While people out there enjoy speed build videos from head to toe, you are the only builder that show a detail, neat, polite and slow building process so that audience can appreciate every snap of the parts. Five stars!
I personally hate those ASMR speed builds. They're ironically not relaxing to me due to they way they're edited. Plus they don't properly demonstrate where the parts attach to, making them very poor tutorial videos
Sorry for the wait! I've been sitting on the footage for this video for over two years, but you know how life can be. Feels great to be making my usual kind of content again. Hope you like it! In case you're looking for the LED: amzn.to/3WbNY7F
There are also magnetically activated LED units now. Its really great for a kit like sazabi where you have to remove the backback and the head to turn on the LED. All you do is go near the chest with a strong magnet and it turns on and off effortlessly.
@@citrusjuicebox I actually got a cheap version of those magnetic LED lights from an online shop from China for around 3 USD. It works just as great, though it doesn't fit snugly to the LED area
For anyone buying this kit, I recommend cutting a piece of the green foil remaining on the sticker sheet, and gluing it on the visibile gray part of the chest, where there's a hole on the yellow part of the chest, it's not supposed to be gray but green, I ended up using a green marker for it personally, I think it's supposed to be an additional camera, maybe a bit like on the Nu Gundam's chest?
The last kit I ever built. Until now. A day or two ago, I built the Entry Grade Strike Gundam and fell in love with the simplicity and posability. Definitely back in it for the long haul.
Out of the last 3 MG RX-78-2 Gundams released from 2008-2015, the 2.0 is my personal favorite for the following reasons. 1.) It has an amazing build that doesn't feel incomplete, especially in its inner frame. 2.) The completed kit doesn't feel finnicky with its parts, a problem I had with the 3.0 where it felt like a rushed kit on how much they removed for moving armor panels that warped due to age. 3.) It has a great assortment of accessories, even though some felt a bit unneccessary. 4.) It is the cheapest out of the 3 MG kits at 4200 jpy. Sure there's no chest articulation because of the Core Block system in its chest, but overall it is in my eyes the perfect representation of the First Gundam. P.S. I hope you could review the 2.0 at some point in the future.
Interestingly I had a near opposite experience when I built the 2.0. Parts wouldn't fit correctly even after cleaning them of nubs, the core fighter assembly alone was finnicky, the backs of the ankles are incredibly loose and pop off with the slightest movement, and besides the legs and the head it felt like nearly everything that could go wrong went wrong. I've got a 3.0 in my backlog and dread building that as well; I wish I had the Origin version.
2.0 is def my favorite too. The anime accuracy is very nice for me, and not having to deal with the hell that is 3.0 hands is a definite plus. Also the 3.0 leaves out the Beam Javelin and Gundam hammer. Those are the 2 best weapons in the RX-78's arsenal!
I try to build in a way so that the piece goes directly onto the piece I'm currently holding, which makes the video flow better. The instructions often have you putting stuff down, building something else, and then combining sections together.
@@citrusjuicebox you started with the legs then went up. Almost opposite. And idk some of the way you did it seemed way better than the directions. I finished it. It has a loose armor piece on the forearm I can’t get to be tight like the left, one ankle armor is loose. Maybe somehow I can thicken the ball joint? And sadly a finger broke off and idk even how but I can’t get it to stay at all. I might glue but then it’s permanently giving the bird lol Anyway great video. It was a great watch, nice flow. Got any other good MG recommendations? This was my first
@@Squintis Glad you enjoyed it! Most of the kits on the shelves right now are pretty good. The only ones I'd watch out for are MG God Gundam and Gundam Ver.1.5. They're quite old, and you might not want to dive into them without doing some research first. The MG GAT-X kits are pretty good, if not a little bit boring. Coming from the Ver.3.0, they're definitely much simpler. Easy to build, not too challenging, but will look nice with just panel lines and the included stickers. Be careful as well with the MG Ver.Ka kits: the Zeta, ZZ, Sazabi, are roughly the same level of depth and involvement, which is to say they're very meaty. Full Armor Unicorn is a completely different experience. The base kit it comes from is now 17 years old, so the same caveat as MG God Gundam applies. That's about all the notable cases I can remember. I just visited a hobby store yesterday. Anything else I didn't mention is a pretty safe bet all around (Arios, Force Impulse, and a few other things IIRC). Happy building!
got the special edition of this kit and i love it so much, one of the best kits Ive ever built and i have over 80 including the pink zeta (thanks citrus)
amazing review! always looking forward to your content, despite being quite new to the channel. I will be getting this as a bday present (probably, idk my parents said maybe afterwards), and this review really helped! I'm used to building revell kits, and stuff in the past, so I hope this shouldn't be a big problem (foreshadowing?) amazing video, liked + subbed!
I just got this kit a few days ago and I swear those MG fingers on this kit are so fragile and keep falling off with the slightest amount of movements. I thought I was also going crazy with the shoulder attaching to the chest taking so much force. I'm handicapped irl on my left hand, so I didn't want break my wrist trying to force it in so hard, but I had to get it on somehow, and then I saw you also had to put in some decent force too. Geez... I did like building the entire kit though sans those fingers and assembling the arm and shoulderpad to the chest.
I personally didn't bother with those hands and bought those third party DL poseable hands, as well as Bandai's own HD 1/100 hands. Generally speaking, I really don't like poseable hands. They're expressive, sure, but they're fragile. I prefer fixed posed hands instead. EDIT: I got those HD 1/100 hands, and they sadly aren't compatible with the weapons of this kit. I guess I'm stuck with those DL hands
Bandai has generally moved on to fixed-pose hands in all kits now for good reason: easy to build, simple to design, cheap to produce, and always good-looking
I wonder how difficult it would be to remove that knee armor movement, maybe just cut the knee armor and glue it permanently to the shin. I would also remove the splitting thigh armor, it shouldn't have it as an rx 78 2 or 02, that is movable frame armor that was introduced on the gundam mk ii in lore, but that's only a problem for me since I enjoy the tech development of UC.
Hello. Did you have any issues with building the hands and/or fingers? The fingers on my kit keep popping out. Do you know of any replacements that fit?
I didn't have any problems, but I've built several pairs of these hands before already. There is some variation in tightness between different sets, and my only real advice is to be gentle and feel for the limits of the joints as much as you can. Ease into the motions smoothly and try not to move too quickly or sharply.
i had a lot of fun with this build as my first MG but i desperately wish this kit came with alternate static hands, the injection molded hands fell apart on me anytime i touched them. maybe i just lack experience but this kit almost ruined mg's for me solely because of the hands.
You're not alone. Everyone thought "Emotion Manipulators SP" were an awesome gimmick when they first used in 2012, but they have proven quite unpopular.
It has it. The Metal Composite Origin figure comes with a bubbly-looking transforming Core Fighter that you can stick inside. The MG traded that feature for a stronger, more articulated torso, kinda like the MG OYW.
This kit is honestly the best RX-78 Master Grade. Making a kit of the modernised manga version was quite possibly the best choice Bandai-Namco ever made, and it shows: The part separation, accessory selection, options of displaying it with a more manga-accurate yellow chaingun cover, or with a backpack mortar cannon so it can resemble its ill-fated brother the 01... It really is the best 1/100 of the original real robot. Oh, and for those who want their 02 fix on a budget, the High Grade is also worth checking out. You can even assemble it into the later Mid-type variant which is featured as the depiction of the Gundam in the Cucuruz Doan's Island film!
While people out there enjoy speed build videos from head to toe, you are the only builder that show a detail, neat, polite and slow building process so that audience can appreciate every snap of the parts. Five stars!
I agree. Drinking some tea while listening build the kit was a good decision
I personally hate those ASMR speed builds. They're ironically not relaxing to me due to they way they're edited. Plus they don't properly demonstrate where the parts attach to, making them very poor tutorial videos
Sorry for the wait! I've been sitting on the footage for this video for over two years, but you know how life can be. Feels great to be making my usual kind of content again. Hope you like it!
In case you're looking for the LED: amzn.to/3WbNY7F
There are also magnetically activated LED units now. Its really great for a kit like sazabi where you have to remove the backback and the head to turn on the LED. All you do is go near the chest with a strong magnet and it turns on and off effortlessly.
@@gaveintothedarkness I've been tempted to get some of these, but they're a little pricey!
@@citrusjuicebox I actually got a cheap version of those magnetic LED lights from an online shop from China for around 3 USD. It works just as great, though it doesn't fit snugly to the LED area
A Citrus video! Am I dreaming?!
Yes. Wake up. The accident wasn’t your fault. This isn’t real. Please. Please. Wake up
For anyone buying this kit, I recommend cutting a piece of the green foil remaining on the sticker sheet, and gluing it on the visibile gray part of the chest, where there's a hole on the yellow part of the chest, it's not supposed to be gray but green, I ended up using a green marker for it personally, I think it's supposed to be an additional camera, maybe a bit like on the Nu Gundam's chest?
I just used a metallic green gundam marker for that area
The last kit I ever built. Until now. A day or two ago, I built the Entry Grade Strike Gundam and fell in love with the simplicity and posability. Definitely back in it for the long haul.
Out of the last 3 MG RX-78-2 Gundams released from 2008-2015, the 2.0 is my personal favorite for the following reasons.
1.) It has an amazing build that doesn't feel incomplete, especially in its inner frame.
2.) The completed kit doesn't feel finnicky with its parts, a problem I had with the 3.0 where it felt like a rushed kit on how much they removed for moving armor panels that warped due to age.
3.) It has a great assortment of accessories, even though some felt a bit unneccessary.
4.) It is the cheapest out of the 3 MG kits at 4200 jpy.
Sure there's no chest articulation because of the Core Block system in its chest, but overall it is in my eyes the perfect representation of the First Gundam.
P.S. I hope you could review the 2.0 at some point in the future.
Planning on it!
Interestingly I had a near opposite experience when I built the 2.0. Parts wouldn't fit correctly even after cleaning them of nubs, the core fighter assembly alone was finnicky, the backs of the ankles are incredibly loose and pop off with the slightest movement, and besides the legs and the head it felt like nearly everything that could go wrong went wrong. I've got a 3.0 in my backlog and dread building that as well; I wish I had the Origin version.
2.0 is def my favorite too. The anime accuracy is very nice for me, and not having to deal with the hell that is 3.0 hands is a definite plus. Also the 3.0 leaves out the Beam Javelin and Gundam hammer. Those are the 2 best weapons in the RX-78's arsenal!
It’s a legit one of my favourite kits. I feel like getting a second sometime down the road.
Finally we can hear his soothing voice once again.
Eyo new Citrus upload to close off the year!
Yes. This is My Dream!
Oh nice, the perfect video to relax after a stress section of dark souls, thanks mate
You build it so different from the directions yet the way you do it looks so much easier. It took me a while to get the arms right
I try to build in a way so that the piece goes directly onto the piece I'm currently holding, which makes the video flow better. The instructions often have you putting stuff down, building something else, and then combining sections together.
@@citrusjuicebox you started with the legs then went up. Almost opposite. And idk some of the way you did it seemed way better than the directions.
I finished it. It has a loose armor piece on the forearm I can’t get to be tight like the left, one ankle armor is loose. Maybe somehow I can thicken the ball joint? And sadly a finger broke off and idk even how but I can’t get it to stay at all. I might glue but then it’s permanently giving the bird lol
Anyway great video. It was a great watch, nice flow. Got any other good MG recommendations? This was my first
@@Squintis Glad you enjoyed it!
Most of the kits on the shelves right now are pretty good. The only ones I'd watch out for are MG God Gundam and Gundam Ver.1.5. They're quite old, and you might not want to dive into them without doing some research first.
The MG GAT-X kits are pretty good, if not a little bit boring. Coming from the Ver.3.0, they're definitely much simpler. Easy to build, not too challenging, but will look nice with just panel lines and the included stickers.
Be careful as well with the MG Ver.Ka kits: the Zeta, ZZ, Sazabi, are roughly the same level of depth and involvement, which is to say they're very meaty. Full Armor Unicorn is a completely different experience. The base kit it comes from is now 17 years old, so the same caveat as MG God Gundam applies.
That's about all the notable cases I can remember. I just visited a hobby store yesterday. Anything else I didn't mention is a pretty safe bet all around (Arios, Force Impulse, and a few other things IIRC).
Happy building!
got the special edition of this kit and i love it so much, one of the best kits Ive ever built and i have over 80 including the pink zeta (thanks citrus)
I just absolutely love how you shot this.
I've been wanting to get this kit for some time now.
The 2.0 is still the absolute GOAT of RX-78 models
Glad to see an upload from you. I hope you're doing well.
I'm doing well, thank you! I hope you're doing well too
Damn I love the sound of the plastic bags being handled, when busting open the sweet goodness inside. 👂
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By the rings, a Citrus video!
YES FINALLY! BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS REVIEW!
so glad to have you back
Back for another SPLENDID Video my Lord Thank you
Hi Citrus, as usual awesome video! Quick question, do you top coat your kits particularly this one?
Yes! I top coat most kits I build
amazing review! always looking forward to your content, despite being quite new to the channel. I will be getting this as a bday present (probably, idk my parents said maybe afterwards), and this review really helped! I'm used to building revell kits, and stuff in the past, so I hope this shouldn't be a big problem (foreshadowing?) amazing video, liked + subbed!
From me, from A Baoa Qu, Merry Citrusmas, to you
Cute! Happy holidays!
Yooooo! Made my day! Love Grandpa Gundam and love your videos!
We missed you! Welcome back!
CITRUS IS BACK!
My favorite asmr ch is back
CITRUS VIDEO YEAHHHHHHHHH
glad to see ya back
I just got this kit a few days ago and I swear those MG fingers on this kit are so fragile and keep falling off with the slightest amount of movements.
I thought I was also going crazy with the shoulder attaching to the chest taking so much force. I'm handicapped irl on my left hand, so I didn't want break my wrist trying to force it in so hard, but I had to get it on somehow, and then I saw you also had to put in some decent force too. Geez...
I did like building the entire kit though sans those fingers and assembling the arm and shoulderpad to the chest.
I personally didn't bother with those hands and bought those third party DL poseable hands, as well as Bandai's own HD 1/100 hands. Generally speaking, I really don't like poseable hands. They're expressive, sure, but they're fragile. I prefer fixed posed hands instead.
EDIT: I got those HD 1/100 hands, and they sadly aren't compatible with the weapons of this kit. I guess I'm stuck with those DL hands
Bandai has generally moved on to fixed-pose hands in all kits now for good reason: easy to build, simple to design, cheap to produce, and always good-looking
I wonder how difficult it would be to remove that knee armor movement, maybe just cut the knee armor and glue it permanently to the shin. I would also remove the splitting thigh armor, it shouldn't have it as an rx 78 2 or 02, that is movable frame armor that was introduced on the gundam mk ii in lore, but that's only a problem for me since I enjoy the tech development of UC.
I didn't use to care so much, but after some thinking, seeing sliding armor gimmicks on RX-78 kits bothers me too.
Please do an MGEX Strike Freedom review. would like to see how you paint some details. thanks. more power man.
I've been tempted, but it's kind of expensive...
Hello. Did you have any issues with building the hands and/or fingers? The fingers on my kit keep popping out. Do you know of any replacements that fit?
I picked up those DL Dalin hands and they work better than the ones that come with the kit
I didn't have any problems, but I've built several pairs of these hands before already. There is some variation in tightness between different sets, and my only real advice is to be gentle and feel for the limits of the joints as much as you can. Ease into the motions smoothly and try not to move too quickly or sharply.
Wonderful video as always!
I missed you, endcard bunny
Oh you alive. Dapak
i had a lot of fun with this build as my first MG but i desperately wish this kit came with alternate static hands, the injection molded hands fell apart on me anytime i touched them. maybe i just lack experience but this kit almost ruined mg's for me solely because of the hands.
You're not alone. Everyone thought "Emotion Manipulators SP" were an awesome gimmick when they first used in 2012, but they have proven quite unpopular.
I switched mine out with Rx78 F00 static hands.
HOLY SHIT CITRUS UPLOAD ON MY BIRTHDAY?!?!
Happy birthday! Hope you had a great one
it's cool! amazing!!👍
What's better RX-78-2 Ver 3.0 or origin?
I like 3.0 more, but Origin is easier to build
Soo... Between mg 3.0 and mg origin.
Wich one is better in you opinion
I prefer 3.0
Its still so strange to me that the GTO gundam doesn't have the core block system.
It has it. The Metal Composite Origin figure comes with a bubbly-looking transforming Core Fighter that you can stick inside. The MG traded that feature for a stronger, more articulated torso, kinda like the MG OYW.
This kit is honestly the best RX-78 Master Grade. Making a kit of the modernised manga version was quite possibly the best choice Bandai-Namco ever made, and it shows: The part separation, accessory selection, options of displaying it with a more manga-accurate yellow chaingun cover, or with a backpack mortar cannon so it can resemble its ill-fated brother the 01... It really is the best 1/100 of the original real robot.
Oh, and for those who want their 02 fix on a budget, the High Grade is also worth checking out. You can even assemble it into the later Mid-type variant which is featured as the depiction of the Gundam in the Cucuruz Doan's Island film!
Please do more vids..
Great kit. But i dont recommend it to play around to much. Hip joint is intricate. Mine broke . Also the fingers are so loose . I'll give it 3.5/5
I'm not a fan of the swing-down design either. Definitely needs some reinforcement.
New video! So Cooooooool💪🤳