Bandai Star Wars General Grievous Model Kit Build and Review 1/12 Scale
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2017
- It feels like we've been waiting far too long for a good General Grievous action figure. And while the Bandai Star Wars model has it's limitations, mostly in just how much you can crank on it, I find myself thinking that we may never see a better version in 6 inch form. Bold words? Maybe...
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This will make a fine addition to my collection
I......I can't believe I missed that.
The Fwoosh that should have been the cold open.
Hello there.
i clicked on this video to read this comment.
NO THIS WILL MAKE A FINE ADDITION TO *MY* COLLECTION
Fwoosh: "General grievous, your harder to put together than I expected."
Hezekiah Rodriguez shush no be smot
I Take Offense
His neck part is a pain to put together
He is shorter than I expected
Jk, it looks awesome
Vinícius Idalgo Becegato "I understood that reference." -- Steve Rogers
I missed this quote too!! I really need to go back and watch the prequels again....
The Fwoosh you even pointed to the picture of the scene where that quote is said.
maybe just go to /prequelmemes
You can slowly see him losing his sanity the more he built it.
Devon Palmer yeah, you can hear the stress in Robo's usually jovial voice build by the time he made it to the torso.
Worst thing is, if I would just slow down and actually study the instructions before jamming parts together I wouldn't stress. But nope, I want the figure so bad I just go go go. My own fault.
@@TheFwoosh how dare you disrespect me!
@@generalgrievous3845 darth Vader would beat you in a duel
Now i really want a model kit Magnaguard!
Harry h4rp4n yep
Harry h4rp4n no you want one of me
1:08 Don't you mean...
"Another addition to my collection."
I really, really wish I had thought of that, haha.
That figure looks so fricken badass even without paint. Just looks so clean and crisp. Big thumbs up!
THE MORE I WATCH YOU ROBO, THE MORE ITS LIKE IM TALKING TO YOU IN PERSON. GREAT REVIEW MAN! STAY HEALTHY!
Lightsaber blades can be adjusted by the user. His lightsabers are actually correct to him.
True, but the hilts are also larger than most other 6-inch scaled hilts.
Damn, I was waiting for the "probably says something like" line. Damn translations!
Haha, they're on to me!
This will be a fine addition to my collection
I love how good this looks might pick him up and repaint him to be white like his 2003 version
His cape doesn't have the interior pockets for additional lightsabers. :(
True, but given how they did the cape I can see why they didn't.
Or the logo!
Now all we need is a Black Series Grievous. But my favorite character in Star Wars is Cad Bane. I really want a Black Series or Model kit Cad Bane
I'm completely in love with this figure 😍
Weird
Soak the Cape in water for a few hours, let it dry it out and put it back on.
Going to give that a shot.
did it work? Mine's coming on Monday and I'm looking for cape alternatives/fixes
What does it do
@North 2 years ago, doubt he'll respond :(
@dry bones studios what
Great review! Really loved the posing at the end, you've really outdone yourself there. People generally underestimate how much creativity,research and effort that goes into posing a figure just right.
oh yeah, Robo is a true maestro at that. Despite his greying beard, the kid inside is still strong. I cant help but feel physical pain when I see some people posting sloppy pictures of their figures, or better yet, when they sell them and lay them flat on a table top. Blasphemy.
Aw, thanks guys, it's just something that's kind of developed over the years, most of the time it comes out by accident. Ironically they go on the shelf in mostly vanilla poses but that's mostly to save space. Someday....Robo Compound.
Posing is the second best part of figure collecting.
The first is customizing 😁
feels good living in Japan and getting this model for dirt cheap.had to do a lot of weathering and painting but I'm not complaining since it was all worth it.you don't have to go the extra and paint the lungs but people should try to paint the fleshy part of the throat and do a heavy glossy coat on the eyes and the painted throat part.
Again you are the best in the business. So excellent. I never thought I'd be interested in watching someone make a model.
Definitely great if they start making model kit magnaguard
Ahmad Qayyum I hope they do it's my favorite droid
Finally a 1/12 Grievous and he looks amazing! I need one for my collection for sure. I love painting.
Then you will love this, guaranteed!
Me: (sees figure) Hello There.
Grievous: General Collector!!
i have some modelkits i havent started but i remembered i wasnt able to get grievous yet but hearing you talking about building yours it made me want to get to build those that i havent
Wow he looks fantastic. Great review man. Glad to see he turned out so great
Im so glad i satched this video, i hadn’t figure out how to work the joints in the arms and thought they couldn’t bend at the elbows
so cool, was choosing either black series or model kit grievous, this video makes me choose the model kit
You should see some of the engineering that goes into their Master and Perfect Grade Gundam kits, of course they also cost more than this.
Oh, that goes without saying. But for amateurs like me and just within the Star Wars line, this is pretty intricate.
Thanks for the review, Robo! Thanks for the hard work & sleepless night. I was surprised to see the review so soon after the last weekly. Awesome poses at the end!
Haha, yeah, I couldn't help myself, had to see how it was.
I went ahead and ordered this after watching this review about ten times over. Such a great in depth review and glorious looking model kit/ figure. Thank you Robo.
No problem man, glad I could help! You should be very very happy.
Awesome.
All so very happy at how the model ending up, Great review
wow, another great review of an awesome bandai kit, I just have to get my hands on this kit.
Finally I found a General Grevious figure that's worth the price on Amazon that's worth it in It's size and details to it especially his arms that split in half...
Thank you for making this video...
No problem, glad I could help!
I wish it wasn't so expensive! IM DESPERATE FOR THIS! Grievous is my #1 favorite star wars character!
Spectacular. Can't wait to get mine!
Looks awesome! I ordered mine today and I can't wait. I'll definitely paint it, but it's going to be great!
Boy, am I glad that I purchased mine last week! Just waiting for him to come in! Great video Robo, as always, and congrats on the engineering degree xD this is going to be such a great piece... he just looks pretty much perfect. Just needs a slight bit of weathering, like you said, but I have no problem doing that. Super excited!
Yeah, I may actually have to make time to get this one weathered up. Of course I say that and in a year or two I'll probably be saying the same thing, haha.
Dude I watched this video when I was trying to decide whether or not to buy this kit. After I bought it, I got stuck and could not figure out how to get a certain part to work. I remembered from your video that you got frustrated with a certain part so I came to rematch in case it happened to be the same step we got stumped on. It was! I'm so glad you made this video so I didn't have to torture myself trying to figure it out for too long.
Glad I was able to help man, that's awesome.
Great build. I was debating whether or not I should buy this one. After seeing your build, I'm definitely in!
A fine addition to Robo's collection.
Wow. Fwoosh tells you everything about the figure and how to fix a problem if there is a problem.. I mean for people who are obsessed with figures... how can you not subscribe to this guy?
I finally received it from Japan and assembled it! Thanks for the tips and review was spot on, it’s a beautiful figure!
It's one of my favorite kits, right behind the OT Stormtrooper!
I was all for this kit until I saw the price on Amazon. $60? That's more than a Gundam Master Grade, models with full inner frames, bigger, and with way more intricate parts than this. That's an insane price Bandai.
But I would be lying if I said I didn't want it still.
That price isn't Bandai's fault, that's the secondary market. The suggested retail price is closer to $35-$40.
I'm happy to stand corrected. Hopefully those amazon sellers (who usually list their items for MSRP) will lower the price once it's more available.
Jcc2224 i see u everywhere
The Fwoosh jokes on you , im geting mine for 25$
where is it $25?
I tried getting the cape wet and molded it to his body and it looked great
Ah, good to know, I'll have to give that a shot.
Kylo Ren could you explain briefly how you do that?
STEEVEWES just get the cloth part wet until its drenched and then put both parts of the cape on and mold the cape to his body, and then let it sit
It always broke my heart that we never got a truly great toy of Grievous, but with this model kit (especially the fact that it can stand upright) I think we've finally gotten there.
Yeah, exactly. Some people don't putting models together, and that's perfectly okay, but this is about as close as we'll get to perfect. Of course I say that and SHF will come along and be amazing too, never fails. Which is still cool, I guess.
thank you for all those poses!! now i know i'll be getting a Bandai for my General Grievous!! my down side i guess is that his hands doesn't close & open. but i guess i can live with it! thank you for sharing this vid!! more power!!
Hasbro has one coming in a few months too, may be more toy-like. And Bandai has shown a S.H. Figuarts one but it hasn't been solicited.
i got one one these today in the mail...literally because i seen this video an thought it looked so cool first model ever ,let's see how it goes
Awesome kit brother!!! Thanks for the review
This review was such a nice surprise. Didn't think it'd be out so soon. I am happy it seems that the hype was real! I can't wait to get mine. lol now I should actually order it 🤔😅Awesome as always, Robo!
Yeah, after getting it all I could think about was putting it together, I gave in at 10PM. Bad idea, haha.
Yes yes yes, this is everything I could ever hope for (in terms of model kits). At first I thought there might've been loose joints, like with the battle droid, but that doesn't seem to be the case.Great review Robo!, mine should arrive in the coming week, can't wait to finally add him to my collection
Not a loose joint one, except a little in the neck when you pull it up for more range. It's kind of amazing, actually.
ah, good to hear, makes me even more excited!
Ive never been a fan of model kits but this has just pushed me to get this and other model kits ive seen
They end up more actin figure than model kit. This one has some smaller, fragile pieces so be careful. But totally worth it.
Yes, Yes, YESSSSS!!!' Thanks for reviewing this. Loaded up and I'm watching it!
That came out great! Now I want one....
You need one!
Thx for the video. Now I will hopefully not run in any trouble when I built mine. I cannot wait for it to arrive! Looks great
Kris S. Bro , help , does the armor armor and shit need glue to stay there or are the pegs strong
Love the way it looks
A fun addition to my collection
Robo, you are the king! Just because of this you'll be one of my next drawings.
Thanks for this review!
Whoa, that would be awesome, honored! I definitely want to see that!
As soon as I upload it I'll let you know. :)
I built him yesterday and he's amazing. Even if guts are inside, behind green plastic, I painted them like on the box, because somehow it made me happy. Today I bought paint wash just for him and never did this before. I have 8 star wars bandai model kits, but this is definitely my favorite one.
Yeah, I haven't gotten around to painting yet but this one is definitely at the top of list of favorite kits. Just so much you can do with it. They really poured their heart into this one.
I highly recommend washing. I'm very satisfied with the end result, because now looks less toyish.
That's on the list for sure.
If you don't mind the question, what paint do you recommend for washes and just painting in general
Looks awesome!
As always .. great review!
Thank you!
I have the model Luke and these things are pretty awesome
I just got this figure and finished it and yea, that part with the neck was a pain to put together. But nothing will compare to putting the lego technic bugatti together, which involved putting the front chassis and back chassis together after being built. Also the figure is awesome with or without paint. Great video!!!!!
I just bought this on ebay today cant wait to get it !!
Can't wait to get mine
I watched your video and bought this. Took 2 months to arrive. The neck/collar piece peg you talked about took me about a half hour to get and I had to take it apart twice. Outside of that I love this! He looks great on the shelf. I’m curious to see how Figuarts and BS ones look like when they finally come out.
It's been a while since I shot this so I don't remember if I mentioned it, but I had pretty much the same experience with that dang neck. Once that fell into place, love!
Just ordered mine for $45! I’m hyped to get it!
That's a nice kit. I did the R2 & 3PO kits based on your reviews and they were fun. This one looks a bit complex for me.
Great job on the review, you captured all the stuff that blew me away that I've been trying to explain! First model kit with an action feature, that feature, standing!! I have that Disney elite figure too, took a bandai action stand to get him to stand in just a basic static stance, and the bastard still fell over! This thing stands almost like a Weeble! Its hard to find a pose you can't make work. I painted up his organs, few different base colors, some blood wash and gloss, came out nice! I almost cried when I got the torso together and couldn't see the slightest bit of them. I took a picture at least to prove I wasted my time. A little weathering and the saber hilts painted, it looks like a shrunk down Hot Toys figure, I can't stop staring/posing/playing. Now we gotta convince Rickhor 409 to tackle that cloak lol
You have any pics? I really want to weather this one. I say that every time but here? I don't expect another version to beat this one, I have a feeling it's going to stay on the shelf for a good long while.
The Fwoosh I'll tag you in my instagram post, put up a bunch of shots. That's my thought on this guy too, he's gonna be a shelf staple for a real long time to come, I just don't see it being outdone. From the sculpt/detail, articulation, balance to the presence he has, SHf is going to have a major uphill battle competing.
Can't believe I missed this video. Came out soo long ago lol... great vid as usual
Haha, yeah, it being what it is I got it up right at release. Love this kit!
I hope the model kit will be available in Austria soon
love to paint this!
AWESOME action figure!
your review is so helpful! many thx!
Pretty awesome model-kit. I think it scales better with the SHF SW figures than initially expected because I don't see Bandai releasing this as an SHF for a decent price.
Grievous was one of my favorite characters in the prequels...which may be faint praise but like Darth Maul, I think everytime he was on screen the movies were better for it. I think the cape is actually quite good, but it's in serious need of some weathering.
To anyone that has ever built a MG Gundam model kit, it's no surprise this turned out this cool.
Yeah me too! I ordered 2 of them. I wasn’t aware of the two pack or I would’ve got 1 and 1 instead.
Finally bought the black series Grievous. The Hasbro cape and sabers look great on the Bandai Kit! Great for people who don’t want to go third party. Still, can’t wait for the CJEISM cape to compare.
The details are amazing ! I needs to get it as soon its available in my crappy country xD
HAHA!! Love that you're using the Mezco Deadpool flight stand as the instruction holder!
That thing is amazing, I'm using it everywhere, haha!
The Fwoosh haha that is awesome!
Cape aside, it's completely worth the buy. I'm not the collecting type but this is my favorite character and I sturred and gurred my words fir a half hour at most when it was done. I definitely recommend it.
Damn, this certainly will make a fine addition to my collection!
Wow the eye part is double injection molded nice
That's what it's called! I absolutely could not remember when I was shooting.
Just spent 2 hours building mine. WORTH IT!!
Totally worth it.
I have not stopped playing around with it now all i need is some battle droids. Black series needs to get on top of that
Yeah, the SHF are nice but too expensive to army build, and the models are meant to ride the STAP. Black Series would hit that sweet spot.
The Fwoosh preach it man i think if black series started to focus on the prequels with all the jedi and droids theyd make a killing
Good job on the reviews Robo, you respond to every comment, you make good reviews, Take some break if you need, haha, you've done great.
Haha, I've been taking a little more time between videos lately, and I'm about to head out for two weeks to a couple of cons. Breaks are definitely good. And thanks, I appreciate the kind words, really.
The Fwoosh Well, safe travelling, hope you find some figures worth collecting, Robo.
Oh, always, much to the infinite sadness of my wallet, haha.
Glad they include soft goods with this Plamol Kit. I like soft goods.
Ahhh....General Kenobi. How nice of you to drop by.
Way better than whatever Hasbro can come up with.
I'm into star wars since a child .love clone wars ,wish they make old Republic before clone wars .anyway, I bought the model .love it, interesting enough find it on u tube about General Grievous,IWTF lol want asoka and darth Vader .and so on .love your videos. Manny from Brooklyn NY.make more please.
If you guys are looking for tips on building the figure you can always use nail clippers they worked so well when I built my Bandai grievous and I’m just 11 years old none of the pieces even broke
Look amazing! I just ordered from Amazon just after watching this!
Came back to tell you two things
1-. THANK YOU!
2-. Wow what a QC nightmare would be a Mafex Grievous would be!
Haha, I'm trying to imagine that but I can't. It's too horrible.
Yeah I snipped them all but sometimes they leave just a little stub that needs hit with the blade. I’ll have to look over the pamphlet a little more thoroughly then.
Great review buddy, Im not overly sold on it though, something about model kits puts me off and I don't know why, I'm really hoping S.H. Figuarts brings a decent version out, thank you for the Battle Droid comparison that makes me think I should get him as a 'Just in case' figure.... P.s love that your committed to the models with ur 5am curfew i actually ran over my dinner at work because I was watching this review lol
Bandai makes great stuff
Reminds me of the skeletons in the gundam model kits. Lots of clever engineering in those, and even full sculpted detail. Almost feels wrong when you have to cover all of it with the outer layer.
Yeah, it's crazy to me to go that intricate and then stick under all this other intricate stuff. Insane. But awesome.
"Don't Quote me on that"
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The Fwoosh, 2017
Fwoosh: Couldn't tell you what parts these are. I'm terrible at guessing puzzle pieces.
Also Fwoosh: *continues to name the pieces*
It's here!
So excited to get mine. I had that one part of my mind when starting the review that it might be horrible but im glad that I was wrong. Btw how is the stand that comes with him?
It's not that great. It doesn't actually clip to him, from what I can tell. He just kind of leans back into it. I didn't need it for any of my poses except the stretched out running and the mid-air, and I have a better stand for that. The figure stands great.
Damn you Robo. Now I've gone a bought one... can't wait! Will definitely get the ableitung 502 oils onto this guy to weather!
Do they have a lighter tan, just off the base color here to give it a bone type look?
The Fwoosh I'm sure they do? Perhaps I'll give it s full respray.
I WANT THIS NOW
I was going to buy the black series Grievous first but now I am definitely going to buy this one. I dont really care If i have to build it
Visually Grievous is IMO one of the best, if not the best, looking character in the whole Star Wars Universe. The whole concept of his character is just awesome. I have the Hasbro Black Series. My sole complaint is there aren't ball joints at the ankles like this one has. Other than that it's one of my favorite figures.
If I had the money... I really would get one of these, but idk if I've got the £'s right now! Hopefully it'll come down in a price a little bit once the initial release hype is out the way.
Great build and review as always
Yeah, I gotta think they'll go down, waiting is not a bad plan.
Great looking figure and great review, I’m getting this for sure and can’t wait. It looks great without but I will be painting detail on it. Did you paint your grevious ever and do you have pics? Old hillbilly that’s funny! I have fam in northwest Georgia
Naw, haven't painted yet, still looks pretty good.