This kit is good. It has great color separation and layering, is a nice, simple build, poses well, and is not fragile. I actually bought this at the same time as the very overrated moon gundam, and this kit held up whereas the moon didn't, so it's a better kit in my book.
You're 100% right about the fragility!!! I totally forgot that plated kits are brittle as all hell. Man I might just stop complaining, strip this guy down and paint the gold. Buyer's remorse is starting to evaporate now
Hey just wondering what about the Moon didn't hold up for you? I was looking to buy it simply because I'm a huge fan of Ippei Gyobu's designs and I'm a sucker for funnels. If they're small issues I could fix them no prob, but if it's got some glaring problems I might avoid getting it
@@furry_menace9621absolutely nothing wrong with the Moon Gundam. OP says it is, “highly overrated,” and OP is objectively wrong. Subjectively speaking they may dislike it but I was generally impressed with the quality and detail.
@@adriflux7704 for me, the joints on my moon have been stiff since it came out. However, the Psycho Plates started to lose their connection after just one round of connecting and disconnecting for display, and some pieces were only ever held in by gravity.
If you throw on some panel lining and additional color correction touches with paint markers, the kit honestly looks excellent! I built this one recently and really adore it, even though I know there's a gold-plated one and a matte gold one from the Zeta Gryphios War 3-pack. While those are preferable in their own ways, the existing HGUC kit is still worthwhile!
i just commented the same thing. i feel like it looks more like the hyaku shiki than the plated gold version of the more modern models. if this was something like the akatsuki, i would understand, since that is a trully shinny boi. but the hyaku always looked more yellow than gold.
I had the old one and painted it gold, but made a stupid mistake of painting the eyes green. Cause head camera green, lol. Got this new one, like the "anime-ish" colour, but did the same stupid mistake. I painted the eyes green again. In the end I love em both,even with their green eyes.
@@First-Name_Last-Name lol, i cant totally understand. i love the freedom, but i always forget that it has yellow eyes. for some reason, every time i think of the freedom and the SF, i keep thinking it has green or blue eyes.
@@wilgefortz its surprising how they're able to make Bandai level plastics, add water slides, and be cheap Its a blessing because import costs for kits here are horrendous, and its nice cheap options are available
@@karpsushi8623 To be fair, JMS kit had the same error the one in the video has - the hand parts are not undergated and it is more obvious on the plating - I used gold gundam marker to try to hide it but ut still is visible. And the kit I had had poorly cut sticker parts - so again I used gundam markers to paint them. As to price, I buy my kits from aliexpress, and while OG bandai are definitely costlier, I've never had to deal with import markup.
I can make what all of you are trying to say more accurate: Someone who could never betray anyone, because he was never on anyone's "side" to begin with, except his own 😎 🌎 ☄⛰
I built that kit several years ago. Painted it using the Tamia chrome silver as a base and the Tamia clear yellow as a top coat gave it a really nice brass gold color.
Maybe because it’s not bad at all, contrary to how most people make it seem by losing their mind over some nice looking plastic. I love my MG SF 1.0 with its basic gold, and every other kit like that.
@@adriflux7704 Definitely a case a group think IMO. Ironically i have the MGEX SF and the 5ive or so goldes were cool going on, but look the same in my case
If you want a non-gold version of this kit, consider looking at the HGBF Lunagazer Gundam. That kit is pretty much the Hyaku Shiki with equipment and colors that make it like the Stargazer Gundam.
HOW? that thing looks nothing like the hyaku shiki. every single detail on it is diferent. the closest it ever get to look even remotely like the hyaku shiki are the 2 "fang" design below the chest, and even those are so completely diferent, they might as well look like that by coincidence. from the head, to the chest, arms, legs and waist. it looks completely diferent from every single hyaku shiki.
@@kamenriderovant9676 i can see some bits in the arm and legs, but they are so minimal, its mostly a completely new build that has the limbs of a hyaku shiki.
My first Gunpla. Got me hooked on the hobby and the Hyaku-Shiki became one of my faves alongside Epyon and Tallgeese to where I can't wait to build another one in either a much higher Grade or go back and build one to customise and make look more professional.
@@jammo7370Nope it is Shin Matsunaga's Zeta Gundam. Think Zeta Gundam development on the base Zeta. It's not Grey😅, that's just the coloring I use in GBO2.
@@jammo7370 It's a version with a giant cannon in place of the standard beam rifle, while being a weird mustard yellow and brown color despite being named 'Grey Zeta'. It's paired with a red version Zeta and the Amuro version of the Zeta.
@@kivulifenrir oh it’s literally called the gray zeta lmao. If it was the C1 or the A1 unicorn ver i was gonna ask about the build since i have an A1 unicorn ver coming in january and wanted to know what to expect and if it’s any different from the standard a1 apart from being in the c1's color scheme
Good to know you enjoyed Zeta Gundam; Tomino definitely shines the most when given a lot of episodes to work on the plot & characterizations, which is why Turn A is also so great. It helps that the Zeta suits are absolutely gorgeous for the most part. Can't wait for your review of the HG Psycho Gundam MK II.
This one is a massive improvement over the older HGUC version...and it can also still use the older kits Mega Bazooka Launcher if you can get ahold of that kit.
I never recommend painting on the runner, just cut it out, clean it up, do some sanding and paint the parts on some alligator clips, its barely more work than you’d do otherwise for a better result
One of my first HGUC kits when I started out in the hobby, years ago. But that was also before I knew Amazon was full of Gunpla Scalpers. Good kit imo, would definitely keep as my centerpiece in my Zeta/ZZ collection.
Wait so is that why everything is always out of stock online and amazon is so expensive? I didn't think there would be scalpers for gunpla. I didn't really buy gundam models online because they are so overpriced but the only shop nearby that had a good selection (including a bunch of cool wierd aquatic Zeon and transforming Titans MS!) unfortunately closed down, is there any site you would recommend?
@@sonwig5186Amazon is an online marketplace like eBay so anyone can more or less sell products at any price. If you are in the U.S. then we have a wealth of reputable vendors who sell Gunpla at U.S. MSRP or less (plus discounts offered). If you go to the /r/Gunpla subreddit they have a large curated list of reputable vendors to shop from, with a focus on North American based vendors. Although there are some international ones.
@sonwig5186 Bandai only re-releases some kits at certain times. Plus, you're probably looking in the wrong places. Try googling Gunpla, plus your state or country; there's at least something for retail price, because I got my HG Revive Zeta Gundam for £40 when I found I could get it for less than half, on more legit sites.
@@sonwig5186 things go out of stock because Bandai has thousands of products and can only reprint so many at once. Plus they have to print a healthy supply of what sells to keep the lights on. Scalpers are really only an issue in Asia. In the U.S. we have a healthy supply of Gunpla available at various retailers. You can find most of them with a Google search.
he said the kit is great. he's only commenting on the color of the kit (understandable tbh) as opposed to the box pictures. i do think the title could have been worded better to reflect that. technically he's not wrong though since he did get buyers remorse
Color aside, everything I've seen or heard about this kit is remarkable. Articulation, included weapons, molds, color separation, etc. In my book, if a color like the injection gold is the only complaint someone has about a kit, it's worth the time to source one and build it. I also recently watched Zeta for the first time, and it motivated me to build the MG Zeta Ver. Ka, which I absolutely loved. The HG Hyaku Shiki and the HG Zeta Revive are on my list of kits to get, in order to pose them and fiddle with them, since my MG kits are more for show rather than posable model kits/action figures.
I love this kit so much, I just moved to Japan and left it behind for my brother to keep but I loved admiring it and miss it dearly. I left it posed like the box art as soon as I built it. I recommend polishing with a super high grit, it really brings out the gold
I understand the disappointment, but personally I'm happy we have a budget friendly version of this kit that is virtually seamline free and extremely easy to paint. The alternative is something like the Delta Gundam, which has a list price of 4200 yen versus the 1800 yen of the Hyaku Shiki revive, and requires you to strip the coating and repaint anyway if you want to do just about anything to it to make it look nicer than a snap build (sanding, closing seams, etc).
I have this in my backlog. That front flap not in the proper place when posed made me build it to see the pose when the flap is down. That was a fun kit. Thanks.
I was ready for this kit when I bought it as they said it looked like a mustard yellow rather than yellow but when i built this one I loved it for its articulation, poseability, and how it looks even with its "gold" color. A great kit for its price and a quick simple build
Funny thing about this Hyaku Shiki was the color gold of it, The bandai makes a matt gold for it, while the Bootleg ones are actually put gold color coating of it😅
YOU FINALLY WATCHED IT!! To me, Zeta is and always will be peak Gundam-it established the series as what it is today. It might be Tomino’s best writing ever.
This kit will always have a special place in my heart, since it was the first kit I ever built. That's why it gets the fancy action base in my ZZ Gundam Team display.
Funny coincidence! I literally just built mine a week ago! Although I ended up painting all the gold (on the runners). Even though that’s all I really did, the nubs on the arms aren’t the worst. & it turned out 10x better than ever thought it would!
It's one if the better high grades and it inspired me to do the first paint job I have ever been proud of. I ended up stealing the dry transfers kanji from the old HG and putting them on the new one and it turned out so cool.
The one that comes with the Gundam Base Gryphios War set is imo the best looking version of the kit, nice metallic sheen and not a fingerprint magnet like the gold plated one.
Oh man, I love this kit. Picked it up on sale because I had just finished a Zeta rewatch, and despite looking like it had been rolled in crusty mustard, it actually brought me around on the MS. I always hated Hyaku Shiki in the anime because I really hated the idea of a big golden war machine flying around as part of a guerilla unit. Until I built the kit, I had never really examined the design beyond the color, but putting it together made me realize how much I like the shape of everything
You’re going to think I’m crazy, and I haven’t even watched the entire video, I’m only a minute and 30 seconds in, but I have a soft recommendation for you, there is a high grade of the hyakishiki from many years back, but it’s gold chrome, this thing is shiny as all hell and a total fingerprint magnet. I want to say that it is pre 2011.. maybe 06
Bandai kits always look better on the box since it's always a painted display piece. Also, I'm happy it isn't plated since that makes the price shoot up. I.E. the 2.0 Shiki is 90 bucks vs. any other mg around its size being 40 to 60 bucks. So I'll take the slightly weirder look for a cheaper kit I could paint any day.
HG Hyaku Shiki Revive is essential the MG 2.0, but more accurate to the lineart Now if only Bandai would make an updated MG Hyaku that actually had this shade of gold instead of that really bland gold
I bought this kit about a year ago just to practice candy paints technique and was surprised how good a little kid it is. I usually stick to master grade.
If you find the time tell your viewers how to paint chrome and use transparent yellow for great gold. I dont thinkw we're ready for priming yet... Like always love the vid
My absolute favorite non Gundam MS. Shoutout to anyone who remembers how in Gundam vs Zeta Gundam the Hyaku Shiki didn't have a melee weapon, and instead would bust out Tekken style punch & kick combos.
Not your usual video, but would you be willing to give a walkthrough of how you purchase on buyee. I've had a look around before and found some kits i'm interested in but was a little confused by the process after that. I guess I'm worried I'll only find out about some huge shipping cost after making my purchases.
I was thinking that the model was looking a but taller than most. After looking it up, yup, that's a tall mobile suit. It's even taller than the Seed suits which to my knowledge are kinda tall. I am definitely getting the kit and put some decals on it. It does not look as old as it is.
I love this kit, even tho he gold is not preferable. Trust me, the more you play with it, it will grow on you (that's wha she said). It's so posable and easy to custom. Plus, some of spare RG MkII works on it. Honestly, the only thing I can say that I hate about it no backpack connector for the Rifle unlike the Bazooka
love this kit. yeah its like hyaku cheesy lmao. the engineering makes for a fun build, especially with how they try to hide the nub marks for the gold plating. but the gundam base gold plated though. BLING GUNDAM!!! i actually got that first before the normal one because i visited the thailand gundam base and wanted to buy something nice with leftover thai baht
i hit all the gold parts on mine with a glossy topcoat before i assembled it and it came out looking incredibly tacky, which tbh fits Char pretty perfectly
I think they used some of this kits in the Gundam Amazing Red Warrior Model Kit from "Gundam Build Fighters Try". Personally if anybody is going to customize this kit, I would think that gold and metallic red would go very well with each other. Probably a little bit of black. Now I'm thinking of it those are the colors of iron Man's armor.
Im also watching zeta gundam right now, im on about episode 34 and its actually amazing. just bought the real grade zeta gundam for thanksgiving break (i know you said it was your 2nd least favorite real grade but oh well)
To be honest, I prefer that coating they used on the MG MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki [Ver 2.0], and I hope Bandai chooses that if (or when) we get an MG for ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam. I presume an MG ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam is coming since the RG is confirmed.
If they do an RG, there won't be any MG coming as that'll cannibalise the sales of the RG. Bandai is incredibly picky about their choices with MS that aren't the main protagonist's MS.
I shouldn't be watching this. I'm going through Z Gundam, as well, and been fighting getting any of the kits as I'm still building Wing, SEED, and IBO. So many good designs.
A lot of the all-Gundam project and revive HGs had full inner frames for the limbs and waist, just not the torso. That's why I wasn't super impressed by the HGCE Duel Blitz and Lightning Buster - the HGCE Aile Strike was already like 75% there in terms of the frame for half the price.
I finally got a kit before you reviewed it? 🤣 I win! That aside, I painted mine gold. If you have an airbrush I recommend the "green stuff world chrome gold". It's fantastic.
@crizy5555 yeah that's literally the only downside of this kit, and it's really not that bad in person. Not to mention the easiest thing to fix. I've built both kits.
I've built RG Phenex and those ancient chromed original MGs. Also built chromed HG Phenex and I wanna say...chromed plastic is overrated. Given the option I skipped MG Hyaku Shiki for my Gryps War team for the 2.0 and the satin gold looks so much more incredible than the chrome, especially when you add the dry transfers. That's why I have no problem with the Shiki Revive. If I wanted more I'll just throw some gold on it, otherwise for an HG it's perfectly acceptable in my eyes.
I built this once and the only thing that undermines this somewhat awesome kit is the injection gold. I can't even panel line it properly because the ink doesn't adhere to the surface like on normal polystyrene
Yeah, I bought this on an impulse at th mall... and then I got home, 2 hours away, and finally opened the box. Same as you, I was disappointed about the gold and thinking about just gifting away the kit and finding a plated version lol this is what I get for not buying the Zeta Team 3-pack on P-Bandai
Injected gold and the foggy clear are my least favorite colors. This is one of my favorite suits and I think the MG 2.0 is the best balance between the very cool but high maintenance chrome gold, and this kind of injected gold.
its funny, im not the biggest fan of zeta designs, i do like the zeta and the hyaku shiki, but most of the time i just think they look dumb or bland. but with that being said, i dont think this model looks bad at all, i quite like the injection gold on it. i feel like it represents the hyaku shiki far more than the gold we get nowadays. since in the anime, its meant to be golden, but it never really comes across as a shinny gold.
You should review the MG 2.0, I got it recently when I went on a trip and I was looking forward to a review from you but just like this Sazabi Ver Ka, I guess I gotta get lucky
Back when it came out I only had the weekend to review a kit so usually I couldn’t squeeze an MG in. It’s still front and center on my shelf because it such a nice kit!
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This kit is good. It has great color separation and layering, is a nice, simple build, poses well, and is not fragile.
I actually bought this at the same time as the very overrated moon gundam, and this kit held up whereas the moon didn't, so it's a better kit in my book.
You're 100% right about the fragility!!! I totally forgot that plated kits are brittle as all hell.
Man I might just stop complaining, strip this guy down and paint the gold. Buyer's remorse is starting to evaporate now
Hey just wondering what about the Moon didn't hold up for you? I was looking to buy it simply because I'm a huge fan of Ippei Gyobu's designs and I'm a sucker for funnels. If they're small issues I could fix them no prob, but if it's got some glaring problems I might avoid getting it
@@furry_menace9621absolutely nothing wrong with the Moon Gundam. OP says it is, “highly overrated,” and OP is objectively wrong. Subjectively speaking they may dislike it but I was generally impressed with the quality and detail.
@@starscythe2099You’re not doing much by saying “objectively wrong” and then just giving your opinion.
@@adriflux7704 for me, the joints on my moon have been stiff since it came out. However, the Psycho Plates started to lose their connection after just one round of connecting and disconnecting for display, and some pieces were only ever held in by gravity.
Tbh, I actually don't mind the more drab injection gold. Makes it look closer to the animation.
If you throw on some panel lining and additional color correction touches with paint markers, the kit honestly looks excellent! I built this one recently and really adore it, even though I know there's a gold-plated one and a matte gold one from the Zeta Gryphios War 3-pack. While those are preferable in their own ways, the existing HGUC kit is still worthwhile!
i just commented the same thing. i feel like it looks more like the hyaku shiki than the plated gold version of the more modern models. if this was something like the akatsuki, i would understand, since that is a trully shinny boi. but the hyaku always looked more yellow than gold.
I had the old one and painted it gold, but made a stupid mistake of painting the eyes green. Cause head camera green, lol.
Got this new one, like the "anime-ish" colour, but did the same stupid mistake. I painted the eyes green again.
In the end I love em both,even with their green eyes.
@@First-Name_Last-Name lol, i cant totally understand. i love the freedom, but i always forget that it has yellow eyes. for some reason, every time i think of the freedom and the SF, i keep thinking it has green or blue eyes.
@@First-Name_Last-Name I had poorly cut stickers so I painted eyes green too. I kinda like them more gundamy.
Bandai : lets make it matt gold
Bootleg company : we can make it blink blink gold
JMS lowkey giving Bandai competition
@@karpsushi8623🧢
Also got JMS one and it is much better looking than the one in the video.
@@wilgefortz its surprising how they're able to make Bandai level plastics, add water slides, and be cheap
Its a blessing because import costs for kits here are horrendous, and its nice cheap options are available
@@karpsushi8623 To be fair, JMS kit had the same error the one in the video has - the hand parts are not undergated and it is more obvious on the plating - I used gold gundam marker to try to hide it but ut still is visible. And the kit I had had poorly cut sticker parts - so again I used gundam markers to paint them.
As to price, I buy my kits from aliexpress, and while OG bandai are definitely costlier, I've never had to deal with import markup.
The greatest mobile for the greatest pilot who never betrayed anybody in his life.
The most loyal soldier who definitely stayed with one military force
Who coincidentally looked like a certain pilot known to have betrayed many people
I can make what all of you are trying to say more accurate: Someone who could never betray anyone, because he was never on anyone's "side" to begin with, except his own 😎 🌎 ☄⛰
The injection gold matches the finish of the other kits in my collection better than the mirror gold.
I built that kit several years ago. Painted it using the Tamia chrome silver as a base and the Tamia clear yellow as a top coat gave it a really nice brass gold color.
Personally I like the look of the injection gold, I dunno why. 😅
Same! I was worried about buying this kit and the cheaper Phenex, but i'm happy with both
The old one is gold plated and it looks garbage
Maybe because it’s not bad at all, contrary to how most people make it seem by losing their mind over some nice looking plastic. I love my MG SF 1.0 with its basic gold, and every other kit like that.
@@adriflux7704 Definitely a case a group think IMO. Ironically i have the MGEX SF and the 5ive or so goldes were cool going on, but look the same in my case
Its honestly the only gold kit out there I'd buy
If you want a non-gold version of this kit, consider looking at the HGBF Lunagazer Gundam. That kit is pretty much the Hyaku Shiki with equipment and colors that make it like the Stargazer Gundam.
HOW? that thing looks nothing like the hyaku shiki. every single detail on it is diferent. the closest it ever get to look even remotely like the hyaku shiki are the 2 "fang" design below the chest, and even those are so completely diferent, they might as well look like that by coincidence.
from the head, to the chest, arms, legs and waist. it looks completely diferent from every single hyaku shiki.
@@marcosdhelenoIt does use Hyaku Shiki parts in the build.
@@kamenriderovant9676 i can see some bits in the arm and legs, but they are so minimal, its mostly a completely new build that has the limbs of a hyaku shiki.
The lungazer is an upgraded stargazer
My first Gunpla. Got me hooked on the hobby and the Hyaku-Shiki became one of my faves alongside Epyon and Tallgeese to where I can't wait to build another one in either a much higher Grade or go back and build one to customise and make look more professional.
Got a thing for Char clones I take it?
@rajingcajun488 who doesn't?
Hmmm, pay 50$ on Patreon to ask Mecha to build the MG Grey Zeta and watch him lose his mind over the ~150 sticker sheet ........ Tempting
Which zeta is that? The C1?
@@jammo7370Nope it is Shin Matsunaga's Zeta Gundam. Think Zeta Gundam development on the base Zeta. It's not Grey😅, that's just the coloring I use in GBO2.
@@jammo7370 Search for the P-Bandai MG Gray Zeta
@@jammo7370 It's a version with a giant cannon in place of the standard beam rifle, while being a weird mustard yellow and brown color despite being named 'Grey Zeta'. It's paired with a red version Zeta and the Amuro version of the Zeta.
@@kivulifenrir oh it’s literally called the gray zeta lmao. If it was the C1 or the A1 unicorn ver i was gonna ask about the build since i have an A1 unicorn ver coming in january and wanted to know what to expect and if it’s any different from the standard a1 apart from being in the c1's color scheme
Good to know you enjoyed Zeta Gundam; Tomino definitely shines the most when given a lot of episodes to work on the plot & characterizations, which is why Turn A is also so great. It helps that the Zeta suits are absolutely gorgeous for the most part. Can't wait for your review of the HG Psycho Gundam MK II.
The best gundam series ..
he already has reviewed psycho gundam iirc. Look it up
@@nocturnaltenebris1168the Psycho Gundam MK II is a different kit though, it hasn't released yet
@@mau7522 i misread, i thought psycho and mk ii are separate
@@nocturnaltenebris1168 I was referring to the MK II, which is purple and afaik isn't released yet. Anyway the original is an awesome kit too!
This one is a massive improvement over the older HGUC version...and it can also still use the older kits Mega Bazooka Launcher if you can get ahold of that kit.
I painted mine, and I think it's great for painting. But for those that don't paint, the MG 2.0 is the way to go.
I built the MG this weekend and it looks great.
If you want that awesome MG plating, you can buy the Gundam Base Exclsuive Gryphios War set for that.
Ngl probably because of your usual beautiful lighting that this kit looks absolutely gorgeous
Thanks for saying something about the undergating, I wasn't sure how I should go about painting the kit.
I never recommend painting on the runner, just cut it out, clean it up, do some sanding and paint the parts on some alligator clips, its barely more work than you’d do otherwise for a better result
One of my first HGUC kits when I started out in the hobby, years ago. But that was also before I knew Amazon was full of Gunpla Scalpers. Good kit imo, would definitely keep as my centerpiece in my Zeta/ZZ collection.
Wait so is that why everything is always out of stock online and amazon is so expensive? I didn't think there would be scalpers for gunpla. I didn't really buy gundam models online because they are so overpriced but the only shop nearby that had a good selection (including a bunch of cool wierd aquatic Zeon and transforming Titans MS!) unfortunately closed down, is there any site you would recommend?
@@sonwig5186Amazon is an online marketplace like eBay so anyone can more or less sell products at any price.
If you are in the U.S. then we have a wealth of reputable vendors who sell Gunpla at U.S. MSRP or less (plus discounts offered).
If you go to the /r/Gunpla subreddit they have a large curated list of reputable vendors to shop from, with a focus on North American based vendors. Although there are some international ones.
@sonwig5186 Bandai only re-releases some kits at certain times. Plus, you're probably looking in the wrong places. Try googling Gunpla, plus your state or country; there's at least something for retail price, because I got my HG Revive Zeta Gundam for £40 when I found I could get it for less than half, on more legit sites.
@@sonwig5186 things go out of stock because Bandai has thousands of products and can only reprint so many at once. Plus they have to print a healthy supply of what sells to keep the lights on.
Scalpers are really only an issue in Asia. In the U.S. we have a healthy supply of Gunpla available at various retailers. You can find most of them with a Google search.
what?? This kit is amazing what are you talking about
Yeah, what’s he talking about?
He’s way too picky.
he said the kit is great. he's only commenting on the color of the kit (understandable tbh) as opposed to the box pictures. i do think the title could have been worded better to reflect that. technically he's not wrong though since he did get buyers remorse
He’s saying he regrets buying that one because he was wanting a better gold color, like on the variants.
@@salmanmahyuddin8384does he really need to remind us that he doesn’t like the gold every 15 seconds though?
Color aside, everything I've seen or heard about this kit is remarkable. Articulation, included weapons, molds, color separation, etc.
In my book, if a color like the injection gold is the only complaint someone has about a kit, it's worth the time to source one and build it. I also recently watched Zeta for the first time, and it motivated me to build the MG Zeta Ver. Ka, which I absolutely loved. The HG Hyaku Shiki and the HG Zeta Revive are on my list of kits to get, in order to pose them and fiddle with them, since my MG kits are more for show rather than posable model kits/action figures.
In 2019 there was a gundam base Tokyo limited plated version of the kit and I must say it look incredible! More than the gold injected..
Just Gundam Base limited, so it’s at every Gundam Base in the world (including US during our online and physical events).
it's actually available on premium bandai usa right now in a three pack with the mk 2 and zeta
What, only two days ago I gave an interest on this kit and now new video comes out, nice
I love this kit so much, I just moved to Japan and left it behind for my brother to keep but I loved admiring it and miss it dearly. I left it posed like the box art as soon as I built it. I recommend polishing with a super high grit, it really brings out the gold
I understand the disappointment, but personally I'm happy we have a budget friendly version of this kit that is virtually seamline free and extremely easy to paint. The alternative is something like the Delta Gundam, which has a list price of 4200 yen versus the 1800 yen of the Hyaku Shiki revive, and requires you to strip the coating and repaint anyway if you want to do just about anything to it to make it look nicer than a snap build (sanding, closing seams, etc).
The hyaku shiki is a great kit , I built this in the last few years and really enjoyed the build and looks of this gundam
I have this in my backlog. That front flap not in the proper place when posed made me build it to see the pose when the flap is down. That was a fun kit. Thanks.
I was ready for this kit when I bought it as they said it looked like a mustard yellow rather than yellow but when i built this one I loved it for its articulation, poseability, and how it looks even with its "gold" color.
A great kit for its price and a quick simple build
Funny thing about this Hyaku Shiki was the color gold of it, The bandai makes a matt gold for it, while the Bootleg ones are actually put gold color coating of it😅
YOU FINALLY WATCHED IT!! To me, Zeta is and always will be peak Gundam-it established the series as what it is today. It might be Tomino’s best writing ever.
This kit will always have a special place in my heart, since it was the first kit I ever built. That's why it gets the fancy action base in my ZZ Gundam Team display.
Funny coincidence! I literally just built mine a week ago! Although I ended up painting all the gold (on the runners).
Even though that’s all I really did, the nubs on the arms aren’t the worst. & it turned out 10x better than ever thought it would!
It's one if the better high grades and it inspired me to do the first paint job I have ever been proud of. I ended up stealing the dry transfers kanji from the old HG and putting them on the new one and it turned out so cool.
The one that comes with the Gundam Base Gryphios War set is imo the best looking version of the kit, nice metallic sheen and not a fingerprint magnet like the gold plated one.
Oh man, I love this kit. Picked it up on sale because I had just finished a Zeta rewatch, and despite looking like it had been rolled in crusty mustard, it actually brought me around on the MS. I always hated Hyaku Shiki in the anime because I really hated the idea of a big golden war machine flying around as part of a guerilla unit. Until I built the kit, I had never really examined the design beyond the color, but putting it together made me realize how much I like the shape of everything
I love the Hyaku Shiki/Delta Gundam series, and have bought every variant I can find. I am hoping to see a RG Hyaku Shiki some day.
This kit is amazing the only thing you have to worry about is the antenna that’s it it’s a solid 9/10
You’re going to think I’m crazy, and I haven’t even watched the entire video, I’m only a minute and 30 seconds in, but I have a soft recommendation for you, there is a high grade of the hyakishiki from many years back, but it’s gold chrome, this thing is shiny as all hell and a total fingerprint magnet. I want to say that it is pre 2011.. maybe 06
The injection gold doesn’t look terrible OOB, but it looks better with a Matte coat applied.
Bandai kits always look better on the box since it's always a painted display piece.
Also, I'm happy it isn't plated since that makes the price shoot up. I.E. the 2.0 Shiki is 90 bucks vs. any other mg around its size being 40 to 60 bucks. So I'll take the slightly weirder look for a cheaper kit I could paint any day.
HG Hyaku Shiki Revive is essential the MG 2.0, but more accurate to the lineart
Now if only Bandai would make an updated MG Hyaku that actually had this shade of gold instead of that really bland gold
They kinda did, but you'd have to get the PBandai MP Hyaku Shiki 2.0 and turn it into the regular Hyaku Shiki. 😅
@@altairofastoraI've built that and repaired the antenna once so far.
Is it just me or who else remembers when Mecha Gaikotsu said he has the DIASYOGRE ALTER in the backlog?!?
I bought this kit about a year ago just to practice candy paints technique and was surprised how good a little kid it is. I usually stick to master grade.
If you find the time tell your viewers how to paint chrome and use transparent yellow for great gold. I dont thinkw we're ready for priming yet... Like always love the vid
I like the color on there because it reminds me of using it in the Mobile Suit Gundam versus Zeta Gundam PS2 game. Always throwing out them air kicks.
I put a High, I mean HIGH GLOSS coat on it, looks pretty good actually with a gloss coat on it
My absolute favorite non Gundam MS. Shoutout to anyone who remembers how in Gundam vs Zeta Gundam the Hyaku Shiki didn't have a melee weapon, and instead would bust out Tekken style punch & kick combos.
Not your usual video, but would you be willing to give a walkthrough of how you purchase on buyee. I've had a look around before and found some kits i'm interested in but was a little confused by the process after that. I guess I'm worried I'll only find out about some huge shipping cost after making my purchases.
This is actually one of my favorite kits that I own 😊
I was thinking that the model was looking a but taller than most. After looking it up, yup, that's a tall mobile suit. It's even taller than the Seed suits which to my knowledge are kinda tall.
I am definitely getting the kit and put some decals on it. It does not look as old as it is.
I love this kit, even tho he gold is not preferable. Trust me, the more you play with it, it will grow on you (that's wha she said). It's so posable and easy to custom. Plus, some of spare RG MkII works on it. Honestly, the only thing I can say that I hate about it no backpack connector for the Rifle unlike the Bazooka
love this kit. yeah its like hyaku cheesy lmao. the engineering makes for a fun build, especially with how they try to hide the nub marks for the gold plating. but the gundam base gold plated though. BLING GUNDAM!!! i actually got that first before the normal one because i visited the thailand gundam base and wanted to buy something nice with leftover thai baht
i hit all the gold parts on mine with a glossy topcoat before i assembled it and it came out looking incredibly tacky, which tbh fits Char pretty perfectly
Oh yeah, this is the kit that got me to learn how to paint.
I have a limited edition version of this. It came with a limited zeta and mk 2 as well. The hyaku was a really nice reflective gold
Funny. I built this kit last week also. T'was very enjoyable
That is a shade of a more ambery caramel like "gold" that I haven't seen since Bandai America's Gold Ranger from Power Rangers Ninja Steel...😮😮😮
Drinking challenge: Take a shot every time Mecha mentions the gold plastic
My golden boy, he deserved so much more than endig up being piloted by Beecha.
I think they used some of this kits in the Gundam Amazing Red Warrior Model Kit from "Gundam Build Fighters Try". Personally if anybody is going to customize this kit, I would think that gold and metallic red would go very well with each other. Probably a little bit of black. Now I'm thinking of it those are the colors of iron Man's armor.
Amazing Red Warrior is based on the RX-78-2.
You might have been confused with the Lunagazer which uses this kit as a base.
Hey Mecha, could you do a video of all the gundarium tiers? Possibly raking them?
Glad you watched entirety of Zeta, still one of my favorite shows.
btw, did you finish Gundam SEED already?
Im also watching zeta gundam right now, im on about episode 34 and its actually amazing. just bought the real grade zeta gundam for thanksgiving break (i know you said it was your 2nd least favorite real grade but oh well)
If you want a hg hyaku shiki with a similar gold to the mg, get the gryphios war pack. all the hgs in that kit are peak
We need to see more brown tier kits. Please review the GM Cold District Type for Christmas this year!
This is one of the better revives.
I can't wait for you to review the Qubeley
Zeta is my favourite too. Managed to get a Methuss kit! Bit expensive but i spoilt myself.
If you have to really compare the gold versions, the MG 2.0 satin gold is the best, while the MG 1.0 mirror gold is a fingerprint magnet.
I remember a speed builder calling it curry-colored. Still a bit baffled by the color choice, besides possibly cost-cutting.
I'm so glad I already own the original shiny metallic gold Hyaku Shiki. But I think the bootleg kit might come with this original colouration.
Assorted eye stickers... so that gives black knight squad kinda vibes.
This would be an okay kit if that amazing master grade 2.0 wasn’t a thing. What a kit
To be honest, I prefer that coating they used on the MG MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki [Ver 2.0], and I hope Bandai chooses that if (or when) we get an MG for ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam. I presume an MG ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam is coming since the RG is confirmed.
They barely do 1 MG a year now, all of which are ver Ka's. Not counting P-Bandai
If they do an RG, there won't be any MG coming as that'll cannibalise the sales of the RG. Bandai is incredibly picky about their choices with MS that aren't the main protagonist's MS.
@xxnike0629xx will that convince you to build a kit again in the end?
I shouldn't be watching this. I'm going through Z Gundam, as well, and been fighting getting any of the kits as I'm still building Wing, SEED, and IBO. So many good designs.
The Delta Gundam line always had good looking MS.
A lot of the all-Gundam project and revive HGs had full inner frames for the limbs and waist, just not the torso. That's why I wasn't super impressed by the HGCE Duel Blitz and Lightning Buster - the HGCE Aile Strike was already like 75% there in terms of the frame for half the price.
Love how you making the new videos
I finally got a kit before you reviewed it? 🤣 I win! That aside, I painted mine gold. If you have an airbrush I recommend the "green stuff world chrome gold". It's fantastic.
This kit is amazing. All the the gold is a lil meh, u look past it quickly. Everything of this kit is amazing
Yeah the Hyatt Shiki is a nice kit and I have no qualms about the injection gold.
This kit is literally a mini MG 2.0? It's great
Not even close the 2.0 and the gold used on it is amazing. Not like this curry gold
@crizy5555 yeah that's literally the only downside of this kit, and it's really not that bad in person. Not to mention the easiest thing to fix. I've built both kits.
I've built RG Phenex and those ancient chromed original MGs. Also built chromed HG Phenex and I wanna say...chromed plastic is overrated. Given the option I skipped MG Hyaku Shiki for my Gryps War team for the 2.0 and the satin gold looks so much more incredible than the chrome, especially when you add the dry transfers. That's why I have no problem with the Shiki Revive. If I wanted more I'll just throw some gold on it, otherwise for an HG it's perfectly acceptable in my eyes.
This was my first ever Gundam kit!
I built this once and the only thing that undermines this somewhat awesome kit is the injection gold. I can't even panel line it properly because the ink doesn't adhere to the surface like on normal polystyrene
It would've taken you less that a minute to look if yo before buying, but good to hear that the kit is good despite what the title implies
Yeah, I bought this on an impulse at th mall... and then I got home, 2 hours away, and finally opened the box. Same as you, I was disappointed about the gold and thinking about just gifting away the kit and finding a plated version lol this is what I get for not buying the Zeta Team 3-pack on P-Bandai
tbh I prefer injection gold because then I can paint it whatever I want without wasting expensive chrome plating
What if you high grit buff the plastic?
Injected gold and the foggy clear are my least favorite colors. This is one of my favorite suits and I think the MG 2.0 is the best balance between the very cool but high maintenance chrome gold, and this kind of injected gold.
I’ve never been bothered by the injection gold and I really don’t understand why people think it’s so bad that it almost ruins the kit
I don't think I've ever noticed how much red is on the Hyakushiki.
Just enough to hint at who's piloting it lol.
Hoping you'd do a full review on the MG 2.0 of the Hyaku Shiki
> Points at lime green and calls it yellow
> Points at purple and calls it navy blue
...your eyes okay, buddy?
There is a Gundam Base Limited gold plated version of this kit, I have it
its funny, im not the biggest fan of zeta designs, i do like the zeta and the hyaku shiki, but most of the time i just think they look dumb or bland. but with that being said, i dont think this model looks bad at all, i quite like the injection gold on it. i feel like it represents the hyaku shiki far more than the gold we get nowadays. since in the anime, its meant to be golden, but it never really comes across as a shinny gold.
Do the HG Qubeley Revive and tell me how to fix its horrible shoulder issues. It’s impossible to lift its arms
Perfect candidate for gilding/gold leafing
HG Akatsuki Gundam have it better gold, but I think it was plated instead injection
plated gold leave fingerprint when touch! It so bad you have to wear gloves 🧤
@@myhonestopinion3334 valid point, but visual wise better, compared to this
Maybe it's the Hyaku Shiki's colouring or the left hand being so close to the face, but that final test pose makes me think of Freddie Mercury
Such a bummer the kit didn't live up to the hype! 😔💔
I had the old one back in 2010 it was gold plated.
You should review the MG 2.0, I got it recently when I went on a trip and I was looking forward to a review from you but just like this Sazabi Ver Ka, I guess I gotta get lucky
Back when it came out I only had the weekend to review a kit so usually I couldn’t squeeze an MG in. It’s still front and center on my shelf because it such a nice kit!