A Warhammer Fan's Intro to Gunpla Models
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- This is the third time I have tried uploading this video. Let's hope this one sticks, but anyways...
Hello there! This is a guide for Warhammer fans meant to introduce them to the vast realm of Mobile Suit Gundam and the expansive Gunpla model range that accompanies it! Here I try to briefly explain the premise of Gundam and its many iterations and spin-offs while covering the intricacies of each Gunpla model range and how to build them.
I spent many hours editing this video, so if you enjoyed it or it was helpful to you, please consider sharing it or subscribing!
I obviously do not own any Gundam footage. All Gundam footage is used copyright of Sunrise/Bandai Namco and is solely for educational purposes for those unfamiliar with the Gundam franchise. Please don't block my video again Bandai, I'll be good. I just want to be done with editing this project 😞
0:00 Intro
2:31 Preface
3:10 What is Gundam?
4:47 Gundam Timelines
5:25 Universal Century (UC)
6:50 After Colony (AC)
7:42 Cosmic Era (CE)
8:41 Anno Domini (AD)
10:03 After War (AW)
10:38 Advanced Generation (AG)
11:22 Future Century (FC)
13:47 Corect Century (CC)
15:07 Post Disaster (PD)
16:08 Build Universe
17:43 Anime Recommendations
19:10 What is Gunpla?
20:30 Gunpla Grades
21:13 Entry Grade (EG)
21:35 High Grade (HG)
22:24 Super Deformed (SD)
23:17 Master Grade (MG)
24:10 Real Grade (RG)
24:47 Perfect Grade (PG)
26:38 Basic Assembly
33:07 Outtro - Розваги
A constant theme in Gundam is it's anti-war message. But what a lot of people miss is it's deeper message of "Understanding>Conflict". Through understanding one another humanity can evolve into something more. Although in different timeline this form of understanding can be different (Newtypes in UC, trading blows in FC or playing Gunpla Battles in the Build series), the message still stays the same. For a story all about war, conflict and deaths, I feel like this message is really heartwarming and optimistic.
It's kind of the polar opposite of Warhammer lol
@@TheLichsLaboratory I guess Warhammer fans will like *Gundam Thunderbolt* & *Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans* in particular.
@@TheLichsLaboratory yeah that's why I brought it up. Really interesting how different two seemingly similar worlds can be with the message it has
@@TheLichsLaboratory It's opposite in its themes, but similar in its bigger picture. At the end of every show, we are led to believe that "Things are bad still, but atleast the war is finally over" but then a new show comes where Earth is once again in a horrible space war. In Turn A Gundam it is revealed all of the different Gundam shows are cannon, just at different points in time, and millenia after the first One Year War humanity fought a war so brutal, it reset them back to the literal stone age and had to restart life on Earth (except for a small moon colony). 40k is grim dark where you know humanity has so many enemies, a peaceful life might never occur again in the galaxy. With Gundam, the grim darkness is knowing humanity is forever stuck in the great filter unable to leave the solar system (and those who did are STILL waging war, as learned in Turn A)
you know what they say.. "War is bad but mechas are rad"
cool trying to get this comment in before bandai or whoever the hell owns gundam strikes it for the third time i like it
Thanks man, I really appreciate the help on this. You rock 😎👍
it got striked?
@@duckyjoel5373 Yeah. This is technically the third time I've uploaded this video after heavily reediting it
also some tips for ones that check this video
if your gonna get a RG unit don't Don't get a RG before the RG Unicorn because it have a thing I like to call ERGs or Early Real Grade Syndrome because the inner frame before the real grade Unicorn have a frame that ages like milk so unless you want to glue the whole thing 3 years later
get a RG after the Unicorn preferably a RG Wing Gundam
"Warhammer is in second place to Bandai."
Kotobukiya, Wave, Tamiya, and Moderoid want to know your location.
forgot aaoshima.
One of the biggest compliments I give to Bandai and their Gunpla is that ALL their parts are BEAUTIFULLY separate colors so when it’s put together, it’s all technically colored in, no muss or fuss unless you want to make it custom.
Definitely! And if there are color inaccuracies, they're usually very minor outside of some niche exceptions
Not so for HG and especially not so for p bandai hg kits lmao.
@@TheLichsLaboratory _glares at HGBF Gundam M91_
@@barrybb5409The Witch from Mercury kits are extremely color accurate.
Wfm sure. P bandai gundam p4/05, sticker for the shield. Utter nonsense. Looks terrible u less you paint them then yoj either have to match the color or paint the while kit. And sometimes they get the whole color of a kit wrong, white dingo kits for example. Theybe gotten better over the years but then bandai will just cheap out. @@KyubiMaster100
Being of Filipino decent myself, the karaoke noise marine bit killed me. You owe me a new lung for the sub.
Lmao 🤣
Thanks for the support man. I'll mail the lung to you when I can
For anyone still watching this now, super recomemd the new HG witch from mercury line, which came with a new anime being released. Their plastic wizardry only increased with this new line, using pretty much no polycaps and still having almost complete inner frames, with some immaculate preprinted parts. If anything they seem like a bridge between RG and HG with just how impressive they are.
Witch from Mercury is the best place to start building (and watching if you ask me)
Something interesting to note with the RG line is how it’s evolved over the years, and how there are essentially two types of RGs: The classic style, and the Mini MG style.
The earlier models all relied on the Advanced MS Joint frame to make up the bulk of its joints. These are parts that are articulated right on the runner, a cool feat of engineering but the over-reliance on them caused some stability issues. These include loose parts and loosening joints if you messed with them too much. It’s this style of frame that both allowed the RG Zeta to have a full transformation at 1/144 scale, and caused it to be an extremely delicate kit. That’s not to say these types of RGs are bad, some of the later ones like the Astray, Wing EW, and 00 raiser are pretty good. And even the earlier ones will treat you well as long as you treat them well. Remember, these are models to be displayed and not toys to be played with.
Then in 2017 Bandai released the RG Unicorn. While still utilizing the Advanced MS Joint parts throughout the frame, they were mostly for the transformation, with much of the main joints being constructed like a Master Grade. Since then Bandai have reserved the Advanced MS Joint parts in RGs to areas where they need them, like the Core fighter of the RG Crossbone, the complex shoulder joint of the RG God Gundam, and the Wing joints of the RG Wing TV. These newer RGs are designed pretty much like mini MGs making them much more solid compared to their older grade-mates. Every RG since and including the Unicorn have been huge hits. Seriously, every time a new RG kit is released these days, at least one person will call it the new king of Gunpla.
Very informative. My last RG was the Exia so I'm a bit behind lol
@@TheLichsLaboratory a recommendation i can make on RG's is the RG hi nu gundam a very solid and beautiful kit with plenty of articulation and plenty of detail
hope bandai will make rg barbatos faster lol
@@gundamplayz9856 I'd personally pray for a RG Lupus Rex 😲
@@TheLichsLaboratory i pray for all barbatos form lol
One thing I want to point out about gunpla specifically of the hg variety, as of now the innovations made for them are pretty damn clever, some of them have almost full inner frames, a lot of the newer ones are getting amazing possibility and colour separation, and when it comes to the new line of witch from mercury hg kits they introduced the process of 'in-molding' which is molding a coloured design behind a clear piece which if you look at images of look godamn beautiful, stickers be damned. Not to mention even with kits as good as the witch from mercury kits, I'd say they're still relatively cheap. I for one can't wait what they can think of next.
I haven't look at the Witch From Mercury models but that sounds amazing. And you're definitely right. A lot of the HG IBO kits had their own inner frames which was really cool
@@TheLichsLaboratory only real downside of the IBO frames was the fact that out of the box, majority of them needed a bit more tightening so they wouldn't drop flat on their faces over time, though some top coat on the joints was a good fix for that. From the stuff I've seen the Witch from mercury kits will not be suffering from the same problems because of how they're designed.
@@IREALLYLIKEPIES I hope so. Really want to get my hands on a Pharact but I should build through my Gunpla pile of shame first 😅
It's funny that even with all of those great innovations in HGs over the years, the hands are still ugly as sin most of the time and look awful.
@@AjaxJP hey, atleast it ain't old hg shining gundam open hands bad 💀
Well, even though Bandi isn't going after the Wargaming market, 3rd party designers are. Mechatop Tabletop Wargame is a system that allows you to take Gunpla and other models of various scales and gives you a rule system for utilizing said models in tabletop combat. My friend developed a 28mm game system called Mobile Suit Gundam: UC Conflicts, which is closer to a traditional tabletop skirmish game focused on Gundam's One Year War. That one should be coming to Kickstarter soon. He's getting the licensing figured out with Bandai.
So for Entry Grade. These are actually pretty new line, and it kinda represented the other pinnacle of Gunpla engineering Bandai have accumulated, in the sense on how to make a good plastic model as cheap as possible. While there are lots of hollow parts, the articulations are actually very good considering the price with extended joints being used quite alot. One of the best innovation is on how Bandai made the eye on the head. Those are not stickers, those are all molded-parts with gaps in-between to simulate the usual black part that separate the eye and the rest of the face. I highly recommend Entry Grade for people wanting to get into Gunpla, especially with some of them even come in plastic bag and can cost as low as 8$ or less (without weapons). It can even serves as cheap models if you wanted to practice scribing or coloring or just want to test some paints.
For people in states that have Target stores, there is also an exclusive america-themed entry grade available for like $10. Looks super out of place in the lego aisle, but it's a great entry level build. Classic RX78 design that's blocky and simple, and iirc you don't need to cut the sprues (like the SD kits btw). Really easy build that's like a tutorial level for gunpla; you get to do very simple steps to very quickly see something come together, which makes the bigger kits less scary. Also, for HG, there are a lot of UC designs, which fall under Earth and Zeon, which, as "real robots", have many different variations of a base frame (Zaku II = Gouf = Red Comet, etc.), so they follow very similar standards within the unit line while still being distinct. If you liked building the base Zaku, try a Zaku variant if you are uncomfortable tackling a whole new design.
Another great feature of the EG line is toolless sprues. Every part is designed to just push off the sprue with minimal damage. Having made all the EG lines so far, the RX-78 and the RX-93 are absolutely amazing and simple kits with a surprising amount of detail and articulation. Stay away from the EG Strike, the legs are a bit fiddly and have a tendency to fall off with even a minimal amount of movement.
I've taken to getting EG kits and building them at work on a lunch break, the build is so painless this is easily achievable. They're cheap enough that I don't mind them being on my desk and they're a great conversation starter!
I barely know either franchise but here I am. Though I have been looking in gunpla and appreciate the explanation on grades.
I'm glad I could help! Hopefully it answered any questions you had, but if not, I can try to answer any other questions you may have
You won't regret trying Gunpla and the shows. my dude, hope you will have a great experience with them! I recommend the new G-Witch line, with Gundam L-Frith or Gundam Aerial, because the engineering and technology of the mold is off the chart!
Entry Grade does NOT sacrifice articulation. They are incredibly well articulated, and have full color separation with zero stickers. They sacrifice detail, especially inner detail, which you normally don't get on a high grade anyway.
And Build Fighters Tri was at least as good as Build Fighters, with the team dynamic leading to much more interesting battles. There were also a lot of great designs in Tri. Also, you missed the Gunpla Builders Beginning G, which I think is also separate from the Build Fighters universe.
I have an entry grade model, and yes it does.
@@inquisitorkobold6037 Which one? Do you have the standard high grade of the same unit?
The rx-78-3 has some less than stellar articulation however for its price and for how well it is engineered it definitely outshines a ton of high grades.
Always nice to see someone who's into both 40k and Gundam.
I think an honorable mention should be the 30 minute missions line it uses a similar build to the entry grades but with the detail and pose-ability of a high grade, and it goes balls deep into the custom build aspect, you can pretty much use any modern to near modern HG accessories with it and it has its own line of add on armor and weapons that can also be used with gunpla with the upside of being priced at the low end of high grades
Fingers crossed that this doesn't get taken down!
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What’s great about gunpla is that it’s very customizable if you know what you’re doing.
Excellent video! I used to play 40k since third edition but I've had to stop. Black Templars were my first army. I now collect gunpla as it has such a rich history like warhammer.
Great video
Hell yeah man, any Black Templar fan is welcome with open arms on this channel 😎👍
I'm very glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your time! 😊
Fun fact: Tomino attributes the survival of Gundam to its female fans, who were around before they started making plastic model kits. If it weren’t for them, it’s very likely we wouldn’t have Gundam as we know it today.
Shout out to the fujoshi.
Also, I would recommend the RG Tallgeese and MG Barbatos as intros to those two grades. They are both really marvels of tiny plastic robot engineering. The Tallgeese was such a fun first RG for me that it’s the only kit I’ve been thinking about buying again just to build all over again. The Barbatos is a really sick build, and it looks just amazing when you’re done.
MG Barbatos was great but I absolutely hated the RG Tallgeese. What a terrible kit.
@@RezaQinWeird, never seen this reaction to the RG Tallgeese before - It’s a very well received kit that’s praised for redefining RG. Better tolerances, no more pre-mold inner frame and a solid overall build. Only flaw is the more brittle glossy white plastic where one of the wing tips tend to snap when cut out.
I often see this myth being passed around as truth, but it’s more likely gunpla interests saved the franchise.
Tomino’s remark is an observation, it’s not a fact that ‘women saved gundam’, but it’s often used as a political battering ram. Less ‘fun fact’ than activist nonsense.
@@Smilomaniac I more often see ppl attributing it to both. It's undeniable that Gundam had a large female following before Sunrise produced plastic model kits, and the combined cult following the show had before plamo was introduced made their own content to show support. Gunpla definitely saved the show in terms of marketability, but there's no reason to dismiss the contribution of early female fans as "activist nonsense".
@@GrayXephyr There isn’t really much to support the notion of a particularly or notably big female following, it was just the screening that Tomino observed.
Sure, the models were released and sold after the series, but interest for the product is gauged well before then.
Nothing wrong with any of it, it’s the constant mentioning of a spurious claim that keeps being used as some sort of political win, especially within the fandom.
It’s a fun anecdote but it’s conjecture (as is the gunpla reasoning, but I have experience in toy distribution).
It’s come up a lot with the recent WfM show, but the sales here (European gunpla shop) is still skewed heavily towards men. The two Aerials sell out while everything else is limping by.
At cons we only see women pick up pokemon kits or at best get gunpla kits for their sons.
To be honest, I think Tomino noticed a small skew and tried to run with the idea, but in practice you don’t see it pan out like this.
It’s rare that products that aren’t marketed specifically to girls and women get any traction with them, it takes something big like Harry Potter to do it.
It’s why you can’t half-ass a franchise into the mythical wider audience like Star Wars has tried. It makes money, sure, but Disney has suffered devastating losses and reputational damage with their poorly written female leads. There are no flocks of women storming the toy isles, in fact there’s a horrific surplus of toys because they lost a lot of the appeal to boys at the same time.
Don’t get too invested in your “fact”, it’s almost certainly not true to any meaningful degree.
Definitely wish I knew HG was for beginners, started with a MG and it didn’t come out that well. Another good tip is to get more recent models as they are designed a lot better
Very true. While older kits are still great, the rate of improvement and innovation on Gunpla is pretty crazy
Some of the MGs are more beginner friendly to due to their more simpler and straight forward construction usually either the main mobile suits like the RX-78s or Grunt suits like the Jeagan that have no complex gimmicks or an abundance of accessories. And yeah post 2013, Bandai made a consorted effort to make their new kits be at the peak of model kit innovation compared to their previous models to the point that other model kit companies are trying to reproduce their techniques.
Years ago when I was little, I bought a MG. It was an early generation MG as well where you need to put metal screws into plastic parts. That was my first kit ever, thinking the bigger it is the easier it would be to build. I was so wrong. That kit also have wiring for lighting system as well.
I started my gunpla hobby with the massive MG Ex-S(Old Version) and it come out good.
As a gundam fan, The dreadnaughts and the TAU are great first models
TAU battle suits are kinda anime-like so pretty much lol
As a big Warhammer and Gundam fan im shocked there is not that many videos about both hobbys. Great work
As a person who grew up with both, I find myself collecting more gundams than minis but tend to paint them with citadel paints
Totally valid. Gunpla is way easier to pick up and put down as opposed to building a unit/army in Warhammer, which is more of a slow burn depending on how fast you work
I started with warhammer and I couldn’t justify buying everything for it. Every squad of 5 mini figs being 50$ and the new army books that would get published.
All that to make a starting army outside the starting kits is pricey and even with the starting kits (one that don’t introduce 10 of 2 armies, but the large box sets) are still expensive but up front cost.
For the same price, you could build numerically a bigger army of HGs.
Then the citadel pints have a variety of different paint types/FX but general paints it’d be best to use vallejo.
@@RurouniHiro yeah , Gunpla in general is less expensive tha Warhammer (not always but still)
@@ulforcemegamon3094 definitely more expensive to paint!
@@RurouniHiro indeed 😂
I would like to point out as a user of Reddit is that I have seen many posts of gunpla on r/Gunpla done by WH40K fans who put their spin on their custom builds that are clearly influenced, inspired or a mishmash of both franchises. Some even don't mention 40K but just from their paint job alone was enough to point out their original passion which was WH40K.
Edit: You had me at SEED = Tau, lmfao.
Recent EGs are kinda hard to find because everybody wants to try it. And they're THAT good. A lot of aspects better than their HG counterparts. Like the only thing you'll buy an HG Nu is for the fin funnels cuz the EG is superior in almost every part.
Also the RG Sinanju for me is more the hand grenade. The problem with the RG Zeta is just so fragile whether while building it, posing it, and/or transforming it.
I see. Hopefully Bandai will increase supply down the line?
I belive it to be more an issue of Bandai having gone on a warpath against third party sellers and retailers who supply them..
As for some reason, I'm guessing eliminating confusion. They really don't like third party sellers, selling the Japanese kits internationally.
As there are "english" kits they produce, in limited quantities.. and a lot less options.
@@TheLichsLaboratory EG is a very new lineup for Bandai, it is their tryout for people who doesn't have nipper, and designed to be a toolless assembly. Because it is so new, they have only release like 4 gunpla with EG now, and definitely harder to find compare to HG.....before EG line exist, HG has been the entry level for the entire gunpla series, and it was the main productline for gunpla.
Gundam kits are basically made by a company called bandai, and they have other non gundam kits too!
Theyve introduced a line of kits specifically for newbies to plamo building, and is as customizable as the Build series kit.
Take a look at the 30 mins mission series and it' sister of battle version the 30min sisters.
Both series can used each other's parts and togther with anything using 40mm pegs as well as any of the build series accessories
The 30 mins mission series is Bandai's answer's to Kotobukiya's Frame arms and MSG line, while their 30mins sisters are the same for Kotobukiya's Frame Arms Girl and Megami Device. Kotobukiya MSG are superior to Bandai's 30 mins mission so do Koto's Megami Device line that made the 30 min sisters series look like beginner series. With Koto's utilization of 3mm for most of their Frame Arms, Frame Arms Girl, MSG and Megami Device series those series become very customize.
I agree with what J FRAME said, but would like to add another side to the story.
Kotobukiya's products tend to be very pricy when compared to Bandai's. Megami Device and Frame Arms Girls are at least nearly thrice the price of a 30 minute sisters. Similar case with frame arms in comparison to 30 minute missions. The '30 minute' part of the product name make sense given that it's engineered to be very quick and easy to assemble.
In any case, at the end of the day, it really depends on how much money you're willing to spend. Design-wise, I personally enjoy Kotobukiya's mechs (macross, frame arms, and megami device) more, but the price tag kinda prevent me from buying too many every month, which is a bummer. I'd also hesitate more when I want to kitbash or repaint.
But if you don't mind the price, then, by all means, take a gander at Kotobukiya's offerings.
@@jframe9715 i collect those too and i agree the builds are superior, but its a step up abit from HG kits so more ractice would be required first... ik now causei jumped on to the frame arms girls series only after building like 2 hg kits lol
You attracted my attention with the preview picture alone, being a Skaven army builder -and- a Gunpla veteran of about 20-ish years..
The confused Skaven was so good, I knew he had to be on the thumbnail lol. Thank you for watching!
Despite its name, Entry Grade is actually a new gunpla line which focuses on kits easy to assemble by beginners. However, unlike the prior First Grade gunpla which was conceptually the same but did sacrifice articulation and detail, the Entry Grade is incredibly advanced, with full color parts separation and full articulation. All the Entry Grade gunpla released in fact are actually superior in most ways to their High Grade counterparts, with the High Grade's only advantage being their accessories. Entry Grades are also the easiest kits to get into by design, as they're not only incredibly cheap for what they offer, but they're also designed to be assembled without the use of any tools, i.e. you can snap the parts out of the runners using only your fingers, instead of having to cut them out with a nipper.
Another thing to note: in recent years Bandai has been gradually phasing out the use of polycaps in their kits and replacing them with ABS joints, with many new gunpla designs coming out this year being devoid of polycaps in their construction, such as the HG Witch From Mercury line.
It's also worth noting that the RG line is now currently considered to be the creme-de-la-creme of Gunpla among the fandom, due to massive improvements to the line since the RG Unicorn Gundam that saw them become the most stable (i.e. no more floppy joints or parts flying out of nowhere when touched), more articulate, and most detailed kits in gunpla, many times surpassing even their Master Grade counterparts. Kits like the RG Nu Gundam, RG Hi-Nu Gundam, and the RG God Gundam especially are considered to be among the pinnacle of Gunpla building, only perhaps surpassed by the PG Unleashed RX-78-2, and only because the latter is a larger kit.
As someone who has been in Gunpla since the early 2000's (I started right when Seed started airing in japan), until last year I was resisting getting into 40k VERY hard as they just didn't seem to have good value per amount of plastic. I thought it was ridiculous that I could get this amazing engineered robot in MG scale with full articulation and sometimes even LED features (for instance the 00 MGs), for the same price as was being charged for a squad of 5-10 tiny static soft-detailed soldiers; comparing to the vehicles made it that much worse :D but Bandai has kind of been on my shit list lately with the whole p-bandai thing, and one of my coworkers did 40k and was encouraging me to get into it, so I've been dipping my toes in.
Also, please PLEASE, and I ask this of EVERY person who does intros like this, PLEASE differentiate between Scale and Grade. While yes most of the grades are locked into one specific scale (RG and MG and PG for example), HG has encompassed almost all scales over the years (the OG Wing kits had HG 1/100 and 1/60 kits, for example). When I was first shopping for kits that is one of the things that confused the hell out of me for a while and I ended up missing out on some old and rare kits because of it.
I'm working on getting updated videos of the collection, but I do have some in my channel about 10 years old - I think the count then was 600-800 kits - I'm well over 2k by now :D
Damn good video dude! Love to see more people come into the Gunpla hobby.
Thank you very much! I'm happy to do my part lol
I will say that while yes you don't need glue to complete a gunpla. The variance in some kits can make a loose fit or even if you manage to damage the pin or slot. i do keep some cement around to fix the odd piece that doesnt want to stay in place. it happen especially on old kits that the molds were used ad nauseam (or just the design not being as good. they changed the techniques post 2005)
I've definitely had smaller panels and V-fins fall off with the slightest of touches so if it's not articulated then I'll usually glue it on as well
I think one of the best parts of Gunpla to me is that kits look fantastic out of the box and assembled and simply get better as you apply decals, panel line or weather the thing if you're in to showing wear-and-tear or battle damage. If you're getting a little bored with painting your warhams, gunpla might just be for you! Just remember that even panel lining is considered customisation in this hobby. It's perfectly fine to clip off the parts, shove them together and have a cool robot!
Also, you will find that Bandai are leagues ahead of Games Workshop for their instructions and assembly.
After watching your video I started watching G Gundam and am saving for a HG kit in the future. Thank you for making this video!
I'm glad it helped you in some way! 😁
I’ve been out of gunpla for many years now having fallen down the Warhammer rabbit hole and this video reignited my desire to build again. Thank you for making such a faithful presentation to what makes Gunpla and a gundam great 🤍
Thank you! I'm very glad you enjoyed it!
I probably going to exclusively assembling MG than HG, feels more challenging and obviously bigger.
Love these videos - as a longtime warhammer fan, I've also recently gotten into Gundams, and they're incredibly impressive!
Glad to hear man! I've tried a bit of the new Witch from Mercury range and it was very well engineered stuff. Bandai continues to impress at an affordable pricepoint
Sheeeeesshh that was a lot of information for someone who has no clue about Gundam at all. I just know they are miniatures/action figures, there is an anime and not much else. Its definitely a lot of information and very well put together, great effort man.
I'm right now super interested in the Poly Caps system. This means I could use that system as a generalist mechanism model kit system for my proyects? Or even as a prototyping system. That is fucking amazing. Like buy a bunch of poly caps and go to town with any idea I may have.
Thank you very much! I hope it wasn't so much info that it overloaded you. I struggled when it came to striking a balance between informative and generalistic.
The polycap system is meant to give articulation to simple slotted or ball-and-socket joints via friction fitting. If you fashion the connectors properly, you could theoretically give articulation to anything you'd want.
If you're in the US I'd reccommend going to a place like Hobby Lobby, Michael's, or even Barnes and Nobles and getting a cheap High Grade kit to see the polycap system first hand. Hobby Lobby in particular puts their kits at 40% off quite frequently if you're not particular about the kit you buy. Otherwise sites like Amazon or Gundamplanet may be online alternatives to consider
@@TheLichsLaboratory Thanks a lot!! I'm an European but I'll definitely get a High Grade kit to understand the polycap system, what a way to get into gunpla, very nice.
@@Defeshh Glad I could help 😁
Well, basically scratch building then.
I’m just going to point out here that not all kits have polycaps, particularly newer ones. Lots of newer kits have abandoned the universal soft plastic polycap system for more mechanically complex joints designed for each model that are more solid and allow for better articulation. Polycaps are still used, but not quite as much as they used to.
That doesn’t mean kitbashing is dead though, with enough skill you can still put anything together. Just look at the GBWC (Gunpla Builders World Cup) builds sprinkled throughout the video.
A fantastic video, as a fellow Warhammer and Gundam fan love how detailed you went into everything, this reminded me of the badass Grimdark Gundam Conversions people post online, I've seen so many Ork Zaku models lol love to see How creative modelers can get
Thank you very much! 😁
As a fellow #gunpla builder of over 10-years, you did a really good job with your vlog here, sir. I have only been building, & gaming in #Warhammer for about two-years now, & I must say that your vlog is most certainly something I would recommend for people who are looking for a change of pace, or scenery but, are unsure if #gundam models are a right fit. Good work!
Thank you sir! It was difficult striking the balance between informative and long-winded lol 😅
Great video now I can show this video to anyone who want to get into Gundam series or Gunpla.😎
For anyone interested in Gundam it pretty much works as a DC or Marvel wich means there is a Main timeline where shit happens but Also alternate timeline the Main timeline has over 40 years of content that include ovas,moviees,series ,videogames and novels however the alternate universes are way shorter , My suggestion is start whit an alternate universe , You can watch some of these timelines by free in Gundaminfo channel here in UA-cam
I love you round up of the various series, certainly made me smile.
I got into Gunplay nd Epic (6mm 40K) at the same time.
The Newer MG kits (MG EW) are scary, I tool a week to assemble my first and its not even been cleaned and painted yet.
Yeh, 9 million but never the part you need to customise the gunpla!
RG kit models made after 2018 were redesigned to have a newer internal frame. No more pre-builts. I can’t even finish my exia because the left helmet side is too big to snap on and the jaw to it is too small for the mouth to snap in properly. Really fine quality control tolerance.
Really? Interesting. I was going to say that my RG Exia went together just fine when I built it, but then I remembered it came out in 2014 and suddenly I don't know where the last 8 years of my life went 🥲
Seems like you didn't build it properly
@@jonhy8351 no. I built it right. I assembled and reassembled the head. The tolerance is outside of the acceptable amount for the head to be assembled.
Just built and this not true.
Very good video bro. I don't often subscribe on first video I watch of a Creator but here we are. Good job, funny and on point.
I want to build and paint more after watching this lol
Thank you very much, that's very high praise 🥰
Dry brushing a little paint around thrusters and weapons to express wear and burn is a good skill to have, if you want a little realistic detailing, but yeah. A lot of the 'painting' we do, at least in my experience, is clear matte spraying or minor weathering spraying lol
One Gundam series you didn’t mention - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, which takes place in the Ad Stella timeline. Set to air in October 2022, with the prologue episode coming out on UA-cam tomorrow as I write this. We don’t know much about this yet, but it seems that the conflict will be between corporations rather than nations. Also the first Gundam TV series to have a female protagonist. Watch this if you want the experience of following a series as it comes out, or you play Sisters of Battle and/or want GW to bring in female Space Marines.
sutelat is witch no marine Gundam witch from mercury like Disney the owl house 🦉in space with mecha Yuri anime
This is really cool mate! Certainly piqued my interest - will have to get a High Grade kit once I get through a bit more of my pile of shame :D
Some of your best content as well mate. Sleek, professional and entertaining. Hope that it does well for you, and glad to see you managed to sneak it around the copyright claims.
Thanks man! I'm just hoping this one sticks. I hate that all of the views/comments from the other uploads are gone but I'll keep reuploading it until Bandai gives up lol
The new hg Lfrith is amazing if you want to check that out.. or yk zakus and I mean the plural.
@@dark_jpeg4257 Cheers! Will do.
Great video, awesome job!
Glad you liked it! 🥰
Thanks for the awesome video! I'm mostly interested in Gunpla for the wargaming potential, personally, but I've been a fan of Gundam since I was a kid.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The reason Entry Grade is so hard to find is that it is a very new line only recently introduced.
Also, you forgot SEED Stargazer which is fantastic, far better than either of the other shows in the timeline. And then there is also Gundam Hathaway if you want that really heavy political stuff.
You're right, I totally forgot about Stargazer. Given how much I used Stargazer in Extreme VS Full Boost you'd figure I'd remember it 😓
what about Gundam SEED Astray? plenty of good lore and kits there...
@@darkclawgreatonenas we only got like a barely 10 minutes short for Astray.
But yeah for a manga spin-off of an anime that's a spin-off Astray has some of the most interesting and compelling stories and suit designs.
I feel like this video was made just for somebody like me, i got into gunpla about a week ago and i love it as much now as i love warhammer. I've got three kits already but my collection will soon grow bigger and bigger
Welcome to Gunpla! 😁
Good video, I think I'll be using this to get people in general into Gundam and Gunpla, not just those who already build model kits. You did a really good job at showing the sheer width and accessibility of the franchise; the pedant in me wants to nitpick about some technicalities on the timelines and grades, but that's a very minor complaint on what by enlarge is a really good video showing what fun is to be had here and why people have fun with it
Thank you very much! There are some smaller details I considered getting into like different series/scale combinations and a bunch of other stuff but I chose to gloss over it to keep the already video streamlined. I didnt want to overload new people lol
Thank you for your time and support 😊
1:25 Also haveyou ever held a Space Marine up to a Zaku II? Cause they are way more similar than people give credit for. The old GW designers have talked a lot about being inspired by Showa era anime, so it wouldn't suprise me in the least if Space Marine armor was visually inspired by the Zaku.
for me i got into gunpla and Warhammer videogames at about the same time and they've both been my top favorite hobbies.
Been a gunpla fan since 97 and that's when Gundam Wing aired in my country 😊 then I played Dawn of war and Dark crusade I got instantly got Hooked in 40k
I imagine many others fell down the slippery slope in the same fashion 😂
bro im a long time gunpla veteran adn gundam fan and u just convinced me to get warhammer kits lol
Awesome! 😁You have a faction in mind?
i freehand painted a MG Gouf years ago before i had an airbrush. the presence of brushstrokes forced me to paint it as a heavily weathered and battle-damaged suit. while ive assembled several more before and since then he's still my favorite model.
I've brush handed a few models and getting a smooth coat is definitely more of a challenge for sure. Gouf is definitely my favorite Zaku as well 🤭
@@TheLichsLaboratory nice. Also, doesn't hurt that Packard is a straight G!
2 things.
1) DO NOT START at recoguista. its is not a good starting point.
2) Seed is very divisive, but, its also the most popular series outside of the UC. to the point many agree that, if not for seed, its possible gundam would be in a far lower place, if not forgotten.
also, best introduction to gundam is War in the Pocket. its 6 episodes, but outside of the music, its probably the most solid all around series in all of gundam.
I would agree. G-Reco has great designs but the way the plot is presented is almost nonsensical at times.
And even if I give Seed/Destiny a lot of shit over the years I still appreciate it for boosting the series up and the occasional great suit design. Plus Seed Destiny gave us Lunamaria's Zaku Warrior which was my main in Extreme VS Full Boost 😅
@@TheLichsLaboratory Man Seed gets way too damn much hate. I am a huge Gundam fan (I have seen about 90% of the entire franchise, aside from the SD stuff and Victory), and Seed season 1 is my all time favorite Gundam show. And that's not nostalgia talking, since I became a fan in the late 10's, and started with the UC shows. I went in wanting to hate it, and Seed won me over with it's quality. Destiny sucks big time tho...
@@transformersrevenge9 What really brings a smile to my face is that even though we stand on different sides of the Seed preference line, we can put aside our difference to hate on Destiny 😂🤝😎
@@TheLichsLaboratory Yeah, they really missed the mark with that one. But Seed tho. Nobody can change my mind on that one. I love the music, characters (Especially Mu and Rau), story, and by god is the final battle one of the best final battles in the franchise. I have rewatched those two final episodes so many times, and they still hit harder than anything else. Destiny did a lot of things wrong, but bringing back Mu, was the absolute worst decision made in the entire Gundam franchise.
@@transformersrevenge9 I will freely attest to both Seed and Destiny having some of the best opening songs in the whole franchise. Seed's first intro gets the fucking blood pumpin' man 🤣
Outstanding video! Def subscribing.
Thank you very much sir!
23:00 almost made me change my mind about getting into Gunpla by itself.
I'm sorry I had to traumatize you like that. I should've put a warning 🤣
Im a big gundam fan, and with unicorn as my favorite I feel called out, but you are totally correct lol. I actually have my first PG coming near my birthday this year, being the PG perfectability and its expansion pack, which is a kit I've been hunting for awhile now. Lastly for anyone reading this who wants to see what customization can be and the steps that go into it, check out Ray studios. They do phenomenal customs and show thier entire process and the tools/materials they use.
Good luck on the PG you brave soldier 😂
I'm actually building it right now. I recommend a spare coffee table to keep it on. The booster packs are like the size of a liter bottle.
Devil Gundam being the Chaos God of all machines.
Don't know if someone else stated this or not but the reason there's very few entry grade kits is that it's actually a newer line of kits that I believe only has around 3 kits in it so far
Was into Gundam Wing, Seed/Seed Destiny, Gundam G, saw the first series later on.. still trying to catch up on the others.
Bought an HG Zaku 2 FZ. Can't wait to put it together.
Fellow G Gundam appreciator 🤝
And have fun with it! Can't go wrong with a Zaku of any kind 😎👍
I lol’d at first, but this is genius!
Always like the V antenna Gundam models but somehow after watching war in a pocket (personal favorite) i start loving mono eye machines. This love extend to beyond gundam like armored core.
Monoeye is love, monoeye is life
a video that covers wh40k and gunpla with into the breach ost on the background??? based
a bit sad about the lack of mention about gundam thunderbolt tho but you've earned my sub
Yeah I've had other people remind me of Thunderbolt. It honestly just didn't cross my mind while writing the script, but I'm officially using "just listed some classic series and not all of them" to cover my ass lmao
"To fill any gaps or seems you deem unfit to live" this is very relatable lol 😂
If you stay true to what Gundams origianl creator says with Turn A, there are no "timelines" all gundams stories just take place in different eras but all in the same universe, so the "timline" theory really was more created by bandai to easily seperate merchandise lines. Build fighters might be the only outlying series in taht theory but even then you could argue its place.
Definitely. It's kind of like how people argue about Zelda timelines and whether or not it's all supposed to be interconnected or not. Not exactly 1:1 but it's sort of the same idea
Also of note, Reconguista in G shouldn't really be considered a Universal Century series by any means, it takes place several thousand years after the rest of Universal Century chronologically (and definitely not in between F91 and Victory like 6:31 says), and it uses its own calendar format, "Regild Century" or "RC". If anything, it should be paired with Turn A and Correct Century, since they both have "far future of other Gundam timelines" as part of their worldbuilding, and Reconguista uniquely shares some location names with Turn A.
@@dsadgegdsg4740 So does turn A, honestly Reconguista G kind of is a link between the universal to what ends up in turn A, just turn A is even further in the future.
The Iron Blooded Orphans is so fucking great, it's best most accessible place to start watching gundam
Ah cool thing too is that there are several fan made wargaming systems out there for Gunpla, I've played a few of them and it's given me a different perspective when it comes to collecting the stuff.
There's also an official one that I forgot but it's been defunct for years not called Gundam Collection Tactical Battles
Another note about Turn A: the mechanical designs were done by Syd Mead.
Always nice to see a modeller tackle Gunpla.
Thank you for watching, Turn-A chad 😁
what i really like about gundam model's is that they can be as cheap or expensive as you want them to be, you can pick up a HG and come clippers for 35 bucks build it and call it a day, or you can add some panel liner and a clearcoat and make it look much better for only a bit more money and it'll still look great. some kit's (like the astray red frame) have a really unique design where a flat coat is not really what you might want..but neither is a clearcoat, or a satin coat so what I did was apply all 3 which just looks...amazing. white bits (which are mostly flat parts) in flat coat, black parts (mainly used in the chest armor) in a satin shine, and red parts (which tend to be round/tubular) in a high gloss clear. which just looks amazing when the light hits it and all it look was some panel liner and 3 can's of clearcoat no painting what so ever.
where I recently picked up a car model since it had been about 20 years since I made one of those and open the box all black plastic....yay get to spend 40-80 bucks in paints and paintcans alone >.< it came out looking good but my god that 25 euro kit could have been a old PG or the downpayment to a new one by the time it was done especially the shell with the multiple layers of primer / color and clearcoat followed by polishing compound think I was in about 150 bucks by the end of it >.< but I got a bunch of paints I can also use on my gundam kits to have them stand out (some of the aluminium color from the engine block for pistons/cylinders to make them pop more....it works :P)
Don't forget Ad Stella from the Witch from Mercury! 😊
It's funny as I was a Gunpla/Gundam guy that also liked the lore of Warhammer and did DnD so i got into warhammer mini's after that.
That's my story as well lol. I didn't even give Warhammer a serious thought until a few years ago but I've been building Gunpla since I was a wee lad
As a long time Gundam and gunpla fan, this video does bring joy because I'm recently getting into WH(painting and lore just for now). So seeing others find interests in Gundam generally.
-For starters, for those getting into Gundam, you can watch the OG(UC timeline). Which is the main series I would say, it spans a lot though. There are "standalone", or different universes. Series I would recommend(that's solely on you but what I think)is Iron Blooded Orphans, Seed, and Double O(00). But if you don't care for consistency or follow certain things: Thunderbolt and War in The Pocket for side story stuff. These 2 imo are a great watch(again, as I said for those who don't care). Can't think of others atm.
-Gunpla, for beginners, I solely recommend HG which are the most hand-held of the "3" main grade sizes of plastic models(HG/RG, MG, PG. Theres a few more, these are the "main ones"). Prices do vary from each grade size, PG being the most expensive. Depending on your view of reasonable, cheap, or pricey.
-HG overall good for beginners, reasonable price
-RG similar size as HG but more detail as MG(meaning more part separation for better detail). A bit expensive or just expensive
-MG is double the size of HG(for the most part, depends though). A bit higher in price but can vary
-PG the biggest size you can get with these models(there's way bigger stuff but we're not getting into that). Usually the most expensive.
But if you want to get in there, then MG. For the most recommend kits for gunpla, the Grand Daddy/OG, anything RX-78-2 gunpla is great for beginners being the easiest I would say to assemble.
Sorry for wording or things not making some sense. If anyone else would like to add or chime in that'll help out those checking out Gundam/gunpla if they decide to get into the series and hobby
do you use 3d printed or gw official?.
I am a big UC Gundam fan. 8th MS is one of the best. I do Gunpla to relax, a model kit to enjoy and marvel in it's attention to detail and tooling. They are always a pleasure when doing my tabletop gaming mini's becomes "samey"
The main thing I've looked at that has made me decide I will never get into tabletop warhammer is the absolutely ridiculous prices on small, non-articulated pieces of plastic, which you need to buy insane numbers of to make an army and play. There is just nothing there to justify the prices when compared to what bandai puts out.
Price is definitely the main issue for the matter. I used to be the exact same way, but after experiencing it little by little I'm now knee deep in it lol. It's just different appeals for different markets and it's totally fine to not be interested, but I wanted to focus on how to get into Warhammer for cheaper price points for those who were interested but felt like they couldn't.
Thank you for your comment, I appreciate your time 😁
Iron Blooded Orphans was my first fore into Gundam that wasn't from the Ps2 games or what little I caught on Toonami long ago, its a great show!
I agree! Really love the mech designs. It gives me a real robot Five Star Stories vibe in a way
One more series from Bandai I'd recommend every plastic model enthusiast checking out: 30 minutes missions
No animation tie-up, VAST room for customization, a bit easier to build than HG ones
My entry point is gundam age. I was thought it was show for kids that I can relax and chill, but i was wrong and completely blown away.
Yeah, it's deceptive at first glance for sure
Funny thing, there are some rules online on how to use the gundam kits as tabletop games. The game's rules were designed to mimic the Build Fighters series.
I'm a Gundam series fan although I never played warhammer 40k but I love its lore.
I started this video thinking "wow the inverse would be so cool" you MADLAD
I aim to please 😎
Quick note that Reconguista in G is technically a sequel to Turn-A.
Don’t think about it too hard.
Also, Bandai also does perfect transformation Macross Valkyrie kits. Just a side note.
I've seen those! Was considering getting one for my dad since he was a huge Macross fan when he was a kid
@@TheLichsLaboratory I highly recommend their VF-1 kits. Those are excellent.
0:40 2nd place???? Bandai might be the best in term of "overall"
If we're talking sharpness & gimmicks, so many brands in japan & china can easily cover all 10th ranks
Great video. I've been in the hobby since the 90s. While Entry Grade is somewhat simpler in construction, it's actually the newest entry into the Grades and currently even have better articulation than most High Grades. To date, there are only a few kits released - Gundam Rx-78-2 w/ and without the weapons set, Strike Gundam, Nu Gundam Rx-93 and Nu-Gundam Rx-93FF. There are earlier No-Grades (not in standard scale) which are recently reprinted mostly from the G-Gundam series. There are Re 1/100 which are newer versions or re-release of the 1/100 scale High Grades (current high grades are in the standard 1/144 scale). Oh and there are first grades which are now sually relegated as give-aways during Gundam Caravans or campaigns at 1/144 scale with very rudimentary articulation.
A veteran in his field lol. Thank you very much! I've been told that EG is a newer grade and I was aware of some other lines like Reborns 100, but I wanted to hit the major ones and avoid bloating the video too much.
welcome to the hobby!
I'm a fan of both
Currently the middle of building an Imperial Knights army, it was really cool to see how the other “miniature giant plastic mech suit” half lives. Great video!
Incidentally, any recommendations for a Gunpla that would look really cool posed in a battle with a Knight Gallant :)
Exia has a big arm blade like the Gallant. Could have them bladelocked and staring each other down?
If you love the mini painting of Warhammer and its like, and wanna try some Gundams, they have a line called Artifact, which are little two in tall stylized redesigns of popular mobile suits, there's two, five piece sets out already and a third just recently announced. They're fun
Technically G Reco is so far in the future it’s considered a brand new calendar, Regild Centry, also you forgot Crossbone Gundam, Gundam NT and Hathaway’s Flash is also a pat of UC
I had an uncle who din't buy gunpla kits often but most of the time just made his own gunpla from scrap plastic. I wish i have a picture because his works were onpar with HGs to PGs
another very small but extremely expensive and high quality grade are the hi resolution
the hi resolution astray is the most beautiful thing i have ever owned by far.
its a literal marvel of design and engineering.
I have 3 real Grades and I enjoyed building them just like I did when I build and painting Gamesworkshop miniatures myself
You can get the models that were shown in USA gundam store, but it only ships to the US. Also it has a smaller selection of gundam kits but a somewhat cheaper price than most other websites.
just another beginner tip, a pair of 170 pliers is a good budget alternative as your cutter until you are ready to invest on a dedicated hobby pliers like tamiya, mr hobby or god hands.
not to mention its a nice tool to have around your home.
It was cancelled, it was supposed to be 50 episodes long but cut down. Bandai allowed the movie compilations to be made.
lol, every mexican fan of gundam i've spoke to looks at tequila gundam and says "ahuevo un gundam con sombrero!" (cool a gundam with a sombrero!)
Yeah, sometimes it feels like people being offended on behalf of people who aren't? I dunno, I'm no expert on any of that. I just like giant robots and their sombreros lol
I´m from Mexico, some of my friends are gundam fans and we love the tequila (spike) gundam and are pissed there is no model kit of it, also I have a simple airbrush and compressor which struggles with metalic paints, so I hand paint most of them and get quite the appeal for color and design, or even use the brush marks in purpose to show some details
I would literally kill someone for a HG/MG Tequila Gundam 😤
enjoy the rabbit hole of gunpla. the pg line is the Cadillac of model building with all thier parts and gimmicks