As long as Bandai does not entirelyneglect the 1/100 scale and release great quality FM kits like the Aerial (which feels quasi-MG), then I'm fine too.
The fact this comes with a fully transformable Core Fighter, with so much detail, blew me away. I really hope this means we can get an RG ZZ Gundam with this kind of engineering in it
The question is how the legs flip and turn... For such a small size and complex transformations, there's no way they wouldn't slap the pre built Advanced MS Joint for that rite
Granted, they've had practice with making a transformable Core Fighter with the Impulse's Core Splendor (Hell, I'd even go so far as to say that the Splendor is more intricate than the OG Fighter).
I was ready to see how awesome this new RG RX-78-2 is, but mecha showing he can turn from a dog to a human at the beginning was something I was not prepared for.
The RG Freedom Gundam already has a 1.5 technically speaking at least. Sure it still uses some of the old parts but it basically is still changed A LOT.
I'd love to see this compared to the PGU. Both of these kits have been revolutionary to their designated lines, and i'd love to see how both have been able to change Gunpla in their own ways.
Yo if this is a sign for where the future of gunpla is going my wallet is gonna hurt. I've always wanted more affordable models that have a detailed skeleton...
As a person who builds gunpla and a fan of Gundam, mostly UC stuff, for about 5 years, I think it's time for me to own Grandaddy Gundam and this new RG is a good one to have. I love the redesign on the Rx-78-2 and the details too
Something that I just thought about that could be really neat, is alternate battle damaged armor pieces. Have some armor parts cracked and deformed, some armor parts with open bullet holes to reveal inner frame detail, beam saber slashes or explosion streaks, etc. I think I'd pay extra every now and then for a + version of a big ticket kit that comes with all the regular armor parts, but then also a few extra trees with a bunch of alternate battle damaged armor parts. That would be so fun to paint up too
After building quite a few MGs, I have come to really love inner frames. So this gets me all excited. I hope to see this kind of detail on future kits' inner frames.
The Japan economy is currently in the shitter, so I'm not surprised they're prioritizing developing smaller kits over larger ones. Smaller = less plastic = easier to produce and turn profit. Frankly I'm just glad they aren't in the middle of a new longform anime so they can't make new, tinier 1/144 model kits like they did with the F91 and the Victory kits.
True, but at this point, I think Bandai is trying to bring innovation for every grade, I feel like standard MGs have already gotten as good as it can be, that’s why we’ve only gotten Ver.Ka and MGEX releases lately as they’re the only MG releases that continue to push the envelope of what that grade is capable of, but idk I could be wrong
*MG 1/100 and PG 1/60 already dead a long time ago anyway with the current era prefer smaller and details kits with affortable range price and easy to mass produce in short time* 💹
Have you not seen the MGEX models? That seems like a lot of love to me. Also since 2020 there have been more retail MG releases (13) vs retail RG releases (9). The MG Narrative was also just four months ago.
@@jarik7658 years back you would get a mg nearly every month or two. Now their 1/100 releases are either very ka, rehashes, p bandai, or mgex. The days of the regular ol mg kit are pretty much over
I thought this was gonna be mid as hell just because it was a 1/144th scale RX-78-2 kit but I was immediately proven wrong in a heartbeat… I REALLY hope that they give this quality to other RG’s in the future or at the very least.. other RG 2.0s and this isn’t just special treatment for the OG because OH MY GOD!
i cannot wait to get mine in the mail, this looks awesome. RG has surpassed MG. its easier to display/shelve, takes up less space, is perfewct for older gunpla builders who dont have room for giant display cases but want to build gunpla.
It would be a godsend if bandai finally gave the sinanju an rg kit it deserves, and not a reused inner frame that feels like it could collapse at a glance
Man, the hype for this one is real. I can't wait to have and build one. I'm just waiting for the prices to go down as this is not yet available locally.
the only thing I want to die happy is a Sinanju 2.0 also, while it's total a shot in the dark, I do wonder if it's able to use the broken RX78 arm/head parts that were included with the RG Zeong somehow
Some people say that the vulcans on the rg 2.0 are a bit out of place, making the head look a bit weird and the vulcans peek out half way, some people get around this by making small adjustments to make them gee out all the way to look better
Okay, who tried to bestow the Sharingan onto a Gundam, and why wasn't it Deathscythe-Hell or God Gundam or Exia!? This kit looks absolutely sick. And I fully expect a pearlescent finish (whether they call it metallic or whatever) repaint to come sooner rather than later; gotta milk the mold for all it's worth, after all. And despite how many parts it seems to have, it looks like it's a way simpler build than even the likes of RG Exia...😮😮😮😮😮😮 And the V-fin is basically attached to the baseball cap visor? Nice!!
I've worked with AutoCAD before and honestly, this kind of engineering and design for inner frames on a model kit is insane. Idk what's holding Bandai back from making an RG/MG Atlas Gundam though
so for some of the joints they basically removed the traditional pegs into hole type of connection. this drastically reduces the amount of parts needed. however unlike c-clips they wont get stressed out easily and benefits from added friction when the side walls rub against each other, making the joints stiffer
If you leave the head cameras clear and shine light through it from the back, you can actually see that the clear plaatic has that nice detail you see on the sticker
I really hope they release a version of this where the colored parts are in clear plastic, so you can still show off the inner frame once it's all put together.
You just KNOW it's an even among events when MechaGaikotsu makes 3 videos about a single kit. Fuccing 3 videos on the one single kit just to let it flex about the inner frame, and you see the videos in themselves got some additional love as well.
Would love to see the Zeta Gundam get a 2.0 upgrade because I keep seeing way to many copies' joints and parts either falling apart or breaking while transformation, especially the inner frame. Including others that didn't last long after being built. ( Not saying that they WILL, but would be cool to see them upgraded one day.)
Please use the backpack of the calibarn or the destiny 🙏 also, please dont gloss over putting any panel lining on the whole body, even if you are on a battlogue
they way you built it looks like the PG Unleashed. Bandai now needs to create a RG Kshatriya (the disrespect to builders to not having it already created in MG, PG or RG)
Can you use the core block from the original RG to replace the core fighter in this one? My hope is that they make a 2.0 of the RG Aile Strike. Since they're making an RG Akatsuki as well, ideally they'd make a new frame for it that would be reuseable on a 2.0 of the Strike
Making 2 cause I feel like the Origin backpack is coming. If not. Ill customize my own with the HG version mixed in and put more detail. But l love over the shoulder canons.
ok yeah, I need this kit in the backlog holy shit lol. I'm hoping that every line from the HG's up is upgraded in this way. very much a good quality of life change to kits lol.
One day i hope that for one of these kits that is made to show off bandai's engineering prowess is instead of the rx78 just some random Mook suit from 40 years ago that no one remembers.
The HGUC Barzam was somewhat kind of like this as nobody even in Japan expected it to be so well engineered and a pretty good kit as whole to the point that Bandai officially stated that it paved the way for more army builder kits.
as we all know... bandai only do the RX-78-2 GUNDAM series only every now and then so your hope of getting Unicorn Gundam 2.0 is 0% to none existing 🙈🙉🙊
I wanna see a comparison between the old RG core fighter and new one, it should be the line of how technology improvement has done to it. And also, if it can, can you swap the head between the two? I felt like it's head is kinda small so if the old head is bigger we might get the most badass looking RG grand-daddy
The moment I finish building the HG revive rx 78 2 for a diorama this happens, sadly my rg nu and hi nu from way back from the preorders have been screaming for me from my backlog
RG is my all time favorite line. So excited to get this is in. Now that the granddaddy looks like this, they could give us the Thunderbolt next! As for 2.0s we need the Sinanju and Zeta!
your fav line seriously? 😰 most of them are bad in design and *only a few worth buying* 😣 Bad RG 👎 Gundam Gundam MK2 Zaku II (any variations) Zeta Strike (any variations) Freedom (any variations) Justice Destiny Impulse (any variations) Zephyranthes Full Bunern Exia (any variations) 00 (any variations) Sinanju Full Armor Unicorn (heavy backpack weapons unit)
Now that RGs can get 2.0s, Bandai is going to ignore the MG line even harder.
As unfortunate as that is, personally it doesn’t bother me that much. RG is my favorite line
As long as Bandai does not entirelyneglect the 1/100 scale and release great quality FM kits like the Aerial (which feels quasi-MG), then I'm fine too.
I hope not, my uncle is getting old and he cant do small parts no more, he sticks with mg’s now
I'd say it's because there's just not enough shelf space for big kits
but they keep making big ass HG kits
It'll be ok
The fact this comes with a fully transformable Core Fighter, with so much detail, blew me away. I really hope this means we can get an RG ZZ Gundam with this kind of engineering in it
Bandai is tapping into the Newtype crack for this one
@@kevintang2605💀
if there's a rg ZZ, it will be less detailed than this rx 78. The best case scenario is bandai making a structurally simplified 1/144 zz verka.
The question is how the legs flip and turn... For such a small size and complex transformations, there's no way they wouldn't slap the pre built Advanced MS Joint for that rite
Granted, they've had practice with making a transformable Core Fighter with the Impulse's Core Splendor (Hell, I'd even go so far as to say that the Splendor is more intricate than the OG Fighter).
I was ready to see how awesome this new RG RX-78-2 is, but mecha showing he can turn from a dog to a human at the beginning was something I was not prepared for.
😂
Who cares about the real grade give us the link to the site where we can learn to be shape shifting druids!!!
I really hope all those RG kits with ERGS get 2.0 treatment.
Exactly what i was thinking.
Probably zaku II is next if they do continue this
hoping ang praying this does happen
The RG Freedom Gundam already has a 1.5 technically speaking at least. Sure it still uses some of the old parts but it basically is still changed A LOT.
I'd kill for an -Avalanche- Exia update
I hope that the Zaku gets an RG 2.0 soon
I hope Char's comes first
I'd love to see this compared to the PGU. Both of these kits have been revolutionary to their designated lines, and i'd love to see how both have been able to change Gunpla in their own ways.
It’s literally a mini perfect grade but affordable
A scaled down PGU grandaddy arguably
@stormgalaxypegasus exactly my point, if we hadn't had the PGU, this kit wouldn't have existed imo
What’s the expensive mini pg?
20:00
You had me at "no falling off V-fin EVER" 😍
Yo if this is a sign for where the future of gunpla is going my wallet is gonna hurt. I've always wanted more affordable models that have a detailed skeleton...
Or a sign for you to manage your finances better
It is a sign for you to work hard and earn more money.. Or leave this stupid addiction for good
Hundreds of pieces and decades of engineering into this little master piece.
I definitely going to hunt this RG soon! I think it’s amongst the best RG I’ve ever seen! And I’ve built HI-NU and G GUNDAM!
Funny how I can physically sense the RG Hi-Nu sweating in the background
No joke, though, an RG Nu 2.0 would be kinda amazing, especially if they figured out a way to get the funnels to be even more stable.
@@Darkrai9087 An RG2.0 Nu may be the single best Gunpla ever made (unless they make an RG2.0 Hi Nu)
this looks amazing
Hoping to see you review this kit too 😊
As a person who builds gunpla and a fan of Gundam, mostly UC stuff, for about 5 years, I think it's time for me to own Grandaddy Gundam and this new RG is a good one to have. I love the redesign on the Rx-78-2 and the details too
I entered the hobby this year and have been looking for which version of this gundam to build. I think this will be the one!
Something that I just thought about that could be really neat, is alternate battle damaged armor pieces. Have some armor parts cracked and deformed, some armor parts with open bullet holes to reveal inner frame detail, beam saber slashes or explosion streaks, etc. I think I'd pay extra every now and then for a + version of a big ticket kit that comes with all the regular armor parts, but then also a few extra trees with a bunch of alternate battle damaged armor parts. That would be so fun to paint up too
After building quite a few MGs, I have come to really love inner frames. So this gets me all excited. I hope to see this kind of detail on future kits' inner frames.
Ya know? Why not give 1/100 kids the same amount of love, since theyre basically unheard of at this point. Mg needs a comeback
The Japan economy is currently in the shitter, so I'm not surprised they're prioritizing developing smaller kits over larger ones. Smaller = less plastic = easier to produce and turn profit.
Frankly I'm just glad they aren't in the middle of a new longform anime so they can't make new, tinier 1/144 model kits like they did with the F91 and the Victory kits.
True, but at this point, I think Bandai is trying to bring innovation for every grade, I feel like standard MGs have already gotten as good as it can be, that’s why we’ve only gotten Ver.Ka and MGEX releases lately as they’re the only MG releases that continue to push the envelope of what that grade is capable of, but idk I could be wrong
*MG 1/100 and PG 1/60 already dead a long time ago anyway with the current era prefer smaller and details kits with affortable range price and easy to mass produce in short time* 💹
Have you not seen the MGEX models? That seems like a lot of love to me.
Also since 2020 there have been more retail MG releases (13) vs retail RG releases (9).
The MG Narrative was also just four months ago.
@@jarik7658 years back you would get a mg nearly every month or two. Now their 1/100 releases are either very ka, rehashes, p bandai, or mgex. The days of the regular ol mg kit are pretty much over
Watch the top kit for this year finally be an RX-78-2 variant
0:36 what's with the dog lmao
I don't see any dogs, must be a ghost
I thought this was gonna be mid as hell just because it was a 1/144th scale RX-78-2 kit but I was immediately proven wrong in a heartbeat… I REALLY hope that they give this quality to other RG’s in the future or at the very least.. other RG 2.0s and this isn’t just special treatment for the OG because OH MY GOD!
i cannot wait to get mine in the mail, this looks awesome. RG has surpassed MG. its easier to display/shelve, takes up less space, is perfewct for older gunpla builders who dont have room for giant display cases but want to build gunpla.
i can already see this being a good kit for an rx78 x ray diorama, in a hangar with federation crew putting on final additions
Honestly for real grades the instructions SHOULD have you build the frame as standard, its literally the whole point of RG lol
Been excited for this since it was announced, and now just waiting for mine to arrive
Mine should be on the way. Can't wait holding it in my hands.
damn thats awesome I hope they make more RG kits like this
This tiny Gundam kit packs a punch! The level of detail and engineering is mind-blowing!
I kinda wanna see you do more videos like this and where people could ask questions for the review
I will be very upset if they don't do sinanju rg 2.0
It would be a godsend if bandai finally gave the sinanju an rg kit it deserves, and not a reused inner frame that feels like it could collapse at a glance
Man, the hype for this one is real. I can't wait to have and build one. I'm just waiting for the prices to go down as this is not yet available locally.
I’d love to see what it looks like with some G-Witch backpacks in the final review!
Here's hoping we can get some interchangeable parts if we ever want to kitbash RG kits. Gunpla really has improved as a technology.
the only thing I want to die happy is a Sinanju 2.0
also, while it's total a shot in the dark, I do wonder if it's able to use the broken RX78 arm/head parts that were included with the RG Zeong somehow
Bandai just flexing their muscles right now..
If Bandai is able to do this then they should be able to possibly make RG Ibo kits or hell even HG Ibo revives. I need an Rg Barbie or Vidar
Some people say that the vulcans on the rg 2.0 are a bit out of place, making the head look a bit weird and the vulcans peek out half way, some people get around this by making small adjustments to make them gee out all the way to look better
Wow!! I can''t wait to build this kit, Great video and Thanks.
Okay, who tried to bestow the Sharingan onto a Gundam, and why wasn't it Deathscythe-Hell or God Gundam or Exia!?
This kit looks absolutely sick. And I fully expect a pearlescent finish (whether they call it metallic or whatever) repaint to come sooner rather than later; gotta milk the mold for all it's worth, after all. And despite how many parts it seems to have, it looks like it's a way simpler build than even the likes of RG Exia...😮😮😮😮😮😮 And the V-fin is basically attached to the baseball cap visor? Nice!!
I've worked with AutoCAD before and honestly, this kind of engineering and design for inner frames on a model kit is insane. Idk what's holding Bandai back from making an RG/MG Atlas Gundam though
so for some of the joints they basically removed the traditional pegs into hole type of connection. this drastically reduces the amount of parts needed. however unlike c-clips they wont get stressed out easily and benefits from added friction when the side walls rub against each other, making the joints stiffer
Im not usually a fan of Granddaddy, but that inner frame/detail is cool.
Wait until Bandai does RX-78 numbers 4-7 using this as the base 1st before you buy.
With this new layering for the inner frame, I REALLY hope Bandai makes a Barbatos RG kit.😊
Impressive build, the details on the RX-78-2 are fantastic! 👏🤖
If you leave the head cameras clear and shine light through it from the back, you can actually see that the clear plaatic has that nice detail you see on the sticker
Imagine every RG will have this level of production
This and Armored Core 30MMs are what I’m stoked for this year
RG Freedom 2.0 let’s gooooo!
I really hope they release a version of this where the colored parts are in clear plastic, so you can still show off the inner frame once it's all put together.
yeah clear version
I wonder how the P-Bandai weapons kit for RG compares to the EG.
They should definitely make a rg shinanju 2.0
I bought the P bandai expansion for this. Now just waiting for this kit to come out lol.
been waiting for mecha to drop this
Woah I’ve been out the loop for gundams for a while but they have a RG 2.0?!?! That’s amazing
YES PLEASE RG 2.0. THERE’S SO MUCH POTENTIAL IN OLDER RG KITS ESPECIALLY RG SINANJU.
Since Bandai did a RG RX-78-2 2.0, now time to wait for RG Char's Zaku II 2.0
im still waiting for mine to arrive and now i cant wait
Now i got hope to get rg freedom and destiny 2.0
Finally a RG review! We need more real grade videos!
It would be cool to see some other compatible HG backpacks on the granddaddy once you review.
God that look fucking good!! now i want a Gundam MK II RG 2.0
Oh my god! That thing is sick!
You just KNOW it's an even among events when MechaGaikotsu makes 3 videos about a single kit. Fuccing 3 videos on the one single kit just to let it flex about the inner frame, and you see the videos in themselves got some additional love as well.
Why?
@@krioni86sa Just watch how rushed some of his videos are
@@DX16 Well he has been fighting the backlog as of late
Jesus them being able to articulate the whole ab crunch while slotted but still make the coreblock so accurate is literally newtype magic
If you love this one, you should try the RG evangelion unit-01 it's my absolute favorite one I've done so far!!
Would love to see the Zeta Gundam get a 2.0 upgrade because I keep seeing way to many copies' joints and parts either falling apart or breaking while transformation, especially the inner frame. Including others that didn't last long after being built. ( Not saying that they WILL, but would be cool to see them upgraded one day.)
Reminds me of building the full mechanics barbatos actually
Can't wait to build this one year from now (That's what I said about the PGU last year and I still haven't opened the box) !!!
if you check the box there's a qr to show the other manual where you build it from frame
I’m still waiting for mine to come, but that’s fine since I need to finish my pg MK II.
Please use the backpack of the calibarn or the destiny 🙏 also, please dont gloss over putting any panel lining on the whole body, even if you are on a battlogue
they way you built it looks like the PG Unleashed. Bandai now needs to create a RG Kshatriya (the disrespect to builders to not having it already created in MG, PG or RG)
Hoping the Ez8 or the GP01 get this treatment
Pre-ordered it months ago. Everyone has it except me. Damn!
Can you use the core block from the original RG to replace the core fighter in this one?
My hope is that they make a 2.0 of the RG Aile Strike. Since they're making an RG Akatsuki as well, ideally they'd make a new frame for it that would be reuseable on a 2.0 of the Strike
Making 2 cause I feel like the Origin backpack is coming. If not. Ill customize my own with the HG version mixed in and put more detail. But l love over the shoulder canons.
I cant wait to build this! Only thing i dont like is how elongated the torso is due to the fighter :( great vid though!
I'm ready for this one. Cant wait, thanks for the review, as always.
Usually RG Gundam kits give you frames,but this time you got to build it yourself
even better right 😋
Great Another Grand daddy gundam just what we all need
Since RG 2.0 is now a thing, I NEED a RG God Gundam 2.0.
A GRAND backpack fashion show in coming ?mark
RG is my favorite line and this will definitely something that I will get!
I pray we get some rg zaku II 2.0s and a gouf custom too.
Still hoping for a rg kampfer too
Wow. Can't wait to get one amdbtry it out. May have to get 2 of them. For my son and i.
I wish we get a RG Full armor gundam thunderbolt based on this frame
That kit's dope. I'd love a 144 Barbatos 2.0. 😮
I'm hoping for a 2.0 of Char's Zaku, the Zaku II, Exia and pretty much all the old rgs
ok yeah, I need this kit in the backlog holy shit lol. I'm hoping that every line from the HG's up is upgraded in this way. very much a good quality of life change to kits lol.
One day i hope that for one of these kits that is made to show off bandai's engineering prowess is instead of the rx78 just some random Mook suit from 40 years ago that no one remembers.
The HGUC Barzam was somewhat kind of like this as nobody even in Japan expected it to be so well engineered and a pretty good kit as whole to the point that Bandai officially stated that it paved the way for more army builder kits.
Hoping to see a 2.0 unicorn soon, a stress test of this granddaddy waist articulation, would you kindly
as we all know... bandai only do the RX-78-2 GUNDAM series only every now and then so your hope of getting Unicorn Gundam 2.0 is 0% to none existing 🙈🙉🙊
I need to get three of this
I wish my niece got this to play. Will buy one for him.
I wanna see a comparison between the old RG core fighter and new one, it should be the line of how technology improvement has done to it.
And also, if it can, can you swap the head between the two? I felt like it's head is kinda small so if the old head is bigger we might get the most badass looking RG grand-daddy
Im glad i already pre order this
The moment I finish building the HG revive rx 78 2 for a diorama this happens, sadly my rg nu and hi nu from way back from the preorders have been screaming for me from my backlog
RG is my all time favorite line. So excited to get this is in. Now that the granddaddy looks like this, they could give us the Thunderbolt next! As for 2.0s we need the Sinanju and Zeta!
your fav line seriously? 😰 most of them are bad in design and *only a few worth buying* 😣
Bad RG 👎
Gundam
Gundam MK2
Zaku II (any variations)
Zeta
Strike (any variations)
Freedom (any variations)
Justice
Destiny
Impulse (any variations)
Zephyranthes
Full Bunern
Exia (any variations)
00 (any variations)
Sinanju
Full Armor Unicorn (heavy backpack weapons unit)
@@myhonestopinion3334Shh
@@myhonestopinion3334you haven’t built the new ones?
I see this as the same as the MG RX-78 3.0. There will probably be no other RG 2.0's
This is one kit I don't mind having a Clear Color version of.
Can't wait for mine in the Philippines
i hope bandai continue this line with this advance technologies. man i hope they make zaku 2.0 also