Yet again, another P-Bandai kit, despite it being a common mobile drone. Sure it didn’t appear until the last few episodes of the anime, and that one episode I can’t remember, but why do grunt suits have to be P-Bandai…this is stupid.
Because G-Witch is no longer the current airing series, everything from it has to be thrown into PB. That's the common denominator between all PB stuff now
I genuinely love the design of the Gundnode, unlike the Gundvolva which feels like a drone that can be modified to be piloted manual. (In a cramp metal coffin) The Gundnode looks and feels like a proper automated, drone. It is a machine built from the ground up to not require a pilot/manual controls. It's a really dumb thing to care about. But. So many drones, mobile dolls or AI controlled MS from Gundam are just regular MS, with regular cockpits, or have the ability to slip out the core and replace it with a chair. So to see something that's been built from the ground up to not be piloted but be genuine, automated weapon. It's great!
ah Mister Windam mentioned, with his 20 Gunvlovas and 200 windams.... Im definitely unsure what shell unit to use this time around. Since they both look pretty good. also kinda hoping it does get KO'd like the other serval witch kits as trying to get 3 of these with its current markup price is just....yeah.
If he had his way with the Gundnodes, my edit will become a reality. I personally tried white in the end, so you can take your pick between the 3 variants And yeah. For the community, I hope it does become more available one way or another
That is if you can even find the stock to begin with. You can have all the money in the world and still not get a single one of these if the stock dries up
That's the point of my intro. The rear port is 3mm wide, so you can just take a sprue, drill a hole in the wall, and just hang them there. Of course, there has to be a less destructive way to do things out there, but it's easier to mount them than you think. (Besides, they each come with a stand, so that's another plus)
I do find it funny they when they released this, they only allowed 3 per order per person. With a marketed army builder gimmick, I was surprised they even tried to cap how many you could get
@@mj2005gundam It is weird that some of these P-bandai WfM kits were P-bandai in the first place. IBO got side story retail releases years after the OG series came out. WfM is to my knowledge, the most popular recent Gundam entry. Don't know why they'd lock kits behind the P-bandai wall other then simply making it so consumers HAVE to use P-bandai
I wonder if the lower legs from the lfrith Ur, and the lower arms from the lfrith thorn, would fit onto this? I’ve been trying to figure out a way to combine those two.
No problems with the face for me, just need a bit of force to get it in all the way. It's the combined cheek and eye piece that's janky with the huge gate on the right side as well as the prominent mold line across it. Also, I'm guessing that any model kit post-series is going to be P-Bandai because Bandai believes the hype phase to be over and will not commit to a retail release, leading to this stupid situation where the final climatic event joining a bunch of units together is merchandised in a very limited manner.
I forgot this mobile suit actually existed but oh wait it's not actually a mobile suit it's just another drone much like the last drone we've had from the same series. However I do like the fact that the legs can basically go from looking like normal legs which allows it to stand but also it can float and have tilted legs which gave me zone of the Ender's vibes especially with the legs. With that being said it does really suck that with the last drone, the problem was with the feet and if you put it in incorrectly with the heels, it causes it to break but this one is more so if you break the face part. I'm beginning to think these drone mobile suits are cursed and that's probably why we'll never get the drones from gundam x as actual model kits and they would be PB exclusives just like this one. In the end another solid drone model kit however you're better off just getting the Gundvola if you want a more accessible drone. Another soild review!
I really don't understand why the face plate is consistently problematic for people. The more I look at it, the more it doesn't feel like user error. But yeah, like I've said to a lot of others in here, I hate how these are PB, hence limiting the collection possibilities.
@@mj2005gundam Yeah like I know this practice is what they do but once again they've been getting way to PB hungry as of late and it's starting to show with all of these recent releases being PB exclusives.
If someone is willing to mount one of those boards with holes on the walls just for these guys, or even drill 3mm holes into the walls for that, I'd be giving them my full respect
A shame this "grunt" is P-Bandai. for the real effect you need like a few for the full effect. Looking at the colors remind me of the Heindree Sturm or even Gundvölva, with the latter being a drone (or complex GUND-Bit) like the Gundnode.
@gearthehuman2115 I get that you're excited, and I wanna re-do any and all of my old reviews as much as the next person. But with over 40 videos in my backlog and real life going on, I cannot possibly fulfill every single request in a short time. I'll make a note of them, and I'll get to them eventually, even if it takes months or years to get there, but I just want to whittle down my video backlog to a manageable size before I start filling it up with requests.
I want you to get multiple of this kit, but I'll regionally restrict the availability and let you guys suffer from the one thing we were trying to prevent in the first place. True 300 IQ move right there
@mj2005gundam RFV is still the most recent project and 2/4 releases are P-Bandai, they could have made atleast a single green Zaku retail. Imagine if they would do this to HGUC, Chars Zaku is all you get and every other Zaku is P-Bandai, the entire concept is mental in a system where P-Bandai is inacessible anywhere exept for a few selected countrys.
this kit has been a confusing one for me its a 50 50 if i ever got the chance to buy. i like legs and shoulders but rest is just doesnt meet my taste. i feel like bandai just made it to mock its own audience and consumers not trying to go political. its just the full potential of this kit is being held back behind a paywall. and even some parts i can just make from other wfm kits with some 30mm armor parts. its like 80% of wfm kits are a must have but 20 percent is p bandai and even that 5% is this kit which u buy its ok we got money if u dont u will never complete collection without 7 of these. really confusing
I don't think there's anything political behind the design or marketing strategy of this kit. But rather the boffins at Bandai are moronic to the bone.
This and the Dessultor being P-Bandai are slaps in the face to fans, especially with them being so significant in the anime. Also, HGCE Strike Dagger.
pbandai rick dias too, that was bs
in fact, I dare someone to make a full list of all bs'd pbandai gunpla that should've been retail
This reminds me back during the build fighter era, where suits that appear only once and arguably no narrative relevance still gets standard releases.
Grunts in PB I've always had a disdain for. However, what can we do at this point?
@@mj2005gundam Getting a 3rd party/bootleg version of it to spite Bandai
I’m just as pissed we never got a HG Prodoros, an Earthian MS would be a great contrast to everything else
It would "kinda" make sense for it to be P-Bandai if it come with the Mobile Armor, but just the Gundnode alone is ridiculous. It looks cool tho
I agree. Have the retail version be this as is, and the PB version be with the not-GOOhN MA. Honestly, Bandai just doesn't know how to sell things.
A wall of Gunnodes would be hilarious and expensive as honk. Would be very cool thou.
Yep. I can only imagine how someone would react to a scene like that
1:35 That will be perfect for the Autobots Mobile suits support in case of emergency.
Yet again, another P-Bandai kit, despite it being a common mobile drone. Sure it didn’t appear until the last few episodes of the anime, and that one episode I can’t remember, but why do grunt suits have to be P-Bandai…this is stupid.
At this point, better keep your expectations low.
Because G-Witch is no longer the current airing series, everything from it has to be thrown into PB. That's the common denominator between all PB stuff now
Bandai should've made this thing a regular release so that I could actually afford to make a wall out of him. DAMN YOU BANDAI
Oh Bandai... Look at what you've done...
Thanks for your review! I have yet to assemble this kit. I'll probably get 2 more if i get lucky 😁
I genuinely love the design of the Gundnode, unlike the Gundvolva which feels like a drone that can be modified to be piloted manual. (In a cramp metal coffin) The Gundnode looks and feels like a proper automated, drone. It is a machine built from the ground up to not require a pilot/manual controls.
It's a really dumb thing to care about.
But.
So many drones, mobile dolls or AI controlled MS from Gundam are just regular MS, with regular cockpits, or have the ability to slip out the core and replace it with a chair. So to see something that's been built from the ground up to not be piloted but be genuine, automated weapon.
It's great!
Gundnode home wallpaper is a great idea lol
I wish these units after the event convert into manned units
ah Mister Windam mentioned, with his 20 Gunvlovas and 200 windams....
Im definitely unsure what shell unit to use this time around. Since they both look pretty good.
also kinda hoping it does get KO'd like the other serval witch kits as trying to get 3 of these with its current markup price is just....yeah.
If he had his way with the Gundnodes, my edit will become a reality.
I personally tried white in the end, so you can take your pick between the 3 variants
And yeah. For the community, I hope it does become more available one way or another
If i won the lottery, i know which kit i will get an army of.
That is if you can even find the stock to begin with. You can have all the money in the world and still not get a single one of these if the stock dries up
there are selling bootlegs of this kit, if you want to cover your walls with them (for some reason), i bought one, its pretty good.
2:56 why is the ruler shaking? Afraid of flying drone? 😂
You said it yourself. It's tiptoeing, in the air, so there's no ground to rest the tape measure onto...
Building an army of gundnodes would be so cool but the need of stands and money stop me from doing it
That's the point of my intro. The rear port is 3mm wide, so you can just take a sprue, drill a hole in the wall, and just hang them there. Of course, there has to be a less destructive way to do things out there, but it's easier to mount them than you think.
(Besides, they each come with a stand, so that's another plus)
Just get the bootleg one from GaoKe brand, worth more money than P-Bandai bs
I do find it funny they when they released this, they only allowed 3 per order per person. With a marketed army builder gimmick, I was surprised they even tried to cap how many you could get
"To stop scalpers from bulk purchasing and reselling them at a higher price"
Well guess what, artificial scarcity does the bloody same
@@mj2005gundam It is weird that some of these P-bandai WfM kits were P-bandai in the first place. IBO got side story retail releases years after the OG series came out. WfM is to my knowledge, the most popular recent Gundam entry. Don't know why they'd lock kits behind the P-bandai wall other then simply making it so consumers HAVE to use P-bandai
@@mj2005gundamit doesn’t really matter if scalpers have multiple computers and multiple bots😂
I wonder if the lower legs from the lfrith Ur, and the lower arms from the lfrith thorn, would fit onto this? I’ve been trying to figure out a way to combine those two.
I don't think you can get away without mods if that's what you wanna do with the Node
No problems with the face for me, just need a bit of force to get it in all the way. It's the combined cheek and eye piece that's janky with the huge gate on the right side as well as the prominent mold line across it.
Also, I'm guessing that any model kit post-series is going to be P-Bandai because Bandai believes the hype phase to be over and will not commit to a retail release, leading to this stupid situation where the final climatic event joining a bunch of units together is merchandised in a very limited manner.
5:32 Seraphim i know but Serasem?
EDIT: Nevermind, looked up the Seraphim and it has a successor called the GN-00902 SEM
Seraphim (slash) SEM is what I said. At least you got it
@@mj2005gundam I looked it up just to be sure
Can't wait for bootleg of this kit,the gundvolva bootleg is good and not floppy.
Oh yeah, that'd be the only way we'd get to army build this thing
I just bought this one, need 99 more.
Good luck in the next 33 reprints man, you'll need it to get the maximum 3 copies each and every time
Bandai could have at least released this in a maxi-pack like the Maganac Corps
Dude! I was just mentioning this to another comment! Glad you agree
I forgot this mobile suit actually existed but oh wait it's not actually a mobile suit it's just another drone much like the last drone we've had from the same series. However I do like the fact that the legs can basically go from looking like normal legs which allows it to stand but also it can float and have tilted legs which gave me zone of the Ender's vibes especially with the legs. With that being said it does really suck that with the last drone, the problem was with the feet and if you put it in incorrectly with the heels, it causes it to break but this one is more so if you break the face part. I'm beginning to think these drone mobile suits are cursed and that's probably why we'll never get the drones from gundam x as actual model kits and they would be PB exclusives just like this one. In the end another solid drone model kit however you're better off just getting the Gundvola if you want a more accessible drone. Another soild review!
I really don't understand why the face plate is consistently problematic for people. The more I look at it, the more it doesn't feel like user error. But yeah, like I've said to a lot of others in here, I hate how these are PB, hence limiting the collection possibilities.
@@mj2005gundam Yeah like I know this practice is what they do but once again they've been getting way to PB hungry as of late and it's starting to show with all of these recent releases being PB exclusives.
Best grunt suit from Gwitch in my opinion
A shame it's locked behind a premium paywall
The upgrade of gunvolva
Not necessarily, unless you're talking metaphorically
For some reason in my country this is one of the mose cheapest p bandai
0:13
You forgot to add "good luck with your wallet too"
Hence in the end, I said it's only recommendable to those with temperance
@@mj2005gundam or those who want the bootleg
I would love for this gunpla in a pack of 6 or 3 just for showing off
Imagine they did what they did for the Magnacs for this kit. Man, a lot would go into debt just for a few sets of those.
How much likes u want for a wall of Gundnodes?? 100k? 500k? 1Mil?
Kinda look like an improved version of Gundvolva
And I call BS on the plot, as I think these came after the discovery of the Gundvolvas instead of it being a planned unit
@@mj2005gundam Agree, kinda surprising that there's no Permetless Gundam so far
would be glorious if someone manage to get a lot of these and put on a wall 🤣🤣
If someone is willing to mount one of those boards with holes on the walls just for these guys, or even drill 3mm holes into the walls for that, I'd be giving them my full respect
@@mj2005gundam in deed, but think when there a guy duct tape the banana on the wall and sold for millions, there ppl do it 🤣🤣
A shame this "grunt" is P-Bandai. for the real effect you need like a few for the full effect.
Looking at the colors remind me of the Heindree Sturm or even Gundvölva, with the latter being a drone (or complex GUND-Bit) like the Gundnode.
That's why I got 2, just to demonstrate the effect. And I agree, the dark purple scheme does look a bit like the Sturm or Gundvolva.
So, get HG Shining Gundam?😅
Eventually.
@mj2005gundam What about HG Star Burning Gundam?
@gearthehuman2115 I get that you're excited, and I wanna re-do any and all of my old reviews as much as the next person. But with over 40 videos in my backlog and real life going on, I cannot possibly fulfill every single request in a short time. I'll make a note of them, and I'll get to them eventually, even if it takes months or years to get there, but I just want to whittle down my video backlog to a manageable size before I start filling it up with requests.
made to buy multiple off but pbandai 💀💀
I want you to get multiple of this kit, but I'll regionally restrict the availability and let you guys suffer from the one thing we were trying to prevent in the first place. True 300 IQ move right there
P-Bandai for grunt unit 🤢🤮
Bootleg Gunnode from GaoKe 👍
I hate that this 100% unique and anime prominent kit is P bandai
I hate that the majority of Gunpla that aren't of current projects are thrown into PB.
@mj2005gundam RFV is still the most recent project and 2/4 releases are P-Bandai, they could have made atleast a single green Zaku retail. Imagine if they would do this to HGUC, Chars Zaku is all you get and every other Zaku is P-Bandai, the entire concept is mental in a system where P-Bandai is inacessible anywhere exept for a few selected countrys.
A lot of these kits being PBandai is quite a misfire.
this kit has been a confusing one for me its a 50 50 if i ever got the chance to buy. i like legs and shoulders but rest is just doesnt meet my taste. i feel like bandai just made it to mock its own audience and consumers not trying to go political. its just the full potential of this kit is being held back behind a paywall. and even some parts i can just make from other wfm kits with some 30mm armor parts. its like 80% of wfm kits are a must have but 20 percent is p bandai and even that 5% is this kit which u buy its ok we got money if u dont u will never complete collection without 7 of these. really confusing
I don't think there's anything political behind the design or marketing strategy of this kit. But rather the boffins at Bandai are moronic to the bone.