Honestly, I almost put TR-6 in this list but I forgive it because Geminass completely kicked its butt... Seriously, TR-6 is not too good either, considering a lot of detail repainting and long stickers it required.
@@zethythonix I love the Tr-6 as it is such a unquie suit. I understand the sticker thing, but I paint so it doesn't bother me that much. I do feel P bandai should be a higher standard, but see it more as a source for the more obscure kits.
Good roasts. As fellow gunpla collectors I wholeheartedly agree with the list. If I may add to the list I would say you missed out on the efreet hgucs in the 'honorable' mention section.
Your haphazard stack of gunpla boxes in the corner of the room reminds me of my hobby room, lol. I have like 30 Gundam models I haven't even opened yet. Discovering the Gundam Base in IPark mall in Yongsan was the worst thing that ever happened to my bank account
@@zethythonix The Pale Riders (and Todesritter) are a mixed bag. SOME of the stickers are kinda unavoidable due to the option of building it in "normal" or HADES mode. OTHERS like the ones on the shield (ALL THREE OF THEM) are pretty inexcusable. The Pale Rider Ground Type's shield is the same as the GM Striker (which had no stickers.) The Space type's shield has huge blocks of color and COULD have been done without stickers. The Todesritter's shield has that large white emblem that could have been a separate part. Regardless for mine I threw out the decal sheet for each one (except for the "eye" stickers that goes behind the visors) and painted mine. The Todesritter has its own share of issues, but I still like it a lot (I'm just a big fan of the line since I love GMs and GM related machines.)
@@zethythonix Along with the decals I feel the biggest problems with the Todesritter are how loose the "wings" with the tri-blades on the backpack are, the ankle tilts, and how the shield can only be mounted on the back of the arm. Some of these can be fixed but might be a problem for an OOB build. Its also a very BUSY kit with a lot of moveable parts (or maybe I'm just used to simpler kits.. I build a lot of GMs and grunt-types) I hope you do find some enjoyment out of it!
@@supergeno128ds Todescritter was meant to have a lot of moving joints and customizations according to the settings, so very busy design is a normal thing to happen
I have the Pale Rider Space Type, and have ordered the Titans Calvary Type and Todesritter. I definitely agree that the stickers were really disappointing, but the design and overall model are pretty cool. I plan on painting and customizing all of them so the stickers aren’t too big a deal. If you can find them for a decent price, I definitely suggest picking them up if you can.
Damn all these just only make me realise I'm lucky that the P Bandai kits are still relatively cheaper for me in Singapore than in other countries. The zaku minelayer I can get for 40 AUD, its crazy that it is 70 aud.
I don't think is fair to judge 15 years old hg Gelgoog and 20 years old Rick dias with modern day standards, I know the rick dias is suppose to be a revision, but is more of a 1.1 or 1.2, it like 90% the same from the 2000 kit. Those old hg have their charm with simple hollow design and build with tons of polycaps. The only issue I see is some people may don't know they are 15 or 20 years old kit, but if you know, you know what are you going to get.
Although the P-Bandai Gelgoogs are bad, as someone who has bought the Gelgoog and Gelgoog Cannon set as a Zeon fan, recommend it ONLY if you really want a gelgoog. Like he said it is really outdated and the articulation is ass but it comes with quite a lot. There is the arm guard, arm missles, beam rifle, beam nagata(with its own effect parts), shield, cannon backpack, both the regular and cannon heads with the commander versions. Nice video man this is really helpful and a good save for my wallet
If gemiass was standard released that made you angry BTW you can display gemiass that has it upper torso and left torn apart give it like a......battle damaged
I own all P-Bandai RG Zaku. You are right......they are atrocious! But...I ...love them Qubeley Mark II Variants (but you are right about painting the standard release one).
Honestly if they're regular releases, I'd buy quite a few of them~ Like the RG Zakus, Geminass, M91, Pale Riders but at P-bandai scalper prices... pass...
For the Geminass, I kind of get why Bandai did what they did. Unicorn, Astray and Wing are always top sellers and make Bandai a ton of money, they’re reliable sources of income. So it makes sense why Bandai would put in time and money to making those models good, because they can reliably guarantee a better return on investment. But the Geminass is a suit from a manga side story that is a bit of a cult classic, not exactly the huge mainstream property like Unicorn, Astray or Wing. So Bandai is making it, fully aware they aren’t going to get a huge return on their investment for making these new molds, so why put in more effort than required? I mean, the Geminass is pretty much one of the only kits on USA PBandai that hasn’t sold out already, along with the parts set for it, the Dictus, Mark 5 and that bust of the Unicorn. This line of thinking pretty much explains all of Bandai’s Premium decisions. Does it suck? 100%. Is it pretty consumer unfriendly? 100%. Should a majority of P-Bandai be retail release? 100%. But, I can see why they are making these decisions from a business standpoint.
That’s an excellent analyzation here, you have my full respect. However, we can’t let them get away with ‘just a business’ excuse. They are earning so much from all their products and I am sure it’s not hard for them to treat them a little better. For example, the Geminass arms joint could’ve been a peg joint, it’s a simple change and logic but they still failed to deliver the design to the collectors. This is the part that proved my points and people should be aware of it. Investing more in the popular designs is not wrong, delivering these kindergarten-level mistake is wrong.
@@zethythonix Sure, I wasn’t or shouldn’t be suggesting that it’s an acceptable move on Bandai’s part. Only that I can understand the corporate and financial decisions that would make them think they can get by on delivering a sub par product.
Love your video. Wanna ask do you prefer bandai more than daban? Just curious bcs daban's kit looks more badass than bandai kit but hearing people got a lot of problem building daban's kit, im just so afraid to try any daban kit 😭
pre order for the rick dias are going live tonight at 9pm local time. I bet it's the same 1.5 you reviewed, I like the look and wanted to get it. Unfortunately I do agree with you as it really needed more attention to detail perhaps a revive would have been better to tackle all issues at once. Hahahaha yea it certainly ain't none of those more popular gundams but this thing one day could get the full re-work it deserves.
P Bandai tends to be a rip off across the board. Its either an old shitty mold that's overpriced or a brand new mold which should be a regular release (so its still overpriced). We just can't win especially with so many people scalping all of the storefronts
The only thing I disagree with you on is Dryon 3. 1)- I understand the stickers because it would've been extremely hard to incorporate the gold trim as separated parts when basing Dryon 3 off the HGUC ZZ Gundam. 2)- holy shit. You payed 200 for it?? I got it for about 70 from Bigbadtoystore 3)- my only problem is the V-fin not being gold which I painted myself 4)- why do you hate build Fighters try???
1) My channel has a traditional that most people don't know, since my first day do reviews, I am fine with stickers, just not the cropped edge ones 2) 200 is HKD, not USD, Yes I was ignorant before so I took a high price 3) No comment 4) I am a OG fan of Build Fighters, first of all, Try turned into 3v3, except the protagonist and main teams, all the other teams got the other two people is completely useless and just there for filling in the gaps. The main protagonist have no idea how to fight, what is gunpla or what is Gundam, all he did is to rely on Sei's gunpla extraordinary finishing, then when the model is wrecked, he won't learn or participate the repairing, it's all Yuuma keeping Seikai's gunpla alive. Secondly, all he did in the entire show is Jigen Haō-Ryū Kempō, everytime he's about to lose, either the power of friendship helped him or his gunpla is just ridiculously overpowered to the point that it can't be wrecked. Overall, the protagonist have little development, even his teammates and opponents have more development than Seikai. The only development he have is to getting girls, but not training his gunpla skills.
@@zethythonix different tournament with updated rules and formatting. The extras were fine enough. Sekai I feel is the ideal combination of both Sei and Reiji. He has Reiji's main character traits mixed with Sei's earnestness and determination. The adversity that not only Sekai, but Yuuma and Fumina face in the show is definitely there and it's awesome, especially in the middle. Also, of course Sekai fights using kenpo as that's his entire fighting style. Sekai mainly just goes through the motions at times when he isn't fighting cuz those are his personality traits. I will agree on the whole girls thing tho. Why Fumina fell for Sekai when Yuuma, her childhood best friend, is RIGHT THERE still baffles me. With Gyanko, it's more of a crush based on compliments to both her love of gunpla and her shield. With Shia, she sensed how his determination was very similar to that of her brother and grew very fond of it. Unfortunately, it was taken where it didn't need to be taken in Island Wars. Plus, I love everything in the 2nd half. One epic fight after another, some of the best gunpla designs I've ever seen, amazing bits of character development, and a very satisfying payoff to the goals that were set in the Nielson Labs arc.
Kind of glad you didn't have Varguil on the list lol. I'm not sure what it's msrp was, but I paid significantly more than what the Moon Gundam cost me and it came with a lot less stuff...
@@zethythonix Oh, that explains why it wasn't on the list. Definitely one worth skipping unless you want absolutely everything related to Sazabi like me lmao
I disagree on rick dias 1.5 - yeah, it's a shame we've got only slightly upgraded kit instead of the full revive, BUT it's still 10x better than the original one. Used plastic is much better to work with, it has nicer colors, details are much sharper, articulation is also much better... the only thing I was really dissapointed with were the weapons (come on, we already have better clay bazooka mold from dijeh and hyakushiki revive) and lack of improvments in the head and backpack area. IT was also pretty cheap for a p-bandai
The only thing I like about the Sand color GTO Gouf was how it has normal arms. I was really hoping we were gonna get a 2.0 ish version of the Gouf custom with that level of articulation and detail that came with the origin line.
HG Crossbone got very bad color, unfit stickers and the cloak is an absolute nightmare, other than cheap, I can’t even find a good thing to talk about. Just move on to RG if you don’t want to piss yourself off
Did you (or anyone else in the comments) have trouble with the arms constantly falling off of the Pale Rider Space Type? I haven't seen anyone else mention this problem, but the arms fall off of mine if you just look at it funny.
On the Pale Rider, while I am a fan of the design - it is a sticker ridden mess. Better to just buy a GM 2, paint it blue, mount rey mysterio's head on it. Would look even funnier. (I still have the pale rider on my shelf despite this lol)
I 100% agree with geminias, the overall silhouette looks lovely but the build standard is terrible, arms can't even go past 90 degrees, the back skirt armour is lazy with its ball joint connect which comes off just when I look at it, and the shield...oh god the shield refuses to stay attached, I'm tempted to glue at this point.
@@zethythonix I feel that's done too much by bandai, but at the same time feel they're starting to recognize the popularity of the manga branch of their franchise, like how advance of zeta is getting a lot of love. But given how popular advance of zeta is, I'm baffled so many of their suits are p bandai. Like mg hazel I feel should be a reg release and then I don't mind some of its many variants being p ban, or the woundwort gundam being a p ban...I really want to understand how they go about their decision making
Just want to share my thoughts and experience: Unfortunately for those who enjoy variety, like colour or equipment changes, it's not economically beneficial for Bandai to release them as regular and then have to deal with low sales and surplus problems as a result. They are just not mainstream popular. Which is why those kits moved to PB on quota. Becoming "limited edition" status is bad enough. If you missed the order window, good luck waiting for the next batch (or any at all, sometimes in between years / anniversary runs). There are comments that those are also a result of voting. What voting, and why is it not a global or regional participation from the gunpla community? How severe of an effect, I'm not too sure. But there is always some kind of voting on what kits get released and we can't seem to be involved. You also paid more for any reuse of runners. Usually, you are able to at least swap parts or do alternate builds. On the rare case, you end up having large amount of junk parts, unfit for kitbash/recycling due to them being specifically made for that MS. Stickers that are purposed to "reproduce" the part instead of supplementing. Lack of colour separation when it doesn't make sense - you already provided clear examples, so I would like to add the HGUC Sinanju Stein Unit 1. A new, large detailed mould for the High Beam Rifle, but they couldn't do separation like in the Narrative Unit 2 (cowl and internals). The rest of the kit had great colour separation, so what gives? I've also noticed PB plastics have more injection swirls and are getting weaker - more prone to breaking and looser joints. Parts sometimes have fitting issues on different sides. I have the X2 HGUC too, but skipped it on account of the colour. Real glad that the RG version came out in the end though, and that build was great. I'm worried on how the X0 full cloth will turn out. Seems like PB kits are really hit and miss nowadays. I enjoy the builds, but I think they require a higher skill ceiling to look and perform well.
It’s a real shame for Rick Dias. I really wanted old version and rework on him but nope,need to pay twice as much for slightly upgraded version. I also wanted a mg gelgoog canon but fuck me I guess,paywall on the way
i must be lucky with Geminiass, as my only issue is how poorly the head is, falls off as soon as i turn it. but yeah, its feels so flimsy, and much like you, Geminass was something i dreamed of having and having the older kits, well this was a real meh for me. i missed out on the option parts, but hopefully they do the L.O. Booster.
You know what's worst then kits being P-bandai? Kits that were clearly meant to be standard release but was changed last minute. *cough* MG Gundam MK 5 *cough*
I feel like the worst ones are the sloppy remolds or the cheap recolors like the zakus and Gelgoogs but I think some stuff looks pretty good. Like the MkIII, HG Sniper Custom and Mudrock look pretty nice
Well when talking about paint the model or pbandai, Id choose the latter one. Why would i do that? Because plastic's color cannot be fade or scratched, but paint layer can. I pose my models everyday, thats why i need something really stable and sturdy, so thats why i still choose to buy pbandai even though most of them are just recolor. And please dont mention topcoat. They arent that superior. They still can be scratched.
Old vid man... But man so much buyers remorse here... Not gonna lie I did want the Dryon 3 and the Kirara Gerbera Tetra but hoo boy imma skip it now! Sadly I have the Crossbones and I dont regret them! You know just for collection purpose sakes. Also the F91 from Build Fighters? Man I really wanted it for design alone! But I appreciate the feedback man!
HGUC ZII Travis Kirkland Custom - Clearly one of the laziest P-Bandai releases, as it's merely a recolor of the regular ZII with a huge sticker sheet to give the lower legs fake panel lines and color separation.
@@zethythonix also side note, I guess the reason the pale rider kits are so annoying id because of the two modes. I'm not sure Bandai had a good way to show the exam system. It's still annoying af. Now if they did an MG.... I might buy it tbh.
i think not all gundam model is made for out of the box experience, i mean some of it is made for a builder who paint and do modification. so this review is not valid and bias.
There are two sides for gunpla, clearly you are one the so called “pro paint” side, gunpla is not made out of box? The old ones maybe, but sure the ones after 2012 ain’t
PB shouldn’t exist, I still stand with my side. But since PB cannot be eliminated, I will just have to keep talking and spreading the message out to let people stand up and talk.
@@zethythonix Normally I would have agreed this 100.00% without any doubts. If they still want to go on with PB, they should make it more accessible for oversea fans. But I am guilty of falling into AOZ rabbit hole and cannot find a way back to non PB gunpla land (yet). If PB is eliminated, I would be gone too 🥶
there are some good p bandai rg's, especially the ones that have less or no pre asssembled innerframes, like the rg tallgeese variants, crossbone variants, and the force impulse variants.
Pbandai are mostly why they decide if the kit will flop or not due to their lazyness Btw had been considering dryon III for a while but thanks for telling me it's shit, I still have that f91 new, should just sell it later
M91 should get you some great money because there is no reprinting in the future, you can keep it for memories or sell it out high (lol) But please don't buy the Dryon III, don't spend $130 to buy a gigantic antenna...
wdym? the 00 movie HGs have pretty good articulation although I do agree with the parts articulation. I can feel the rage but to be fair Bandai was never really "being generous", lmao it's all about the money, friend.
I forgot to mention about the RG Sinanju expansion set and HG Efreets... my bad
don't worry,you can make part 2[Top 10 Worst P-Bandai Revive.ver(HG/RG Only)].
@@Maou-kun960 I am not sure do I still have the heart to write another torturing episode
@@zethythonix For Part 2,don't be so fast.
@@Maou-kun960 fast? What fast?
but i'm hope you can make part 2 in this year or next year.
The AOZ are the only P-bandai kits I'll go to hell and back for.
This I agree. Better than buying multiple kits to kitbash.
Honestly, I almost put TR-6 in this list but I forgive it because Geminass completely kicked its butt...
Seriously, TR-6 is not too good either, considering a lot of detail repainting and long stickers it required.
@@zethythonix you should check out tr-1 hazenthley rah II.
Bandai: you complained about lack of parts and plastic? Here's a mountain of leftovers.
Amen. I own multiple of each kit and even more of the upgrades.
@@zethythonix I love the Tr-6 as it is such a unquie suit. I understand the sticker thing, but I paint so it doesn't bother me that much. I do feel P bandai should be a higher standard, but see it more as a source for the more obscure kits.
Are you going to make a video of top 10 best pbandai ?
*YES*
First, always nice to see a spicy commentary especially about lazy P Bandai variants.
Thanks for the support!
Good roasts. As fellow gunpla collectors I wholeheartedly agree with the list. If I may add to the list I would say you missed out on the efreet hgucs in the 'honorable' mention section.
Yep, Efreets are painful too
Your haphazard stack of gunpla boxes in the corner of the room reminds me of my hobby room, lol. I have like 30 Gundam models I haven't even opened yet. Discovering the Gundam Base in IPark mall in Yongsan was the worst thing that ever happened to my bank account
It’s now piled up onto 42 unbuilt boxes
I actually liked the Pale Rider. For an old kit it's the one that failed to fall apart on me even after several falls.
I like the Pale Rider as a design but... the stickers were absolutely terrible
@@zethythonix The Pale Riders (and Todesritter) are a mixed bag. SOME of the stickers are kinda unavoidable due to the option of building it in "normal" or HADES mode. OTHERS like the ones on the shield (ALL THREE OF THEM) are pretty inexcusable. The Pale Rider Ground Type's shield is the same as the GM Striker (which had no stickers.) The Space type's shield has huge blocks of color and COULD have been done without stickers. The Todesritter's shield has that large white emblem that could have been a separate part. Regardless for mine I threw out the decal sheet for each one (except for the "eye" stickers that goes behind the visors) and painted mine. The Todesritter has its own share of issues, but I still like it a lot (I'm just a big fan of the line since I love GMs and GM related machines.)
@@supergeno128ds a very detail explanation! I still ordered the Todescritter to see how bad it is and let’s hope I can find some positives
@@zethythonix Along with the decals I feel the biggest problems with the Todesritter are how loose the "wings" with the tri-blades on the backpack are, the ankle tilts, and how the shield can only be mounted on the back of the arm. Some of these can be fixed but might be a problem for an OOB build. Its also a very BUSY kit with a lot of moveable parts (or maybe I'm just used to simpler kits.. I build a lot of GMs and grunt-types) I hope you do find some enjoyment out of it!
@@supergeno128ds Todescritter was meant to have a lot of moving joints and customizations according to the settings, so very busy design is a normal thing to happen
I have the Pale Rider Space Type, and have ordered the Titans Calvary Type and Todesritter. I definitely agree that the stickers were really disappointing, but the design and overall model are pretty cool. I plan on painting and customizing all of them so the stickers aren’t too big a deal. If you can find them for a decent price, I definitely suggest picking them up if you can.
Honorable mention : zaku III from twilight axis
Thanks
Damn all these just only make me realise I'm lucky that the P Bandai kits are still relatively cheaper for me in Singapore than in other countries. The zaku minelayer I can get for 40 AUD, its crazy that it is 70 aud.
I would buy it fir 40 bucks just to take that beautiful backpack!
what'S the gunpla on the intro segment i love it! :D
Pale Rider and Airmaster Burst
I don't think is fair to judge 15 years old hg Gelgoog and 20 years old Rick dias with modern day standards, I know the rick dias is suppose to be a revision, but is more of a 1.1 or 1.2, it like 90% the same from the 2000 kit. Those old hg have their charm with simple hollow design and build with tons of polycaps. The only issue I see is some people may don't know they are 15 or 20 years old kit, but if you know, you know what are you going to get.
Great video bro! Thanks for this 🤙🤙
Although the P-Bandai Gelgoogs are bad, as someone who has bought the Gelgoog and Gelgoog Cannon set as a Zeon fan, recommend it ONLY if you really want a gelgoog. Like he said it is really outdated and the articulation is ass but it comes with quite a lot. There is the arm guard, arm missles, beam rifle, beam nagata(with its own effect parts), shield, cannon backpack, both the regular and cannon heads with the commander versions. Nice video man this is really helpful and a good save for my wallet
Agreed with the Gelgoog part
One thing I forgot to mention, The arm missiles and the arm guard are 30 mm pegs which allows you to use it with other kits.
I’m annoyed that my only access to the ReGelgu, an Neo Zeon staple, is locked away behind a scalper paywall.
Well, Bandai’s marketing team is a former EA member
Do u happen to be in Perth?
Nah, Brisbane
6:10 um should we tell him Amazon is selling it for 78 dollars?
If only M91 was a regular release, i'm willing to spend my time painting all of the missing color 😢
Well, it's not reprinting anymore so you can give up about it...
If gemiass was standard released that made you angry BTW you can display gemiass that has it upper torso and left torn apart give it like a......battle damaged
We know p-bandai in japan have a same price as regular kit. But reseller that make price higher because "limited" yeah suck
Omg why I'm not knowing this channel?!
Glad you know it now, watch more videos from my channel then :D
The No.1 is the Gundam GeminASS. It makes sense.
9:16 its not a new machine gun its from the hg origin gundam local type
I own all P-Bandai RG Zaku. You are right......they are atrocious! But...I ...love them Qubeley Mark II Variants (but you are right about painting the standard release one).
Hey! It's me again! Yes sir, you have improved a lot in one year. Yo earned yourself a new subscriber.
Thank you! You can check out my HLMS episode, they are good content too
I have to ask if you bought the MG MK 5, and do hope for that sexy Dovenwolf , and Silver bullet? 🤤
Yes, the MK-V is on the way for sure!
Honestly if they're regular releases, I'd buy quite a few of them~
Like the RG Zakus, Geminass, M91, Pale Riders but at P-bandai scalper prices... pass...
Bandai, a company that makes Premium things by using no brains, logics, or heart
@Shin Black Chandelier Mirage Oh they're not hard to find~ just that they cost roughly around an MG.
For the Geminass, I kind of get why Bandai did what they did. Unicorn, Astray and Wing are always top sellers and make Bandai a ton of money, they’re reliable sources of income. So it makes sense why Bandai would put in time and money to making those models good, because they can reliably guarantee a better return on investment.
But the Geminass is a suit from a manga side story that is a bit of a cult classic, not exactly the huge mainstream property like Unicorn, Astray or Wing. So Bandai is making it, fully aware they aren’t going to get a huge return on their investment for making these new molds, so why put in more effort than required? I mean, the Geminass is pretty much one of the only kits on USA PBandai that hasn’t sold out already, along with the parts set for it, the Dictus, Mark 5 and that bust of the Unicorn.
This line of thinking pretty much explains all of Bandai’s Premium decisions. Does it suck? 100%. Is it pretty consumer unfriendly? 100%. Should a majority of P-Bandai be retail release? 100%. But, I can see why they are making these decisions from a business standpoint.
That’s an excellent analyzation here, you have my full respect.
However, we can’t let them get away with ‘just a business’ excuse. They are earning so much from all their products and I am sure it’s not hard for them to treat them a little better. For example, the Geminass arms joint could’ve been a peg joint, it’s a simple change and logic but they still failed to deliver the design to the collectors. This is the part that proved my points and people should be aware of it.
Investing more in the popular designs is not wrong, delivering these kindergarten-level mistake is wrong.
@@zethythonix Sure, I wasn’t or shouldn’t be suggesting that it’s an acceptable move on Bandai’s part. Only that I can understand the corporate and financial decisions that would make them think they can get by on delivering a sub par product.
Yow zenthonix! Really loving your content. Lately, your uploads are 🔥🔥. Cant wait for the next one!
Thing about P-Bandai is that it's not actually premium. P-Bandai tokusatsu toys are more premium than P-Bandai gunpla.
7:57 let's wait and see for the Psycho Gundam mk ii 😌
Sticker hell? Bandai: always has been, my top 1 Worst gunpla Rg Gp01合心戰機不斷甩出嚟
I threw away my GP01 a long time ago lol
@@zethythonixI just wanna say fk you Bandai lol(ｰ ｰ;)
Love your video. Wanna ask do you prefer bandai more than daban? Just curious bcs daban's kit looks more badass than bandai kit but hearing people got a lot of problem building daban's kit, im just so afraid to try any daban kit 😭
Daban got a some good kits like the Astray Red Frame Mars Jacket, every brand will have bad kits, even Bandai released a lot of bad kits too
pre order for the rick dias are going live tonight at 9pm local time. I bet it's the same 1.5 you reviewed, I like the look and wanted to get it. Unfortunately I do agree with you as it really needed more attention to detail perhaps a revive would have been better to tackle all issues at once. Hahahaha yea it certainly ain't none of those more popular gundams but this thing one day could get the full re-work it deserves.
P Bandai tends to be a rip off across the board. Its either an old shitty mold that's overpriced or a brand new mold which should be a regular release (so its still overpriced). We just can't win especially with so many people scalping all of the storefronts
Not only scalpers are a problem, the fanboys who defend Bandai and Premium Bandai are cancerous too...
Honestly, the same can be said with how they treat the games.
The only thing I disagree with you on is Dryon 3.
1)- I understand the stickers because it would've been extremely hard to incorporate the gold trim as separated parts when basing Dryon 3 off the HGUC ZZ Gundam.
2)- holy shit. You payed 200 for it?? I got it for about 70 from Bigbadtoystore
3)- my only problem is the V-fin not being gold which I painted myself
4)- why do you hate build Fighters try???
1) My channel has a traditional that most people don't know, since my first day do reviews, I am fine with stickers, just not the cropped edge ones
2) 200 is HKD, not USD, Yes I was ignorant before so I took a high price
3) No comment
4) I am a OG fan of Build Fighters, first of all, Try turned into 3v3, except the protagonist and main teams, all the other teams got the other two people is completely useless and just there for filling in the gaps.
The main protagonist have no idea how to fight, what is gunpla or what is Gundam, all he did is to rely on Sei's gunpla extraordinary finishing, then when the model is wrecked, he won't learn or participate the repairing, it's all Yuuma keeping Seikai's gunpla alive. Secondly, all he did in the entire show is Jigen Haō-Ryū Kempō, everytime he's about to lose, either the power of friendship helped him or his gunpla is just ridiculously overpowered to the point that it can't be wrecked. Overall, the protagonist have little development, even his teammates and opponents have more development than Seikai. The only development he have is to getting girls, but not training his gunpla skills.
@@zethythonix different tournament with updated rules and formatting. The extras were fine enough. Sekai I feel is the ideal combination of both Sei and Reiji. He has Reiji's main character traits mixed with Sei's earnestness and determination. The adversity that not only Sekai, but Yuuma and Fumina face in the show is definitely there and it's awesome, especially in the middle.
Also, of course Sekai fights using kenpo as that's his entire fighting style.
Sekai mainly just goes through the motions at times when he isn't fighting cuz those are his personality traits.
I will agree on the whole girls thing tho.
Why Fumina fell for Sekai when Yuuma, her childhood best friend, is RIGHT THERE still baffles me.
With Gyanko, it's more of a crush based on compliments to both her love of gunpla and her shield.
With Shia, she sensed how his determination was very similar to that of her brother and grew very fond of it.
Unfortunately, it was taken where it didn't need to be taken in Island Wars.
Plus, I love everything in the 2nd half. One epic fight after another, some of the best gunpla designs I've ever seen, amazing bits of character development, and a very satisfying payoff to the goals that were set in the Nielson Labs arc.
Kind of glad you didn't have Varguil on the list lol. I'm not sure what it's msrp was, but I paid significantly more than what the Moon Gundam cost me and it came with a lot less stuff...
Well I only include what I got and built, so that gunpla was an unknown area for myself
@@zethythonix Oh, that explains why it wasn't on the list. Definitely one worth skipping unless you want absolutely everything related to Sazabi like me lmao
I disagree on rick dias 1.5 - yeah, it's a shame we've got only slightly upgraded kit instead of the full revive, BUT it's still 10x better than the original one. Used plastic is much better to work with, it has nicer colors, details are much sharper, articulation is also much better... the only thing I was really dissapointed with were the weapons (come on, we already have better clay bazooka mold from dijeh and hyakushiki revive) and lack of improvments in the head and backpack area. IT was also pretty cheap for a p-bandai
Good points, but my anger was focusing more on the lazy works that I am feeling in general
@@zethythonix fair enough
Great list of what not to waste my money on 😆
Don't worry, I will make a must buy list too
I can display my geminass that have it half body and left arm torn apart
My mostly regret is Amazing Z’gok
I mean the base mold is too old
I hope looking for XM-01 Den'an Zon
Never owned it so didn’t put it
What i hate from P-Bandai is they tend to make extension part or kit like HWS RG Nu p-band. I hate that
Expansion set is sort of understandable if they're good, but for the bad gunplas... bad choices
The clear version of the Earthree Gundam not being on the list is criminal
The only thing I like about the Sand color GTO Gouf was how it has normal arms. I was really hoping we were gonna get a 2.0 ish version of the Gouf custom with that level of articulation and detail that came with the origin line.
Oh i agreed with the Pbandai 00 GNXs... Bad articulation but got them bcs i. Love 00 xD
But GN-X need a rework for sure
What wrong with hg crossbone x3 and black ver abd why you want us to avoid it
HG Crossbone got very bad color, unfit stickers and the cloak is an absolute nightmare, other than cheap, I can’t even find a good thing to talk about. Just move on to RG if you don’t want to piss yourself off
@@zethythonix im actally fine it that and i don't feel anger of hg gemiass i could make display of gemiass being torn apart in space
Mg Gn-X is cool except for the feet.
This video show us why to spend wisely in Pbandai
And I will show you the wiser choices in the next video
I will use age old suggestion for those who always complain about stickers. Just paint the kits.
Yeah, your words worked too but you see, builders got two factions: painters and out-of-box.
I am not painters faction
@@zethythonix I think the correct faction are Experienced & Lazy
It just sounds like you overpaid for a bunch of p bandai kit and take it out on the models.
It’s because I am at somewhere Bandai don’t sell their kits (lol), Aussies will always be forgotten
My love for the Jegan Normal Type as enough for me to buy 4 HGs of it for 28-30 bucks each
Did you (or anyone else in the comments) have trouble with the arms constantly falling off of the Pale Rider Space Type? I haven't seen anyone else mention this problem, but the arms fall off of mine if you just look at it funny.
How fall out is it?
@@zethythonix It's pretty bad. The arms on mine are extremely loose. I'm gonna have to put clear nail polish on the pegs, it's that bad.
On the Pale Rider, while I am a fan of the design - it is a sticker ridden mess. Better to just buy a GM 2, paint it blue, mount rey mysterio's head on it.
Would look even funnier.
(I still have the pale rider on my shelf despite this lol)
i just got pale rider in titans colors. it's not bad
The amount of stickers... I can’t stand it
I 100% agree with geminias, the overall silhouette looks lovely but the build standard is terrible, arms can't even go past 90 degrees, the back skirt armour is lazy with its ball joint connect which comes off just when I look at it, and the shield...oh god the shield refuses to stay attached, I'm tempted to glue at this point.
I almost threw it out of my window when I was shooting this video
@@zethythonix it's utterly shameful! And for a suit so many wings fans have wanted an updated version off for ages! Such a shame
They always judged that manga MS = not one wants it which is completely wrong
@@zethythonix I feel that's done too much by bandai, but at the same time feel they're starting to recognize the popularity of the manga branch of their franchise, like how advance of zeta is getting a lot of love. But given how popular advance of zeta is, I'm baffled so many of their suits are p bandai. Like mg hazel I feel should be a reg release and then I don't mind some of its many variants being p ban, or the woundwort gundam being a p ban...I really want to understand how they go about their decision making
@@SeanyBoy589 they should make some of the manga suits available through regular releases, putting them in p-Bandai is too toxic
Wait, is they making premium rick dias? And wtf it cost tripled than HG Scruzum Dias
The 1.5 version is not too bad TBH (the price), but mainly was the lazy “rework” they were trying to do...
Just want to share my thoughts and experience:
Unfortunately for those who enjoy variety, like colour or equipment changes, it's not economically beneficial for Bandai to release them as regular and then have to deal with low sales and surplus problems as a result. They are just not mainstream popular. Which is why those kits moved to PB on quota. Becoming "limited edition" status is bad enough. If you missed the order window, good luck waiting for the next batch (or any at all, sometimes in between years / anniversary runs).
There are comments that those are also a result of voting. What voting, and why is it not a global or regional participation from the gunpla community? How severe of an effect, I'm not too sure. But there is always some kind of voting on what kits get released and we can't seem to be involved.
You also paid more for any reuse of runners. Usually, you are able to at least swap parts or do alternate builds. On the rare case, you end up having large amount of junk parts, unfit for kitbash/recycling due to them being specifically made for that MS.
Stickers that are purposed to "reproduce" the part instead of supplementing. Lack of colour separation when it doesn't make sense - you already provided clear examples, so I would like to add the HGUC Sinanju Stein Unit 1. A new, large detailed mould for the High Beam Rifle, but they couldn't do separation like in the Narrative Unit 2 (cowl and internals). The rest of the kit had great colour separation, so what gives?
I've also noticed PB plastics have more injection swirls and are getting weaker - more prone to breaking and looser joints. Parts sometimes have fitting issues on different sides.
I have the X2 HGUC too, but skipped it on account of the colour. Real glad that the RG version came out in the end though, and that build was great. I'm worried on how the X0 full cloth will turn out. Seems like PB kits are really hit and miss nowadays. I enjoy the builds, but I think they require a higher skill ceiling to look and perform well.
You have an excellent POV
@@zethythonix Thanks, we can only hope that they keep up with the quality as per their regular releases
@@Kr0zBoNE Making premium things is ok, but at least treat it with premium attitude
Waiting for part 2
It’s a real shame for Rick Dias. I really wanted old version and rework on him but nope,need to pay twice as much for slightly upgraded version. I also wanted a mg gelgoog canon but fuck me I guess,paywall on the way
Fun fact:hg johnny riden zaku is based of hg zaku mariner
I like me some honest reviews
Thanks!
i must be lucky with Geminiass, as my only issue is how poorly the head is, falls off as soon as i turn it. but yeah, its feels so flimsy, and much like you, Geminass was something i dreamed of having and having the older kits, well this was a real meh for me. i missed out on the option parts, but hopefully they do the L.O. Booster.
The fact is, G-Unit is not so random old manga that no one loves, it has a lot of fans and they f*cked it up, very badly
I know this is a P-bandai list but... What is your opinion of the Real Grade Zeong?
Haven’t built one but I will soon
P-Bandai sucks. I wanted to buy a good kit if it’s RG, MG or PG, but those scalpers are just greedy people.
Yes, but unfortunately, once a thing was given a value, humanity shows
I threw away the stickers and decided to paint it instead. I also used Plaplates for some details and all i could say is that it was worth it
I agree with you on all accounts. Basically if there is no new mold, why even bother.
You know what's worst then kits being P-bandai?
Kits that were clearly meant to be standard release but was changed last minute.
*cough* MG Gundam MK 5 *cough*
*cough cough* Gundam Geminass 01
I'm actually mad that the qubeley mk iis were made p bandai, so mad that I bought the 2000 HG kit instead
New is always better, but Bandai is EA nowadays, if you have skills, consider to paint it yourself
I made the mistake of having the RG destiny Gundam as my first gunpla when it first came out.
Me who doesn't have a single P Bandai kit: I see, I see
*Tryon iii has the split mechanics*
Has ball and socket hip joint on it
There will never be an RG Jegan.
Let the fire keep burning and Jegan will rise one day!
I was expecting the rg perfect strike would be here
Well, I only include what I built before, so I never purchased that kit which was why I didn’t include it
I feel like the worst ones are the sloppy remolds or the cheap recolors like the zakus and Gelgoogs but I think some stuff looks pretty good. Like the MkIII, HG Sniper Custom and Mudrock look pretty nice
Well when talking about paint the model or pbandai, Id choose the latter one. Why would i do that?
Because plastic's color cannot be fade or scratched, but paint layer can. I pose my models everyday, thats why i need something really stable and sturdy, so thats why i still choose to buy pbandai even though most of them are just recolor.
And please dont mention topcoat. They arent that superior. They still can be scratched.
I'm still upset the Rick Dias got screwed over as hard as it was.
Me too
I bought the hguc dom troppen unicorn vers. 😢
That’s old
Old vid man... But man so much buyers remorse here...
Not gonna lie I did want the Dryon 3 and the Kirara Gerbera Tetra but hoo boy imma skip it now!
Sadly I have the Crossbones and I dont regret them! You know just for collection purpose sakes.
Also the F91 from Build Fighters? Man I really wanted it for design alone! But I appreciate the feedback man!
16:00 your saying it wrong it's not jinx it's g-n-x say the letters not the combined word 😕
Yeah, I will correct my pronunciation in the future videos
@@zethythonix ok ☺️
HGUC ZII Travis Kirkland Custom - Clearly one of the laziest P-Bandai releases, as it's merely a recolor of the regular ZII with a huge sticker sheet to give the lower legs fake panel lines and color separation.
Yeah the M91 was a pain, I wound up just painting everything except the lance sticker
Great choice of repainting it! The M91 is truly Bandai's fault because a lot of new parts were molded in white...
@@zethythonix also side note, I guess the reason the pale rider kits are so annoying id because of the two modes. I'm not sure Bandai had a good way to show the exam system. It's still annoying af. Now if they did an MG.... I might buy it tbh.
@@DocFubar89 if they make it as a MG, I think it would be better
For everyone who asking is the pale rider worth to buy? Yes,but if you really like the design imho
Just skip it or buy aoz kits honestly
@@TheWarDogSquad well said about the Pale Rider part, but honestly TR-6 is almost guilty too if being critical
i don't hg00s2 are that bad but there some good one such as hg 00 gundam and cherdium gundam
MG F90. Not only the kit itself is P-Bandai, you need to buy expansion packs that are also P-Bandai
Yeah, I will talk about it during the MG version
I really hope hg/rg zaku flipper not a p bandai
I just hope to see it one day tbh
In every fuckin single RG kits, RG Zephyranthes and Sinanju with the Expansion Set was the diarrhea corpse to build.
Correct
@@zethythonix If I built those both satanic kits, shoot me down.
Every time when Bandai release a p-bandai HG with MG price👀.
*F bomb activated*
lucky I only got both my qubley for 40usd 😁
i think not all gundam model is made for out of the box experience, i mean some of it is made for a builder who paint and do modification. so this review is not valid and bias.
There are two sides for gunpla, clearly you are one the so called “pro paint” side, gunpla is not made out of box? The old ones maybe, but sure the ones after 2012 ain’t
I hope Bandai really up their engineering game with 50 - 100% newly molded P bandai kits.
Geminass was a huge disappointment for a 2020 kit.
PB shouldn’t exist, I still stand with my side.
But since PB cannot be eliminated, I will just have to keep talking and spreading the message out to let people stand up and talk.
@@zethythonix Normally I would have agreed this 100.00% without any doubts.
If they still want to go on with PB, they should make it more accessible for oversea fans.
But
I am guilty of falling into AOZ rabbit hole and cannot find a way back to non PB gunpla land (yet).
If PB is eliminated, I would be gone too 🥶
Accessible is a good point, but fixing the gunpla problems will be the priority
@@zethythonix For sure. That is why I am expecting Bandai to at least fix some of Seltsam/Tertium’s problems in the upcoming MK-III kit.
@@Simon-hz7jl let’s hope Bandai will show some brains...
Still not as bad as the HG Zaku III Twilight Axis
Agree
Just from watching its model kits review is enough to scare me already
@@chantadi2005 I mean Zaku III is from like 1999 or something like that
@@zethythonix Yeah its pretty shameless for Bandai to sell that kit imo
Basically all of RG.
there are some good p bandai rg's, especially the ones that have less or no pre asssembled innerframes, like the rg tallgeese variants, crossbone variants, and the force impulse variants.
Pbandai are mostly why they decide if the kit will flop or not due to their lazyness
Btw had been considering dryon III for a while but thanks for telling me it's shit, I still have that f91 new, should just sell it later
M91 should get you some great money because there is no reprinting in the future, you can keep it for memories or sell it out high (lol)
But please don't buy the Dryon III, don't spend $130 to buy a gigantic antenna...
I don't understand this list 'cuz I never bought P-Bandai. :)
Maybe this is good luck for you
wdym? the 00 movie HGs have pretty good articulation although I do agree with the parts articulation. I can feel the rage but to be fair Bandai was never really "being generous", lmao it's all about the money, friend.
True, but I am just angry that they are holding the license and not using it well
thank god I watch your review of the gemiass because I was gonna buy it thanks to your video I'm didn't buy it
Great choice!
MG Zeta Plus... is BAD you think 08' mold is bad try MG from the 90's that transforms SO FLOPY
Next time MG plsss
Um... I don't even have 50 MG PBs... How can I make a rating list with so little experiences?
@@zethythonix we all have to start somewhere! ;)
I feel bad for making the likes to 70
Don’t worry