My first MG was the Z’Gok, standard version. I think I assembled it 11 years ago or so, not knowing anything about gunpla building as it was also my very first gunpla built! I snap built it as it was, no painting, awful nubmarks in place, seam lines, etc and put it on a shelf. Last year I took it apart fixed the nubmarks and seam lines and painted in full with the airbrush and weathered it. Now it’s on display as part of the permanent collection at MUFANT, the fantasy and science fiction museum in Torino (Turin), Italy!
The turn X and A were always "Ew" kits for me... then I wanted to build something unique and I saw them both on offer as a combo for $60 for the pair. All I can say is Wow these two kits (the turn x more so) blew me away and felt so refreshing. Syd and his work on Alien amazed me as a kid and his input on the Turn X just feels really special.
@@ceeme03 I feel like a lot of people overlook or actively avoid the Turn X and A just because they're so different. But they really are quite beautiful and elegant in their own way. I wish more gundam series had the balls to be that innovative.
Audiodump Hate when people barely find out about Syd Mead and act like it’s some new piece of information for the community and it got even worse when he died, it’s like dude, we all know Turn A and Syd Mead. Please sit down
I found your channel recently and it's my new favorite. Just commenting in the hopes you gain more traction and maybe someone new can discover you also.
Just started , my first build was astray red 1/100 Kai and I got to say I’m hooked .i don’t like how you have to handle them like glass but the detail and articulation is mega . The designs are awesome .im massive collector of marvel legends .gundam is worth every penny and I’m thinking of swapping lines
One of my favorites is the MG Blue frame D. It's very solid and excellent articulation Looks great Comes with a stand And has so much options with its sword weapons accessories it's insane.
You're comments on the RX 78-2 reminded me of back when I didn't like the granddaddy. But eventually I felt I should build one and picked up the 3.0 and spent 2 weeks while being snowed in fully painting the build and detailing it (the most at the time I'd ever gone to on a kit) I felt like if I was going to build grandad, it was going to do it justice. That kit while a little flimsy-ish totally made me appreciate the design and its actually made me a huge fan. The 3.0's articulation, color separation and over all look is amazing, it's the one kit that seems to grab the most attention when friends come over. Then I built the Origin and oh boy was i equally impressed for it's more simple and slightly more OG feel. Then I build the revive, 2.0,sdxc and a couple of gundam base exclusives. I don't know what happened, but I fell in love with that suit.
On a more useful note, one of my all time favorites (and in my opinion a hidden gem of the line) is the HG Kimaris. doesn't really spring to mind when thinking "good HGs", but I had such a great time both building and painting it
Great picks! My only gripe was that you didn't include the MG F91 2.0. I was never a huge fan of the F91 design but I saw it won Jabman's MGOTY and it was on sale so I grabbed it and I don't regret it one bit. As soon as I slapped on the F91 decal I never had the urge to add anything to it. To me it looked perfect immediately. I especially love the bazooka because of how unique it is. Idk, I guess I'm a bit bias because this is a kit that changed how I felt towards a mobile suit. I guess the only thing I'd say that could be better was that you can't really point the foot downwards.
Considering how much Bandai improved in the construction of kits from 2010-2019, I'm very excited to see how gunpla will evolve in the next decade! On a personal note, I only joined the hobby in early 2018 with the RG Qan[T], but the MG Dynames has definitely been my favorite kit of all time so far! Such amazing detail and articulation, and the build was so enjoyable.
I jumped in at just the beginning of this year with the MG Qant Full Saber and I've building from around the decade and it's so interesting to see the construction change
my first kit in the hobby was 1997 with a shenlong Gundam from gundam wing and then when the Gundam seed series came out in America my mom bought me a strike and an astray and in 2014 I started getting back into the hobby with a astray red frame with fight unit and a freedom Gundam
I'm finishing up a straight build of the dynames right now. the construction is super fun but you have to be so careful when cutting the green parts because of the stress marks, which kinda detracts from its fun value.
not gonna lie , I saw moon gundam at a retail store , and that kit make me return to gunpla world after more than 15 years , I brought hg moon and rg strike freedom a few days after that
HGUC Sinanju is one of my favourite builds: It has tons of colour separation, with most of its sticker sheet being taken up by the sleeves markings. The beam effects are awesome and the weapons are interesting. I had to remind myself it's not an RG multiple times during the build. Not as large as the RG Sazabi, but still larger than your standard HG.
Wow great list, I think I’ll go for the Hiaku Shiki as my next one. I didn’t expect you to put the RG 00 Raiser on the list! I was surprised how much I enjoyed building it.
Thank you so much for making this content Zaku! I'm sure it took a lot of work making up this list! for newcomers and oldies alike! so we really appreciate it! :) Here's to another 10 years and beyond! :D
LXXXVIII I would love an RG Atlas, RG Thunderbolt, RG GP02A, RG Epyon....basically any gundam I’d like in a RG. It’s my favorite grade. As long as their build quality is like the Nu and Sazabi
@@michaeldelcastillo7211 rg has been solid since unicorn, tallgesse crossbone arent bad either, its solidify my reason to make it as my favourite line.
Just now watching this. Your' like a Gundam salesman here! Sir this model has vernier's that will accent you new robe! Loved this episode! Great explanations of every kit! I was glad the video was as long as was! Top marks good sir top marks! Here here! 🧐🍻
It was cool to hear you give the Zaku F2 and Ball HGs a shout out. I was pleasantly surprised by both of those kits and ended up making some fun customs from them.
The last 2 were not a surprise however, ALL of the kits you mentioned I either have or I REALLY want them in my collection! Great video as always and a great list too! See you in 10 years for the next decade of awesomeness! Lol!
Hi thank you so much for this advice. I am just getting into gunpla as more or less an afterthought in my robot collection, I'm mainly into diecast stuff such as chogokin (including Gundam), G1 transformers and such. My first Gundam was the PG unleashed and now I've ordered pretty much all of the patlabor stuff from good smile. Anyway I would hope my request is a good idea, that you do a video on best scale interpretation of a particular Gundam such as the Zaku II. Because many of us absolutely do not have room for multiple representations but still care more about quality than space.
I agree with the majority of this list minus the HG Ball. There’s another twin set that was released in 2010 the HGUC Loto. Some of its engineering I feel was used to make the HG Leo. Maybe someday give this little guy a chance.
Real Grade is a scaled-down version of Perfect Grade at an affordable price point so it will have more detail than Master Grade. Very nice for collecting as it takes up less space while still being fairly prominent in your collection.
We'll get Virtue for sure, even if it takes a little longer. They didn't leave us hanging on the Wing line or the GAT line, so I don't expect them to do it here.
I just finished the hi-nu ver ka. It came out really nice I don't recommend it for beginners. Those three piece water slides for just one side of the funnels. so you have to do it 12 times and will never stick completely no matter what you try. It looks great from the other side of the room.
RG sazabi is freaking sold out everywhere here in our country. So I settled on RG Hi nu and enjoyed it a lot. The details is freaking awesome. I'm still looking for the RG Sazabi by next month or the MG double X gundam. I'd switch all my kits from bootleg to legit bandai to support the company itself
The Rg unicorn is such a perplexing kit to build as someone returning to Gunpla as a first build. It’s mostly white so mistakes won’t show up easily, but it’s vArious parts for transforming makes it easy to make mistakes in building and applying the decals
Is a Revive even necessary? The normal HGUC kit does everything the MS is supposed to do so remaking it seems redundant. An MG however would be pretty cool.
@@knuckles7790 I suppose but the OG Destiny kit wasn't in the HGUC line and the HG SEED kits weren't the best from what i've seen so remakes of them were needed. The HGUC Hygogg is a good kit. It doesn't need a remake.
I am just getting into Gundam but haven't watched any of it yet apart from Episodes 1 of the first series and Gundam Wing. I want to get 2 RG kits as I like the 1/144 scale and price and was wondering what I should get. I want one kit from Gundam and one from Gundam Wing. I really like the Gundam Wing EW but it looks too similar to the RX-78-2 so what would be a good Gundam kit to go with it? I've been thinking about the RX-93 V from Char's Counterattack but I don't like those funnel things at the back. Can i display it without them?
Thanks Zack for making this list! I really want to try out the zz Gundam ver ka! Thank for your time and effort! I Hope things go well here for you in America! Peace
I would also highly recommend the MG Age 1. For those thinking the Jesta is a grunt this is clearly a lie from Anaheim, considering prior to Narrative there were only 3 and all three pilots were Newtype and were supposed to support the unicorn.
Don't be. The shoulder joints break because people don't merge the halves completely. You will notice that the shoulder joints have a small peg, so it kinda looks like you're inserting a key into a lock. Once the "key" is *all the way in and clear of the surrounding plastic*, you can rotate as the manual tells you to. Here is a very well documented process of building that section: gaijin-gunpla.com/2018/08/rg-sazabi-wip-pt-4/ All in all, just read the manual carefully, make sure everything is lined up properly, and don't force anything. You'll be fine.
Really nice to see a broad listing across the range for general good quality kits like this. Ever done any other themed line-ups like: top tier funnels, best beam swords, best boosters, notable gimmicks, or most unique kits, peak quality (similar to this one just without the quality for the $ component to show off just how good the kits can get)- videos? Seems like these would leverage your broad knowledge across all these different kits. Also who’s the character on that poster in the background over left shoulder (camera right)? Don’t recognize them & where they’re from.
I like this past decade series 😀👍 becoz some if them I don’t have and most people just focus on newest gunpla, for me it is interesting to take a look back of old gundam kits. Can you also make best gundam kits of 2000-2010?
It's been a crazy decade for gunpla! HG Revives, the entire Advance of Zeta HG line, Jegan MG, and the insane RG line. Here's to another decade of crazy plasticy goodness - and hopefully a MG or RE/100 Woundwort!
Fantastic and very useful list for me. I've built some non bandai kits then come back at some point and it makes me appreciate more about bandai technologies. It's just amazing, I have built most of the RG and MG that in the list and totally agree with that, I need to get the ZZ ver ka sometime tho.... Nu and Sazabi, no doubt fantastic kit. Again, better list than some one who only built MG in past decade.
hey, zak, I have to say that I do agree with you, i've been collecting for about three years now and I buy kits after I see your reviews and that helps a lot,
1) I was watching this and couldn’t stop thinking about how much I liked his shirt lol 2) I cant speak on the hg line it’s never been my favorite but the MG line I completely agree with. The only ones I don’t own but are in my HLJ wishlist were the RX78 origins version, hyakushiki 2.0, and the turn x. 3) I finally added the RG unicorn to my wishlist too. I consistently hear great things about it.
Rg unicorn also has infamously stiff shoulder joints, they come with the hinge set straight and more inexperienced builders tend to break that joint when you bend it for the build
If I had to recommend one RG, if it's the only one you'd ever buy, it'd have to be the Tallgeese. The build is so much tighter than the three titans (Sazabi, Nu and Unicorn). The weapons of the other ones, while nice, feel like your typical sandwiched gunpla guns, but the dovergun looks and is much more intricate and has moving parts and articulation. I can find faults with all of the RG kits, but with the Tallgeese there are none. The only concern, and it is very slight, is that the gloss white plastic is harder and therefore more brittle, meaning you have to be more careful with it. I got the Tallgeese because I heard the build was good. It's not, it's the best. The looks are what is going to kill it for most people and I got the kit in spite of that. Having had it for a while now, it's grown on me and I have to admit that it looks pretty damn good. Personally the Unicorn is the most disappointing of all of them. It's impressively designed, but in Unicorn mode there are gaping holes between plates everywhere and the white plastics feel and look cheap. My guess is that they had to use more flexible plastic in order for it not to break during handling. I don't mind seam lines that much, but the ones on the Unicorn would've been unforgivable if it wasn't for what it does. If you love the Unicorn, get two and glue together the one in Unicorn mode.
The MG GM Sniper II actually uses a slightly different inner-frame from the Gundam 2.0. Yes, the CAD is identical, but the GM Sniper II (Sniper Custom, GM Command, Cold Districts, etc.) all use a KPS version rather than the original's ABS. The difference is like comparing the old HG Hazel with the new one. ;-)
Moon Gundam almost feels like a grade unto itself. It's not MG/RG, but it feels too nice to be an HG. And honestly, with some paint and decals, it can sit next to my RGs and MGs and not look out of place.
Hey everyone! Needing some help deciding on a kit, this will be my first build. Help/advice for first gunpla to build would be greatly appreciated! Also huge fan of SEED, 00, Wing, Iron Blooded Orphans and Build Fighters!
Just recently start with gunpla and also a big fan of SEED and IBO, my first kit is MG Freedom with special coating ver 2.0. Its gorgeous piece of art, although I kinda rush to build it (9 hours with eating and bathroom break of course). Now I have on hand barbatos MG, but didnt start to build it yet cause I would like to take my time to finish this one.
So many grunts! Some weird picks on there but still covered the essentials, I think. I would have included RG Mk II; it's straightforward but super solid and detailed and really fun to build. But I build more RGs than MGs in general so I am a bit biased. I generally steer clear of anything physically larger than an average MG. Barbatos really sliding in there as late addition. I'm nearly done this one (waiting for XY decals since I hated the Evo ones), and I had so much fun detailing it. Really took my time and I love how it's coming out.
I agree with the list but I'd add HG Psycho Zaku on the list or maybe the MG too because of the experience. The kit itself is awesome and it came with lots of weapons that you can also give your army of Zeon kits some of its weapon. It's a kit that you will not regret getting
What I'm expecting to coming in this decade: Hguc revive s/EX-S Gundam Hguc Gundam Mk 5 (probably p-bandai) HGCE Astray Hguc Baund-Doc What I'm hoping: Hguc Nightingale Hguc revive ZZ HGCC Turn X
I would like to add the list with ZAKU II HIGH MOBILITY TYPE with either Johnny Ridden or the White Wolf, because the build is similar to Zaku F2 but with loads of accessories and can actually all packed on the backpack, amazing one indeed
Totally agree with that pg exia is the most greatest pg of this decade but you can also make the pg unicorn like the exia if you can find the mjh LED that changes the color of the frame making it really cool.
I expected the RG kits and most the MGs, I picked the Turn X up at a con in late 2018, and even though I received the Sazabi ver Ka for Christmas I marked the ZZ ver Ka and Turn X as the two best kits I made that year. Those two are just fantastic kits and great looking. I would gladly buy several more MG Jestas to have a squad of them and customize them as well, it's such a nice looking and fast build, with most the panel lines actually being made up of separate parts.
The MG Full Armor is one of my favorite kits so far! The colors, all the different display options with weapons and armor, plus the small gimmicks like the core fighter are wonderful. However, I'll admit that it's not an easy one to recommend due to the joint covers. They look great, but also a pain in the ass.
Outstanding Reviews. A few more wants on my list. Now stupid question of the week , what are those clock things in all the Gundam Kits ? Until next time , thanks for the reviews and info ! Tony
the ZZ is a cool build. Even if I'm still not quite sure how the legs end up coming together. I think I would have put the 00 qan[t] over the riser, but it's certainly possible i messed up parts of the riser's build that made stuff fall off it easier than they should. And even if they're not, strictly, gunpla, I think the 30MM deserve an honorable mention.
Im not halfway of the video but i do hope you mention the MG hyaku shiki 2.0, i think its one of the best kit you reviewed back in 2015, and im planning to buy my own together the MG F91 2.0 mg alex 2.0, an the HGUC Moon Gundam.
haha yes you DID include i was abit nervous you didn't include it but you did! anyway great video and probably my favorite kit of all the past decade is the 00 HG kits and one of those would be the 00 gundam with 0 raiser and seven sword Gs, together with the 00 QanT, while its true that the RGs were great, to be honest it doesn't hold a candle for those OLD HG00 kits, super posable, great articulation, can be painted/customized, and ofcourse its cheaper! 😁
This video took me a decade to watch, you know ? Bad joke, of course, but if you think about it, such a long video really capture the epicness it is an entire era.
Surprised to see that Freedom 2.0 is on here but Justice isn't. It was a painful kit to build because of all the panel lines, but MAN does it look good!
If you had to pick a hi res to go on the list (at least I think u didn’t put a high res on the kit, will re listen later), which would you pick. I know it’s pretty much just a tie between the astray and god gundam, but which of the two is just that little bit better to you?
I agree with your list except that the PG 00 Seven Sword wasn't on it. I built it and found it to be so much fun. The gimmicks are great and it is solid. That being said I would love to see a PG Exia Avalanche in the next year or two.
Brackets are honorable mentions, but he doesn't touch on them much.
3:20 - SD Neo Zeong 2000JPY
4:13 - SDCS RX-78-2 & Cross Silhouette Frame* 1400JPY
(SDCS Nightingale)
5:45 - RE/100 1/100 Dijeh 3500JPY
5:45 - RE/100 1/100 Bawoo 3500JPY
(RE/100 1/100 GP04 Gerbera)
7:30 - PG 1/60 Exia Lighting Model 32000JPY
9:57 - RG 1/144 Sazabi* 4500JPY
11:05 - RG 1/144 Unicorn* 3800JPY
12:35 - RG 1/144 Nu Gundam* 4600JPY
13:30 - RG 1/144 00 Raiser* 3000JPY
15:05 - HGUC 1/144 Gyan Revive 1200JPY
(Any of the HG 1/144 Revive Kits)
16:30 - HGUC 1/144 Moon Gundam 3000JPY
18:25 - HGUC 1/144 Ball Twin Set 1300JPY
19:45 - HGBF 1/144 Try Burning Gundam 1800JPY
21:22 - HGBD 1/144 Diver Nami (Best Musume Kit) 2400JPY
22:38 - HGTO 1/144 Zaku II Type C-6/R-6 1800JPY
(Any HGTO 1/144 Zaku Kits)
23:50 - HGUC 1/144 Zaku II F2 1500Yen
25:00 - HGAG 1/144 Shaldoll Custom 1200JPY
26:34 - HGIBO 1/144 Graze 1000JPY
(HGIBO 1/144 Barbatos Lupus and Vidar)
28:50 - NG 1/100 Graze Kai 3000JPY
29:55 - MG 1/100 Duel Gundam 4200JPY
30:50 - MG 1/100 Freedom 2.0 4500JPY
32:15 - MG 1/100 GM Sniper II 3800JPY
33:22 - MG 1/100 AGE-1 Normal
34:40 - MG 1/100 Jesta* 4500JPY
36:07 - MG 1/100 RX-78-2 Ver. 3.0 4500JPY
36:07 - MG 1/100 Gundam The Origin 4600JPY
39:06 - MG 1/100 Hyaku Shiki 2.0 6800JPY
41:18 - MG 1/100 Turn-X 6000JPY
43:20 - MG 1/100 ZZ Gundam Ver.Ka 6000JPY
45:10 - MG 1/100 Dynames 4900JPY
46:10 - MG 1/100 Barbatos 5000JPY
I had typed this out for my friend who is the local hobby store manager, so might as well share here.
Bro you a king
Mvp
you are great!
This man deserves a medal
Nice man, much appreciated
My first MG was the Z’Gok, standard version. I think I assembled it 11 years ago or so, not knowing anything about gunpla building as it was also my very first gunpla built! I snap built it as it was, no painting, awful nubmarks in place, seam lines, etc and put it on a shelf. Last year I took it apart fixed the nubmarks and seam lines and painted in full with the airbrush and weathered it. Now it’s on display as part of the permanent collection at MUFANT, the fantasy and science fiction museum in Torino (Turin), Italy!
Bruh
The Turn X's designer, Syd Mead, died recently. He was also the artist behind a lot of recognizable things, such as blade runner.
😢
The turn X and A were always "Ew" kits for me... then I wanted to build something unique and I saw them both on offer as a combo for $60 for the pair.
All I can say is Wow these two kits (the turn x more so) blew me away and felt so refreshing.
Syd and his work on Alien amazed me as a kid and his input on the Turn X just feels really special.
@@ceeme03 I feel like a lot of people overlook or actively avoid the Turn X and A just because they're so different. But they really are quite beautiful and elegant in their own way. I wish more gundam series had the balls to be that innovative.
Audiodump Hate when people barely find out about Syd Mead and act like it’s some new piece of information for the community and it got even worse when he died, it’s like dude, we all know Turn A and Syd Mead. Please sit down
@@Audiodump aye, while I can't help giggling a bit at the Turn-A's mustache I definitely want the Turn X, so unique
I think what surprised me more than the ball being on this list was the fact that it came out this decade
I think the mg ball ver.ka more intersting than the hg version
I found your channel recently and it's my new favorite. Just commenting in the hopes you gain more traction and maybe someone new can discover you also.
Thanks bro!
Just started , my first build was astray red 1/100 Kai and I got to say I’m hooked .i don’t like how you have to handle them like glass but the detail and articulation is mega . The designs are awesome .im massive collector of marvel legends .gundam is worth every penny and I’m thinking of swapping lines
Just wanna say that over the last 2 years or so I've discovered some really cool kits from your videos/recommendations. Keep on keeping on!
Thanks!
One of my favorites is the MG Blue frame D.
It's very solid and excellent articulation
Looks great
Comes with a stand
And has so much options with its sword weapons accessories it's insane.
Real Grade went from a line I ignore to one I basically buy every release from.
You're comments on the RX 78-2 reminded me of back when I didn't like the granddaddy.
But eventually I felt I should build one and picked up the 3.0 and spent 2 weeks while being snowed in fully painting the build and detailing it (the most at the time I'd ever gone to on a kit) I felt like if I was going to build grandad, it was going to do it justice.
That kit while a little flimsy-ish totally made me appreciate the design and its actually made me a huge fan. The 3.0's articulation, color separation and over all look is amazing, it's the one kit that seems to grab the most attention when friends come over. Then I built the Origin and oh boy was i equally impressed for it's more simple and slightly more OG feel.
Then I build the revive, 2.0,sdxc and a couple of gundam base exclusives. I don't know what happened, but I fell in love with that suit.
46:05 "twentythousand nineteen"
Zak's living in the future, I see
On a more useful note, one of my all time favorites (and in my opinion a hidden gem of the line) is the HG Kimaris. doesn't really spring to mind when thinking "good HGs", but I had such a great time both building and painting it
@@Blockio1999 Seamlines on the forearms didn't make you to want to commit sudoku?
@@freddekl1102 Sudoku??? ROFLMAO!
SEPPUKU, not Sudoku!
Tim Miller you missed it
Great picks! My only gripe was that you didn't include the MG F91 2.0. I was never a huge fan of the F91 design but I saw it won Jabman's MGOTY and it was on sale so I grabbed it and I don't regret it one bit. As soon as I slapped on the F91 decal I never had the urge to add anything to it. To me it looked perfect immediately. I especially love the bazooka because of how unique it is. Idk, I guess I'm a bit bias because this is a kit that changed how I felt towards a mobile suit. I guess the only thing I'd say that could be better was that you can't really point the foot downwards.
Hyaku Shiki was my first kit! It really cemented me into this hobby.
OG or 2.0?
Haven’t watched your videos in a while but I’m glad to see you’re still posting videos! Keep it up:) never can get bored with gunpla content
Zaku C6-R6 made me actually pick up my first Zaku and I love them :D
I grabbed 6 Origin Zaku IIs, and I'm having a blast customizing them.
Considering how much Bandai improved in the construction of kits from 2010-2019, I'm very excited to see how gunpla will evolve in the next decade! On a personal note, I only joined the hobby in early 2018 with the RG Qan[T], but the MG Dynames has definitely been my favorite kit of all time so far! Such amazing detail and articulation, and the build was so enjoyable.
I jumped in at just the beginning of this year with the MG Qant Full Saber and I've building from around the decade and it's so interesting to see the construction change
my first kit in the hobby was 1997 with a shenlong Gundam from gundam wing and then when the Gundam seed series came out in America my mom bought me a strike and an astray and in 2014 I started getting back into the hobby with a astray red frame with fight unit and a freedom Gundam
I'm finishing up a straight build of the dynames right now. the construction is super fun but you have to be so careful when cutting the green parts because of the stress marks, which kinda detracts from its fun value.
not gonna lie , I saw moon gundam at a retail store , and that kit make me return to gunpla world after more than 15 years , I brought hg moon and rg strike freedom a few days after that
HGUC Sinanju is one of my favourite builds: It has tons of colour separation, with most of its sticker sheet being taken up by the sleeves markings. The beam effects are awesome and the weapons are interesting. I had to remind myself it's not an RG multiple times during the build. Not as large as the RG Sazabi, but still larger than your standard HG.
I have one in my stash. It's quite a beast, and I invested in the photoetch set for it.
Wow great list, I think I’ll go for the Hiaku Shiki as my next one. I didn’t expect you to put the RG 00 Raiser on the list! I was surprised how much I enjoyed building it.
Thank you so much for making this content Zaku! I'm sure it took a lot of work making up this list! for newcomers and oldies alike! so we really appreciate it! :)
Here's to another 10 years and beyond! :D
You’re very welcome!
The video I always wanted, but never thought I'd get. Great Job, really enjoy hearing your opinions on these kits.
I'm really hoping for either an RG or MG Atlas Gundam. RG Hyaku Shiki would be sick too.
LXXXVIII I would love an RG Atlas, RG Thunderbolt, RG GP02A, RG Epyon....basically any gundam I’d like in a RG. It’s my favorite grade. As long as their build quality is like the Nu and Sazabi
@@michaeldelcastillo7211 rg has been solid since unicorn, tallgesse crossbone arent bad either, its solidify my reason to make it as my favourite line.
Personally I want rg FAZZ,rg x/s gundam,rg full armor Gundam non thunderbolt ver,rg heavyarms,rg heavyarms custom
RG hyaku Shiki 👌👌👌
@@kdpabilonia4646 rg cancer
Just now watching this. Your' like a Gundam salesman here! Sir this model has vernier's that will accent you new robe! Loved this episode! Great explanations of every kit! I was glad the video was as long as was! Top marks good sir top marks! Here here! 🧐🍻
I see three kits in your hobby room that I'd like to have! Thanks for the video Zaku! I haven't seen anyone else do this yet so kudos!
It wasn’t easy! You’re welcome!
Love the fact that you included the bawoo and the dijeh. They're both incredible kits.
The Efreet is a sweet kit too.
Ooooh nice to see the Turn-X get some love. I adore the design and Turn-A is one of my fave Gundam shows. I hope we get a true Sumo MG someday.
It was cool to hear you give the Zaku F2 and Ball HGs a shout out. I was pleasantly surprised by both of those kits and ended up making some fun customs from them.
The last 2 were not a surprise however, ALL of the kits you mentioned I either have or I REALLY want them in my collection! Great video as always and a great list too! See you in 10 years for the next decade of awesomeness! Lol!
I own all 3 RG mentioned, and they are really almost like an MG in 1/144. Between the MG Origin RX78 and the 3.0, i would recommend both lol.
Hi thank you so much for this advice. I am just getting into gunpla as more or less an afterthought in my robot collection, I'm mainly into diecast stuff such as chogokin (including Gundam), G1 transformers and such. My first Gundam was the PG unleashed and now I've ordered pretty much all of the patlabor stuff from good smile.
Anyway I would hope my request is a good idea, that you do a video on best scale interpretation of a particular Gundam such as the Zaku II. Because many of us absolutely do not have room for multiple representations but still care more about quality than space.
the Moon Gundam with its color separate eyes and sensors parts thus no stickers required at all is glorious!
I agree with the majority of this list minus the HG Ball. There’s another twin set that was released in 2010 the HGUC Loto. Some of its engineering I feel was used to make the HG Leo. Maybe someday give this little guy a chance.
The shaldoll is my 2nd ever hg and I had so much fun with it. Simple, dynamic, and fun.
Real Grade is a scaled-down version of Perfect Grade at an affordable price point so it will have more detail than Master Grade. Very nice for collecting as it takes up less space while still being fairly prominent in your collection.
The MG Barbatos was my first MG, and I don't regret it for an instant. I'm going to order the MG Jegan for my next, for the minty goodness.
Be careful with the thigh joint on the Jegan. I was just moving the leg, and it snapped .
A pretty agreeable and objective list, which is not an easy task as you mention! The 20's should shove out an Atlas and Virtue MG, well, I hope so.
We'll get Virtue for sure, even if it takes a little longer. They didn't leave us hanging on the Wing line or the GAT line, so I don't expect them to do it here.
At Atlas Ver Ka would be sweet!
I just finished the hi-nu ver ka. It came out really nice I don't recommend it for beginners. Those three piece water slides for just one side of the funnels. so you have to do it 12 times and will never stick completely no matter what you try. It looks great from the other side of the room.
RG sazabi is freaking sold out everywhere here in our country. So I settled on RG Hi nu and enjoyed it a lot. The details is freaking awesome. I'm still looking for the RG Sazabi by next month or the MG double X gundam. I'd switch all my kits from bootleg to legit bandai to support the company itself
I live in KL, Malaysia and RG sazabi is everywhere..
@@lynncai891 I went to KL in December. Where do you usually shop for gunpla??
The Rg unicorn is such a perplexing kit to build as someone returning to Gunpla as a first build. It’s mostly white so mistakes won’t show up easily, but it’s vArious parts for transforming makes it easy to make mistakes in building and applying the decals
the origin line are some pretty good kits
For this decade, I want either a HG revive of the Hy-gogg or a MG version.
Is a Revive even necessary? The normal HGUC kit does everything the MS is supposed to do so remaking it seems redundant. An MG however would be pretty cool.
@@fishpop If the Destiny gundam got a revive, so should the Hy-gogg.
@@knuckles7790 I suppose but the OG Destiny kit wasn't in the HGUC line and the HG SEED kits weren't the best from what i've seen so remakes of them were needed.
The HGUC Hygogg is a good kit. It doesn't need a remake.
I want more thunderbolt kits
@@jlzer0YT A MG Atlas gundam would be great.
I am just getting into Gundam but haven't watched any of it yet apart from Episodes 1 of the first series and Gundam Wing. I want to get 2 RG kits as I like the 1/144 scale and price and was wondering what I should get. I want one kit from Gundam and one from Gundam Wing. I really like the Gundam Wing EW but it looks too similar to the RX-78-2 so what would be a good Gundam kit to go with it? I've been thinking about the RX-93 V from Char's Counterattack but I don't like those funnel things at the back. Can i display it without them?
You can take them off
For the most part I think this is a pretty great list but one master grade I’d add is the mg NT-1 Alex 2.0 because I just personally love that kit
Zaku: “...was the HG Ball...” 18:27
Me: “THAT’S NUTS!”
Thanks Zack for making this list! I really want to try out the zz Gundam ver ka! Thank for your time and effort! I Hope things go well here for you in America! Peace
The Master Grade Infinite Justice, Red Frame Astray and Hi - Nu 1.0 still holds up to this day, those kits are still awesome to have.
I would also highly recommend the MG Age 1.
For those thinking the Jesta is a grunt this is clearly a lie from Anaheim, considering prior to Narrative there were only 3 and all three pilots were Newtype and were supposed to support the unicorn.
Dude I’m kinda scared to buy the rg sazabi because it’s shoulder joints break easily
Don't be. The shoulder joints break because people don't merge the halves completely. You will notice that the shoulder joints have a small peg, so it kinda looks like you're inserting a key into a lock. Once the "key" is *all the way in and clear of the surrounding plastic*, you can rotate as the manual tells you to.
Here is a very well documented process of building that section: gaijin-gunpla.com/2018/08/rg-sazabi-wip-pt-4/
All in all, just read the manual carefully, make sure everything is lined up properly, and don't force anything. You'll be fine.
I have the RG Sazabi, RG Nu Gundam and RG Unicorn Banshee and I must say I completely agree with Zaku on all of them!
I enjoy your optimism that humanity won't be extinct by 2030.
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Really nice to see a broad listing across the range for general good quality kits like this.
Ever done any other themed line-ups like: top tier funnels, best beam swords, best boosters, notable gimmicks, or most unique kits, peak quality (similar to this one just without the quality for the $ component to show off just how good the kits can get)- videos?
Seems like these would leverage your broad knowledge across all these different kits.
Also who’s the character on that poster in the background over left shoulder (camera right)? Don’t recognize them & where they’re from.
I like this past decade series 😀👍 becoz some if them I don’t have and most people just focus on newest gunpla, for me it is interesting to take a look back of old gundam kits.
Can you also make best gundam kits of 2000-2010?
Not a bad idea!
It's been a crazy decade for gunpla! HG Revives, the entire Advance of Zeta HG line, Jegan MG, and the insane RG line. Here's to another decade of crazy plasticy goodness - and hopefully a MG or RE/100 Woundwort!
I love the MG version of the Ball kit. It was an absolute blast to build and it's the model I keep on my desk in my office.
P.S. Zeon = Freedom
Great stuff putting this together. There is something for everyone
This is an excellent list. I must add the HGTO Dom Test Type, RG Qant, RE Mark 3 and MG Jesta/jesta Cannon.
Fantastic and very useful list for me. I've built some non bandai kits then come back at some point and it makes me appreciate more about bandai technologies. It's just amazing, I have built most of the RG and MG that in the list and totally agree with that, I need to get the ZZ ver ka sometime tho.... Nu and Sazabi, no doubt fantastic kit.
Again, better list than some one who only built MG in past decade.
hey, zak, I have to say that I do agree with you, i've been collecting for about three years now and I buy kits after I see your reviews and that helps a lot,
1) I was watching this and couldn’t stop thinking about how much I liked his shirt lol
2) I cant speak on the hg line it’s never been my favorite but the MG line I completely agree with. The only ones I don’t own but are in my HLJ wishlist were the RX78 origins version, hyakushiki 2.0, and the turn x.
3) I finally added the RG unicorn to my wishlist too. I consistently hear great things about it.
You’ll love those MGs once you pick them up!
One advice about RG Unicorns (in general):
They have a lot of small parts. Be carefull when assembling that
Rg unicorn also has infamously stiff shoulder joints, they come with the hinge set straight and more inexperienced builders tend to break that joint when you bend it for the build
Thanks for the video, just orderd the 00 riser MG from Usa Gundam store as well as the BF HG burning as the try burning was sold out
Great video Zach, and yes, I will check out those Balls
If I had to recommend one RG, if it's the only one you'd ever buy, it'd have to be the Tallgeese. The build is so much tighter than the three titans (Sazabi, Nu and Unicorn).
The weapons of the other ones, while nice, feel like your typical sandwiched gunpla guns, but the dovergun looks and is much more intricate and has moving parts and articulation.
I can find faults with all of the RG kits, but with the Tallgeese there are none. The only concern, and it is very slight, is that the gloss white plastic is harder and therefore more brittle, meaning you have to be more careful with it.
I got the Tallgeese because I heard the build was good. It's not, it's the best.
The looks are what is going to kill it for most people and I got the kit in spite of that. Having had it for a while now, it's grown on me and I have to admit that it looks pretty damn good.
Personally the Unicorn is the most disappointing of all of them. It's impressively designed, but in Unicorn mode there are gaping holes between plates everywhere and the white plastics feel and look cheap. My guess is that they had to use more flexible plastic in order for it not to break during handling.
I don't mind seam lines that much, but the ones on the Unicorn would've been unforgivable if it wasn't for what it does. If you love the Unicorn, get two and glue together the one in Unicorn mode.
Is there a version of the PG Exia that's the exact same build but without included LEDs?
Yes
The MG GM Sniper II actually uses a slightly different inner-frame from the Gundam 2.0. Yes, the CAD is identical, but the GM Sniper II (Sniper Custom, GM Command, Cold Districts, etc.) all use a KPS version rather than the original's ABS. The difference is like comparing the old HG Hazel with the new one. ;-)
Good point. But I only meant that it uses runners of the 2.0 frame
Nice! I just recently got into the hobby, I got my own to-buy-list but this'll be a good input for me.
Also the HGBF Burning has tons of hand poses, including martial arts poses, and unique poses like the V-sign/peace/victory gesture.
Indeed!
I felt in love with the moon gundam best HG, in my opinion
It honestly is the best hg to date
get Red color paint ready for Varguil
Moon Gundam almost feels like a grade unto itself. It's not MG/RG, but it feels too nice to be an HG. And honestly, with some paint and decals, it can sit next to my RGs and MGs and not look out of place.
I have a few i want to build now after watching this. currently building the rg sazabi and im loving it, going to build the rg nu gundam after!
Hey everyone! Needing some help deciding on a kit, this will be my first build. Help/advice for first gunpla to build would be greatly appreciated! Also huge fan of SEED, 00, Wing, Iron Blooded Orphans and Build Fighters!
Just recently start with gunpla and also a big fan of SEED and IBO, my first kit is MG Freedom with special coating ver 2.0. Its gorgeous piece of art, although I kinda rush to build it (9 hours with eating and bathroom break of course). Now I have on hand barbatos MG, but didnt start to build it yet cause I would like to take my time to finish this one.
So many grunts! Some weird picks on there but still covered the essentials, I think.
I would have included RG Mk II; it's straightforward but super solid and detailed and really fun to build. But I build more RGs than MGs in general so I am a bit biased. I generally steer clear of anything physically larger than an average MG.
Barbatos really sliding in there as late addition. I'm nearly done this one (waiting for XY decals since I hated the Evo ones), and I had so much fun detailing it. Really took my time and I love how it's coming out.
Hype! Love your videos!!! You're the reason I started doing more than just OOB build, keep up the good work!!!
That's true!!!
I agree with the list but I'd add HG Psycho Zaku on the list or maybe the MG too because of the experience. The kit itself is awesome and it came with lots of weapons that you can also give your army of Zeon kits some of its weapon. It's a kit that you will not regret getting
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What I'm expecting to coming in this decade:
Hguc revive s/EX-S Gundam
Hguc Gundam Mk 5 (probably p-bandai)
HGCE Astray
Hguc Baund-Doc
What I'm hoping:
Hguc Nightingale
Hguc revive ZZ
HGCC Turn X
Kinda sucks finding or getting your hands on any MG Age Kits are super hard to come by especially at a reasonable price.
ZakuAurelius, I am now more hyped for Grandaddy Origins ver. Thanks for the vid 😄
00 Raiser honourable mention... Nice. He is my first evee Gunpla and I'm currently in the process of building him.
I would like to add the list with ZAKU II HIGH MOBILITY TYPE with either Johnny Ridden or the White Wolf, because the build is similar to Zaku F2 but with loads of accessories and can actually all packed on the backpack, amazing one indeed
People don't like turn A as a series? That's sad because I loved it
Same!
Totally agree with that pg exia is the most greatest pg of this decade but you can also make the pg unicorn like the exia if you can find the mjh LED that changes the color of the frame making it really cool.
I expected the RG kits and most the MGs, I picked the Turn X up at a con in late 2018, and even though I received the Sazabi ver Ka for Christmas I marked the ZZ ver Ka and Turn X as the two best kits I made that year. Those two are just fantastic kits and great looking. I would gladly buy several more MG Jestas to have a squad of them and customize them as well, it's such a nice looking and fast build, with most the panel lines actually being made up of separate parts.
"the large majority of people who don't like Turn-A as a series" Hang on, Turn-A is well loved among people who have watched it.
But how many people have watched it?
Was hoping to see some gundam thunderbolt. But thats ok. Still a really good all-around list that most people will agree upon.
The MG Full Armor is one of my favorite kits so far! The colors, all the different display options with weapons and armor, plus the small gimmicks like the core fighter are wonderful. However, I'll admit that it's not an easy one to recommend due to the joint covers. They look great, but also a pain in the ass.
and the hguc ball twin set also comes with a novelty of buying a pair of balls
A pair of blue balls!
Outstanding Reviews. A few more wants on my list. Now stupid question of the week , what are those clock things in all the Gundam Kits ? Until next time , thanks for the reviews and info ! Tony
The "clock things" actually tell you what month and year those specific runners were made!
@@EcnoTheNeato Thank You !!!! I appreciate your help ! I always wondered , you never too old to learn new things !
Happy Modelling, Tony
I agree so much on the Master Grade line. Awesome choice!
No complaints from me, this is one good list
More seriously, is it safe to say that the RG kits from 2014 onward are okay? It seems like before that they had lots of problems with floppy joints.
Honestly even the early ones weren’t that bad. The later ones are just nicer in comparison
@@ZakuAurelius It seems like they tend to have better joints from about Exia onward which is RG-15. Or from Advanced MS Joint 7 onwards.
I just finished snapping together mg zz. It was way better than I anticipated
I mean technically every years the end of a decade but shouldve waited to 2020
I got the MG 00 raiser instead of the RG
I also got the MG full armour unicorn instead of the RG
I love the rg unicorn, but I built it 3 times and every time I did the tiny L shaped piece of the chest-shoulder joint always broke
Nice video as always!!
I am suprized the Ver-Ka Victory 2 isn't here. it's just so cool.
the ZZ is a cool build. Even if I'm still not quite sure how the legs end up coming together.
I think I would have put the 00 qan[t] over the riser, but it's certainly possible i messed up parts of the riser's build that made stuff fall off it easier than they should.
And even if they're not, strictly, gunpla, I think the 30MM deserve an honorable mention.
Im not halfway of the video but i do hope you mention the MG hyaku shiki 2.0, i think its one of the best kit you reviewed back in 2015, and im planning to buy my own together the MG F91 2.0 mg alex 2.0, an the HGUC Moon Gundam.
haha yes you DID include i was abit nervous you didn't include it but you did! anyway great video and probably my favorite kit of all the past decade is the 00 HG kits and one of those would be the 00 gundam with 0 raiser and seven sword Gs, together with the 00 QanT, while its true that the RGs were great, to be honest it doesn't hold a candle for those OLD HG00 kits, super posable, great articulation, can be painted/customized, and ofcourse its cheaper! 😁
This video took me a decade to watch, you know ? Bad joke, of course, but if you think about it, such a long video really capture the epicness it is an entire era.
30+ kits means about 1 minute 20 seconds each~ seems fair
Surprised to see that Freedom 2.0 is on here but Justice isn't. It was a painful kit to build because of all the panel lines, but MAN does it look good!
If you had to pick a hi res to go on the list (at least I think u didn’t put a high res on the kit, will re listen later), which would you pick. I know it’s pretty much just a tie between the astray and god gundam, but which of the two is just that little bit better to you?
Probably astray noir
I agree with your list except that the PG 00 Seven Sword wasn't on it. I built it and found it to be so much fun. The gimmicks are great and it is solid.
That being said I would love to see a PG Exia Avalanche in the next year or two.