Had mine preordered since july 2020 and it's been stuck in shipping purgatory for a month so far. Update: 3/12/21, Just received it at 1:11 pm. Ah yessir.
This actually happened to me. I was walking home with the PG Astray and i stopped at a gas station because my hands were cold. Some group of teens came in and sat down nearby, and one of them said "that guy has a transformer". AND THEN I GOT UP AND SMACKED HER IN THE FACE
I'm extremely happy with the kit. Caught it at Samuel Decal for $155 that's including shipping. It was a very fun build super solid no fitting issues whatsoever. The judge stands out on a shelf for sure so many fine details.
Because thrust vectoring jetpack/binders makes more sense than wings that aren't capable of generating anywhere enough lift for a 65 ton mecha in atmospheric conditions. Wing suits notoriously cheated here since they claim to be less than 10 tons which given their size means they are less dense than water yet we see them sink in the show. "Wings" are just for show or at most AMBACs in space.
I remember when it first got shown off some people called it Forbidden. Idk if that was intentional from the designers or not. But while it does have a scythe and the binders, I feel like its similarities to the Forbidden end there. It looks completely different apart from the silhouette being very vaguely similar. It feels to me like Forbidden meets Astray, meets idk what else, but its sexy as all hell with way more detail and extra bits than those designs had. Love it regardless
@@dsg2v Doesn't help that the Judge has the same "in universe" model number as the Forbidden haha. Only difference is that it has "R-09" attached to the model number, suggesting that if this did exist in canon, that it's the 9th remodel of the Forbidden.
Ever since I first saw this kit on Ali it's screamed Hell/Death Scythe Gundam to me but taken to much higher technical level than even the Super Nova version. Even the name 'Judge' evokes the familiar 'Death' with a scythe that we are used to in the West.
@@The_Duggler25 The new 1/100 calamity Gundam looks exactly like the 1/144 scale one. Bandai is feeding people shit. They do not care their 1/100 scale product line anymore
@@yuhaosang685 are you talking about the new 1/100 calamity from the new line up? The one that looks incredible and has mg detailing but without being a mg?
Man, looking at this thing is giving me the weirdest late 90s vies from when I first got into Gunpla and anime products, and I just bought all sorts of weird, unknown things with crazy designs and gimmicks. The "frontier" days... I miss that time so much...
The prices for bl/3rd Party stuff is one of the reasons I still like living in SEA. Found a first batch retail release for around 90 usd and immediately grabbed it, even that was a bit pricey considering that early POs were around 75-80 usd. With regards to the design I think it looks great because compared to other 3rd party "detail up" kits, the details are actually cohesive and not too gaudy. Also at first I thought they pulled an early DM move and just "borrowed" a resin design; the closest one I could find was the Artisan Club Forbidden conversion kit, and while the similarity is there, I believe that this is an original design.
I was really lucky that my local store got one of this and sold it to me for $100. I still haven't built it but I'm very excited now based on what I've seen. This would be a project to paint.
Love all the subtle knocks while going through the sprues. "Don't break this V fin, there's only one in the box." Like i get 5 in my bandai models or something. 😆
“Place this V-Fin and jewel underneath the skirt... eeeeeerrrr for reasons... *wink *wink 😉😉 not meant to go on forehead cause this isn’t a Gundam *wink *wink 😅😅”
I personally never enjoyed posing most models because the joints get loose over time, and I enjoy large backpacks like the moon gundam, 00 raiser, and turn red astray, so I think this metal frame would be right up my ally
This really looks like (to me,of course) like a heavily re designed G Savior,with the tall vents,head design,side skirts,cockpit chest design,and even partly,the foot design Probably just me,since I'm a fan of the G-Saviour's design philosophy
For that kind of money, I expect this to be top-notch high-quality parts throughout. There's no way I'm paying that kind of money for flimsy parts. The level of detail needs to be the caviar quality if I'm to pay that much for it.
While I haven't built any of the HIRM Gunpla kits, I can confirm the frames on Barbatos and both versions of Wing are much less stable than the Astrays and the G Gundam. Definitely recommend the Astrays if you are looking at picking up any HIRM kits
@@ZakuAurelius Lol, yeah, apparently they were already out by this morning. And according to the scuttlebutt on facebook, two of the molds broke, so they won't be making anymore runs. Glad I jumped on it when I did, and thanks for the discount code. ;)
I love the design of this. It's very heavy on Seed aesthetics, and is full of gimmicks and various weapons. I would have loved to of picked this up, but I'm always skeptical about 3rd party kits.
Looks like The Age 3, disguised as Sinanju Stein, cosplaying as Deathscythe Hell Custom, but the wings are just comprised of Seed Destiny bull shit and then the Crossbone Vanguard did the paint job..... I love it!
It is Forbidden. They have to change the design in order not to get sued by Bandai. Two biggest bootleg Gumdan companies got sued about two years ago. Now no bootleg Gundam call themselves Gundam.
Thats the most Gundam not Gundam I've seen.
@@StarkNoir2094
Or is it Brian Cranston's Judge from the HBO limited series Your Honor?
Like Dragonar
Have you seen the SRW Huckebein kits by Kotobukiya? haha
Iseewhatyoudodthete
Ok, if this was a custom build kit, it would’ve been f**king awesome.
"It's a Gundam!"
"It may look like a Gundam but due to international copyright laws, it's not."
"Still we should run like it is a Gundam!"
"But it isn't."
*both scream*
It’s a gunsam
@@KaizCh but it's secretly a zaku
It is forbidden to be called a Gundam
@@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034 best comment award goes to you 👏
I like how it looks like someones heavily customized Gundam but is "completely Original".
It's zero gravity's original gundam OC from an alternative AU dont steal
@@lucasoliveirafrancisco6868 nah that's a modded Forbidden design
The fact that everyone and their mom was ordering these to scalp them immediately soured me on this thing
theres a special place under my boot for scalpers
Had mine preordered since july 2020 and it's been stuck in shipping purgatory for a month so far.
Update: 3/12/21, Just received it at 1:11 pm. Ah yessir.
That's the state of the world we live in. Good things are scalped to make other people miserable.
@Brique Zallivam saw one listing literally 3x the price
I was thankfully able to order one today. Hopefully it doesn't get cancelled. 😬
This kinda looks like a super tricked-out Astray, to me. Really cool!
Yeah that’s what it looks like to me as well
The head man. It really does make it resemble the astray, particularly those of Nielson works
With this vfin on it yes but with the other one it screams forbidden gundam
the backpack reminds me of lightning striker
@@Kirramato i can see that. Honestly i cant wait for my mg lightning strike full package ver RM (china red color) to come in to see how it looks
Imagine hearing someone looking at the kit and saying "That Transformers robot looks so cool"
I slap them right away
Guess why i slap them
This actually happened to me. I was walking home with the PG Astray and i stopped at a gas station because my hands were cold. Some group of teens came in and sat down nearby, and one of them said "that guy has a transformer".
AND THEN I GOT UP AND SMACKED HER IN THE FACE
There were actual headlines that called the IRL Rx 78-2 in Japan a Gundam
@@umersyed1402 i think you messed something up there. Were you trying to say they called the grandaddy a transformer?
@@lucaseichler3140 Yeah, I remember reading an article that was calling the life size grandaddy a transformer
I'm extremely happy with the kit. Caught it at Samuel Decal for $155 that's including shipping. It was a very fun build super solid no fitting issues whatsoever. The judge stands out on a shelf for sure so many fine details.
There’s something about the wings that do it for me. It’s like gundam meets modern avionics
Because thrust vectoring jetpack/binders makes more sense than wings that aren't capable of generating anywhere enough lift for a 65 ton mecha in atmospheric conditions. Wing suits notoriously cheated here since they claim to be less than 10 tons which given their size means they are less dense than water yet we see them sink in the show. "Wings" are just for show or at most AMBACs in space.
Gundam meets Armored Core
The clear green blue vent bits should be for LED lights if you customise it
I want to do that with mine but I dont have the skill for leds
*Definitely not based on Forbidden Gandum* (joke)
I remember when it first got shown off some people called it Forbidden. Idk if that was intentional from the designers or not. But while it does have a scythe and the binders, I feel like its similarities to the Forbidden end there. It looks completely different apart from the silhouette being very vaguely similar. It feels to me like Forbidden meets Astray, meets idk what else, but its sexy as all hell with way more detail and extra bits than those designs had. Love it regardless
@@damianwomack4668 if u compare it next to the forbidden line art it has a lot of similarities its just ramped up to 100 lol
@@dsg2v Doesn't help that the Judge has the same "in universe" model number as the Forbidden haha. Only difference is that it has "R-09" attached to the model number, suggesting that if this did exist in canon, that it's the 9th remodel of the Forbidden.
Custom some parts and sell it like bandai!! Ez money
Ever since I first saw this kit on Ali it's screamed Hell/Death Scythe Gundam to me but taken to much higher technical level than even the Super Nova version. Even the name 'Judge' evokes the familiar 'Death' with a scythe that we are used to in the West.
this thing looks straight up something from seed astray.
It's based loosely on the Forbidden Gundam.
@@Alucia0 i can see some similarities, but that head, chest and backpack screams astray to me.
Jeezus.. this thing makes MGs look like HGs, i mean if you want details this kit has got it in spades!
Cant wait to build mine. Honestly bandai needs to step it up. The part separation and detail is amazing.
@@The_Duggler25 The new 1/100 calamity Gundam looks exactly like the 1/144 scale one. Bandai is feeding people shit. They do not care their 1/100 scale product line anymore
@@yuhaosang685 are you talking about the new 1/100 calamity from the new line up? The one that looks incredible and has mg detailing but without being a mg?
@@The_Duggler25 How can you say it's incredible? It is basically RE in a different name. It does not even have a frame.
@@yuhaosang685 so if it dosent have a frame them its trash? Also its not like a re1/100, the detail is far above it. Have you even seen pics of it?
That vfin idea is brilliant and sneaky af. This kit looks awesome.
Wow, I kind of want this now. I love Die-Cast parts, they feel so nice to mess with.
I never heard of the Zero Gravity Judge but I'm impressed with this kit, thanks for the review Zach!
and now we have the Zero Gravity HIRM 1/100 Judge Moonlight Ver coming in october.
I heard Zero Gravity will release Blood Blade this July, I'm looking forward to it
Whats that?
@@The_Duggler25 their next kit project
Fyi Blood Blade is a prebuilt figure.
Looks like a heavily customized strike mixed with a death syth
"Completely New Design Beyond Imagination"
Kappa
Man, looking at this thing is giving me the weirdest late 90s vies from when I first got into Gunpla and anime products, and I just bought all sorts of weird, unknown things with crazy designs and gimmicks. The "frontier" days... I miss that time so much...
The prices for bl/3rd Party stuff is one of the reasons I still like living in SEA. Found a first batch retail release for around 90 usd and immediately grabbed it, even that was a bit pricey considering that early POs were around 75-80 usd.
With regards to the design I think it looks great because compared to other 3rd party "detail up" kits, the details are actually cohesive and not too gaudy. Also at first I thought they pulled an early DM move and just "borrowed" a resin design; the closest one I could find was the Artisan Club Forbidden conversion kit, and while the similarity is there, I believe that this is an original design.
I was really lucky that my local store got one of this and sold it to me for $100. I still haven't built it but I'm very excited now based on what I've seen. This would be a project to paint.
That's a huge steal price man! I paid around 115 and that was off a pre order.
Love all the subtle knocks while going through the sprues. "Don't break this V fin, there's only one in the box." Like i get 5 in my bandai models or something. 😆
😂
I would definitely call that a halberd not a scyth. The scyth like part is just the spike/hook.
It reminds me of the axe of darius
Halscythe.
Love this kit absolutely gorgeous and would make a good shelf piece to lighten up the room
“Place this V-Fin and jewel underneath the skirt... eeeeeerrrr for reasons... *wink *wink 😉😉 not meant to go on forehead cause this isn’t a Gundam *wink *wink 😅😅”
For the amount of plastic on the backpack, that hybrid metal frame is an great option 👍
That is supposed to be a tricked out Forbidden Gundam, but it looks way more Astray-like with all the armor
I personally never enjoyed posing most models because the joints get loose over time, and I enjoy large backpacks like the moon gundam, 00 raiser, and turn red astray, so I think this metal frame would be right up my ally
Ahh yes, the Zero Stock Gundam.
This really looks like (to me,of course) like a heavily re designed G Savior,with the tall vents,head design,side skirts,cockpit chest design,and even partly,the foot design
Probably just me,since I'm a fan of the G-Saviour's design philosophy
Its supposed to be a stylized version of the Forbidden Gundam from Gundam Seed
that "moon" variant is out right now for pre order for any of you looking
Wow those effect parts look way nicer than Bandai ones!
Metal build Strike Freedom meets Forbidden Gundam with design tweeks here and there. Well what else can we expect from a Chinese manufacturer
I’m getting a Nu Gundam + Astray + IBO feel from this guy (not sure why on the IBO)
This is a work of art. I only wish it were more available.
Destiny and Death scythe had a baby
I need to watch this again because I ordered the recolored version. Hope I won't get into any big issues especially with fittings.
Yeah, i hope they fix those hands :(
raises the bar nicely - essentially everything that we wish bandai wouldve done
This is what I've been waiting for. Thanks for the review Zaku😊
Yeah buddy locked in with 2nd batch over at USA Gundam Store. Thank you
it reminds me of deathscythe and zaku heathawk and a sandrock kind of shoulder.and barbatos head vibes.combined together😊..wow
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RX-78-2: *looks up* Grandson?
Judge:... Yeah sure. By adoption.
Gundam or not Gundam... you be the JUDGE of that
I love how stable it is when standing-pretty damn cool presence!
I just pre-ordered mine and will be arriving anytime on the first week of April.
The frame for the Hi-Res Wing Gundam EW (Not the Wing Zero) is actually pretty solid too. Not to mention the Neo Bird transformation isn’t as bad too
I feel judge is the most powerful name because its one syllable. President, overlord, and what else? Just one pulse. bam. Judge.
The head and chest reminds me of a mix between the Gundam Age II Magnum and Astray
I was able to preorder mine, and I am so glad that I have it.
I'd love to see the hypothetical simplified animation model that this a spiky redesign of.
I use to have that Macross Regult Model back in the 80's when I was in elementary school.
That's a pretty cool transformer
Having it be a diecast figure makes it the best gunpla ever. More like a metal build which is more high end feeling and looking to me.
So glad I was able to get this kit on order from USA gundam
For that kind of money, I expect this to be top-notch high-quality parts throughout. There's no way I'm paying that kind of money for flimsy parts. The level of detail needs to be the caviar quality if I'm to pay that much for it.
that was actually a custom forbidden gundam which makes it literally forbidden to be called a gundam
Been building it myself, the fitment is fantastic, it honestly feels like a Bandai kit fitting wise. Plastic is about 7.5 or 8/10 quality of Bandai.
This is actually Testament Gundam (Astray Outframe) but with their own take from Zero Gravity, which is very well done imo nice job
The chest vents, knees, gauntlets, and side skirts all point to the forbidden gundam as its base.
i recently got mine in and just finished it up. my only complaint about it is the 5-piece-style hands, but otherwise, I definitely like it a ton
Damn, looks like it would fit in seed
Because a lot of seed element in there, even they didnt claim that from forbiden, those shape of leg, arm, torso can see in other seed kit
Looks like a combination of death scythe and Strike Gundam
While I haven't built any of the HIRM Gunpla kits, I can confirm the frames on Barbatos and both versions of Wing are much less stable than the Astrays and the G Gundam. Definitely recommend the Astrays if you are looking at picking up any HIRM kits
The HIRM God Gundam only has diecast in the heels and arches of the feet.
Wow, never had seen a pre-built frame before nor one with metal! Very interesting 🤔
This looks very cool, but my favorite part of building Gunpla is the frame! Preassembled frames make me sad.
For what it's worth, USA Gundam Store just put some more up for pre-order today. Not sure how long that will last, but...
I didn’t bother sharing the news cause I figured they’d already be sold out! lol
@@ZakuAurelius Lol, yeah, apparently they were already out by this morning. And according to the scuttlebutt on facebook, two of the molds broke, so they won't be making anymore runs. Glad I jumped on it when I did, and thanks for the discount code. ;)
Wow this is an amazing kit !! I’d love to get my hands on it that’s for sure!
I love the design of this. It's very heavy on Seed aesthetics, and is full of gimmicks and various weapons. I would have loved to of picked this up, but I'm always skeptical about 3rd party kits.
This is an incredible awesome kit. Thanks for the review.
YES IT HAS ARRIVED
Looks like The Age 3, disguised as Sinanju Stein, cosplaying as Deathscythe Hell Custom, but the wings are just comprised of Seed Destiny bull shit and then the Crossbone Vanguard did the paint job..... I love it!
Rewatching this review to convince myself why I need this kit
It’s an awesome kit!
Just ordered mine off USA Gundam Store!
Wat Gundam? You're lawyer now? This is Don't Judge.
It has this Gundam X vibe...with a side of 00 and deathsytche
I love it, hopefully they do another production run
Its based on a Mobile Suite from a FanFic based on Gundam Seed.
i want more of this
It looks incredible. I am not in danger of buying a $150+ kit but it’s pretty sweet.
This is just a cool redesign of the Forbidden Gundam from Gundam Seed but with a different backpack.
Thanks for the video, just ordered mine *thumbs up*
I got 3 😊
should have jumped on this when it was released
waiting for mine!
I'mma call this the Batman Gundam simply because the backpack looks like a giant bat
Jobby will be happy about this
Looks like the lightning striker on its back that metal build just released
Astray "God Forbiddence" Custom ver. Ka
Definitely regret not picking this one up. Hoping for a second print
time to patiently wait for the restock
this thing is like the Gundam Deathscythe (Rousette Unit Ver.) mixed with the GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam
The design is inspired by Forbidden Gundam in Gundam Seed universe...
It is Forbidden. They have to change the design in order not to get sued by Bandai. Two biggest bootleg Gumdan companies got sued about two years ago. Now no bootleg Gundam call themselves Gundam.
I’ll start to build this one as soon as I finish the freedom 2. freedom will look small with this huge dude.
The V-Fin can be plugged into the Backskirt because the Forbidden had one.
Because this is actually inspired by the Forbidden Gundam. They mentioned it back when this kit was still a CGI render.
really love this...looks so solid kit
when Nu Gundam and Barbatos Lupus REX has a Child.
the backpack kinda looks like the Lightning Striker pack, the chest kinda looks like the Freedom's chest and the head is totally Astray style
I need to have this kit. IT'S AMAZING.