Funny thing, Unicorn Full Armor ver ka is my 1st MG, building it wasn't tough, it was the massive decals that can be tough, stuck some crooked, some upside down but all in all it was fun and a good experience, no regret. Banshee Ver ka is the next one am gonna build 😂
hahaha one of the first kits I first got was the FA Unicorn, it wasn't too bad. I did expect it to be a brick though and I was very burnt out the Unicorn putting decals on everything, dry transfers especially. I'm also surprised transforming kits haven't made the list, one of my first MG's was the zeta plus c1 and its wait section was horrible. Could barely stand (*shudder*).
If you get an original MG Exia made in 2009 then it has some terrible joint issues and the GN Drive being prone to falling out. If you get a more recent production then by all accounts its very solid.
I have the Avalanche Exia. Which is just the standard MG Exia with extra parts. The Exia is all around pretty good, I like it and it looks great all built up. The only complaints I would have are that the front skirts are a lil annoying. They have 2 points of articulation to get them out of the way so the leg can go all the way up, but they can be finnicky. The main sword on mine snapped from the handle. I wasn't being gentle with it, but just be aware of that part possibly breaking. The GN cables can get in the way of articulation, especially the side to side on the chest, so I trimmed it slightly so it can move more. I used the eye stickers and they look ok, but they lack depth. Otherwise everything's pretty cool! The GN condensers are awesome in person. OH. THE MOST ANNOYING THING. The GN Drive and how it slots into the chest. I don't have LEDs in mine yet so they're hollow, and it disconnects every now and then when I try to pose it. It's definitely not perfect, but I also don't understand the hate it gets sometimes, it has fairly good articulation and it looks great. I do hope they make a new one with the new frames, but it still looks good amongst the Dynames and Kyrios.
I have 3 issues with the mg exia, but I think it's a good kit. 1 - the shoulder is a pain because of the gn cable, it keeps pushing the arm down, it's frustrating to build and I hate attaching it to the torso 2 - the sword attachment on the leg falls of all the time, if I dare look at it (maybe it's a problem of my kit, because it only happens on one side) 3 - the big sword (I forgot the name) is another pain to attach But overall I like the kit, I even got an avalanche exia after finishing the trans am version
I have the Exia Dark Matter. Mine doesn't have any issues. Though I did hear about the ankle issue with others, I have mine on an action base, so I don't have to deal with the ankle issues.
I haven’t really looked into it but does the MG Unicorn Phenex have better joints for posing that the MG Ver Ka Unicorn? I want to build it eventually but I also want to get better at building before tackling that golden goodness.
Imho for beginner in gunpla should taste MG first, then try another grades, why? because although difficult at first they see bunch of parts, but, manual books is so clear how to build it, and parts is bigger. But my opinion only works for beginner in gunpla with age start from 10 yo....MG would give them a lots of taste, and experience that would trigger their creativity when they taste HG, RG or EG...and Zeon's MG or Fed Grunts unit should taste first because Gundam so boring with same pattern to build it....
I'm actually surprised he didn't mention the Psycho Zaku ver ka...my first mg. But I did build the hg version, a meteor, narrative a packs and kshatriya. So I don't think it was bad but definitely way more small parts than I imagined
@@moroyoki2000 I have 1 and looking at all the sprues I seems like there's a lot of very intricate parts that have bad connections to the sprues which can really be a pain in the ass. You have to be super careful with cleaning
mine too. XD I got it when it first came out. was difficult as hell, and today it sits on my shelf where atleast one piece of it falls off once a week. its lost a few parts over time. because of it I avoided master grade until this year where I bought a XN-00-raiser, which Im glad I did. now ive got a freedom gundam that I just finished yesterday and an aile strike Ver.RM coming in the mail.
As a straight builder I wouldn't say special finishes are hard to build, just make sure your nub removal skills are decent. If you like the finish it's definitely doable.
I'm sure they'll get new ones eventually, at least GP01. Though part of me is wondering if they might make it part of the MGEX line and work extra on gimmicks and features for it, basically making a smaller PG with the two armor options and lots of intricate moving thrusters and vernier mechanics.
Honestly for the victory ver ka kits. They should’ve just given you the option to build the inner frame that allows you do the transformation or to build a frame that excludes the transformation
@@terreausore2435 not necissarily. only a few hinges make it work. without those bits, theres no transformation and the rest is the same. it would be a matter of maybe 6 - 10 extra parts. maybe 1 extra sheet at most.
All these Ver. Ka's. Building and painting a Hi Nu w/ HWS rigjt now, really just affirming that Ver. Ka's are awesome kits with some incredible/baffling engineering decisions.
Got the old MG Wing Zero Custom from a friend and holy crap it was bad. The posable fingers made it entirely pointless to try and make it hold the buster rifle as it simply refused to hang on to it.
Yep, you have to modify the hand and gun by drilling a small hole in each and inserting a thin metal rod into the gun's handle, same with the Wing EW. imgur.com/Nc9UOJp imgur.com/Wau7RsW imgur.com/eX6D3m8
idk why they still restock the old wing zero custom now that the ver ka is out. Also the ver ka wing randomly gets restocked when the tv version is better.
TL;DR ~~ I messed up an amazing kit because I was an amateur. My first MG was the Shin Musha Gundam. It's such an awesome and beautiful kit which is why I got it but honestly, I wish I didn't for reasons completely unmentioned. Because I didn't know any better as a beginner, I didn't do any nub removal, I did the decals sloppy, and the brown panel liner I used turned red for some reason. *I made it ugly* is my point. I think it's important to adress how a beginner might go about building something in case they get a great kit just to do it a disservice.
I glare at my HG Astaroth Origin all the time because it was my first kit. I want to remove those nubs, but also want it to stay exactly as I first built it.
@@my5head I know what u mean. I keep my first build as it was when I first built it too. I did it for both the nostalgia, and to compare between my first build and my current one.
Ah yes the Gouf Custom. Be prepared to remove over a hundred nubs on just the piping bits alone, and since they're rounded, you have to be extra careful not to shave off too much lest the surface becomes flat. It's perfect for anyone who enjoys removing nubs! :D
That was my second MG and it is a troublesome kit. However the Gatling shield+sword and shotgun attachment is pretty cool. It’s just way too cumbersome and heavy for the arm to hold up. The Gouf itself is pretty sturdy and poseable.
Having painted a MG V2 Ver. Ka? It's a strikingly beautiful kit. Proportions, colors, water slide decals, all of it, just the tops. And I totally agree. Put aside the elbow red which takes either a hand of god to handpaint or some good masking skills, and building its modular sections so that the kit doesn't break apart? It's a nightmare. A beautiful, striking, gorgeous, nerve-wracking, hair-yanking nightmare of a kit. I love it. Don't get it.
The old Char Zaku II was a nightmare when building the piping (was my First MG and Gunpla). But I will say it is built like a Brick sh*t house it's still holding up after all these years (even after being lose in a box under something heavy it's only missing the head piping and one spike). The only thing to get the old Char's Zaku today would be for the 175mm Recoilless Rifle to use with the Zaku II 2.0.
Is the piping worse than the 2.0? Because even on the 2.0 it's still a bitch to get off the runner and onto the plastic core, I spent well over half an hour just trying to do that
@@MansBestFriend_ compared to the old 1.0 the 2.0 is far easier to work with. I didn't have a problem with the piping of the 2.0 (Not having to put a spring over the plastic tube than putting each bead on and if you forgot to hold on at the end when your finished because the spring is making your hand hurt (or cut your finger) the beads will come off). What I did was after each I slipped a bead on I sanded the nub down to make it easier to slide the the next one and the paint helped out to (I painted the Char's Zaku II 2.0 in more Zaku colors).
At first I read that as the Wing Zero ver ka and got tilted because that was an amazing kit, then I realized you're taking about the original Wing ver Ka(now branded as the Wing EW) and gotta agree. That kit is garbage and impossible to pose without reinforcing joints/modifying that stupidly long buster rifle.
@@zKaizer87 Its wings also dont really do much. The RG of the same design has more wing articulation. If you absolutely must have this version of the wing in 1/100 I'd get the hi res.
How about best rg's for beginners. Like the rg impulse, mk ii, zeta, etc Cries in no ver 2.0 for 0083 kits For the victory ver ka's I feel like if they removed the inner frame the kit would have been more solid.
It pretty much goes by number, newer ones are better, crossbones is pretty tiny so I'd maybe avoid that one for a newer RG builder. Same with the unicorn/banshee
@@eins2001 price goes into the value of the overall kit though, someone's not just paying for material plastic. That's the make or break thing about it.
@@eins2001 2) shelve space, size intimidation and confusion due to high number of parts 3) bullshit only if you don't play with it but normal gunpla got articulation and all reviewers has a section for it and so it's not far fetch to expect that all gunpla got articulation, i mean even PG and Mega Size have articulations, even the No Grades, the earliest versions and very basic gunpla kits have one.
The MG Unicorn Ver.Ka was my very first Gunpla , and i do not have an awesome memory of it , i quickly learned what a " parts grenade " was and how fragile some pieces were . On the other hand , my second Gunpla ever was the Real Grade Unicorn , and that one is beyond amazing :D
My 1st MG was the Unicorn Banshee, with that massive railgun thing and crab claw. It was a thoroughly enjoyable build, but it does have trouble standing up posed and the base adaptor that came with it is absolutely useless. Is that one of the "problematic" unicorn kits out there? I recently got a unicorn full armor ver ka, but im not seeing any obvious differences in the construction. (Still have to start building it, im one of those guys who likes to go through the instructions beforehand) I did notice a new base adaptor to fit under the gunrack thing at the backpack. If that thing is a stable piece, it will have solved all the issues i had with the Banshee.
@@ironelemental9367how did the unicorn full armor build go? Was it MG as well? My 1st MG is also the banshee and it was fun and frustrating at the same time lmao just finished building it yesterday
@@ryu________ Yeah, that full armor unicorn is a master grade as well. It was pretty predictable with all the gear on its back, that it would have trouble standing up unsupported, but that actionbase adapter that slots inbetween the torso and backpack fits really tight. It secures the model at the perfect spot. Pretty much right in its center of gravity. That makes the big guy on an action base super fun to pose. No need to worry about balancing. I love that kit. Fitting the actionbase adapter in the back of the model was quite fiddly though, but once it snapped into place, it is absolutely not going anywhere. Follow the instructions there very carefully. It's kinda forcing a bracket in 2 spots at once, which also need to be connected together at the same time.
MG Wing Zero Custom (Endless Waltz) for me. The damn thing can't even hold its own weapons properly. I built this as my 3rd kit, and I just had disappointment all over my face after I finished building it and couldn't just make it do the iconic twin buster rifle pose.
Bro literally my first master grade was a third party Gunpla kit, its not a bootleg it has original design but it still is a difficult kit for my first time....
We need 0083 MS 2.0 Master Grade, Bandai! Anyway, IMO I want to add some kit I don't recommend for beginners, like: > MG F91. Especially 2.0, because those kits design are quite complicated. > MG Crossbone. Just because its color separation is bad. But its build is quite simple. > Almost all transformable, especially Zeta 2.0. And, that's it!
Id also add the Delta PLus to the list. Its not a bad looking kit but the transformation makes the torso super finicky. Youll find yourself pushing in parts when trying to pose it in mecha form since its basically hollow in that mode.
I'd also give the Crossbones a mention just because while they havent aged as bad as the older kits on this list, they suffer from a lot of structural issues, missing colors and lackluster details for a ver ka. I do like my X3 but it is a flawed kit that could use an update like they did for the F91, which needed an update less than the Crossbone.
Agreed. I love the Crossbone (X1) design, but the kit... it just sucked. it is fiddly, not very poseable, and gimmicky in all the wrong ways. Didn't like building it at all, and I'm not fond of it on display, likely because I can remember the pain of making it. Once painted, too, it's a brick.
In the early 2000's I picked up the FA:ZZ MG kit after falling in love with its bulk. I had only built a few wing kits and a zaku or two. It was an emotionally trying experience for someone need to kit making. Especially since I didn't understand I needed to build a full ZZ first, and then add the armor.
My first MG was the Deathscythe EW version. It's a cool design and I do love it... But I cannot recommend it to a beginner solely due to the cheek vents.
Personally i'd also add the MG RX-78-2 3.0. Beautiful looking kit, but it's very complex and quite hard to assemble (especially those elbows). It's also very fragile.
cockpit hatch falls off easily, corefighter into suit doesn't work well, foot falls of easily, shield falls off really easily, loose shoulder plates. The ver 2.0 is a much better kit, as long as you cement the fin in.
@@muisverriet plus they make you put all those foil stickers in the 3.0 instructions that end up peeling anyways, so you need to buy the water decals before hand. Hand plates fall off a lot. The 2.0 comes with more accessories, less fragile hands, a smooth core fighter attachment, and is as close to the anime as you can get. Once i cemented the loose v fin, it became my go to rx 78 2
My first was the Barbatos and I didn't enjoy it. I found the construction of the inner frame tricky and accidentally broke the shoulder joint as a result. Not to mention the tiny chrome pistons were hard to use as well at least for me.
you forgot to add some good MG 00 kits to your previous vid and for this one in terms of 00 it's somewhat a good choice to avoid the normal MG Exia and wait for a MG Exia 2.0
Same! My first MG is Zeta Gundam 2.0 I only transformed it once hahah. Got it way back 2009 and its part of the 30th anniversary clear parts campaign. I still have the kit in good condition with the box and everything 😊
What would be considered as a beginner and someone who is advanced? Is there a set of kits you should have done until you are no longer considered as a beginner?
One of the nice parts of the hobby is that there aren't many strict rules on what qualifies a beginner or advanced builder. It mostly just boils down to one's own comfort level or confidence when building kits and general experience with the tools and techniques. You would probably be considered an intermediate level builder when you feel comfortable with building more complex kits like Ver Ka's and have experience with cleaning and sanding parts. An advanced builder would likely be someone who's comfortable with further cusomizing their models through painting, seam line removal, and modifying parts. The qualifications tend to change depending on who you're asking so don't worry too much about labels, just focus on having a good time and always feel free to experiment or move outside your comfort zone. Every model is a new learning experience to try something different, regardless of how it turns out.
I recently built the original Nu Gundam MG and actually have an original MG Sazabi in my backlog as well. The original Nu was actually a pretty straightforward build with only the head seam being bad. It really helped me appreciate how much kits have improved. At the same time, it would be nice to see more metal parts in the kits.
I would heavily heavily tell new beginners don't mess with the whole Mechanicore kit line or else they'll have a "good time" with their minds and their wallet👌👌
Even the ova version can be quiet the handgrenade at times, but it looks like they fixed it on the mgex. Wish it'd fix my wallet too insted of breaking it tho..
My first MG was the Tallgeese, I had done five HG's at that point and decided that I could do a MG, that model kit sits on my model kit shelf of shame to remind myself of my hubris...
Avoid older versions of the RX-78, such as OYW, Ver Ka, etc. They are very disappointing compared to modern RX-78's and not worth the money when you can buy Origin, 3.0, etc.
@@mikesgtrs1 The 2.0 is good, but I don't understand your issue with the 3.0. The 3.0 is an amazing and well-loved kit that gives a unique look to the classic design
I kinda wanted the standard Ver. Ka Unicorn just so I could kitbash to get a black and red Banshee or like a dark Unicorn since the Banshee Ver. Ka has the parts to make the Unicorn.
I dont know about the gouf custom. I built one after only building 3 MGs it was relatively simple and poses well. I think instead of the gouf ya shouldve thrown the full armor thunderbolt gundam in.
As all RGs since the Unicorn are pretty much excitement embodied, I would like to hear your thoughts on Best/ Worst Early RG recommendations sir! And maybe a couple of how to fix titbit too.
It seems like I avoided the avoidable. Just by its release date and the cover art you know when a MG will probably disappoint you. Now I am pannel lining my Buster Gundam, that's a MG I'd recommend to a begginer in MGs that is super cool to pose and to be looking at. Or any of the GMs (the Sniper II, Sniper Custom, Command...)
I used to just snip and build kits back in HS and I lost interest and was broke until one time during new years many years after when my brother wanted to go draw for a lottery at a gunpla store. I went with him cuz he wanted to increase his chance so I went as the backup and turns out, he got a HG 00 kit while I got a MG Zeta 2.0 for half the price. I decided to keep it and build it and wanted to build it properly cuz it was my first MG and the first kit I built in years. Result, the kit came out good but due to me being lazy on my off time, busy with work and inexperience with building a MG kit, the fking thing took me 2 years to finish lol. It turned out really good and I am still quite fond of it, a solid build even for a transformation kit.
I actually have just finished building the MG Gouf Custom a week ago and I think this is one of those 'luck of the draws' where you either have one that does or doesn't hold the weapon up. Mine will hold it up quite well up front but to the side and it will start to droop. It's not a very difficult kit to build and is ok for beginners but yeah the joint stability might be disappointing. MG Unicorn is also a weird thing for me. I think it's easy to build and paint, but the finish might be a little disappointing because it's a terrible kit to play around with. My shield is barely clipped in and falls down all the time.
MG Exia because it has an issue with it wanting to do the splits on its own and MG Crossbone Full Cloth because the armor has a lot of loose parts. I've both those kits twice and it seems to be a very common issue with them.
I have to disagree about the older versions of the Zeta and especially the ZZ and Variants. The ZZ Master Grade really holds up. It's almost as articulated as the Ver. Ka, the joints are solid, and the Full Armor version gives you the Enhanced ZZ without having to track down the P-Bandai version. They're also both way less expensive than the Ver. Ka, and in my opinion they look far better proportionally. They really capture the beefiness of the ZZ, with the super wide torso and chunky legs. The Ver. Ka is a fantastic kit, but it's not the ZZ I remember from the show.
White FAZZ ver KA is prototype version of the real Double Zeta Gundam(and its Full Armor version) without the gimmick of transformable and core fighter. 3 white FAZZ created and being used as Special Force unit on Gundam Sentinel novel which set pararel with ZZ Gundam. Unfortunately these 3 meet its demise because lack off close combat armaments.
This seems like a good list! The Victory Gundam Ver. Ka was one of my first Gundam kits back when I first got into the hobby. Doing the waterslide decals took AGES and it is always threatening to fall apart when you pose it. But boy, when you find the pose you want and get it situated, it looks NICE. It also has incredible color separation. Unless you're doing custom colors, I don't think there's any need to paint it. As a dedicated lover of the Sentinel Gundam and all of its ridiculous variants, I love the fact that the Deep Striker does nothing. People in the past would buy resin kits of the Deep Striker for big bucks. Those don't transform or pose. But people still shelled out for them because they were awesome! I think it really helps if you get into building non-Gundam miniatures. You learn to appreciate how a static pose can provide a compelling visual.
I wanna buy Ver Ka unicorn until I saw 1 post on FB about Ver Ka vs Ova...so I pick Ova Ver cause they said Ver Ka got many issues especially small part being loose..so just buy the Ova ver and yeah..totally good kit hehe
Maybe I got lucky back when I had my Zeta 1.0 (which was JUST the Zeta at that time, as the 2.0 was still a bubbling in Ty Bandai's ballsack), as it was perfectly solid in both modes. My PG Zeta, on the other hand...MS Mode was a hot floppy mess, and Waverider Mode was kinda solid but not really. Deep Striker...ugh...that thing. For fans of that design, I think it'd make more sense to just get the Sentinel Gundam or the Ex-S Gundam instead.
I built The RX-0 FA ver ka as my First MG and was a nightmare.... But looks sick and I really think was fun but I would love yo do it some time later, with more skill.
yeah i got the GP series, and they really suck. have the gouf custom too well shit, I haven't put it together. also double damn I have both the unicorns I only know of it's easily broken arms, haven't built either of those either.
trial by fire baby it's a ride or die way of weeding out the noobs and the possible pros by making MGs your 1st... joking here but I started with EW gundam wing ver 1.0 and while it was challenging it was a step in what I need to learn the hard to master skills to being the model kit builder I am today. I have 30 kits under my belt ranging from gunpla to 30mins to starblazer's yamato battleships to good smile to max/min factory to koto kits I've done them all... that is when I have the time to make them...
Well, that's funny, the only MG I assembled was the Zeta Gundam Ver. KA. It went pretty well, but now that I think about it, I'm only a beginner to Master Grade kits, I built a lot of HG kits and some warhammer miniatures before then.
MG Sinanju; It’s a beautiful kit, especially the titanium finish version, but some modeling skills are required; Particularly the waist peg that needs to be sanded down a bit so it doesn’t break when you try to twist the torso for poses.
im building GUNPLA for 5 years already but still i call my self a begginer..not a pro not an expert niether.i build straight out of the box😂..my very 1st mastergrade I build is the GUNDAM AILE STRIKE the first version way back 2014 i guess.
you can see the MG verka unicorn as a '1.0 unicorn, and the latest MGEX unicorn as a MG unicorn ver ka '2.0', but with light... but honestly with that price i better go buy a PG unicorn
Well, 90% of the examples were obivous. It should have been about very complex and relevant builds too "hard" for beginners. Like the MGEX is beautiful, but I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner, so as for the MG Ex-S 1.5 (the 2018 version). There's a proper learning curve for Gunpla kits, and some builds are simpler. It wont ever be rocket science sure.
Beginners can build any of these kits without too much trouble, the complication only comes from too much overthinking and worrying about nonsense titles like Beginner or Noob. If you're brain functions you can build these, they even give you pictures, stop trying to over complicate things and get to building. These are vastly different from HG to PG so starting with HG thinking that somehow prepares you for stuff not included in the HG kits later is a brain dead way of looking at this. If high part counts intimidate you then that's where the decision lies, aside from that no one gundam grade prepares you for the next in any real sense, it's just how much you wish to tolerate when it comes to fiddling lol. Great video!
I'd tell beginner to avoid any MGs based on this guidelines: 1. Any Transformable Kits (zeta, delta plus), wrong cut or broke some parts, probably will make transformations not sturdy or fail to do so. 2. Any Gold Plating, or those with fancy finish (Titanium Finish, or even clear part), if you cant clear the nubs, it will leave marks that haunts you forever. 3. Kits with yen price above 7000 yen (more expensive kits usually has more parts to deal with) 4. P Bandai kits 😛 its expensive, you dont want to make it as junk. Thats all I could think of, what do u think?
damn i must be really good at gundam, i did heavy arms for my first, and the 2010 pink unicorn gundam that looks jsut like the verka. and i only had one lil problem with it, no problems posing, the only thing i really dont like is changing the chest requires so much rebuild that you should just choose a pose, and get a 2nd unicorn if you want the other look. got the rg hinu for my third, lookign at mg barbatos next. if anyone reads this, what would you recommend ?
This video TLDR: avoid all old MG kits. TBH these are all just personal preference list. There's no BAD or WORST MG kits. Buy whatever MG kit you feel like to buy & just enjoy building it. The worst MG kits are the ones you cannot afford to buy & build properly. If the kit you wanna buy is over your budget, then don't be impulsive & buy it 'just because' it's the better one. Old MG kits are cheap & still good especially when fully painted & built, if you know how to overcome the issues. Additionally, as a collector, once you amassed a lot of model kits, you'll face the problem of having lack of space to display them. Most modern MG kits have lots of gimmicks to show off, but when you don't have enough space to show it, most likely you'll just display it in a basic standing pose anyway. If you are a collector & plan to display a lot of MG suits in your display with lack of space & doesn't care about gimmicks, then just get the old MG kits.
The Gouf Custom... man I wish they would drop a 2.0 of that. I mean they already have the regular Gouf 2.0 out, just... don't make it a p-bandai. I actually have an alternate color version of the mg GC. I think it's from either a cgi ova or a game? Memory is a bit fuzzy. The torso & skirt armor is a much lighter shade of blue. Speaking of 2.0s, could we get a freaking Kampfer 2.0 already? My original is cool and all, but it really needs a new version. And this video also reminded me that I have a Deep Striker sitting in a storage room. I didn't think the purchase through because I have nowhere to put something that big.
I am building ver ka assault buster MG as my second build. Since MG unicorn went well, I wanted to challenge myself. One thing i dont like is in the manual you dont get the info of the tray/slab numbers and you just rummage through all the trays rather than separate them and build one piece.
Built a Gouf Custom last night. The hoses were a nightmare and it can only support its big shield/gun/sheath combo in a couple very specific ways. The heat rod is cool though. Still wouldn't recommend it.
Don't make my mistake and Buy Sazabi and Penelope straight off the bat until you have a few MGs and RGs under your belt first I bit off way more than I could with those kits
My nephew started in this hobby with one of (if not the) worst MG to pick just because he thought it was awesome (I should know, I bought the kit for him as a Mid-school graduation present). MG EX-S Gundam
Lol literally doing the Gouf custom as my first kit since I was a child, but as an adult this time. Though, I'm only doing it because I like that particular suit and it's from my favorite show, so I'm not doing it for diorama making or the challenge or anything
Thanks for the list. I kinda interesting in FA Unicorn & Deep Striker after saw their box art but after I researched. The price is scary and you said it is much of a brick or statue that can only standing on the shelf (menacingly). I decided not to buy them.
Nothing says old MG quite like that baby blue backdrop.
Old Gunpla in general hahaha. Also bad CG box art
Funny thing, Unicorn Full Armor ver ka is my 1st MG, building it wasn't tough, it was the massive decals that can be tough, stuck some crooked, some upside down but all in all it was fun and a good experience, no regret. Banshee Ver ka is the next one am gonna build 😂
hahaha one of the first kits I first got was the FA Unicorn, it wasn't too bad. I did expect it to be a brick though and I was very burnt out the Unicorn putting decals on everything, dry transfers especially. I'm also surprised transforming kits haven't made the list, one of my first MG's was the zeta plus c1 and its wait section was horrible. Could barely stand (*shudder*).
My first MG is the new Wing Ver Ka
I just ordered the MG Exia, Dynames, and Kyrios
I know that the latter 2 are amazing, but I am unaware of Exia cuz there are mixed reviews
If you get an original MG Exia made in 2009 then it has some terrible joint issues and the GN Drive being prone to falling out. If you get a more recent production then by all accounts its very solid.
I have the Avalanche Exia. Which is just the standard MG Exia with extra parts. The Exia is all around pretty good, I like it and it looks great all built up. The only complaints I would have are that the front skirts are a lil annoying. They have 2 points of articulation to get them out of the way so the leg can go all the way up, but they can be finnicky. The main sword on mine snapped from the handle. I wasn't being gentle with it, but just be aware of that part possibly breaking. The GN cables can get in the way of articulation, especially the side to side on the chest, so I trimmed it slightly so it can move more. I used the eye stickers and they look ok, but they lack depth. Otherwise everything's pretty cool! The GN condensers are awesome in person. OH. THE MOST ANNOYING THING. The GN Drive and how it slots into the chest. I don't have LEDs in mine yet so they're hollow, and it disconnects every now and then when I try to pose it. It's definitely not perfect, but I also don't understand the hate it gets sometimes, it has fairly good articulation and it looks great. I do hope they make a new one with the new frames, but it still looks good amongst the Dynames and Kyrios.
I have 3 issues with the mg exia, but I think it's a good kit.
1 - the shoulder is a pain because of the gn cable, it keeps pushing the arm down, it's frustrating to build and I hate attaching it to the torso
2 - the sword attachment on the leg falls of all the time, if I dare look at it (maybe it's a problem of my kit, because it only happens on one side)
3 - the big sword (I forgot the name) is another pain to attach
But overall I like the kit, I even got an avalanche exia after finishing the trans am version
Either way, there's probably little hope for a 2.0 exia imo. It doesn't look outdated at all. Still looks great with its newer brothers.
I have the Exia Dark Matter. Mine doesn't have any issues. Though I did hear about the ankle issue with others, I have mine on an action base, so I don't have to deal with the ankle issues.
The alex 1.0 was my 2nd master grade lmaoooo
Very interesting video!
I haven’t really looked into it but does the MG Unicorn Phenex have better joints for posing that the MG Ver Ka Unicorn? I want to build it eventually but I also want to get better at building before tackling that golden goodness.
Imho for beginner in gunpla should taste MG first, then try another grades, why? because although difficult at first they see bunch of parts, but, manual books is so clear how to build it, and parts is bigger. But my opinion only works for beginner in gunpla with age start from 10 yo....MG would give them a lots of taste, and experience that would trigger their creativity when they taste HG, RG or EG...and Zeon's MG or Fed Grunts unit should taste first because Gundam so boring with same pattern to build it....
The number one master grade you wouldn’t recommend was my first master grade lol
Mine too XD
That unicorn looks awesome but is a little hard to begin with
I'm actually surprised he didn't mention the Psycho Zaku ver ka...my first mg. But I did build the hg version, a meteor, narrative a packs and kshatriya. So I don't think it was bad but definitely way more small parts than I imagined
@@moroyoki2000 I have 1 and looking at all the sprues I seems like there's a lot of very intricate parts that have bad connections to the sprues which can really be a pain in the ass. You have to be super careful with cleaning
Same, i bought it in tokyo as my first mg and of course as a beginner, I broke few of the parts
mine too. XD I got it when it first came out. was difficult as hell, and today it sits on my shelf where atleast one piece of it falls off once a week. its lost a few parts over time. because of it I avoided master grade until this year where I bought a XN-00-raiser, which Im glad I did. now ive got a freedom gundam that I just finished yesterday and an aile strike Ver.RM coming in the mail.
I would also say beginners to avoid anything with a special finish.
My first MG was a Sinanju ver ka Titanium Finish, that kit broke me. It turned out ok but I got so many issues with waterslide decal application.
My first MG was a titanium finish GP-02. I didn't know any better so I thought it looked good at the time.
I'm not a beginner but I still avoid anything with a special finish. Mostly because of the price.
Special finish versions should generally be avoided period
As a straight builder I wouldn't say special finishes are hard to build, just make sure your nub removal skills are decent. If you like the finish it's definitely doable.
its a travesty that bandai hasnt announced anything about 2.0 gp0 mg kits.
They missed an opportunity with the anniversary
I'm sure they'll get new ones eventually, at least GP01. Though part of me is wondering if they might make it part of the MGEX line and work extra on gimmicks and features for it, basically making a smaller PG with the two armor options and lots of intricate moving thrusters and vernier mechanics.
Honestly for the victory ver ka kits. They should’ve just given you the option to build the inner frame that allows you do the transformation or to build a frame that excludes the transformation
Your idea is actually pretty good. But that means more expensive due to more plastic inside the box.
I honestly would pay full price for a V, V2, or Zeta MG without a transformation gimmick.
I just want to pose them damn it!
@@JimRaynor2001 idk maybe just me but I wouldn’t mind paying a bit more if it means having a solid and good kit
@@terreausore2435 not necissarily. only a few hinges make it work. without those bits, theres no transformation and the rest is the same. it would be a matter of maybe 6 - 10 extra parts. maybe 1 extra sheet at most.
For real. Bandai could sell the frame seperately years later. Welp, they would get a lot of criticism for that for sure.
All these Ver. Ka's. Building and painting a Hi Nu w/ HWS rigjt now, really just affirming that Ver. Ka's are awesome kits with some incredible/baffling engineering decisions.
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You know, I think I can agree. Sinanju had so many issues with it.
...well...you're not wrong...even the Core Booster Ver. Ka was a damn screwball of a kit, with the head sliding gimmick.
Except for few ver.Ka kits such as ZZ Gundam/FAZZ ver.ka. It's really solid and wonderful kit just as AKUAURELIUS mentioned in this video.
I think that might be down more to the HWS add on as the Hi Nu itself I found to be a great build.
Got the old MG Wing Zero Custom from a friend and holy crap it was bad. The posable fingers made it entirely pointless to try and make it hold the buster rifle as it simply refused to hang on to it.
Not to mention the feathers on the wings constantly falling off...
Yep, you have to modify the hand and gun by drilling a small hole in each and inserting a thin metal rod into the gun's handle, same with the Wing EW.
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@@masato3981 I eventually used magnets but yeah it's terrible out of the box. Got it to hold the rifle like twice in hours of trying to pose it.
@@xdevantx5870 Magnets is a smart idea, nice. And yeah, it's the sort of oversight you don't normally see from Bandai
idk why they still restock the old wing zero custom now that the ver ka is out. Also the ver ka wing randomly gets restocked when the tv version is better.
TL;DR ~~ I messed up an amazing kit because I was an amateur.
My first MG was the Shin Musha Gundam. It's such an awesome and beautiful kit which is why I got it but honestly, I wish I didn't for reasons completely unmentioned.
Because I didn't know any better as a beginner, I didn't do any nub removal, I did the decals sloppy, and the brown panel liner I used turned red for some reason. *I made it ugly* is my point.
I think it's important to adress how a beginner might go about building something in case they get a great kit just to do it a disservice.
I glare at my HG Astaroth Origin all the time because it was my first kit. I want to remove those nubs, but also want it to stay exactly as I first built it.
@@my5head I know what u mean. I keep my first build as it was when I first built it too. I did it for both the nostalgia, and to compare between my first build and my current one.
It's funny to not recommend a kit and then show a good photo of it, lol. "Ignore how good this looks!"
Lol sounds like rg sinanju. Gloriously beautiful grenade.
@@kashandi2 for the rg sinanju i would recommend the PB clear color ver. The gold goes so well with the clear red.
Ah yes the Gouf Custom. Be prepared to remove over a hundred nubs on just the piping bits alone, and since they're rounded, you have to be extra careful not to shave off too much lest the surface becomes flat.
It's perfect for anyone who enjoys removing nubs! :D
That was my second MG and it is a troublesome kit. However the Gatling shield+sword and shotgun attachment is pretty cool. It’s just way too cumbersome and heavy for the arm to hold up. The Gouf itself is pretty sturdy and poseable.
@@fujitafunk Yeah lots of posing issues. Good thing it looks badass just standing there. ^^
so pro-tip: avoid mostly MG kits from the late 90's to the early 2000's.
Basically 😂
The z'gok holds up well. I also didn't have much of a problem with gouf custom and rx 79. Wouldn't recommend the 0083 kits
Except for the MG Zeta Plus C1. That kit is so awesome
Z’gok was a great time, guncannon was another gem. I love the zeong! There is some treasure to be found from the old days.
Having painted a MG V2 Ver. Ka? It's a strikingly beautiful kit. Proportions, colors, water slide decals, all of it, just the tops. And I totally agree. Put aside the elbow red which takes either a hand of god to handpaint or some good masking skills, and building its modular sections so that the kit doesn't break apart? It's a nightmare. A beautiful, striking, gorgeous, nerve-wracking, hair-yanking nightmare of a kit. I love it. Don't get it.
The old Char Zaku II was a nightmare when building the piping (was my First MG and Gunpla). But I will say it is built like a Brick sh*t house it's still holding up after all these years (even after being lose in a box under something heavy it's only missing the head piping and one spike). The only thing to get the old Char's Zaku today would be for the 175mm Recoilless Rifle to use with the Zaku II 2.0.
Is the piping worse than the 2.0? Because even on the 2.0 it's still a bitch to get off the runner and onto the plastic core, I spent well over half an hour just trying to do that
@@MansBestFriend_ compared to the old 1.0 the 2.0 is far easier to work with. I didn't have a problem with the piping of the 2.0 (Not having to put a spring over the plastic tube than putting each bead on and if you forgot to hold on at the end when your finished because the spring is making your hand hurt (or cut your finger) the beads will come off). What I did was after each I slipped a bead on I sanded the nub down to make it easier to slide the the next one and the paint helped out to (I painted the Char's Zaku II 2.0 in more Zaku colors).
MG Delta Plus was horrible, wouldn't recommend to anyone
I quite like that kit lol, I don’t understand the hate it gets
@@ZakuAurelius can barely hold the rifle, terribly weak ankles. To be fair though, it's meant to be on a base.
@@ZakuAurelius maybe it was mine but it couldn’t stand up at all
@@my5head It's got that basic unicorn hand, but I agree it's meant to be on action base.
I've been staring daggers at that Wing ver. Ka on the shelf this whole video. I hate that stupid thing.
I built the same kit. Why do you hate it?
At first I read that as the Wing Zero ver ka and got tilted because that was an amazing kit, then I realized you're taking about the original Wing ver Ka(now branded as the Wing EW) and gotta agree. That kit is garbage and impossible to pose without reinforcing joints/modifying that stupidly long buster rifle.
@@zKaizer87 oh I thought he was talking about the newer one 🤣
@@zKaizer87 Its wings also dont really do much. The RG of the same design has more wing articulation. If you absolutely must have this version of the wing in 1/100 I'd get the hi res.
most of ver.ka kits LOL
How about best rg's for beginners. Like the rg impulse, mk ii, zeta, etc
Cries in no ver 2.0 for 0083 kits
For the victory ver ka's I feel like if they removed the inner frame the kit would have been more solid.
Was zeta a good rg? I thought its not cause many negative comments
@@io5362 from what I hear it's not stable.
It pretty much goes by number, newer ones are better, crossbones is pretty tiny so I'd maybe avoid that one for a newer RG builder. Same with the unicorn/banshee
@@io5362 RG Zeta is a crap kit.
Calling the RG Zeta good Is a running gag with him
@@io5362 definitely not good for beginners, zeta is a set it and forget it model. Build it, pose it, never touch it again
5:00 i get it.
Super expensive
Super HUGE
Super not that articulated
Super eye catcher tho
1) Yeah, it's pricey due to so much extra plastic
2) How is that a make or break for beginners?
3) Bullshit excuse.
@@eins2001 Shelf space
And it is a legitimate reason especially for those who love posing their kits.
@@eins2001 price goes into the value of the overall kit though, someone's not just paying for material plastic. That's the make or break thing about it.
@@eins2001 2) shelve space, size intimidation and confusion due to high number of parts
3) bullshit only if you don't play with it but normal gunpla got articulation and all reviewers has a section for it and so it's not far fetch to expect that all gunpla got articulation, i mean even PG and Mega Size have articulations, even the No Grades, the earliest versions and very basic gunpla kits have one.
The MG Unicorn Ver.Ka was my very first Gunpla , and i do not have an awesome memory of it , i quickly learned what a " parts grenade " was and how fragile some pieces were .
On the other hand , my second Gunpla ever was the Real Grade Unicorn , and that one is beyond amazing :D
My 1st MG was the Unicorn Banshee, with that massive railgun thing and crab claw. It was a thoroughly enjoyable build, but it does have trouble standing up posed and the base adaptor that came with it is absolutely useless.
Is that one of the "problematic" unicorn kits out there?
I recently got a unicorn full armor ver ka, but im not seeing any obvious differences in the construction. (Still have to start building it, im one of those guys who likes to go through the instructions beforehand)
I did notice a new base adaptor to fit under the gunrack thing at the backpack. If that thing is a stable piece, it will have solved all the issues i had with the Banshee.
@@ironelemental9367how did the unicorn full armor build go? Was it MG as well? My 1st MG is also the banshee and it was fun and frustrating at the same time lmao just finished building it yesterday
@@ryu________ Yeah, that full armor unicorn is a master grade as well. It was pretty predictable with all the gear on its back, that it would have trouble standing up unsupported, but that actionbase adapter that slots inbetween the torso and backpack fits really tight.
It secures the model at the perfect spot. Pretty much right in its center of gravity.
That makes the big guy on an action base super fun to pose. No need to worry about balancing. I love that kit. Fitting the actionbase adapter in the back of the model was quite fiddly though, but once it snapped into place, it is absolutely not going anywhere. Follow the instructions there very carefully. It's kinda forcing a bracket in 2 spots at once, which also need to be connected together at the same time.
MG Wing Zero Custom (Endless Waltz) for me. The damn thing can't even hold its own weapons properly. I built this as my 3rd kit, and I just had disappointment all over my face after I finished building it and couldn't just make it do the iconic twin buster rifle pose.
Bro literally my first master grade was a third party Gunpla kit, its not a bootleg it has original design but it still is a difficult kit for my first time....
We need 0083 MS 2.0 Master Grade, Bandai!
Anyway, IMO I want to add some kit I don't recommend for beginners, like:
> MG F91. Especially 2.0, because those kits design are quite complicated.
> MG Crossbone. Just because its color separation is bad. But its build is quite simple.
> Almost all transformable, especially Zeta 2.0.
And, that's it!
Id also add the Delta PLus to the list. Its not a bad looking kit but the transformation makes the torso super finicky. Youll find yourself pushing in parts when trying to pose it in mecha form since its basically hollow in that mode.
aww..I'm really looking forward for that kit. thought it would be a nice transformable ms with relatively cheap price
Don't forget that it also requires an action base since it can't stand on it's own because of the transformation.
@@nabilhaziq5181 Look into getting the normal or commander type ReZEL instead, good solid kit that isn't hampered by the transformation.
I'd also give the Crossbones a mention just because while they havent aged as bad as the older kits on this list, they suffer from a lot of structural issues, missing colors and lackluster details for a ver ka. I do like my X3 but it is a flawed kit that could use an update like they did for the F91, which needed an update less than the Crossbone.
Agreed. I love the Crossbone (X1) design, but the kit... it just sucked. it is fiddly, not very poseable, and gimmicky in all the wrong ways. Didn't like building it at all, and I'm not fond of it on display, likely because I can remember the pain of making it. Once painted, too, it's a brick.
The Full Cloth is worse cause the cloak adds a ton of weight as complexity to an already touchy model. Absolute nightmare to move.
I made the mistake of building the PG unicorn for my first ever Gunpla kit, beautiful kit by all means, but absolutely awful for a first kit ever.
Have to respect that you really just jumped right in the deep end with that one
In the early 2000's I picked up the FA:ZZ MG kit after falling in love with its bulk. I had only built a few wing kits and a zaku or two.
It was an emotionally trying experience for someone need to kit making. Especially since I didn't understand I needed to build a full ZZ first, and then add the armor.
My first MG was the Deathscythe EW version. It's a cool design and I do love it... But I cannot recommend it to a beginner solely due to the cheek vents.
Built it last night. Fuck those vents.
Built mine last night too, yep hated that too
Personally i'd also add the MG RX-78-2 3.0. Beautiful looking kit, but it's very complex and quite hard to assemble (especially those elbows). It's also very fragile.
MG RX-78-2 origin gang
cockpit hatch falls off easily, corefighter into suit doesn't work well, foot falls of easily, shield falls off really easily, loose shoulder plates. The ver 2.0 is a much better kit, as long as you cement the fin in.
@@501clonetrooper Yep, i had all these issues with my kit too. I'm planning on getting the 2.0.
@@muisverriet plus they make you put all those foil stickers in the 3.0 instructions that end up peeling anyways, so you need to buy the water decals before hand. Hand plates fall off a lot. The 2.0 comes with more accessories, less fragile hands, a smooth core fighter attachment, and is as close to the anime as you can get. Once i cemented the loose v fin, it became my go to rx 78 2
My first was the Barbatos and I didn't enjoy it. I found the construction of the inner frame tricky and accidentally broke the shoulder joint as a result. Not to mention the tiny chrome pistons were hard to use as well at least for me.
you forgot to add some good MG 00 kits to your previous vid and for this one in terms of 00 it's somewhat a good choice to avoid the normal MG Exia and wait for a MG Exia 2.0
My first gunpla is MG zeta gundam 2.0. It still in waverider mode till today because i'm too afraid to transform it back hahaha
Same!
My first MG is Zeta Gundam 2.0
I only transformed it once hahah.
Got it way back 2009 and its part of the 30th anniversary clear parts campaign.
I still have the kit in good condition with the box and everything 😊
What would be considered as a beginner and someone who is advanced? Is there a set of kits you should have done until you are no longer considered as a beginner?
One of the nice parts of the hobby is that there aren't many strict rules on what qualifies a beginner or advanced builder. It mostly just boils down to one's own comfort level or confidence when building kits and general experience with the tools and techniques.
You would probably be considered an intermediate level builder when you feel comfortable with building more complex kits like Ver Ka's and have experience with cleaning and sanding parts. An advanced builder would likely be someone who's comfortable with further cusomizing their models through painting, seam line removal, and modifying parts.
The qualifications tend to change depending on who you're asking so don't worry too much about labels, just focus on having a good time and always feel free to experiment or move outside your comfort zone. Every model is a new learning experience to try something different, regardless of how it turns out.
I recently built the original Nu Gundam MG and actually have an original MG Sazabi in my backlog as well. The original Nu was actually a pretty straightforward build with only the head seam being bad. It really helped me appreciate how much kits have improved. At the same time, it would be nice to see more metal parts in the kits.
I would heavily heavily tell new beginners don't mess with the whole Mechanicore kit line or else they'll have a "good time" with their minds and their wallet👌👌
The Unicorn Full Armor Ver Ka was my first MG haha.
But yeah it was quite the first MG to make.
Oh my god yes the Unicorn gundam verka v1 was so bad indeed!
Even the ova version can be quiet the handgrenade at times, but it looks like they fixed it on the mgex. Wish it'd fix my wallet too insted of breaking it tho..
@@MansBestFriend_ true
My first MG was the Tallgeese, I had done five HG's at that point and decided that I could do a MG, that model kit sits on my model kit shelf of shame to remind myself of my hubris...
I had built 1 SD and 4 HGs before tackling Zaku 2 MG Ver. 2.0
It was a fun build. A solid starting kit.
I would add the MG Astray Turn Red to this list and the original Wing Zero EW
Why the turn red?
@@guan_yu2375 There is just so much to build and a lot of leftover parts. Really easy to get confused
Plus the additional two giant swords makes posing awkward
Avoid older versions of the RX-78, such as OYW, Ver Ka, etc. They are very disappointing compared to modern RX-78's and not worth the money when you can buy Origin, 3.0, etc.
The 2.0 rx78 is the best , that 3.0 is crappy
@@mikesgtrs1 The 2.0 is good, but I don't understand your issue with the 3.0. The 3.0 is an amazing and well-loved kit that gives a unique look to the classic design
I kinda wanted the standard Ver. Ka Unicorn just so I could kitbash to get a black and red Banshee or like a dark Unicorn since the Banshee Ver. Ka has the parts to make the Unicorn.
I personally had a really bad experience with the 0000 00 quan t
i would not have been able to finish it without glue
I dont know about the gouf custom. I built one after only building 3 MGs it was relatively simple and poses well. I think instead of the gouf ya shouldve thrown the full armor thunderbolt gundam in.
As all RGs since the Unicorn are pretty much excitement embodied, I would like to hear your thoughts on Best/ Worst Early RG recommendations sir!
And maybe a couple of how to fix titbit too.
I really like the 00 rg especially QanT
For the early rgs that I have built I love the exia and the zaku 2 but I really HATE the rg aile strike
It seems like I avoided the avoidable. Just by its release date and the cover art you know when a MG will probably disappoint you. Now I am pannel lining my Buster Gundam, that's a MG I'd recommend to a begginer in MGs that is super cool to pose and to be looking at. Or any of the GMs (the Sniper II, Sniper Custom, Command...)
I used to just snip and build kits back in HS and I lost interest and was broke until one time during new years many years after when my brother wanted to go draw for a lottery at a gunpla store.
I went with him cuz he wanted to increase his chance so I went as the backup and turns out, he got a HG 00 kit while I got a MG Zeta 2.0 for half the price. I decided to keep it and build it and wanted to build it properly cuz it was my first MG and the first kit I built in years. Result, the kit came out good but due to me being lazy on my off time, busy with work and inexperience with building a MG kit, the fking thing took me 2 years to finish lol. It turned out really good and I am still quite fond of it, a solid build even for a transformation kit.
Ordered mg lunamaria zaku custom as my first MG. So excited!
The sengoku astray. Especially for a straight build. Blegh.
I know your pain
I actually bought your fazz from you still have it in its box gotta finish assembly on it.
Haha nice!
I actually have just finished building the MG Gouf Custom a week ago and I think this is one of those 'luck of the draws' where you either have one that does or doesn't hold the weapon up. Mine will hold it up quite well up front but to the side and it will start to droop. It's not a very difficult kit to build and is ok for beginners but yeah the joint stability might be disappointing.
MG Unicorn is also a weird thing for me. I think it's easy to build and paint, but the finish might be a little disappointing because it's a terrible kit to play around with. My shield is barely clipped in and falls down all the time.
miy gouf custom held fine, but I guess it was one of the newer reissues
MG Exia because it has an issue with it wanting to do the splits on its own and MG Crossbone Full Cloth because the armor has a lot of loose parts. I've both those kits twice and it seems to be a very common issue with them.
The Exia was first MG kit. Everytime I go move it, something falls off.
I have to disagree about the older versions of the Zeta and especially the ZZ and Variants.
The ZZ Master Grade really holds up. It's almost as articulated as the Ver. Ka, the joints are solid, and the Full Armor version gives you the Enhanced ZZ without having to track down the P-Bandai version. They're also both way less expensive than the Ver. Ka, and in my opinion they look far better proportionally. They really capture the beefiness of the ZZ, with the super wide torso and chunky legs. The Ver. Ka is a fantastic kit, but it's not the ZZ I remember from the show.
White FAZZ ver KA is prototype version of the real Double Zeta Gundam(and its Full Armor version) without the gimmick of transformable and core fighter. 3 white FAZZ created and being used as Special Force unit on Gundam Sentinel novel which set pararel with ZZ Gundam. Unfortunately these 3 meet its demise because lack off close combat armaments.
@@HiroyaFujimiya ...thanks? What does that have to do with what I said though
This seems like a good list! The Victory Gundam Ver. Ka was one of my first Gundam kits back when I first got into the hobby. Doing the waterslide decals took AGES and it is always threatening to fall apart when you pose it. But boy, when you find the pose you want and get it situated, it looks NICE. It also has incredible color separation. Unless you're doing custom colors, I don't think there's any need to paint it.
As a dedicated lover of the Sentinel Gundam and all of its ridiculous variants, I love the fact that the Deep Striker does nothing. People in the past would buy resin kits of the Deep Striker for big bucks. Those don't transform or pose. But people still shelled out for them because they were awesome! I think it really helps if you get into building non-Gundam miniatures. You learn to appreciate how a static pose can provide a compelling visual.
My dude is wearing a killer Stand Atlantic shirt! Fellow man of culture, I see.
My boi Zaku is starting to look like a real life Zaku helmet lmao
First MG was the RX-78-2.
A couple of parts like to fall off if moved... But I think I did a good job for being my first MG.
I have the OYW Gelgoog. And I’m pretty sure that uses the 1.0 mold. It can barely pull off any poses, but I like it.
I wanna buy Ver Ka unicorn until I saw 1 post on FB about Ver Ka vs Ova...so I pick Ova Ver cause they said Ver Ka got many issues especially small part being loose..so just buy the Ova ver and yeah..totally good kit hehe
Maybe I got lucky back when I had my Zeta 1.0 (which was JUST the Zeta at that time, as the 2.0 was still a bubbling in Ty Bandai's ballsack), as it was perfectly solid in both modes. My PG Zeta, on the other hand...MS Mode was a hot floppy mess, and Waverider Mode was kinda solid but not really.
Deep Striker...ugh...that thing. For fans of that design, I think it'd make more sense to just get the Sentinel Gundam or the Ex-S Gundam instead.
Anything that fucking transforms is what I would avoid
I built The RX-0 FA ver ka as my First MG and was a nightmare.... But looks sick and I really think was fun but I would love yo do it some time later, with more skill.
MG Full Cloth, that thing is a fucking nightmare. Looks awesome standing there. Can't do much else. Crossbones need a 2.0 extremely badly.
yeah i got the GP series, and they really suck. have the gouf custom too well shit, I haven't put it together. also double damn I have both the unicorns I only know of it's easily broken arms, haven't built either of those either.
Have u completed the manchnicore Ziegler and GP02A?
My first model kit was the ALEX 1.0...
RIP
trial by fire baby it's a ride or die way of weeding out the noobs and the possible pros by making MGs your 1st...
joking here but I started with EW gundam wing ver 1.0 and while it was challenging it was a step in what I need to learn the hard to master skills to being the model kit builder I am today. I have 30 kits under my belt ranging from gunpla to 30mins to starblazer's yamato battleships to good smile to max/min factory to koto kits I've done them all... that is when I have the time to make them...
Well, that's funny, the only MG I assembled was the Zeta Gundam Ver. KA. It went pretty well, but now that I think about it, I'm only a beginner to Master Grade kits, I built a lot of HG kits and some warhammer miniatures before then.
MG Sinanju;
It’s a beautiful kit, especially the titanium finish version, but some modeling skills are required; Particularly the waist peg that needs to be sanded down a bit so it doesn’t break when you try to twist the torso for poses.
im building GUNPLA for 5 years already but still i call my self a begginer..not a pro not an expert niether.i build straight out of the box😂..my very 1st mastergrade I build is the GUNDAM AILE STRIKE the first version way back 2014 i guess.
you can see the MG verka unicorn as a '1.0 unicorn, and the latest MGEX unicorn as a MG unicorn ver ka '2.0', but with light...
but honestly with that price i better go buy a PG unicorn
the WORST MG is WING gundam 1.0 , you can't paint on soft plastic
ironically my first ever gunpla was the MG unicorn gundam ver. ka
Well, 90% of the examples were obivous.
It should have been about very complex and relevant builds too "hard" for beginners.
Like the MGEX is beautiful, but I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner, so as for the MG Ex-S 1.5 (the 2018 version).
There's a proper learning curve for Gunpla kits, and some builds are simpler. It wont ever be rocket science sure.
Psycho zaku II ver ka was my first mg. I underestimated the GIRTH of this set and screwed myself
Beginners can build any of these kits without too much trouble, the complication only comes from too much overthinking and worrying about nonsense titles like Beginner or Noob. If you're brain functions you can build these, they even give you pictures, stop trying to over complicate things and get to building. These are vastly different from HG to PG so starting with HG thinking that somehow prepares you for stuff not included in the HG kits later is a brain dead way of looking at this. If high part counts intimidate you then that's where the decision lies, aside from that no one gundam grade prepares you for the next in any real sense, it's just how much you wish to tolerate when it comes to fiddling lol. Great video!
I'd tell beginner to avoid any MGs based on this guidelines:
1. Any Transformable Kits (zeta, delta plus), wrong cut or broke some parts, probably will make transformations not sturdy or fail to do so.
2. Any Gold Plating, or those with fancy finish (Titanium Finish, or even clear part), if you cant clear the nubs, it will leave marks that haunts you forever.
3. Kits with yen price above 7000 yen (more expensive kits usually has more parts to deal with)
4. P Bandai kits 😛 its expensive, you dont want to make it as junk.
Thats all I could think of, what do u think?
damn i must be really good at gundam, i did heavy arms for my first, and the 2010 pink unicorn gundam that looks jsut like the verka. and i only had one lil problem with it, no problems posing, the only thing i really dont like is changing the chest requires so much rebuild that you should just choose a pose, and get a 2nd unicorn if you want the other look. got the rg hinu for my third, lookign at mg barbatos next. if anyone reads this, what would you recommend ?
This video TLDR: avoid all old MG kits.
TBH these are all just personal preference list. There's no BAD or WORST MG kits.
Buy whatever MG kit you feel like to buy & just enjoy building it. The worst MG kits are the ones you cannot afford to buy & build properly.
If the kit you wanna buy is over your budget, then don't be impulsive & buy it 'just because' it's the better one. Old MG kits are cheap & still good especially when fully painted & built, if you know how to overcome the issues.
Additionally, as a collector, once you amassed a lot of model kits, you'll face the problem of having lack of space to display them. Most modern MG kits have lots of gimmicks to show off, but when you don't have enough space to show it, most likely you'll just display it in a basic standing pose anyway.
If you are a collector & plan to display a lot of MG suits in your display with lack of space & doesn't care about gimmicks, then just get the old MG kits.
Pls avoid delta plus mg,when I build it i was a beginner.i broke something very small,because i broke this small piece,i can't transform it perfectly
The joints of that original MG Unicorn when in Destroy Mode areee baaadddddd. Like really bad. Looks great though.
The Gouf Custom... man I wish they would drop a 2.0 of that. I mean they already have the regular Gouf 2.0 out, just... don't make it a p-bandai. I actually have an alternate color version of the mg GC. I think it's from either a cgi ova or a game? Memory is a bit fuzzy. The torso & skirt armor is a much lighter shade of blue.
Speaking of 2.0s, could we get a freaking Kampfer 2.0 already? My original is cool and all, but it really needs a new version. And this video also reminded me that I have a Deep Striker sitting in a storage room. I didn't think the purchase through because I have nowhere to put something that big.
I am building ver ka assault buster MG as my second build. Since MG unicorn went well, I wanted to challenge myself. One thing i dont like is in the manual you dont get the info of the tray/slab numbers and you just rummage through all the trays rather than separate them and build one piece.
@me with my first three MGs being 08th MS Ball, Ez8, and GOUF custom 👀
My 1st kit EVER was wing zero ew VerKa. Worked out peachy and now i have 15 kits on backlog
What is Unicorn Verka vs regular Unicorn?
The 1/100 Master Gundam should be avoided. It's trash.
Built a Gouf Custom last night. The hoses were a nightmare and it can only support its big shield/gun/sheath combo in a couple very specific ways. The heat rod is cool though. Still wouldn't recommend it.
Don't make my mistake and Buy Sazabi and Penelope straight off the bat until you have a few MGs and RGs under your belt first I bit off way more than I could with those kits
I love my gp01 fb, gundam ground type and mkii titans
My nephew started in this hobby with one of (if not the) worst MG to pick just because he thought it was awesome (I should know, I bought the kit for him as a Mid-school graduation present). MG EX-S Gundam
Lol literally doing the Gouf custom as my first kit since I was a child, but as an adult this time. Though, I'm only doing it because I like that particular suit and it's from my favorite show, so I'm not doing it for diorama making or the challenge or anything
I ruined the fingers on my MG rx 78 3.0 as a beginner :'(
Thanks for the list. I kinda interesting in FA Unicorn & Deep Striker after saw their box art but after I researched. The price is scary and you said it is much of a brick or statue that can only standing on the shelf (menacingly). I decided not to buy them.