Hey gundam. I love your videos and you inspired me to get back into building gunplay and other model kits. Thanks for bringing me back to this amazing hobby.
I can totally see an MG Pale Rider being a thing especially the Space Type since Bandai is already releasing a GM Turbulence/Gundam Storm Bringer FA. All they need to do is throw in the blue plastic, give it new weapons, and slightly modify the head.
The advance of Zeta stuff is pretty nuts. It's basically all a couple of base kits (Hazel and Woundwort) a couple of accesory packs, and a couple of vehicles and then they take parts from each of those and different color variants or different head variants and just slap them together in a dozen different ways. Whoever decided to do this at Bandai I hope is in a cushy position cause it's brilliant they get to use the same parts over and over and over again and just milk it for more and more money.
I’m seeing a lot of overlap in gripes between gunpla and other miniatures stuff, especially Games Workshop. The recent sisters of battle debacle made games workshop change how they release certain models. 🎩 🐍 no step on SNEK! 🇺🇸🇭🇰
With 3d printing becoming more and more affordable at the hobbying level a lot of these companies are going to have to adjust how they do things like high priced limited runs. Because an ambitious portion of the market are going to just find peoples renders and print them.
@@exturkconner I got a resin printer specifically for translating my 3D models into figure prints and gunpla mod kits, wouldn't be a far fetch to print an entire gunpla kit using a larger printer. You could even print without getting runner nubs on your exterior panels.
@@Cynos_3D You still got the supports which leave a mark ;) But I get your point, got one for the same reason, still figuring out how to deal with slight Z-woble and shrinkage though.
Dude, I haven't even bought the MG Stormbringer and the MG Advanced GM which is what rhe Stormbringer was based on. Like, all 3 of the MG Gunplas I said earlier is P-Bandai. Now that is what I call hard to find kits due to it being a best seller...
imagine, they wanna take your money but they are making sure to divide it into several packs so you have to pay that juicy shipping rate, thats how they know you care!
Not even shipping rate. They know they have Hardcore fans that will pay anything and they want to inflate prices by making limited releases. It's the same Bullshit with Gatcha, Card Games and Japanese Toys. Limited editions so people sell their grandma for one and they don't have to make many.
Do you have a video of your work station? I liked the airbrush review and ordering what you recommended. I’m moving into a new place and actually getting a man cave in the deal. Pretty excited. So I’m getting ideas on good set ups for the desk, storage, camera, airbrush, etc. the channel is awesome man and keep it up!!!
Theres a lot of Hazels because they are basically the core for all of the advance of zeta machines and the Hazels are just GM Quels with Gundam heads that were originally used for psychological warfare on zeon remnants.
I asked this before I think but where you can buy non-gundam paintable figurines ? I keep looking for them online but can't find a decent place. I would like to find a site where I can buy game-related figurines to paint because I really want to get into it.
Strike Destroy curb the elitism there. It does use the GM Sniper II as a base. You can clearly see the structural similarities in both models. And yes, it also is based on the Gundam 4 and 5 as well, but I was just giving my comments that he could make his own pale rider MG by starting with the GM Sniper II, which has an MG.
_TR1 Hazel Owsla_ Wait a second, is that a _Watership Down_ reference in a giant robot model preview video? 11:00 -- Excuse me? Two _thousand_ dollarydoos. And that's proper Eaglelander dollars, is it? Not the various Commonwealth (Canadian, Aussie, or New Zealand) funny money dollars? WAY too rich for my blood.
I like RG but you HAVE to glue tiny parts that fall off or be prepared to lose them forever. Stuff I ALWAYS glue. The V fin, The tiny metal wrist bands, Some Beam Sabers and anything small that comes off easily.
Love the work, but what are your favorite stories of Gundam? Started with the Toonami (TOM 2) block but visiting the UC was a turning point for me. Still enjoy the side stories, but there's quite a bit running through the UC. MSG, 0080, 0083, 08th, still working on Zeta, Wing was a mess, IGLOOs, Build Fighters, Tri, the two Build OVAs and CE could use work but the Stargazer was cool. A large dump of names, but there's probably some stories that stood out. To boil it down, an MS for the show. For me, the RX-77D Guncannon Mass Production of 0080 WitP.
It's getting harder to get excited for Gunpla kits, because anything cool you inevitably want, it ends up being P-Bandai, some stuff shouldn't even be P-Bandai because it's just a new backpack (Gun-ez/Gunblaster).
Your feelings on 1/144 scale mirrors my own. And it frustrates me that a lot of the kits I REALLY want (Prototype Stark Jegan, The Jegan ECOAS, Char's Origin's Zaku II with the ASR, Atlas Gundam)...its all High Grade ONLY. That said there are some High Grades that we'll have to live with. Like the High Grade Neo Zeong II. Since a 1/100 scale MIGHT not even be possible...
@ItsA Gundam, did u see that story of the wife that swam back to her house in a flood, to break a second floor window ,(d first floor was under water) so to rescue her husband's Gundam collection? ,(she had already saved hers first,) ,What A Woman!!
Man i feel like the only person who prefers a variety of hg kits compared to mg. I want MGs of iconic suits, and all the weird side stories and random suits to be hg.
I live in Mexico and my dad really likes Barbatos so i wanted to get a kit,the mg one but in hobby link japan is back ordered and here they’re expensive af I’m just sad i can’t get into this hobby because every thing I like is back ordered or it’s just way above its value here :(
I just got back into gunpla, I find myself frustrated for all the stuff I can’t get lol. Especially p Bandai that came before I missed out on. But I found the p Bandai website so I’m gonna up my game on keeping up on pre order. I really want that Testament MG. And that hyaku shiki crash at the moment.
The one with the Antenna was really cool but these guys took 15 years to make a Master Grade Dynames (A main character suit) just imagine how long it would take to make a background character suit. Aka Never
Almost all the snap build reviewers boutta hit us with the “this body part moves like this this and this “ “sponsored by gundam store blah blah” All the gundam reviewers treat it as if it’s a toy and doesn’t really review or analyze the kits.
Pretty late but pale rider kitbash kits: Gm striker shield and possible head tho it'll probably be too big Gm sniper 2 legs Gm custom body And scratch build
I have an, admittedly probably dumb :) , alternative theory regarding the nub marks on the metal parts of the RX-78 Gundarium alloy kit: Are those nub marks identical on every kit? Could they be some kind of (misguided?) "homage" to the fact that despite being the 40th anniversary, that nub marks are a thing which every Gunpla builder encounters? Are they deliberately moulded in?? (No I won't be buying one - 2000 bucks is a used car to me!
You know the fucked up part bandai could have made more money if 1. Release the grunt Zaku Warrior and 2. Phantom Wizard packs Standard. It would be a easy 60 - 80 dollars (6,000 - 8,000 yen) having customers buy the main suit and expansion set. THEN release ace units as premium bandai. THAT IS HOW YOU HUSTLE!
P-Bandai is a curse and necessity for GunPla fans. It sucks that the variants that we enjoy get a kit at all, but the fact that it comes out as a P-Bandai makes it rough. - high price - limited run - if it sells out, we risk not being able to get it or having to pay like double or triple the price Just watch the RG MSN-02 Perfect Zeong being a P-Bandai release. I agree that it does suck when an RG is better than the MG version. But on the flip side, Bandai will probably make an updated MG version sooner or later. The MGEX RX-0 Unicorn Gundam "Ver.Ka" 😐 The price is one thing, but you know Bandai is going to re-use it to make all of the variants again. Watch them also release a version without the LED light up too.
I hate 1/144 scale myself as well unless its like late/modern UC (CCA-0096) when all the MS were bigger and would be slightly bigger than a Wing MG even as an RG kit. Also the stickers for them are horrendous. The only love MG builders get recently is bandai shitting out constant P bandai releases, a underwhelming ver ka that was hyped up or a new line that costs more than a PG. edit: the gundarium rx-78 is also kinda a reach from bandai especially when their own promo pics has shitty nub marks all over it and they already celebrated Gundam 40th with G40. But they know they'll get bought regardless and I'm sure theres already tons of preorders.
BRUH I'VE BEEN WANTING A MASTER GRADE PALE RIDER FOR SO LONG AND OFC IT'D BE REMOULDED INTO A MG TODESRITTER. oh and BONUS POINTS IF THEY BOTH END UP BEING VER.KAS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
P-Bandai has turned into an elitist scam. At first it was a means to get limited edition kits directly from Bandai, into the hands of Fans with no 3rd party vendors. However, since P-Bandai refuses to enforce their own terms of service, the site has became flooded with scalpers and bot accounts buying out entire stocks of pre-orders minutes after the pre-orders go live. I've been a member for just over a year, and have yet to be able to pre-order any kits. Even when I log in 30mins after a pre-order goes live, it's sold out. Then 8 months later, I see sellers all over Amazon and Ebay asking for 3x what the kit is worth. Seriously, go look up the HG Mudrock kit. P-Bandai exclusive, sold for $27, now $70 on Amazon.... fuck this collectors market scamming bullshit. If P-Bandai wanted to maintain the image of being exclusives for the fans, they would shut down every scalper, bot and scam seller. They would limit the number of kits per customer to 2. But they don't do that, because all they care about is getting their money.
Hey gundam. I love your videos and you inspired me to get back into building gunplay and other model kits. Thanks for bringing me back to this amazing hobby.
Well it was subscribers that got me back into it.
@@ItsAGunpla Hey Thank you for the great content. I wonder are you still open for fail box open? Really want to send you some MG gifts.
I just arrived, but I predict a new Unicorn.
they will make a new RG/MG/PG/RE THEY WILL TAKE OUR MONEY
Always has been
MG EX is already Unicorn though.
I still don't know why the Pale Rider isn't a MG. You could kit bash one from the Gundam Unit 04/05 and the GM Sniper II.
I can totally see an MG Pale Rider being a thing especially the Space Type since Bandai is already releasing a GM Turbulence/Gundam Storm Bringer FA. All they need to do is throw in the blue plastic, give it new weapons, and slightly modify the head.
Listening to Papa talk about models, is more interesting than any "model" on Twitch.
THERE'S A GUNDAM DOWN HERE!
Each time I see a papa gundam video on gunpla I always hear a faint cry from my wallet and a line of more children of my pile of shame
The advance of Zeta stuff is pretty nuts. It's basically all a couple of base kits (Hazel and Woundwort) a couple of accesory packs, and a couple of vehicles and then they take parts from each of those and different color variants or different head variants and just slap them together in a dozen different ways. Whoever decided to do this at Bandai I hope is in a cushy position cause it's brilliant they get to use the same parts over and over and over again and just milk it for more and more money.
P-bandai, just another reminder i missed the release of the 1/100 catapult T_T UGH. Great video papa! Always love watching your content
I’m seeing a lot of overlap in gripes between gunpla and other miniatures stuff, especially Games Workshop.
The recent sisters of battle debacle made games workshop change how they release certain models.
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🐍 no step on SNEK! 🇺🇸🇭🇰
Workshop took steps to prevent ''scalping'' with the Indomitus box .
With 3d printing becoming more and more affordable at the hobbying level a lot of these companies are going to have to adjust how they do things like high priced limited runs. Because an ambitious portion of the market are going to just find peoples renders and print them.
@@exturkconner I got a resin printer specifically for translating my 3D models into figure prints and gunpla mod kits, wouldn't be a far fetch to print an entire gunpla kit using a larger printer. You could even print without getting runner nubs on your exterior panels.
@@Cynos_3D Yeah tons of people are doing custom parts. I recently purchased a kit a fella made for a harpoon gun for a Marine GM.
@@Cynos_3D
You still got the supports which leave a mark ;)
But I get your point, got one for the same reason, still figuring out how to deal with slight Z-woble and shrinkage though.
Dude, I haven't even bought the MG Stormbringer and the MG Advanced GM which is what rhe Stormbringer was based on. Like, all 3 of the MG Gunplas I said earlier is P-Bandai.
Now that is what I call hard to find kits due to it being a best seller...
You mean the GM Dominance?
imagine, they wanna take your money but they are making sure to divide it into several packs so you have to pay that juicy shipping rate, thats how they know you care!
Not even shipping rate. They know they have Hardcore fans that will pay anything and they want to inflate prices by making limited releases. It's the same Bullshit with Gatcha, Card Games and Japanese Toys. Limited editions so people sell their grandma for one and they don't have to make many.
@@Zeriel00 remember if you dont buy it you are missing out, and we cant have that!
@@arashitempesta This makes me so angry and depressed :( I'm going to make my own shit with a 3D printer from now on!!
I enjoy hearing your comments on gunpla! Also you main channel! Good work out there gundam!
Do you have a video of your work station? I liked the airbrush review and ordering what you recommended. I’m moving into a new place and actually getting a man cave in the deal. Pretty excited. So I’m getting ideas on good set ups for the desk, storage, camera, airbrush, etc. the channel is awesome man and keep it up!!!
my work station is an absolute mess.
Theres a lot of Hazels because they are basically the core for all of the advance of zeta machines and the Hazels are just GM Quels with Gundam heads that were originally used for psychological warfare on zeon remnants.
It's the Hazel "give us all your Money!" xD
I asked this before I think but where you can buy non-gundam paintable figurines ? I keep looking for them online but can't find a decent place. I would like to find a site where I can buy game-related figurines to paint because I really want to get into it.
I love your talking mascot! Very unique idea! Well done sir!
Love the green color scheme. Very eye catching
It was in Japan , @ ItsA Gundam
The pale rider is a modified GM Sniper II. Would love to see a custom of it
Uh, no. Pale Rider is NOT a modified GM Sniper II. It literally uses the parts for Gundam Units 4 and 5. Read the wiki.
Strike Destroy curb the elitism there. It does use the GM Sniper II as a base. You can clearly see the structural similarities in both models.
And yes, it also is based on the Gundam 4 and 5 as well, but I was just giving my comments that he could make his own pale rider MG by starting with the GM Sniper II, which has an MG.
_TR1 Hazel Owsla_
Wait a second, is that a _Watership Down_ reference in a giant robot model preview video?
11:00 -- Excuse me? Two _thousand_ dollarydoos. And that's proper Eaglelander dollars, is it? Not the various Commonwealth (Canadian, Aussie, or New Zealand) funny money dollars? WAY too rich for my blood.
The Advance of Zeta MSs are all named as references, there’s the TR1 Hazel, TR6 Woundwort, the Hrairoo, Kehaar, etc.
12:50 as expected from the genius of Hideo Kojimbo
I like RG but you HAVE to glue tiny parts that fall off or be prepared to lose them forever. Stuff I ALWAYS glue. The V fin, The tiny metal wrist bands, Some Beam Sabers and anything small that comes off easily.
Real grades are better than master grades. Real talk!
I honestly just really love RG. Affordable and extremely impressive engineering for the size and the price.
Love the work, but what are your favorite stories of Gundam? Started with the Toonami (TOM 2) block but visiting the UC was a turning point for me. Still enjoy the side stories, but there's quite a bit running through the UC. MSG, 0080, 0083, 08th, still working on Zeta, Wing was a mess, IGLOOs, Build Fighters, Tri, the two Build OVAs and CE could use work but the Stargazer was cool. A large dump of names, but there's probably some stories that stood out. To boil it down, an MS for the show. For me, the RX-77D Guncannon Mass Production of 0080 WitP.
It's getting harder to get excited for Gunpla kits, because anything cool you inevitably want, it ends up being P-Bandai, some stuff shouldn't even be P-Bandai because it's just a new backpack (Gun-ez/Gunblaster).
Any compilation video in the works? I want to hear you dissect your first kit compared to your latest one.
Your feelings on 1/144 scale mirrors my own. And it frustrates me that a lot of the kits I REALLY want (Prototype Stark Jegan, The Jegan ECOAS, Char's Origin's Zaku II with the ASR, Atlas Gundam)...its all High Grade ONLY.
That said there are some High Grades that we'll have to live with. Like the High Grade Neo Zeong II. Since a 1/100 scale MIGHT not even be possible...
You should still check out the origin zaku II. Just sayin
@ItsA Gundam, did u see that story of the wife that swam back to her house in a flood, to break a second floor window ,(d first floor was under water) so to rescue her husband's Gundam collection? ,(she had already saved hers first,) ,What A Woman!!
Leave a link of the video dude!
yeah saw that when it dropped the story i mean.
Man i feel like the only person who prefers a variety of hg kits compared to mg. I want MGs of iconic suits, and all the weird side stories and random suits to be hg.
This is just great entertainment. And that green and yellow military one is awesome. Prolly gonna get that.
Noooo those Phil Hughs ankle ports again lol.
I live in Mexico and my dad really likes Barbatos so i wanted to get a kit,the mg one but in hobby link japan is back ordered and here they’re expensive af
I’m just sad i can’t get into this hobby because every thing I like is back ordered or it’s just way above its value here :(
I would say just get the one mg barbatos and be patient with the backorder.
Drugs are cheaper than gundam in mexico.
USA gundam or Canadian gundam
Ah, yes, my favorite mecha designer, Hideo Katoki.
Also, I believe the Pale Rider is based on the G04 and G05, so you might want to start from those?
lol
How is it that on my pc I can see this video a day late, but on mobile this video hasn't even poped up yet on my recommendation listing.
Honda ninja isn't the ninja brand tie to kawasaki?
I just got back into gunpla, I find myself frustrated for all the stuff I can’t get lol. Especially p Bandai that came before I missed out on. But I found the p Bandai website so I’m gonna up my game on keeping up on pre order. I really want that Testament MG. And that hyaku shiki crash at the moment.
U technically could make a mg pale rider IF u buy the gm dominance it's basically the same thing with a few tweaks
I'd like to see an MG Woundwort. It's the most interesting mobile suit from the AoZ line.
"Wheres my wootar" yo you da man
yay .....Another Gundam ....God forbid to give us an Acguy Thunderbolt version ....
The one with the Antenna was really cool but these guys took 15 years to make a Master Grade Dynames (A main character suit) just imagine how long it would take to make a background character suit. Aka Never
@its a Gundam, sorry, it was China , not Nippon, my mistake
Stormbringer is a great kit... but it has some very week joints.
would love a p-bandai sazabi
Almost all the snap build reviewers boutta hit us with the “this body part moves like this this and this “
“sponsored by gundam store blah blah”
All the gundam reviewers treat it as if it’s a toy and doesn’t really review or analyze the kits.
They aren't into Gunpla, so they don't care. It is the "journey" and "destination" conundrum. I like all the extra effort Gundam puts into his kits.
RedHeadPhones6 Is is pretty gud ngl. does pretty in depth reviews that properly explore everything about the kit.
@@kosmokat111 He is underrated
@@ItsAGunpla Dude totally (yo btw I love your lil video avatar, makes me wish that was an actual scout helmet)
Kosmokat easily, his reviews are more thoughtful and impactful as I would consider getting one.
When Bandai releases a P-Bandai MG Reborns Gundam, the first time I'd ever buy a P-Bandai kit ever. Plz Bandai, me want MG Reborns.
I've been saying we need an MG Reborns for a while now. The release of MG Dynames and Kyrios gave me some measure of hope. Fingers crossed!
I'm a sucker for the EFSF grunt suits. GM Turbulence is really pushing it for me.
Pretty late but pale rider kitbash kits:
Gm striker shield and possible head tho it'll probably be too big
Gm sniper 2 legs
Gm custom body
And scratch build
If you decide to try and do a custom MG Pale Rider, maybe use the new MG GM Sniper II as the base?
As much as I hate the price... *I'm still probably buying MGX Unicorn and I hate myself for it.*
if you want a nice titanium finish you should support your local guy with skills and an airbrush. it will cost more but it will look way better.
that is true but it would cost way more for a custom paint job.
Whats the name of the intro song ?
The new moving gundam is made to do poses. Not just stand and sit.
Hey, pops.
yo
Not feeling this kit if I'm honest but keen to see your take on it
Whenever I see "RG" the real grade Sazabi comes to my mind cuz damn it looks better than its master grade but unfortunately smaller.
i had no clue you were an actual gundam/gunpla buff, how cool (though you were just another casual that uses the rx 78 as a pfp)
I was in the gundam closet online till about 2018 lol.
ItsAGunpla also I know your pfp is the crossbone, but people just use a white wolf suit online or whatever you know what i mean
"$130 anywhere else mark my words" it's true. I had to deep dive to find it cheaper and still after shipping I paid $102 for it
I have an, admittedly probably dumb :) , alternative theory regarding the nub marks on the metal parts of the RX-78 Gundarium alloy kit: Are those nub marks identical on every kit? Could they be some kind of (misguided?) "homage" to the fact that despite being the 40th anniversary, that nub marks are a thing which every Gunpla builder encounters? Are they deliberately moulded in?? (No I won't be buying one - 2000 bucks is a used car to me!
Totally unrelated but green is my favorite color. What's yours? Red?
So on today's episode of ItsAGunpla we learn where my money is going. Fuck.
You would be pretty close to a MG Pale Rider using a GM Dominance for a base.
I was thinking that Dominace mixed with the fatal as & maybe parts off the Alex 2.0 legs.
Bandai say it with us Master Grade!
04:50 take my money.
I greatly prefer RGs to MGs. I just find it clever how they fit it all in such a small size.
pre shades, and no love for the MG OWSLA... no cultue lol
I know the rg zeong is ... HUGE compared to other 1/144 kits
they could go on all days with AOZ :(
theres like millions of variety of TR series mobile suits
i built my first RG kit intending to paint it. i dont even want to lol its too small. MG FOR ME
5:02 even though I knew he corrected himself.... just thinking 62,000+¥ for that model (yikes)
$2000 for a fancy kit? You buy that, you go see a doctor too. 'Cos you be mad.
Just sell me the heads I slap them on my Phil Hughs lol.
Don't worry they'll make a Master Grade it'll be P Bandai
apparently gunpla fans over in Japan are getting fed up with the whole p-bandai nonsense.
Huh. That says something. As far as I know Japanese people love limited things, so idk XD
There is no rest, only the weak
If they make a mg GM Sniper K9. I'll be all over that.
i just made a gunpla channel i would love to know how you got sponsored by new type! just curious for future references for my channel lol
I wana see a ver. Ka. Geof
Why not just print your designs? Or just build from scratch.
All I want is a RG Sinanju 2.0 and RG Sinanju Stein.
You know the fucked up part bandai could have made more money if 1. Release the grunt Zaku Warrior and 2. Phantom Wizard packs Standard.
It would be a easy 60 - 80 dollars (6,000 - 8,000 yen) having customers buy the main suit and expansion set. THEN release ace units as premium bandai.
THAT IS HOW YOU HUSTLE!
Hah! They can not take what I do not have!
Wait this rx79 metal isn't real metal???
Welcome to bandai angst, remember when you think bandai is a good guy back in 2018??? Lol
At least I know what I can’t afford now
This man is half asleep and still has more energy and effort put in, than any thot on Twitch.
i really love real grades
P-Bandai is a curse and necessity for GunPla fans.
It sucks that the variants that we enjoy get a kit at all, but the fact that it comes out as a P-Bandai makes it rough.
- high price
- limited run
- if it sells out, we risk not being able to get it or having to pay like double or triple the price
Just watch the RG MSN-02 Perfect Zeong being a P-Bandai release.
I agree that it does suck when an RG is better than the MG version.
But on the flip side, Bandai will probably make an updated MG version sooner or later.
The MGEX RX-0 Unicorn Gundam "Ver.Ka"
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The price is one thing, but you know Bandai is going to re-use it to make all of the variants again.
Watch them also release a version without the LED light up too.
I hate 1/144 scale myself as well unless its like late/modern UC (CCA-0096) when all the MS were bigger and would be slightly bigger than a Wing MG even as an RG kit. Also the stickers for them are horrendous.
The only love MG builders get recently is bandai shitting out constant P bandai releases, a underwhelming ver ka that was hyped up or a new line that costs more than a PG.
edit: the gundarium rx-78 is also kinda a reach from bandai especially when their own promo pics has shitty nub marks all over it and they already celebrated Gundam 40th with G40. But they know they'll get bought regardless and I'm sure theres already tons of preorders.
BRUH I'VE BEEN WANTING A MASTER GRADE PALE RIDER FOR SO LONG AND OFC IT'D BE REMOULDED INTO A MG TODESRITTER. oh and BONUS POINTS IF THEY BOTH END UP BEING VER.KAS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
WATCH THE ADS FOR GUNDAM
Ads on gundam's channel OMG!!!
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Engagement comment for the algorithm god.
Hazel ozla is my favorite hazel
but I'm going for todesritter
Because I can't pop out *_80 FUCKING DOLLARS_*
Love this channel keep gunplaing
And if you don't I will come for you
I will give Bandai all my money if they give me the Akatsuki and the Amatsu Mina mg 😭
the Zaku Warrior mould should be RE/100 that kit is not MG quality
P-Bandai has turned into an elitist scam. At first it was a means to get limited edition kits directly from Bandai, into the hands of Fans with no 3rd party vendors. However, since P-Bandai refuses to enforce their own terms of service, the site has became flooded with scalpers and bot accounts buying out entire stocks of pre-orders minutes after the pre-orders go live. I've been a member for just over a year, and have yet to be able to pre-order any kits. Even when I log in 30mins after a pre-order goes live, it's sold out. Then 8 months later, I see sellers all over Amazon and Ebay asking for 3x what the kit is worth. Seriously, go look up the HG Mudrock kit. P-Bandai exclusive, sold for $27, now $70 on Amazon.... fuck this collectors market scamming bullshit. If P-Bandai wanted to maintain the image of being exclusives for the fans, they would shut down every scalper, bot and scam seller. They would limit the number of kits per customer to 2. But they don't do that, because all they care about is getting their money.