Man, this is a blast from the past. This was my FIRST HG back when I got into the hobby as a teenager. But man Mecha, why you gotta call out that it's from 16 years ago? I could literally feel the grey hairs sprouting on my head when I heard that lmao
HG Exia was one of the earliest gunpla i ever made and even though it was from 2007 i still love mine and appreciate it despite its age, now if only it gets the revive treatment that would be great.
They simply wont, you know why?? Most of them was UC and Seed fanboys, MG Exia 2.0 could be done in the same day MG Dynames arrive, but they chose not to do it. Meanwhile freedom 2.0, strike freedom ex, and all of their mother and sidestory grunt gundam got the MG treatment.
Regarding Gunpla, Bandai's "blue" logo simply indicates that those kits are of newer production especially for old kits like these. The "red" logo does not necessarily mean that they are rare, just printed older. They started using the blue logo not so long ago, just a few years back I think along with the "Bandai Namco" label that we now see on newer kits as well as reprints. When you get a chance to buy a kit having a red Bandai logo, chances are the seller had that item stuck in their inventory for more than 5 years or so. The ones that are unique are those RG boxes that have red Bandai logos. The blue ones do not look that premium anymore as the inner carton is no longer black that has info on it unlike before...its just simply plain
Regarding red or blue in Bandai's logo, the blue ones are usually found on the kits which was released or reissued since around Q3/Q4 2018. That's because around that period, Bandai's main company split into 2 companies, Bandai (red) and Bandai Spirits (blue). Bandai with red logo focused on younger demographics toys like tokusatsu's DX, confectionary, trading cards, and apparels. While Bandai Spirits with blue logo focused on more "mature" audiences' products like Gunpla, Ichiban Kuji figures/figurines, and Tamashii Nations' series. Regarding Bandai Namco logo, it started to appear on Gunpla kits released or reissued since around Q2/Q3 2022. CMIIW.
@@chuck-uh-doll1233also Bandai still uses the Red logo. The Blue logo indicates model kits and expensive metal builds or hobby items, like the parts separator or the sanding sticks they made a while ago. For candy toys or mini figures, they use the red logo to indicate “lower-level” toys and collectibles. Just wanted to add that, you are mostly correct but the red logo has not been forgotten.
This kit was the start of my gunpla addiction, and despite how dated it is now, it was such an improvement over the HG SEED kits that it blew my mind when I got it. Sadly it also reminds me how generous Bandai used to be before P-Bandai was a thing. Most of the less popular variants of the same kit were retail release and easy to get for a fair price.
I'm kinda glad that this was my first HG kit. It's semi old, ok color separation/articulation and Beam stick. But it became my standard as to what an average HG kit is.
better have plastic cement on hand to secure the parts of the heads. attaching the gn ribbon cables are a bit tricky and may need forceps. Its a great kit though.
Last year before I moved my hobby shop hosted a build night. It was my first time building and discussing gunpla with fellow hobbyers, I chose this kit to build. Even if I do feel like this has aged, I still love it and it holds a special place in my heart for helping me make some new connections. Here’s hoping double O high grades gets some revive/remakes
The thing I loved about 00 Kits back in the day was how smooth the stickers were and how easy they were to apply. HGUC had those stickers that peeled off easily same with the seed kits
I started on gunpla with the IBO kits, the deathscythe and the BDR planets system kits, when I got Exia after starting to watch 00 I was a little blown away by how much the engineering had changed over the years I do love the 00 kits I have, but the GN sword is why I purchased a silver Gundam marker (and have used it on a lot of swords and axes since). I'm tempted to look at even older gunpla one day, just to see how even older kits are put together
I wish Bandai would do revive versions of Celestial Being. The HGs are so dated and require way too many stickers for big parts. Sad they didn’t make RGs of them either excluding Exia. I just want a full team of them that are good models
It's almost certain that the next HG "revives" are gonna be the 00 ones since they are literally the only kits as far as AUs go that are that dated (seed and wing now have new versions and IBO is still pretty new)
Marida sees this vid: "Kh...GUNDAM...!" Jokes aside, here's hoping for Bandai to make an HGAD line for the 00 units! A new Exia with better joints would be so dope! Oh yeah, if you get the other Meisters please review them too!
As the HG Exia being the main base of later variations, the OG Exia can be made out of HG Exia Repair 2 HG Gundam Astraea (Minus the shoulder cable) HG Gundam Astraea Type-F (Red Variant, also minus the shoulder cable)
This brings back memories. This was the first proper HG that I bought since the old 1/144 Wing and G kits (which back then aren't exactly considered as HG)
Love this video style now! The build process and your quick and dirty improvements to the kit makes this video so practical and useful. Love it! Please keep it up!
In context, this would've probably been ranked at Silver grade or higher back in 2007. Having double knees in HGs were just becoming a thing at that time, IIRC
I builded the next version of the Exia, the Gundam 00, a few days ago, and I can say it holds up way more than the exia. Better articulation, better color separation, better build, etc. Only thing I didn't like were the horn stickers, which I just wasn't able to put properly, so now my horns are color innaccurate XD will have to paint them with a yellow marker someday. Anyways, great review
My first HG kit that i ever tried was 00 Raiser trans-am, im more of MG collector but i love the silhouette of HG version, try it and its so good, i might say it probably better than the MG, no back heavy, more stable, studier, better head sculp. The MG tho, it need a better justice.
This was deadass my 1st HG Gundam. I remember asking my dad to buy it when we were in Little Tokyo. I didn't have tools, so I built it with my bare hands
Oldest kit I have are my 2001 PG Mk II and MG Guncannon, both of which are excellent kits, you can tell love went into making those. Oldest HG kit I have is the 2009 Kshatriya and there are some things on it that definitely feel cheap compared to later HG's. HG kits really differ a lot in quality and it's not always age related, it's like there are two different design studios, one that do the passionate stuff like a lot of UC and Origin kits and then there's the 'other' stuff like IBO, build kits and the like. It's not a perfect division, because you'll get a cheap seed kit like the Windam, but then the next year they do the sticker-less fantastic Dagger L. Bit of a mixed and weird grade.
Building older kits is such and experience. I'm currently building the HG Gouf Crimson Custom, which is basically a 13 year old kit and it's incredibly solid. Meanwhile the HG Phenex Destroy mode is... the HG Phenex Destroy mode.
Been really enjoying the addition of the build section to the videos. It's a small thing but it's super enjoyable seeing the kit go from pieces to finished in real time, plus it allows for in the moment heads ups on things that might give you some trouble or stuff to keep an eye on. Which is part of the reason I wanted a Re-view of the RG Unicorn since even to this day people are snapping its arms and having other issues that I think a review like this could help to resolve.
Mecha! Dude such a throwback you are single handedly responsible for my insane collection of gunpla. You should do a video about you and your history and a face reveal and stuff. It would be cool to know more about such an awesome human!
Good morning gaikotsu sama, I’m happy that you are reviewing more older kits, i have a suggestion, the mg re gz has been one of the most disappointing mgs to date but the hg version of it really shines. I would really like to see your reaction to it but be prepared because that kit doesn’t skip leg day😂 thank you
Oh man, Oh man this takes me back. my "first" kit after going back to collecting gunpla after the late 90's was the First Grade Exia. went out of town and grabbed a very early bootleg HG Exia, and despite its very fragile and cheap plastic, really tried my best to strengthen the joints and painted everything from the ground up. 13 years later and its still on my shelf along with the new kits ive gotten over the years
im the fanatic fans of Exia..high grade exia is my first gunpla before i was started to fall in the world of gunpla and go get many high grade kit until now😂
I remember how mind-blowing the 'MG style' knee articulation on an HG was at the time Exia was released! In all seriousness though - considering this was only a few years after the very old school Seed Destiny kits, the HG Exia felt like a massive leap forward from what came before. 2007-2010 was a great period of innovation and development for HGs and you can really feel Bandai experimenting and improving on the 1/144 formula during that time, building the foundations for the HGs of the 2010s and the standard we have today.
Blast from the past, and I have this kit the first 00 aired. The only gripe thing is the beam saber skirt sometimes loose with oily plastic. Also the GN Blades each clip pocket hinders quite a bit and needs to rotate when moving the basic legs. The head unit detailing: paint the mask face-cheek with gray, and tiny vents with yellow according to the box art. Looking forward to other old HGs reviews! ^^
I actually found the gn arms with the exia at a thrift store and I didn't like how exia looked so I ended up painting it and it looked better than it did untouched.
It's interesting to see just how different the torso and waist builds were compared to what we have today. The arms, legs and head are as basic as you can get, but the rest of the build is actually pretty neat even if it isn't particularly functional.
you should try the HG Astraea white, with dual giant swords attached to the forearms, its sick!!!! the only downfall is that all HG exia based kits tend to have loose forearm connections overtime
Exia's original GN sword is still my favorite Gundam weapon of all time. We really need a revive of this kit, I feel like the new HG techniques they have would do it justice.
What I did with mine, instead of using the round stickers. I painted them with metallic green. So it looked cute. Again, gundam Aerial looks like a child of the Exia and Barbatos Lupus. Hehehe
I agree completely about wanting an updated HG EXIA kit! This was my first ever Gundam Build, and will always be special to me. However I would quickly pre-order a new updated HG EXIA
Nah larger scale than hg revive Revive js limited to most uc kits and iconic protags, rest are pbandai For example we get *HGCE DAGGER L* and not even a *HGCE PROVIDENCE GUNDAM* or even *HGCE JUSTICE GUNDAM*
@@a.p.studios8713 well if I search for hg freedom on yt then the thumbnail or video title will usually say revive, and exia itself realy popular as ms from the oo series edit : isn't dagger l a mass production from strike gundam, so bandai can just remold from hg strike
1:17 I think it's about time Bandai goes back and does updated HG 00 kits. 2:07 Yep. This is something a lot of people are not aware of. 2:31 Yea... This pretty much is a huge indicator that Bandai needs to make an updated HG 00 line up. 23:27 Same here. I really like what you did with the GN Sword. That massive shield sticker... 🤦♂
My neighbor got this for me as my FIRST gunpla. I only have a few parts left (I was 5 and I lost most of it because I didn't take care of any of the toys I had) and now I'm getting the rg version😁
I’ve definitely been spoiled by the massive improvements in the recent Witch From Mercury Kits. It’s strange remembering that gunpla wasn’t always this great.
US Resident here, just walked in Target and saw a RG Wing TV Version and an HG Aerial for retail price (months after original release date) but I am shocked to see modern kits in a store for retail prices.
I just started playing gunpla again around mid 2022 and luckily have a chance to have all of the celestial mobile suit in season 1. Just a really fun building experience! Even though they are old kits that a lot of weakness does exist like gimmick, color separation and joint. But then I think their design is definitely sick and still popular these time. Just hope that bandai will “revive” those s1 00 kits soon
better would have been to make the Rest of Season 2 Suites and the Movie Suits as MG Imagine an MG 1/100 Cherudim or Kyrios Gundam or Zabyna FGundam and Harute Gundam
My first Gunpla build :D And seeing as I had no idea what I was doing, I think I did pretty good. Only had trouble lining up the cables in the shoulders, but that was really about it.
bandai puts the date on the boxes. Granted if it's your first time buying, yeah it can be hard to know how good older kits are compared to newer ones, but it's not hard to assume that older kits aren't gonna be as nice as newer
The 00 kits could definitely use revive versions. Although RG versions of them all would be even better! The beam saber is pretty surprising since the original Seed Destiny kits that came out before this all came with lots of beam effect parts like the Destiny and Infinite Justice.
I mean the RG Exia is pretty dope, n I'm not even a 00 fan, building the Quan[T] rn n it seems like it's gonna be even better, the stickers under the green clear parts look super cool.
The HG repair 2 comes with everything, saber blades and dagger blades. If I'm remembering right, it also comes with a few spare parts from the astrea also
This kit is so annoying! - the flat style beam saber blades were designed specifically for this kit! Currently no version of the HG Exia (normal, Trans-Am, GN-Arms, Repair, Avalanche, Astraea, Amazing or Dark Matter) comes with the full runner that includes the shorter beam daggers, though some of the later S1 CB kits have the normal sabers included. But if you want the dagger blades, you really need to hunt for them. I think AGE 1 has those included. - when Build Fighters was released, many older kits got the revive treatment: Strike, Freedom, MkII I think, and the list just grows if you count the later seasons - but the Exia which was turned into the final boss didn't! If we also consider that the Exia also didn't get it's MG upgraded to the new frame, I can't help but think that Bandai hates this suit for some reason. - a missed opportunity is that they almost made the GN sword in a way that you could convert it to left handed mode to potentially dual-wield it! They were so close! Also, the full S1 CB line will give you 3 open left hands and 1 open right hand. It's not really a problem, I just find it funny.
yeah thats right man.i hope HG exia will have a revive soon...i really want bandai to reconstruction the mobile suit design with the new badass design for example at the feet.. like a little bit tiny feet maybe..because all knows hg exia have a big block feet!!and they need to improve the joints for the wide range of dinamic posing..and improve the colour separation of the kit...really need a revive
hye bro🙂can you make a review for HGCE 2016 Strike freedom revive please🙏...I really want to know much about that kits before i buy that kit...almost all the gunpla kit i have in my collection are from your suggestion on your video,before i buy the gunpla that i want,i will see your review first❤thank you
Awesome touch-up for the Exia. My first HG00 kit was the Astraea Type-F/F2 and basically had enough parts to create a red exia. Was kinda surprised seeing the GN Long/Short Swords molded in a single color. Not sure if the Exia is affected but the plastic securing the head to the balljoint broke off due to stress and heard other had similar experience but not sure if the Exia head suffers from this but eventually ended up using the spare exia head as a replacement. Hope you also review the exia r2 and amazing exia comparison with the original kit.
I recently built this kit and and the only thing I really dislike about it is that it has 4 beam saber hilts and only that one white saber like the one the cheap SD kits come with. I also ended up touching it up with some paint here and there, but otherwise, it was a fun build and looks great among my other models. I look forward to an updated one, though. Maybe I should buy the RG version after I've gone through more of my gunpla backlog.
15:00 Ah, how could I forget about the HG Perfect Strike Gundam. That thing had an entire beam saber molded with the hand (which came in the original runners of the old HG Aile Strike). Good thing Bandai got rid of that unholy practice.
This was the first kit I ever built when I was like 12 y/o, back when I didn't know what I was doing and trying to snap out the pieces by hand instead of using nippers, but even back then I knew that this kit was not great. I've seen it on the shelf in hobby shops before and I've thought about picking it up to try my hand at it again with the knowledge and experience I have now, but always decided against it cuz I knew it was not worth my time lmao
I started with the hobby a bit over a year now, and this was my fourth kit (EG Strike, HG Lupus Rex, and HG Revive Char's Zaku II were the first 3). This Exia right here was my first dissapointment, and it's kinda hard for me not to feel contempt with the kit even tho it was unfair to compare it with the ones I've already built at that point. At the time I wasn't using paints or topcoat yet, but the shield and the sword's lack of color accuracy were a real downer. For the longest time I had it standing behind other kits until I scrounged up the open hand to use with my Lfrith. IMHO It really deserves the bronze medal, specially by today's standards, although the GN Sword and the single open hand are great for kitbashing.
Exia has always been my fav in 00 line up. Oh yea there's transcient that i like from 00 lineup. Exia is like one of my first favourites along with astray red frame. Sad to say though i dont have a single exia kit
Man, this is a blast from the past. This was my FIRST HG back when I got into the hobby as a teenager. But man Mecha, why you gotta call out that it's from 16 years ago? I could literally feel the grey hairs sprouting on my head when I heard that lmao
Same man, same. Got it overpriced from a comic shop that doesnt exist there anymore.
Same bro
He is normally "old thing bad new thing good"
Im about to get as my first as a teenager
@@Eclipsed_OG Learn grammar, THEN gunpla.
HG Exia was one of the earliest gunpla i ever made and even though it was from 2007 i still love mine and appreciate it despite its age, now if only it gets the revive treatment that would be great.
Fuck bandai and their obsession with seed man, I'm glad that at least ibo has been getting *some* attention thought
If a potential Revive ends up being _anything_ like the current _G-Witch_ kits, that would be absolutely killer, you know!
They simply wont, you know why??
Most of them was UC and Seed fanboys, MG Exia 2.0 could be done in the same day MG Dynames arrive, but they chose not to do it.
Meanwhile freedom 2.0, strike freedom ex, and all of their mother and sidestory grunt gundam got the MG treatment.
I really like that Bandai differentiates their box timeline with the red or blue logo. Makes finding those “red label” kits more fun
Regarding Gunpla, Bandai's "blue" logo simply indicates that those kits are of newer production especially for old kits like these. The "red" logo does not necessarily mean that they are rare, just printed older. They started using the blue logo not so long ago, just a few years back I think along with the "Bandai Namco" label that we now see on newer kits as well as reprints. When you get a chance to buy a kit having a red Bandai logo, chances are the seller had that item stuck in their inventory for more than 5 years or so. The ones that are unique are those RG boxes that have red Bandai logos. The blue ones do not look that premium anymore as the inner carton is no longer black that has info on it unlike before...its just simply plain
Well there's no difference between red or blue logo kits, lol. As long as it's the kit I'm wanting, I don't care what color the logo is in lmao
Red label only means the plastic is more brittle by now you genius 😂😂😂
Regarding red or blue in Bandai's logo, the blue ones are usually found on the kits which was released or reissued since around Q3/Q4 2018. That's because around that period, Bandai's main company split into 2 companies, Bandai (red) and Bandai Spirits (blue).
Bandai with red logo focused on younger demographics toys like tokusatsu's DX, confectionary, trading cards, and apparels. While Bandai Spirits with blue logo focused on more "mature" audiences' products like Gunpla, Ichiban Kuji figures/figurines, and Tamashii Nations' series.
Regarding Bandai Namco logo, it started to appear on Gunpla kits released or reissued since around Q2/Q3 2022. CMIIW.
@@chuck-uh-doll1233also Bandai still uses the Red logo. The Blue logo indicates model kits and expensive metal builds or hobby items, like the parts separator or the sanding sticks they made a while ago. For candy toys or mini figures, they use the red logo to indicate “lower-level” toys and collectibles. Just wanted to add that, you are mostly correct but the red logo has not been forgotten.
Wow i need this kit 😮
This kit was the start of my gunpla addiction, and despite how dated it is now, it was such an improvement over the HG SEED kits that it blew my mind when I got it.
Sadly it also reminds me how generous Bandai used to be before P-Bandai was a thing. Most of the less popular variants of the same kit were retail release and easy to get for a fair price.
Like exia R2? I got that for like 20cad....nowadays it would be p bandai for 60
I'm kinda glad that this was my first HG kit. It's semi old, ok color separation/articulation and Beam stick.
But it became my standard as to what an average HG kit is.
By just seeing the sticker correction sheet, I felt the "just save a bit more and get the RG".
better have plastic cement on hand to secure the parts of the heads. attaching the gn ribbon cables are a bit tricky and may need forceps. Its a great kit though.
But, it's more stable than RG ver.
i have the RG exia and i think the HG is better
so true. The rg exia is 10x way better than the hg exia.
Last year before I moved my hobby shop hosted a build night. It was my first time building and discussing gunpla with fellow hobbyers, I chose this kit to build. Even if I do feel like this has aged, I still love it and it holds a special place in my heart for helping me make some new connections. Here’s hoping double O high grades gets some revive/remakes
The thing I loved about 00 Kits back in the day was how smooth the stickers were and how easy they were to apply. HGUC had those stickers that peeled off easily same with the seed kits
always love seeing reviews of older kits
I started on gunpla with the IBO kits, the deathscythe and the BDR planets system kits, when I got Exia after starting to watch 00 I was a little blown away by how much the engineering had changed over the years I do love the 00 kits I have, but the GN sword is why I purchased a silver Gundam marker (and have used it on a lot of swords and axes since).
I'm tempted to look at even older gunpla one day, just to see how even older kits are put together
Their HG 1/100 ones also were ahead of its time back then in 2007.
I remember when I got this kit as a kid. Loved it so much. Brings back memories
I now wish they make a HG Remaster of the 00 kits.
I wish Bandai would do revive versions of Celestial Being. The HGs are so dated and require way too many stickers for big parts. Sad they didn’t make RGs of them either excluding Exia. I just want a full team of them that are good models
Fr tho they're always milk the metal build line and keeps forgetting the hg line 😭
At least the S2 and movie kits are not so bad
We'll get a Revive before we get a 2.0 and that's a shame.
It's almost certain that the next HG "revives" are gonna be the 00 ones since they are literally the only kits as far as AUs go that are that dated (seed and wing now have new versions and IBO is still pretty new)
I wouldn't mind if they made EG Exia instead tho
This is so nostalgic, this was my fiat Gundam model kit I ever built
Marida sees this vid:
"Kh...GUNDAM...!"
Jokes aside, here's hoping for Bandai to make an HGAD line for the 00 units! A new Exia with better joints would be so dope!
Oh yeah, if you get the other Meisters please review them too!
As the HG Exia being the main base of later variations, the OG Exia can be made out of
HG Exia Repair 2
HG Gundam Astraea (Minus the shoulder cable)
HG Gundam Astraea Type-F (Red Variant, also minus the shoulder cable)
I got this recently and the fact that the kit is as old as me is mind blowing lol
I uswd a suggestion from Prime92 back in the day: made a red Exia from the Astraea Type F and now i have lots of leftover weapons for other kits.
For me, as chunky gunpla lover, I really enjoyed building the HG Avalanche variant of this kit.
This brings back memories. This was the first proper HG that I bought since the old 1/144 Wing and G kits (which back then aren't exactly considered as HG)
Love this video style now! The build process and your quick and dirty improvements to the kit makes this video so practical and useful. Love it! Please keep it up!
In context, this would've probably been ranked at Silver grade or higher back in 2007. Having double knees in HGs were just becoming a thing at that time, IIRC
so agree...because they arent many high grade kits under 2007 have a double knees
Setsuna F Seiei: I am Gundam!
Ericht Samaya: Hmmmm??
I builded the next version of the Exia, the Gundam 00, a few days ago, and I can say it holds up way more than the exia. Better articulation, better color separation, better build, etc. Only thing I didn't like were the horn stickers, which I just wasn't able to put properly, so now my horns are color innaccurate XD will have to paint them with a yellow marker someday. Anyways, great review
I got the HG 00 raiser too, can’t wait to check it out!
My first HG kit that i ever tried was 00 Raiser trans-am, im more of MG collector but i love the silhouette of HG version, try it and its so good, i might say it probably better than the MG, no back heavy, more stable, studier, better head sculp.
The MG tho, it need a better justice.
This was deadass my 1st HG Gundam. I remember asking my dad to buy it when we were in Little Tokyo. I didn't have tools, so I built it with my bare hands
Oldest kit I have are my 2001 PG Mk II and MG Guncannon, both of which are excellent kits, you can tell love went into making those. Oldest HG kit I have is the 2009 Kshatriya and there are some things on it that definitely feel cheap compared to later HG's.
HG kits really differ a lot in quality and it's not always age related, it's like there are two different design studios, one that do the passionate stuff like a lot of UC and Origin kits and then there's the 'other' stuff like IBO, build kits and the like. It's not a perfect division, because you'll get a cheap seed kit like the Windam, but then the next year they do the sticker-less fantastic Dagger L.
Bit of a mixed and weird grade.
Building older kits is such and experience. I'm currently building the HG Gouf Crimson Custom, which is basically a 13 year old kit and it's incredibly solid.
Meanwhile the HG Phenex Destroy mode is... the HG Phenex Destroy mode.
Yeah many kits surprisingly age well in some aspects better than others, every kits has it pros and cons and are charming on their own ways
if Bandai do finally decide to make a HG Revive of the 00 kits they are probably labeled under "HGAD" you know, for Anno Domini.
Absolutely
I love it when you do a build in a video makes it more satisfying and makes the video longer
Been really enjoying the addition of the build section to the videos. It's a small thing but it's super enjoyable seeing the kit go from pieces to finished in real time, plus it allows for in the moment heads ups on things that might give you some trouble or stuff to keep an eye on. Which is part of the reason I wanted a Re-view of the RG Unicorn since even to this day people are snapping its arms and having other issues that I think a review like this could help to resolve.
Mecha! Dude such a throwback you are single handedly responsible for my insane collection of gunpla. You should do a video about you and your history and a face reveal and stuff. It would be cool to know more about such an awesome human!
Good morning gaikotsu sama, I’m happy that you are reviewing more older kits, i have a suggestion, the mg re gz has been one of the most disappointing mgs to date but the hg version of it really shines. I would really like to see your reaction to it but be prepared because that kit doesn’t skip leg day😂 thank you
this was my first kit ever at 6 years old i still remember completing it with missin parts lol
Oh man, Oh man this takes me back.
my "first" kit after going back to collecting gunpla after the late 90's was the First Grade Exia. went out of town and grabbed a very early bootleg HG Exia, and despite its very fragile and cheap plastic, really tried my best to strengthen the joints and painted everything from the ground up. 13 years later and its still on my shelf along with the new kits ive gotten over the years
This was my first ever gunpla pretty fun little build but very stiff articulation by today standars hahaha
Glad to see you review the HG Exia. I hope someday you'll review the Arche Gundam.
im the fanatic fans of Exia..high grade exia is my first gunpla before i was started to fall in the world of gunpla and go get many high grade kit until now😂
Have it, love it, and expanding my exia collection. Finished Quan(t) full saber recently. Looking at picking up dark matter exia from HLJ
I remember how mind-blowing the 'MG style' knee articulation on an HG was at the time Exia was released! In all seriousness though - considering this was only a few years after the very old school Seed Destiny kits, the HG Exia felt like a massive leap forward from what came before. 2007-2010 was a great period of innovation and development for HGs and you can really feel Bandai experimenting and improving on the 1/144 formula during that time, building the foundations for the HGs of the 2010s and the standard we have today.
Blast from the past, and I have this kit the first 00 aired. The only gripe thing is the beam saber skirt sometimes loose with oily plastic. Also the GN Blades each clip pocket hinders quite a bit and needs to rotate when moving the basic legs. The head unit detailing: paint the mask face-cheek with gray, and tiny vents with yellow according to the box art.
Looking forward to other old HGs reviews! ^^
I actually found the gn arms with the exia at a thrift store and I didn't like how exia looked so I ended up painting it and it looked better than it did untouched.
man if this was new hg release today with new tech, it would be one of the greatness looking kit. I really love Exia's design.
It's interesting to see just how different the torso and waist builds were compared to what we have today. The arms, legs and head are as basic as you can get, but the rest of the build is actually pretty neat even if it isn't particularly functional.
Ericht Samaya and Rita Bernal: *Hello fellow Gundam*
I AM A GUNDAM, I AM A GUNDAM DR HAN, I AM A GUNDAM
I hope they make revives of the HG 00 kits. Those designs were just unique and sleak.
Cool to see the exia with all seven of its swords on its person at the same time
you should try the HG Astraea white, with dual giant swords attached to the forearms, its sick!!!! the only downfall is that all HG exia based kits tend to have loose forearm connections overtime
Exia's original GN sword is still my favorite Gundam weapon of all time.
We really need a revive of this kit, I feel like the new HG techniques they have would do it justice.
This was mine 1st gunpla ever like 13 years ago. I built RG Exia month ago and damn it was so good to build.
I was just done watching the entire series and movie a few days ago and this popped up? MechaGaikotsu is an Innovator, confirmed.
Not gonna lie watching you build with commentary piece per piece is nice
What I did with mine, instead of using the round stickers. I painted them with metallic green. So it looked cute. Again, gundam Aerial looks like a child of the Exia and Barbatos Lupus. Hehehe
I agree completely about wanting an updated HG EXIA kit! This was my first ever Gundam Build, and will always be special to me. However I would quickly pre-order a new updated HG EXIA
This is why the hg astraea is a superior kit for me, more weapons, better shield and beam effects
and you can make red exia
Crazy how this video came out a couple days after I rewatched gundam 00.
It would be cool to see an hg 2.0 type of line for kits like this that are kind of outdated
Hg revive?
The repair ii version of exia works
Nah larger scale than hg revive
Revive js limited to most uc kits and iconic protags, rest are pbandai
For example we get *HGCE DAGGER L* and not even a *HGCE PROVIDENCE GUNDAM* or even *HGCE JUSTICE GUNDAM*
@@a.p.studios8713 well if I search for hg freedom on yt then the thumbnail or video title will usually say revive, and exia itself realy popular as ms from the oo series
edit : isn't dagger l a mass production from strike gundam, so bandai can just remold from hg strike
1:17 I think it's about time Bandai goes back and does updated HG 00 kits.
2:07 Yep. This is something a lot of people are not aware of.
2:31 Yea... This pretty much is a huge indicator that Bandai needs to make an updated HG 00 line up.
23:27 Same here.
I really like what you did with the GN Sword.
That massive shield sticker... 🤦♂
@xxnike0629xx If they gets an update, will you build them in the end?
@xxnike0629xx Also, how many BOXES of them you will gonna hoard for your BOX fort?
I remember the HG Exia. It was my very first gundam. But mine is the Repair II version, so it’s a little bit different.
I just buy the 00 hg and man I love it, it ages so well just need a little of gray and yellow paint but really just a littleb
Agreee mine is still solid and still poses great even after years
Out of more than 100 kits built this is the ONLY one that had something snap on me.
It was one of the yellow antennae.
My first forray back into gunplay 🔥🔥🔥 an amazing kit to this day, it along with many of it's 00 brethren changed the game.
My neighbor got this for me as my FIRST gunpla. I only have a few parts left (I was 5 and I lost most of it because I didn't take care of any of the toys I had) and now I'm getting the rg version😁
I’ve definitely been spoiled by the massive improvements in the recent Witch From Mercury Kits. It’s strange remembering that gunpla wasn’t always this great.
Yes it was, you just need a lil more effort with older kits
Chief when u used the citadel sprays, do you varnish them after spraying or will the topcoat cover them?
I just top coat them directly, but a lot of the time I just leave them as they are. They’re already matte and super resilient to scratches
@@MechaGaikotsu cheers
US Resident here, just walked in Target and saw a RG Wing TV Version and an HG Aerial for retail price (months after original release date) but I am shocked to see modern kits in a store for retail prices.
This was the very first kit I built as a kid, I remember using super glue because parts keep breaking
I just started playing gunpla again around mid 2022 and luckily have a chance to have all of the celestial mobile suit in season 1. Just a really fun building experience! Even though they are old kits that a lot of weakness does exist like gimmick, color separation and joint. But then I think their design is definitely sick and still popular these time. Just hope that bandai will “revive” those s1 00 kits soon
better would have been to make the Rest of Season 2 Suites and the Movie Suits as MG Imagine an MG 1/100 Cherudim or Kyrios Gundam or Zabyna FGundam and Harute Gundam
@@kevinbaumhoer7359 true thou, I think all of the seasons' kits deserve their own MG version. they are all sick design gundam
My first Gunpla build :D And seeing as I had no idea what I was doing, I think I did pretty good. Only had trouble lining up the cables in the shoulders, but that was really about it.
bandai puts the date on the boxes. Granted if it's your first time buying, yeah it can be hard to know how good older kits are compared to newer ones, but it's not hard to assume that older kits aren't gonna be as nice as newer
You can get the hg exia repair ii, dark matter or amazing exia for beam effects too
The 00 kits could definitely use revive versions. Although RG versions of them all would be even better! The beam saber is pretty surprising since the original Seed Destiny kits that came out before this all came with lots of beam effect parts like the Destiny and Infinite Justice.
I mean the RG Exia is pretty dope, n I'm not even a 00 fan, building the Quan[T] rn n it seems like it's gonna be even better, the stickers under the green clear parts look super cool.
Yeah, just finished turning my RG type f to red exia
The HG repair 2 comes with everything, saber blades and dagger blades. If I'm remembering right, it also comes with a few spare parts from the astrea also
My first kit was the rg strike freedom and this was my second. It’s a wonder how I continued the hobby after those builds.
This kit is so annoying!
- the flat style beam saber blades were designed specifically for this kit! Currently no version of the HG Exia (normal, Trans-Am, GN-Arms, Repair, Avalanche, Astraea, Amazing or Dark Matter) comes with the full runner that includes the shorter beam daggers, though some of the later S1 CB kits have the normal sabers included. But if you want the dagger blades, you really need to hunt for them. I think AGE 1 has those included.
- when Build Fighters was released, many older kits got the revive treatment: Strike, Freedom, MkII I think, and the list just grows if you count the later seasons - but the Exia which was turned into the final boss didn't! If we also consider that the Exia also didn't get it's MG upgraded to the new frame, I can't help but think that Bandai hates this suit for some reason.
- a missed opportunity is that they almost made the GN sword in a way that you could convert it to left handed mode to potentially dual-wield it! They were so close!
Also, the full S1 CB line will give you 3 open left hands and 1 open right hand. It's not really a problem, I just find it funny.
Can you review HG 00 Raiser?
Man, I hope this kit could have a revive
yeah thats right man.i hope HG exia will have a revive soon...i really want bandai to reconstruction the mobile suit design with the new badass design for example at the feet.. like a little bit tiny feet maybe..because all knows hg exia have a big block feet!!and they need to improve the joints for the wide range of dinamic posing..and improve the colour separation of the kit...really need a revive
I cant believe this kit is old as i am but this was my first hg kit got it when i was 12 still love it til today
hye bro🙂can you make a review for HGCE 2016 Strike freedom revive please🙏...I really want to know much about that kits before i buy that kit...almost all the gunpla kit i have in my collection are from your suggestion on your video,before i buy the gunpla that i want,i will see your review first❤thank you
i put redium on places of stickers and did some upgrade which is looks cool at nigh and every time u look at it
I recently got this kit and painted it to look like iron man.
hope they make entry grade exia
Me too, it would be great if they filled out the EG line with some more main gundams
@@MechaGaikotsu they already make like eg rx78 eg nu eg strike...hope they make exia ...hopes they make one T_T
Awesome touch-up for the Exia.
My first HG00 kit was the Astraea Type-F/F2 and basically had enough parts to create a red exia. Was kinda surprised seeing the GN Long/Short Swords molded in a single color. Not sure if the Exia is affected but the plastic securing the head to the balljoint broke off due to stress and heard other had similar experience but not sure if the Exia head suffers from this but eventually ended up using the spare exia head as a replacement.
Hope you also review the exia r2 and amazing exia comparison with the original kit.
The gundam Astraea kit has the perfect clear beams compatible to the Exia beam saber handles!
I recently built this kit and and the only thing I really dislike about it is that it has 4 beam saber hilts and only that one white saber like the one the cheap SD kits come with. I also ended up touching it up with some paint here and there, but otherwise, it was a fun build and looks great among my other models. I look forward to an updated one, though. Maybe I should buy the RG version after I've gone through more of my gunpla backlog.
IIRC you don't really need modification to be able to put beams in this kit's (and its R2 version) sabers. any sb-9 beams will fit this OOB
15:00 Ah, how could I forget about the HG Perfect Strike Gundam. That thing had an entire beam saber molded with the hand (which came in the original runners of the old HG Aile Strike). Good thing Bandai got rid of that unholy practice.
yea im waiting for 2.0 hg for 00. or a 2.0 exia.
Exia is a little old. Needs smth like a transient upgrade. Or, even better, an inner frame.
Me too
Ngl a HG Revive for the 00 line would be epic, especially when you consider doing an Exia Revive opens the doors for an Astrea or Darkmatter revive
Will you do the Age I FX, when it releases. Atleast I think thays what it's called.
I used to glue the chest part on its ball joint so that it won't be left in a weird position
This was the first kit I ever built when I was like 12 y/o, back when I didn't know what I was doing and trying to snap out the pieces by hand instead of using nippers, but even back then I knew that this kit was not great. I've seen it on the shelf in hobby shops before and I've thought about picking it up to try my hand at it again with the knowledge and experience I have now, but always decided against it cuz I knew it was not worth my time lmao
I started with the hobby a bit over a year now, and this was my fourth kit (EG Strike, HG Lupus Rex, and HG Revive Char's Zaku II were the first 3). This Exia right here was my first dissapointment, and it's kinda hard for me not to feel contempt with the kit even tho it was unfair to compare it with the ones I've already built at that point.
At the time I wasn't using paints or topcoat yet, but the shield and the sword's lack of color accuracy were a real downer. For the longest time I had it standing behind other kits until I scrounged up the open hand to use with my Lfrith.
IMHO It really deserves the bronze medal, specially by today's standards, although the GN Sword and the single open hand are great for kitbashing.
Glad you are reviewing old kits again. It has been a barrage of WFM lately from all gunpla channels
I don't know if bandai will make a 2.0 of this hg, but maybe they can make the entry grade version instead
As someone who has an Exia based kit, it's weird knowing that it can fit in the palm of my hand and then seeing Mecha's tiny hands dart around it...
Exia has always been my fav in 00 line up. Oh yea there's transcient that i like from 00 lineup. Exia is like one of my first favourites along with astray red frame. Sad to say though i dont have a single exia kit
23:22 What's that thing at the back? Is it similar to a GravaStar speaker?
Has it really been 16 years? Time sure flies.