Gundam Model Tips and Techniques From a Master Builder!

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  • Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
  • We're awestruck by the sharp details of this Gundam resin model on display at this year's WonderFest modelmaking convention, and chat with builder Matt Mrozek about his process turning resin kits into mecha magnificence!
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  • @tested
    @tested  Місяць тому +22

    Find more of Matt's builds and work at: facebook.com/mattsmodelscustoms
    www.youtube.com/@mvm3897
    instagram.com/mrozekmatt/

    • @kingmasterlord
      @kingmasterlord 2 дні тому

      ask me how to build a functional lifesize Gundam

  • @TomVCunningham
    @TomVCunningham Місяць тому +375

    Yes. More Gundam.

  • @mvm3897
    @mvm3897 Місяць тому +283

    That was so much fun. A huge shout out to Norm and Tested for taking the time to chat about my latest Gundam build.

    • @Groundeffected
      @Groundeffected Місяць тому +3

      🎉

    • @ScottHebertArt
      @ScottHebertArt Місяць тому +6

      nice work dude

    • @KillerTacos54
      @KillerTacos54 Місяць тому +6

      Never thought I'd see you on the channel! What a pleasant surprise

    • @tay13666
      @tay13666 Місяць тому +3

      Beautiful as always Matt.
      Glad you got some recognition.

    • @PlamoSpecialist
      @PlamoSpecialist Місяць тому +1

      Great interview Matt!

  • @criose
    @criose Місяць тому +211

    I see Sazabi, I click.

  • @SoulReaverDan
    @SoulReaverDan Місяць тому +93

    While the work on this kit is gorgeous, I do want anyone thinking this is anything near “normal” GunPla to not worry. This is like, the furthest extreme level of it. You can get deep into GunPla building and never need to worry about sanding or masking or any of that if you don’t actively want to go down that road. Don’t let the insanity and complexity of this build put you off.

    • @mvm3897
      @mvm3897 Місяць тому +8

      Exactly, that's why I talk about it and how easy it is to get into Gunpla.

    • @CybersteelEx
      @CybersteelEx Місяць тому

      ​@@mvm3897Gunpla is freedom.

    • @drowningin
      @drowningin Місяць тому +7

      I just built my first gundam kit. I didn’t have power for a week because of a hurricane. So I went to the hobby store to get my family some stuff to do cuz no phones or tv. It was a lot of fun. I love how everything just snapped together without glue. Going to get some more for me and kids to build. I’ve never even seen the show(s).
      Edit: it was XXXG-00W0 WING GUNDAM ZERO

    • @thedarkfloyd7517
      @thedarkfloyd7517 Місяць тому

      Yup. 👍

    • @darkgladiator27
      @darkgladiator27 Місяць тому +5

      I’m into gunpla, but my dumb brain won’t let me have fun with it anymore because I see every kit I build as wasted potential for something that could’ve been done better. If you share this mindset, no kit will ever be finished in your eyes

  • @frost8077
    @frost8077 Місяць тому +22

    Mighty fine Sazabi. The designs in Char's Counterattack were just perfection. I normally favor Zeon design, but the Jegan and Nu look just as good as the Geara Doga and Sazabi.

    • @hitachicordoba
      @hitachicordoba Місяць тому +1

      Also the chonky Nightingale and Nu Gundam HWS from Beltorchika's Children

    • @hieuduong2213
      @hieuduong2213 11 днів тому

      ⁠@@hitachicordobaand the psycho doga and the Re GZ too, man they hit it out of the park

  • @twopercent7659
    @twopercent7659 21 день тому +2

    Magnets use on any model is always tho most impressive part to be.
    So simple as a final product but takes incredible craftsmanship to get right

  • @anonymouse2573
    @anonymouse2573 Місяць тому +56

    The timing of this is perfect. I'm halfway through my first MG build and just getting ready to score some new panel lines before painting

    • @Gundumb_guy
      @Gundumb_guy Місяць тому +2

      Your scribing on your first mg!? Way to go dude

    • @conduit64
      @conduit64 Місяць тому +1

      Which kit are you building?

    • @anonymouse2573
      @anonymouse2573 Місяць тому +1

      @@conduit64 full armor ver ka unicorn

    • @anonymouse2573
      @anonymouse2573 Місяць тому +3

      @@Gundumb_guy Thanks! Might go poorly but nows as good time as any to learn 👍

    • @conduit64
      @conduit64 Місяць тому +2

      @@anonymouse2573 Wow, that is quite the kit to dive into the world of master grades with. Unicorn is awesome, have fun!

  • @Leescreativeart
    @Leescreativeart 28 днів тому +5

    Evans designs are amazing out of Colorado and I think it’s a husband and wife duo with whatever crew they have are amazing. The response time and the detail of their emails are fantastic. They really are out there to help people. I sound like a sales pitch lol

  • @AmpHibious
    @AmpHibious Місяць тому +2

    I really want to see an Adam Gunpla weathering 1 day build. would be interesting to see him go to a store and pick out a kit he likes from the shelf and detail it in his own way.

  • @allthenamesiwantedweretaken
    @allthenamesiwantedweretaken Місяць тому +10

    Both Gundam and BattleTech have had a huge renaissance lately, the hobbies have never been more popular than they are right now. Pandemic, but also other big hobby companies like Games Workshop beginning to charge an arm and a leg for even a single tiny model, so people feel like they’re getting more bang for their buck with Gundam and BattleTech.

  • @Eins.1
    @Eins.1 Місяць тому +3

    Love Matt, very helpful in the community and has a lot of content that can help you.

  • @coopers1716
    @coopers1716 Місяць тому +2

    This video made me appreciate being the type of nerd that likes my Gundam battle scarred and chipped up. I do think a scene of a freshly rebuilt Gundam in a bay is a beautiful thing, but man; this is brutal.
    If the art of airbrushing seems like a road you may now want to travel down, there are many talented people on the internet that offer their airbrushing services at varying levels from $ to $$$$ depending on what you're looking for.

  • @skanndelus
    @skanndelus Місяць тому +17

    Matt is a legend in the statue community too

  • @Kyojinsei
    @Kyojinsei Місяць тому +5

    Building simple snap kits as a kid, man i had no clue the work, time, effort and "sanding" involved. Looks incredible, fantastic job. Way cool.

    • @possumlodge5368
      @possumlodge5368 Місяць тому +1

      That's one of the things I love about building these kits. You can go for a straight out of the box, simple build or you can customize and modify it to hell and back. All the extra time and care makes for a satisfying experience in the end. I've gained so much appreciation for suits I originally wasn't drawn to while watching the animes after completing a build. Great hobby.

    • @Kyojinsei
      @Kyojinsei Місяць тому

      @@possumlodge5368 and the more time, effort, sanding, and attention to detail, more satisfying work.

  • @AlBundyOz
    @AlBundyOz Місяць тому +8

    I just purchased an Eva Unit 01 kit (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and have started slowly assembling it. First serious, high quality kit I've done and love the engineering and precision, material that went into its design. Any Mecha is good

  • @RobCartwright
    @RobCartwright Місяць тому +33

    Matt got me into building Gundam! He's such a legend!

  • @WingZero761
    @WingZero761 Місяць тому +37

    Gunpla is freedom!!!
    Also, get Adam building another gunpla kit. That PGU build he did was an awesome video.

    • @Foxkoun
      @Foxkoun Місяць тому +5

      Adams RX78 got me interested in gunpla!

    • @hitachicordoba
      @hitachicordoba Місяць тому

      @@Foxkoun Char's Zaku next

  • @SuperDexterMurphy
    @SuperDexterMurphy Місяць тому +4

    Built my first Gundam since the 80s a few weeks ago. So satisfying.

  • @yoruzeruel5009
    @yoruzeruel5009 Місяць тому +3

    For those who want to check out this mech in regular model kit form, this is the Sazabi from Gundam Char's Counterattack. It has 3 major versions, the HG, the RG and the MG Ver Ka. The HG is the cheapest but it's super simple. The RG is arguably the best version and is fairly affordable and it's quite complex. The MG Ver Ka is the largest, it's incredibly detailed and complex but it's the most expensive one.

  • @narutobroken
    @narutobroken Місяць тому +42

    This dude is a modern day Michelangelo, the amount of skill it takes to paint like that is insane

    • @tay13666
      @tay13666 Місяць тому +5

      He also films most of it and posts on youtube.
      Amazing work to watch.

    • @ciscocalixto
      @ciscocalixto 8 днів тому

      If you think this guy is a master, check a japanese modeler called NAOKI. He's even done collaborations with Bandai/gunpla.

  • @austins.2495
    @austins.2495 Місяць тому +2

    I love building Gundam, some of my favorite memories from growing up and I’ve even built one or two as an adult! They’re just badass

  • @skeltonslay8er781
    @skeltonslay8er781 Місяць тому +7

    My MG red comet should show up this week. Can’t wait

  • @rey-o
    @rey-o Місяць тому +12

    Loving all the model hobby content!

  • @HavasiP
    @HavasiP Місяць тому +5

    Sazabi! Recently built a Real Grade Sazabi. One of my favorite designs.

  • @Gundumb_guy
    @Gundumb_guy Місяць тому +4

    Very clean build and that base is bonkers.

  • @rikou1986
    @rikou1986 Місяць тому +2

    The level of detail is insane.

  • @fattiger6957
    @fattiger6957 Місяць тому +2

    I got into Gunpla about a year and a half ago and I've recently started doing some custom projects. So these kinds of videos are fascinating to me.

  • @torokun
    @torokun Місяць тому +2

    Pia (from Sylphid team in Korea) now owns a company that is making a lot of prototype figures.
    Most notably, a lot of Ironman suita.

  • @dorsk84
    @dorsk84 Місяць тому +6

    And the best part is I'm actually building a RG Wing Gundam Zero EW right now.

  • @Nightwing978
    @Nightwing978 Місяць тому +1

    Wow this so grand Matt!!! So great to see this hobby keep growing..

  • @dunka12
    @dunka12 Місяць тому +2

    You can simplify the pre-shading process, by laying down a let's say brown or dark red base, for red. Then post-shade with a brighter red, as he does with white.
    For whites, you can even use blue, purple, or stuff like that, to add some complexity and get some really nice shades.

    • @mvm3897
      @mvm3897 Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, there are infinite ways to pre-shade and get some awesome results. I've used countless combinations of base colors and highlights.

  • @harasson0914
    @harasson0914 Місяць тому +8

    I love Savage Gundam content man.

    • @duckfilms3662
      @duckfilms3662 Місяць тому +3

      Next protag Gundam should be called the "Savage Gundam"

    • @hitachicordoba
      @hitachicordoba Місяць тому +1

      @@duckfilms3662 Perhaps the 2nd US design after the Legend Syd Mead's Turn A Gundam

  • @davewebster5120
    @davewebster5120 Місяць тому +2

    Sazabi and its spiritual successor the Sinanju are among the very best and most iconic mobile suits of all time. And he has all those great macross variable fighters too. This gentleman is a man of class.

  • @fjr2go
    @fjr2go Місяць тому +2

    What a mastery! Impressive.

  • @Wyse-Gaming
    @Wyse-Gaming Місяць тому +1

    Man that Sazabi looks amazing.

  • @Nu_Chowe
    @Nu_Chowe Місяць тому +2

    I built the g system sazabi. If anyone else touched that thing id have a panic attack. Big shoutout to matt super nice guy and really got me into resin

  • @DerangedCoconut808
    @DerangedCoconut808 Місяць тому +2

    Adam should make a diorama gundam build.

  • @crabs4sale825
    @crabs4sale825 Місяць тому +1

    Sazabi was such a good choice to show off. Love that mobile suit.

  • @zgmfx-09a
    @zgmfx-09a Місяць тому +3

    "if you don't like to sand and mask don't do this" my king 👑

  • @smcdonough1427
    @smcdonough1427 20 днів тому +1

    God damn that Sazabi looks amazing. Great work

  • @CaptainC6969
    @CaptainC6969 Місяць тому +1

    Wow! This is so cool! I've never heard of resin gunpla before! Love Gundams!!!!

  • @Felice_Enellen
    @Felice_Enellen Місяць тому +1

    Gundam and gunpla are not my thing but wow do I appreciate the work of a skilled and experienced artisan. 🙂

  • @AnAverageGuy94
    @AnAverageGuy94 Місяць тому +1

    You're video on the PG RX-78-2 is what got me into Gunpla!!

  • @FlameForgedSoul
    @FlameForgedSoul Місяць тому +8

    Yes yes, Gundam. Let's hear a little more about the Macross/Southern Cross/Robotech kit on display kplzthxbye.

    • @hitachicordoba
      @hitachicordoba Місяць тому

      The VOTOMS Scope Dog caught my eye as well

  • @allisonbrautigam1444
    @allisonbrautigam1444 Місяць тому +1

    Great info he knows what he’s talking about 👌🏻

  • @DartyFL
    @DartyFL Місяць тому +20

    Had me at Gunpla😁

  • @DonOblivious
    @DonOblivious Місяць тому +2

    There's a pretty big difference hearing that there are over 400 parts and seeing over 400 parts laid out on a bath towel. Yowza!

  • @Habitt5253
    @Habitt5253 Місяць тому +2

    You need to do more work with miniatures and dioramas. MORE GUNPLA!!!

  • @DD-vn2ev
    @DD-vn2ev Місяць тому +6

    I love kit bashing gundam

    • @hitachicordoba
      @hitachicordoba Місяць тому +1

      The Build Fighters anime gave me so many ideas!

    • @DD-vn2ev
      @DD-vn2ev Місяць тому

      Interesting, I never saw Build Fighters. With mine, think heavily damaged units missing limbs and replaced with junkyard parts.

  • @TheInfamousDope
    @TheInfamousDope Місяць тому +3

    If only Bandai would produce more PG gunplas. It is my favourite scale

  • @Vorusen
    @Vorusen Місяць тому +7

    More gunpla please!!

  • @hyperguyver2
    @hyperguyver2 Місяць тому +2

    That is a beautiful Sazabi

  • @generaljoemalia6077
    @generaljoemalia6077 Місяць тому +2

    I have this exact kit at home, but im afraid to start with it, because i dont have the skills yet :)

  • @edwardwilson7459
    @edwardwilson7459 Місяць тому +6

    A reminder for gundam heads especially for those who wanna make custim kits. It gets expensive quick.

    • @Foxkoun
      @Foxkoun Місяць тому

      No lie. But worth it

    • @edwardwilson7459
      @edwardwilson7459 Місяць тому +1

      @@Foxkoun oh absolutely. Making "your own gundam" is amazing. But kits are so expensive. My last custom was almost $1k

    • @Gundumb_guy
      @Gundumb_guy Місяць тому

      I guess if you really want it to but you don’t have to make it expensive. Imo the most expensive thing is a back log! If you don’t buy a ton of kits just to store it’s not crazy expensive until you get into resin kits. You can buy a small amount of paints to get you started, you can buy a good airbrush for 100 bucks now, and a decent set of nippers and basic tools will be under 50 bucks. All of which you can acquire over time. It takes me a while to finish a kit so I’m not pumping out 2 a month like some people though so it’s not crazy expensive for me. Any hobby can get expensive if you want it to and FOMO certainly makes things expensive tho!😂

    • @Gundumb_guy
      @Gundumb_guy Місяць тому

      I’ve been building and customizing gunpla for a few years now and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a build that costs 1k to make! I mean even if you buy an amazing work of art like a Kallamity kit it’s still a couple or few hundred dollars so wtf are you building!?!?

    • @edwardwilson7459
      @edwardwilson7459 Місяць тому

      @Gundumb_guy my last build I needed some parts from kits that were discontinued. That was seriously like 80% of the overhead.

  • @luigiviking3667
    @luigiviking3667 Місяць тому +3

    So random I just got my first bild gundum yesterday at hobby lobby on sell wing zero wing then this video comes up today

  • @NMaker
    @NMaker Місяць тому +2

    Oh my god Sazabi 😍

  • @enKrypt
    @enKrypt Місяць тому +2

    That Sazabi!😍

  • @nathkrupa3463
    @nathkrupa3463 Місяць тому +3

    Great video norm sir 👏 😊

  • @PlamoSpecialist
    @PlamoSpecialist Місяць тому +2

    Awesome interview! Matt is a master in his craft! One of the greats!

  • @kaoru288
    @kaoru288 Місяць тому

    Adam should be in more of these gundam/model kit videos considering how much he loved the PGU

  • @ippaxy
    @ippaxy Місяць тому +4

    How about we get a video of Adam kit-bashing a model kit into a mecha?

  • @terrorofdeath3280
    @terrorofdeath3280 Місяць тому +2

    This couldn't have come at a better time. I'm about to scratch build a MG Virtue for a Megas XLR kitbash I'm working on.

  • @djseifer
    @djseifer 17 днів тому +1

    I'm a simple man. I see Valkyries and a Sazabi, I hit "Like."

  • @wakurenai482
    @wakurenai482 Місяць тому +1

    oh my god, This sazabi is really really good, I love it so much !

  • @Tomtenthemech
    @Tomtenthemech Місяць тому +2

    YES! ADAM! MORE. GUNPLA!!! you must

  • @FrozenLaughs
    @FrozenLaughs Місяць тому +1

    A shout out to Evan Designs on here too! Their LEDs are in a few of my kits, and every one I build I debate ordering more.

  • @possumlodge5368
    @possumlodge5368 Місяць тому +1

    Been waiting for this since the PG RX-78-2 video. Lets go!!!

  • @DicePunk
    @DicePunk Місяць тому +2

    As a professional builder, I too, use nailclippers.

  • @Ajss321
    @Ajss321 27 днів тому +1

    It would be cool to see Adam go further into a build like this with painting and customization instead of simply snapping a build together.

  • @dhamongrimwulfe5401
    @dhamongrimwulfe5401 28 днів тому +1

    Fantastic job 👌

  • @joisenpaii
    @joisenpaii Місяць тому +1

    Beautiful work! Just wished they used green leds for the head

  • @jagdson2701
    @jagdson2701 Місяць тому

    That Glaug was interesting. 'Too bad it was not featured. For a BattleTech player it is fun to remember that a properly-folded Marauder could fit in the cockpit of its inspiration.

  • @lammie-858
    @lammie-858 Місяць тому +1

    Nice work Matt! And yes more gunpla please!

  • @dragojess
    @dragojess Місяць тому

    BACK WITH MORE GUNDAM WOOOO

  • @Amathaeon
    @Amathaeon 17 днів тому +1

    that is one Beautiful Sazabi

  • @Scott_A
    @Scott_A Місяць тому +1

    That is a spectacular model ❤

  • @matzaballz_smeckelstein1663
    @matzaballz_smeckelstein1663 21 день тому +1

    MORE GUNDAM PLEASE lol

  • @Dynamodel48
    @Dynamodel48 Місяць тому +1

    Just finishing an MG Dynames with Fortune Meow's resin kit. It was a monster, and not nearly the perfection of Matt's Sazabi. Would have liked a little on that Officers battle pod.

  • @Ally.Cat.252
    @Ally.Cat.252 Місяць тому +1

    That Sazabi🔥

  • @thed4rknss673
    @thed4rknss673 Місяць тому

    Hell Yeah! another gundam! I love Sazabi

  • @olo398
    @olo398 Місяць тому +1

    time for adam to create an custom Gunpla model ^^ 😀

  • @jasoncombs3232
    @jasoncombs3232 Місяць тому +19

    I built the world's largest Gundam hangar diorama. Its called Anaheim Electronics. It takes up an entire room and is 5 levels high.

  • @kevvchann825
    @kevvchann825 Місяць тому +1

    I want that kit!!!

  • @KALLAMITY2288
    @KALLAMITY2288 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing Matt! cheers!

  • @alterkt3517
    @alterkt3517 Місяць тому +1

    I see Gundam, I press like.

  • @KillerTacos54
    @KillerTacos54 Місяць тому +1

    Incredible

  • @prowder1
    @prowder1 19 днів тому +1

    My builds are of course nowhere near this clean, but I think if you want high efficiency, I think you can keep masking and sanding to a minimum while still having great results. You don't have to shy away from elaborate weeks long builds just because you don't like these 2 steps.

  • @cadecu
    @cadecu Місяць тому +1

    More gundams!!

  • @DanTheManCalter
    @DanTheManCalter Місяць тому +2

    I hate that I got to the b-roll of scribing panel lines, and unconsciously blew on the screen to clear away the shavings.
    I may need to take a break from modeling for a bit

  • @MechaBorne
    @MechaBorne Місяць тому +3

    *Sassotaru Char intensifies*

  • @eligonzales186
    @eligonzales186 Місяць тому +1

    *Gundam model kit builder master race*

  • @wilsonjr76
    @wilsonjr76 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing, beautiful work.

  • @ydoIhavetohaveachann
    @ydoIhavetohaveachann Місяць тому +3

    That is a gigantic ultrasonic cleaner lol

  • @AseGarcia
    @AseGarcia Місяць тому +3

    That Battletech's Marauder is so EPIC! :D

    • @cycoholic
      @cycoholic Місяць тому +1

      Macross/Robotech Zentradi Officers Pod/Gulag first. 😉

    • @cycoholic
      @cycoholic Місяць тому

      Macross/Robotech Zentradi Officers Pod/Gulag first. 😉

    • @lorcannagle
      @lorcannagle Місяць тому

      there's a Catapult, looks to be a 3D print of the MechWarrior 5/Online/HBS BattleTech version on the table to the left of frame and I really want them to go take a look. As well as a closer look at all the Macross kits there.

    • @taylordiclemente5163
      @taylordiclemente5163 Місяць тому

      Battletech stole the design from Shoji Kawamori.

    • @lorcannagle
      @lorcannagle Місяць тому

      @@taylordiclemente5163 FASA actually licensed the Macross, Dougram and Crusher Joe art from a company called Twentieth Century Imports, who had import licenses for many lines of Japanese model kits.
      By the time of the lawsuits between FASA and Harmony Gold in the 90s, TCI were long-gone and as such FASA had only shakey ground on which to justify their continued use of the art, and decided to discontinue use of any external artwork following these legal issues.
      The further complicate issues, Catalyst Game Labs, BattleTech's current publishers went to Big West and Sunrise around 15 years ago and did obtain licenses to use the art again. But upon doing so were presented with a sealed agreement by Harmony Gold preventing them from using the Macross art. While there was continuity between FASA and CGL, nobody still with the game was privy to the details of the legal wrangling in the 90s and as such had no idea of the sealed agreement.
      And it's worth noting that when CGL, Piranha Games and Harebrained Schemes redesigned the Macross mechs to bring them back to prominence in the games, Harmony Gold sued them about it anyway, and lost this time.

  • @Gundumb_guy
    @Gundumb_guy Місяць тому

    I’ve been waiting to see Adam weather his PG unleashed!!!

  • @picklejho69
    @picklejho69 Місяць тому +3

    Love me a good GUNPLA vidya

  • @poems3149
    @poems3149 Місяць тому +1

    I see Sazabi in thumbnail and I click

  • @Vash108
    @Vash108 Місяць тому

    I really want to look at the Marauder next to it.

  • @samuelsun3560
    @samuelsun3560 Місяць тому

    those are very beautiful resin kits if only i had the skill and patience for it