I picked one of these up for about $16 CAD including tax & shipping. If I were to buy the real thing it would work out be about $150 CAD total (no P-Bandai in Canada). I don't like buying bootlegs, but sometimes it's the only reasonable option vs official limited distribution.
@@bizophone that’s insane! Scalping? I would do the same if I there’s a model I wanted. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully Bandai can make some changes to get CAD more product.
I managed to get an official one for 60$ CAD from gunpladest i was just lucky because they only got a few and sold out quick but 150? whoever that persons thats selling it for that much is dumb
Duplicating kits isn't extremely difficult but how good they are depends on how much they spend to make the molds. A brand called 'Pretty Armor' duplicated some Kotobukiya figure kits and added undergates to the parts and other than one or two issues are just as good as the Koto kits. As for reproductions of figures such as Figma they vary wildly in quality (especially joints and paint) and the more complex they are the lower the quality tends to be (a $30 reproduction of a $160 figure will be full of issues).
I would say they put decent amount of time duplicating this kit. Sounds like pretty armor made a solid effort . I don’t do much in figures though the occasional dbz or Sword Art catches my eye. I appreciate the info. I will keep that in mind selecting my next 3rd party kit. Thank you
@@EdmondDantes31 nice! I will have to keep any eye out for some zakus. Do you remember the brand?I’ve seen a couple of casval’s Gundam on aliexpress that I might be picking up. Thanks for sharing
Am building one of these right now, the desert brown variant. The kit does look incredible, about the only let-down is the insufferable polycaps. No regrets in this instance and ought to make a fantastic addition to my collection once I finish painting it.
I actually seen that color today ( online) and it looks really good. Yeah the polycaps are very frustrating lol. Still pretty happy with the kit and glad you are too. Thanks for sharing!
@@Dadlifegunpla I would note that the "desert brown" (or sandy brown) is largely a very pale color, but I was going to paint it regardless, so not much of a concern there either.
Can I ask whats wrong with the PCs? I built the xfs wondwart and it was fine only some fitting issues with fixed pieces and even then its probably because I painted it
@ sure the polycaps didn’t seem to fit. Very soft compared to Bandai and because of that popped out often during the build. Also slick kept dropping them 🤣
@@randomnetizen7065 thanks for sharing. I have to track down a JMS kit, sounds like good quality. I ordered an HG Aerial from Aliexpress but no clue on the brand. 🤣
Nice. You know how much I enjoy my grunt suits. Lol blue destiny set, are some unique designs that should be pretty fun. You’ll probably knock them out quick after doing so many MGs. Have fun.
@@Dadlifegunpla I also had the Hi-V Vbare from XFS. The main gundam was quite nice, but the wing section is so loosely so i gave up halfway and just display the Gundam without the wing and funnels
bootlegging PBandai is always morally correct
lol, right? some of those kits are just way too expensive
Maybe you're just too poor for this hobby 😂
@@planetfixer If you don't have Peeb in your country, you're screwed. I'm not paying MG price for a literal High Grade.
@@planetfixer I don't think it's wise to pay a MG price for an HG
@@zepher31415 I don't think it's wise to be poor
I picked one of these up for about $16 CAD including tax & shipping. If I were to buy the real thing it would work out be about $150 CAD total (no P-Bandai in Canada). I don't like buying bootlegs, but sometimes it's the only reasonable option vs official limited distribution.
@@bizophone that’s insane! Scalping? I would do the same if I there’s a model I wanted. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully Bandai can make some changes to get CAD more product.
@@Dadlifegunpla 150 is a lot, P bandai hg kits are only like 50 - 80 dollars in canada through resellers but thats still quite a bit
@ thank you for sharing. Either way there needs to be better system to get CAD p-Bandai kits.
I managed to get an official one for 60$ CAD from gunpladest i was just lucky because they only got a few and sold out quick but 150? whoever that persons thats selling it for that much is dumb
@ $60 is better, the $150 is crazy. Thanks for sharing where you bought it from. Hopefully that will help prevent overspending.
6.5K views! You broke 300 subs! Congrats buddy!
@@Pokezachplays thanks buddy!
Duplicating kits isn't extremely difficult but how good they are depends on how much they spend to make the molds. A brand called 'Pretty Armor' duplicated some Kotobukiya figure kits and added undergates to the parts and other than one or two issues are just as good as the Koto kits. As for reproductions of figures such as Figma they vary wildly in quality (especially joints and paint) and the more complex they are the lower the quality tends to be (a $30 reproduction of a $160 figure will be full of issues).
I would say they put decent amount of time duplicating this kit. Sounds like pretty armor made a solid effort . I don’t do much in figures though the occasional dbz or Sword Art catches my eye. I appreciate the info. I will keep that in mind selecting my next 3rd party kit. Thank you
i recently got chars red zaku from temu and it was pretty solid , had fun assembling it
@@EdmondDantes31 nice! I will have to keep any eye out for some zakus. Do you remember the brand?I’ve seen a couple of casval’s Gundam on aliexpress that I might be picking up. Thanks for sharing
Am building one of these right now, the desert brown variant. The kit does look incredible, about the only let-down is the insufferable polycaps. No regrets in this instance and ought to make a fantastic addition to my collection once I finish painting it.
I actually seen that color today ( online) and it looks really good. Yeah the polycaps are very frustrating lol. Still pretty happy with the kit and glad you are too. Thanks for sharing!
@@Dadlifegunpla I would note that the "desert brown" (or sandy brown) is largely a very pale color, but I was going to paint it regardless, so not much of a concern there either.
Can I ask whats wrong with the PCs? I built the xfs wondwart and it was fine only some fitting issues with fixed pieces and even then its probably because I painted it
@ sure the polycaps didn’t seem to fit. Very soft compared to Bandai and because of that popped out often during the build. Also slick kept dropping them 🤣
Much better than expected 😂❤
It was. I might’ve had low expectations going into the build. Lol
@Dadlifegunpla just like a bandai. As good as.👍👌
@ Bandai does put a lot of the competition to shame.
2.4k views, awesome buddy!
Thank you 😊
Looks more like a Virtua-On Mech than a GM.. interesting new designs.
Had to look that up. Some interesting designs for sure. Lol
I actually just picked this up from Ali Express. Box was pretty rough, but runners seem ok.
Awesome. Sold out on Temu. Thank you for sharing
From my experience, the best bootleg is JMS, second to it is XFS
@@randomnetizen7065 thanks for sharing. I have to track down a JMS kit, sounds like good quality. I ordered an HG Aerial from Aliexpress but no clue on the brand. 🤣
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Thx.. I bit the bullet and picked up the 1/35 rx78
Nice. That’s going to be huge! I’m looking at the Daban PGU Casval.
@Dadlifegunpla 😁
Does temu have any 1/100 or larger gunpla? Can't find anything
@@vegetto109 I haven’t seen anything on Temu bigger than 1/144, but aliexpress has things clear up to PG.
Awesome GM Spartan, after finishing a few MG kits I'll be going back into HG grunt kits starting with the Blue Destiny Units #1 #2 and #3 EXAM.
Nice. You know how much I enjoy my grunt suits. Lol blue destiny set, are some unique designs that should be pretty fun. You’ll probably knock them out quick after doing so many MGs. Have fun.
Nice, must get some of those cheap knockoffs as the quality seems decent.
Do they have Zion stuff as well or just feddies?
Yes the had some zeon suits. I seen a couple of zakus and a Gouf. Thanks for posting
@@Dadlifegunpla Thanks, I like your channel and just subscribed.
@ thank you so much. 😊
If I were to handle a bootleg model from Temu I'd expect to get a rash from some toxic mold release or something.
@@wasdwazd lol nope, nothing yet. You’re not the only one to feel that way haha
oh.. XFS brand.. they're pretty good..
@@jazzkyrie it’s was solid, polcaps was a bit frustrating lol thanks for sharing!
Now do the third party MG The O please! I got the bootleg Torohachi and it is literally the same thing as bandais for 1/4 the price
I will keep an eye out for the kit. Where did you pick yours up?
Bought three different color variants of this at a much cheaper price at Shopee and Lazada.
Awesome I will check it out. Thank you for sharing
@@Dadlifegunpla Got those during a sale. The prices may not be the same now, but still lower than Temu.
@ ok no worries. Prices change often. I think I’ve found it a couple of times on Aliexpress. I appreciate the info, never heard of Lazada. Lol
Can someone give me a link for this i really what it
I just checked my past orders. It’s sold out now and can’t get you a link, but if it I see it opens up I will post that link.
spartan vs striker? im going striker all day baby
I’m going striker unless it’s a gorilla warfare situation. Lol
Give damage and weathering voila
That would take it over the top, for sure.
from TEMU?
its toxicate
lol not toxic or at least no side effects yet. 😂
JMS GM Spartan is better than this brand...
Thank you for sharing I will check it out.
Can confirmed, XFS band kit tend to pack a lots of runners into the same bag...Result in bendy runners, loose parts, scratch part surface 😔
@ thanks for confirming. What other kits have you built from this brand? Recommendations? I’m thinking about picking up another.
wala ata niyan sa bansa nila sis
@@Dadlifegunpla I also had the Hi-V Vbare from XFS. The main gundam was quite nice, but the wing section is so loosely so i gave up halfway and just display the Gundam without the wing and funnels
Hello copyright infringement and no more lame ass temu
@@PhillNigro thanks for sharing. What do you prefer to see?
Now with free toxic dust
Only a little bit of hand tingling . Jk 🤣