That looks sooooo cool I already bought one online it's still not here cus I live in Philippines thank you sooooo much for showing me if it's cool or trash and it seems like it's not so yeah thank you much Mecha Gaikotsu
Made even better by the fact that he and others now seamlessly integrate them into the videos...to the point where you can skip if you wanna, you risk missing a little from when it's back to the subject matter at hand.
I still firmly remember watching the announcement of this kit. It was mind-blowing and unbelievable to see a full inner frame inside a 1/144. Time does fly.
Well the Shanghai Gundam Base gave us the RG Freedom GCP which is more or less an updated RG Freedom, so hopefully that inspires them to revisit more of these older kits.
Tip: There is a hole on the RX-78's backpack in order to store the shield at the back. The manual does not tell you this. The tab for attaching the shield to the backpack is the same one for connecting to the side of the arm.
I think the 1st one is lovely for how insane its two tone color separation is, and its proportions is very awesome too, but a 2.0 would be a welcome addition too
@Tesla-Effect can confirm. I have it and I can’t look at it without it falling apart, it is a hand grenade without a doubt. The only reason I still have it on my shelf is because it’s leaning on a rubic’s cube
@Tesla-Effect I had this kit for almost 5 years. This year, it literally exploded on my shelf for no reason. I straight up threw it away. Its also the reason why i was so hesitant to get other RGs up until now.
Yeah at the time it came out this was Gundarium tier. Pushing what we thought was possible in technology and detail in the tiny 1/144 scale. It suffers from fragility due to this but they really refined the tech with every RG release. If you just want a challenging intricate build and a little display piece you can't go wrong.
@@I_am-lost. that kit Idk. Since it's a transforming kit. I wouldn't want to to try it, the stiffness might make the parts break. If you do I would say either leave it one mode and don't try to transform it so maybe get two of them so you can have the flight form and mecha form.
On the topic of old kits I would like to see a review of the Rg freedom Rg justice Hg 00 raiser Hg 00 qant And the hg throne gundams. P.S. nice vid as always love the reviews
The leg armour split does make sense. Rather than staying in place & leaving a large unguarded target.. the armour moves into a middle position, meaning an enemy has to target two smaller gaps, whi h is more difficult. How practical this would be to implement in a real mecha though is a different prospect. :)
I actually just finished building the Real Grade Stike Rouge (well the MS anyway) after having it in my backlog for like a year and I gotta say, as many problems as that prebuilt inner frame causes the older real grades are still really impressive after all this time when building.
well all my early real grades are statues right now, literally, I just put they in a nice pose and glue everything in place (including joints) and never EVER, touch them again (well, I touch them only for cleaning the dust some times)
Ngl that's very unnecessary,if you just be careful with em they'll be fine,i transformed and posed my rg zeta a buncha times and it's still fine,same goes for my build Strike,z gok, wing ew and many more
@@djsoundwave5595 well, I suppose I have bad luck with the RG then XD, all of my ERG becomes very floppy over time so I decided when ERG syndrome starts I will glue the kit in a pose, unnecessary? yes, but I prefer that than having to tigh up the joints regularly
@@djsoundwave5595 I have my RG RX-78-2 on a shelf right now. If I touch it, without picking it up, one of the skirt pieces falls off, the arms fall down, and it falls over because the legs shift slightly. My plan is to cement it as a permanent Last Shooting once I finish the Zeong.
This was my second kit after the origin red comet zaku. Was super fun to pose for 3 days and then it started to develop terrible symptoms of ERS 😢 he is left in a standing pose in a lego hangar bay
I’m surprised you didn’t show the final Shooting parts from the rg zeong dx which has a dedicated trigger finger hand and the damaged neck and shoulder
Despite the square hole for the base adapter, it still fits directly into a MG base with no adapters. One reason why I love the RG Unicorn FA is because of that specific base adapter; it holds the mobile suit extremely well despite the extra weight and it doesn't even shake when I bump the base. I wish all RG kits came with a base adapter this nice.
My first ever gunpla kit was the Zaku from this early era of real grade 😂 I’m not sure if that was my worst or best decision, because the figure is finicky and loose and the Zaku Machine gun is even more fiddly to put on than this RX-78-2’s beam gun, and i only had the nerve to apply the stickers after three year in storage, but also all the gimmicks like opening cockpit, poseable fingers, moving armour panels, moving mono-eye, knees and elbows that could bend almost 180°, etc really endeared me to the line and gunpla in general and idk if a HG would've had the same effect on me to embrace gunpla 😅
Note: - The peg on the weapons easily breaks off and gets stuck in the hand slot. - Never paint the moving parts of the advanced Ms joints. - be careful when bending the Ms joints when the kit gets older. - use wd40 to loosen the joints if it's too tight and clean it off immediately. - the chrome and gold stickers fade fast. - It's dang beautiful. - Satisfying build. Also Applies to RG Freedom, Justice, Tallgeese, Strike freedom and Unicorn.
It might be a fluke, but I've had this kit for 2 years. I mess with it regularly and so far, it hasn't gone loose. The shoulders have a little bit of trouble supporting the rifle's weight, but that's about it. I did break the plastic tab on the beam rifle though and had to make a new one out of pla plate...
I built this kit a week ago. One leg broke at the knee when i tried to move it... great looking kit but i had to glue it because it was falling appart. I though the unicorn was weak but this one is on another level :/
I know this kit isn’t new by any means, but: Bandai employee: We’ve run out of model kit ideas Other Bandai employee: How about an RX-seventy eigh- Bandai employee: *Yes*
I bought a Gundam 40th Memorial Set which comes with a gunpla from 1980, a HG RX-78-2 from 2001 with a shiny finish and a RG RX-78-2 from 2011 with a few transparent parts, I finished building my RG today, and wow, that was a whole lot of work, some pieces just wouldn't stay connected (the toes, shoulder guard, back of the arm would go flying whenever I moved it, skirts would fall off whenever I moved them). It looks great, the splitting armor is so cool and the transparent armor pieces look great when they're being lighted from behind and you can see their details, but I just want to finish building the RG accessories, pick a pose and never touch it again, I now understand why some people call RGs hand grenades.
For me, think kit is responsible for gaining 50 years of age. It's waaayy too floppy. I can't say it hasn't aged well when it was terrible straight from the start. Mine was always floppy and it like to spontaneously combust when I do absolutely anything. It hard to just get it standing. And OH MY GOD are those hands frustrating. I will say that it looks great, and was very fun to build.
this was my first kit and i built it with a multi tool, no decals or panel liners , i wish i understood the rating system earlier but i still enjoyed the build, I have a gouf crimson and ver,ka zeta waiting for the nippers to get delivered
@@Lucas-iSL tallgeese ew was mine literally a couple weeks ago, I've gone on and built the rg wing gundam zero ew afterwards my current hobby store keeps selling out of the crossbones tho 😢I'm tryna get it retail 😅
This was the second kit I built when I started. It looks amazing, but like was mentioned suffers from how loose the skirting and shoulders are. Its tough just picking it up without something falling off. Still one of my favourites in my collection, though.
Hey mecha, loving the reviews of old kits that you are doing at the moment! Out of interest, have you considered reviewing the MG 2.0 of the RX-78-2? I hear it’s the most anime accurate MG and still holds up brilliantly
I heard this was a huge hand grenade but it seems that is not the case. And the color separation is still by far the best of RG line imo. Early RGs deserve love too.
this kit is, in fact, can do the full split.. just a little bit finicky. the shield (with the full armament) can be attached to the backpack using the same slot as the hand.
love this kit goes perfect with my pg extreme. need more extreme mg kits if they gonna keep up with these kits they almost have more detail than mgs....
Mecha, you have the Last Shooting version of the RG Zeong. It contained the fixed holding hand for the beam rifle and the shooting effect parts as well as the other optional parts for the RG Granddaddy. You should've showcased it.
It also should be mentioned that the knee joint connected to the thigh can break super easily… so just loosen and move all of the joints before putting all the armor on the frame 🙌 that way it’s not as stiff
those panels on the back of the calves can actually pull out and flap around on 2 or 3 joints, it doesn't do much for articulation but it's a bit better than what he's showing. also there's separating armor on the upper arm too, really hard to notice but it's still impressive. they tried a lot of stuff with this one that didn't make it into very many RGs, even the early ones
About when would “early real grade syndrome” end? I’m relatively new to gunpla and especially rg stuff. I’ve seen some Rg kits at my local store with “gunpla evolution project” on the boxes, so whenever that started?
After RG unicorn, all are the best.. before that, it depend on how you handle it.. some are so bad like Zeta.. some are good like MK-II.. gp01 and gp02 are good too..
Niiiiice! The first kit that got me into Gunpla. It's not that great of a kit and I failed it quite much by losing those annoying small pieces like in the crotch and the shoulder armor but I have to say, RG Grandaddy will always have a super special place in my GN Drive of a heart. Also, the shield can be placed in the backpack. BTW, did you use the hand included in the RG Zeong?
I was always warned that the leg part of Rx-78 RG is so delicate to handle turns out i must first put all the armor parts in the frame to make it sturdy and thick with also carefully moving the parts as usual. the should parts surprisingly in Mecha's review it doesn't fall off quickly mine does that I have to use glue to make it stick forever and not fall off. Playing with this kit does loosen up the joints each time you move it everytime but will last long to your satisfied pose and keep it that way. :) Its fun to build RG kits most especially with the new generation RG that was released circa 2018 - 2021. Give it a go :)
What Mecha doesn't mention is that every part has half again as many parts as other RG's, because it's so overdesigned. The little yellow V fin in the crotch? That's put between two red parts and the upper one is tiny and a pain to get inside the front of the "diaper". The whole model a borderline hand grenade (I've already replaced the thruster bells, as one of them dropped off into the nether realms that is behind my desk), the tolerances are not as good as the later RG's and you'll have random panels pop off. I spent maybe ten minutes putting mine in a few iconic poses and I could feel the limbs getting sloppy almost off the bat. I will say this though, it's absolutely gorgeous and I don't regret buying it. RG is my favourite grade by far and I've loved building every single one of them.
Fun to build though and good training for the crossbone plus building from the start of the line shows the evolution of the kit designs ( I've built from the original pre fg/hg glue sand paint repeat up to the latest extreme & unleashed kits )
With how much you panel line you're going to just eat through all your panel liner pens. Invest in some Tamiya panel line. They come with brushes in the lid and they last an extremely long time for effectively the same price.
Tamiya panel liner is brilliant had the grey for years and still plenty left now if I could only get the black/brown I'll be set up for ages having to use 0.4 fine liners
@@666styxxx666 I started with a bottle of black I got off a friend. Bought a bottle of gray and brown this past winter summer. They've been treating me extremely well. I like this brown a lot better than the pen brown too. Might buy the dark gray Tamiya though, the normal gray is a little too subtle for my taste.
@@TheVanillaQueen The Dark Grey is great. As is the the brown black. The only color I don't use much is the light grey, however I did end up using it on the inner frame of my HiRM God gundam to bring out some details on the black parts and that looks good. I wish tamiya made a light blue panel line tho.
So is it fair to say that a major factor on ERS is that the inner frames on RG could not take much weight? This seems to be doing okay and people seem to say the MK II holds up but things that have flasher builds and bigger backpacks seem to get all floppy. I wonder if they could have molded the MS joint in a slightly harder plastic if the concept would have worked as intended.
Yah... that RG RX-78-2 and the and the RG GP01 are the most fragile Rg's/ Kits(other than the MG Unicorn) that I bought... Broke both of them because of the sensitive inner frame Put me off real grade until recently my very first solid one the RG Impulse Gundam.. every since then Im loving the Line I bought the RG Banshee the one with the LED GUndam Based limirted one and the cross bone all 3 are awesome I hope the Next Rg's will stick with Mini master grade style ,
I love beam sabers, they're such a strange concept that's stuck with the franchise for so long, but I hate how long they are in a lot of kits like they're too long. The perfect length beam saber imo is the one included in the HG Jesta
Starting out there are so many options that I’m overwhelmed…🤦🏾♂️ I want this one but also don’t know if I want the origin one instead. I need a list of all the versions and grades etc.
I seem to be the only one having luck with this kit. I bought one two years ago and it's staying together. Maybe it has to do with me finding a pose that I like and not changing it for a long period of time.
The stand adaptor for the crossbone is that same, how weird they brought back that style of adaptor connection, but it's not like the Lil pirate has any weapons to store in the same spot
the best standard beam saber effect parts are the ones that come the rg crossbone. not too long very thin they catch the light well and unlike other standard beam sabers theu glow nuclear orange under a black light (all the pink effects on the crossbone gundam do the same)
First time a RUclips Ad actually got me to want to get something, that Bokksu Box is really really enticing because I love snacks, especially Japanese ones
This was my first rg kit I found not too long ago at a card shop. Was so excited to start it given I'd purchased two other rg kits before it but felt fitting that the Grandaddy would be my first rg like he was my first hg. It's. So. Brittle. I love how it looks but posing it is nearly impossible. Can't even properly hold anything. Do hope it gets some kinda 2.0 treatment.
This kit is surprisingly sturdy. Ive had it for 3 years and it hasn't loosened up one bit. The only issue I had was that I broke the peg that goes from the rifle to the hand. I just fashioned one from pla plate and bam. I also mess with it and pose ot all the time and its really held up.
Some early real grades get floppy? Well, I have Astray Red Frame and RX-78-2, RX-78-2 is still ok, but Astray red frame is SUPER STIFF at the knee joints.
Dude, you should do the transformation for last shooting with the parts from RG Zeong. I got the RG RX78-2 and now thinking of getting the Zeong. Question is is it worth the premium to get the last shooting pose with the premium shoulder lift for the RX78-2 (with the head and left arm still on) for separate display. Because I don't want to have a headless Zeong stashed somewhere in the corner hahahaha.
not going to lie, i own MULTIPLE version of the RX-78-2 solely due to Mechas nick name of it "the Grandaddy Gundam" the actual Gundam design has always been very simple and beautiful, as well as a nostalgia bomb of the original series.... but man that nickname is just so fun, always makes me wanna grab the 78-2s that are a bit different
The left arm of my RG Gundam went totally limp after 10 years, and I still hate equipping the rifle into that hand. Posing with RG Zeong is quite a pain, but boy does it look good.
I read somewhere that the RG RX-78-2 was the first actual scale model in Gunpla, it was an exact scale model of the original statue, most of the others are based on objects there is no "real" verson of.
Can I say Yokohama G dock moving version ( OK not exactly a true gundam but getting there who knows maybe one day🙏 I can dream for it along with psycho frame technology 😁)
“The’re very long” THATS WHAT SHE SAID!!! This was my second RG kit and it looks great but man are the small parts small. I built this and a RG Zaku and was done. Way to fiddley and small for old man hands and eyes. Sticking to MG these days mostly but with shortages have debated going back and doing some RG kits mostly because it’s a matter of just getting what is in stock
I build rgs and I'm almost 50 those small parts keep my fingers nimble ( and my eyes strained lol😣) MG's are great PGs are better for larger parts but the dendrobium or neo zong ( along with the GN arms, narrative A pack meteor unit ) are even larger if those ikkle parts are troublesome 😇 or get a magnified visor ( I have 3 barely used )
Japanese food is da bomb I missed getting me some last year due to lack of travel ( 😭i want my melon bread and tiramasu puffs and haro cookies ) I was forged the review more ad it wets my appetite (I built the kit when I visited the statue in 2014 )
Get 10% off (save up to $47!) your own authentic Japanese snack box from Bokksu using my link: bit.ly/3bkCdpY and code MECHA10
That looks sooooo cool I already bought one online it's still not here cus I live in Philippines thank you sooooo much for showing me if it's cool or trash and it seems like it's not so yeah thank you much Mecha Gaikotsu
How 1day ago?
You put a lot of effort into that add. i thought it was stock footage from the company for you to use for a while.
@@Drn_10 either the vid was private when it was first uploaded or RUclips is broken as usual
Hey I was wondering why you didn't include the final shooting scene? Did you forget about it?
Mecha could totally be a sales person by how good he makes his ads.
Made even better by the fact that he and others now seamlessly integrate them into the videos...to the point where you can skip if you wanna, you risk missing a little from when it's back to the subject matter at hand.
... he literally is a professional salesperson by the fact he makes paid ads
Not wrong
You're not wrong but rrobbert184 is better cos he sold me into buying Gunpla from early 2010's despite them being old
If I had to hear Mecha's voice every time time and ad played I would self delete. He is good in small doses.
5:52 I totally can't unsee those blushing happy faces on his knee armors.
I'm glad that I wasn't the only one.
The same goes at 6:38
Knee-chan
Oh my god why did you tell me that now I can't unsee it too
@@edisonuy7707 Oh knee-chan kyaa dammit!
I still firmly remember watching the announcement of this kit. It was mind-blowing and unbelievable to see a full inner frame inside a 1/144. Time does fly.
The different shades of white reacts to UV lights differently. It really shines under UV light!
This thing REALLY needs a 2.0 given how much better the RG line has advanced since its release.
Agreed... or at the very least, give the Origin version a RG model
Facts. Currently building this one now and it's arse in comparison to newer ones
Wait for 20th anniversary RG. Which is 7 years from now
It'd be better to do it for the 15 year anniversary methinks.@@casvalcat3546
Well the Shanghai Gundam Base gave us the RG Freedom GCP which is more or less an updated RG Freedom, so hopefully that inspires them to revisit more of these older kits.
Tip: There is a hole on the RX-78's backpack in order to store the shield at the back. The manual does not tell you this. The tab for attaching the shield to the backpack is the same one for connecting to the side of the arm.
I used the hole for that purpose anyway
I broke the little plane and I regret it
And you forget to make Last Shooting pose with the recent RG Zeong 😭
bruhhhhh i was hoping he was gonna😿
My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined 😟
I was waiting for that too😢
Dude I was just waiting for it
Dissapointed
11:02
Damn it really shows how fast that waist could sag
Andddd this is why we need rg 2.0 for the original real grades
I think the 1st one is lovely for how insane its two tone color separation is, and its proportions is very awesome too, but a 2.0 would be a welcome addition too
Zeta needs it the most.
Ngl, if they really did RG 2.0 for the older kits, i would buy em
@Tesla-Effect can confirm. I have it and I can’t look at it without it falling apart, it is a hand grenade without a doubt. The only reason I still have it on my shelf is because it’s leaning on a rubic’s cube
@Tesla-Effect
I had this kit for almost 5 years. This year, it literally exploded on my shelf for no reason. I straight up threw it away.
Its also the reason why i was so hesitant to get other RGs up until now.
At some point Bandai may need to initiate a RGR(Real Grade Revive) with some kits this definitely being one of them
I agree i don't think too many RG needs a 2.0/revive pretty sure it's just mostly kits before the exia.
Cough cough zeta anyone
@@ludalfa Zaku as well. Forget trying to hold its bazooka or heat hawk before losing the waist armor
@@Red14998 oh Yea i forgot Zaku too. Or the stardust memory kits too.
@@ludalfa The cables for the Rg Chars Zaku 2 were the absolute worst for me lol. I built it but ill stick to HG Zakus for now on
@@Gunpla_shrimp good on what?
My first ever build.
Was quite an experience building a real grade as your first build.
same!! just finished mine yesterday
Yeah at the time it came out this was Gundarium tier. Pushing what we thought was possible in technology and detail in the tiny 1/144 scale. It suffers from fragility due to this but they really refined the tech with every RG release.
If you just want a challenging intricate build and a little display piece you can't go wrong.
I found with early real grades that if you top coat the inner frames they become pretty damn solid.
Top coat before or after assembling the inner frame?
@@TheAManG before or after. Just a light coat. To heavy and parts will break due to it being to stiff. I do one light coat from about one foot away.
Would that help with the zeta gundam?
@@I_am-lost. that kit Idk. Since it's a transforming kit. I wouldn't want to to try it, the stiffness might make the parts break. If you do I would say either leave it one mode and don't try to transform it so maybe get two of them so you can have the flight form and mecha form.
@@jonathangarza1656 ah ok, thanks dude
On the topic of old kits I would like to see a review of the
Rg freedom
Rg justice
Hg 00 raiser
Hg 00 qant
And the hg throne gundams.
P.S. nice vid as always love the reviews
@Tesla-Effect agree. He should review HG Stargazer
The leg armour split does make sense. Rather than staying in place & leaving a large unguarded target.. the armour moves into a middle position, meaning an enemy has to target two smaller gaps, whi h is more difficult.
How practical this would be to implement in a real mecha though is a different prospect. :)
Made my way back to this with the announcement of the 2.0!
Your videos are improving every time i love it. love from the Philippines btw ❤️
I love your country
@@diobrando_and_giornogiovana even the great DIO is impressed
I actually just finished building the Real Grade Stike Rouge (well the MS anyway) after having it in my backlog for like a year and I gotta say, as many problems as that prebuilt inner frame causes the older real grades are still really impressive after all this time when building.
well all my early real grades are statues right now, literally, I just put they in a nice pose and glue everything in place (including joints) and never EVER, touch them again (well, I touch them only for cleaning the dust some times)
My worst RG ever is Zeta Gundam. 2nd is Freedom gundam.
@@thelaw_00 oh boy, those 2 are a nighmere XD, I use like 2 tubes of superglue for each one XDD
Ngl that's very unnecessary,if you just be careful with em they'll be fine,i transformed and posed my rg zeta a buncha times and it's still fine,same goes for my build Strike,z gok, wing ew and many more
@@djsoundwave5595 well, I suppose I have bad luck with the RG then XD, all of my ERG becomes very floppy over time so I decided when ERG syndrome starts I will glue the kit in a pose, unnecessary? yes, but I prefer that than having to tigh up the joints regularly
@@djsoundwave5595 I have my RG RX-78-2 on a shelf right now. If I touch it, without picking it up, one of the skirt pieces falls off, the arms fall down, and it falls over because the legs shift slightly. My plan is to cement it as a permanent Last Shooting once I finish the Zeong.
This was my second kit after the origin red comet zaku. Was super fun to pose for 3 days and then it started to develop terrible symptoms of ERS 😢 he is left in a standing pose in a lego hangar bay
i was hoping to see you use the additional parts from the rg zeong set
Dude honestly same, kinda disappointed cause I really wanted to see it. I have the RG RX but I just need the Zeong now
@@Gunpla_shrimp ...this one.
I’m surprised you didn’t show the final
Shooting parts from the rg zeong dx which has a dedicated trigger finger hand and the damaged neck and shoulder
Despite the square hole for the base adapter, it still fits directly into a MG base with no adapters. One reason why I love the RG Unicorn FA is because of that specific base adapter; it holds the mobile suit extremely well despite the extra weight and it doesn't even shake when I bump the base. I wish all RG kits came with a base adapter this nice.
the Ad was so good I forgot this was a review for the RG RX 78 2!
My first ever gunpla kit was the Zaku from this early era of real grade 😂 I’m not sure if that was my worst or best decision, because the figure is finicky and loose and the Zaku Machine gun is even more fiddly to put on than this RX-78-2’s beam gun, and i only had the nerve to apply the stickers after three year in storage, but also all the gimmicks like opening cockpit, poseable fingers, moving armour panels, moving mono-eye, knees and elbows that could bend almost 180°, etc really endeared me to the line and gunpla in general and idk if a HG would've had the same effect on me to embrace gunpla 😅
Note:
- The peg on the weapons easily breaks off and gets stuck in the hand slot.
- Never paint the moving parts of the advanced Ms joints.
- be careful when bending the Ms joints when the kit gets older.
- use wd40 to loosen the joints if it's too tight and clean it off immediately.
- the chrome and gold stickers fade fast.
- It's dang beautiful.
- Satisfying build.
Also Applies to RG Freedom, Justice, Tallgeese, Strike freedom and Unicorn.
Yea right now i am looking for this kit for a reasonable price. I bought the last shooting zeong and i want this for that reason.
Hi can i know what wd40 is
@@antonarcilla6058 a silicon based spray used to remove rust and as a lubricant.
@@Aserbic thanks!
It might be a fluke, but I've had this kit for 2 years. I mess with it regularly and so far, it hasn't gone loose. The shoulders have a little bit of trouble supporting the rifle's weight, but that's about it.
I did break the plastic tab on the beam rifle though and had to make a new one out of pla plate...
"Not practical. But cool"
Most, if not every, Gundam Seed/Destiny MS ever.
I built this kit a week ago. One leg broke at the knee when i tried to move it... great looking kit but i had to glue it because it was falling appart. I though the unicorn was weak but this one is on another level :/
i found the chest,and waist from a old early 2000's or late 90's Rx78-2 that i had as a kid and it made me miss how dark the blue use to be
Dang I’m surprised you didn’t use the Final Shot Zeong extra parts for the RX :(
Thanks for this review. I thought I could get away with gramps in RG scale but I will have to stick with The Origin MG version instead on my list.
So are we gonna talk about the smiley faces on the knees?
yes
I see Kirby's face... =D
Yeah 😂 lol
I know this kit isn’t new by any means, but:
Bandai employee: We’ve run out of model kit ideas
Other Bandai employee: How about an RX-seventy eigh-
Bandai employee: *Yes*
Took you long enough. I have been waiting for this for a long time.
I bought a Gundam 40th Memorial Set which comes with a gunpla from 1980, a HG RX-78-2 from 2001 with a shiny finish and a RG RX-78-2 from 2011 with a few transparent parts, I finished building my RG today, and wow, that was a whole lot of work, some pieces just wouldn't stay connected (the toes, shoulder guard, back of the arm would go flying whenever I moved it, skirts would fall off whenever I moved them).
It looks great, the splitting armor is so cool and the transparent armor pieces look great when they're being lighted from behind and you can see their details, but I just want to finish building the RG accessories, pick a pose and never touch it again, I now understand why some people call RGs hand grenades.
For me, think kit is responsible for gaining 50 years of age. It's waaayy too floppy. I can't say it hasn't aged well when it was terrible straight from the start. Mine was always floppy and it like to spontaneously combust when I do absolutely anything. It hard to just get it standing. And OH MY GOD are those hands frustrating. I will say that it looks great, and was very fun to build.
this was my first kit and i built it with a multi tool, no decals or panel liners , i wish i understood the rating system earlier but i still enjoyed the build, I have a gouf crimson and ver,ka zeta waiting for the nippers to get delivered
RGs have come a long way. I'm buying the Crossbone as my first real grade.
Nice it's gonna be my third I love the pirate look
Necroposting here but man, RG Crossbone was my literal first kit in the hobby, not even first RG lol
Baptized in fire amiright?
@@Lucas-iSL tallgeese ew was mine literally a couple weeks ago, I've gone on and built the rg wing gundam zero ew afterwards my current hobby store keeps selling out of the crossbones tho 😢I'm tryna get it retail 😅
The revive will always be the definitive 1/144 Rx-78-2 Gundam
This was the second kit I built when I started.
It looks amazing, but like was mentioned suffers from how loose the skirting and shoulders are. Its tough just picking it up without something falling off. Still one of my favourites in my collection, though.
Hey mecha, loving the reviews of old kits that you are doing at the moment! Out of interest, have you considered reviewing the MG 2.0 of the RX-78-2? I hear it’s the most anime accurate MG and still holds up brilliantly
Very first gunpla kit I ever built.
Regretted it tbh but hey it got me hooked on plastic crack.
I heard this was a huge hand grenade but it seems that is not the case.
And the color separation is still by far the best of RG line imo.
Early RGs deserve love too.
Hopefully there will be a version 2.0
And it did
this kit is, in fact, can do the full split.. just a little bit finicky.
the shield (with the full armament) can be attached to the backpack using the same slot as the hand.
Just picked this kit up for $12 at Target. They had alot of other kits I might go back for. My first Real Grade!!
12?? That's a steal mate, what a deal.
6:42 Blushing Knees! lol.
also Mecha, you might want to review the G30th RX-78, to further add to your collection of grand daddies.
He did it already.
@@brunocorrea2854 the G30, not the 40, the one that came with rhe beginner set, aka the one with the morningstar lol
@@teknonaught ohh. My bad
love this kit goes perfect with my pg extreme. need more extreme mg kits if they gonna keep up with these kits they almost have more detail than mgs....
Mecha, you have the Last Shooting version of the RG Zeong. It contained the fixed holding hand for the beam rifle and the shooting effect parts as well as the other optional parts for the RG Granddaddy. You should've showcased it.
Totally forgot about them because they're stored in the dungeon with my other RG accessories...
It also should be mentioned that the knee joint connected to the thigh can break super easily… so just loosen and move all of the joints before putting all the armor on the frame 🙌 that way it’s not as stiff
Im gonna build this kit tomorrow thank you for this video really helps on what to expect on building this kit.
did you get the box with the blue bandai logo?
those panels on the back of the calves can actually pull out and flap around on 2 or 3 joints, it doesn't do much for articulation but it's a bit better than what he's showing. also there's separating armor on the upper arm too, really hard to notice but it's still impressive. they tried a lot of stuff with this one that didn't make it into very many RGs, even the early ones
Imagine this rg with today's rg technology
About when would “early real grade syndrome” end? I’m relatively new to gunpla and especially rg stuff. I’ve seen some Rg kits at my local store with “gunpla evolution project” on the boxes, so whenever that started?
After RG unicorn, all are the best.. before that, it depend on how you handle it.. some are so bad like Zeta.. some are good like MK-II.. gp01 and gp02 are good too..
Niiiiice! The first kit that got me into Gunpla. It's not that great of a kit and I failed it quite much by losing those annoying small pieces like in the crotch and the shoulder armor but I have to say, RG Grandaddy will always have a super special place in my GN Drive of a heart. Also, the shield can be placed in the backpack.
BTW, did you use the hand included in the RG Zeong?
I was always warned that the leg part of Rx-78 RG is so delicate to handle turns out i must first put all the armor parts in the frame to make it sturdy and thick with also carefully moving the parts as usual.
the should parts surprisingly in Mecha's review it doesn't fall off quickly mine does that I have to use glue to make it stick forever and not fall off.
Playing with this kit does loosen up the joints each time you move it everytime but will last long to your satisfied pose and keep it that way. :)
Its fun to build RG kits most especially with the new generation RG that was released circa 2018 - 2021. Give it a go :)
What Mecha doesn't mention is that every part has half again as many parts as other RG's, because it's so overdesigned. The little yellow V fin in the crotch? That's put between two red parts and the upper one is tiny and a pain to get inside the front of the "diaper". The whole model a borderline hand grenade (I've already replaced the thruster bells, as one of them dropped off into the nether realms that is behind my desk), the tolerances are not as good as the later RG's and you'll have random panels pop off.
I spent maybe ten minutes putting mine in a few iconic poses and I could feel the limbs getting sloppy almost off the bat.
I will say this though, it's absolutely gorgeous and I don't regret buying it. RG is my favourite grade by far and I've loved building every single one of them.
Fun to build though and good training for the crossbone plus building from the start of the line shows the evolution of the kit designs ( I've built from the original pre fg/hg glue sand paint repeat up to the latest extreme & unleashed kits )
Review RE100 Grimgerde please! Imo it beats the mg Barbatos. The longevity has really surprised me compared to the Barbatos.
The Rx-78-2 is my Favorite Gundam
With how much you panel line you're going to just eat through all your panel liner pens. Invest in some Tamiya panel line. They come with brushes in the lid and they last an extremely long time for effectively the same price.
I really should
Thanks for the advice, ill totally get one.
Tamiya panel liner is brilliant had the grey for years and still plenty left now if I could only get the black/brown I'll be set up for ages having to use 0.4 fine liners
@@666styxxx666 I started with a bottle of black I got off a friend. Bought a bottle of gray and brown this past winter summer. They've been treating me extremely well. I like this brown a lot better than the pen brown too. Might buy the dark gray Tamiya though, the normal gray is a little too subtle for my taste.
@@TheVanillaQueen The Dark Grey is great. As is the the brown black. The only color I don't use much is the light grey, however I did end up using it on the inner frame of my HiRM God gundam to bring out some details on the black parts and that looks good. I wish tamiya made a light blue panel line tho.
I don't know how it will hold over time, but it's hands down the best looking rx78-2 I've seen that isn't a PG. Now I want one.
So is it fair to say that a major factor on ERS is that the inner frames on RG could not take much weight? This seems to be doing okay and people seem to say the MK II holds up but things that have flasher builds and bigger backpacks seem to get all floppy. I wonder if they could have molded the MS joint in a slightly harder plastic if the concept would have worked as intended.
i had one of these, it blew up in my hand the moment I finished it, it is an absolute hand granade!
Do a top ten gunpla for play, and top ten for display!
Yah... that RG RX-78-2 and the and the RG GP01 are the most fragile Rg's/ Kits(other than the MG Unicorn) that I bought...
Broke both of them because of the sensitive inner frame
Put me off real grade until recently my very first solid one the RG Impulse Gundam.. every since then Im loving the Line I bought the RG Banshee the one with the LED GUndam Based limirted one and the cross bone all 3 are awesome I hope the Next Rg's will stick with Mini master grade style ,
I'm new in this gundam collecting thing and I'm very surprised this is more accesible than collecting Mazinger Z memorabilia
I remember that this was my first RG when I first got into gunpla. And that was 11 years ago damn
I love beam sabers, they're such a strange concept that's stuck with the franchise for so long, but I hate how long they are in a lot of kits like they're too long. The perfect length beam saber imo is the one included in the HG Jesta
The recent RG I built was the wing zero ew man I love the kit and it has prebuilt inner frame
Starting out there are so many options that I’m overwhelmed…🤦🏾♂️ I want this one but also don’t know if I want the origin one instead. I need a list of all the versions and grades etc.
Great Review!! Glad to know you're getting around older kits as well!!
The RG joint frame is inspired by Keropla
That’s the one I got, my first real grade I built, and it was the first real grade!
I seem to be the only one having luck with this kit. I bought one two years ago and it's staying together. Maybe it has to do with me finding a pose that I like and not changing it for a long period of time.
The stand adaptor for the crossbone is that same, how weird they brought back that style of adaptor connection, but it's not like the Lil pirate has any weapons to store in the same spot
the best standard beam saber effect parts are the ones that come the rg crossbone. not too long very thin they catch the light well and unlike other standard beam sabers theu glow nuclear orange under a black light (all the pink effects on the crossbone gundam do the same)
First time a RUclips Ad actually got me to want to get something, that Bokksu Box is really really enticing because I love snacks, especially Japanese ones
What an adorable core fighter!
whoah... it has been that long....and here I am that started in the late 90's (Them old Wing kits). :)
This was my first rg kit I found not too long ago at a card shop. Was so excited to start it given I'd purchased two other rg kits before it but felt fitting that the Grandaddy would be my first rg like he was my first hg. It's. So. Brittle. I love how it looks but posing it is nearly impossible. Can't even properly hold anything. Do hope it gets some kinda 2.0 treatment.
This kit is surprisingly sturdy. Ive had it for 3 years and it hasn't loosened up one bit. The only issue I had was that I broke the peg that goes from the rifle to the hand. I just fashioned one from pla plate and bam. I also mess with it and pose ot all the time and its really held up.
The markers are good if you hit an area you won't touch.
If you do touch them, then you'll need to top coat or it WILL rub off over time.
Still waiting for the RG Mk-II review from Mecha Gaikotsu 😁
Some early real grades get floppy? Well, I have Astray Red Frame and RX-78-2, RX-78-2 is still ok, but Astray red frame is SUPER STIFF at the knee joints.
Which gundam markers did you use for the other shades of white and how many shades of white did you use?
The advanced marker set that a orange copper color that would accent the sticker very nicely
you can now used the effect parts that comes with the RG Zeong Last Shooting Effect Set, lol.
This is my first Real Grade even I'M build
This kit is my first gunpla.
Dude, you should do the transformation for last shooting with the parts from RG Zeong. I got the RG RX78-2 and now thinking of getting the Zeong. Question is is it worth the premium to get the last shooting pose with the premium shoulder lift for the RX78-2 (with the head and left arm still on) for separate display. Because I don't want to have a headless Zeong stashed somewhere in the corner hahahaha.
not going to lie, i own MULTIPLE version of the RX-78-2 solely due to Mechas nick name of it "the Grandaddy Gundam"
the actual Gundam design has always been very simple and beautiful, as well as a nostalgia bomb of the original series....
but man that nickname is just so fun, always makes me wanna grab the 78-2s that are a bit different
The left arm of my RG Gundam went totally limp after 10 years, and I still hate equipping the rifle into that hand. Posing with RG Zeong is quite a pain, but boy does it look good.
I read somewhere that the RG RX-78-2 was the first actual scale model in Gunpla, it was an exact scale model of the original statue, most of the others are based on objects there is no "real" verson of.
Can I say Yokohama G dock moving version ( OK not exactly a true gundam but getting there who knows maybe one day🙏 I can dream for it along with psycho frame technology 😁)
I love mine but the side skirts explode off any time you look at it funny. Definitely a cool, if finicky, kit
I will never not see the Kawaii knees on certain versions of the RX78-2.
I love how this kit looks like the status.
“The’re very long”
THATS WHAT SHE SAID!!!
This was my second RG kit and it looks great but man are the small parts small. I built this and a RG Zaku and was done. Way to fiddley and small for old man hands and eyes. Sticking to MG these days mostly but with shortages have debated going back and doing some RG kits mostly because it’s a matter of just getting what is in stock
I build rgs and I'm almost 50 those small parts keep my fingers nimble ( and my eyes strained lol😣) MG's are great PGs are better for larger parts but the dendrobium or neo zong ( along with the GN arms, narrative A pack meteor unit ) are even larger if those ikkle parts are troublesome 😇 or get a magnified visor ( I have 3 barely used )
The ad may be long but man that is actually super tempting man
I went waaaaay over the actual asked time because I had too much fun with it! Legit nostalgic tastes.
LOL "tastes like nostalgia"... sounds like a powerful drug
Japanese food is da bomb I missed getting me some last year due to lack of travel ( 😭i want my melon bread and tiramasu puffs and haro cookies ) I was forged the review more ad it wets my appetite (I built the kit when I visited the statue in 2014 )