I haven't said it recently and it bears repeating, so I'll say it again--I love how thoroughly you look at every kit you review! You pointed out some flaws in this one that I hadn't seen brought up elsewhere, but also some really interesting design choices that I hadn't considered! Still not sure if I'll pick it up (especially since I've got a backlog piling up now that I'm working fulltime) but this demon boy is definitely a striking and unique kit.
Thanks as always:) The Battle Anchor really is disappointing when it's so central to the kit. That thumbnail pose also seen in the video was because I couldn't get the anchor to pose any other way... The good thing about this being a retail kit is you can always decide to get him years down the line when you feel up for it
Mi insights on why although feeling like a perfect candidate for PB, yet still Gremory is a retail kit are: "well it's an IBO kit, that's why" As I've checked on the HGIBO wiki for extra reassurance, it has always seemed like the IBO line was that one exception among the gunpla lines that doesn't have exclusive/completely new molds as Premium Bandai releases. Most of them are your average easily replicable (with painting and some of the option parts you're good to go most of the time) slightly parts variant kit. It wouldn't surprise me if we, for some reason, get a Vual Yuhana kit (after the new one we'll get of course) and it isn't PB too
I actually never noticed but you're right that IBO kits don't have exclusive molds locked away in P-Bandai releases. It was the sensible thing for them to do as a retail product line supported by a proper TV animation (but since when has being "sensible" ever stopped Bandai from P-Bandai-ing) In a way, I do like the fact that the Gremory can fit nicely into the retail kits once we forget this odd time gap in its release
As far as I know, Urdr Hunt was announced as a a mobile game spin-off that happened between S1 and S2. It was never anything outside of that. People was just theorizing without the translation of the announcement...
Yeah I think they announced it and then it disappeared before it was cancelled quite a while later. I still wonder why it suddenly came back like nothing happened after so long
Always appreciate the logical approach and a good balance between Lore and Model POV from your reviews. I do agree that it does feel like a PreBan than a Retail kit and some of the engineering on the kit are a bit odd
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video:) For things like the arm shields, when the model is fully developed, they change these oddities and then the finalized designs are given to comic artists to fit into their work. I suspect the half-finished design ended up being set in stone by the comic and by the time they dug this up to finish up, they couldn't change that oversight anymore... or maybe they just didn't have the money/time, that's always possible.
Hey! I didn't get to this comment until now. Thank you so much! It's even 3200 now :)) Gonna make a thank you video for it actually so hope you drop by there!
Still baffled on how so many people shit on RGs for aging badly yet buy those HGIBO kits in droves. (Well, I know who's to blame for that, but that's not the place for it). Anyway, I appload your professionalism. You managed to point out the strong points of the kit alongside his questionable existence and all the known issues of the line in a fair and leveled way. Not an easy task, I would have been way harder on it based on my previous experience with HGIBO line.
@@scarletrain6757 I'm sure of it. I was talking about people who are new to Gunpla that tend to tell you how every early RGs are hand grenades (despite never building one) but all had Barbatos/Lupus/Rex as their first kit. I just see too many of them.
Thank you as always:) Having bought quite a few IBO kits, I do wonder why Bandai never did anything about the unstable design. All things considered, Gremory just has the common weaknesses (which will be pretty horrible in a year or two already) and doesn't add to them like the Flauros or, god forbid, the Marchosias. I wonder why there's a need to deny those problems when the series has better designs that clearly don't age as badly like the Graze
the answer is easy, IBO + deathscythe (aka Corvus Glaive) = bandai win. and it's going to sell well as used item, for those of us that can't justify buying 2 of these, just to complete that scythe -> axe.
Imagine going to a Book Off / Hobby Off in Japan and seeing a rack full of Gremory corpses without the blade of the anchor An endless field of neutered Gremorii
I really do love the overall designs of HG IBO kits especially grunt suits but its kind of annoying how unstable they are. Its a real downside and honestly I haven't got anymore IBO kits after my first one snapped
The non-Gundam IBO kits are better like the Graze / Graze Kai are a lot of fun, as are the Man Rodi. Bandai hasn't reprinted them for a long time though...
@@HobbyClubhouse yeah I did hear some good things about the Graze kits being really good but its a bit too late now. Something with the Geara Zulu. I wish bandai would keep producing more grunt kits from different series they'll always be popular
Nice to see you finally review an IBO kit and just like how the Gremory was seemingly late to the party I was also late to this review :p But other wise a great review! Another kit added to my ever mounting wishlist
My channel really did come way after the IBO stuff had passed. I have quite a few IBO kits new in box that are reviewable - far more stuff to review than there is time though :')
Glad you enjoyed the video! Especially for IBO kits, it can be easy to get carried away by the usual flaws like the frame and forget what nice things we do get
That Battle Anchor would work kinda nice with 30MS even before considering any of the body parts. 30MS kits are quite tall though so there may be limits to how much you can directly carry over
I'm pretty convinced Bandai doesn't want to do that ever - I mean, they could have done it for the Marchosias as well and that poor guy REALLY needed the frame to be reinforced or fully replaced.
Ya know. No offense, this isn't a view on the kit but IBO instead and that is. For a series about Gundam Frames being extremely rare. There seems to be a lot 👀 but that might just be me. There's 72 demons, meaning 72 Gundams.... God I want to see them all!~ Maybe more Mobile Armors too
I bet Bandai wanted lots of room in case IBO was popular(it was) and they made sequels (they didn't, WTH Bandai) to explore more of the 72 Gundam Frames
72 is a low number for anything to be produced in, and the reason why they are rare is because it has been 300 years since they were produced and only 26 are know to still be functioning while others are confirmed destroyed uncalled for (the Barbatos, Flauros, Gusion and Marchosias/Hajiroboshi fall in this category) The Gremory, Dantalion, Bael, Kimaris and Astaroth are actually part of the 26 still know to be operating
I know what you mean here too:) The Flauros does have a similar panel it used for the front hooves(?). It was lucky and didn't have to hold a long melee weapon though
I feel like bandai might want all the gundam frames to be full releases for ibo. Like there are over 50 of these things that are supposed to exist so it makes sense they plan to capitalize on them eventually. Am I convinced they are going to commit to 50 more ibo releases? nope. but I feel like that's definitely somewhere in the books
Hey there! Belated reply, but yeah you can if you add a thin layer of superglue to thicken pegs and balls of joints. It works quite well and they stay tight (mostly) You can test it out on some of the runner to see how thick the glue gets
I personally think the battle logue kits should be P-bandai.... and much much prefer kits like the battle ops fairy game kits, G unit kits, and this gremory to be regular instead. Sorry build series and these kids playing with gunpla theme just doesnt interest me at all. Their designs are just lazy... And with no access to p-bandai except thru scalpers nowadays my most of my money are going to koto, GSC, and Chinese mecha musume kits lol
@@HobbyClubhouse They're quite big, but it varies depending on releases. They're cheaper and you get a lot of plastic but quality still can't beat Megami Device(Even though they're improving compared to the old pretty armor series). You should get one and try it out.
It still stings to think back when Bandai had prototypes on display of an HGFC Gundam Rose and others. Kinda strange that we got the Devil Army in the end though along with the Death Beast... I guess that's something...
I haven't said it recently and it bears repeating, so I'll say it again--I love how thoroughly you look at every kit you review! You pointed out some flaws in this one that I hadn't seen brought up elsewhere, but also some really interesting design choices that I hadn't considered!
Still not sure if I'll pick it up (especially since I've got a backlog piling up now that I'm working fulltime) but this demon boy is definitely a striking and unique kit.
Thanks as always:)
The Battle Anchor really is disappointing when it's so central to the kit. That thumbnail pose also seen in the video was because I couldn't get the anchor to pose any other way...
The good thing about this being a retail kit is you can always decide to get him years down the line when you feel up for it
Btw... it's a demon lady fyi
Mi insights on why although feeling like a perfect candidate for PB, yet still Gremory is a retail kit are: "well it's an IBO kit, that's why"
As I've checked on the HGIBO wiki for extra reassurance, it has always seemed like the IBO line was that one exception among the gunpla lines that doesn't have exclusive/completely new molds as Premium Bandai releases.
Most of them are your average easily replicable (with painting and some of the option parts you're good to go most of the time) slightly parts variant kit. It wouldn't surprise me if we, for some reason, get a Vual Yuhana kit (after the new one we'll get of course) and it isn't PB too
I actually never noticed but you're right that IBO kits don't have exclusive molds locked away in P-Bandai releases. It was the sensible thing for them to do as a retail product line supported by a proper TV animation (but since when has being "sensible" ever stopped Bandai from P-Bandai-ing)
In a way, I do like the fact that the Gremory can fit nicely into the retail kits once we forget this odd time gap in its release
As far as I know, Urdr Hunt was announced as a a mobile game spin-off that happened between S1 and S2. It was never anything outside of that. People was just theorizing without the translation of the announcement...
Yeah I think they announced it and then it disappeared before it was cancelled quite a while later. I still wonder why it suddenly came back like nothing happened after so long
Urdr Hunt still got updates over the years tho. Even last year.
Always appreciate the logical approach and a good balance between Lore and Model POV from your reviews.
I do agree that it does feel like a PreBan than a Retail kit and some of the engineering on the kit are a bit odd
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video:)
For things like the arm shields, when the model is fully developed, they change these oddities and then the finalized designs are given to comic artists to fit into their work. I suspect the half-finished design ended up being set in stone by the comic and by the time they dug this up to finish up, they couldn't change that oversight anymore... or maybe they just didn't have the money/time, that's always possible.
I'm so glad there's a normal head underneath that weird hood thing.
I love most of ibo's designs but that box art had me worried when I fist saw it
I dunno, if it really had such an alien head, I'd be kinda in to it, like the fat Gushion
Dude congrats on 3k subs! Huh I've greeted you 3 times now
Damn what an achievement
Hey! I didn't get to this comment until now. Thank you so much! It's even 3200 now :)) Gonna make a thank you video for it actually so hope you drop by there!
Still baffled on how so many people shit on RGs for aging badly yet buy those HGIBO kits in droves. (Well, I know who's to blame for that, but that's not the place for it).
Anyway, I appload your professionalism. You managed to point out the strong points of the kit alongside his questionable existence and all the known issues of the line in a fair and leveled way.
Not an easy task, I would have been way harder on it based on my previous experience with HGIBO line.
If you know where to look IBO has it’s fair share of IBO kit haters
@@scarletrain6757 I'm sure of it.
I was talking about people who are new to Gunpla that tend to tell you how every early RGs are hand grenades (despite never building one) but all had Barbatos/Lupus/Rex as their first kit. I just see too many of them.
Thank you as always:)
Having bought quite a few IBO kits, I do wonder why Bandai never did anything about the unstable design. All things considered, Gremory just has the common weaknesses (which will be pretty horrible in a year or two already) and doesn't add to them like the Flauros or, god forbid, the Marchosias.
I wonder why there's a need to deny those problems when the series has better designs that clearly don't age as badly like the Graze
the answer is easy, IBO + deathscythe (aka Corvus Glaive) = bandai win.
and it's going to sell well as used item, for those of us that can't justify buying 2 of these, just to complete that scythe -> axe.
Imagine going to a Book Off / Hobby Off in Japan and seeing a rack full of Gremory corpses without the blade of the anchor
An endless field of neutered Gremorii
wish the UrDr Hunt and Gekko could have a tv siries hehe
Bandai secretly wants us to buy all the kits without an expensive animation :')
I would be delighted to buy the kits but i want to know the story behind marchosias,astaroth and other gundam frames hehe
Another great and such an in-depth review! Waiting for HLJ to fulfil my pre-order!
Thank you:) do they usually ship quickly after releases day?
@@HobbyClubhouse depends on the kit I suppose, I'm still waiting for restock for my pre-order of RG Hi-Nu 🤪
Lol no Hobby in the beginning of the video? Really enjoying all your reviews and the information you provide. Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you so much💪🏻
I think he was off playing somewhere else when I shot the box:)
Been waiting for this one 🔥 Awesome review bro!!!
Thank you so much! It was a bit of a hard kit to review:)
A very detailed review,I bet the other reviewers didn't dive into the other details about the kit.
Thank you so much:)
The kit was surprisingly tricky to write a review on
I was gonna make my own custom built Gremory, and after starting my project the next day bandai announced this HG
A custom Gremory sounds like a massive project. I wouldn't have wanted to make the round surfaces...
@@HobbyClubhouse I was planing on using the shoulders of the Efreet Schneid
I really do love the overall designs of HG IBO kits especially grunt suits but its kind of annoying how unstable they are. Its a real downside and honestly I haven't got anymore IBO kits after my first one snapped
The non-Gundam IBO kits are better like the Graze / Graze Kai are a lot of fun, as are the Man Rodi. Bandai hasn't reprinted them for a long time though...
@@HobbyClubhouse yeah I did hear some good things about the Graze kits being really good but its a bit too late now. Something with the Geara Zulu. I wish bandai would keep producing more grunt kits from different series they'll always be popular
Nice to see you finally review an IBO kit and just like how the Gremory was seemingly late to the party I was also late to this review :p
But other wise a great review! Another kit added to my ever mounting wishlist
My channel really did come way after the IBO stuff had passed. I have quite a few IBO kits new in box that are reviewable - far more stuff to review than there is time though :')
My fav IBO kits are the Shiden-style kits, Carta's Graze Riter and the Grimgerde.
Good stuff.
The Grimgerde is an automatic top pick for me. Actually, there aren't a ton from IBO I don't like - maybe the Rouei, But even that's okay.
it really does looks like the bound doc
I like your detailed review. Pointing the weakness and good points.
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Especially for IBO kits, it can be easy to get carried away by the usual flaws like the frame and forget what nice things we do get
I live with the hopes that one day well see an hg triana
Man it's been forever since I've heard anyone mention that name. I'd love to see how many like you are brave enough to buy an HG one too
I feel lucky that we even get this kit that I am literally kitbashing it with a 30MS to create a Gremory Girl , I really love it's design
That Battle Anchor would work kinda nice with 30MS even before considering any of the body parts. 30MS kits are quite tall though so there may be limits to how much you can directly carry over
If Deathscythe is the god of death…
Then the Gremory is the goddess of death!
Didn't think I'd see Vermin Supreme in a Hobby Clubhouse video.
Because no one has ever seen me in person, maybe I look just like that, boot-on-head and all
Gundam Gremory was a missed opportunity to fix the issues with the IBO frame.
I'm pretty convinced Bandai doesn't want to do that ever - I mean, they could have done it for the Marchosias as well and that poor guy REALLY needed the frame to be reinforced or fully replaced.
Ya know. No offense, this isn't a view on the kit but IBO instead and that is. For a series about Gundam Frames being extremely rare. There seems to be a lot 👀 but that might just be me. There's 72 demons, meaning 72 Gundams....
God I want to see them all!~ Maybe more Mobile Armors too
I bet Bandai wanted lots of room in case IBO was popular(it was) and they made sequels (they didn't, WTH Bandai) to explore more of the 72 Gundam Frames
72 is a low number for anything to be produced in, and the reason why they are rare is because it has been 300 years since they were produced and only 26 are know to still be functioning while others are confirmed destroyed uncalled for (the Barbatos, Flauros, Gusion and Marchosias/Hajiroboshi fall in this category)
The Gremory, Dantalion, Bael, Kimaris and Astaroth are actually part of the 26 still know to be operating
the arm is from the gundam floros
I know what you mean here too:) The Flauros does have a similar panel it used for the front hooves(?). It was lucky and didn't have to hold a long melee weapon though
They probably could have used the Lupus Rex’s hands in this kit
I feel like bandai might want all the gundam frames to be full releases for ibo. Like there are over 50 of these things that are supposed to exist so it makes sense they plan to capitalize on them eventually. Am I convinced they are going to commit to 50 more ibo releases? nope. but I feel like that's definitely somewhere in the books
with them going back and making this it gives me the slimest of hopes we might get the rest gundam frames
Good news for you, we are getting another Gundam Frame sometime soon
The Urdr Hunt HG is one more, but it seems to be another something they brought out from the backroom :')
I really think you should glue the frame..ibo kit is really floppy without extra work on it's frame
In a year or two they really do need to be reinforced with glue. Even brand new, the joints can be worryingly unstable sometimes
I am new to gunpla and built some HG kits and one RG kit. Is there a way to tighten the joints of the IBO frame?
Hey there! Belated reply, but yeah you can if you add a thin layer of superglue to thicken pegs and balls of joints. It works quite well and they stay tight (mostly)
You can test it out on some of the runner to see how thick the glue gets
@@HobbyClubhouse thank you very much!
Great review and more importantly: great warning lol.
IBO had some fantastic designs but yeesh, those hg joints turn crap after a while
it’s all in the polycaps lol, just replace all of the polycaps with 3D printed joints
The ankle, thigh and shoulder ones in particular make the joints feel like they've melted and can't even hold their own weight
Hm, I haven't seen any 3D printed polycap replacements. Is that a thing people have been doing?
@@HobbyClubhouse one of my friends said he 3D printed his Barbatos’s polycap runner and replaced them all, and his Barbatos worked even better
@@kurtcobainsmicrophone237 you know. That's actually a really good idea. I'll look into this. Thanks!
I personally think the battle logue kits should be P-bandai.... and much much prefer kits like the battle ops fairy game kits, G unit kits, and this gremory to be regular instead.
Sorry build series and these kids playing with gunpla theme just doesnt interest me at all. Their designs are just lazy...
And with no access to p-bandai except thru scalpers nowadays my most of my money are going to koto, GSC, and Chinese mecha musume kits lol
I've only recently seen those Chinese mechagirl kits and had no idea how big their boxes were. I kinda wonder if they're any good
@@HobbyClubhouse They're quite big, but it varies depending on releases.
They're cheaper and you get a lot of plastic but quality still can't beat Megami Device(Even though they're improving compared to the old pretty armor series).
You should get one and try it out.
Nice Vid
Thank you so much!
@@HobbyClubhouse welcome
When does bandai going give us more HFC g gundams
It still stings to think back when Bandai had prototypes on display of an HGFC Gundam Rose and others. Kinda strange that we got the Devil Army in the end though along with the Death Beast... I guess that's something...
Almost a year later and hg rose is p-bandai
Sotau-Kun: *I don’t like where this is going*
Ngl Bandai is squirting HGs like its nothing hahahaha
Hope the scalpers will be overwhelmed soon and we can enjoy the avalanche
@@HobbyClubhouse yup the main problems