If you want complexity, PG Zeta. That was six months of nightmare fuel making sure everything lined up and the wiring didn't impede any of the movement. Plus, it's a transforming PG.
nah, man. I would recommend you to build the MG first. This PG is hard, but not Zeta hard. I would recommend you the PG Exia because it is a good start point, and get it with the light system. It will make the kit 10 times better.
Jabman I recently built this kit under your recommendation. The gun handles have a lock at the front the handle will slide into to keep them locked in no dropping.
Hi like to watch ur reviews & finally after 2 yrs sitting in my store room & watching ur videos, i have found the courage to start on my pg banshee norm. Only things that gives me nightmares is the wiring. Wish me luck!!!
@@BarelyDecentProduction for me I was on the budget at the time, it also depends what you're going for, mg you have the option for the full burst package with the dragoon stand, the pg it's a little more expensive but you're paying for the incredible amount of detail if it weren't for the budget I'd get the pg. However the mg for me was the best for its buck.
For me ill go for rg version it got the pg wings and it cost less than the mg. I have the mg full burst mode of strike freedom and i would recommend rg version UPDATE I got the rg one and the build process is great more pg gimmicks than the full burst mode version
some of my slide mechanisms for the wings worked really well, and some didn't. some of the dragoons wanted to fall off easy, some didn't mine also only came with 6 springs instead of 8.
looks amazing, hope the crappy gold plastic is better then on the MG though. on my MG stike freedom it was really brittle, ended up snapping where the arm attaches to the chest and inside one of the left arm as well :(
Let's be real here, after SEED Freedom redid the Strike Freedom with a hamfisted redesign with a little more bulk on some areas and an intentionally detachable backpack that can be a support unit, do you think Bandai will take extra steps to update this Strike Freedom with anything missing, like, say, DRAGOON effects, Wings of the Sky, and maybe even conversion to the Mighty Strike Freedom? Just saying this now that embargo on some mechanics have been lifted since Monday.
I heard its nice. But I don't care for the exia. Or the 00. Only Gundam I really like from 00 is the Dynames. Exia is just kinda... weird... Also melee suits just make no sense. Why would a future robot fight with a sword? A gun always beats a sword. It's not like the exias swords are more powerful than Dynames or Kyrios' guns.
@@ForgedHorizons You got to remember though, the reason he had the physical sword was in case any of the gundam pilots went rogue, he could deal with the GN particle shields. I get what you're saying though I'm not entirely sure I agree. Sure melee weapons aren't practical but it's anime so how often are things practical in an anime? Also the upside to having a physical sword or a sword in general is that you wouldn't need to worry about power or ammo usage with that type of weapon and in a universe with giant mechs with thrusters that can move as fast as fighter jets in some cases, a sword wielding opponent would be far more dangerous than you'd think. The downside of close range could be less of a disadvantage especially with a skilled pilot. IBO is a good example of this with the Barbatos.
@@joeydahl9594 sure ammo is a thing and such. And I get that it's anime. It's just that Gundam tends to be a bit better with the anime-ism's like big swords etc. And yeah something moving so fast is pretty scary. But it would really only be effective on earth. In space melee weapons would be pretty much worthless without having a beam or anything the like attached onto it. It doesn't matter how hard you swing a sword in a vacuum. It's going to hit hard armor and the suit would bounce back. No more effective than a blunt object. Add on top of that the vastness of space and melee fighting is worthless. You get a high mobility mobile suit with a beam rifle out in space like say the V2 or G-Self and the exia is worthless. The pilot can just dodge all of the sword attacks and hit them from a distance. And if it does devolve into a melee fight standard beam sabers would be just about as effective.
@@ForgedHorizons Again though it is an anime and "realism" is only carried so far. If it was 100 percent accurate to what a real fight with mechs in space, yes a sword would be ineffective but the battles would also be completely silent since noise wouldn't travel. Anime as a whole is usually pretty over the top, even the realistic ones. Also for the Exia, in the anime he primarily used the beam gun mode in space first and only switched to the sword when he was in close range.
Hi Jabman, some pictures of the Pg strike freedom I see shows a gap on the shoulder armour that exposes the gold inner frame is that something you can do like a sliding gimmick or need to customise the kit to do?
jabman025 thanks for the reply. One more questions. Where can I get a action base for the 1/60 Gundams or are they all the size one size fits all? Does it happen to come with a stand?
my god this looks so amazing. send it to me please!! JK been binge watching reviews on your page. Hoping to see more content and hope everything is fine on your end because you know corona's a pain in the A. god bless you man
I'm trying to make a custom Mk. II and I have pretty all the weaponry sussed, but I want a Shield, preferably with Funnels! It's a Twin-Drive using the GN Sword III, the Freedom's hip-mounted rail guns, the Strike's head (for the gatlings) all on the Mk. II body for the moveable frame, but I really need a shield and I kind of want to work in funnels! What would you recommend in terms of trying to create this monster in RG and MG?
Ok, seeing as I'm a toy collector of a bunch of varieties, I know of Gold Plastic Syndrome and this kit, as cool as it is...has me horrified. Does anyone know of any kits with gold plastic that have suffered from this?
I dont if this help 8 months later but I've heard people have used molds with some kind of clay to reinforce the connection pieces but it's better just to watch those videos
Question: a year later, are you still finding the wings holding up? Any issues with the joint? Finally building mine after a long time of it sitting in my backlog and want to know if I should go ahead and reinforce the wing joint by filling in the peg cavity with modeling putty.
How about putting your lights in front and not the top sir? So that the kits will not look dark because of the shadows. Just suggesting sir. Really like your reviews. Keep it up. Will be waiting for mg dynames
Basically every time my friends talk about the worst Gundam shows and movies "Destiny doesn't have shit on double Zeta" - proceed with explanation on why and constant jokes about ZZ
If you want complexity, PG Zeta. That was six months of nightmare fuel making sure everything lined up and the wiring didn't impede any of the movement. Plus, it's a transforming PG.
Waiting for the “Oh and one more thing” 😂
So glad I found this review. Definitely gonna be my first PG. I just love the design so much
nah, man. I would recommend you to build the MG first. This PG is hard, but not Zeta hard. I would recommend you the PG Exia because it is a good start point, and get it with the light system. It will make the kit 10 times better.
@@kamillebidan364 oh damn although i am beginner and I really wanna build this kit in pg or pg red frame the astray i mean....
I built the unicorn as my first pg; I’d built around 10 kits before but was definitely not prepared for a perfect grade
@@MizukiDraws123 astray should be a pretty good starting pg
"Our Lord and G-Saviour" -- wow. Now I'm going to have to rewatch G-Saviour.
nope, no you dont...just watched it a week or two ago....it was even worse than I remembered, a;most no gundam scenes lol
Going to paint all the gold on my PG Strike Freedom with chromee and clear yellow.
Jabman I recently built this kit under your recommendation. The gun handles have a lock at the front the handle will slide into to keep them locked in no dropping.
The best Gundam reviewer.
Hi like to watch ur reviews & finally after 2 yrs sitting in my store room & watching ur videos, i have found the courage to start on my pg banshee norm. Only things that gives me nightmares is the wiring. Wish me luck!!!
Btw my PG wing Zero was a disaster & PG red frame was just ok ok . So this is my 3rd try on PG.
To people who have the mg version, does it used the same design as this pg? You know... only smaller
15:48 master grade?
Nope
It's way different, part wise it has more pieces for the limbs especially the hands. I've had my mg strike freedom for 3 years.
@@delanthach153 so which one was the better version? Pg mg or rg?
@@BarelyDecentProduction for me I was on the budget at the time, it also depends what you're going for, mg you have the option for the full burst package with the dragoon stand, the pg it's a little more expensive but you're paying for the incredible amount of detail if it weren't for the budget I'd get the pg. However the mg for me was the best for its buck.
For me ill go for rg version it got the pg wings and it cost less than the mg. I have the mg full burst mode of strike freedom and i would recommend rg version
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I got the rg one and the build process is great more pg gimmicks than the full burst mode version
What's the black mobile suit in the middle?
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Double beam rifle - Giant sniper - Gun of Doom 😂
some of my slide mechanisms for the wings worked really well, and some didn't. some of the dragoons wanted to fall off easy, some didn't
mine also only came with 6 springs instead of 8.
Does the perfect grades usually require screws like the Kämpfer and the Gouf custom ?
No screws required
Older perfect grades do like the zaku II or RX 78-2
looks amazing, hope the crappy gold plastic is better then on the MG though. on my MG stike freedom it was really brittle, ended up snapping where the arm attaches to the chest and inside one of the left arm as well :(
Let's be real here, after SEED Freedom redid the Strike Freedom with a hamfisted redesign with a little more bulk on some areas and an intentionally detachable backpack that can be a support unit, do you think Bandai will take extra steps to update this Strike Freedom with anything missing, like, say, DRAGOON effects, Wings of the Sky, and maybe even conversion to the Mighty Strike Freedom? Just saying this now that embargo on some mechanics have been lifted since Monday.
If you want my opinion, #5 should be PG Exia. Best PG kit E.V.E.R !
I heard its nice. But I don't care for the exia. Or the 00. Only Gundam I really like from 00 is the Dynames. Exia is just kinda... weird... Also melee suits just make no sense. Why would a future robot fight with a sword? A gun always beats a sword. It's not like the exias swords are more powerful than Dynames or Kyrios' guns.
ForgedHorizons true that, but I was talking about the build itself not the dynamics of Gundam weapon in there shows
@@ForgedHorizons You got to remember though, the reason he had the physical sword was in case any of the gundam pilots went rogue, he could deal with the GN particle shields. I get what you're saying though I'm not entirely sure I agree. Sure melee weapons aren't practical but it's anime so how often are things practical in an anime? Also the upside to having a physical sword or a sword in general is that you wouldn't need to worry about power or ammo usage with that type of weapon and in a universe with giant mechs with thrusters that can move as fast as fighter jets in some cases, a sword wielding opponent would be far more dangerous than you'd think. The downside of close range could be less of a disadvantage especially with a skilled pilot. IBO is a good example of this with the Barbatos.
@@joeydahl9594 sure ammo is a thing and such. And I get that it's anime. It's just that Gundam tends to be a bit better with the anime-ism's like big swords etc. And yeah something moving so fast is pretty scary. But it would really only be effective on earth. In space melee weapons would be pretty much worthless without having a beam or anything the like attached onto it. It doesn't matter how hard you swing a sword in a vacuum. It's going to hit hard armor and the suit would bounce back. No more effective than a blunt object. Add on top of that the vastness of space and melee fighting is worthless. You get a high mobility mobile suit with a beam rifle out in space like say the V2 or G-Self and the exia is worthless. The pilot can just dodge all of the sword attacks and hit them from a distance. And if it does devolve into a melee fight standard beam sabers would be just about as effective.
@@ForgedHorizons Again though it is an anime and "realism" is only carried so far. If it was 100 percent accurate to what a real fight with mechs in space, yes a sword would be ineffective but the battles would also be completely silent since noise wouldn't travel. Anime as a whole is usually pretty over the top, even the realistic ones. Also for the Exia, in the anime he primarily used the beam gun mode in space first and only switched to the sword when he was in close range.
All hail the Defender of Destiny!
The biggest question: Is the Master Grade better?
Jab is back!!! So excited I commented before even watching :D
why would you have 3 lights in the background and no lights infront? why????
Thankfully there are now water slide decals for this kit which I’m glad because I plan on buying it soon
My dream build Perfect Grade! 😍
how are the wings after all these years?
Hi Jabman, some pictures of the Pg strike freedom I see shows a gap on the shoulder armour that exposes the gold inner frame is that something you can do like a sliding gimmick or need to customise the kit to do?
No you can slide the shoulder armor up if you want I personally don't like the look but to each his own
Kinda sad there isn't a wings of sky effect part for this :(
Good review Jabman! Here's to the next four Perfect Grade reviews.
Would you recommend to paint any of those gold runners before-hand or just leave the bad ones like they are because you won't see them?
you don't need to, you rarely if ever see them when the armor is on
What is the dimension of your display case?
Your voice sounds like the early years of Emgo. Nice video man
Maybe start a collection for a new camera that can focus? :) Love your work tho :)
I keep reading that this model has a LED. What exactly is the Led for? The stand?
in the head for the eyes, look here 5:46
jabman025 thanks for the reply. One more questions. Where can I get a action base for the 1/60 Gundams or are they all the size one size fits all? Does it happen to come with a stand?
my god this looks so amazing. send it to me please!! JK been binge watching reviews on your page. Hoping to see more content and hope everything is fine on your end because you know corona's a pain in the A. god bless you man
I'm trying to make a custom Mk. II and I have pretty all the weaponry sussed, but I want a Shield, preferably with Funnels! It's a Twin-Drive using the GN Sword III, the Freedom's hip-mounted rail guns, the Strike's head (for the gatlings) all on the Mk. II body for the moveable frame, but I really need a shield and I kind of want to work in funnels! What would you recommend in terms of trying to create this monster in RG and MG?
Ok, seeing as I'm a toy collector of a bunch of varieties, I know of Gold Plastic Syndrome and this kit, as cool as it is...has me horrified. Does anyone know of any kits with gold plastic that have suffered from this?
Gold plastic syndrome you see a lot in high grades the poster child for that is the turn a sumo
@@jabman025 thanks for the heads up
A real nightmare of gold plastic is the HG Phenex compared to the the RG, MG, and PG.
No open hatch?
Do bandai give extra parts of the wing pegs that breaks?
I dont if this help 8 months later but I've heard people have used molds with some kind of clay to reinforce the connection pieces but it's better just to watch those videos
What website do you buy your gundams from?
How much does this cost?
No sun shade this time eh..?
Question: a year later, are you still finding the wings holding up? Any issues with the joint? Finally building mine after a long time of it sitting in my backlog and want to know if I should go ahead and reinforce the wing joint by filling in the peg cavity with modeling putty.
well the pose you see at 14:46 has stayed that way untouched since I put it up there, and the wings have not dropped even a little, so far so good
Hello, how do I install the funnels? Do they just slide in?
they just slide in, problem being that the spring does not want to stay in place
jabman025 thank you! I’ll do my best.
Finally been waiting for this since aug
One more PG uses the same frame sir. Red Frame, you gonna check that out?
Not the same frame, it's similar in construction
If you wanted the wings to work perfect you shoulda got a Perfect Gra.... oh
How about putting your lights in front and not the top sir? So that the kits will not look dark because of the shadows. Just suggesting sir. Really like your reviews. Keep it up. Will be waiting for mg dynames
waiting for PGEX Strike Freedom soon
is it just me or that belly button beam gun is soo smol and surprisingly simple-looking for a complicated kit.
This is what you get when you asked Katoki to design the whole thing....over complicated wings that doesn't work very well
Jab...you are the man...nice video
nu, turn a, g pg when?
freedom pg when? i prefer freedom than sf but i admit this kit looks gorgeous on that scale and proportion.
We got gold and fancy gold
Me: gold is just gold.. and every gold is fancy
*aight imma head out comment e in my chat if you like this vid*
thanks for your honest review sir
I need PG destiny for SF partner🚶🏻♂️
i'm following your advice, start with the wings and will follow the instruction number bt number !
Just needs a Mega beast for that big boy shelf. :D
Hey jabman025! Please do a review on RG Strike Freedom.
Absolute monster of a kit, lookit' all them runners 😅👍
Jabman 025, Defender of Destiny!!
This exists?
As a response to the end of the vid
*A M E N*
you know what's sad thing about perfect grade? i have no time to build it.😂
I thought it was the price
And I don't have the money to buy one, or a place that sells it at a decent price.
Finally!
handsome kit, but I know those wings would destroy my sanity at this scale
17:23 "Oh and one more thing..."
@xxnike629xx Also, Chuckie, you need to finally build a kit ;D
Amen brother :-)
Nice review
PG are da best, go big or go home! Although, gotta have a lot of room...
Until we don't get pg kshatriya I won't go with those lol(probably never)
Perfect grade with stickers?!
ricepicker562 they all come with stickers, you need to buy the add on kits to get water slides or have to buy third party unfortunately
Personally i like the Strike Rouge a lot more,the other varients are just way too vibrant for me
amazing gundam!!
Amen!
"Hasta lasagna dont get any on ya" HAHAH
AMEEEEENNNN!!!
Worse then the unicorn that cant hold its own weapons up?
OP mobile suit
Strike First!
Still filming on that potato?
video quality could be better on this one, but it is really difficult to light this thing
The surface detail on this thing in kinda lacking tbh
Basically every time my friends talk about the worst Gundam shows and movies
"Destiny doesn't have shit on double Zeta" - proceed with explanation on why and constant jokes about ZZ
Jesus Freak'n Yamato this is Big!!!
Dude you sound like Peter griffin but 5 year younger or more
upon plates
Next please ❗️
MG Ｖ2 Assault Buster GUNDAM ❗️✨✨✨
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P Bandai is hitler
But I agree anyways
SWIVEL HERE!!
First!
I'm really disappointed in bandai
Not so Perfect Grade. I prefer Strike Gundam.
The suit to destroy a somewhat good anime
Mgex sf is definitely better than the pg sf.
Amen!