A word of warning to those about to build this: The double sided stickers for the chest clear piece are waaaaay stickier than the usual Bandai foil seals. They are super hard to remove cleanly if you misalign them or want to swap them out. I suggest using tweezers when sticking them on for perfect alignment, and expect the sticker to be destroyed if you intend to replace it.
When Mecha puts an emotional scene from a specific Gundam Series into the intro, y’know that Gunpla he’s reviewing is the real big deal. edit: Fixed one of my written errors on my comment, wrote this to let you know
Holy moly the fact that this has almost a full internal frame is insane, I knew they were really pushing the mold forward with this new line but I didn’t know it was going that far
Really amazing to see just how far HG kits have come over the years. I swear this one almost looks like a RG to me. Definitely looking forward to grabbing this one myself!
Words genuinely cannot express how grateful I am for you using a walnut in the size comparison. That was by far the clearest representation of the Lfrith's size. Thank you so much.
This thing really feels like the pay off from when we saw what they were doing with the HG Moon Gundam a few years ago. Wicked looking kit, I'd love to get one.
This definitely feels like the moon gundam in a whole lot of ways! It shocked me though that when I put the moon down beside it, the Lfrith pretty much eclipses it in every aspect.
I really like how it looks because it break so far from the "standard" gundam design. Also it gives me the vibe that this could pass as the final evolution of the police robots from PatLabor, cause of the bunny ears.
Episode 0 actually made me cry a little. Other than a few of the original first season's episodes, witch from mercury is my first time watching gundam after getting into building mecha kits/gunpla and I wasn't expecting it to be this intense.
i dont think ive ever seen a high grade go this hard before. It's amazing how much detail they shoved into such a small kit, it's almost like a real grade. you bet I would love to get this kit no questions asked~!
Having built this as only my 5th kit ever this is easily my favourite, even over the MG Astray red frame kai and RG unicorn Gundam. Incredibly easy to build, looks amazing, the articulation is fantastic and the overall build once complete is so solid. I'm not afraid to touch it for fears of breaking it or having something fall off just by looking at it. I know this is a weird thing to be picky about but I love the look of the feet on this, almost every kit I have the feet are just...eh. also another thing that this kit does right that most other kits I've built just seems to feel wrong are the hip joints, maybe because the first kit I ever built I broke the hip joint and I've always been concerned about that since but this just feels and looks fantastic. I'd say this is the ideal beginner kit and has enough room for the advanced builders to really customise!
The Witch from Mercury is definitely different from the other Gundam series. I love the MS designs and plot. Very excited to see the new kits released in the series.
The name is Lfrith, as that is a Watership Down reference, it's just written as Ruburisu in Japanese because that's the best approximation of Lfrith you can get with Japanese phonetics.
Your Lfrith explanation seems to be the best as Frith means Peace, Protection, etc, in Anglo-Saxon, yet has some connotations of friendship. Rubirisu might be related to Rubric which is about the Red/Red Ochre ink used in writing specially highlighted text, yet has connotations of magic and/or religion.
@@garygcrook oh, and there are a bunch of Watership Down references in Gundam AOZ, so it makes sense they’d continue to reference the book later on in other parts of Gundam
like mecha said in the intro, this line marked a new generation. even the EG (entry grade) kits that bandai has been putting out can stand tall when compared to the early 00s HGs
I first started gunpla in 1998, built about a dozen 1/144s before I dropped it completely. I came back into the hobby in 2018 and I gotta say, it's really the best time to be into gunpla! The leaps and bounds that Bandai has accomplished in the past 2 decades is really nothing short of phenomenal. ♥️
actually there is alot of color inaccuracy in the HG Lfrith kit, but they didnt give you the stickers the armor suppose to have a green camera part and gray part. they only gave you white.
The HG Lfrith actually has a LOT of color inaccuracies, however it's mainly for small details you need to fill in like all the small green pieces and white parts. You won't notice said color inaccuracies unless you do a detailed side-by-side with the lineart and/or painted model. The HG Aerial in contrast has more obvious color inaccuracies, but in turn has far less of them than the Lfrith. Also, while the Aerial has larger color-correcting stickers, they're only found on the GUND Bit Shield, with none on the actual mecha. Well, there are those stickers on the shoulder, but those are part of the GUND Format gimmick, and you can decide whether you want to it black or glowing red.
It's a high grade so color correction is always expected. All good for me though since I paint details to my kits anyway. I'm talking more about the build, details and overall aesthetic. We've come so far from the polygonal blocks of ye olde lol. Case in point, I'm currently working on the HG Ex-S and maaaaan, as much as I really love its design, the actual kit is a pain. What I wouldn't give for Bandai to give that kit a modern treatment!
I’d say this kit makes me extremely hopeful for the whole new line and while I like the G Reco line I feel like the Witch line is what G reco was aiming to be, very advanced sci fi designs with simplified builds but no dropping of quality for the kits
I too like reco G and I the over all look of this kit has that design vibe but at a closer look not at all lmao. If you look at it section you can see loads of 00 and IBO design... Besides the head lol that's straight up reco G
I was hooked the moment I saw it and pre ordered as fast as I could. I gotta say though, I almost like Lfrith more than Aerial? then again we haven't seen the latter in action.
just saw the prologue and I am super hyped for this kit haven't bought a model kit in a while because I've been low on funds but I'll definitely be finding way to get this kit, it looks fantastic (The NEED is strong with this one)
I fell in love with it the moment it was shown and now it looks even better. I'm happy bandai seems to be upping their HG game, I hope they do continue this level of quality even for revive kits. And as mentioned in this video, yes I'd like one!
as a person who hasn't built hg for a couple of years, its a nice change they did to this model specifically and looks very satisfying once its built, great video mecha gaikotsu
I love how this kit feels like the culmination of all the advancements bandai has had in kits in recent years and with it implying this is the standard for the entire line? Very much could be a set of releases to be applauded for ages. Would love to be able to get one of these.
The G-Witch airing can't come soon enough! I'm digging all the designs so far, especially from the newcomer designers JNTHED (Lfrith, Aerial) and Wataru Inata (Pharact). Great review as always and I wouldn't mind adding Lfrith to my collection. Thanks for the opportunity and good luck to everyone else!
Really impressive kit, also realy hard to come by for now (would like one), I hope that we going to get Mass Produced version in the future too. Realy waiting for the Witch from Mercury show also.
This kit looks amazing for the price, deffo seems like a must have for any builder. Here’s hoping the quality of this kit translates to the other Witch from Mercury kits as well as the eventual Master Grades
My god they're really stepping these hg kits up a notch, I would love to add this to the collection. Super excited to see more of those molded holographic pieces in the future!
Daughter wanted her first HG for Christmas, she's 8, this is the kit ive just bought for her, shes proud to stand her kits next to mine in our display cabinet, and im super proud to stand them next to my kits ❤
I'm very excited to see where this line as a whole goes, especially knowing that it very well might be a line with 0 polycaps- at least I hope so. This really does feel like Bandai taking the HG line as a whole to the next level, and I'm very excited to see where they go from here. It's amazing how much detail they shoved into such a small kit, it's almost like a real grade and i would love to get one.
This looks like a pretty solid kit overall. If future kits are made like this, I think these are great gateway kits for people just starting out in the hobby! Would love to get this kit for sure.
When I first saw this kit, I wasn't really interested in it, the design seemed a little unusual. However the more images I saw of it, I realized that this is a pretty damn good hg. Would totally love to build this kit sometime in the future.
The amount of detail on the new gundam is insane compared to others that I have built in the past. The quality of the new gunpla is really good and for a hg to look so cool is just ahhhh
I've built quite a few hg kits over the years, and I love how they just keep getting more and more advanced as time passes! After seeing all the coolness this suit has, I absolutely must have one! The thing that caught me off guard during this review, and had me laughing out all my oxygen for nearly a full minute, was during the size comparison part, idk why, but the random walnut popping up just punched my funny bone dead center! XD
Between this kit and the entry grades, Bandai has really been making amazing starter kits! Maximum detail, minimal complexity and ALL of the articulation! No longer does HG feel like a compromise of "price for quality".
Man this kit looks really good for its price. At first I thought of Meh but now I really want to get one. I could imagine how detailed they’ll get in the future for a RG version.
@@GojiraFan-in9oo improvements can be made. And tbf, with the slightest amount of superglue in the polycaps and the chest to thicken the connections, I haven’t had any problems
I WANT THIS KIT Like legit, one of the most appealing looking gundul ive seen for a few time. The bunny ears and the vibe of the kit reminds me of g self, which i really like and it just looks so elegant
the full series hasn't even been released and this model is already one of my favorites just from the prologue. to say i teared up is an understatement.
I would absolutley love to have this kit! I was able to preorder Gundam Aerial, but due to life wasn't able to preorder Lfrith, and it just looks awesome!
The moment these kits were shown, i was very much looking forward to starting off the gunpla hobby with either Lfrith or Gundam Aerial. And to find out that this one is good, my hopes are up for Aerial, so 100 percent i'd love to get this one
@@wulf8889 Sadly. Though at the very least we know it's coming, since the runners for the HG Lfrith are built in such a way that they can easily remove the backpack, receiver gun, and GUND Bit Shield from the packaging, which are the parts that the Pre-Production Type doesn't need.
Do I want this kit? Yes. How much do I want this kit? Yes. Do I wanna win this giveaway? Yes. Dear Lord almighty when I saw this kit I instantly knew I have to own this, even more now with the way Mecha reviewed this. I. Want. It.
Man, I absolutely love this kit. All the details and the improvements and extra gimmicks just make it awesome. Sucks that they'll disappear immediately because scalpers are horrid, so it's great to see you decide to at least give one of us a chance to get it. I hope everyone else get their chance to experience it!
I want it so bad! Started the hobby three weeks ago just because of Lfrith and Beguir-Beu kits I saw online. It's been fun, but I can't wait to build those two ^^
@TEXT mecha_gaikotsu @ TELEGRAM Not sure you're the real Gaikotsu... but if you are : thanks for that, but I managed to lock in a pre-order for both Lfrith and Beguir-Beu a few hours after I posted my comment. So feel free to choose another winner, who might not have had the same luck ! Though this is the first time I win a giveway of this kind, the prize would be wasted on me. I may be new to it, and there may be a ton of kits I want to build, including some I want multiple of, but one Lfrith is enough for me ^^
I want this kit, the Lfrith is such a cool kit. Love the new shield/gun bits, The way everything is stored on the backpack is such a lovely design. The build quality just seems to shine like no HG before it. I hope we see that new moulding method used more in future.
The Witch From Mercury has an entire HG series already lined up, and most of them appear to use the same general philosophy. The Lfrith is pretty much the standard with which all upcoming HG's will be put up against.
I was on the fence about all the witch designs but your review inspired to actually watch the prologue. Aside from never hearing "happy birthday" song the same way for the rest of my life I now love the designs and would love to win one.
I definitely want this kit! I love the the femininity incorporated into the kit without going full blown Nobel Gundam. And the thinner yet still armored waist builds on the Iron Blooded Orphans Gundam designs very well. I wasn't a huge fan of the inner frame being so exposed in IBO for the fragile looking waist.
Something in me always starts cackling like a mad witch whenever somebody has decided to paint the giant robot of death in bright pink and my god does this suit have that effect on me. Also as a girl I am very hyped for The witch from mercury being the first gundam anime to actually have a woman as a protagonist.
Love the videos MG! I made my first kit about 2 weeks ago, and now I've built 3 and have 2 more on the way, I found my new hobby! looking forward to trying out your panel lining style on my kits! Lfrith looks amazing, and I plan on getting a display case at some point and wow, what a beautiful build! It just wants to be shown off
Everything about this kit looks amazing, and the quality seems almost too high for a $13 high grade. If this is setting the standard for future hg kits, then they're all going to be bangers from here on out. After seeing the design, probably going to check out the anime.
Bandai have a history of selling main suits at a super low low price to get people hooked. The Gundam Aerial is even cheaper then this because it's the true main suit. As far as I remember its just over $10 for the HG Aerial
I'm very excited to see where this line as a whole goes, especially knowing that it very well might be a line with 0 polycaps- at least I hope so. This really does feel like Bandai taking the HG line as a whole to the next level, and I'm very excited to see where they go from here. Praying Bandai actually makes master grades of Witch of Mercury mobile suits though, because I would love this and Aerial in master grade form. At least a Real Grade... c'mon Bandai I'm begging...
Same here. Also excited for the future of hg. Bandai already released a bunch of their like hg 2.0 for most of the gundam series because of the build series, but they haven’t made a 2.0 for the gundams of gundam 00. For that I’m hoping that the gundams they make for hg for those gundams will be in this quality. Even if we don’t get like a master grade 2.0 for Exia if the hg is as good as this, I’m sold.
I wasn't sure what this kit would be like at first, but now seeing everything it offers I WANT THIS KIT. Thank you for doing such an in-depth video on this kit and in general.
Id love to try my hand at building one of these! It was this channel that introduced me to Gunplay building, and I ended up starting with the IBO line, Barbatos Lupis HG to be exact. Crazy to see how far the HG craft has come.
@1.27 "Having trouble grabbing one... Saying that you want this kit." Can confirm, BBTS and my local shop (Houston, TX) have no results for Gundam LFrith. I like high grades (my most recent turns into a train and is adorable), so I'd like to throw my hat into the ring if you're still doing a giveaway- "I want this kit." So, thanks, and and thank you @GaiKotsu for providing the most interesting gunpla reviews I've found. Much appreciated,
I'm late to the party, but I am now on the hunt for this kit. Great video and review. Your Witch from Mercury HG reviews have convinced me to start painting and building again. Much thanks.
@KaoticDesignz Sorry my guy but I am pretty sure that the telegram person is a fake, I've checked the comments and multiple comments like this were sent to different accounts, including me, I'm pretty sure that Mech is gonna announce the prize winner in a video, so I'm sorry for you if you actually felt hyped when you received the prize winning message
Since the designs were shown, this one was my favorite, i prefer the colors over the main gundam colors, and this kit is *chef kiss*, so i definitely want this kit
I want this kit, it has really cool design with nice crisp details. I dig those color palettes with very little color correcting stickers needed. This kit feels like if you combine ibo kit with eva kit, i can't wait to have this kit and aerial.
A word of warning to those about to build this:
The double sided stickers for the chest clear piece are waaaaay stickier than the usual Bandai foil seals. They are super hard to remove cleanly if you misalign them or want to swap them out.
I suggest using tweezers when sticking them on for perfect alignment, and expect the sticker to be destroyed if you intend to replace it.
I would like to have this kit.This is amazing !
I've got those, so thanks for the tip.
Hell yes! That's what I want to hear. If I'm using stickers, I want them to stick
I have it sitting in the private warehouse at HLJ so this is good to know. Thanks for the heads up.
Me worried about my shakey hands and bad tweezeers
When Mecha puts an emotional scene from a specific Gundam Series into the intro, y’know that Gunpla he’s reviewing is the real big deal.
edit: Fixed one of my written errors on my comment, wrote this to let you know
Makes puts????
Yep agreed
Lol no
Suddenly i remember the mg Dynames review
That was a good one
Holy moly the fact that this has almost a full internal frame is insane, I knew they were really pushing the mold forward with this new line but I didn’t know it was going that far
agreed. I havent seen another gunpla like that since.... the hgibo line :c
The prepainted chestplate is such a great deal too
Really amazing to see just how far HG kits have come over the years. I swear this one almost looks like a RG to me. Definitely looking forward to grabbing this one myself!
Surely they're gonna release an RG of this kit very soon because I can't see why not. It's so goddamn cool!
@@mozzarellamaniac6300 me, still waiting for a single IBO Real Grade 7 years later
@@concon09090 pain
Words genuinely cannot express how grateful I am for you using a walnut in the size comparison. That was by far the clearest representation of the Lfrith's size.
Thank you so much.
You can thank my wife for that one
This thing really feels like the pay off from when we saw what they were doing with the HG Moon Gundam a few years ago. Wicked looking kit, I'd love to get one.
This definitely feels like the moon gundam in a whole lot of ways! It shocked me though that when I put the moon down beside it, the Lfrith pretty much eclipses it in every aspect.
@@MechaGaikotsu Eclipses...
I really like how it looks because it break so far from the "standard" gundam design. Also it gives me the vibe that this could pass as the final evolution of the police robots from PatLabor, cause of the bunny ears.
Episode 0 actually made me cry a little. Other than a few of the original first season's episodes, witch from mercury is my first time watching gundam after getting into building mecha kits/gunpla and I wasn't expecting it to be this intense.
Here before the first 10 seconds are claimed by bandai
Xddd
i dont think ive ever seen a high grade go this hard before.
It's amazing how much detail they shoved into such a small kit, it's almost like a real grade. you bet I would love to get this kit no questions asked~!
We have UC Hard Graph lol
We also have the Moon Gundam
The justice X20a hGCE is inner frame is similar rg 😊
My body is ready for this new series. That prologue was simply not enough.
Same
But the model kits are too good not to pick it up.
@@mohamadarafat8764 Totally 10000000000% agreed man
Having built this as only my 5th kit ever this is easily my favourite, even over the MG Astray red frame kai and RG unicorn Gundam. Incredibly easy to build, looks amazing, the articulation is fantastic and the overall build once complete is so solid. I'm not afraid to touch it for fears of breaking it or having something fall off just by looking at it. I know this is a weird thing to be picky about but I love the look of the feet on this, almost every kit I have the feet are just...eh. also another thing that this kit does right that most other kits I've built just seems to feel wrong are the hip joints, maybe because the first kit I ever built I broke the hip joint and I've always been concerned about that since but this just feels and looks fantastic. I'd say this is the ideal beginner kit and has enough room for the advanced builders to really customise!
The Witch from Mercury is definitely different from the other Gundam series. I love the MS designs and plot. Very excited to see the new kits released in the series.
The name is Lfrith, as that is a Watership Down reference, it's just written as Ruburisu in Japanese because that's the best approximation of Lfrith you can get with Japanese phonetics.
Your Lfrith explanation seems to be the best as Frith means Peace, Protection, etc, in Anglo-Saxon, yet has some connotations of friendship.
Rubirisu might be related to Rubric which is about the Red/Red Ochre ink used in writing specially highlighted text, yet has connotations of magic and/or religion.
@@garygcrook oh, and there are a bunch of Watership Down references in Gundam AOZ, so it makes sense they’d continue to reference the book later on in other parts of Gundam
I hadn't built a gunpla kit since 2002, and I am SHOCKED at how incredible the HG kits are now!
like mecha said in the intro, this line marked a new generation. even the EG (entry grade) kits that bandai has been putting out can stand tall when compared to the early 00s HGs
awesome looking kit. the color scheme is such a breath of fresh air, so is the implementation of the funnels and the proportions in general. 10/10
Gunpla technology have come a long way
If this kit was released in 2015 and under, there will be a lot of color correcting stickers in this kit
I first started gunpla in 1998, built about a dozen 1/144s before I dropped it completely. I came back into the hobby in 2018 and I gotta say, it's really the best time to be into gunpla! The leaps and bounds that Bandai has accomplished in the past 2 decades is really nothing short of phenomenal. ♥️
actually there is alot of color inaccuracy in the HG Lfrith kit, but they didnt give you the stickers
the armor suppose to have a green camera part and gray part.
they only gave you white.
The HG Lfrith actually has a LOT of color inaccuracies, however it's mainly for small details you need to fill in like all the small green pieces and white parts. You won't notice said color inaccuracies unless you do a detailed side-by-side with the lineart and/or painted model.
The HG Aerial in contrast has more obvious color inaccuracies, but in turn has far less of them than the Lfrith. Also, while the Aerial has larger color-correcting stickers, they're only found on the GUND Bit Shield, with none on the actual mecha. Well, there are those stickers on the shoulder, but those are part of the GUND Format gimmick, and you can decide whether you want to it black or glowing red.
It's a high grade so color correction is always expected. All good for me though since I paint details to my kits anyway. I'm talking more about the build, details and overall aesthetic. We've come so far from the polygonal blocks of ye olde lol.
Case in point, I'm currently working on the HG Ex-S and maaaaan, as much as I really love its design, the actual kit is a pain. What I wouldn't give for Bandai to give that kit a modern treatment!
@@joMan1060 where? It’s kind of hard to understand what you’re saying when it’s laid out like that
I’d say this kit makes me extremely hopeful for the whole new line and while I like the G Reco line I feel like the Witch line is what G reco was aiming to be, very advanced sci fi designs with simplified builds but no dropping of quality for the kits
I too like reco G and I the over all look of this kit has that design vibe but at a closer look not at all lmao. If you look at it section you can see loads of 00 and IBO design... Besides the head lol that's straight up reco G
It's a great sign for the direction HG is heading. Honestly though, it would be so cool to see G-Self redone with this level of detail and tech.
@@MechaGaikotsu I've always wanted a Real grade of the G self, I feel like everyone down plays the designs lol
Comments about the main kit aside, the Lfrith with Phantom backpack was absolutely exquisite !!!
Really glad I got into gunpla now so that I can experience these witch from mercury kits🥳
This feels like such a culmination of the last decades worth of HG lines, can't wait to pick this and the Aerial up.
I absolutely love how sleek, yet sharply detailed the suits for TWFM are, and the Lfrith is definitely on my must have list for my next few kits.
Bandai really did dial it to 11 for the designs in this show. Can't wait to see the mid season upgrade to the Aerial!
I was hooked the moment I saw it and pre ordered as fast as I could. I gotta say though, I almost like Lfrith more than Aerial? then again we haven't seen the latter in action.
@@MechaGaikotsu wait, so the ariel is an upgrade ?
@@MechaGaikotsu You mean like Gundam Barbatos from Iron-Blooded Orphans?
Wow didn't expect this kit to be so simple with that level of color separation, really impressed
just saw the prologue and I am super hyped for this kit haven't bought a model kit in a while because I've been low on funds but I'll definitely be finding way to get this kit, it looks fantastic (The NEED is strong with this one)
@TEXT mecha_Gaikotsu @ TELEGRAM fake account say what?
I fell in love with it the moment it was shown and now it looks even better. I'm happy bandai seems to be upping their HG game, I hope they do continue this level of quality even for revive kits. And as mentioned in this video, yes I'd like one!
as a person who hasn't built hg for a couple of years, its a nice change they did to this model specifically and looks very satisfying once its built, great video mecha gaikotsu
I'm in love with the mech designs from Witch From Mercury, I may well buy them all if they're all as beautiful as Lfrith and Aerial
I love when you make videos on high grades because even though I have been building for a few years now I still mainly buy high grades
I love how this kit feels like the culmination of all the advancements bandai has had in kits in recent years and with it implying this is the standard for the entire line? Very much could be a set of releases to be applauded for ages.
Would love to be able to get one of these.
The G-Witch airing can't come soon enough! I'm digging all the designs so far, especially from the newcomer designers JNTHED (Lfrith, Aerial) and Wataru Inata (Pharact). Great review as always and I wouldn't mind adding Lfrith to my collection. Thanks for the opportunity and good luck to everyone else!
The backpack fashion show part came out of no where and was funny as hell. It also made it seem like the Gunplas were hiding and running away.
Really impressive kit, also realy hard to come by for now (would like one), I hope that we going to get Mass Produced version in the future too.
Realy waiting for the Witch from Mercury show also.
This kit looks amazing for the price, deffo seems like a must have for any builder. Here’s hoping the quality of this kit translates to the other Witch from Mercury kits as well as the eventual Master Grades
My god they're really stepping these hg kits up a notch, I would love to add this to the collection. Super excited to see more of those molded holographic pieces in the future!
Daughter wanted her first HG for Christmas, she's 8, this is the kit ive just bought for her, shes proud to stand her kits next to mine in our display cabinet, and im super proud to stand them next to my kits ❤
I'm very excited to see where this line as a whole goes, especially knowing that it very well might be a line with 0 polycaps- at least I hope so. This really does feel like Bandai taking the HG line as a whole to the next level, and I'm very excited to see where they go from here. It's amazing how much detail they shoved into such a small kit, it's almost like a real grade and i would love to get one.
This looks like a pretty solid kit overall. If future kits are made like this, I think these are great gateway kits for people just starting out in the hobby! Would love to get this kit for sure.
When I first saw this kit, I wasn't really interested in it, the design seemed a little unusual. However the more images I saw of it, I realized that this is a pretty damn good hg. Would totally love to build this kit sometime in the future.
The amount of detail on the new gundam is insane compared to others that I have built in the past. The quality of the new gunpla is really good and for a hg to look so cool is just ahhhh
I've built quite a few hg kits over the years, and I love how they just keep getting more and more advanced as time passes! After seeing all the coolness this suit has, I absolutely must have one! The thing that caught me off guard during this review, and had me laughing out all my oxygen for nearly a full minute, was during the size comparison part, idk why, but the random walnut popping up just punched my funny bone dead center! XD
Would love to get ahold of this kit and probably the entire WFM series, the engineering is fantastic for the price point!
So, the bits-on mode technically makes the bits acted as additional verniers like those all over the body of MSes in Thunderbolt... Nice
Just recently got into gunpla and I’m glad I did! All the builds have something special!
Hahahah!! The intro was literally on point:)) its my birthday!! Thanks!!!
Between this kit and the entry grades, Bandai has really been making amazing starter kits! Maximum detail, minimal complexity and ALL of the articulation!
No longer does HG feel like a compromise of "price for quality".
Man this kit looks really good for its price. At first I thought of Meh but now I really want to get one.
I could imagine how detailed they’ll get in the future for a RG version.
If we ever get a RG stil waiting on RG IBO
@@Ethan_488 ERS combined with floppy droppy 1/144 IBO gundam frame??
that's a whole new level of hand grenade
@@GojiraFan-in9oo improvements can be made. And tbf, with the slightest amount of superglue in the polycaps and the chest to thicken the connections, I haven’t had any problems
@Master Phoenix Gundam what makes you think that?
@Master Phoenix Gundam it seems someone is being negative for absolutely no reason. Do you not get the concept of a prize giveaway?
I WANT THIS KIT
Like legit, one of the most appealing looking gundul ive seen for a few time. The bunny ears and the vibe of the kit reminds me of g self, which i really like and it just looks so elegant
Thank you for offering one of this god-tier kit to the masses who are still waiting. I would love to have one!
love those simple application of decals. makes the kit look more detailed while not making it overcrowded with markings. hope I can get one of these 😊
the full series hasn't even been released and this model is already one of my favorites just from the prologue. to say i teared up is an understatement.
lol I want a crazy amount of size comparisons like this one in every video. They're so fun to watch
I would absolutley love to have this kit! I was able to preorder Gundam Aerial, but due to life wasn't able to preorder Lfrith, and it just looks awesome!
The moment these kits were shown, i was very much looking forward to starting off the gunpla hobby with either Lfrith or Gundam Aerial. And to find out that this one is good, my hopes are up for Aerial, so 100 percent i'd love to get this one
I can honestly say that I love all the mobile suit designs from G Witch. The Lfrith especially. This kit is definitely high on my to get list.
Too bad the mass production prototype is probably PBandai.
@@wulf8889 Sadly. Though at the very least we know it's coming, since the runners for the HG Lfrith are built in such a way that they can easily remove the backpack, receiver gun, and GUND Bit Shield from the packaging, which are the parts that the Pre-Production Type doesn't need.
Do I want this kit? Yes. How much do I want this kit? Yes. Do I wanna win this giveaway? Yes. Dear Lord almighty when I saw this kit I instantly knew I have to own this, even more now with the way Mecha reviewed this. I. Want. It.
now thinking about it the editing and everything this vid was really really good. The little house tour bit for the backpack swaps was fun
Man, I absolutely love this kit. All the details and the improvements and extra gimmicks just make it awesome. Sucks that they'll disappear immediately because scalpers are horrid, so it's great to see you decide to at least give one of us a chance to get it. I hope everyone else get their chance to experience it!
These Witch From Mercury designs are beautiful. I’m really hoping for a couple of MGs.
agree. the hg aerial is damn way too awesome. how much more on the upcoming higher grade
This really does look so so cool. I am liking this Gundam more than I thought I would. Definitely has me interested in watching the anime now too.
@TEXT mecha_gaikotsu @ TELEGRAM ty for getting my hopes up for a bit Mr spam bot
I want it so bad! Started the hobby three weeks ago just because of Lfrith and Beguir-Beu kits I saw online. It's been fun, but I can't wait to build those two ^^
@TEXT mecha_gaikotsu @ TELEGRAM Not sure you're the real Gaikotsu... but if you are : thanks for that, but I managed to lock in a pre-order for both Lfrith and Beguir-Beu a few hours after I posted my comment. So feel free to choose another winner, who might not have had the same luck ! Though this is the first time I win a giveway of this kind, the prize would be wasted on me. I may be new to it, and there may be a ton of kits I want to build, including some I want multiple of, but one Lfrith is enough for me ^^
We need more of these budget friendly HG kits
I want this kit, the Lfrith is such a cool kit. Love the new shield/gun bits, The way everything is stored on the backpack is such a lovely design. The build quality just seems to shine like no HG before it. I hope we see that new moulding method used more in future.
The Witch From Mercury has an entire HG series already lined up, and most of them appear to use the same general philosophy. The Lfrith is pretty much the standard with which all upcoming HG's will be put up against.
@@StrikeNoir105E and I hope we see it’s new design philosophy outside of this HG line once it’s over
I was on the fence about all the witch designs but your review inspired to actually watch the prologue. Aside from never hearing "happy birthday" song the same way for the rest of my life I now love the designs and would love to win one.
The little tutorial during the build sections helped a lot when building my first kit. (Calibarn). Cheers, Mecha Gaikotsu
I definitely want this kit! I love the the femininity incorporated into the kit without going full blown Nobel Gundam. And the thinner yet still armored waist builds on the Iron Blooded Orphans Gundam designs very well. I wasn't a huge fan of the inner frame being so exposed in IBO for the fragile looking waist.
Something in me always starts cackling like a mad witch whenever somebody has decided to paint the giant robot of death in bright pink and my god does this suit have that effect on me. Also as a girl I am very hyped for The witch from mercury being the first gundam anime to actually have a woman as a protagonist.
Interesting
Her design rivals bael and that one red and green one
I completely forgot to mention, i really loved what you did with this video! I like that you are experimenting with your format!
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finally some universal size measurement comparison 👌✨
It's crazy how far HG has come and you can really tell how crazy they've outdone themselves with this new line. Absolutely NEED and WANT these kits😩
It's a really good suit, I've grown to like the Bit stave units. And that beam gun, just perfect.
Love the videos MG! I made my first kit about 2 weeks ago, and now I've built 3 and have 2 more on the way, I found my new hobby! looking forward to trying out your panel lining style on my kits! Lfrith looks amazing, and I plan on getting a display case at some point and wow, what a beautiful build! It just wants to be shown off
Just got mine today I cannot wait to get it built 😍 such a perfect kit
I wouldn't mind a Lfrith kit for myself. I'll definitely partake in this give away as well!
Everything about this kit looks amazing, and the quality seems almost too high for a $13 high grade. If this is setting the standard for future hg kits, then they're all going to be bangers from here on out. After seeing the design, probably going to check out the anime.
Bandai have a history of selling main suits at a super low low price to get people hooked. The Gundam Aerial is even cheaper then this because it's the true main suit. As far as I remember its just over $10 for the HG Aerial
Well, $13, depending on where you get it.
Just got back from comic con and snagged this in clear, so excited to put it together
That backpack fashion show was hella extra, I love it!
I'm very excited to see where this line as a whole goes, especially knowing that it very well might be a line with 0 polycaps- at least I hope so. This really does feel like Bandai taking the HG line as a whole to the next level, and I'm very excited to see where they go from here. Praying Bandai actually makes master grades of Witch of Mercury mobile suits though, because I would love this and Aerial in master grade form.
At least a Real Grade... c'mon Bandai I'm begging...
Same here. Also excited for the future of hg. Bandai already released a bunch of their like hg 2.0 for most of the gundam series because of the build series, but they haven’t made a 2.0 for the gundams of gundam 00. For that I’m hoping that the gundams they make for hg for those gundams will be in this quality. Even if we don’t get like a master grade 2.0 for Exia if the hg is as good as this, I’m sold.
I wasn't sure what this kit would be like at first, but now seeing everything it offers I WANT THIS KIT. Thank you for doing such an in-depth video on this kit and in general.
Now I know where to place my other Kits whenever I ran out of place to put them! Thanks for the Idea!
I would definitely want this kit. I’ve started building gunpla since COVID started and find this hobby really awesome.
Just started my gunpla hobby and it’s a fun way to spend my time
Literal skeleton in the closet, you're killing me, Mecha. I want every single kit from this line, I love all of the designs!
I would love this kit, loving the next models for HG still working through a few battlelog kit I have lying around after moving.
Id love to try my hand at building one of these! It was this channel that introduced me to Gunplay building, and I ended up starting with the IBO line, Barbatos Lupis HG to be exact. Crazy to see how far the HG craft has come.
I WANT THIS KIT!!!
It been so long since my last build and this kit will be a amazing comeback on building kits❤❤❤
Oh I want this kit so bad T-T fell in love at first sight. This design is everything I've been looking for in a mecha.
I bought this kit for my birthday, and I can confirm it's worth it. very cool gunpla for a cheap price
the hell... I clicked the video to see gunpla but the first seconds the video played, I relieved pain
I was all tears with that Prologue! Now I want one of this kit!
Yeah i definitely want this kit. It looks incredible. Great review, it definitely made me want this kit even more. Thank you.
@1.27 "Having trouble grabbing one... Saying that you want this kit."
Can confirm, BBTS and my local shop (Houston, TX) have no results for Gundam LFrith. I like high grades (my most recent turns into a train and is adorable), so I'd like to throw my hat into the ring if you're still doing a giveaway- "I want this kit."
So, thanks, and and thank you @GaiKotsu for providing the most interesting gunpla reviews I've found.
Much appreciated,
I've been waiting on these to release since they were first shown. Glad to see they're worth the wait! Absolutely want one of these
I'm late to the party, but I am now on the hunt for this kit. Great video and review. Your Witch from Mercury HG reviews have convinced me to start painting and building again. Much thanks.
These are so cool i love to add one of these to collection and i do love how the frame and kit has gotten a upgrade.
@KaoticDesignz Sorry my guy but I am pretty sure that the telegram person is a fake, I've checked the comments and multiple comments like this were sent to different accounts, including me, I'm pretty sure that Mech is gonna announce the prize winner in a video, so I'm sorry for you if you actually felt hyped when you received the prize winning message
I Need this!!! the prologue was awesome! and heart wrenching
Since the designs were shown, this one was my favorite, i prefer the colors over the main gundam colors, and this kit is *chef kiss*, so i definitely want this kit
Damn...sick kit for a price lower than Gjallarhorns standards (didnt know that was possible...)
i definitely want it
MY DUDE! How dare you start with that clip! I was not ready!
I want this kit, it has really cool design with nice crisp details. I dig those color palettes with very little color correcting stickers needed. This kit feels like if you combine ibo kit with eva kit, i can't wait to have this kit and aerial.
you had me at "IBO kit on crack", I wanted one before the review but now after watching I definitely need to get me one