OP, FYI, in-game lore the Alteisen is a heavily customized Gespenst meant to test out S-Drives made from the crashed meteorite so that Earth mechs in that game could fly. However, due to the limitations of Human technology during the events of the first SRW OG game, the S-Drives can only make mechs hover a few feet above the ground and not truly fly (hence why the Gespenst has wings on its back as it was a design made for the anticipated flight capabilities that didn't happen). Only in the second SRW OG game they were able to produce newer S-Drives called Tesla Drives that can make units fly independently. Funny thing is that after the Alteisen was upgraded to its Alteisen Riese form, it had a Tesla Drive, but not meant for flying but instead for balancing the mech due to its overweight issue from the humongous Revolver Bunker on the right arm that essentially throws the mech balance off and its center of gravity.
I hope they make Huckbein or Exbein later. I love the design of Huckbein and Exbien. My favorite had to be Huckbein 3 Boxer. Missile backpack, and Giant Exo-Armor Boxer was totally awesome!
Add in the Weissritter too, as it is essential to the Alteisen (as a support unit and the mech of the pilot's lover. RIP to her voice actress though that passed away late 2010s)
It costs a bit more than the average kit but it's great to see where all the money goes into. The scalpers arent targeting this kit it seems, so it may not be too hard to find one:)
@@HobbyClubhouse yeah I wouldn't consider it the most exciting or well designed kit. But its unique design is a huge selling point for me. Its so different and so much detail was put into it
These SRW OG kits sure are bringers of hope. Can't wait for the Gespenst, Huck/Ex/XX/Whatever-bein, Lion, and their multitude of variants. A small miracle would be if we manage to get the MAss-Produced Huckebein as a kit, love that design and colorscheme.
I feel they'd make the Huckebein for sure since they can P-Bandai-spam the heck out of it... but I'd probably buy them all, especially the mass production Mk-II
Happy New year to you too! I'll always have a soft spot for the Alteisen for being born in the Wonderswan trilogy. It's kinda nice that the kit isn't too hard to get since scalpers don't seem to be targetting it, so I hope you'll get one soon and enjoy this first hand. It's extra special to fans who already love the unit
Can't wait to receive mine! So far the only thing I'm disappointed with are the open hands (I feel they should be more angled, if that makes any sense XD). As a fellow SRW fan, i'm looking forward to the next HGs!
I get exactly what you mean, if the hands were more splayed open, it'd work better for the heroic style. Too bad it's hard to find after market hands in its unusual size I bet they'll do the Huckebein after the Gespenst... Or maybe the SRX...
@@HobbyClubhouse I'm partial towards the Wiessritter myself. And hopefully now they've revealed the Gespenst we're in line to get it's variants down the line. (Octo squad customs and RV type COME ON!!!)
Bit late on the comment, but I love this thing and definitely plan on getting it! I love big, thick, chunky robots add in the revolver spike and the heat horn and this kit is definitely a win in my book. Even though I hardly know anything about SRW. Btw, just a weird idea.... I kinda think this kit would make for a good Doom Guy/Doom Slayer custom. I hope I'm not the only one who thinks.
The design is great enough to enjoy even outside of SRW really, and it's a good buy with it being such a nice kit. I bet the spike reminded you of the hand blade in Eternal. If you want to make it Doom-Guy-ish, you'd need a sacrificial GM head or something with those visor eyes
I built mine. It's nice but I ended up swapping out the arms with some HG Lupus Rex arms. I may revisit the original arms later. I don't see why it has hands if it has arm mounted weapons that stick out past the fists.
The shoulder thrusters design is true to most of the designs that I know of, at least for the Kotobukiya kits and even the smaller chogokin Alteisen figure from Bandai. The only prob is lack of 'parts separation' similar to the back thrusters
Judging from all the love for SRW in the comments here, lots of people (me included) would be happy with anything they make after this if they make it just as nicely (but YES PLEASE to SRX)
neat! a great review of a great kit to start the year! thanks so much Mr.Hobby! this put me back when i played SRWOG way too much on my GBA many, many years back! now we wait for the inevitable Weissritter (and if they do, of course the P-Bandai potential of Riese & Rein, as a set i'd bet, would be too enticing for them to pass up). I do hope Bandai would keep continue to add this SRW line, the Gespenst and Huckebein alone could carry this line for a long time, not to mention the SRX (they're gonna milk this i'm sure, or even making the R-Gun limited), Lion/Guarlion lines, and my personal favorite, the Wildrapto- i mean Wildraubtier.
I didn't play the GBA OG but the mainline ones on the GBA were all so great (maybe A was a bit rough around the edges) I really do hope they make the Weissritter to complete the pair, but like every fan seems to think also, we'd be excited for anything if they maintain this quality in future releases I was kinda worried no one would care much for a review of the Alteisen, glad I'm wrong:)
@@HobbyClubhouse SRW fans is surprisingly many lol, and evidently very starved of good quality (updated) model kits, lol. having a reviewer that is somewhat knowledgeable about the series and the mechas is as people say, icing on the cake :)
Cybuster is by size, larger than Alteisen. I think it is around 26-28m as compared with Alteisen's 22m which is about Sazabi size. SRW mech sizes varies haha
Look at all that glorious CHONK!!! I don't care where it comes from, Gundam, Getter, L-Gaim, SRW, all I know is we NEED more big boys like this!!! Also, while The Cybuster could have been better, as a first draft for the line as a whole, I actually think it was pretty good, WAAAAAAY better then most other first entries anyway.
Yeah, the rear foot thing is just your kit. Mine fits very tight when pushed in with a solid click sound. Cybaster and Alteisen height difference is in scale. Cybaster is a bigger alien bot than most Earth bots. He's 28.5 meters tall while Alteisen is 22.2 meters. And Alteisen is already much bigger than a lot of other Earth bots.
Hm, I certainly think so - if I can find one at all. It'd be a more simple review since most of it is the Zaku I which already had a review. Beating the crazy people to the stores to get one, that's the hard part
@@HobbyClubhouse Ooh, that's great! And yeah, definitely. I tried to get my hands on one 'round Christmas, but pretty much all the reputable venders I knew were sold out.
@@HobbyClubhouse if I end up buying this kit just to feel it's skirt armor, it'll be directly because of your review 😅 thanks for the great work dude, will really miss your uploads once you move but hey let's enjoy it while it lasts 😊
its either that or the weissritter for the 4th kit, hopefully, but to be honest, i dont mind getting any of the robots in srw og since they're all awesome anyway
Great review and much more orderly & insightful than Gaikotsu's. I can't wait for Weissritter kit to be paired with this Alteisen. We need our power-couple after all. The stoic Japanese man & the happy-go-lucky US woman 😁.
Thank you so much! I really want the Weissritter too precisely because this kit is so good and demands to be completed as a pair. I imagine Bandai is at least considering it
@@HobbyClubhouse "Alteisen" (alt+Eisen) translates to "Old Iron" but it's more commonly used referring to Scrap metal. They're basically calling this Mecha a piece of junk.
@@ralfsstuff Because in the OG universe it's a failed test concept due to its clunky weight balancing, restrictive weapon loadout, and high production cost; it was basically impossible for normal people to use effectively. They named it ironically, since it was never going to pass as the pitch for the "Gespenst MK III". Kyosuke is just kind of a madman despite his very restrained demeanor and actually likes how unwieldy it is- it appeals to his fondness of betting on long odds. Its origins in its original Compact/Impact universe are not as fleshed out beyond it's derived from the Gespenst, as is the Weissritter.
@@HobbyClubhouse bandai is doing SRX already in kit form, it's going to be done under the SMP label. R-1 & R-Gun are retail while the others are p-bandai
The SRX is the only SRW mecha that I'm looking forward to (and maybe the DyGenGuar). It will probably have some parts-forming but I hope it won't be at the same level as the Volks figure from way back.
I really like this but bandai did him dirty and most people don't even realise on one part, the weapons which is the bunker's spike being too short and thin and the gunbarrels being too small
this is not for me, but it's great to see this. sideskirt strategy looks good, hope it can be inherited by kits in the HG gundam line. that half and half shoulder joint reminds me of some annoying unicorn kits which have that at the elbow. with all their existing solutions for joints, like Leo's shoulder, can't believe they went with this cheap route.
That shoulder join is indeed a lot like the Leo and 30MM ones that get unseated when they turn. Sure hope the designers improve this like they did for lots of other things they fixed after the Cybaster
Ah yes, the jab at a certain youtuber, but i agree. I don't see any issue if inside the thruster aren't multi color/layered. Doesn't he realized that cleaning nubs on a very thin plastic can break/destroy a part, oh right he just use Gods Hands nipper.
Kotobukiya is scaled correctly and far more superior in any way for 4800 yen, unfortunately it very hard to find nowadays. This is only an alternative if you can't buy that kit.
To be honest, I prefer Bandai kits having owned both first gen Alteisen and ver. pro version. Accuracy to design, ver pro. is the clear winner but the plastic quality to me is just inferior...I have been waiting for this from Bandai for ages and hope it doesn't disappoint. Mine is still in box and looking forward for more SRWOG kits especially Weiss Ritter/Weissbritter
I was quite surprised too that Bandai wasn't afraid to set the price higher for a more conplex kit (they are more than happy to just kick up prices without adding value though...)
OP, FYI, in-game lore the Alteisen is a heavily customized Gespenst meant to test out S-Drives made from the crashed meteorite so that Earth mechs in that game could fly. However, due to the limitations of Human technology during the events of the first SRW OG game, the S-Drives can only make mechs hover a few feet above the ground and not truly fly (hence why the Gespenst has wings on its back as it was a design made for the anticipated flight capabilities that didn't happen).
Only in the second SRW OG game they were able to produce newer S-Drives called Tesla Drives that can make units fly independently. Funny thing is that after the Alteisen was upgraded to its Alteisen Riese form, it had a Tesla Drive, but not meant for flying but instead for balancing the mech due to its overweight issue from the humongous Revolver Bunker on the right arm that essentially throws the mech balance off and its center of gravity.
I hope they make Huckbein or Exbein later. I love the design of Huckbein and Exbien. My favorite had to be Huckbein 3 Boxer. Missile backpack, and Giant Exo-Armor Boxer was totally awesome!
I think the boxer might be a bit much.
The Huckbein however, I see as 50/50. (Be even better if it was cross compatible with Gundams. XD)
@@MasterSwo i'm know but i try if it can fit with hg gundam mk ii Titan ver.
Add in the Weissritter too, as it is essential to the Alteisen (as a support unit and the mech of the pilot's lover. RIP to her voice actress though that passed away late 2010s)
@@MasterSwo Ah, the gundam exia joke for the huckbein as both mechs share the same designer
@@ootb-builds She will be missed.
I need it. Alteisen has been my favorite SRW unit for almost a decade.
I can't believe how nice the design came out. Lots of details and just such a cool design. I need to get one
It costs a bit more than the average kit but it's great to see where all the money goes into. The scalpers arent targeting this kit it seems, so it may not be too hard to find one:)
@@HobbyClubhouse yeah I wouldn't consider it the most exciting or well designed kit. But its unique design is a huge selling point for me. Its so different and so much detail was put into it
These SRW OG kits sure are bringers of hope.
Can't wait for the Gespenst, Huck/Ex/XX/Whatever-bein, Lion, and their multitude of variants.
A small miracle would be if we manage to get the MAss-Produced Huckebein as a kit, love that design and colorscheme.
I feel they'd make the Huckebein for sure since they can P-Bandai-spam the heck out of it... but I'd probably buy them all, especially the mass production Mk-II
Happy new year!! What a way to kick off the new year. Alt is my all time favorite OG SRW main!!! Can't wait to get this. Amazing review as always!!!
Happy New year to you too! I'll always have a soft spot for the Alteisen for being born in the Wonderswan trilogy. It's kinda nice that the kit isn't too hard to get since scalpers don't seem to be targetting it, so I hope you'll get one soon and enjoy this first hand. It's extra special to fans who already love the unit
Can't wait to receive mine! So far the only thing I'm disappointed with are the open hands (I feel they should be more angled, if that makes any sense XD). As a fellow SRW fan, i'm looking forward to the next HGs!
I get exactly what you mean, if the hands were more splayed open, it'd work better for the heroic style. Too bad it's hard to find after market hands in its unusual size
I bet they'll do the Huckebein after the Gespenst... Or maybe the SRX...
@@HobbyClubhouse I'm partial towards the Wiessritter myself.
And hopefully now they've revealed the Gespenst we're in line to get it's variants down the line. (Octo squad customs and RV type COME ON!!!)
Regardless of the game of origin, all of the original designs for SRW are called "SRW OG"
Bit late on the comment, but I love this thing and definitely plan on getting it! I love big, thick, chunky robots add in the revolver spike and the heat horn and this kit is definitely a win in my book. Even though I hardly know anything about SRW.
Btw, just a weird idea.... I kinda think this kit would make for a good Doom Guy/Doom Slayer custom. I hope I'm not the only one who thinks.
The design is great enough to enjoy even outside of SRW really, and it's a good buy with it being such a nice kit.
I bet the spike reminded you of the hand blade in Eternal. If you want to make it Doom-Guy-ish, you'd need a sacrificial GM head or something with those visor eyes
I built mine. It's nice but I ended up swapping out the arms with some HG Lupus Rex arms. I may revisit the original arms later. I don't see why it has hands if it has arm mounted weapons that stick out past the fists.
The shoulder thrusters design is true to most of the designs that I know of, at least for the Kotobukiya kits and even the smaller chogokin Alteisen figure from Bandai. The only prob is lack of 'parts separation' similar to the back thrusters
The SRX is already baking in the oven so I hope they will do the DyGenGuar down the road.
Judging from all the love for SRW in the comments here, lots of people (me included) would be happy with anything they make after this if they make it just as nicely (but YES PLEASE to SRX)
I just noticed something if retool it you can get a HG Perfect machine king for yugioh
neat! a great review of a great kit to start the year! thanks so much Mr.Hobby! this put me back when i played SRWOG way too much on my GBA many, many years back!
now we wait for the inevitable Weissritter (and if they do, of course the P-Bandai potential of Riese & Rein, as a set i'd bet, would be too enticing for them to pass up).
I do hope Bandai would keep continue to add this SRW line, the Gespenst and Huckebein alone could carry this line for a long time, not to mention the SRX (they're gonna milk this i'm sure, or even making the R-Gun limited), Lion/Guarlion lines, and my personal favorite, the Wildrapto- i mean Wildraubtier.
I didn't play the GBA OG but the mainline ones on the GBA were all so great (maybe A was a bit rough around the edges)
I really do hope they make the Weissritter to complete the pair, but like every fan seems to think also, we'd be excited for anything if they maintain this quality in future releases
I was kinda worried no one would care much for a review of the Alteisen, glad I'm wrong:)
@@HobbyClubhouse SRW fans is surprisingly many lol, and evidently very starved of good quality (updated) model kits, lol.
having a reviewer that is somewhat knowledgeable about the series and the mechas is as people say, icing on the cake :)
Riese & rein as p-bandai probably would be unlikely
Sure hope Bandai doesn't get cold feet and abandon this before we get then and more... The Alteisen's improvements make me want to see this go on
Cybuster is by size, larger than Alteisen. I think it is around 26-28m as compared with Alteisen's 22m which is about Sazabi size. SRW mech sizes varies haha
Look at all that glorious CHONK!!!
I don't care where it comes from, Gundam, Getter, L-Gaim, SRW, all I know is we NEED more big boys like this!!!
Also, while The Cybuster could have been better, as a first draft for the line as a whole, I actually think it was pretty good, WAAAAAAY better then most other first entries anyway.
The Bandai sculpters really understood how important it is to emphasize the blockiness and bulk, but man those legs work well with the heavy top
this feels odly good. like i know bandai makes really good kits but this one feels like it is a good bit better then the norm.
They used the extra cost really well, I think. The color on the kit is really well done in a very efficient way
Yeah, the rear foot thing is just your kit. Mine fits very tight when pushed in with a solid click sound. Cybaster and Alteisen height difference is in scale. Cybaster is a bigger alien bot than most Earth bots. He's 28.5 meters tall while Alteisen is 22.2 meters. And Alteisen is already much bigger than a lot of other Earth bots.
Hey, do you think we'd ever be able to get an HG Zaku Sniper review? It's a kit I'd love to see reviewed in your style.
Hm, I certainly think so - if I can find one at all. It'd be a more simple review since most of it is the Zaku I which already had a review.
Beating the crazy people to the stores to get one, that's the hard part
@@HobbyClubhouse Ooh, that's great! And yeah, definitely. I tried to get my hands on one 'round Christmas, but pretty much all the reputable venders I knew were sold out.
"I bet you want to hold this big blocky thing in your hands right now don't you?"
Duuuuude...
Yes 😅
The big flat surface really scream out to be felt
@@HobbyClubhouse if I end up buying this kit just to feel it's skirt armor, it'll be directly because of your review 😅 thanks for the great work dude, will really miss your uploads once you move but hey let's enjoy it while it lasts 😊
I hope we get the huckbein
I totally thought that third HG kit would have been the Huckebein with how popular it is
its either that or the weissritter for the 4th kit, hopefully, but to be honest, i dont mind getting any of the robots in srw og since they're all awesome anyway
Great review and much more orderly & insightful than Gaikotsu's. I can't wait for Weissritter kit to be paired with this Alteisen. We need our power-couple after all. The stoic Japanese man & the happy-go-lucky US woman 😁.
Thank you so much! I really want the Weissritter too precisely because this kit is so good and demands to be completed as a pair. I imagine Bandai is at least considering it
@@HobbyClubhouse Do you have plans of reviewing both the HG Super Robot Wars OG Cybaster and Gespenst in the near-future if you have the chance?
Really want to recreate rampage ghost, so here's hoping for weissritter. Hope i wrote that right lol
I made sure to sneak a shot or two of it in the video since I hope so too:)
Wow cool kit
Yeah, isn't it? Even non-Super Robot Wars fans could easily love this design
Wishing a release of Huckebein in a HG come on bandai haha
I'd love that too, Bandai - and don't wall it off in P-Bandai.
Love it!
Kinda reminds me of Gundam mk V.
That name though...
Hm, now in curious. Is the name some sort of Google-translate German?
@@HobbyClubhouse "Alteisen" (alt+Eisen) translates to "Old Iron" but it's more commonly used referring to Scrap metal.
They're basically calling this Mecha a piece of junk.
@@ralfsstuff Because in the OG universe it's a failed test concept due to its clunky weight balancing, restrictive weapon loadout, and high production cost; it was basically impossible for normal people to use effectively. They named it ironically, since it was never going to pass as the pitch for the "Gespenst MK III". Kyosuke is just kind of a madman despite his very restrained demeanor and actually likes how unwieldy it is- it appeals to his fondness of betting on long odds.
Its origins in its original Compact/Impact universe are not as fleshed out beyond it's derived from the Gespenst, as is the Weissritter.
@@gtf234 Thanks for the explanation. That name makes a lot of sense now
Hope bandai make R1 too
My heart wants it so much too, but I don't know if my body is ready for an HG SRX...
@@HobbyClubhouse bandai is doing SRX already in kit form, it's going to be done under the SMP label.
R-1 & R-Gun are retail while the others are p-bandai
The SRX is the only SRW mecha that I'm looking forward to (and maybe the DyGenGuar). It will probably have some parts-forming but I hope it won't be at the same level as the Volks figure from way back.
I really like this but bandai did him dirty and most people don't even realise on one part, the weapons which is the bunker's spike being too short and thin and the gunbarrels being too small
I'm just waiting for the bandai hg weissritter to be paired with her bf's chonky mech
I'm waiting for that as well. Come on, Bandai
this is not for me, but it's great to see this.
sideskirt strategy looks good, hope it can be inherited by kits in the HG gundam line.
that half and half shoulder joint reminds me of some annoying unicorn kits which have that at the elbow.
with all their existing solutions for joints, like Leo's shoulder, can't believe they went with this cheap route.
That shoulder join is indeed a lot like the Leo and 30MM ones that get unseated when they turn. Sure hope the designers improve this like they did for lots of other things they fixed after the Cybaster
Ah yes, the jab at a certain youtuber, but i agree. I don't see any issue if inside the thruster aren't multi color/layered. Doesn't he realized that cleaning nubs on a very thin plastic can break/destroy a part, oh right he just use Gods Hands nipper.
"HEEEYYY WHAT IS UPPP EVERYONE!"
Kotobukiya is scaled correctly and far more superior in any way for 4800 yen, unfortunately it very hard to find nowadays. This is only an alternative if you can't buy that kit.
The Ver. Progressive kit from Kotobukiya is really well loved, though they really don't reprint older kits much
To be honest, I prefer Bandai kits having owned both first gen Alteisen and ver. pro version. Accuracy to design, ver pro. is the clear winner but the plastic quality to me is just inferior...I have been waiting for this from Bandai for ages and hope it doesn't disappoint. Mine is still in box and looking forward for more SRWOG kits especially Weiss Ritter/Weissbritter
Weiẞritter when?
We really need it now that the Alteisen is so well-made
Man, these SRW kits truly are pricy!
I was quite surprised too that Bandai wasn't afraid to set the price higher for a more conplex kit (they are more than happy to just kick up prices without adding value though...)