You can't be surprised. Bandai has the money & experience to produce high quality kits. These bootleg kits just cut corners, just copy-paste the runners using whatever cheaper materials and machinery. Obviously the Bandai one is superior. I'm waiting for Bandai to make an MG STTS-909 Rising Freedom Gundam.
youre gonna have much better chances of waiting for a third party to release a 1/100 rising freedom than have Bandai release one themselves.. let alone from an MG line. their "money & experience" means jack if their business decisions are unpredictable and stupid. im not defending straight up bootlegs here at all. but im not gonna pretend that riding on daddy bandai would do you favors at all
Great detailed review! Some xf parts look slightly larger compared to bandai's but man that water slide decal sheet and the thought of having spare parts and possible customizing is worth the shot in getting this kit.
It's scary how bootlegs can be so good nowadays, this is like 80-90% copy of the original. This is great for someone like me who just build and display the kit and don't touch it for a long time, you can barely see the difference. lol
@@wanderer1125i'm all for (good) bootleg but i wouldn't go that far lol, Bandai still got the best quality in terms of material and the snapfit. Still, that wouldn't excuse their greed with the price (and limited P-Bandai kits)
I still prefer those made by Bandai Spirits.. Japan produces quality plamos and can stand the test of time. Unlike bootlegs forged from China, who knows if they last long..
Its crazy what Bandai give to us, feels like seeing a 1080p vs 360p video... Thx you for your comparison man, i always shitting on Bandai HG by how simple the built was now i understand why so many people so obsessed with Bandai....
this video comes to my fyp so i'd like to comment as well. for Gundam, I still prefer the Bandai one, but I do tempted by original plamo from China, because IMO, design wise, it's farmore better than Gundam eventhough it's based on Gundam. they even create mg gundam that Bandai don't produce. you just need to tolerate in few things but, between the price and end result, it's still worth it.
I enjoyed this kit i mean the bandai one and when i got the mighty strike freedom I'm kinda dissapointed or maybe i just like the color blue more but the gold platings are great though ngl. And i wish there's a bootleg of the mighty also for the wing part that i messed up
In the comments of this video, there are so many Bandai fanboys, even though with the existence of bootlegs like this, especially with almost equivalent quality but not good and added with a much cheaper price. Bandai must be able to improve the quality of their original products.
"almost equivalent quality" there are only a select few of bootlegs that have the quality which are close to the original (close and not on par). Bling's HG beyond global has a higher quality compared to the Daban version. Daban has bad molding similar to the XF model in this video. I also have the Bandai version and I could say that the original is better. I do also have the newer bootleg releases like the GTO Zaku II. I ordered 3 of them, HM black tristar zaku , JMS real type Gundam Mk ii and the GTO grand daddy. All Zakus, including the High Mobility one, have problems on their upper arm sockets. Their shoulders could hardly fit properly and stress marks would appear. A friend of mine who bought the same model got a different issue: 2 of his Zakus have the same missing piece and has a loose right leg. You have to understand that the quality control for fakes are average to bad. Bootlegs are only a good alternative. Again... as an alternative.
They Keep Talking About Pirate Things, But They Never Realized The Pirate One Is Bandai Itself, Which Always Makes Us Poor With Its Expensive Kits, Like P-Bandit And VerKa Things
"bUt iF yOu bUy bOoTlEg kItS, yOu'D hUrT tHe gUnPlA cOmMuNiTy nYeNyEnYeNyE!" F Bandai for making P-Bandai exclusives unreasonably expensive and limited
And China says they never copy anything 😂. Seriously though I would rather get the original Bandai ones but if China actually makes an original model that Bandai doesn't bother to make then I would get those, I think there were some out there that China made but Bandai didn't and its still from the Gundam series.
2 weeks ago i bought the bandai kit with the price of nearly high as RG ones. 2 days later when i found out that the rumor abt rising bootleg are real, i wish it will get a bad reviews but it seems the kit is 90% identical as the og one😢😢
Fun fact: many reviewers already reviewed this bootleg kit and concludes that the only thing suck with this kit is just the stickers, while the snapfit and build quality is nearly identical to Bandai
wow, being a ds bootlegs on comments section is surely something else. 😂 sure, every kits have their own charm or being affordable but hating the origin of production is like no brainer.
Great comparison video! Love that you've shown the differences of each part, love those additional details as well from XF!
XF means XingFeng? I'm new on this, and I wanna build my gunpla.
@@CharlieWade01 Yep. Correct.
You can't be surprised. Bandai has the money & experience to produce high quality kits. These bootleg kits just cut corners, just copy-paste the runners using whatever cheaper materials and machinery. Obviously the Bandai one is superior.
I'm waiting for Bandai to make an MG STTS-909 Rising Freedom Gundam.
you'd be waiting for a long ass time lol, WFM was highly popular and all it got for 1/100 scale is FM Aerial.
youre gonna have much better chances of waiting for a third party to release a 1/100 rising freedom than have Bandai release one themselves.. let alone from an MG line. their "money & experience" means jack if their business decisions are unpredictable and stupid.
im not defending straight up bootlegs here at all. but im not gonna pretend that riding on daddy bandai would do you favors at all
@@kaoru288damn true
Have fun getting your bank account milked dry by Bandai and their stupid P-Bandai shenanigans
@xxnike0629xx and you still refuse to build a kit again in the end LUL
The Bandai is priced around 1,800-2,000 pesos (35-40 dollars). While the bootleg is around 400 pesos (around 8 dollars) in the Philippines
For 1/4 price , you get 90% enjoyment of the original . Definitely worth it.
Imagine xfs double the price and quality i think the quality maybe equal to bandai with still less price than bandai😅
Nice video man, its really interesting that XF added some details for their own version. I hope you do Gaogao Rising Freedom too.
Great detailed review! Some xf parts look slightly larger compared to bandai's but man that water slide decal sheet and the thought of having spare parts and possible customizing is worth the shot in getting this kit.
It's scary how bootlegs can be so good nowadays, this is like 80-90% copy of the original. This is great for someone like me who just build and display the kit and don't touch it for a long time, you can barely see the difference. lol
and as builder who love adding more details i love the bootlegs too... i can say i barely have a gundam that i let alone as it is😂😂
isn't this because they got the schematics for rising anyway?
It's scary how cheap they are for how good they could be. My bank account is getting dry
Bandai was already surpassed by third party gunpla. Bandai needs to undergo trainings and seminars from third party gunpla companies
@@wanderer1125i'm all for (good) bootleg but i wouldn't go that far lol, Bandai still got the best quality in terms of material and the snapfit. Still, that wouldn't excuse their greed with the price (and limited P-Bandai kits)
I still prefer those made by Bandai Spirits..
Japan produces quality plamos and can stand the test of time. Unlike bootlegs forged from China, who knows if they last long..
Great companion video
Its crazy what Bandai give to us, feels like seeing a 1080p vs 360p video... Thx you for your comparison man, i always shitting on Bandai HG by how simple the built was now i understand why so many people so obsessed with Bandai....
@@mikeb4198 👌👍
I wonder which is better tho gaogao or xf?
xfs
this video comes to my fyp so i'd like to comment as well. for Gundam, I still prefer the Bandai one, but I do tempted by original plamo from China, because IMO, design wise, it's farmore better than Gundam eventhough it's based on Gundam. they even create mg gundam that Bandai don't produce. you just need to tolerate in few things but, between the price and end result, it's still worth it.
@@SFH1192 check my other videos with 3rd party kits from china they are great in their own way
@@mdebox will do later on, thank you
I enjoyed this kit i mean the bandai one and when i got the mighty strike freedom I'm kinda dissapointed or maybe i just like the color blue more but the gold platings are great though ngl. And i wish there's a bootleg of the mighty also for the wing part that i messed up
Someone can give me a purchase link? 🙏
Funny, there another bootleg studio also gotta debut with this kit but bigger scale 1/120 a bit taller than Hg 😂 and their kits look decent too
yes it’s already out in china ,
this one is a must have， 1/4 of bandai price
In the comments of this video, there are so many Bandai fanboys, even though with the existence of bootlegs like this, especially with almost equivalent quality but not good and added with a much cheaper price. Bandai must be able to improve the quality of their original products.
"almost equivalent quality"
there are only a select few of bootlegs that have the quality which are close to the original (close and not on par). Bling's HG beyond global has a higher quality compared to the Daban version. Daban has bad molding similar to the XF model in this video. I also have the Bandai version and I could say that the original is better.
I do also have the newer bootleg releases like the GTO Zaku II. I ordered 3 of them, HM black tristar zaku , JMS real type Gundam Mk ii and the GTO grand daddy. All Zakus, including the High Mobility one, have problems on their upper arm sockets. Their shoulders could hardly fit properly and stress marks would appear. A friend of mine who bought the same model got a different issue: 2 of his Zakus have the same missing piece and has a loose right leg.
You have to understand that the quality control for fakes are average to bad. Bootlegs are only a good alternative. Again... as an alternative.
What is your review about tthongli bootleg?
i still don’t have the tt hongli / gaogao version of this sorry
are the stickers adhesive good?
it’s okay , but not for long term , it will peel off eventually in time
I'll go for botleg if the face is not that different (the mold for the face is important to be precise unfortunately)
Nice comparison...
thanks
Xing Feng or Xing Dong? I have been seeing Xing Dong here in my local area. Just wanted to confirm if it is the same one
It's XFS
THEY BOOTLEGGED IT ALREADY??? I'M SIGNING UP FOR ONE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS
@@bluecometdaiya yes
is it just me or the detail on the XF one look more faded or blurry...
@@charlesg9614 yes because they just re molded the parts from bandai
@@mdebox i see, i thought it was because of the camera hehe
Can I watch bandai videos to build gunpla xf?
yes it was the same
@@mdebox thankyou bri
it's like 1080p vs. 720p
More than Team LB (Bandai) vs. Team SWOH (Bootleg)...
is the assembly stiff for the bootleg or did the parts fit smoothly?
smooth build
I don't give a F if it was bootleg or not, i just want affordable kits and not premium shenanigans bullcrap.
Yes, IM talking about Bandai nowadays with their P-Bandai nonsense.
They Keep Talking About Pirate Things,
But They Never Realized The Pirate One Is Bandai Itself, Which Always Makes Us Poor With Its Expensive Kits, Like P-Bandit And VerKa Things
@@KentangGaming01yeah, the IRONY 😂
That's what I call a man
"bUt iF yOu bUy bOoTlEg kItS, yOu'D hUrT tHe gUnPlA cOmMuNiTy nYeNyEnYeNyE!"
F Bandai for making P-Bandai exclusives unreasonably expensive and limited
Any left over parts???
the extra faceplate
@@mdebox ok
@@mdebox have 2 line right
And China says they never copy anything 😂. Seriously though I would rather get the original Bandai ones but if China actually makes an original model that Bandai doesn't bother to make then I would get those, I think there were some out there that China made but Bandai didn't and its still from the Gundam series.
The GP02 MG... Bandai refuses to make 2.0 of that so random china man got our back.
2 weeks ago i bought the bandai kit with the price of nearly high as RG ones. 2 days later when i found out that the rumor abt rising bootleg are real, i wish it will get a bad reviews but it seems the kit is 90% identical as the og one😢😢
videos and image can’t actually justify the difference between bandai and bootleg you can’t go wrong with bandai ,
Fun fact: many reviewers already reviewed this bootleg kit and concludes that the only thing suck with this kit is just the stickers, while the snapfit and build quality is nearly identical to Bandai
1080p vs 360p
😂
XF is actually superior than bandai in terms of overall quality and you get more. How did they managed to surpass bandai?
bandai is still superior in terms of quality
Bruh what kind of shit is this 😂, Bandai ez claps in overall quality
@@thepunisherone573 you know it yourself just admit it. Bandai is behind XF, cheaper and better applies to this video.
@@wanderer1125 Except for how the details on the XF kit are more blunt and less defined than Bandai's.
"superior" lol
YOU ALREADY GOT IT? WHERE DID U BUY IT 😭✋🏿✋🏿
overseas , china
😀👍
@@mdebox i buy this from a vietnam shop
wow, being a ds bootlegs on comments section is surely something else. 😂 sure, every kits have their own charm or being affordable but hating the origin of production is like no brainer.
XF = non-burnable garbage 、 BANDAI = non-burnable collectibles