It’s incredible to see how far gunpla has come over the years. Even the most disappointing HG models today far exceeds the best kits of the 80s. Gunpla has gone from being a toy to being an art form.
Thank you for this video - history now explained (if a little rushed!). I look forward to further videos - perhaps one covering the non-suit kits - ships etc.? 😊 Oh, love the begging bit in the middle - I love the quirkier suits too!
the original HG line also came with a frame structure to attach the parts similar to a RealGrade but more simplified. It also used Injection molding (some parts came molded in more than 1 color. IIRC the RX-78-2's shield came in red plastic with a yellow cross premolded). The frame structure would later be repeated under VGundam kits.
With as much as Gundam has influenced Gunpla, we have had Gunpla influence Gundam by various kits and games. Gunpla is probably the only Gundam Black Hole even deeper than AoZ line.
The craziest thing about the old 90's 1/144 HG kits is that some of them have spot-on accurate gimmicks, like core block on RX-78 and full transformation gimmicks on Zeta, ZZ, and Zeta Plus. Not even the recent HGUC kits did it without any partsforming.
Yeah I'm a bit sad this video glosses over just how crazy the original HG kits were for their time. The fully-implemented gimmicks and injection-molded parts and inner frames basically make this line something of an extremely early Real Grade.
I recently finished the old 1990 HG Gundam MK II. The System Injection system looks great. That's a molding process where two or more colors are injected in one runner or part to minimize the need to use paint. So it's not painted, it's plastic
I enjoyed this video! Was hoping to get some smaller insights into a few things. But I’m looking forward to this series! I always love learning about the older kits pre-2000 era.
To be fair clover’s gundam toy line was based on an older designs from before the show was finalized, like when it was still going to be called gun boy. But yeah they’re a bit silly looking. Original gundam models were made with traditional scale model building in mind, snap fit wasn’t really a thing yet.
oh yea going back in time with the glue kits! Love these older kits. ALL HAIL THE PLASTIC CRACK!! I did a few vids on some of these on my UA-cam channel 4-5 years ago . Also i really wish Bandai would do an update of the 1/1200 scale ships that aren't the very expensive DX series . Also miss the 1/48 scale kits, very sad not making more .
Yes - I love the ships from the classic series (not the new ones which are soulless). Some are hard to get so I'd be happy if they re-released them (plenty of anniversary box sets doing the rounds at the moment....) but some HG level (and price!) reboots would be great!!
It's kind of fun that they did that, but it also seems super pointless. I don't want a new kit that recreates all the shortcomings of a 40 year old kit... I wouldn't mind a new kit that really looks like the Gundam did in its anime but they don't seem to be capable of that without extensively redesigning things
LOoking up a gunpla on Amazon: $30-40 Looking up the exact same one on Aliexpress: $4 "There's no way this could be real" Sloth Cakes: ""(...)anyone could afford them(...) even a child with pocket change!"" My brain: Pocket change.... so like... four bucks...
Great vid! But I was surprised there was no mention of the new Best Mecha Collection RX-78, it's basically the original RX-78 1/144 but completely colour separated and snap fit.
Look at current gunpla manual and you may see small print somewhere that states that all pictures included in the manual are painted sample. As good as color separation in today's gunpla, what you see in the manual and promo images are not exactly "out of the box". Especially in HG or SD with a lot of foil stickers, their promo images never shown any visible stickers because well, they don't use the stickers and painted the parts instead. And that's exactly what the stickers are, temporary solution until you do the real one (painted), those stickers never meant to last.
2 of my favorite old gunpla kits are without a doubt the 1/100 gundam mk ii and 1/100 full action ZZ gundam, and if we are going off of any old bandai model from the 80s lets talk about their 1/100 full action L gaim kits or the 1/100 vifam kits, like the 1/100 neofam is literally nearly fully color separated other than things like the visor on the head and other things here and there
@@austinreed7343 For me, Z and ZZ are kind of the same line. I think Sentinel is the first glimpse of HG. The first HG Z Gundam borrow the transformation from the Z Plus which explain its wings, which look different from the anime.
Bandai is pronounced bun-dai, like in "bundle," not ben-dai. Same problem when english speakers call manga a "menga".. Also because several Japanese generations grew up on these old simple one-color models they aren't spoilt from the get go, and it's common knowledge to treat gunpla and other plastic models kits as this - a plastic model. Meaning people are aware of its limitations being a delicate model kit, and they plan ahead to improve and detail the kit before even buying one. Basically your classic scale modeler approach to every model kit. They still reprint and sell these kits btw. And people still buy and customize them to make them look like a modern model. Everything is getting customized and model kits are treated more like a base structure or a mold to build your detailing work upon. Similar to how you 3d print a resin kit and then glue, paint and detail them in the process. Unlike how it's in the west, who just got exposed to gunpla several decades later, where people get a fairly modern gunpla kit (which looks like an engineering marvel compared to vintage kits) they randomly saw in Walmart or whatever, like the RG Zeta, and throw a childish tantrum right away about how it's "worst gunpla ever" and how it's not like an action figure to pose out of the box. The fact that we even have such models that have intricate articulation today is more of a miracle rather than a given. You try complaining like that about RG Zeta or RG Sinanju in Japan (both kits are among top selling models at home) and people will simply look at you weird like you're some kind of brash child who lacks basic modelling skill to improve their model or something. I personally think the Japan approach is a very simple way to start enjoying any model kit regardless of its age. There's no "bad" model kit out there. It's just that some models require more advanced skills, patience and the right tools to deal with. If you're a person who at this age needs instant gratification then maybe it's not the right time to get into plastic models now, and better get figures instead.
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"Hope your plastic addiction will never be quenched." Love that line XD
It’s incredible to see how far gunpla has come over the years. Even the most disappointing HG models today far exceeds the best kits of the 80s. Gunpla has gone from being a toy to being an art form.
Hell, some of today's HG's could rival early RG's.
Disagree with the last statement. Todays kits are more like toys and the OG kits are more like traditional model kits.
Old gunpla is just so undeniably charming to me. Sure, what we get now is objectively better but there's a certain purity to these classic kits
This is especially true when in comes to ships etc. The new kits are so bland......
Lesson we can learn : Always do a market research of your audiences 🗿
Sometimes old kits just appear at my store randomly and I must buy. This old Agguy isn’t good but they aren’t giving us anything better
You should order kits through online stores then
Love seeing the content man, your videos are always so informative and addictive to watch
Thank you for this video - history now explained (if a little rushed!). I look forward to further videos - perhaps one covering the non-suit kits - ships etc.? 😊
Oh, love the begging bit in the middle - I love the quirkier suits too!
the original HG line also came with a frame structure to attach the parts similar to a RealGrade but more simplified. It also used Injection molding (some parts came molded in more than 1 color. IIRC the RX-78-2's shield came in red plastic with a yellow cross premolded). The frame structure would later be repeated under VGundam kits.
0:36 Jamuary is my favorite month
How does one misspell Janyurary?
With as much as Gundam has influenced Gunpla, we have had Gunpla influence Gundam by various kits and games. Gunpla is probably the only Gundam Black Hole even deeper than AoZ line.
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Enjoyable video ^^ very informative
“Those goddamn Mongorains tear doewn my schitty warl”
where my RE 100 AGGUGUY and JUAGGU bandaI?? heck throw the agg and zogok in there too.
Fantastic video. I have that plastic crack addiction feeling again!
The craziest thing about the old 90's 1/144 HG kits is that some of them have spot-on accurate gimmicks, like core block on RX-78 and full transformation gimmicks on Zeta, ZZ, and Zeta Plus. Not even the recent HGUC kits did it without any partsforming.
Yeah I'm a bit sad this video glosses over just how crazy the original HG kits were for their time. The fully-implemented gimmicks and injection-molded parts and inner frames basically make this line something of an extremely early Real Grade.
The 1/100 Zogok was the first pre-HG kit I got and the first one I painted.
I recently finished the old 1990 HG Gundam MK II. The System Injection system looks great. That's a molding process where two or more colors are injected in one runner or part to minimize the need to use paint. So it's not painted, it's plastic
I wonder if there's some cat in Japan that has bought, built and painted every single gunpla ever released.
I enjoyed this video! Was hoping to get some smaller insights into a few things. But I’m looking forward to this series! I always love learning about the older kits pre-2000 era.
If I remembered correctly the 1/100 small kits from Blue Comet SPT Layzner in 1985 may be the first snap-fit Bandai kits in history.
To be fair clover’s gundam toy line was based on an older designs from before the show was finalized, like when it was still going to be called gun boy. But yeah they’re a bit silly looking. Original gundam models were made with traditional scale model building in mind, snap fit wasn’t really a thing yet.
technically you missed Plamo Kyoshiro which came before MSV and was the actual origin of some MSV designs. Great video regadless
oh yea going back in time with the glue kits! Love these older kits. ALL HAIL THE PLASTIC CRACK!! I did a few vids on some of these on my UA-cam channel 4-5 years ago . Also i really wish Bandai would do an update of the 1/1200 scale ships that aren't the very expensive DX series . Also miss the 1/48 scale kits, very sad not making more .
Yes - I love the ships from the classic series (not the new ones which are soulless). Some are hard to get so I'd be happy if they re-released them (plenty of anniversary box sets doing the rounds at the moment....) but some HG level (and price!) reboots would be great!!
I'm actually really looking forwards to the upcoming remake of the og 1/144 kit. It will be a very interesting novelty piece.
1/144ベストメカコレクションのガンダムは今月の12日に最新技術(いろプラ&スナップフィット&タッチゲート)でリニューアル版が発売されますね。
It's kind of fun that they did that, but it also seems super pointless. I don't want a new kit that recreates all the shortcomings of a 40 year old kit... I wouldn't mind a new kit that really looks like the Gundam did in its anime but they don't seem to be capable of that without extensively redesigning things
LOoking up a gunpla on Amazon: $30-40
Looking up the exact same one on Aliexpress: $4
"There's no way this could be real"
Sloth Cakes: ""(...)anyone could afford them(...) even a child with pocket change!""
My brain: Pocket change.... so like... four bucks...
It kills me to see those videos of Japanese hobby shops where you can buy a kit for the cost of a cheeseburger 😢😢😢
This is incredible 🎉❤
Great vid!
But I was surprised there was no mention of the new Best Mecha Collection RX-78, it's basically the original RX-78 1/144 but completely colour separated and snap fit.
Look at current gunpla manual and you may see small print somewhere that states that all pictures included in the manual are painted sample. As good as color separation in today's gunpla, what you see in the manual and promo images are not exactly "out of the box". Especially in HG or SD with a lot of foil stickers, their promo images never shown any visible stickers because well, they don't use the stickers and painted the parts instead. And that's exactly what the stickers are, temporary solution until you do the real one (painted), those stickers never meant to last.
blud did not realized that one old school is coming back with1% colour separated
With the release of best mecha collection hope to get all these kits in that line
Good video.
2 of my favorite old gunpla kits are without a doubt the 1/100 gundam mk ii and 1/100 full action ZZ gundam, and if we are going off of any old bandai model from the 80s lets talk about their 1/100 full action L gaim kits or the 1/100 vifam kits, like the 1/100 neofam is literally nearly fully color separated other than things like the visor on the head and other things here and there
Ive done a panel covering this at Ikkicon.
I need an Amphibious Analysis of the Kapool/Capule, that would be awesome
You miss the Sentinel series which I believe is the first seties with the System Injection.
ZZ was also missing; Sentinel was the first series to be primarily snapfit.
@@austinreed7343 For me, Z and ZZ are kind of the same line. I think Sentinel is the first glimpse of HG. The first HG Z Gundam borrow the transformation from the Z Plus which explain its wings, which look different from the anime.
8:50 the one on the right is the psycho gundam MKII
You can find a lot of the old kits on Suruga-ya
Can’t get Mad for the time it would have been awesome
Do they still make Iropla? That sounds so cool.
Underrated video. Well done dude!
I have the agg and agguguy kits!
Depending on where you are, hg still costs 10-15 bucks
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Bandai is pronounced bun-dai, like in "bundle," not ben-dai.
Same problem when english speakers call manga a "menga"..
Also because several Japanese generations grew up on these old simple one-color models they aren't spoilt from the get go, and it's common knowledge to treat gunpla and other plastic models kits as this - a plastic model. Meaning people are aware of its limitations being a delicate model kit, and they plan ahead to improve and detail the kit before even buying one. Basically your classic scale modeler approach to every model kit. They still reprint and sell these kits btw. And people still buy and customize them to make them look like a modern model. Everything is getting customized and model kits are treated more like a base structure or a mold to build your detailing work upon. Similar to how you 3d print a resin kit and then glue, paint and detail them in the process.
Unlike how it's in the west, who just got exposed to gunpla several decades later, where people get a fairly modern gunpla kit (which looks like an engineering marvel compared to vintage kits) they randomly saw in Walmart or whatever, like the RG Zeta, and throw a childish tantrum right away about how it's "worst gunpla ever" and how it's not like an action figure to pose out of the box. The fact that we even have such models that have intricate articulation today is more of a miracle rather than a given.
You try complaining like that about RG Zeta or RG Sinanju in Japan (both kits are among top selling models at home) and people will simply look at you weird like you're some kind of brash child who lacks basic modelling skill to improve their model or something.
I personally think the Japan approach is a very simple way to start enjoying any model kit regardless of its age. There's no "bad" model kit out there. It's just that some models require more advanced skills, patience and the right tools to deal with.
If you're a person who at this age needs instant gratification then maybe it's not the right time to get into plastic models now, and better get figures instead.
i need my modern turn a kits also
I’m sorry, but the first ever kits to contain poly cap were the 1/60 kits from the old
I have the bigro original model kit😂
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Can you do a video explaining what all the different grades mean and what sizes really mean?
There's a million of those on yt...
High Grade/Real Grade/Entry Grade are 1/144. Master Grade/Master Grade Ver. Ka. are 1/100. Perfect Grade is 1/60 and Mega Size is 1/48
@@The_Str4nger There's also Hard Graph (1/35), Full Mechanics (1/100), Figure Rise Standard/Hyper Hybrid Model/SD (1/12)
It would be quicker for you to google that than to write this comment..
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