@@leonardode-pinchy3234 the number not apart of the clocks represent the decade (00, 10), the clocks numbered 0-9 represent the year, and the clock numbered 1-9 with xyz at the end represents the month. for example: i have this one random polycap runner. the number outside the clocks is 10, the year clock points to 9, and the month clock points to z. this means it was made in december, 2019
Fun Fact About the Divine Striker pack the wings and claws are supposed to work in tandem, the claws holding the enemy suit in place while the wings spin around and then cut into said suit like a pair of giant scissors. Also those barrels are Gatling guns used for when the claw is holding down the enemy suit to inflict more damage.
Fun Fact: the Testament Gundam is ZAFTs version of the Strike to test the Striker Packs. It's basically a nuclear reactor strike, with a virus system that renders radar and electronics useless, from the same line of gundams as Freedom.
@@81ancoo99 well since its zaft's strike its kinda logic i guess, but I would have loved the freedom's inner frame too, the strike is quite good so its not all lost
@@cocobill0077 But that is more of Bandai's kit making decision, they could have easily reused the Freedom/Justice/Providence frame and still have it compatible with the Striker packs just like how the MG Destiny Impulse/Astray Noir mold is. In lore it has a ZGMF frame not a GAT one like the kit, it's not a deal breaker but I wish it was more accurate.
Am a real fan of the Testament and the Astray Outframe...I got the Dragon Momoko version and was super stoked when this kit was announced so I preordered as soon as I can.
Since it bothered you, the reason the pistols have the model number modeled on the same side is because in the manga the Testament only had the ONE pistol, only gaining a second, very different pistol later in the series as an upgrade.
No he does have 2 of the ones included, the different one later with the knife tip added was Katie Madigan's custom pistol (which he equips on all his various MS)
Very cheap, intended for mass production, less advanced copies of the G-Plan suits more like. Orb help the Alliance produce the Strike, but also stole partial plans, and thus made the Astrays. TLDR: half gundam, half GM, way cooler looking.
Yeah the inner frame of the Astray units is based off of the Prototype series built on heliopolis the only thing they didn't get from that was the phase shift armor but that's okay thanks to the foaming metal armor it's made out of it's lighter and has a longer operating time. And that's also why the high grades for the astrays like the red frame with flight unit and the blue frame second l have the same Peg attachment as the rest of the striker packs which means you could mount a gun barrel strike Striker pack onto a gold frame amatsu Mina. yeah and in the end the main difference was the operating system and the armor materials
It'd be nice to be true. Since it's not that expensive to commission some one make the 3d avatar since it'd be just attaching v fin on a skeleton "which I'm sure there are free skeleton 3d designs out there."
pre ordered this kit back in June when it showed up on P-bandai's site since I LOVE this things design and its finally showing up on monday with this video only getting me even more excited for it to come in. Glad to hear its a good kit.
I just got mine in today. One of my regular stores I use got ONE in each randomly. Cheapest was $109.00 (USD) with a little off with a cyber Monday code, kind of ridiculous but with the coupon code it’s probably the best deal I’ll be able to find on a brand new one from a retailer so I just bit the bullet and got it. Been wanting one for around a year or so. Hopefully P Bandai will have another run of them in the near future.
@@dontprayforme Amazing. I envy you. I just got an RG Full Armor Unicorn from Amazon for $59.99 and that’s coming in January so that’s why I don’t like Amazon, but it was the best price I’ve seen and it’s sold out everywhere I actually like so :/
@@ilikegiantrobots1775 amazon is one of the worst places to buy gundam models in my experience, its rare to see good deals there but if you really in wanting it can be a solution (for some rolf, dragon astray red mg is like 300 or more euros in amazon like stupid ridiculous)
Well when it comes to that you just have to paint it up and change the V fin. But yeah it's probably going to be a p Bandai exclusive and the sad thing is we're never going to get this as a high grade so people like me who have loved this thing since 2005 have to kitbash to make our own but thankfully parts from the astray and from the Blitz and from the freedom it's just getting the shoulders and making the custom Striker pack is the main issue
@@bruhdashno Pretty sure he means the Testament's giant ass v-vin/horn resembles G-self unit from G-Reco. The only series of gundam everyone despise (the story not the unit design, some are dope) is G-Reco.
@@ap_trial666 To me, G-Reco feels like half of the story is missing. The pacing at the first half of the series is what you would call normal, while the second half is rushed. Like, they were prepared for 50 episodes, but around episode 15 they were told that the series will only get 25 episodes. This is the best way I can explain how I felt about it.
I really loved building this kit. The SEED frame goes together so well. I can't wait for them to release an Astray Out Frame with this kit as the base.
it looks so damn sturdy, my mg duel has taken a high shelf dive and survived with only a break on the front skirt (this forced me to fix/mod it so its no longer so damn flimsy) so I am counting the days until a reissue!
I'd be down for seeing this in 1/144 to be sure. I'm not the biggest fan of either Seed or herpes, but I make exceptions for Astray and Astray-like kits. Only issue I have with MG is a lack of space. EDIT: I kind of want those claws on a Moon Gundam bash...
Awesome stuff dude! Love the astrays! Dont suppose you could get and review the Seed HG meteor unit and show it off with that awesome HG infinite justice ?!
There’s a free mobile game app called “Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare” and from what I know, it’s official. It’s already 1.5 years old and I’ve been playing it for a while now. The customization is great, except you have to get the parts to customize, and the only real problem is that if you want really hard to get gunpla parts, you’d better be prepared to spend cash. It’s definitely playable without spending a dime, since I play like that.
Me too. I like the shade of Maroon and yellow more on the Dragon Momoko version. It also has two sets of Pistols, 2 Handgun Types and 2 Revolver Types.
@@johnzkeePW Same here, the maroon really killed it for me. Haven't seen the bandai version in person yet, but from photos and reviews it looks like candy? I don't really know
If I had to hazard a guess, the unexplained backpack configuration might be a Voiture Lumiere system like the Stargazer, Turn Delta, and Red Frame Kai have. None of the Testament Gundam's concept art shows it with the wings in that configuration, so just shooting from the hip here.
We are so close to the perfect 1/100 articulated hands, The one for Sazabi ver ka is almost perfection. Sadly the majority of gunplaers, including gunpla youtubers preferred this fixed posed hands. And bandai followed suit. But maybe its just me. Who swish swish their mastergrades while working. And found it annoying to hunt for the needed hand option everytime I change poses for my gunpla.
If mecha got himself a vtuber avatar, i would shit myself. But if he did, it would have to be of his upcoming mechagaikotsu custom rather than his typical skeleton avatar.
The extra wing gimmick for the divine striker is to use it as a huge ass claw. It's just a new feature that's been added when Bandai made this in MG, and as far as I know, I don't think the wing claw was used in the manga. they mention this in the p-bandai testament Gundam page so I guess they omitted the instructions assuming you read the page when buying it, but the whole things in Japanese and Bandai only ships to limited places so yeah I think would have been better for them to add some bit of instructions.
Fun fact, when the ZGMF-X12A (RGX-00) Testament is equipped with the AQM/E-X05 pack it’s technically called the Divine Testament Gundam, and can only be properly handled whilst wearing a long sleeve mesh shirt apparently
Someone kit bashed the FM barbatos lupus rex with the testament and it looks awesome I forgot the name of the channel so I don't remember who made it but I just thought it was appropriate to mention
Fun fact: The two "clocks" next to the Bandai logo (2013 copyright) tell you when this runner was cast: April 2020
How? I can’t see how that shows April 2020
@@leonardode-pinchy3234 the number not apart of the clocks represent the decade (00, 10), the clocks numbered 0-9 represent the year, and the clock numbered 1-9 with xyz at the end represents the month.
for example: i have this one random polycap runner. the number outside the clocks is 10, the year clock points to 9, and the month clock points to z. this means it was made in december, 2019
@@ct-sazabi that’s really interesting! Thanks for letting me know!
Fun Fact About the Divine Striker pack the wings and claws are supposed to work in tandem, the claws holding the enemy suit in place while the wings spin around and then cut into said suit like a pair of giant scissors. Also those barrels are Gatling guns used for when the claw is holding down the enemy suit to inflict more damage.
Search out SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays if you want an idea of how it attacks.
So the poor soul that gets caught by it is simultaneously crushed, cut in two, and shot.
@@leviosdraekion6993 if it's worth killing, it's worth overkilling.
@@arnantphongsatha7906 true
Fun Fact: the Testament Gundam is ZAFTs version of the Strike to test the Striker Packs. It's basically a nuclear reactor strike, with a virus system that renders radar and electronics useless, from the same line of gundams as Freedom.
shame it didnt have the freedom inner frame
@@81ancoo99 well since its zaft's strike its kinda logic i guess, but I would have loved the freedom's inner frame too, the strike is quite good so its not all lost
@@cocobill0077 But that is more of Bandai's kit making decision, they could have easily reused the Freedom/Justice/Providence frame and still have it compatible with the Striker packs just like how the MG Destiny Impulse/Astray Noir mold is.
In lore it has a ZGMF frame not a GAT one like the kit, it's not a deal breaker but I wish it was more accurate.
It uses its antena to send viruses to nearby suit and jamming thier cam...
@@81ancoo99 it should have had the ZGMF-X frame to keep in with the lore.
Am a real fan of the Testament and the Astray Outframe...I got the Dragon Momoko version and was super stoked when this kit was announced so I preordered as soon as I can.
I bought Outframe too! It's what started me in the hobby. And now P-Bandai released it.
Since it bothered you, the reason the pistols have the model number modeled on the same side is because in the manga the Testament only had the ONE pistol, only gaining a second, very different pistol later in the series as an upgrade.
No he does have 2 of the ones included, the different one later with the knife tip added was Katie Madigan's custom pistol (which he equips on all his various MS)
“Perfect combination of Gundam and Astray”....but...aren’t the Astray’s a kind of Gundam type MS too?
Very cheap, intended for mass production, less advanced copies of the G-Plan suits more like. Orb help the Alliance produce the Strike, but also stole partial plans, and thus made the Astrays. TLDR: half gundam, half GM, way cooler looking.
@@chancecleavelin4834 i see
Yeah the inner frame of the Astray units is based off of the Prototype series built on heliopolis the only thing they didn't get from that was the phase shift armor but that's okay thanks to the foaming metal armor it's made out of it's lighter and has a longer operating time. And that's also why the high grades for the astrays like the red frame with flight unit and the blue frame second l have the same Peg attachment as the rest of the striker packs which means you could mount a gun barrel strike Striker pack onto a gold frame amatsu Mina. yeah and in the end the main difference was the operating system and the armor materials
Si basically like the hyakushikis or gundam ground types
Kinda...in the seed universe theyre more like specialized grunt units. Like two tiers above GMs
This Astray is three times faster than regular Astray
Edit: It's not an Astray but still, It 3 times faster than average XD
The head and chest remind me of the load astray double rebake
Of course it is, anything painted red is automatically three times faster
That’s just a rumor. It’s probably been upgraded, and the whole “painting your mech red will triple its speed and power” shtick was all Char’s idea.
@Richard Hart Why
red means 3 times the toughness in Seed actually.
Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series.
Where are my royalties?
THAT'S A TWIST...
Finally we get a face came. I always knew that Mecha was all along just a Skelly with a Gundam V fin
Mecha : a completely amazing mix of Astray and Gundam
Me: utter absolute confusion
Does that little guy in the corner mean that mecha is technically a vtuber now?
It'd be nice to be true. Since it's not that expensive to commission some one make the 3d avatar since it'd be just attaching v fin on a skeleton "which I'm sure there are free skeleton 3d designs out there."
pre ordered this kit back in June when it showed up on P-bandai's site since I LOVE this things design and its finally showing up on monday with this video only getting me even more excited for it to come in. Glad to hear its a good kit.
I wanted this so much. It’s just so expensive everywhere, and I just think it looks amazing, so I’m at an unfortunate stalemate
I just got mine in today. One of my regular stores I use got ONE in each randomly. Cheapest was $109.00 (USD) with a little off with a cyber Monday code, kind of ridiculous but with the coupon code it’s probably the best deal I’ll be able to find on a brand new one from a retailer so I just bit the bullet and got it. Been wanting one for around a year or so. Hopefully P Bandai will have another run of them in the near future.
@@dontprayforme Amazing. I envy you. I just got an RG Full Armor Unicorn from Amazon for $59.99 and that’s coming in January so that’s why I don’t like Amazon, but it was the best price I’ve seen and it’s sold out everywhere I actually like so :/
@@ilikegiantrobots1775 amazon is one of the worst places to buy gundam models in my experience, its rare to see good deals there but if you really in wanting it can be a solution (for some rolf, dragon astray red mg is like 300 or more euros in amazon like stupid ridiculous)
When can we send some red superchats to our favorite mecha skeleton vtuber? lol
I laughed at myself for being startled by that intro
The v fin is the closest thing we have to MG G-Self
Kinda
Sole reason I'm going to buy it
That is EXACTLY what I thought
Lol
Hopefully we get the Outframe to go along with the Testament.
As yet another P-Bandai release, obviously.
We haven't even gotten a proper Green Frame yet.
Well when it comes to that you just have to paint it up and change the V fin. But yeah it's probably going to be a p Bandai exclusive and the sad thing is we're never going to get this as a high grade so people like me who have loved this thing since 2005 have to kitbash to make our own but thankfully parts from the astray and from the Blitz and from the freedom it's just getting the shoulders and making the custom Striker pack is the main issue
Sadly p-bandai
Tadaaaaa
I cannot express anough how much I love the Astray kits. More please. Drown me in sweet sweet astray plastic.
You know this kinda reminds me about that one gundam show that no-one talks about... I wonder why.
The reconquesta one?
Some of the design of Testament are like Barbatos, that's why reminds you of IBO. Am i right?
@@bruhdashno Pretty sure he means the Testament's giant ass v-vin/horn resembles G-self unit from G-Reco.
The only series of gundam everyone despise (the story not the unit design, some are dope) is G-Reco.
@@ap_trial666 To me, G-Reco feels like half of the story is missing. The pacing at the first half of the series is what you would call normal, while the second half is rushed. Like, they were prepared for 50 episodes, but around episode 15 they were told that the series will only get 25 episodes. This is the best way I can explain how I felt about it.
@@ap_trial666 yesssss you understand my friendddd.
Fun Fact:This version is when the vps armor changes its colour.
Yup, I kind of dig the default light greys colorization with the gold v-fin myself. Though this looks pretty in red as well.
@@snukastyle I think both look cool, though my favourite colour is red.
Well that technically counts for every Ms with phase shift armor
The gray version is like the deactivated mode of Gats
@@ChrisTian-sd5yq Yup
고정력 조립 감각이 좋은 건담입니다.
색분활도 좋으며, 건담시드의 다른 기체들과 비교해보는 재미가 좋아요.
I literally got mine today lol, and my Sandrock Armadillo was with it! I hope there’s a review for that soon too!
Actually would watch Vtuber Mecha Gaikotsu, his voice is just super iconic to me.
Agreed
yess
When I started backtracking I realized that genki tone was a later change in his reviews, and I ALAVEET! 🤣🤣🤣
He's already a arin hanson of gundam reviewer.
I really loved building this kit. The SEED frame goes together so well. I can't wait for them to release an Astray Out Frame with this kit as the base.
On bandai’s website they had an image of the backpack attached to the arm like a giant claw
It actually doesn't attach to the arm. The backpack is on an arm and it can wrap around to the side, looking like it is on the arm.
I hope Lord Astray also get its own kit in the future
That’s definitely one of the few p Bandai that I would go for.
No one is talking about the astray mirage frame
That head gives me a strong G-Reco vibe, I mean cmon I couldn’t have been the only one who thought of G-Self when looking at the head
it looks so damn sturdy, my mg duel has taken a high shelf dive and survived with only a break on the front skirt (this forced me to fix/mod it so its no longer so damn flimsy) so I am counting the days until a reissue!
Justice should have fought this guy in the anime. Would have been one hell of a fight between 2 close quarters gundam.
Eh.... destined to be a side story Zaft gundam line.... stolen by ea though lol
tbh, I prefer the one-sided pistol thing. it's more realistic.
Alternate title: Mecha gaikotsu tries to be a v tuber
**cocks gun** "Always has been"
Is he joining Hololive?
I could imagine him in holostars with a gundam asmr
ItsAGunpla: "Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!"
Seed mgs are my favorite they are so solid and with a little bit of plastic cement and topcoat they are unbreakable
Thanks for showing us the Lobster Gundam!
If Code Geass' Guren was a Gundam
I'd be down for seeing this in 1/144 to be sure. I'm not the biggest fan of either Seed or herpes, but I make exceptions for Astray and Astray-like kits. Only issue I have with MG is a lack of space.
EDIT: I kind of want those claws on a Moon Gundam bash...
Thank you so much for including the original mascot
we know every red Gundam is extreme, just look at that :)
Yay! Glad to see you
Holee sheet
That red is Beautiful
Awesome stuff dude! Love the astrays! Dont suppose you could get and review the Seed HG meteor unit and show it off with that awesome HG infinite justice ?!
I really like your new thumbnail style
Mine is coming very soon!!! damn this looks great!!
Been waiting for this review
That V fin tho Jesus, also I like ur little skelly boi
I'd like to see Bandai make a Toys to Life game with gunpla.
You mean GBN?
we sorta have that with the Gundam AGE Advanced Grade kits that comes with microchips for scanning into the GAGE-ING arcade game.
There’s a free mobile game app called “Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare” and from what I know, it’s official. It’s already 1.5 years old and I’ve been playing it for a while now. The customization is great, except you have to get the parts to customize, and the only real problem is that if you want really hard to get gunpla parts, you’d better be prepared to spend cash. It’s definitely playable without spending a dime, since I play like that.
@@vustvaleo8068 yeah that chip that you put in the backpack
We need a HG kit of it.
damn! that gundam is gorgeous!!
Been waiting for this!!!:)
This review is a testament to the awesomeness of the Testament Gundam!
yooooooooo another review already thank you mecha.
No matter what you say, I still think the Testament Gundam is what the Astray would look and be like if it had the Seed Frame like the Strike RM
Mecha gaikotsu virtual youtuber debut.
7:04 I think the Seltsam Arms were based off this weapon, both arm and cannon
I think it's based on the clawed mech from code geass, knowing sunrise which own both license it wouldn't surprise me.
@@guillaumeblauwart1238 the gurren
@@guillaumeblauwart1238 knightframes?
Budget V-Tuber X'D That cracked me up X'D
That mystery configuration for the pack reminds me of the delta astray's pack.
Awesome figure.
Awesome review.
Awesome name, Divine Testament!.
That striker pack would look great on the Justice
Would you create a new playlist of Platinum Tier kits Mecha? Love the contents
This pack now has a Metal build version 🤩
Strangely enough' the Dragon Momoko version that came before looks like it has better proportions and color pallete. That's just me though
You're not alone
Me too. I like the shade of Maroon and yellow more on the Dragon Momoko version.
It also has two sets of Pistols, 2 Handgun Types and 2 Revolver Types.
@@johnzkeePW Same here, the maroon really killed it for me. Haven't seen the bandai version in person yet, but from photos and reviews it looks like candy? I don't really know
Better proportions? Nah, dude.
@@sarahcortez8839 That's why I said it could just be me, I preferred the other one. But to each their own. Cheers
A shame they took so long after the dragon momoko produced one
If Char pilots an Astray, this would be it!
Mamamiah!!! Beautiful kit!!!!
great backpack.. perfect for kitbashing... XD
Imagine that Divine Striker Pack and that Claw Shield on a Calamity War Gundam
Gnarly af
It really looks like something straight out of an ibo gundam doesn't it
@@arcstar8337 with out the non existent waist
I have the dragon momoco version of this kit from back in the day. I wonder how they compare.
Just wondering are you going to be getting the mg lightning strike ver RM (china red ver) that comes with all the striker packs?
Getting mine next week 😁
Now this is a must buy no matter what it costs.
Mesh sleeves? Let’s see that outfit
If I had to hazard a guess, the unexplained backpack configuration might be a Voiture Lumiere system like the Stargazer, Turn Delta, and Red Frame Kai have. None of the Testament Gundam's concept art shows it with the wings in that configuration, so just shooting from the hip here.
Mecha would you reccomend this mg testament or the mg mk V?im planning to buy 1
Ohhhhh excited!!!
Return of the Mecha Skeleton
We are so close to the perfect 1/100 articulated hands, The one for Sazabi ver ka is almost perfection. Sadly the majority of gunplaers, including gunpla youtubers preferred this fixed posed hands. And bandai followed suit. But maybe its just me. Who swish swish their mastergrades while working. And found it annoying to hunt for the needed hand option everytime I change poses for my gunpla.
my seed lines gundams almost complete..i wanna have that pb soon.look so aweaome
If mecha got himself a vtuber avatar, i would shit myself. But if he did, it would have to be of his upcoming mechagaikotsu custom rather than his typical skeleton avatar.
Best Gundam Vtuber ever
God I wish this was a regular release
I wonder if Bandai ever actually had any plans to make an MG Testament Gundam until Dragon Momoko made their own a few years ago?
Man im cravin this or astray noir mg, reallly dig the heels ahah
This looks so cool!!
The skeleton is actually what Mecha Gaikotsu looks like.
Fun fact the flashlight looking thing is a laser in most games it’s in
Oh hey the mascot is back
08:14 Missed opportunity to say "Fits like a glove"
*ba dum tis*
The extra wing gimmick for the divine striker is to use it as a huge ass claw. It's just a new feature that's been added when Bandai made this in MG, and as far as I know, I don't think the wing claw was used in the manga.
they mention this in the p-bandai testament Gundam page so I guess they omitted the instructions assuming you read the page when buying it, but the whole things in Japanese and Bandai only ships to limited places so yeah I think would have been better for them to add some bit of instructions.
The shield loos like a battle claw from the show battle claw
dayum if only astray no name could do that with the no name unit
Wait.... Mecha Gaikotsu Vtuber!?!?!?! yoww.... when's the live stream!? so we can all go and simp for you!
Here to say, my kit has parts falling off, joints flimsy (specifically the knee plate joint), plates seperating, really frustrating to see
Mecha, always wanna ask this. How did you come up with 'gigidi gigidi goo'?
It’s from family guy
Fun fact, when the ZGMF-X12A (RGX-00) Testament is equipped with the AQM/E-X05 pack it’s technically called the Divine Testament Gundam, and can only be properly handled whilst wearing a long sleeve mesh shirt apparently
I miss those revolver gunblades.
Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series!
Someone kit bashed the FM barbatos lupus rex with the testament and it looks awesome I forgot the name of the channel so I don't remember who made it but I just thought it was appropriate to mention
Fun fact this is my first p bandi kit and feel terrible for giving it a custom paint job because I don’t like red on red
One of my favorite seed mobile suits, i keep holding out that it will get a release in 1 144 scale
I just realized something... facts are fun.
the mascot is back again
The guns in the two claws on the divine striker are beam gattling guns