Honestly, when I saw this on HLJ while pre-ordering my Nightengale I lapped it up without even thinking. So I'm glad you, Mecha and Kakarot have all gone on to review this thing and prove it was money well spent, even with the downside of the weapons. Also, blue beams, that needs to be more common!
This was an unexpected review for myself too, I saw it getting put onto shelves in a store and grabbed one immediately or else the crazy people would get to it:) Love this little guy for its geeky lineage And totally agree about the blue blades
Thank you:) The Sazabi is such a nice kit, I'm quite looking forward to putting the whole review together myself. Imagine that his MG Hi-Nu video was still useful to preparing my review even though it's over a decade old.
Bandai really developed their parts separation and color separation quite a bit earlier than articulation, so it's sad sometimes to see a lot of older kits be dismissed by reviewers who call them good looking but then repremand them for being too old
Wow this looks like a great kit, besides those fins that only get 2 poseable... I love the coloration it has! Im probably just gonna get the real grade but if i run into this at not a bad price ima get it
I think the selling point of this is that it has a fuel tank size that doesn't make an action base mandatory. It also has the correct size for the scale. I really wish the original MG didn't cost $200 to buy on the second hand market.
5:12 I recognized that thumbnail right away :) 5:15 And then you call him out! LOVE IT!!! Otherwise, I like the sleeker version, myself. I don't have the kit anymore, but I did keep the blue beam saber! Thanks for another classy upload :D
Thanks so much! And I really do miss Rrobbert, guy was like the the progenitor of all English Gundam model reviewers And if you only have the blades, then that's a perfect reason to get a new one so you can do akimbo swords where no one else can...
@@HobbyClubhouse "akimbo swords" You genius!! And I theorize the popular usage of "Granddaddy Gundam" started with him, so I think of him as Granddaddy Reviewer :) Ah, to go back to 2008 haha
@@HobbyClubhouse same here , i really wanna see how they recreate this kit to RG , from the picture you showed , i like how detailed it looked and I definitely want to see some improvements they added in beside the kit’s details.
Odd that MG Hi Nu (2007) didn't have ball hip joint while hg does.Despite that it was released in 2009 same year that hg full armor 7th that has universal hip jkint
Soo 8 months later, with the RG out, would you still say the HG is a good companion to the HG Nightingale? I have the RG in the box still but the Nightingale is on the shelf. I’m thinking of picking the HG up to compliment it and displaying the RG on it’s own.
Calling out rrobbert, mad respect. The yellow parts of the Nu fin funnel also came short by not making the other yellow parts color accurate. Just one of my small frustrations of that kit.
It’s kinda sad to me how the Hi-V turned out in this specific kit Granted,I do like the light sky blue used,but I don’t like it as much as the deep purple shown on the front of the box and some sides of the box I’m personally a Katoki fan(aside from the Xi) and the deep purple on that design of the Hi-V is something I much prefer to this one
That really is a long-standing split in tastes, because the blue-purple thing has been around forever and Bandai/Sunrise didn't ever think to set the record in stone once and for all. I think the purple hue makes it very unique because there's nothing else like it. The sky blue is also not as exotic and much more subdued. Go hunt one of these kits down and paint it purple:) Gundam model fans have the freedom to change anything and everything we like
@@HobbyClubhouse Yeah,both color schemes are very unique The only suits I can think of that have something similar with a two color separation idea are the Astrays and the Unicorns,but we certainly don’t need more of the latter It really does come down to personal taste in design and how the kit looks as compared to its brethren I really am considering hunting one of these down though,just so I can get a feel for the Izubuchi design over the original design from Beltorchika’s Children
Have you got a hold of the beginning j, d gundams? Mechagaikotsu did a review of the beginning, but I wonder if those the same too. Also, there is gpb version of the hi nu. If you are able to get a hold of that, I would be happy.
The GPB version of this is a straight recolor of this - black for blue, yellow for silver, and it got some different stickers. Haven't seen it around much in stores though The Beginning I might consider doing actually since there are some for sale in a store here. Gotta clear my plate for though
Honestly, when I saw this on HLJ while pre-ordering my Nightengale I lapped it up without even thinking.
So I'm glad you, Mecha and Kakarot have all gone on to review this thing and prove it was money well spent, even with the downside of the weapons.
Also, blue beams, that needs to be more common!
This was an unexpected review for myself too, I saw it getting put onto shelves in a store and grabbed one immediately or else the crazy people would get to it:) Love this little guy for its geeky lineage
And totally agree about the blue blades
5:13 the legend rrobert184 , btw nice video again cant wait you to review rg hi nu and hguc sazabi
Thank you:) The Sazabi is such a nice kit, I'm quite looking forward to putting the whole review together myself. Imagine that his MG Hi-Nu video was still useful to preparing my review even though it's over a decade old.
In my opinion this model holds up quite well. The only thing I would have loved to see are more hand options
Bandai really developed their parts separation and color separation quite a bit earlier than articulation, so it's sad sometimes to see a lot of older kits be dismissed by reviewers who call them good looking but then repremand them for being too old
@@HobbyClubhouse I agree although to me even the original Hg Gundam is incredibly good hahaha
Wow this looks like a great kit, besides those fins that only get 2 poseable... I love the coloration it has! Im probably just gonna get the real grade but if i run into this at not a bad price ima get it
I think you'll see it around a lot recently as the Nightingale comes out and everyone's itching to complete the pair and the RG isn't out yet
I'm surprised the shield is used with pieces instead of huge stickers, definitely a main selling point!
Me too. Every bit of white and blue is done in plastic, which is pretty crazy
A review and comparison I didnt thinkI needed but love.
i agree!
Poor little guy isn't a slouch but lives in the shadow of his bigger brother
Wow... This review made me wanna get the MG of this despite me already built the ver ka. Nice!
There's a subset of fans, particularly modelers, who really love this design because of the heritage behind it
Hek yee old hguc time. There is always somting intresting with the older hguc.
This guy and the other CCA kits are in an awkward middle-old layer of HGUC kits that feel both familiar and alien to modern eyes at the same time:)
I think the selling point of this is that it has a fuel tank size that doesn't make an action base mandatory. It also has the correct size for the scale. I really wish the original MG didn't cost $200 to buy on the second hand market.
5:12 I recognized that thumbnail right away :)
5:15 And then you call him out! LOVE IT!!!
Otherwise, I like the sleeker version, myself. I don't have the kit anymore, but I did keep the blue beam saber! Thanks for another classy upload :D
Thanks so much! And I really do miss Rrobbert, guy was like the the progenitor of all English Gundam model reviewers
And if you only have the blades, then that's a perfect reason to get a new one so you can do akimbo swords where no one else can...
@@HobbyClubhouse "akimbo swords" You genius!!
And I theorize the popular usage of "Granddaddy Gundam" started with him, so I think of him as Granddaddy Reviewer :) Ah, to go back to 2008 haha
im soo looking forward for the RG version of this kit !
Those bulky wings look different from every other take on the design so far. I really want to see how they designed the inner frame
@@HobbyClubhouse same here , i really wanna see how they recreate this kit to RG , from the picture you showed , i like how detailed it looked and I definitely want to see some improvements they added in beside the kit’s details.
we need more of those seamless helmet construction
I love it whenever I see it (except maybe on the G04 and G05's fat heads)
I actually recently found the MG version and bought it since it's pretty rare to see it around here. Pretty happy about it 😁
Nice! I recently saw it too but I passed on it and now I really regret it. The Ver Ka gets all the love these days for 1/100 buyers
Been keeping my eye on this one. Maybe in the future I’d use the HG for painting and then get the RG and have that as a straight build
This kit is like a dream to paint for any skill level, I bet you'll love working on it
looking forward for the nightingale review, i personally have been interested in that kit
I'm all ready for it too:) Already got some interesting things on the list to go through with it
@@HobbyClubhouse Still looking forward for the HGUC Nu Gundam and the recently released Entry Grade Nu Gundam as well.
Odd that MG Hi Nu (2007) didn't have ball hip joint while hg does.Despite that it was released in 2009 same year that hg full armor 7th that has universal hip jkint
Soo 8 months later, with the RG out, would you still say the HG is a good companion to the HG Nightingale? I have the RG in the box still but the Nightingale is on the shelf. I’m thinking of picking the HG up to compliment it and displaying the RG on it’s own.
Calling out rrobbert, mad respect.
The yellow parts of the Nu fin funnel also came short by not making the other yellow parts color accurate. Just one of my small frustrations of that kit.
Wish there was a HG version for the old design. I dont like the Izubuchi redesign because it too sleek. Also wish it was in purple.
I kinda wanna modify the fin funnel so it has fully detachable fin funnels
now im kinda curious about your opinion of the MGs, ver ka and normal one. Hope you can review it in the future.
The poor old MG kit is really overlooked in English circles, and I just saw a box recently too... I regret not getting it
@@HobbyClubhouse i actually love the design of the old one, although i dont have it yet. the hg sure is a nice call back without having to buy the mg.
Grim legit fought a waaagh by starting his own waaaaagh but with only goblins
I’ll stick with the RG version, it’s more functional.
Anyone know the stands he used with the funnels? I've only seen stands that look like that in the 30MM effect parts packs.
It’s kinda sad to me how the Hi-V turned out in this specific kit
Granted,I do like the light sky blue used,but I don’t like it as much as the deep purple shown on the front of the box and some sides of the box
I’m personally a Katoki fan(aside from the Xi) and the deep purple on that design of the Hi-V is something I much prefer to this one
That really is a long-standing split in tastes, because the blue-purple thing has been around forever and Bandai/Sunrise didn't ever think to set the record in stone once and for all.
I think the purple hue makes it very unique because there's nothing else like it. The sky blue is also not as exotic and much more subdued.
Go hunt one of these kits down and paint it purple:) Gundam model fans have the freedom to change anything and everything we like
@@HobbyClubhouse Yeah,both color schemes are very unique
The only suits I can think of that have something similar with a two color separation idea are the Astrays and the Unicorns,but we certainly don’t need more of the latter
It really does come down to personal taste in design and how the kit looks as compared to its brethren
I really am considering hunting one of these down though,just so I can get a feel for the Izubuchi design over the original design from Beltorchika’s Children
Is hg hi-nu gundam worthly than hg nu gundam
I would say the HG Nu Gundam is a bit better than the HG Hi-Nu, both in value and in construction
Have you got a hold of the beginning j, d gundams? Mechagaikotsu did a review of the beginning, but I wonder if those the same too.
Also, there is gpb version of the hi nu. If you are able to get a hold of that, I would be happy.
The GPB version of this is a straight recolor of this - black for blue, yellow for silver, and it got some different stickers. Haven't seen it around much in stores though
The Beginning I might consider doing actually since there are some for sale in a store here. Gotta clear my plate for though