I think it's amazing that you were able to convince your mom to get involved with Gunpla by actually building one herself. 4:02 Fortunately, most newer Gunpla kits now have English translations included with the instructions. Unless I'm mistaken, Bandai started to include translations when they shifted to 'Bandai Spirits' in February 2018. That is the division that deals with 'adult' hobbyist products like Gunpla. Also, Banpresto's prize line of products are now under the 'Bandai Spirits' division. With Gunpla, it's indicated by the blue logo. The original log was in red. Also, another major change made is on the UPC barcode. Originally, the MSRP of said product was included in the barcode. So for example, if the Entry Grade RX-93 ν Gundam was part of the original Bandai label (red logo), it would've had the string of numbers for the UPC followed by 1000 at the end which would inidciate the MSRP in ¥ (Japanese Yen). That isn't the case anymore. Unfortunately, retailers can technically sell said kit for however much they want. But 99% of the time, retailers have kits being sold at the retail price (or lower) in Japan. In the US, it's business as usual meaning that kits are priced higher most of the time compared to its ¥ value. As a means to get an idea... $1 (US Dollar) is (as of this moment) about ¥128.84 (Japanese Yen). So a ¥1,000 kit should be $7.76 in the US, but most retailers would sell it for something closer to $10. Of course, a large reason for said price increase has to do with things like shipping costs to recieve inventory, market value, stock of said kit (since kits are often out of stock globally these days), etc. 4:50 Oh no~ Mom almost made the most common rookie mistake. I meanin this case, technically she would've been okay with "...just popping out all of the pieces..." since this is an Entry Grade and the parts are designed to be removable without tools and there aren't that many parts (well relative to an HG, RG, MG, or PG). 4:55 Oh for sure Mom can do that. It kind of looked like you were trying to set Mom up and make her learn the hard way. 🤣 5:23 I love how Mom immediately deduced to use tools. Even though this is an Entry Grade and they're designed to not require tools, I suppose it's good that she's learning the basics 6:02 Delta? Did Mom read 'A' but thought it said Δ; the mathematical symbol for the change in variables? Hm. Is Mom a mathematics teacher or work somewhere that requires mathematics? 8:05 Yay Mom! 14:11 Well they're not trying to trick anyone. The name is RX-93 ν Gundam as in the Greek letter ν (read as 'Nu'). There's a few mobile suits that have Greek letter in their names. Some other examples: - RX-105 Ξ Gundam (Ξ = Kusi) - MHF-01Ω Load Astray Ω (Ω = Omega) - YRA-90A μ Gundam (μ = Mu) - MSA-0012 λ Gundam (λ = Lambda) - MSN-001 δ Gundam (δ = Delta) - MSA-014 Σ Gundam (Σ = Sigma) There might be a few others. 19:33 Well as of now, Gundam anime aren't on 'regular TV'. For the most part, the way people watch Gundam series is through streaming or when they are released on Blu-Ray. 20:30 You do pick up a few words and sentences quickly watching anime. But you shouldn't think of the phrases & sentences used in anime as being 'real' everyday use Japanese. But it does help when you're learning for the first time. It's kind of like how people learn (for example) Korean through watching Korean dramas & movies, listening to music, etc. 21:24 There still are those kinds of model kits. But Gunpla and other Japanese plamo are a whole different level; especially since it has a rich cultural history attached to the series. 22:21 Keeping us curious, eh? 😏 23:08 I agree that Mom definitely looks like she's more used to the basic concepts involved with removing parts from the runner and assembling them. But you can't really get to complacent; especially with like Real Grade, Master Grade, and Perfect Grade kits.
23:53 YES~ That's the click we all love. 24:06 I would love to go to the convention to meet you guys in person. But I'm honestly not much of a convention type and work and life pretty much gets in the way for me attend things. 24:39 I guess I feel old hearing that. I remember being taught cursive and when I was in school they'd make us practice over and over. But I never actually ended up having to use it. From what I understand, schools now teach kids at a young age to learn to type. I learned to type on a keyboard in middle school. 25:38 On average? Well that's a very complicated question considering there's a lot of factors involved. Besides experience, you can take longer to build depending on the kit as mentioned. It also depends on if you're going to be straight building, how much clean up of each part you do, if you're going to panel line & apply decals, etc. Generally speaking, I would say to take as long as you need and really enjoy the entire build process. 30:47 Kitty! 34:21 Yes! Mom totally gets it! It can be a form of therapy for a lot of people. It's partially why I mentioned to take all the time you need and enjoy the build process in response to how long it takes to build a kit. 35:20 Hiccup 🤣 38:54 Ah~ 😅 This is how Bandai gets us all. You build 1 kit of a mobile suit, then you start to wonder about the others; HG, RG, SD, SDCS, SDEX, MG, Full Mechanics, HiRM, MGEX, PG, Mega Size... Gotta collect 'em all! 50:19 Great job, Mom! 56:39 Yay! Done!! Imagine how Mom would react knowing there's a High Grade, Real Grade, Master Grade, Master Grade Ver Ka, and the Metal Structure 解体匠機 (Kai-Tai-Shou-Ki) version of the RX-93 ν Gundam.
New here! and also really enjoyed the video! also the EG NU Gundam is probably one of the best out of all the EG in my opinion because it has both shelf presence and iconic, I swear I am "Totally" not bias and the Nu Gundam is "Totally" not my favorite Gundam.
The Entry Grade lines are really a blessing for those who wants to start the hobby (or to trap someone lol). Looking forward to see more
I think it's amazing that you were able to convince your mom to get involved with Gunpla by actually building one herself.
4:02
Fortunately, most newer Gunpla kits now have English translations included with the instructions. Unless I'm mistaken, Bandai started to include translations when they shifted to 'Bandai Spirits' in February 2018. That is the division that deals with 'adult' hobbyist products like Gunpla. Also, Banpresto's prize line of products are now under the 'Bandai Spirits' division. With Gunpla, it's indicated by the blue logo. The original log was in red. Also, another major change made is on the UPC barcode. Originally, the MSRP of said product was included in the barcode. So for example, if the Entry Grade RX-93 ν Gundam was part of the original Bandai label (red logo), it would've had the string of numbers for the UPC followed by 1000 at the end which would inidciate the MSRP in ¥ (Japanese Yen). That isn't the case anymore. Unfortunately, retailers can technically sell said kit for however much they want. But 99% of the time, retailers have kits being sold at the retail price (or lower) in Japan. In the US, it's business as usual meaning that kits are priced higher most of the time compared to its ¥ value.
As a means to get an idea... $1 (US Dollar) is (as of this moment) about ¥128.84 (Japanese Yen).
So a ¥1,000 kit should be $7.76 in the US, but most retailers would sell it for something closer to $10. Of course, a large reason for said price increase has to do with things like shipping costs to recieve inventory, market value, stock of said kit (since kits are often out of stock globally these days), etc.
4:50
Oh no~ Mom almost made the most common rookie mistake. I meanin this case, technically she would've been okay with "...just popping out all of the pieces..." since this is an Entry Grade and the parts are designed to be removable without tools and there aren't that many parts (well relative to an HG, RG, MG, or PG).
4:55
Oh for sure Mom can do that. It kind of looked like you were trying to set Mom up and make her learn the hard way. 🤣
5:23
I love how Mom immediately deduced to use tools. Even though this is an Entry Grade and they're designed to not require tools, I suppose it's good that she's learning the basics
6:02
Delta? Did Mom read 'A' but thought it said Δ; the mathematical symbol for the change in variables? Hm. Is Mom a mathematics teacher or work somewhere that requires mathematics?
8:05
Yay Mom!
14:11
Well they're not trying to trick anyone. The name is RX-93 ν Gundam as in the Greek letter ν (read as 'Nu'). There's a few mobile suits that have Greek letter in their names. Some other examples:
- RX-105 Ξ Gundam (Ξ = Kusi)
- MHF-01Ω Load Astray Ω (Ω = Omega)
- YRA-90A μ Gundam (μ = Mu)
- MSA-0012 λ Gundam (λ = Lambda)
- MSN-001 δ Gundam (δ = Delta)
- MSA-014 Σ Gundam (Σ = Sigma)
There might be a few others.
19:33
Well as of now, Gundam anime aren't on 'regular TV'. For the most part, the way people watch Gundam series is through streaming or when they are released on Blu-Ray.
20:30
You do pick up a few words and sentences quickly watching anime. But you shouldn't think of the phrases & sentences used in anime as being 'real' everyday use Japanese. But it does help when you're learning for the first time. It's kind of like how people learn (for example) Korean through watching Korean dramas & movies, listening to music, etc.
21:24
There still are those kinds of model kits. But Gunpla and other Japanese plamo are a whole different level; especially since it has a rich cultural history attached to the series.
22:21
Keeping us curious, eh? 😏
23:08
I agree that Mom definitely looks like she's more used to the basic concepts involved with removing parts from the runner and assembling them. But you can't really get to complacent; especially with like Real Grade, Master Grade, and Perfect Grade kits.
23:53
YES~ That's the click we all love.
24:06
I would love to go to the convention to meet you guys in person. But I'm honestly not much of a convention type and work and life pretty much gets in the way for me attend things.
24:39
I guess I feel old hearing that. I remember being taught cursive and when I was in school they'd make us practice over and over. But I never actually ended up having to use it. From what I understand, schools now teach kids at a young age to learn to type. I learned to type on a keyboard in middle school.
25:38
On average? Well that's a very complicated question considering there's a lot of factors involved. Besides experience, you can take longer to build depending on the kit as mentioned.
It also depends on if you're going to be straight building, how much clean up of each part you do, if you're going to panel line & apply decals, etc.
Generally speaking, I would say to take as long as you need and really enjoy the entire build process.
30:47
Kitty!
34:21
Yes! Mom totally gets it! It can be a form of therapy for a lot of people. It's partially why I mentioned to take all the time you need and enjoy the build process in response to how long it takes to build a kit.
35:20
Hiccup 🤣
38:54
Ah~ 😅 This is how Bandai gets us all. You build 1 kit of a mobile suit, then you start to wonder about the others; HG, RG, SD, SDCS, SDEX, MG, Full Mechanics, HiRM, MGEX, PG, Mega Size... Gotta collect 'em all!
50:19
Great job, Mom!
56:39
Yay! Done!!
Imagine how Mom would react knowing there's a High Grade, Real Grade, Master Grade, Master Grade Ver Ka, and the Metal Structure 解体匠機 (Kai-Tai-Shou-Ki) version of the RX-93 ν Gundam.
Well, finally 🎈
The collab we've all been waiting for!
Very nice effort, Mom 👍.
Very mum, much wow!
Very cool
New here! and also really enjoyed the video! also the EG NU Gundam is probably one of the best out of all the EG in my opinion because it has both shelf presence and iconic, I swear I am "Totally" not bias and the Nu Gundam is "Totally" not my favorite Gundam.
I can't wait to build the HG NU in our backlog! I'm also glad she picked this entry grade so I can add it to the shelf xD
The best part is at 34:00
LMAO the absolute highlight