Why spend an extra $40-50ish on the $90-100 White Dingo version if you can just get this for about $40 and a couple of cans of white and dark grey spray paint for about $5? Hell, even if you want the weapons and shield found with the White Dingo, you can still get them but spend less by buying the MG GM Ground Type for about $30, which has those weapons, AFAIK. Hell, that's more value for slightly less, since you're getting two MGs, and you can repaint the GM Ground Type into a White Dingo as well! All you'd be missing would be the Bazooka and the stickers, but honestly, you can buy the stickers separately, and who buys Snipers for their Bazookas?
1:26 Gonna counter your complaint cause the grey circles on the legs only exist on that packagimg art and instructions the vents have always been the same blue on the legs
Pretty sure it uses the exact same inner frame as the mg rx-78-2 ver 2.0, excluding some parts of the waist and chest. All of that articulation is the exact same on the two kits, even the shoulder joints which did not change. Interesting note.
RedTeamReview It looks like one of the types of display stands that come with certain kits so it doesnt really have a name. Edit: The stand comes with the Mg Psycho Zaku/ hg gn arms
What would you recommend to panel line on this kit? I’ve only bought one other kit in the past, and I’ve never panel lined. I’ve watched your video on panel lining though and I’m feeling confident.
Another $40 Master Grade like the Freedom 2.0? YES PLEASE. Also yeah, you got it, bipod. Really digging the kit. I'm hoping one day for a new MG Exia 2.0 or PG Exia. I'm not really a fan of the 00's Raiser backpack, so I feel like buying the PG for it would be a waste. The MG Exia had numerous issues, especially in articulation in the feet and the clear plastic ribbons in the shoulder area. My 1/100 Vidar should arrive at the end of this week, been out of stock since its release everywhere, so I ended up having to pre-order from the second batch. Currently got a second 1/100 Graze to assemble and custom paint, Freedom 2.0 to assemble, and a Hyaku Shiki 2.0 to finish up. Not to mention decal work for a bunch of kits.
Dang I need to get this asap, I never have enough blue mobile suits. But the articulation of this kit is exactly why i wish Bandai would ditch transformations in other kits. Just give me a solid, super posable kit, not a fiddly morbidly obese jet
A lot of sniper types have that visor. Check Gundams like GN-002 Gundam Dynames, GN-002RE Gundam Dynames Repair, GN-006 Cherudim Gundam, GN-006/SA Cherudim Gundam SAGA, GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R, and GN-010 Gundam Zabanya.
logically and technologically speaking,the visor probably projects what the scope sees to the pilot. So poses tht makes the robot look through the scope really peeves me off.
My favorite Feddie grunt is the Nero. I like them so much that I spent almost $400 on the overpriced RDs (all 3 of them). One can only dream for a MG Nero.
of all the gunpla youtubers , mecha is the only one who can really do nice poses for their models. all the others, especially syd of gunpla tv , are like bookshop employees .
I was wondering if you have any tips on how to find out what paint you'll need for models (for those that want to do exact color of them from the shows, like on website or something.) Cause I plan to buy one of the older Evangelion 1.0 Eva -00, I heard that the Japanese instructions are still easy to follow with the pictures without knowing any Japanese. and I always wanted to do modeling kits. this is my first time trying to do a model kit, I usually stick to Figma's and Revoltech, but after wanting something bigger that's on the cheaper end (i.e. non RAHs). So I decided its time to start doing some model kits. thanks!
I have mine on the way and I'm going to paint mine in a black ecoas or maybe Londo bell color scheme I'm also thinking about modding the left leg to hold the bull pop machine gun
is there some variations between kits? Cause mine has really secure connections on the neck and hands. My problem is the legs. Can't get them to stop falling out of the hips.
One little thing that bugs the crap out of me with the rifle. It has no ammunition. The magazines are all for the bullpup machine gun. This rifle is one that uses shell based munitions. The White dingo version is the one with the beam sniper rifle, so I find it a bit of an oversight.
Why do you think it's a beam rifle? The kit manual didn't say anything about that as far as I can see. It did, however, mention that the Sniper II could be equipped with a shell-firing sniper rifle. I can only assume they're talking about the rifle that comes with the kit, which also happens to look like the shell-firing sniper rifle the Sniper II used in the anime. As for the inclusion of ammo - the sniper rifle takes a small 5-round magazine (according to the old illustrations) - if they had included this with the kit it wouldn't have been much to look at, and they'd have had to open up a hole in the top of the rifle to slide it in. Just as well to skip it IMO.
I'm guessing you bought a HASHMAL due to the BZZZTTT machine vision (basically how I imagine an AI's "Vision" would look like) and the "Dead" Victory Gundam (which is a pretty small mech) Amirite?
Should be getting mine about monday next week. The wait is agonizing. I'm thinking I'll give it the top coat and dry brush treatment I gave my FA Gundam.
what really bugs me with this kit is the pilot, you can open the cockpit but the joint is exactly in front of the pilots head and when you open it you can only see his feet. kinda pointless. but i guess its nice knowing there is a pilot in there somewhere
How do the legs work for your kit, mine are loose at the hips and pop out of the skirt section...cant even hold the crouched sniping pose with out wanting to pop out
I've been planning to buy this for my burthday and paint it into black + gunmetal gray and give it some custom kitbasttreatment to make it "GM Assassin". Too bad that it doesn't have clear visor parts since I'd like to repaint it red, but I guess metallic has to do... Also, I personally take swapable fingers over fear of breaking posable finger joints any day
My only complaint with the kit is that the rifle's butt doesn't rest against the shoulder while in the firing position- it just kinda hangs out under the arm. The only kit I've seen pull off the kneeling, butt-against-the-shoulder, aiming-down-the-sights firing pose well is the HG Zaku II Origins version.
would love this rx78-2 2.0 reskin treatment also for the RX 79 (both ground and EZ8) and the ALEX! both need 2.0s soooooooo bad! but My order for this, from HLJ should be here Wed.
I really like the kit, but I feel it is entirely out of date with regards to surface detail. I agree that kits don't need insane amounts of bells and whistles if that hurts playability, but i also find that MG's should be a noteable step up from HG kits and should be equal to, if not better than RG's in their looks (except for the colour separation, that 3 tone armour gimmick is very RG). That is one of the main advantages of their size and something that should come with the price. The lack of grey vents you mentioned and also just the lack of general colour separation I find fairly painful. There are so many flat light and dark blue surfaces with a few details sculpted into them that entirely disappear because it's nothing more than simple sculpting, rather than separate parts. Imo, the perfect example of a good MG is the freedom 2.0, it balances extremely well (except for when you prop the wings back entirely), it has insane articulation, it has awesome surface details, it doesn't have too many gimmicks, yet it's also an engineering master piece. The moving armor plates, extendable joints, tiny design choices to help playability (like locking the feet to increase stability) etcetera. This kit i find a huge step down in those regards, even though the playability of it is very high. It doesn't look MG to me.
I put one of these together this month and where I have an issue is where the legs connect into the waist section. If I try to pose the sniper the legs fall out=[
I was having the same problem too with my GM. I looked on Google how to fix loose joints and someone in reddit said that they used stick tack and I remembered I had some on a poster so I took a bit off and applied it to both pegs that go into the waist. You should get some stick tack. It hold the parts in place really well.
Is This really the GM Sniper 2? on my opinion there is not really much Difference on GM Sniper 1. But the color separation is so Great! Cheers Mecha G. :)
+Aaron Joshua I've never seen anything between the original Gundam and Gundam Unicorn :) If you enjoy the show I think you'll get a lot more pleasure out of building them, but it's not essential.
Very cool. This MG is a pass for me since I am not a fan of Universal Century. Though I will say that this is a cool MG. It's too bad (not surprising) that this is reusing some existing molds from previous kits. I never expected a fully new MG when this kit was announced. Are you getting the Premium Bandai, MG RGM-79SP GM Sniper II (White Dingo Team Spec)? I will be buying MG ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam and MG ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam. OMG. 10:19 scared the crap out of me. I guess you could say that I was *shocked* (pun intended...bad dum tish!) I had headphones on. LOL
i am glad that you are making these kind of reviews again. (with effort, more in depth, and not in a hurry)
Why spend an extra $40-50ish on the $90-100 White Dingo version if you can just get this for about $40 and a couple of cans of white and dark grey spray paint for about $5? Hell, even if you want the weapons and shield found with the White Dingo, you can still get them but spend less by buying the MG GM Ground Type for about $30, which has those weapons, AFAIK. Hell, that's more value for slightly less, since you're getting two MGs, and you can repaint the GM Ground Type into a White Dingo as well! All you'd be missing would be the Bazooka and the stickers, but honestly, you can buy the stickers separately, and who buys Snipers for their Bazookas?
I love that it looks so good and natural in that kneeling stance, none of that slight backwards lean some kits have.
1:26 Gonna counter your complaint cause the grey circles on the legs only exist on that packagimg art and instructions the vents have always been the same blue on the legs
More and more I see this kit the more I want it.
after years i finally have this kit!! looking forward to building it
I’m getting this pretty soon as well. This is one of my favorite grunt suits.
Pretty sure it uses the exact same inner frame as the mg rx-78-2 ver 2.0, excluding some parts of the waist and chest. All of that articulation is the exact same on the two kits, even the shoulder joints which did not change. Interesting note.
daaaam just imagine what you can do with the stickers and some dry brushing!! I need to get mY hands on one the these *~*
(that ending thoo...)
Man I really love your reviews keep up the good work
what is the name of the display base. looks different than the one I got
RedTeamReview It looks like one of the types of display stands that come with certain kits so it doesnt really have a name.
Edit: The stand comes with the Mg Psycho Zaku/ hg gn arms
+RedTeamReview that's the one that comes with the MG Thunderbolt
Mecha Gaikotsu .......nvm then lol
Lmao
Been saving up a mg think I’m gonna go with this one
I really like how the video got narrated. it sounds like a premium channel.
Where is part 2 for MG Full Armor Gundam
This has to be my favourite master grade model kit
10:19 you got me there
Easily my favorite MG in the past 5 years! I have built and painted 3 of these so far.
What would you recommend to panel line on this kit? I’ve only bought one other kit in the past, and I’ve never panel lined. I’ve watched your video on panel lining though and I’m feeling confident.
I hadn't planned on getting this kit. But after this review it's on my Buy List. It'll look great after a giving it a black ops sort of paint job.
MG GM Sniper K9???
so simple yet so awesome.
I’ve had my eye on this kit for a while now
Another $40 Master Grade like the Freedom 2.0? YES PLEASE. Also yeah, you got it, bipod. Really digging the kit. I'm hoping one day for a new MG Exia 2.0 or PG Exia. I'm not really a fan of the 00's Raiser backpack, so I feel like buying the PG for it would be a waste. The MG Exia had numerous issues, especially in articulation in the feet and the clear plastic ribbons in the shoulder area. My 1/100 Vidar should arrive at the end of this week, been out of stock since its release everywhere, so I ended up having to pre-order from the second batch. Currently got a second 1/100 Graze to assemble and custom paint, Freedom 2.0 to assemble, and a Hyaku Shiki 2.0 to finish up. Not to mention decal work for a bunch of kits.
the white dingo p bandai they showed looks real nice
I'm currently working on this kit and I've decided to go with the number 06 on the right shoulder and nothing else for decals.
Dang I need to get this asap, I never have enough blue mobile suits. But the articulation of this kit is exactly why i wish Bandai would ditch transformations in other kits. Just give me a solid, super posable kit, not a fiddly morbidly obese jet
according to main illustration of GM sniper ii, that 5 holes on elbow and calf is just same colour as GM sniper itself.
just finished the build and this kit is god tier
So whats the purpose of visor? For sniping? So why does the Rifle have scope?
A lot of sniper types have that visor.
Check Gundams like GN-002 Gundam Dynames, GN-002RE Gundam Dynames Repair, GN-006 Cherudim Gundam, GN-006/SA Cherudim Gundam SAGA, GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R, and GN-010 Gundam Zabanya.
TL:DR; Dynames, Cherudim and Zabanya got that too.
A. S. ...which is what I said.
yes but he gets eye cancer with all those serial numbers and useless variations ;)
logically and technologically speaking,the visor probably projects what the scope sees to the pilot.
So poses tht makes the robot look through the scope really peeves me off.
that shinning scope is awesome
My favorite Feddie grunt is the Nero. I like them so much that I spent almost $400 on the overpriced RDs (all 3 of them). One can only dream for a MG Nero.
I took the neck piece off, it allows for a much more stable head connection and the head sits so low that you don't even notice the missing piece
The heck was that ending??
of all the gunpla youtubers , mecha is the only one who can really do nice poses for their models. all the others, especially syd of gunpla tv , are like bookshop employees .
+ray Amuro what do you mean? Syd is master of gunpla posing!
www.gaijin-gunpla.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_5560.jpg
yeah thats a nice pose alright haha! i rest my case..
The more I see this kit, the more I like it.
I'm planning to get that kit to make a dark grey red and white custom on the white dingo.
I like my gunpla square
I have two of these and idk why but the left shoulder hinge in the torso is very loose
thank you for this review.
What was that in the end?
I was wondering if you have any tips on how to find out what paint you'll need for models (for those that want to do exact color of them from the shows, like on website or something.) Cause I plan to buy one of the older Evangelion 1.0 Eva -00, I heard that the Japanese instructions are still easy to follow with the pictures without knowing any Japanese. and I always wanted to do modeling kits.
this is my first time trying to do a model kit, I usually stick to Figma's and Revoltech, but after wanting something bigger that's on the cheaper end (i.e. non RAHs). So I decided its time to start doing some model kits.
thanks!
Great review as always. I think it's called a rifle stand.
Btw what's that at 10:19?
it's actually a Bipod.
I have mine on the way and I'm going to paint mine in a black ecoas or maybe Londo bell color scheme I'm also thinking about modding the left leg to hold the bull pop machine gun
Original MeemBird I would since it doesn't have any bad seams and it looks really good straight assembled not to mention the cost
is there some variations between kits? Cause mine has really secure connections on the neck and hands. My problem is the legs. Can't get them to stop falling out of the hips.
There will be a slight variation due to production issue, but most of the time it wouldn't be that big of a problem
I can not get the fingers to stay on at all...either the open hand or the closed fist so far.
Do you have any Stick Tack? I used it on gunplas loose joints and it great.
One little thing that bugs the crap out of me with the rifle. It has no ammunition. The magazines are all for the bullpup machine gun. This rifle is one that uses shell based munitions. The White dingo version is the one with the beam sniper rifle, so I find it a bit of an oversight.
MuShinnen This is also a beam sniper rifle, it's a different version
Why do you think it's a beam rifle? The kit manual didn't say anything about that as far as I can see. It did, however, mention that the Sniper II could be equipped with a shell-firing sniper rifle. I can only assume they're talking about the rifle that comes with the kit, which also happens to look like the shell-firing sniper rifle the Sniper II used in the anime.
As for the inclusion of ammo - the sniper rifle takes a small 5-round magazine (according to the old illustrations) - if they had included this with the kit it wouldn't have been much to look at, and they'd have had to open up a hole in the top of the rifle to slide it in. Just as well to skip it IMO.
バンダイがコレをＭＧでだしてくれて本当に嬉しい
I'm guessing you bought a HASHMAL due to the BZZZTTT machine vision (basically how I imagine an AI's "Vision" would look like) and the "Dead" Victory Gundam (which is a pretty small mech)
Amirite?
theArcanaOFZero
Y-yeah?
My favorite gm ever
Should be getting mine about monday next week. The wait is agonizing. I'm thinking I'll give it the top coat and dry brush treatment I gave my FA Gundam.
what really bugs me with this kit is the pilot, you can open the cockpit but the joint is exactly in front of the pilots head and when you open it you can only see his feet. kinda pointless. but i guess its nice knowing there is a pilot in there somewhere
Arent the pictures on the box painted? I mean, thats (maybe) why those circles werent black
I want to get my hands on one of these converted into the sniper K9
Where can I find the photography pics of the boye?
How do the legs work for your kit, mine are loose at the hips and pop out of the skirt section...cant even hold the crouched sniping pose with out wanting to pop out
This kinda reminds me of Kurz's M9
Edit: the kit made by bandai tho
Victory Gundam?
This would be great with a urban camo paint job and a ghille.
What the fuck was that at the end of the vid?
Hiruma Berserker What?
Check 10:19
Be careful if you're wearing headphones or if your speaker volume is turned up.
You'll get *shocked*.
Damn I just finish watching gameplays of resident evil 7, I thought there are zombies poping out
Xi WU I know right?
Hiruma Berserker we all got seven days then that smoke from the ring gives us a z-jay
I've been planning to buy this for my burthday and paint it into black + gunmetal gray and give it some custom kitbasttreatment to make it "GM Assassin". Too bad that it doesn't have clear visor parts since I'd like to repaint it red, but I guess metallic has to do...
Also, I personally take swapable fingers over fear of breaking posable finger joints any day
This is gonna be my first MG
How’s the kit
My only complaint with the kit is that the rifle's butt doesn't rest against the shoulder while in the firing position- it just kinda hangs out under the arm.
The only kit I've seen pull off the kneeling, butt-against-the-shoulder, aiming-down-the-sights firing pose well is the HG Zaku II Origins version.
Minor thing I’m asking is this a gold tier or a silver tier?
would love this rx78-2 2.0 reskin treatment also for the RX 79 (both ground and EZ8) and the ALEX! both need 2.0s soooooooo bad!
but My order for this, from HLJ should be here Wed.
I feel you with the fingers
Mecha do a vs video on the GM Sniper 2 and the Jesta
you, my friend, just got yourself a new subcriber....
Does this go to scale with the revival gundam?
On mine the ankles have a problem of falling off, that makes it a pain to pose.
Solid review
the hg lupus cracked me up😂😂😂😂😂
I really like the kit, but I feel it is entirely out of date with regards to surface detail. I agree that kits don't need insane amounts of bells and whistles if that hurts playability, but i also find that MG's should be a noteable step up from HG kits and should be equal to, if not better than RG's in their looks (except for the colour separation, that 3 tone armour gimmick is very RG). That is one of the main advantages of their size and something that should come with the price. The lack of grey vents you mentioned and also just the lack of general colour separation I find fairly painful. There are so many flat light and dark blue surfaces with a few details sculpted into them that entirely disappear because it's nothing more than simple sculpting, rather than separate parts. Imo, the perfect example of a good MG is the freedom 2.0, it balances extremely well (except for when you prop the wings back entirely), it has insane articulation, it has awesome surface details, it doesn't have too many gimmicks, yet it's also an engineering master piece. The moving armor plates, extendable joints, tiny design choices to help playability (like locking the feet to increase stability) etcetera. This kit i find a huge step down in those regards, even though the playability of it is very high. It doesn't look MG to me.
Because people buying grunt suits or old school UC suites doesn't asked for insane amount of details?
Is there a metal detail kit for this?
wish it was darker like in the box art
this is my first master grade built it yesterday it was fun
Derpy's Creed thinking about getting it, is it worth it?
I put one of these together this month and where I have an issue is where the legs connect into the waist section. If I try to pose the sniper the legs fall out=[
I was having the same problem too with my GM. I looked on Google how to fix loose joints and someone in reddit said that they used stick tack and I remembered I had some on a poster so I took a bit off and applied it to both pegs that go into the waist. You should get some stick tack. It hold the parts in place really well.
When will you be making your best master grades from 2016
What's with the v in the end
This mobile suit should’ve had an appearance in Gundam Thunderbolt
please do the cross bone gundam full cloth
what gundam show was it in?
somebody once told me the world is gonna rule me I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed....
Is This really the GM Sniper 2? on my opinion there is not really much Difference on GM Sniper 1. But the color separation is so Great!
Cheers Mecha G. :)
Nice review !
urgent question, should I get into the show in order to make the models?
+Aaron Joshua I've never seen anything between the original Gundam and Gundam Unicorn :)
If you enjoy the show I think you'll get a lot more pleasure out of building them, but it's not essential.
Mecha Gaikotsu omg thanks a lot love your videos
I don't get why people throw out the runners. I keep them. Just 8n case.
ok now im gunna buy this!
I'm more of a Zaku liker myself, but that looks noice
What kind of Stand is that
Looking forward to getting mine Gai. When I do, if you could maybe stop by for a watch, I'd appreciate it!!
does this MG have a cockpit?
What tier would you put this in?
Very cool.
This MG is a pass for me since I am not a fan of Universal Century.
Though I will say that this is a cool MG.
It's too bad (not surprising) that this is reusing some existing molds from previous kits.
I never expected a fully new MG when this kit was announced.
Are you getting the Premium Bandai, MG RGM-79SP GM Sniper II (White Dingo Team Spec)?
I will be buying MG ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam and MG ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam.
OMG.
10:19 scared the crap out of me. I guess you could say that I was *shocked* (pun intended...bad dum tish!)
I had headphones on.
LOL
how tall is it? Im new to gunpla so i am clueless
Master Grades like this one tend to be around 18cm tall
Why the creepy shots at the end??!
posing is insanem i need one
Yeah, this kit needs to be painted and detailed if you don't want it to look like it came from a happy meal.
Do the gm sniper custom plz.
pls make a zaku ii master grade version
2021?
No cockpit?
There is, he’s just to lazy to mention it.
Where is your mg gm quel?
What's up with that ending?