Fun fact! For the gunpla that have the led light function that is connected to the base (mainly the unicorn line), the motherboard that controls the timer and what sequence the lights turn on is NOT part of the lights installed in the gundam but instead is located at the base. Essentially, if you cut off the wire connecting to the battery pack and connect it with a suitable volt adaptor (the only one i know is 6.0 volts for the unicorn line), you can have all the lights turned on for however long you want with just a flick of the switch! And its easy to change too!
My favorite perfect grade: Original RX-78-2, it's the only one I have and I enjoyed building it so much I took the time to panel line everything and add all of the decals.
@@starsportscardshobbiesandm7222 it sure is, the redesign the whole torso...which make unleash so tempting even to some one who hate Rx78-2 like i’m. Never thought that i will love grand daddy gundam...this is the first, and could be the last
Bought the PG perfect strike based on your review . Previous experience was with the Wing Gundam Custom from endless waltz (one of my personal favorite mechs) and I had no idea what to expect . Hefty frame and lots of bolt together parts. Took a shelf dive on me and broke the wings and left arm so it’s been put into retirement waiting on the repairs .
Well, you can buy a KO of it for like 20$. It's a stand, not available otherwise, so I don't think anyone can complain "BuT WHy WoULD yOU BuY KO ITs A Sin"
I recommend the PG GP01, you can build either the GP01 or GP01FB, its just an armor and core fighter swap, so they make it easy to switch it up. The core fighters are cool as hell. It has spring loaded verniers all over the place in FB mode, and it comes with a display hangar type stand you can use to display the extra armor and weapons. The articulation is great, the inner frame is awesome, it’s got the moving pistons and stuff. Absolutely grab one if you can find it. The only issue is that it’s construction is a bit like the Ex-S Gundam, with some screws, but the end result is worth it.
Every time I hear trans-am i just think of an old pontiac. I can't help it. 00 is the first gundam series i ever watched and that association is still engraved in my psyche.
PG Zero was totally a product of its time. Which is to say it was yet another overly ambitious kit that was complete junk by today's standards that paved the way for better kits to come.
The build was kinda scary because the wiring is tedious while the plastic is not the best( it’s so brittle that it causes stress marks when I attached the chest armor and the feet). The wings are fragile while the hips on mine wobbles a lot (the die cast ball point that’s inserts between the waist so that the legs can connect should have been one piece with two ball joints on each sides). However, it’s still a beautiful kit and is ironically my favorite. I still recommend it to any wing fans but objectively, it’s not the best Pg.
I suggest you take MG grand daddy. i already have few MG and finally 2 week ago i bought MG grand daddy 3.0 and damn that kit so awesome. It solid, the surface got nice detail, color separation is good and the important thing is it so simple to build even with so many separation color and gimmick.
Gundam the Origin Jegan Wing Gundam Proto Zero Lunamaria's Zaku Warrior Duel Gundam Assault Shroud(really just any mg of the first five) Just a few good suggestions. Most MGs won't be too difficult for beginners except for most ver. Kas, bigger kits, and a few more complex kits like the Barbatos.
The PG Strike goes together simply and is soundly designed, though arguably lacking some of the more fun bells and whistles. The Exia is flashy and cool, but the construction is finicky to the point of frustration. So each PG's build is an analogy to the other one's show. Hey-o.
Simple? Seed? They threw in every alternate human sub plot in gundam, added their own, had a giant space whale fossil, etc. Now I will not sit here and defend 00's plot because I still have no god damn idea what happened in the second half of season 1
@@jeff3221 It describes the _other_ one's show. ...And even then I'm being _exceptionally_ generous to a series I loathe, having finished it recently. Frankly, the only good thing to come out of Seed is I can now watch ReRise and get all the little moments where ReRise craps all over Seed. (So _that's_ why Kazami started out like a braying ass... he has a Seed suit!)
@@draketheduelist Hahahaha yeah Seed has some insane flaws. Honestly I don't even think it'd be anywhere near as bad if they hadn't be forced to make it 50 episodes. Anyway, rerise is top tier content
can you elaborate more on PG exia? why do u say the construction is frustrating? is it hand granade-y or smthing breaks easily? cuz i.want that kit, either that or pg strike
Bandai: Here is an innovative lighting system and a new method to building that allows you more options for display and customisation. Mecha: Yeah, but the this one has more bits hanging off it though :p
@@abrohm2983 yes, and no, in terms of real grades a psycho gundam is cool, and overdue, but it’s also not *necessary* it’s from a series that has gotten a lot of love, and has an oversimplified transformation. I’d say something Sentinel is kind of required at this point because the technology has come so far that not fixing the wrongs that were the RG Z and pretty much the entire seed line is kind of a crime. It’s a bounty of miraculous designs even in a detached sense from the shows Gundam Sentinel and Hathaway were my prime examples because their not normal, and most real grades we’ve gotten are. Now that the line is stable and working it’s way into becoming more PG like we need Bandai to re-explore the more ambitious designs like Z, Ex-S, Xi, Penelope, G Mk-V, etc these designs need their justice. Psycho gundam is great and all, but in essence it is a bigger RX-179, and that’s it, so yes I needs to be a thing, but I think it can take a back burner
I’m occasionally prodding my local gunpla pusher to get the PG AEUG Gundam Mk II It’s one of the older ones, but man does it hold up, with so much detail and such a mean face on it. That and the Zeta looks pretty good as well. The rest of the PG’s doesn’t really speak to me. The Unleashed RX-78-2 looks fun to build and pose, but there’s something... too much, about it.
also check out the PG GP01 that can be converted into the Full Burnern and comes with a large hangar rack that you could store all the accessories onto when not in use.
Please do a pre-Strike PG sometime. Your perspective on retro kits is always super interesting. MK-II seems to be the fan favorite, and having built GP-01, I think you'd really enjoy it, especially with the painting potential they have, if you ever feel up for it. The build times if you go all out absolutely crush anything comparable we see from Bandai today, so there's a really good value there for those interested.
I have one PG, the RX-178 GUNDAM Mk-II2 AEUG version which I got as a Christmas present, and I wish it came with a stand as it's rather top-heavy and fell over once on me breaking its bazooka. Need fix it up and finish it up one day but I need get a new desk for model building. I want the Unleashed RX-78-2 but its hefty price is a major limit for me.
The perfect strike is my first PG and it's by far a fun kit to build and with the strike packs there's so many possibilities for poses and with the extra parts it's definitely going to be a custom project in the future definitely one of the best PG. The only issue I have so far to the joints are a bit weak and needs to be tightened also not sure if it's all bases but mine doesn't really hold that well at the straight point but that's easily fixable
The one gripe you have about the PG Exia can be fixed with a third party LED unit from Dragon Momoko. It's significantly cheaper, and if I remember correctly, it is USB powered, not battery.
I've gotten the perfect strike and it is awesome. I also got the astray red frame kai and you should get it. the sword is as long as the one with the perfect strike but way more hefty.
1. Perfect Strike 2. Exia Lightning 3. PGU RX-78-2 The Exia LED kit has so much more going on than the Unicorn plus if you go with the third party LED option with the USB port, you can set it on the light cycle forever. I use it as a nightlight for my daughter.
Unless you want to give yourself a power screw hassle and potentially have a spring getting lost from flying, definitely avoid perfect grades before the pg strike. Especially with the zeta ver ka, you don't need a pg zeta for transformation. For an all around good, affordable kit, get any of the strikes. Better to start with the rouge, so if later you want to upgrade, you can get the perfect strike and avoid same colors. For shelf presence get pg strike freedom (make sure you get replacement parts). Being able to spread the wings is a massive plus
3:05 about that...the standard 00 Raiser PG doesnt have a stand at all. I spent a week on mine and was kinda disappointed that it didnt get one considering the backpack WILL tip it over. *edit* OK so the 00 Raiser's first print had stands, but subsequent ones apparently didn't. you'd have to buy a seperate thing for it.
In terms of money, Yes I can get a pg but the reason I don't like pg is the size hahaha I prefer mg, not too big, not too small, it looks cool of course
I only have four perfect grades so far and this is just my personal least favorite to favorite. 4. Pg wing Zero custom. It looks good if you like more of a classy look, but I hate the build. If you don’t like screws then you’re going to hate it. The amount of screws it has will drive you mad. Plus you’re going to have to do the LED assembly. And obviously the worst part is that it don’t come with a stand. And the last thing is that the plastic feels a bit brittle. 3. The original pg RX-78-2. Again it had a very classic look to it and not a lot of detail on the armor. But there are two things about it that I just love about it. It it really does feel like a 1/60 robot and to be in a frame is drop dead gorgeous. No I don’t feel like something you would want to play around a lot it’s mostly just something to look at. 2. The pg 00 raiser. For me I actually do like it a little bit more than you do in my opinion. Not only the clutch joints suck but they are useless. Especially the one for the wrist. You’re never going to use that joint. Now I don’t dislike it as much as you did but still. My biggest problem with it is that I don’t quite feel like a perfect grade. I just feel like a 1/60 MG. It doesn’t have the most detailed inner frame I’ve seen and the legs to fall off quite a bit when you move them. However my favorite part about it is the possibility. It’s actually the only perfect grade where I like to pose it a lot. It’s just too bad they didn’t come with a stand. I’m not joking he original one (not the Trans Am version) not comes with a stand. 1. Pg banshee norn. It’s solid, (except for the ankle) It looks great in both modes, and the accessories are really good. But there are three things that I don’t like. One are the hands. The ball joint should’ve been a rotation. Because the weapons troops down easily. The full armor add-on came with trigger fingers which was awesome but I don’t have it so you know. And I also hate the connection for the big shield. The connection for is just too small and it does feel like it could snap at any moment. No just a two things I want to warn you. 1. old perfect grades until the strike gundam came with a bunch of screws and LED Assembly and if you’re not a fan of those then you’re going to hate it. 2. The old perfect grades may look out dated compared to modern kits and they’re not that poseable. The best attraction the older ones is that if you are an expert at painting the smallest little details to make it look real then you’re gonna be in heaven. They also feel like collector items. Not something to mess around with a lot. But if you’d like to pose your kits a lot then Buy the newer ones. The next perfect grade that I want to get is either the Gundam Mk-II the strike freedom or the pg Gundam Exia. If I had to recommend A perfect grade for you to build it would possibly be the Gundam RX-78 GP01/FB. It pretty much has everything that it needs. Bottom line is that I don’t think none of the perfect grades are bad it just comes down to how much you want. Except for the PG Evangelion. Avoid that one.
6:30 It would probably be really easy to wire in a DC jack to replace the batteries. Then, naturally, select a wall adapter with the right output voltage, or you could power it off USB with a boost converter, etc etc. I agree it should come standard though; batteries in the stand wouldnt be my first choice either.
The M. J. H. LED kit comes with the ability to be powered via Micro USB and it can stay on indefinitely. Plus, if you can find it, it's cheaper than the standard LED kit and the LED's are just as nice in my experience. Also Mecha Gaikotsu is mistaken about this kit, it DOES come with articulated hands. It's just it also comes with static weapon/posed hands too.
I really enjoyed building the PG red Zaku last year. But i highly recommend painting it. It looks fantastic! Exia is a favorite and I love the PG Unicorn with the Full Armor, it is massive!
The PG Gundam GP-01 is my personal favorite Not only do you get all the parts for the Zephyranthes but also the conversion pats to full burnern giving you 2 PG in one plus the included stand is designed like a maintenance bay to display the unused parts weapons and even workers in normal suits. Obviously big price tag but in the end we'll worth every penny.
I have: Strike Gundam ×2, Skygrasper, P Bandai Perfect Strike weapons set, Astray Red Frame, Banshee Norn, P Bandai Banshee Weapon set, Gundam MkII, RX78-2 Unleashed. Most of them are partially built, except for one of the Strikes and the MkII, which are both great kits. The MkII has plenty of opening hatches, hydraulics, springs and a not-overly-complex LED system. Being an old kit, there is quite a few screws which could be a turn off for some. My advice is use a powered screwdriver, because if you don't get the screws all the way in, you'll end up with loose joints. The P-Bandai Banshee set is a good buy, because it comes with those cool weapons from the Banshee's first appearance (which I prefer to the rifle and shield), sexy gold waterslide decals, and a miniature Marida Cruz figure. I'm building the Unleashed at the moment, and it is awesome. Actually a little simpler than the other PGs I've worked on. Two main gripes: No waterslide decals included, and it would have been awesome if they included duplicate eye/camera lenses so that you could swap between stickered and translucent parts. I don't want to cover the LED parts with stickers, but the eyes are very dark when not lit up.
I have strike rouge, strike freedom. Ordered perfect strike. Good tips. Probably won't get the older perfect grades before the strike since don't want to deal with the screws.
funny thing to note is that Dabans take on the PG exia LED gimmick comes with a micro-usb jack on the battery compartment. i dont know what Bandai was thinking to not add that feature when the PG exia was produced around the time when usb are on absolutely almost everything. oh they also have a scaled up Avalanche armor conversion set as well
I find the pg strike as the best perfect grade. A fun build, great balance, great poseability and great for anyone's wallet. And even if your aiming for the perfect strike, considering the amount of items, options, detail improvement and the stand, it's pretty much at a considerable price. I'm even surprised that it is only a bit more expensive than the unicorn, and that's without counting the led and the frustration of installing the led. The red frame on the otherhand is surprisingly underwhelming. The poseability from the waist down is a bit hindered by some of the armor. Which is ironic.
Honestly it would just be awesome to see IBO get some representation in grades other than HG. Perfect grade, master grade, real grade, it's all good just give us something
I'm still digging the older PGs there. And my favorite despite the flaws is the PG Zeta Gundam...though the PG Gundam MkII is cool, and the PG Gundam GP01/Fb is pretty smurfin' nice since it can be built as the base GP01 or as the upgraded GP01/Fb. UPDATE 2023Oct10: Wow. Came back to this video while lookin' for something else entirely. I noticed that a common thing you didn't like was the lack of a stand. But, most older PGs absolutely didn't have them. (The original PG RX78-2, the regular green Zaku II, Char's Zaku II S, and the Zeta didn't have stands included...not sure when Bandai got smarter and started adding them, though)
I really wanted to hate or disagree with your choices and opinions but you made such good points! Also didn’t realize the strike and perfect strike had those extra details on the armor. Nicely done.
I have a PG Perfect Strike as my first but haven't built it yet. 🤣 Then recently got a PBandai PG Astray Blue Frame also unbuilt. Looking forward to building these awesome kits! I recommend you get an Astray PG, Mecha!
The PG Gundam Mk II is fantastic to build holds up really well ! I have the titans Version but I think my favorite is the unleashed still I do want to build a ph Zaku 2 but don't want to get the old one. hopefully we get a Zaku 2 2.0 pg at some point
The old PG Zaku does suffer from some unfortunate seam lines, but the inner frame more than makes up for it. It has pistons on pretty much every joint.
I bought my first PG last year and I was actually torn between the PG Unleashed and the Perfect Strike. Glad I went with the Perfect Strike. I still plan to get the Unleashed and the PG Strike Freedom.
Hi Mecha, My personal top 2 would be the Astray Red on 2 and the Strike Rouge on 1. Partially for the same reasons as your own ranking. The Astray doesnt have a stand, even though the hip section is the same, and would fit on the already existing stand that comes with the Strike Rouge or separate Skygrasper. The Strike Rouge was my 1st, and i absolutely love the Perfect grade Strike inner frame. That kit is insanely awesome. Its pretty much just a recolored Strike with an Aile strike pack and an action base. I love it for all the same reasons you love your Strikes. Finding out the Astray was based on it, i had high hopes, but it honestly was quite disappointing instead. A lot of motion features in that frame are unused for the Astray, and simply covered up with plates. Sometimes not even fully covered. When the Astray bends a knee, you can see unused C clips inside that would cause more armor separation on the knee in the Strike. All through the build, it kinda feels like an afterthought, and the new parts for the Astray, are weirdly unsatisfying. The big shoulderplates show undetailed construction pins when the arm even slightly raises. Almost high grade level. On a Perfect grade, that is inexcusable to me. In any normalish poses, the model still looks great though, and it was super cheap for a Perfect grade. If i ever find the Skygrasper set separately, i'll be getting that for the Astray, mostly just for the stand. The Aile strike pack almost fits in its back. It even has the same torso inner frame in cluding the unused polycap to attach the wings. Just needs to get rid of its own tiny pack and a little filing of the back groove they seemingly intentionally made half a milimeter not wide enough to fit the Aile strike pack right out of the box... All in all, that Astray has some weird decisions in the kit. I'm still waiting for a Strike Freedom to arrive at some point, then i can make a top 3😅 Anyway, i love all your reviews. Got into gunpla fairly recently and you certainly helped me on my path! Thats enough from me. Thanks again for the detailed breakdowns in all the reviews!
make sure you get the metal replacement parts for the pg strike freedom. I do recommend the strike rouge over the other ones since you can always upgrade later to the pg perfect strike and avoid duplicates. Strike freedom overall probably has the best shelf presence. Avoid pre strike pgs unless you want powered bolts and springs getting lost
Hey Mecha, you rated the Perfect Strike as double Gold before, since you now have Platinum tier would you say that its Platinum tier or do you stand by double Gold?
The stand nit pick is definitely the biggest nit pick in here since a good kit shouldn't need a stand to be good but yes Bandai should make a action base just for PGs that you can buy but seperatly Ps give the PG mk ii a shot for something almost two decades old it's has good has the PGU and it's entire outer armor is all undergatted
Well without a stand a kit's poses are heavily restricted especially PG's as they are incredibly heavy. What good would the Aile Striker pack, a flight unit, be without any way to get it in a flying pose? I don't think that expecting a stand when you're paying shitloads is a nitpick, it should be a standard
the issue I think doesn't come from not including a stand, it's that you can't get the stand in the first place. bandai doesn't sell em as is cause they're different each time. And it's not like they don't make stands, we get those in the specific versions that come with one. P sure there's also the problem of the PGU not having any hole for stands iirc, tho I don't have one myself to verify
The only perfect grade I have is the RX-178 Mk II (Titans version) I built it like 15 years ago, and its still in great shape. It was a super fun, and long(but not in a bad way) build and I loved every second of it.
You can buy "AA Battery Eliminator" to hot wire the battery pack to a wall plug, then you can control the on/off from the wall plug and no need to fiddle with the battery compartment.
Hey mecha Gaikotsu, For the lights turning off there is a way to make it so it does not turn off on a timer . if you hold the light switching button as you turn it on it puts it in a mode where there is no timer. it works on the pg unicorn but im not sure about the pg exia
Unicorn is only better if you like the OVA. Exia poses better, has better joints, and is prettier. I’ve heard that the PG wing zero custom is amazing, but it’s super dated as far as construction… but… METAL JOINTS!!, and the PG Eva 01 is was the best PG out there for a long time.. pretty much until the exia. Both are no longer printed so good luck finding them. Wing zero custom is about $300 right outta shiozuka, and unit 01 is about $100 more. For that price you might as well get a “NEWG” resin kit.
I don't have any PG kits yet cos they cost a fortune and take up a lot of space. That doesn't mean there aren't ones i'd like to have, but realistically i can only get one. The original RX-78-2, Zaku 2 (MP or Char) a Mk 2 (can't decide which), GP01/FB, Exia or Unicorn. If i HAD to trim those down; Grandpa or Exia. One's the classic while the other's a favourite.
Hmm you are missing Strike Freedom, Wing Zero Custom and Double Katana Astray Red frame, these are pretty cool too, but my favorite is definitely the unleashed RX-78. Unless they do a unleash Infinite Justice that would be my dream.
PG list that looks 90% the same. :(. Bandai needs to release other PG that is not exia , rx or unicorn looking guys. Sinanju? Sazabi, Khsatria, even Saku. enough of the similar looking PG.
I want a perfect grade...barnatos Lupus so bad... But out of them all, frankly, i love to have Rx78-2 which is the the least gundam design i ever like. For some reason, when it come to pg rx78-2, i just couldn’t complain...and fall in love with grand daddy gundam for the first time, and could be the last time.
MechaGaikotsu please pin these. Everybody must know this. My PG Exia's Shoulder joints are tight as hell. At first, i thought it was normal but oh boy. After finishing it and thinking of posing it. *SNAP* The Arm separated from the whole shoulder. For anybody who wants to build the Exia. Please sand the Runner N parts that makes the Shoulder move
Do yourself a big favor and get a PG GP01Fb and MkII. These are the best of the best ‘old-style’ PG kits and will seriously shake up your opinions of the PG line.
are you sure PG exia doesn't get full articulated finger? for as I remember mine, it has... but i agree the LED unit is a crap, it's double the price and only work with AA battery. Mine replaced by MJH Led Unit for only 24.5usd! Cheap! and it has micro usb port to power the led. The quality? not perfect but really good. the cable are colored red an black like it got from old junk. it's too long at the base and inside the head, but as i remember it easy to fix. other than that, it's same as bandai.
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Wait, didn’t your review of PG Exia have the articulated hands?
@Shin-Gundam a PG Tallgeese would’ve been awesome
@Shin-Gundam though I would’ve also liked to see a PG from the Gundam Build series
only if it comes with a stand
Great recommendations, thank you for your effort!
Nice! Now if only I could afford one!
To be honest I can’t afford any
Me too
Yup
If I could I'd buy all of you gundam kits.
@@KiomonDuck please
Fun fact! For the gunpla that have the led light function that is connected to the base (mainly the unicorn line), the motherboard that controls the timer and what sequence the lights turn on is NOT part of the lights installed in the gundam but instead is located at the base. Essentially, if you cut off the wire connecting to the battery pack and connect it with a suitable volt adaptor (the only one i know is 6.0 volts for the unicorn line), you can have all the lights turned on for however long you want with just a flick of the switch! And its easy to change too!
My favorite perfect grade: Original RX-78-2, it's the only one I have and I enjoyed building it so much I took the time to panel line everything and add all of the decals.
mine's falling apart
The unleashed version is better
@@starsportscardshobbiesandm7222 it sure is, the redesign the whole torso...which make unleash so tempting even to some one who hate Rx78-2 like i’m. Never thought that i will love grand daddy gundam...this is the first, and could be the last
The foil sticker decals on the 1998 PG RX-78-2 are god awful same goes with the eye sticker. Wish they would of have water slide decals.
@@NamelessPassenger I was not much a fan of the RX-78-2 but the MG the origins kit got me
Still praying Bandai makes a PG Quanta and Freedom to complete the Setsuna and Kira main suit sets
I want a PG and MG Kyshatriya. It'd be huge but it would be awesome!!
Brian Laveck there is not even a pg sinanju what do you expect...
I would kill for a PG version of qant (full sabre), barbie, Hi(Nu) , sazabi, sinanju, and maybe an expansion for the exia repairs (2-4)
Im hoping for the PG Freedom too.
Already have the Strike Freedom and the Strike is ordered from HLJ.
The Freedom would complet the set :D
nah nah nah what we need is another RX-78-2 and Unicorn
Bought the PG perfect strike based on your review . Previous experience was with the Wing Gundam Custom from endless waltz (one of my personal favorite mechs) and I had no idea what to expect . Hefty frame and lots of bolt together parts. Took a shelf dive on me and broke the wings and left arm so it’s been put into retirement waiting on the repairs .
The PG 00 Raiser came with a unique stand as a first-run bonus back when it was released in 2009.
Pretty scummy move on Bandai's part, I know.
It even hurts knowing that the stand had a cool photoetch metal plate sheet that had the name of the suit on it too.
Well, you can buy a KO of it for like 20$. It's a stand, not available otherwise, so I don't think anyone can complain "BuT WHy WoULD yOU BuY KO ITs A Sin"
Cause Bandai is a bastard.
I recommend the PG GP01, you can build either the GP01 or GP01FB, its just an armor and core fighter swap, so they make it easy to switch it up. The core fighters are cool as hell. It has spring loaded verniers all over the place in FB mode, and it comes with a display hangar type stand you can use to display the extra armor and weapons. The articulation is great, the inner frame is awesome, it’s got the moving pistons and stuff. Absolutely grab one if you can find it. The only issue is that it’s construction is a bit like the Ex-S Gundam, with some screws, but the end result is worth it.
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Every time I hear trans-am i just think of an old pontiac. I can't help it. 00 is the first gundam series i ever watched and that association is still engraved in my psyche.
Guarantee the last spot is gonna change when you add wing zero to your collection. That thing was a nightmare for me. Lol
PG Zero was totally a product of its time. Which is to say it was yet another overly ambitious kit that was complete junk by today's standards that paved the way for better kits to come.
what did it do to you ?🤔🤔🤔
I finally threw that kit away, lol.
The build was kinda scary because the wiring is tedious while the plastic is not the best( it’s so brittle that it causes stress marks when I attached the chest armor and the feet). The wings are fragile while the hips on mine wobbles a lot (the die cast ball point that’s inserts between the waist so that the legs can connect should have been one piece with two ball joints on each sides). However, it’s still a beautiful kit and is ironically my favorite. I still recommend it to any wing fans but objectively, it’s not the best Pg.
@@keiazuma9593 ya know what just sacrifice it to the Acetone deity
If only I could afford one. For now I’ll have to focus on getting my first MG, don’t know which one to get though. PS (Nice vid man)
MG Barbatos, MG RX-78 3.0 / Origin Ver., and Freedom Gundam (or any other Gundam Seed kits) are my go-to's for first timers Master Grade kits!
I suggest you take MG grand daddy. i already have few MG and finally 2 week ago i bought MG grand daddy 3.0 and damn that kit so awesome. It solid, the surface got nice detail, color separation is good and the important thing is it so simple to build even with so many separation color and gimmick.
2.0/3.0 rx78
Gundam the Origin
Jegan
Wing Gundam Proto Zero
Lunamaria's Zaku Warrior
Duel Gundam Assault Shroud(really just any mg of the first five)
Just a few good suggestions. Most MGs won't be too difficult for beginners except for most ver. Kas, bigger kits, and a few more complex kits like the Barbatos.
Thank you everyone for the great suggestions!
We need more PG bad guys like Sazabi, Gelgoog, The-O and Qubeley. How about Nu Gundam too.
The second they make the Sazabi/Nu into Perfect Grades, we all know it'll progress to "when Nightingale/Hi-nu" real damn quicklike.
@@SliceyMcBreadmaker in 1/60 scale that would be redonkulous
Other then the Zaku have there been any other PG non-Gundams?
@@nilus2k The Eva. That's it.
Pg rozen zulu pls
The PG Strike goes together simply and is soundly designed, though arguably lacking some of the more fun bells and whistles. The Exia is flashy and cool, but the construction is finicky to the point of frustration. So each PG's build is an analogy to the other one's show. Hey-o.
Simple? Seed? They threw in every alternate human sub plot in gundam, added their own, had a giant space whale fossil, etc.
Now I will not sit here and defend 00's plot because I still have no god damn idea what happened in the second half of season 1
@@jeff3221 It describes the _other_ one's show. ...And even then I'm being _exceptionally_ generous to a series I loathe, having finished it recently.
Frankly, the only good thing to come out of Seed is I can now watch ReRise and get all the little moments where ReRise craps all over Seed. (So _that's_ why Kazami started out like a braying ass... he has a Seed suit!)
Kinda agree. I broke my pg exia. Still feel really sad about it.
@@draketheduelist Hahahaha yeah Seed has some insane flaws. Honestly I don't even think it'd be anywhere near as bad if they hadn't be forced to make it 50 episodes.
Anyway, rerise is top tier content
can you elaborate more on PG exia? why do u say the construction is frustrating? is it hand granade-y or smthing breaks easily? cuz i.want that kit, either that or pg strike
Bandai: Here is an innovative lighting system and a new method to building that allows you more options for display and customisation.
Mecha: Yeah, but the this one has more bits hanging off it though :p
I’m just saying the next real grade that needs to come out is the Ex-S gundam, or the Penelope/Xi duo, and god damnit I hope it’s the Ex-S
phychogundam mk 2. only kit it ever had was 1/400 scale and it's over due for any real kit. would be absurd but that's great!
@@abrohm2983 yes, and no, in terms of real grades a psycho gundam is cool, and overdue, but it’s also not *necessary* it’s from a series that has gotten a lot of love, and has an oversimplified transformation. I’d say something Sentinel is kind of required at this point because the technology has come so far that not fixing the wrongs that were the RG Z and pretty much the entire seed line is kind of a crime. It’s a bounty of miraculous designs even in a detached sense from the shows
Gundam Sentinel and Hathaway were my prime examples because their not normal, and most real grades we’ve gotten are. Now that the line is stable and working it’s way into becoming more PG like we need Bandai to re-explore the more ambitious designs like Z, Ex-S, Xi, Penelope, G Mk-V, etc these designs need their justice. Psycho gundam is great and all, but in essence it is a bigger RX-179, and that’s it, so yes I needs to be a thing, but I think it can take a back burner
Give Epyon, Bandai. Do it.
It's about time Bandai need to remaster Master Grade GP01 kit, either Ver 2.0 or Ver.KA would be fine.
I’m occasionally prodding my local gunpla pusher to get the PG AEUG Gundam Mk II
It’s one of the older ones, but man does it hold up, with so much detail and such a mean face on it.
That and the Zeta looks pretty good as well. The rest of the PG’s doesn’t really speak to me. The Unleashed RX-78-2 looks fun to build and pose, but there’s something... too much, about it.
PG Zaku char type is fun, gave mine murder spikes.
Agreed about the PGU. Honestly I prefer the Mega Size RX-78-2, it’s head mould is stunning and the outer detail is subtle but also substantial.
I enjoyed the pg rx78 original, and it looks more accurate than the unleashed. Plus for a kit from the 90s it still looks amazing.
I’d like to build that one soon
also check out the PG GP01 that can be converted into the Full Burnern and comes with a large hangar rack that you could store all the accessories onto when not in use.
Please do a pre-Strike PG sometime. Your perspective on retro kits is always super interesting. MK-II seems to be the fan favorite, and having built GP-01, I think you'd really enjoy it, especially with the painting potential they have, if you ever feel up for it. The build times if you go all out absolutely crush anything comparable we see from Bandai today, so there's a really good value there for those interested.
I wish they would make a perfect grade barbatos
I have one PG, the RX-178 GUNDAM Mk-II2 AEUG version which I got as a Christmas present, and I wish it came with a stand as it's rather top-heavy and fell over once on me breaking its bazooka. Need fix it up and finish it up one day but I need get a new desk for model building.
I want the Unleashed RX-78-2 but its hefty price is a major limit for me.
The perfect strike is my first PG and it's by far a fun kit to build and with the strike packs there's so many possibilities for poses and with the extra parts it's definitely going to be a custom project in the future definitely one of the best PG. The only issue I have so far to the joints are a bit weak and needs to be tightened also not sure if it's all bases but mine doesn't really hold that well at the straight point but that's easily fixable
The one gripe you have about the PG Exia can be fixed with a third party LED unit from Dragon Momoko. It's significantly cheaper, and if I remember correctly, it is USB powered, not battery.
or you can hack the battery compartment so it can be powered by usb...
hello, would it be okay for you to send me a link where I can buy this?
@@lorenzocruz767 Google M. J. H. LED kit. They aren't called Dragon Momoko anymore if I recall correctly.
I've gotten the perfect strike and it is awesome. I also got the astray red frame kai and you should get it. the sword is as long as the one with the perfect strike but way more hefty.
Why 00 seven and 00 raiser trans am!!!!!!??????????????😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
1. Perfect Strike
2. Exia Lightning
3. PGU RX-78-2
The Exia LED kit has so much more going on than the Unicorn plus if you go with the third party LED option with the USB port, you can set it on the light cycle forever. I use it as a nightlight for my daughter.
The PG Wing Gundam Zero Custom was god, awful because you have to cut the wires in order to light up the eyes.
I just wanna have PG Zeta. Hopefuly I can bought it next year😢
Unless you want to give yourself a power screw hassle and potentially have a spring getting lost from flying, definitely avoid perfect grades before the pg strike. Especially with the zeta ver ka, you don't need a pg zeta for transformation.
For an all around good, affordable kit, get any of the strikes. Better to start with the rouge, so if later you want to upgrade, you can get the perfect strike and avoid same colors. For shelf presence get pg strike freedom (make sure you get replacement parts). Being able to spread the wings is a massive plus
3:05 about that...the standard 00 Raiser PG doesnt have a stand at all. I spent a week on mine and was kinda disappointed that it didnt get one considering the backpack WILL tip it over.
*edit* OK so the 00 Raiser's first print had stands, but subsequent ones apparently didn't. you'd have to buy a seperate thing for it.
In terms of money, Yes I can get a pg but the reason I don't like pg is the size hahaha I prefer mg, not too big, not too small, it looks cool of course
Perfect Strike Gundam and it's Perfect Grade hahaha😂😂😂
sounds like you need to buy more PG.. like a strike freedom for one thing.
Can you make a favorite and least favorite ibo kit Hg and 1/100
I only have four perfect grades so far and this is just my personal least favorite to favorite.
4. Pg wing Zero custom. It looks good if you like more of a classy look, but I hate the build. If you don’t like screws then you’re going to hate it. The amount of screws it has will drive you mad. Plus you’re going to have to do the LED assembly. And obviously the worst part is that it don’t come with a stand. And the last thing is that the plastic feels a bit brittle.
3. The original pg RX-78-2. Again it had a very classic look to it and not a lot of detail on the armor. But there are two things about it that I just love about it. It it really does feel like a 1/60 robot and to be in a frame is drop dead gorgeous. No I don’t feel like something you would want to play around a lot it’s mostly just something to look at.
2. The pg 00 raiser. For me I actually do like it a little bit more than you do in my opinion. Not only the clutch joints suck but they are useless. Especially the one for the wrist. You’re never going to use that joint. Now I don’t dislike it as much as you did but still. My biggest problem with it is that I don’t quite feel like a perfect grade. I just feel like a 1/60 MG. It doesn’t have the most detailed inner frame I’ve seen and the legs to fall off quite a bit when you move them. However my favorite part about it is the possibility. It’s actually the only perfect grade where I like to pose it a lot. It’s just too bad they didn’t come with a stand. I’m not joking he original one (not the Trans Am version) not comes with a stand.
1. Pg banshee norn. It’s solid, (except for the ankle) It looks great in both modes, and the accessories are really good. But there are three things that I don’t like. One are the hands. The ball joint should’ve been a rotation. Because the weapons troops down easily. The full armor add-on came with trigger fingers which was awesome but I don’t have it so you know. And I also hate the connection for the big shield. The connection for is just too small and it does feel like it could snap at any moment.
No just a two things I want to warn you.
1. old perfect grades until the strike gundam came with a bunch of screws and LED Assembly and if you’re not a fan of those then you’re going to hate it.
2. The old perfect grades may look out dated compared to modern kits and they’re not that poseable.
The best attraction the older ones is that if you are an expert at painting the smallest little details to make it look real then you’re gonna be in heaven. They also feel like collector items. Not something to mess around with a lot. But if you’d like to pose your kits a lot then Buy the newer ones. The next perfect grade that I want to get is either the Gundam Mk-II the strike freedom or the pg Gundam Exia. If I had to recommend A perfect grade for you to build it would possibly be the Gundam RX-78 GP01/FB. It pretty much has everything that it needs. Bottom line is that I don’t think none of the perfect grades are bad it just comes down to how much you want. Except for the PG Evangelion. Avoid that one.
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It would probably be really easy to wire in a DC jack to replace the batteries. Then, naturally, select a wall adapter with the right output voltage, or you could power it off USB with a boost converter, etc etc.
I agree it should come standard though; batteries in the stand wouldnt be my first choice either.
pretty sure it will work with usb power with 5v current...
The M. J. H. LED kit comes with the ability to be powered via Micro USB and it can stay on indefinitely. Plus, if you can find it, it's cheaper than the standard LED kit and the LED's are just as nice in my experience.
Also Mecha Gaikotsu is mistaken about this kit, it DOES come with articulated hands. It's just it also comes with static weapon/posed hands too.
I really enjoyed building the PG red Zaku last year. But i highly recommend painting it. It looks fantastic! Exia is a favorite and I love the PG Unicorn with the Full Armor, it is massive!
watches this with only one Hg:
Also me: hmm intresting
The PG Gundam GP-01 is my personal favorite Not only do you get all the parts for the Zephyranthes but also the conversion pats to full burnern giving you 2 PG in one plus the included stand is designed like a maintenance bay to display the unused parts weapons and even workers in normal suits. Obviously big price tag but in the end we'll worth every penny.
PG Strike freedom 2.0
PG Nu Gundam 💀
That’s it. I’m going to say it.
I want to see what a barbatos (or any version of Barbie) Ver. Ka
Since you talked about getting another PG, I’d like to see a review of the Strike Freedom, personally…
It's literally the largest PG kit due to that wingspan. Downside is the dragoons don't stay in all that well.
NEXT REVIEW PG ASTRAY RED FRAME PLEASEEE 😍😍😍
This is really important,, i mean most of us could only afford one pg
All you need is the PG GP-01 to bump every single one of the other PG down a point!
I'm kinda hoping PG unleashed Evangelion unit 01. Cuz the original PG frightens me too much to even try
That honestly sounds like it would be incredible!
Mecha you should get more of the older PGs for review
I have:
Strike Gundam ×2,
Skygrasper,
P Bandai Perfect Strike weapons set,
Astray Red Frame,
Banshee Norn,
P Bandai Banshee Weapon set,
Gundam MkII,
RX78-2 Unleashed.
Most of them are partially built, except for one of the Strikes and the MkII, which are both great kits.
The MkII has plenty of opening hatches, hydraulics, springs and a not-overly-complex LED system. Being an old kit, there is quite a few screws which could be a turn off for some. My advice is use a powered screwdriver, because if you don't get the screws all the way in, you'll end up with loose joints.
The P-Bandai Banshee set is a good buy, because it comes with those cool weapons from the Banshee's first appearance (which I prefer to the rifle and shield), sexy gold waterslide decals, and a miniature Marida Cruz figure.
I'm building the Unleashed at the moment, and it is awesome. Actually a little simpler than the other PGs I've worked on. Two main gripes: No waterslide decals included, and it would have been awesome if they included duplicate eye/camera lenses so that you could swap between stickered and translucent parts. I don't want to cover the LED parts with stickers, but the eyes are very dark when not lit up.
I have strike rouge, strike freedom. Ordered perfect strike. Good tips. Probably won't get the older perfect grades before the strike since don't want to deal with the screws.
funny thing to note is that Dabans take on the PG exia LED gimmick comes with a micro-usb jack on the battery compartment. i dont know what Bandai was thinking to not add that feature when the PG exia was produced around the time when usb are on absolutely almost everything.
oh they also have a scaled up Avalanche armor conversion set as well
Fyi: modern cheap electric bug swatter does have usb port.
Yes, desperately need power usb port on LED system
The PG OO Raiser only came with a stand in the first run unfortunately. I built one last year and had to buy a dodgy 3rd party stand for it.
I find the pg strike as the best perfect grade. A fun build, great balance, great poseability and great for anyone's wallet. And even if your aiming for the perfect strike, considering the amount of items, options, detail improvement and the stand, it's pretty much at a considerable price. I'm even surprised that it is only a bit more expensive than the unicorn, and that's without counting the led and the frustration of installing the led. The red frame on the otherhand is surprisingly underwhelming. The poseability from the waist down is a bit hindered by some of the armor. Which is ironic.
I'd say the strike Rouge is a step above, the subtle rose and pink color and the insane decals are amazing.
It would be interesting to see the best and worst gunpla for each series or season of a series in the form of HG.
Wouldn’t it be a dream come true if we got a PG Barbatos Lupus Rex?! That and the Heavyarms Custom are what I want to see as a Perfect Grade.
Honestly it would just be awesome to see IBO get some representation in grades other than HG. Perfect grade, master grade, real grade, it's all good just give us something
I'm still digging the older PGs there. And my favorite despite the flaws is the PG Zeta Gundam...though the PG Gundam MkII is cool, and the PG Gundam GP01/Fb is pretty smurfin' nice since it can be built as the base GP01 or as the upgraded GP01/Fb.
UPDATE 2023Oct10: Wow. Came back to this video while lookin' for something else entirely. I noticed that a common thing you didn't like was the lack of a stand. But, most older PGs absolutely didn't have them. (The original PG RX78-2, the regular green Zaku II, Char's Zaku II S, and the Zeta didn't have stands included...not sure when Bandai got smarter and started adding them, though)
The battery led problem could be solved with a AC battery power supply adapter.
I really wanted to hate or disagree with your choices and opinions but you made such good points! Also didn’t realize the strike and perfect strike had those extra details on the armor. Nicely done.
I’ve been trying to get a 78 unleashed. Waiting patiently.
Same
No love for the ew zero?!
Top 3 for me regarding the ones I own:
1 - Phenex (Narrative)
2 - Strike Freedom
3 - RX-78-2 Unleashed
I would KILL for the Phenex, but I missed the re-release and the current price is just too much for me, it hurts to spend 400, let alone 700-800
I have a PG Perfect Strike as my first but haven't built it yet. 🤣 Then recently got a PBandai PG Astray Blue Frame also unbuilt. Looking forward to building these awesome kits! I recommend you get an Astray PG, Mecha!
PG strike freedom is my number one, but like everyone below I want to see a PG barbatos lupus Rex.
even an real MG Lupus Rex would be great. and please with right colored fingers or at best articulated ones!
The PG Gundam Mk II is fantastic to build holds up really well ! I have the titans Version but I think my favorite is the unleashed still I do want to build a ph Zaku 2 but don't want to get the old one. hopefully we get a Zaku 2 2.0 pg at some point
The old PG Zaku does suffer from some unfortunate seam lines, but the inner frame more than makes up for it. It has pistons on pretty much every joint.
Try the pg astray
Sugoi. ;-;
Just bought the RX-78-2 PG Unleashed, looking forward to getting the build done
I bought my first PG last year and I was actually torn between the PG Unleashed and the Perfect Strike. Glad I went with the Perfect Strike. I still plan to get the Unleashed and the PG Strike Freedom.
I'm currently building my PG Unicorn Banshee Norn with LED unit
PG Zaku II Unleashed!!! Make it happen Bandai
Bandai need to listen to this!
No Zeta msz-006?!!!
Hi Mecha,
My personal top 2 would be the Astray Red on 2 and the Strike Rouge on 1.
Partially for the same reasons as your own ranking. The Astray doesnt have a stand, even though the hip section is the same, and would fit on the already existing stand that comes with the Strike Rouge or separate Skygrasper.
The Strike Rouge was my 1st, and i absolutely love the Perfect grade Strike inner frame. That kit is insanely awesome. Its pretty much just a recolored Strike with an Aile strike pack and an action base. I love it for all the same reasons you love your Strikes. Finding out the Astray was based on it, i had high hopes, but it honestly was quite disappointing instead. A lot of motion features in that frame are unused for the Astray, and simply covered up with plates. Sometimes not even fully covered. When the Astray bends a knee, you can see unused C clips inside that would cause more armor separation on the knee in the Strike. All through the build, it kinda feels like an afterthought, and the new parts for the Astray, are weirdly unsatisfying. The big shoulderplates show undetailed construction pins when the arm even slightly raises. Almost high grade level. On a Perfect grade, that is inexcusable to me. In any normalish poses, the model still looks great though, and it was super cheap for a Perfect grade. If i ever find the Skygrasper set separately, i'll be getting that for the Astray, mostly just for the stand. The Aile strike pack almost fits in its back. It even has the same torso inner frame in cluding the unused polycap to attach the wings. Just needs to get rid of its own tiny pack and a little filing of the back groove they seemingly intentionally made half a milimeter not wide enough to fit the Aile strike pack right out of the box... All in all, that Astray has some weird decisions in the kit.
I'm still waiting for a Strike Freedom to arrive at some point, then i can make a top 3😅
Anyway, i love all your reviews. Got into gunpla fairly recently and you certainly helped me on my path!
Thats enough from me. Thanks again for the detailed breakdowns in all the reviews!
make sure you get the metal replacement parts for the pg strike freedom. I do recommend the strike rouge over the other ones since you can always upgrade later to the pg perfect strike and avoid duplicates.
Strike freedom overall probably has the best shelf presence. Avoid pre strike pgs unless you want powered bolts and springs getting lost
Hey Mecha, you rated the Perfect Strike as double Gold before, since you now have Platinum tier would you say that its Platinum tier or do you stand by double Gold?
The stand nit pick is definitely the biggest nit pick in here since a good kit shouldn't need a stand to be good but yes Bandai should make a action base just for PGs that you can buy but seperatly
Ps give the PG mk ii a shot for something almost two decades old it's has good has the PGU and it's entire outer armor is all undergatted
Well without a stand a kit's poses are heavily restricted especially PG's as they are incredibly heavy. What good would the Aile Striker pack, a flight unit, be without any way to get it in a flying pose? I don't think that expecting a stand when you're paying shitloads is a nitpick, it should be a standard
the issue I think doesn't come from not including a stand, it's that you can't get the stand in the first place. bandai doesn't sell em as is cause they're different each time. And it's not like they don't make stands, we get those in the specific versions that come with one.
P sure there's also the problem of the PGU not having any hole for stands iirc, tho I don't have one myself to verify
Why no PG zeta Gundam?
He said he had no older pg’s past the strike. Zeta is OLD
The only perfect grade I have is the RX-178 Mk II (Titans version) I built it like 15 years ago, and its still in great shape. It was a super fun, and long(but not in a bad way) build and I loved every second of it.
You can buy "AA Battery Eliminator" to hot wire the battery pack to a wall plug, then you can control the on/off from the wall plug and no need to fiddle with the battery compartment.
Hey mecha Gaikotsu, For the lights turning off there is a way to make it so it does not turn off on a timer . if you hold the light switching button as you turn it on it puts it in a mode where there is no timer. it works on the pg unicorn but im not sure about the pg exia
I'd like to see a video where you choose your favorite of all the grades of each Gundam. Or at least the main MS for a few series
Im speeeeed
Unicorn is only better if you like the OVA. Exia poses better, has better joints, and is prettier. I’ve heard that the PG wing zero custom is amazing, but it’s super dated as far as construction… but… METAL JOINTS!!, and the PG Eva 01 is was the best PG out there for a long time.. pretty much until the exia. Both are no longer printed so good luck finding them. Wing zero custom is about $300 right outta shiozuka, and unit 01 is about $100 more. For that price you might as well get a “NEWG” resin kit.
I don't have any PG kits yet cos they cost a fortune and take up a lot of space.
That doesn't mean there aren't ones i'd like to have, but realistically i can only get one.
The original RX-78-2, Zaku 2 (MP or Char) a Mk 2 (can't decide which), GP01/FB, Exia or Unicorn.
If i HAD to trim those down; Grandpa or Exia. One's the classic while the other's a favourite.
the TransArm clear version is wayyyyy better than the normal TransArm, it's sooooo beautiful !!!
What's the name of the song playing during the Number 1 showcase?
I've got a top #1, cause I've only built one.
The PG RX-78-2 Unleashed, which I built this year.
i've built only 3 perfect grades. the strike, the strike freedom, and the exia. i really really want a perfect strike and the rx78-2 unleashed.
Hmm you are missing Strike Freedom, Wing Zero Custom and Double Katana Astray Red frame, these are pretty cool too, but my favorite is definitely the unleashed RX-78. Unless they do a unleash Infinite Justice that would be my dream.
I’m considering on buying the perfect grade 00 raiser. But now I don’t know. The 00 is my favorite.
I’m building seven swords right now 😢 wish I got the PG RX unleashed, I still might get it, but they’re soo much money
I'm glad I'm not the only person so critical about Stands coming with PGs...
BRUH DUDE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PG ASTRAY YOU PROMISED 3 FUCKING YEARS AGO!?!??!?! PLS JEBUS CHRIST THE LORD
PG list that looks 90% the same. :(. Bandai needs to release other PG that is not exia , rx or unicorn looking guys. Sinanju? Sazabi, Khsatria, even Saku. enough of the similar looking PG.
Unsubbing, 00 best forever, not really, I don't have 00 pg, it's just my favorite gundam, those spring loaded joints sound like a pain.
my top 3 PG i have built
1. Exia
2. Unicorn
3. Strike
special mention : Nillson Work ARF (3rd party)
I want a perfect grade...barnatos Lupus so bad...
But out of them all, frankly, i love to have Rx78-2 which is the the least gundam design i ever like. For some reason, when it come to pg rx78-2, i just couldn’t complain...and fall in love with grand daddy gundam for the first time, and could be the last time.
MechaGaikotsu please pin these. Everybody must know this.
My PG Exia's Shoulder joints are tight as hell. At first, i thought it was normal but oh boy. After finishing it and thinking of posing it.
*SNAP*
The Arm separated from the whole shoulder.
For anybody who wants to build the Exia. Please sand the Runner N parts that makes the Shoulder move
What about the pg unicorn perfectibility with divine kit? 👀👀👀
Strike gundam design is always amazing but I still can't wrap my head around the awfully matched color palette
Do yourself a big favor and get a PG GP01Fb and MkII. These are the best of the best ‘old-style’ PG kits and will seriously shake up your opinions of the PG line.
PG Astray Red Frame Kai with huge tactical arm, just like your other video gundam with huge sword list.
_Someday_ we'll get a PGU Barbatos Lupus... (look, just let me live in my delusion, alright?)
are you sure PG exia doesn't get full articulated finger? for as I remember mine, it has... but i agree the LED unit is a crap, it's double the price and only work with AA battery. Mine replaced by MJH Led Unit for only 24.5usd! Cheap! and it has micro usb port to power the led. The quality? not perfect but really good. the cable are colored red an black like it got from old junk. it's too long at the base and inside the head, but as i remember it easy to fix. other than that, it's same as bandai.