5 Best 1/144 HG Army Builder Kits
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▶Intro:
This Ain't The End Of Me by White Comic
▶Outro:
8-bitified version of Believe
▶OSTs Used:
Howl of the Wolf (Zeonic Front OST)
EFSF Base Battle Theme (Gihren's Greed OST)
Hajimari Ga Yue (Gundam Seed Destiny OST)
Mission (Gundam Wing OST)
Battle (Iron Blooded Orphans OST)
Fleet Battle (Zeta Gundam OST)
Realize (Lost War Chronicles OST)
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All footage and pictures used under Fair Use (= please don't sue me)
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00:00 Intro
00:32 Zaku II (The Origin)
02:29 GM Ground Type
03:21 GM Quel (Honorable Mention)
03:54 Windam
04:50 Slaughter Dagger (Honorable Mention)
05:40 Leo
06:56 Graze
07:46 Geirail (Honorable Mention)
08:18 Döven Wolf 
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I got one of those rotating bases for this video, so I’m all geared up for more gunpla list videos. I also might start using it for my reviews.
Kakarot’s notes:
With the exception of the Döven Wolf, I listed only removeable/handheld weaponry for clarity (as in, this is what you get with the kit as accessories).
Ah. A true man of culture!!! And good to see a fellow grunt suit fan
What specific spinning base did you get? Im looking to get one but no one on YT who uses them ever lists it lol.
@@xer0vi The cheapest one I could find on Aliexpress that had a 10-day shipping guarantee: www.aliexpress.com/item/4000511620302.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.57cf4c4dh9cYxu
Where can i get that rifle for the slaughter dagger(on the left side in its right hand)
@@zudahkai94 Unfortunately that's a promotional item from years back.
5:34 I find it funny that the Slaughter Dagger's Aile Striker is censored and the GM Custom is just holding its shield over the Zaku III's face like "don't look, my friend. It is too horrific for words."
That Striker pack is too cruel, even for your enemies.
Don't forget that GM Quel comes with a very important piece:
Left trigger finger hand.
The usual hazels only have the open left hand so it's a must have for anybody bulding them.
I wish at least all the grunt kits came out with left trigger hands. The Robot Spirits line always has them.
So what new kind of content is Kakarot going to do next? I’m really excited to see what he comes up with
Kakarot 197: *FUSES DEVELOPMENT HISTORY WITH MODEL REVIEWS*
Nice work as always, great vid 👍
Always expect the unexpected!
@@kakarot197 Nobody expect the Spanish Inquisition!!!
"Once you get one of these quels or hazels, they will breed like rabbits"
If only I knew before buying my first hazel
NGL that Doven Wolf really caught me off guard
Yeah.... honestly this was more of a limited production non gundam model.... one of the very best too
Doven wolves are as mass produced as Geara Dogas & Zulus. Watch evolve & ZZ.
The IBO grunts are my fav, especially due to cost and the amount of customizations you can do with them without doing modifications. Graze, Shiden, Reginlaze, you name it - I want them all.
they were a great line if kits customization was awesome.
Just finished building Reginlaize and Reginlaize Julia. Kit looks good for display, but the building experience is not enjoyable.
Some parts wont stay put unless it was glued (chest/back/calf armor).
The gun and the hip-leg joint connector seams also needed generous amount of cementing/sanding.
@@First-Name_Last-Name IBO kits have that problem though it varies as to which part on which kit. Both Reginlazes are the worst but it also depends on how you built them. Those I know never had problems with those parts specifically on the Reginlaze (not sure about the Julia), since it's usually the shoulders, hips and wrists that have that problem.
@@neonnwave1 Yeah, a lot of HG IBO kits have some issues since the structure of the kits tend to be radically different than typical HG kits.
The good thing about IBO kits are just like what you said earlier: the low prices and modularity between some of the frames.So usually I buy 2 of it (one for vanilla, another for customisation/kitbash)
reginlaze is an ace unit tho and it was exclusive with only 18 units made
As someone who has 2 Hazels on the way... yes.. this is true i want 10 more and 12 quels i need help
Please tell me where you got them. Because I would like to get some hazels myself but they’re super hard to find on EBay for anything less then fifty bucks.
@@blackcomet2nd950 I got my RX-121-2 Hazel's from HLJ they should still be in stock. Hope your shipping isn't too rough though >.
It's the Hazel with the Tri Booster so not the Hazel Custom but still :)!
@@dragonsoldier200 which is fitting because hazel means rabbit and rabbits are known of to breed many baby rabbits
My GM ground type with a broken machine gun and cat chewed beam sabers: Exists
My file: My time has come
Cats do seem to love chewing on blades, unfortunately a lot of my action figures with swords or whips have been chewed up by my cats.
@@Skrall-Slayer oof
I'm surprised the Maganac didn't make it. Especially considering you can actually get the army set XD
The reason why kakarot didn't make it is because he'd only include one grunt per era.
Because it's P-Bandai
@@swordimpulse07 the Maganac had a retail release, then it had 3 p-bandai kits.
Pre built army?
That army set was an ambitious decision by Bandai.
I wonder how many they actually managed to sell...
I recommend the sand brown Dom Tropen, one of my favorite HG kits and has a lot of accessories.
That's my favorite with th colony Infiltration Type that's green.
It is indeed a very good deal for the best Dom variant.
Really hoping Bandai reprints all of the Genoace, Adelle, Clanche, and Shaldoll kits from AGE. Say what you will about the AGE anime, but it can't be denied that they had a great line of kits.
even the age anime's pretty good.
@@lindennis4522 I actually like the anime, too. I'll place it in my top 5 Gundam series.
@@lindennis4522it starts off kinda weak, but then it gets really good.
I feel that you should have also mentioned the Leo NPD from Build Divers. Not only is it the same Leo, but it has even more customization with its various heads and unique backpack.
ETA: I'm sure the Windam is also going to be joined by the upcoming Dagger L
The Origin kits all have fantastic detail. We need an Origins GM model kit.
Indeed. All the parts for it pretty much exist already, mostly in the GM Night Seeker. But for some reason, Bandai just won’t take the parts they already have and give us the GM revive.
It Is coming finally in november 2023 and it's a real army building kit having a true arsenal of weapons (3 different rifles, hyperbazooka, shield, 2 beam sabers, backpack mounted cannon or missile launcher)
I gonna buy 3 of them and make a EFF MS team
@@riblo72 MY MAN! I already have 2 on backorder just salivating for the release.
GM supremacy!
Personally I've always felt that the Jegan is one of the best army builders. They're decently sized, good weaponry and have a few variations (more in P Bandai). But I agree with the Leo and Graze on this list. Especially as the Leo was the archetype that 30 Minutes Missions was built upon.
I'm sort of surprised the HGUC Zaku I didn't make this list in place of the HGTO version, given the high praise you gave it in your old reviews. Low price point, good articulation, good loadout (heat hawk, machine gun, bazooka, handheld spike shield, and sturmfaust), seems like a perfect army builder to me. I've personally been meaning to pick up a squad of them myself.
Honestly, my favorite army builders come from the Build Fighters/Divers line, being the GM/GM from Fighters and the GBN Guard Frame!
Kakarot recommending cheap models to build armies.
Me: I'lL tAkE yOuR eNtIrE sToCk
The Leo Box even depicts a legion of them with an OZ flag, telling you they're meant to be bought and built in bulk.
I'd personally buy the GM II for army building, because it seems relatively affordable and might as well use one of the most grunty mobile suits to build an MS army.
I literally just finished building the Windam an hour ago 😂 I've always loved the design, one of the few from Seed Destiny I actually like. I just wish I had a Doppelhorn or Multi Strike Windam
Dagger L is coming out pretty soon. Windam is much better but that dagger is cheap and fuck and has NO STICKER SET AT ALL
I also really love the Shiden and it would be a great armybuilder kit, if it weren't so damn hard to come by
I had a Shiden and all i can say is it's like building an ultra-cheap RG since it features a frame.
...but mine was scrapped years later because it eventually got the IBO syndrome.
@@lawrencerebulado4590 have u tried using receipt papers to strengthen it?
I personally bought a bunch of those Gundam the Ground War kits. The Ground Gundam one comes with two hover trucks, and a GM head, and the Zaku ii kit comes with two M61 tanks, and 2 Wappas. They make a nice combined arms army.
The only thing that I think was missed is the Dark Army from G Gundam. It looks good, it's fairly cheap, and it is easily customisable
Zakus and Doms are my favorite. Also love hg kits because I can afford them and easy to build lol.
Kakarot puts Doven wolf at number 1
Me- When a model kit is so good that it causes you to swear.
For both versions.
I recently got and built a Genoace and let me tell you, it goes together so easily and cleanly. Combine that with having incredible possibility and its a Gunpla I wish I had many, many more of. To be fair it doesn't have a lot of options, but I really enjoyed putting this kit together.
On the other hand you've sold me on the Dovenwolf and will have to look for a kit next time I'm shopping for new kits. I've always loved the design.
Leos are underrated and yeah in wing they just kinda stood there.... a strong gust of wind would blow them apart
The GN-X units were, and still are, my favourite. Especially the GN-XIV commander type. I would love if Bandai made the Core Fighter variant. That would be perfect for a P-Bandai release
Surprised GM/GM was not given an honorary mention that is one of the few I bought multiples of just because it is so photo friendly.
Who cares about the Gunpla Mafia anyway?
@@GojiraFan-in9oo It’s the most modern kit that you can sub in for a vanilla GM.
Probably because of it being hard to find nowadays
Building my own squad of origin Zaku. Each gonna have own unique loadout and some slight kit bashing to fit with my lore for them. Driving me slightly insane to build the same kit 4 times but once they're done and painted up they're gonna be my pride and joy even over some of my MG and RG.
I’m army building for Mobile Suit Skirmish, though I’m focusing more on a diverse range of units rather than a bunch of the same unit. The closest I’ve gotten with the latter is with the Maganac. I bought one standard unit plus one of each P-Bandai set, and I have enough leftover parts to make three or four more customized Maganacs depending on how many custom parts I use. I also have a North American MSIA Maganac Rasid Custom from back in the day which happens to be pretty much exactly the same scale as the kits, so that brings my total Maganac count up to four. It also helps that the Maganac was always one of my favorite grunts.
one of my favorite grunts is the gm/gm, I was blown away by its design and functionality
0:38 THIS IS NO ZAKU BOY. NO ZAKU
for all of the goufs that got mixed up in this zaku pile
For more militaristic "grunts", there are the Helldiver from Patlabor, or the various models from Full Metal Panic, also if they are in 1/60 scale, they seems similar to the GMs or the LEOs, and could add a little variety to the troops.
Can you one day show us your collection? I would love to see the rest you have. 👀
Ah, the leo... my first ever gunpla kit, i customized my first one, broke the hip joint, bought another one, and now said new one is on my shelf, with some minor customization of course.
That kit got me into gundam, and i love it.
I've already started building my Titans Test Team unit and Zaku team for my collection so seeing this to give me ideas helps.
I live in the USA and it's hard to find a cheap Leo. Usually have to ship from overseas and ends up costing $15+ for one. It's a shame too, the Leo's are my favorite!
Late to the party, but try looking at Hobby Lobby stores, near the Star Wars model kits. If they have any gunpla, they tend to have the Leo, Gouf Custom, Jesta, RX78 Revive, Moon, and Char's Zaku II (Origins). They also have a 40% off one item coupon at all times, so I've gotten some leos for like 8 bucks each on different trips.
@@CokeIzGud I have tried! Was a nightmare. They had run out and changed the SKU to some silly SD's. Had to return em for a refund and no Leo ): Super bummed I cant find any at local stores!
Have you not tried newtype or other sites? Sure you have to pay shipping but of you get more than one it ends up being pretty cheap.
I'd say another "worthy army build" grunt suit would be the HGUC RGM-79FP GM Striker.
I have more grunt units than Gundams. Love them
And good choice with the Zeonic Front music. Love that game. SO underrated.
Thank you for this video! My younger brother is still trying to find a way to get his hands on a 1/144th scale Mass Production Jegan D-Type (I believe colors are White and Red) for his next Grunt kit, but to no avail. I will definitely be sharing this video with him. Keep up the amazing work as always!
The Gelgoogs with Cannon gear was nice for me because I could, without modification, transplant parts around to make something more unique. I've got a Cannon with dual wrist rockets and akimbo beam rifles, and I have a Commander unit with two Bucklers and his default shield on his back.
If I had parts from the ReGel, I'd be using his shoulder binders and maybe his backpack or a pack from the Marines or even the Jaeger for the real Full Armor Melee Gelgoog.
I might get me a Doven at some point. Really growing on me.
Better pray for Gelgoog Vertex kit in the future then.
Thank you for confirming the extra equipment pack for the Leo. I saw the attachment point and knew it had to exist.
I've been army-building as well, to a certain extent. My army builds:
CoINS' War For Independence
United Earth-Space Alliance (UESA)
* Pegan (Jegan)
* Jester (Jesta)
* Jimsury (GM III)
The Eagles
* Jim (GM)
* Jimtuu (GM II)
* Pegan
* Goupher (Gouf but manufacturers taken by Eagles)
* Gazel (Rezel)
Colonial Independence Near Space (CoINS) & allies
* Zachery (Zaku IIs)
* Old Zachery (Zaku I)
* Thomas (Dom)
* Gregory/Cougar (Gelgoog)
* Zugok
Skirmishes & Battles After The War
Organized Space Earth Alliance Neutrality
* Nemo
* Gazel
* Pegan
* Jester
* Hunting Dog (Geara Doga)
* Zacha-Zulu (Geara Zulu)
Zanscare Republic's Ballistic Earth Space People's Alliance (BESPA) [Colony protection force like OSEAN but HQed in Side 2]
* Hunting Dog (Geara Doga)
* Zacha-Zulu (Geara Zulu)
* Gregory/Cougar
Eagle Remnants, All True Laws Anointed Holy (ATLAH), & other anti-colony terrorist groups
* Jims
* Windim (Windam)
* JiNext (GNX 4)
* Guardian (GBN-Guard Frame)
I'd say that now the Gundvolva, Zowort, and Dilanza's can all join in being some of the coolest new grunts added in the lineup of army builders.
The Gundvolva especially ranks high for me, given its simplicity in being a gundam shaped drone bit.
Question: best ships in Gundam franchise (ships that carries Gundam and MS example the Pegasus Class)
Make it top 10 please😁
Never expected to see the Doven Wolf on this list. However is is a great Gunpla!
Haha, that's exactly what I did.. I bought 4 Leos, the weapons set, and an RG Tallgeese to lead them. But I haven't decided what colour to paint them (or if I need to paint them at all). I'm not even a Wing fan, I just couldn't resist because they were so cheap (I think I paid $7.99 for each Leo.)
But my actual complete army is made of Geara Zulus. They're fully painted, and I customised them with parts from other kits, like the Gouf Custom's Gatling Shield, missile pods from the Zaku F2, Claws and knives from the Zee Zulu, etc.
Demi Trainer, Zowort, Heindree, Dilanza and Beguir Pentes are also perfect for army build since HG G-Witch kits are more famous above else..
Awesome video, although I was distracted by the shaking models on the spinning display hehe
Thanks been looking for a place to start at now I know it’s with the Leo’s.
Gotta agree with the gm ground type, it’s a great kit.
I think another good UC grunt is the HG GM Striker. It has a cool loadout consisting of a gun, spike shield with a functioning spike and its main selling point and probably my most favorite UC melee weapon, the Twin Beam Spear. You could pretty much make a diorama of GM Striker fighting Zeon MS on Earth
Have you thought about doing a video on custom builds? I'm constantly blown away by some of the insane custom gunpla I've seen out there.
Jegans are my go-to army building kit, but army building in a sense that im just getting every single variant of it out there
Ooh yes me too! I always love grunt suits!
I love the Graze. Especially when I spray it with british camo green/black pattern and attach 2 enormous shoulder cannons and call it “Graze Artillery Support” xD
This could he a fun side-project. Thanks.
GM ground type was my absolute favorite MS for the longest time
My favourite Gunplas are always or almost always ground suits. I don't buid armys, sometimes a little diorama with a pair or two, but I don't knw why I love the looks and feels of them much more than the celestial being type suit. Tastes!
I can agree that the Graze is a great kit, i've built all the retail iterations of it and could probably get all the P-Bandai versions but my box is full.
I saw a picture from our fb group a guy who had tons of Windam XD i felt envious
3 Hizack (2 Titan Green (1 converted for custom beam cannon-backpack), 1 E.F. Blue), 1 Zaku II, 1 Zaku Gunner Warrior (Lunamaria Hawke Custom), 1 vintage EWAC-Zack, 1 vintage Gouf Flight Test Type, 1 vintage Zssa, 1 Leo standard (I consider it the Zaku of AC era, fight me if you dare), 2 GM Cold District, 1 GM Sniper II, 2 GM Commander, 1 GM Commander Space, 2 GM Custom. Rounding this off is a 1/2400 Gwazine and 1/1200 Musai, with base jabbers, a mega ride launcher, and a Gyan equipment pack from GBF, Valuable Pod.
i have 3 HG leos built with 5 in my backlog. ima start collecting either ground GMs or Quels
The Leo is the gruntiest grunt to ever grunt IMO. Got my Full Weapon set from someone of facebook at a bargain of 40 aussie dollars. Looking forward to making my Leo force. 😉
If you haven't tried it yet, you should look into the fan made table top game using 1/144 models. Only have played it by myself cause my friends who would play have moved all over the country but it's very fun.
Idk why but the land man rodi from IBO is one of if not my favorite grunt suit. The color scheme is quite striking, the design is very unique and cool, and it kinda reminds me of a frog. It looks a little silly but still capable. A true grunt.
Nice work
GM Sniper II is my favorite GM and the GM is my favorite grunt mech, ever.
I envy you so much for having the Lyddo Wolf version, I could not get that. I do have the White Dingo, as well.
I also really like the GM/GM from Build Fighters and next month they will release a new GM with some missile pod add-ons. But it's the original GM just with modern HG technology so I had to buy it.
GM II and III is also a good grunt suit. Pretty much straight forward grunt suit with customability at the nice price
My personal list for army building.
UC Fedies:
1. GM Type C - (Fave GM grunt design)
2. GM Ground Type - (same as video)
3. GM - (so cheap how can I not)
4. GM II - (looks good with OG GM)
5. GM Sniper - (fave GM overall)
UC Zeon:
1. Zaku II FZ - ( fave Zaku II design)
2. Zaku I - (bunch of weapons!)
3. Gelgoog - (commander unit)
4. Dom Tropen - (so many weapons!)
5. Gouf - (Fave Zeon unit overall)
Seed / Destiny:
1. Murasame (tied)
1. Windam (tied)
There are alot of cool army builders you left out like the genoace II, the maganac, the ginn, the M1 astray, the Gm/Gm, The zaku warrior, all cheap and fun to build.
I like the Stark Jegan, Nemo and Origin Zaku I enough to buy several of each.
graze army is cool, I have like dozen of graze myself, Strongly recommended.
me: sees the video
also me: sees my wallet without anything
And here's me making plans to army build with Master Grade kits cos the GM Sniper 2 and the rest of the GM kits that are available in Master Grade are not only quite cheap but also super modable. Plus I have two Master Grade GMs already.
Still though it's nice to see how people would do it with the HG kits.
the gbn guard frame would be a nice army. they look like cops.
doven wolf is great, but i prefer d looks of the silverbullet.
The graze is one I army build based on the designs and multitude of weapon option sets.But gms and zakus are always easy to army build just cause of all the variant kits over the years.
I'm seriously considering doing an army build of Zakus and Leos in a vs match-up. But also with same scale modern military vehicles and infantry. I think a ZTZ-99 looks good supporting a Zaku.
I'm glad you gave the Doven Wolf some love on your list, but do you know where I can pick up the kit for non-scalper prices?
id say the gmgm or gbn guard frame. they beat all the mentioned kits in articulation and just like the graze they are compatible with most hg weapons
so anyone here remembers the Hi-Mock from Build Fighters Try? those are excellent army builders too.
My most wanted army once quality gunpla release:
5 Virgo's, Epyon, Merc and Vaye.
The Leo for $10 is an AMAZING value. It's just gut wrenching how the recolors are FOUR to FIVE TIMES THE PRICE. @_@>>>>
5:40
Gm Custom: avert your eyes my friend, tis to disastrous to look at.
Zaku 1 also has the older version like zaku 2, so I will say it's the OYW version.
That technical issue aside, good job as always. I more prefer get only one or two grunts for each because I may lose my motivation of building them with better quality as well.
Seed zakus are pretty neat too
please do a part 2! i'd love to know your opinion on the Gundvolvas from Witch From Mercury
Hey Kakarot, I can't really argue your choices but I believe the new HG Dagger L kit is going leave all the other dagger kits behind, (especially once it gets some weapon options & Striker packs later this year), (I should be receiving my 2- Dagger L's from HLJ next week), so anyways, if mixed with the HG Windam, it could make a great army option. As well I think you can really improve the weapon load out options and functionality if you mix the HG Ground GM with the HG Ground Gundam, again they're both mass production Mobile Suits that come with a crazy amount of different weapons when mixed.
Late to reply to this but hey better late than never, I've begun army building recently and i have decided to go for a Coamic Era earth federation army, well it's more of a squad, i have a Dagger L as the commander unit (with Aile Striker equipped) and 3 Windams as wingmen
Love grunt suit in 1/144 scale. Currently i have 6 Zaku II and 6 type of GM.
I'm army building with the old 2005 hguc kits because I like the ascetics and proportions on them way more than the modern kits.
Since Witch from Mercury is now exists, I recommend the Heindree, Dilanza and Zowort as an army build, too..
Doven Wolf is my favorite. I owning HG Unicorn ver. HG the Origin Zaku 2 C5 type is the best HG choice.
Leo and zaku are my jam, but I'm sold on the gm quel and gm ground type. WIll need to get a few.
I'm a simple Zombie... I love my GN-X iii! The power plant and more refined design from the original is awesome! Combine that with how easy it was for the Earth forces to mass-produce them, they are one suit that I would love to fly around in for a joy ride!
id recommend the GM sniper 2 and the ground gundam over GMs and both the ground gundam and GM sniper 2 were mass produced
That gm custom and zaku 3,tis nice
I’m up to about 12 Leos atm, so I’m waiting for pretty much all the zodiac suits. As for HGUC I’ve army built GMs and guncannons, Zeon forces not so much since I’m a feddie boi. I also need to buy a heck of a lot more GM Quels gonna be using them as a elite titan anti-terrorism squadron the blood knights with gundam mk II parts & custom red and dark titans blue color scheme.