Haiii guys, glad to see u again this week. Bonsai diorama its cute, with Rebake Full City kinda …….. Okay. Fun episode guys. Can’t wait for the next. Hello from Indonesia…. cheers. Hope this time i can win Cybuster…..
It feels like October has been a slow month for Bandai plamo but we do have some things to share including the newest IBO season 2 kit! As well, we give a public service announcement which people building the HG […]
I just wish they would re-release new updated versions of the old ones. I’m also getting tired of the Unicorn blue/red/green/orange/rainbow/yellow/polkadot modes.
Eyy new episode! I’ve been waiting for the Reginlaze and i’ve already bought my own waiting to be built. I find it to be a superior-looking kit to the Graze and Julieta is one of my favorite Gjallarhorn characters, literally a female version of Mika and I bloody love the girl. Also helps that I find her attractive. >v>
The Siegfrieds are still cool although i’d like to see more unique mechs from the series. We’ve seen two real mechs so far, the Draken III and the Siegfried, i’d like to see more soon! The Saiyan Space pod, while accurate is way to bland for my taste. Sure, it fits a figure-rise Vegeta in it, but the ship itself is two colors and looks kinda boring. 🙁
Frame arms always interested me but the thing is that they’re very expensive for what they are, and that kinda prevents me from getting them. Kinda a shame, I really like the concept and their designs are beast. Oh well, one day.
The Full City was disappointing to say the least. Way to many sitckers that could’ve easily been parts, which ruin the kit as a whole. I wouldn’t of minded paying more if it meant we had actual part separation, would’ve made the kit a lot better. It seems like each Rebake kit has some detrimental flaw that makes the kit a definite pass, which is a real shame because I really want a Rebake kit. Oh well, all we can do is hope for an eventual MG…
The Option Set 5 is something welcome. People who are fine with everything they have from the Lupus alone will be satisfied, but for people who want more accessories, we can pay a tiny bit more for an extra set. Great idea IMO and gives us more options when it comes to purchasing IBO kits.
Thank you for telling us about the part number errors on the Gusion rebake full city manual. I have one coming my way from the private warehouse lol. I am relieved by the fact that the option set 5 has a gun for the full city.
PS: Whoever named it the Gusion rebake full city, they must have been like that PPAP guy. – > I have gusion rebake, I have full city -> Ugh! -> Gusion rebake full city! damn!
i have a bloody tonne of old runners. any chance HLJ can do a competition for the best ideas to use the throw away bits of the kits…….and those thunderbolt kits would be nice?
those Thunderbolt kits always scare me, so many parts, I drop nought parts as is.
what do you guys think of Crossbone Gundam winning that poll? I’m hyped at the prospect of new pirate kits.
Here’s hoping they make a FM1/100 Gusion Rebake Full City with a few less stickers and a few more cannons!!! Also, dibs on Thunderbolt kits!!! Dibs works right?
Hearing about Christmas, I just realized that Todd should have used his Ball guy as Halloween decoration. And maybe I can use that big gun on a pumpkin for a Halloween Pumpkin Ball.
I love making more room for those kits and I’m loving season 2 of IBO. I really like to travel to Japan if I win at the GBWC 2016 finals. I never had Thunderbolt kits in my collection, while it’s another epic series.
syd the reason everybody yells at you about the nub marks is because you put yourself out on the web where everybody is anonymous so they feel no sympathy that you aren’t the worlds best builder
Man, I enjoy the anime but i’m not a fan of the mobile suit designs of IBO, i’ll keep building anything else but these guys. Just my opinion.
Good episode as always, cant wait for december!!!
Gusion’s nippers make sense – in this show there’re no beam weapons, they use ballistic riffles and cannons and, mostly, blunt weapons. Barbatos uses maces to crush cockpits. But the 6th form wrench could also work like nippers with chainsaws, he even cut arms with it. Those gigantic nippers are meant to crush enemy mobile suits’ cockpits from both sides.
GM Thunderbolt ver. is one of my most favourite GM designs, along with GM Sniper II and GM Striker. All Thunderbolt designs are really fantastic. Shame that we didn’t get more kits.
I’d love to see the big ball come to fruition. Mega ball?
I think gusions mega sized pliers is an interesting take of the classic “claw” weapon. However, I feel it’s kinda abit too chunky and not nimble enough. You know like cause it’s so massive it looks like it’s slower?
I think the Option Set 5 might be usable even without Barbatos Lupis. Has anyone tried mounting the 200mm canons onto anything else? I’m also thinking of making the Shia Qan[t] a bit cattier with a tail and claws.
Hey! since you guys are going back to look at frame arms again after a long while, why not go back and look at the muv luv kits as well since it has been a really long while since you last covered them. Plus recently I’ve been looking into them so some help differentiating the non scale and 1/144 kits would be nice!
At an arcade near my house they had gunpla as prizes you could win I got enough tickets to get the zaku II + big gun and felt like I won the lottery, after I thought about it on the way home I probably could have bought it for less then what I spent in the arcade but I was my first time in an arcade since I was ten and now I keep it as a fun memory of playing video games with my friends.
Man, you guys talking about using glue on an RG kit gave me horrible RG Zeta flashbacks. Thank god I got a chance to redo the entire kit last Christmas and that turned out fine.
Also, I agree with most sentiments regarding Thunderbolt.
Funny story: I replaced my son’s Amazon Fire tablet and all amazon apps / devices come with 1-click buying option enabled for some reason (money)… as he is three-&-a-half and quite taken with my growing gunpla collection sitting behind glass, he likes to look at them wherever he finds them (in person, pictures, box art, etc). I so happened to have the Hyaku Shiki 2.0 sitting in my Amazon Cart as I debated daily (hourly, second-to-second) about buying it. I was quite surprised when we came home to an unexpected Amazon package at the door. My son and daughter argued over who the package was for and we all opened it together… I opened it only to find a Hyaku Shiki 2.0 staring back at us to which my son exclaims “IT’S THE ROBOT!!!!!”.
Evidently he had found his way to the store app on his new Fire Tablet and 1-clicked the Shiki sitting in the cart and I have now DISABLED 1-click as I should have as soon as I set up the tablet. I debated for about 30 seconds if I needed to send it back… and now it is sitting proudly in my case.
That will teach me to neglect children’s device settings and my email. Bad dad! Lovely golden gunpla!
P.S. not an HG fan but must admit that Big Gun Zaku looks nice and could go well as the bad guy for my growing collection of RG suits. How you doing Random number generator?
Since Syd wanted to know about how the end product looked like. Yeah…Not great. Nub marks is an understatement, I call these Runner marks. I can probably shave off enough extra material off this 1/100 to make a 1/144.
I want that big gun for a kit bash!!!
Good show, but it’s geting a little predictable, it will be great next week that you will change from the same old, same old HG build, don’t get me wrong, I love gundam, I just find HG’s simple and boring, I also think that a little section about non-gundam kits would add allot of spice to the show, it would be awesome!!!
I miss Ryan, Lindsey and Anna.
cheers and keep up the great work, HLJ rocks!!!
and yes, random number generator hates me…
Go to hell random number generator!!!!
Hey Guyssss, thanks for the show for all theses years, really appreciate it. Really Really Really Really Really Really Really Really Really hope i can win the kit. Cheers from Indonesia…….
Great episode guys! Finally it’s November! A lot of new kits are coming out. One more month to go! And December release will be even more greater! I fear that my 13th month bonus wouldn’t last for ao long.. would really like to add the zaku and big gun in my collection.
Hi syd and tod.. i love ur show. Was always watching ur show before buying kits from hlj.. ur show helps us a lot.. we miss ryan.. we dont see him anymore.. keep up the good work ..gunpla/gundam will live forever
Great episode guys, havent watched in a while but i am back! Love the Macross kits and shall be receiving 1 or 2 for christmas the hype is real. If you really want all three froms set out though you can buy the non transformable version that is much cheaper there one ofr each form. see ya nect time.
First hammer with original gusion,then the wrench with barbatos, now it’s scissor on rebake. What’s next saw? oh-oh the wrench already have it. Hmmm… Screw driver?
October is usually a slow month for Gunpla releases as Bandai lulls a bit before blitzing us at year’s end. But don’t worry, we still have plenty of stuff to talk about including a new Titanium MG kit! Bandai […]
Looks like a good gimmick of Hugo maybe considering buying it into my collection of IBO gunpla. Setsuna bust looks badass but still waiting for Fumina bust haha
After hearing about how to choose what gundam to paint what not to paint I would definitely want to do a custom Barbados lupus or full armor thunder bolt gundam!
That bumblebee is from the dmk series right?
That is awesome, the proportion is better than a transforming one,
But its really hard to find one
Plus, its a bit pricy for me..
Hope i can win it
I hate the design of Transformers in movies!
If I win that bumblebee I know I will modify it to make it more “cartoonish”. Not a complete redesign (who has time for a work like that) just removing, adding, reshaping parts to make it more “cartoon”.
The way it should be since the beginning in my opinion.
SWEET LORD !!!!
well I dont really have top 5 moments . but I have one favourite moment and that when syd was playing with his gunplas in the box and the saber fight was good too ….. that whole Episode was amazing
You could totally make a mixed psychoframe Unicorn if you wanted to with that kit, but due to the pricing, the “meh-ness” of the MG Unicorn, and the fact that there are no ungergates…yeah i’d rather buy me a PG.
I was really hoping the Full City fixed the problems that the original Gusion had, with it’s bad color separation, missing color apps and extreme reliance on stickers. While it does have better color separation, it’s done completely through stickers, so I think this will be a pass for me sadly. Oh well, lets hope a Full Mechanics of this will come to existence.
At first I wasn’t really sold on the Hugo, but over time, the uniqueness of the design slowly slowly started to grow on me, probably beginning with that unique eye design. While the kit itself isn’t amazingly impressive, it seems to be one of those MS that focuses on it’s main function over anything else, that being raiding ships in space, so having claw feet for tearing apart hulls like a bird is a really attractive quality IMO, probably going to get this in the long run and put it on an action base, swooping in with feet deployed.
The amount of stickers on the Full City does not impress me. I suppose it helps Bandai keep the kit cheaper, though, which it probably needs with the size and mass of the Variable Scissor Armour.
It was cool seeing the new MS’s in action, including the Hugo. And now they’ve unearthed two new suits, I’m looking forward to the reveal.
I’d like you to know I’ve started building the MG Gundam the Origin I got through the SUPER SUMMER SALE!!! The different scale that allows for all the gimmicks certainly gives a different experience from the HGs and RGs I’m used to building. So far I’m enjoying it.
I don’t paint all my gunpla, but when I do I do custom paint jobs.
No, I honestly also do some touch-ups. The only one for which this isn’t true is the RG Trans-Am Raiser, because anything I did would only ruin the gloss paint job.
Christmas is coming, but until it’s here i can’t wait for the black Friday sales that you have in store for us, and after that the winter holidays sale 😀
Another great episode, Syd and Todd. Also, I was really surprised to hear my own comment in your episode! Thanks for the shout out and I will send you guys pics of the cake and the toppers when it’s all set up.
P.S.: my better half actually suggested we use them when I showed her which petit bears were released lol
Love the new kit form ibo but hate those stickers on the new gusion. Also why bandai make one kit with two spyco frame i think its just plastic waist. However would love that bumblebee
Thank you guys for the answer about customizing kits. I have another question. Actually I prefer playing with my kits rather than just displaying them. But then I cannot resist the look of my RG Exia, whose armors keep popping off and not so suitable to play. Do you think gluing the armor pieces onto the frame would make a good replacement for a toy figurine? I really love kits as they are cheaper and the RG line looks marvelous.
Just built an MG Freedom 2.0, which I got from HLJ, and painted it up, Customizing a kit has always come from inspiration for me. If I dont have inspiration I dont paint.
now that hugo was quite interesting, did todd bust out he’s PUN’S when he said “there HUGO” in that hugo review.. ? HHHHMMMM…..another great episode guys, looking forward to that mg titanium finish unicorn hope i get it as a gift for myself this coming christmas, keep up the good work sensei steve and todd
Now this would be a challenge to fix up a Takara Bumblebee into a car. Give it a nice paint job while I wasn’t a fan of the live-action series. I’ll this piece of plastic a chance.
Back when I discovered Gundam model kits I was about 13 (about 15 years ago) and it was the Gundam Wing HGs. I didn’t know much about the hobby so it never occurred to me that you would have to use cutters and then sand/trim the excess. I would just bend and pull the parts off the runners.
Just wondering, is there any information about new versions of old kits, like the Alex or the Physalis?
Hello guys from Greece.
My New favorite moment from now on will be the “Boldy Setsuna”:)
I’ve been watching you a couple of years now and i hope that I’ll win a Kit
because here are too expensive to buy and I want to start building.
I also hope that one day Gunpla will be popular here too.
Continue the good work and I wish one day to meet you up close.
Bandai needs to stop milking the Unicorn Gundam and its 48 color variants and variations and give us the kit that we need and deserve. MG Char Zaku II ver. 3.0!
I so so soooo desire the Titanium Nu Gundam. I think I may have watched the episodes that featured it a few too many times. Don’t you scratch that beautiful runner Syd!!
As an owner of 2 MG Unicorns I shudder at the thought of trying to care for a Titanium version of that polystyrene grenade.
Anyway – I am only up to Ep 164… and like knowing that a major character dies on a show I love but not WHEN it happens… I am wondering when Ryan gets off’d & replaced. It’s like back when I cared about The Walking Dead but FOR REALS.
Great show guys, I discovered your show a few weeks ago and have been watching them from episode 1 and have now reached episode 70 – good to see your nail is no longer black Syd!
Hope you’ll review the One Piece Chopper Robos ,including the merge Giant Mecha Chopper.
Another Rebake, based on the stickers, its face was entirely stickers this what i don’t like on previous Rebake but what i like with the Rebake was it’s Gimmick and now on Full City is it’s Weapon (Shield/Scissor).
hello from the Philippines! question : do all 7-11 stores in Japan sell 7-11 1/144 gundam kits or are they only available on specific places, perhaps in Akihabara? are they sold like regular items or only in special occasions? is it possible that HLJ will include them in their online catalogue?
Bald Setsuna, that was too funny! I like the Yugo just because it’s so different. A suit starts looking like a suit after awhile, and this was a great change of pace. Me Likey.
completely understand bringing the yugo badge with you when you move, i kept the cam (my name) part of the badge from a camira i owned and wrecked as a teen through multiple moves
So I must say that I actually started watching Gunpla TV since the beginning at around the start of October this year. I am on Episode 59 but I decided to watch the most current episode for this very reason. Giveaways. I love the show and I guess I will find out what happened to Ryan and welcome Todd . Anyways I do remember you building the bumblebee since I saw that around a week or two ago…Cool kit and hopefully I can get my hands on this. 🙂 I will continue to watch the episodes and hopefully get through them all. Its a bit tough to find the special episodes that are not numbered sometimes.
Anyways sorry for the long message but keep up the great work.
Great episode guys! Replying to the viewer’s comment, Gunpla to be is like building with LEGO and art combine together. Before I pick up any kit, I try to imagine what mods I might make on it or how to make it better. Gunpla is Freedom!
We’ve got the High Grade Barbatos Lupus built and ready to be reviewed as well as the two newest, music-making Petitguys. We also talk about the just announced December Gunpla releases!
We are back in the studio after attending the All Japan Hobby and Model show and so we begin Episode 218 talking about what we saw there and what got us excited. From there we move on to show everyone the latest […]
I’ve built it, it’s really good, and the fact that it reuses parts from both the HG Qan[T] and HG Transient is pretty impressive. Certainly a worthy buy, be careful with the “claws” though, there is a part in there that can break when toyed with.
Seems bad but i really dont like those kits…personal taste but i cant really figure out, scramble first look sooo better with the funnels parts and not those wings..bandai What! XD
Hoo! A new episode of Gunpla TV is finally here! Time to stop building my Gundam Astraea and start watching this!
I would’ve been more excited for the GM Sniper II if I didn’t already buy the Robot Damashii, oh well, i’ll just continue hoping for a GM Revive. The Lunagazer is something i’m gonna LOVE on the other hand. I love the Hyaku Shiki, and I love the Stargazer, so this is right up my alley, please make a Stargazer Revive Bandai, we need one. Bandai just seems to be wanting to expand their audiences recently, I don’t get this either, Gunpla is very successful, and the audience is already supportive and interested in all new releases, so why appeal to other audiences if they won’t necessarily be interested? I’d get it if they released one or two kits and they sold like free candy, but they made entire lineups and it’s taking away from our Gunpla releases, please Bandai get to work on the new MG’s! 4 releases a month is not going to satisfy!
The new Petit’gguys are amusing. I like how they have new instruments and accessories as well as a color difference, people are going to eat that up. The HG Barbatos Lupus definitely has better OOB presentation than the previous HG Barbatos, but i’m still going to wait for the 1/100 for perfect color separation and that sweet, sweet panel detail. Pretty sure the Frame 4 was used on the Astaroth Origin IIRC, can’t remember 100% though.
Unlike a lot of people, I actually really like the Scramble Gundam. The alt mode is lazy, I agree there, but then again IMO, Gundam are made for function over flair, and while that may not apply for build fighters, it still works and that’s kinda what matters in the end, although it’s kinda obvious that this was just an extra cash grab. Nothing really special about the kit besides the design. I’d only really pick it up if you really like the design (which I do). The Shia Qan[T] is my favorite MS from Island Wars, Shia is a great character and I loved the Portent (my second kit). So I had to jump on the Shia, and it’s great. It’s definitely a buy for anyone who is interested, I especially love how Bandai implemented the parts of both the Transient and the Qan[T] into one single MS, now that’s what I call impressive. I never got into the Beargguy, and especially not the Beargguy P, probably going to pass on this one. If I ever get one, i’m getting the Beargguy F for the Petit’gguy. XP
Where is Ryan, didn’t see him these couple episodes, Btw, when i was browsing for pla plate tutorial, i accidentlly came through your old gunpla tv episode, eps 68 if I’m not mistaken, and….. seeing You guys doing gunpla tv pose, that was hilarious, I Dare You to do that again.
That Scramble Gundam looks sweet in Mobile Suit mode… Let’s just not talk about MA mode. Opinions on the OVA episode aside, it’s a pretty rad mixture of the Zeta and Destiny Heine, if I had to pick. Awesome episode as always guys, gotta tune in every week!
Awesome episode! The Scramble Gundam looks pretty cool, just not that gawd awful flight mode and not to mention is kinda bare bones compared to the other HGBFs :/
Yeah! Condorman! A hero of my childhood. I will nerver ever forget them driving in this kind of guipsytruck and as the bad guys in their black Porsche appear, he pushes a button, the seats slide down, they find themselfs in a futuristic cockpit and the next you see is the condorcar driving out of the front of the truck. Not as crappy as the old badman, but a must see if you like this kind of stuff.
i am building a custom mostly scratch built custom gunpla, and i like the look of barbatos and will borrow [arts from it to make my own unique model, great show guys stay awesome
It’s funny Todd brought up girlfriends and gunpla as my wife and I just built her first HG, the Gusion. She affectionately calls it “Fatty”. I am the luckiest man ever.
PS: My favorite Gunpla TV moment has to be Syd’s crazy stop motion dance party from way back in the day.
Runner Gundam frame 4 is from Gundam Astroth Origin kit. If you guys still wondering where it’s from haha. Hope you guys can have good sleep after this. Also gonna get that Shia Qan[T] , it’s sooo cute. kinda happy it’s not P Bandai like super Fumina Titan version, arghh so mad at you Bandai and Happy.
For a quite some time I wanted to write to HLJ support something about having an open order from 2013 with one item still being unavailable/backordered. I feared that one day they may change that to “discontinued” and cancel my order. That would be really bad.
But what a surprise email I got last week – after 3 years they finally managed to get that missing item (HGUC 0080 Series Decals #1)! And what’s even better – I found out that 0080 Series Decals #2 (which I ordered in 2013 too but was canceled and put as discontinued) is in stock! So I swiftly grabbed it so it can join his brother waiting in the warehouse 🙂
PS.: Now I feel a little bit sad because I always wanted to reach that 10th anniversary of having a item “backordered”… so maybe next time 🙂
I believed frame 4 was used on the Astaroth Origin and Barbatos 6th form. By the way, have you guys ever heard of the song “Rollover DJ” by Jet? It was the first thing I thought about when you guys brought out the Dijeh and now I got that song stuck in my head, haha.
5: When you guys said PG Unicorn/Banshee was on sale and I went and got one!
4: Todd’s ball guy LOL
3: Sid’s custom kits! They all look so cool and special (I like the Shin Musha the most than Thunderbird sinanju)
2: First couple episode where Sid goes around showing warehouse, explaining kits, and tutorials. Very good to recommend when someone has interest in gunpla and want to learn a bit more before jumping in.
1: Every time new episode comes on I get little excited and stop whatever I am doing to watch it! I wish it was more regular like once a week but I know you guys are doing this for us even thou you all have busy schedule (maybe not Todd since his Customizing his balls! JK)
Anyways that’s my top 5 mostly just wrote down what I think when I think about you guys and gunpla TV. Well I love you guys keep up the good work and see you on next episode!!
Nice vid as always; loving the clear effect parts on a lot of the build fighters kits like the Qan[T], wish they would do more of that with MGs even though I do love HG kits all the same.
In my humble opinion I think the Scramble Gundam transformation lacks imagination.
The best moments on gunpla tv, for me, are when Todd starts making silly puns, that’s just priceless.
Syd if you`re a fan of old-school rock listen to a song or 2 from Steel Panther ( I recommend Death To All But Metal and If You Really Really Love Me ) They are a parody group.
P.S I can`t be the only one who is NOT excited about the MG Psycho Zaku, right ? Lol
Great show, horrible sound 🙁
I was watching this with headphones and sound jumped from left to right and back with different volumes, that got me little dizzy 🙁
I think the bearguy would look great painted as a fallen angel with horns and a pitchfork…….. great show hurry up next week so we can see the lupis in all its glory.
1. tutorial for the hi nu gundam ver.ka
2.live video of the HGUC Neo Zeong
3. Tutorial for priming gunpla
4.review of the hi nu gundam ver. ka
5.the tutorial for the full armor gundam ver.ka
I can’t think of a top five off the top of my head but the one moment that stuck with me was the time when Syd was going to give Todd the Graze Ian and Todd already had it built. Syd’s reaction was beautiful.
great episode, I need a RE in my collection.
I enjoyed the how to video watching Syd try to paint outside and it looks like he is spraying into the wind..
Where’s Ryan? A dedicated segment perhaps? “Ryan’s Ramblings” haha definitely makes the episodes more lengthy.
That scramble Gundam’s MA mode… Perhaps an acquired taste.
I kinda like the figure stuff though, including the busts. I feel it kinda give us a chance to “build” and paint our favourite characters. I do believe that well painted, can look absolutely amazing. Very rarely can you get to paint anime figures unless its resin (extremely toxic and expensive) or those military ones.
i miss the days when you guys used to do tutorials and show us what your building on the show like ryans tank and the gundam themed car. please do more stuff like that instead of just telling us your going to build a kit take it home and have it fully built next episode. why can’t you guys do more stuff like the tank where you make up your own colour scheme and give us regular updated on the show on how it’s going. don’t get me wrong the show is still great and even though i don’t have a favourite moment i loved it when you used to use the joke DOES IT TRANSFORM?!
I must get the Beargguy P for my daughter’s birthday!
I have a question for Syd (or anyone really) about how you determine / chose which kits to paint and which to just build/line/decal. I realize its a bit different being exposed / have easier access to so many kits; but how do you decide which ones to dedicate the time and focus to painting up all nice?
I just finished my first painted build (sanded nubs, masked where appropriate, painted inner frame & armor, etc) and now that I look at the thing on my shelf… it seems like it would be criminal to not do the same for any future kits. Despite this I am over-eager and want to enjoy the build process without all the fuss but don’t want to ‘waste’ a kit by not dedicating myself to it fully. Catch-22 – curious how you or your colleagues decide from kit-to-kit.
5. Syd taking new apprentice Star Wars style
4. Gettin’ two dudes to ride each other – Scott about Kamen Rider
3. Ballgguy
2. Ryan looking at anime lady bits in the warehouse ‘IT’S NEVER A GOOD TIME’
1. Puzzle TV, Cosplay TV – two princesses (got me in trouble at parent/teacher event – thanks!)
My favorite moments were the when you did your “How to” segments. Panel lines, washes, painting, decals, damage etc. Kind of wish you guys would do some more of that stuff.
PS: You guys should feature some the new Votoms, Macross, and other kits that are featured in the other articles on this website. The pictures are nice, but I’d like to also see videos.
Another nice episode! and I would suggest to add a segment on your show. that title would be Guess that Pilot? it’s where you have silhouette of an Gundam pilot at the beginning of your show and the answer would be later on plus that pilot biography or character details…
I love the IBO on Anime and its Gunpla, I have couple of IBO kits on HG looking forward to complete IBO kits on HG and owning some MG’s.
I have already watch the first episode of Season 2, some new Characters and would like to see how this new characters played out on season 2, Though I shall miss Biscuit…
More power on your show and keep on building and reviewing Gunpla.
Hey guys, thanks for giving us a look at the new kits that were released, while I’m a bit meh about the Scramble, the Shia Qan[t] caught my interest so I’ll have to get that some point down the line.
As for my favorite moment, that would have to be when Todd showed off all his Gyans, all those puns really were Gyantastic even if Syd had to make some effort not to eye roll, plus its nice to see someone show his enjoyment of any hobby, just keep an eye on him Syd if he starts talking to them…its never a good sign.
Now I was wondering you guys Syd and Todd could help me with something, I was wanting to pick up kits of the EW ver main suits of Gundam Wing (Wing Zero, Heavy Arms, Deathscythe, Sandrock, Altron and Epyon). But in the 1/144 scale I prefer (thanks to RG and space) I’ve heard the kits are a bit old and really need updating, especially the Epyon (my first ever Gundam kit actually!). I wanted to know in your honest opinions if the MG 1/100s difference in quality is enough to make an exception to get them in the bigger scale, or that I should wait for a bit and see if bandai releases some updated kits, thanks for the help!
I don’t really have a best moment because at almost every episode you’ll start saying funny things by combining words and staff so its always funny for me.
Couple building is not limited to Nobel and Bearguys only,man.There are tons of other options. Top 5: The Gundam kiaris trooper and Graze Carta rescue vid,The Ball Guy vid, The Gyantastic vid,The Bearguy preetty Yandere advis vid(the bit sold it), The Fumina Bust vid(for PLOT)
Here are my Top 5 Gunpla TV moments in reverse order…
5) Episode 200 – the live-ish give aways was exciting
4) Syd and Scott tallgeese tutorial/build off
3) When Ryan, Todd, Lindsay and Anna were introduced to the show.
2) Seeing the HLJ Warehouse for the first time – Heaven does exist on earth.
Honourable mentions: Episode with the mystery box giveaway – What’s in the Box!?, Episode with alternative to what you guys might be doing if there were no gunpla – Puzzle TV, Episode with Ryan introduction Todd as the tame gunpla building (Top Gear reference).
1) Winning a kit built by Syd that was used on one of the shows – This hasn’t happened yet so fingers crossed.
5. Todd’s Ball Collection.
4. First appearance of Todd.
3. Syd building the Full Armor Gundam Ver. Ka.
2. Syd and Ryan building the custom build with the Sinanju body.
1. The Review of the RG Sinanju.
Great episode guys. I’m sure my two little girls (4 and 7) will love their petit pandas once they arrive. The white and brown petit bears aren’t anything to write home about, but eh, just adding to the collection. The petit ball guy looks awesome! I wonder if there will be any more astray lines coming in the future. My student loves the red astray and he now has an SD and MG (both from moi), and he just got the PG. I referred him to you guys on YouTube for him to learn more about how to build his models better.
This episode was amazing! I was almost in tears at the custom Bearguy reveals, that was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Awesome work, in particular the Bearguy with Makino Naka’s head was particularly hilarious, theough the Ballguy is one of the funniest and coolest little customs I’ve seen in a while.
that was scary when the puchi ball guy is suddenly out from chacha brown box. But it was funny and cool too. I could never thought of any reasons why people would buy these bearguys. Now I know it’s because they can become busty bearguy haha.
I would like to see Amuro Rey with the helmet and Char (both with the helmet or with his classic hat and googles) in this line of busts!
Crossing my finger for them!
I have a request. Every week/episode, Tod and/or Sid should bring in a custom to show, whether is for the episode or a old custom from the past. This could help give us the viewers some inspirations.
Tod’s BallGuy is shockingly amazing, but where is the other one?
Hope there are more Female Figure-rise bust in the future, wanna mash them all in Super Fumina to make a Girl Group. Hopefully you can make a review on that Strike Interceptor Kit from Active Raid since you reviewed the Elf Sigma last time
Was going to buy an Rg mkII, but the other RG is really tempting, ended up buying RG zeta.. wasnt dissapointed..
HGUC line is certainly interesting, but the price is unbearable compared to an ibo, or age series that’s kinda an turnoff for me
A great episode as always! 🙂 Both giveaways are great (although I prefer the AEUG colors for the Mk.II)! I hope that I’ll get picked for the giveaway. More power to you guys.
a couple of episodes ago you were talking about all the wonderful parts of kotobukya kits, it turns out I lost some of them on my Saber tiger, you wouldn’t be able to tell me where or how to get some spares ? Also got the same problem with the instructions manual ..
I am in love with that Pucchi Ballgguy. I have 3 members of my family doing 3 different things while I was watching this episode and they all stopped what they were doing when that was revealed. Way to go Todd.
one of the best episodes in my opinion! i couldn’t help smiling and laughing all the way to the end. thank you Todd for that surprise Puchi-Ball Guy and Syd for the creepy Puchi-Busty Guy! one of the best surprises ever in the show. hoping to see more of these in the future, though not constantly coz then it would lose the surprise aspect haha 10/10
I’m really jealous of Todd. Before I was married I had quite the collection of bots and a big condo to set up my huge display. Now that I’m married with a son I’m living in a smaller rented apartment and most of my collection is in a storage locker. Just curious. How many ROBOT kits (completed) does Todd have in his 2nd bedroom?
Oh that Todd! Always full of surprises. Looks like the ball’s in your court now Sid.
Speaking of MG’s, I wonder with the release of the Freedom 2.0, if there will be more of a flood (or a constant drip) of 2.0 MG’s; especially from the Gundam seed line?
The smaller kits matter too! Anything for another episode of Gunpla TV!
The Figure-Rise busts are still interesting. I hope we still get Chara Stand plates as well as personally I prefer that but it’s definitely something to be interested for. I wish Mikazuki had a shirt option like Fumina however…funny how they did that for Fumina but not Mikazuki…I wonder why. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
…Did you just say Mikuzaki? XD
The Beargguys are quite cool too, the Panda’gguy is the only one I got. As interesting as they are though, I find that they are a tiny bit pricey for how they are. They really don’t have much articulation, and aren’t your “normal Gundam”, i’d rather get an Ex-Standard kit. >_.<
Makina Petit'gguy, this episode is just so great.
*sees the "bust"*
BAHAHAHAHA OH MY GOD DAY IS MADE.
Stickers look like an absolute pain, i'm might get that kit one day, although I dunno where to put it.
I really like the Scramble Gundam, colors, design, everything. It gets a lot of hate for it's transformed state, and I can definitely see why. It's just a Mobile Suit lying down with some wings up, yet I don't mind it very much as i'm a fan of anything that transforms, and although it may not look very good, I don't think the alt mode is what designers have in mind very often when designing a mobile suit. As long as the main MS looks fine, i'm fine.
Nice four kits for a giveaway. What are you thoughts Syd and Todd and speaking of Bearguys, BANDAI announced a Bearguy with Black and Green colors which would be creative for you to parts swaps on those busts. What are your thoughts a given name for the female bust that was shown in Ep. 217?
Pandagguy is miffed because Ballgguy be creepin. Ballgguy was sad because he was left out of the group photo. In the end Ballgguy won, Makinagguy new best… #SizeDoesMatter
My Makina just arrived yesterday and I think it is a really nice model. Similar to resin garage kits, it still needs some work to putty and paint properly…
PS.: Incidentally it arrived together with HGBF BearGuy F which comes with it own Puchigguy so I may try that head swap mod too! 😀
Love to see an f family panda style??? Also I see Nicholas cage I think leaving las Vegas I see quibeley I think mallard!!!!!! Great show as always guys…. Pucchi ball guy is life
Loved seeing the Ballguy, you did a great job on it Todd. Can this be a reoccurring thing every week where Todd shows off his custom Balls? Maybe even bust out Face-palm Gundam again when things get out of hand? Lol
Great episode guys, looking forward to seeing the Scramble Gundam next week.
Comment for the contest! C’mon Syd! Let’s let Ryan Brexit himself, no offense but it seems like he phones it in while Todd actually loves Gunpla. I could be totally wrong, but I’m with Todd, Todd for President, he should be the full time co-host with you Syd!
I have binge watched two shows in my life (BSG, Lost) but never thought I would do so with a friggin’ Youtube show/channel.
So, congratulations… THANK YOU… and very, very, well done. I salute Syd, Ryan, Todd, Luke and all the rest on a wonderful show.
I am up to episode 68 (and now working both ways with 217, 216 and counting back so I eventually meet in the middle) and loving the evolution of the show, the extra bits from hobby events and the one-off episodes like #50 and puzzle/cosplay/papercraft TV (I laughed out loud at the ‘two-princesses’ comment while secretly watching during a parent-teacher event – whoops).
I started gunpla in April 2016 when a 2015-in-review of the MG line auto-started after watching something about transformers (I looked up transformers due to buying one for my son and wondering how the line had progressed since I was a kid).
I bought an Exia Dark Matter MG and RX-78 Origins MG the next week and have not stopped since (14 built – 12 MG, 1 PG, 1 RG) and 15 waiting on a shelf (12 MG, 1 PG, 2 RG). I am painting my first kit right now (Jesta MG) after moving past the panel lines and markings and cannot wait to share it with the world.
Hobbylink and Gaijin-Gunpla along with r/Gunpla are my only online destinations anymore and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being such a welcoming community and extensive resource for what has been a very trying time in my life the past 6 months.
A somewhat subdued episode compared to the more recent Gunpla TV episodes we’ve put out recently. We’ve got a couple cool kits to show off but more importantly, we’ve got the info for the November (and some […]
Just got started building the HG Barbatos 1 (Form 1 still looks better than all others). The Astaroth Origin also looks great! Can’t wait for the new kits to come out.
The frog gusion. i want dat hammer, it looks badass. Hyped for the revive strike freedom, do you think bandai will continue to make sword impulse revive? It wouldnt make sense to stop at force impulse and blast impulse
The last time I was… actually this is the first time I was ever this early.
HGCE Strike Freedom Revive doesn’t look like the Super Dragons separate or anything. Other than that, it looks SO much better than the original HG.
It would have been nice to have Fumina’s hands out on her Figurize Bust. She could be holding her GP Base and the Star Winning — and no, Ryan, she’s never worn a maid outfit in the show.
First it was the ‘Hi-Resolution’ Barbatos. Now it’s the ‘Full Mechanics.’ I wonder how it differs.
Shottie? Is Astaroth Origin secretly Sarge from ‘RvB?’Red Team’s well-represented in ‘IBO’ with the Grimgerde as well. Good luck getting that Graze back to Todd’s desk before he gets there, Syd.
Why not leave the panda guy and Mikazuki bust to the ladies? I’m sure hey would love to see a cute panda and a shirtless guy with a six-pack 😛
Also, ‘Fumina’ is just a name, but the kanji for her name reads out as ‘2-3-7′, which are the numbers she uses for all her kits’ model numbers in the anime.
Already pre ordered my Psycho Zaku. The price tag is heftier than I thought it would be. I was expecting a price point close to the Full Armor Thunderbolt Ver Ka. Thoughts?
I saw both kits while volunteering for an anime convention in the states. The two look real good as they still are in the Season One. The Banshee shall welcome the two kits in his collection.
What are your thoughts on a RG F91 and Berga Giros?
Thanks for the showing of the Psycho Gundam that box looks like size of a MG kit. I really want that but I am worried it might look a little off compared to the RG Zeta Gundam kits that have been released. Man I’m going to have to buy it anyway.
You can never go wrong with giant robots and shotguns, love the Astaroth Origin, even with the giant blocks hanging off its shoulders. Great episode guys.
First time commenting here so let me know if I’m doing it right… Just came across your channel/blog and thought I’d leave a comment for an entry in your latest video. I assume you guys didn’t see the new IBO stuff as you were filming? “Full Bake City” is officially the best Gundam name ever.
(SCSI is pronounced as skuz-ee)
Fumina was at the start of GBF-Try a competent female main character which is rare in a Gundam show and then Pixiv exploded with revealing artwork of her. As the show progressed her character faded and her breasts were growing at a ridiculous rate.
In the final episode the show returned to its more wacky roots and Minato Sakai, a rival who loves Fumina made the Super Fumina as a tribute to Fumina in a building contest. Judges be judges, Fumina be angry, gunpla is freedom and an all-out gunpla battle ends the season.
The Lupus design looks really interesting, might have to pick up the 1/100! Anyway I’ve l aways liked the Rebake, wouldn’t mind wining the HG for free 😀
A new episode of Gunpla TV is another portion of my life put to good use.
MG Psycho Zaku HYPE. There is no way I can afford this until the far, far future, and even if I had that cash, i’d spend it on the Sazabi Ver. Ka instead. Still, you get a LOT of stuff on this, and I always loved MS with tones of guns, because you can’t go wrong with more guns. The MS itself looks amazing, it’s detailed, has those frame covers, has all the weapons it could possibly need, and has tones of thrusters for space mobility. This has got to be one of my favorite MS ever, and i’m probably going to get both the HG and the MG Ver. Ka one day.
The HGCE Strike Freedom Revive was to be expected, same could be said with the lame gold. I don’t mind it on the Strike Freedom as much as on the Hyaku Shiki as it really doesn’t show much of it. Only the joints and some small areas, probably going to get the MG though. The Transient Glacier looks really cool. The deep sea green mixed with the clear dark violet is a really awesome looking combination, and instantly makes this kit a must buy for me. I expected the next RE/100 to be the Bawoo, as it’s a really respected MS and with the proportions, I knew this was it. I’m probably going to get this and the HG in MP colors, so i’m really looking forward to this release as well! The early type Guncannon is another must buy, I always loved the “cannon-type” MS, and this guy is no exception. The simple, realistic navy blue colorscheme is also a great touch, did I mention my favorite color was blue?
Clearly Bandai is spoiling their fans with the Fumina bust. I mean, multiple arms and a removable jacket plus…the real “bust”. I could already see the shelves being filled and emptied of this Figure-rise bust quickly. The new IBO kits have my attention for sure. The Geyreal takes the cake as my new favorite Graze, and maybe even my favorite IBO MS in general, very hyped for that one specifically.
Definitely getting the 1/100 Barbatos Lupus, the HG’s just miss too many color apps for me to deem satisfactory in my standards. Plus, it looks extremely detailed with all those lines, and since I love panel lines, this is going to be a great kit for me.
The Elf Sigma is no MS, but his design and colors call to me somewhat, maybe i’ll do a bash with a Gunpla using this guy one day. That head looks like it would go really well on an HG Sinanju.
Ever since I saw it, i’ve always been hyped for the Astaroth Origin. While the Astaroth already looked really cool, the origin takes the cake. The sharp, sinisger, angular design combined with that red colorscheme makes this kit look like an actual demon, which is very faithful to it’s name origin (ha). The weapons are also really awesome, a shotgun, sword, and a sledgehammer?! Yes please! It’s fight mode is also something really cool, there’s just so much this kit can do! Stickers seem like a bit of a pain, but it’s totally worth it. Hoping we get a 1/100 though, color accuracy is always a good thing.
the rebaked cake … or the frogman ….. hummmmm … who knows ?
ps : I got the parts from the Tod top gear giveaway …. and boy did my family teased me enough !! TOOOYS we paid 2 dollars for 2 sticks “the lance and the axe” and my grandmother thought that Japan was hiring me XD XD XD
thats i what i like about gundam ibo, its not like gundam build fighters try fun happy time, its dark and action packet its more realistic. ps i just cant wait for ibo s2
I loved the bawoo since the first time I saw it. It was before the “internet” on a Hobby Japan magazine and it was a scratchbuild model.
Too many years are passed to get an “high quality” version of it.
I don’t understand Bandai logic sometimes! The Bawoo is lots more beautiful than other kits but they wait years to do it in Bandai.
Some other mobil suit are ugly but they have several different versions…I don’t understand why.
You guys better not “Bust” your balls building all these kits for next week. Next week’s episode is probably going to have a 18+ rating because of that topless Mikazuki bust, haha, jk. I am still kind of on the fence on picking one up, so next episode will help me decide if it is worth it. Keep up the great work and I look forward to the next episode!
PS: If the RNG gods allow me to win anything, I want you guys to sign the kit box. And to make it interesting you have to use your non-dominant hand. With one of those big fat kindergarten Sharpies.
Man having a psycho gundam would be great, for a minute i thought you were giving it away! That would be a dream come true 🙂 Great episode as always guys.
Kinda glad I didn’t go for the Super Fumina competition, because Ryan keeps fiddling and breaking kits XD I saw those parts breaking off! Also I ordered one recently, so getting another one would have been daft.
Hoping for the Rebake (despite the stupid name) if I win, because the normal Gusion just looks daft. Well, unless it’s that one guy who turned theirs into a Blastoise, that was kinda awesome.
Looking forward to the GNT-0000 00 Shia Qan[T] (because Shia’s kits are kinda awesome). Tempted to modify it, but kinda afraid of possibly breaking it (I’m not as clumsy as Ryan, but still…).
Great show guys can’t wait till i get able to build some gunpla and make my own customs again. And i dont understand you people would buy a bust of a anime character it’s just wierd
Wahooo! Can’t wait for season 2,I made the crazy decision to start watching Season 1 while visiting Tokyo recently and came back with a rather crazy PsychoGundam sized addiction to Gunpla! Thank God I found you guys though, I’ve brought about 15 kits so far and am not stoping yet!
here’s hoping we get to see that shotgun in action, if they write Astaroth into season 2
Slight correction. Before the previous haitus, the “Figure-Rise” name was used on both “MG” and a HG equivalent, called “Figure-Rise 6”. They are 6 inch tall models, and includes franchise such as Tiger and Bunny, Accel World and Kamen Rider. Unfortunately the line ended before it even got the recognition it deserves.
Since then the Figure-Rise seems to have evolved into the “Sprukits” of Bandai US, focusing on Halo and DC superheroes, and venture again into both “MG” (called level 3) and “HG” (Level 2) scale, which again seems to have failed before it took off as this year there is no new info regarding releases.
Looking at what is available now under the “Figure-Rise Standard” flag, it seems the future might be brighter. Using the Dragonball franchise should bring this line the attention it deserves. Which I hope will means the line will last longer, Because I want more Active Raid gears be released as kits!