Awesome model. These weren’t on sale yet when I visited, but I do have the 1/144 (+ HMT), 1/100 and 1/48… 😅 The 1/144 and 1/100 don’t have great color accuracy, but atleast the 1/144 has the dock. When you decal up the 1/48, you’ll see how authentic it is - it’s by far the most accurate Gunpla interpretation of the RX-78F00. My 1/48 stands next to the 1/48 RX-78-2 and Unicorn - the difference in detail between the generations of mega size models is night and day. Anyway 😅 brilliantly produced content as ever. What a fantastic model, especially with the dock and light show :) Easily the most “complete” home version of the RX-78F00.
Thanks! Yeah I’ve been working on the 1/48 since I published this vid, still only on surface prep 💀 Tomorrow I’ll start to prime it but I’m excited to get this painted and built and see it decaled up as you say. I’m thinking to reduce the contrast though, the darker bits are my least favourite bit about the F00. Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment 🙂
I was extremely fortunate to see the RX-78F00 in mid-March this year, completely unaware that it was closing so soon after. It was a wonderful thing, and it's definitely an experience that I am very sad I won't be able to see again.This set is a bit too rich for my blood, but I am definitely interested in picking up one of the smaller, more affordable model-kits of this design to have on display, if only to have something attached to me seeing it in person. It's a shame you weren't able to see it, the site itself had a written apology for the RX-78F00 being as limited as it was, which was funny considering it was right next to a 1:1 Scale Gundam haha. Maybe they'll do something crazy for the 50th Anniversary. More people needed a chance to see it, but I imagine the cost of maintenance, and location made it very expensive to keep at 100%.
Yeah I can only assume it was a cost thing that forced them to close but then why wouldn't the Japanese government/tourist authority subsidise it... Surely it was a huge boost for tourism.
@robotoyworld from what I've read, the lease was always temporary, as the area is planned to be converted to housing/apartments. It was only because of Covid that it stuck around for so long. I imagine being that close to the sea couldn't have been great for continued operations, too. I hope they can find a new place to have it on display, even in a stationary capacity.
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Thanks for watching!
Awesome model. These weren’t on sale yet when I visited, but I do have the 1/144 (+ HMT), 1/100 and 1/48… 😅
The 1/144 and 1/100 don’t have great color accuracy, but atleast the 1/144 has the dock.
When you decal up the 1/48, you’ll see how authentic it is - it’s by far the most accurate Gunpla interpretation of the RX-78F00.
My 1/48 stands next to the 1/48 RX-78-2 and Unicorn - the difference in detail between the generations of mega size models is night and day.
Anyway 😅 brilliantly produced content as ever. What a fantastic model, especially with the dock and light show :) Easily the most “complete” home version of the RX-78F00.
Thanks! Yeah I’ve been working on the 1/48 since I published this vid, still only on surface prep 💀 Tomorrow I’ll start to prime it but I’m excited to get this painted and built and see it decaled up as you say. I’m thinking to reduce the contrast though, the darker bits are my least favourite bit about the F00.
Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment 🙂
I was extremely fortunate to see the RX-78F00 in mid-March this year, completely unaware that it was closing so soon after. It was a wonderful thing, and it's definitely an experience that I am very sad I won't be able to see again.This set is a bit too rich for my blood, but I am definitely interested in picking up one of the smaller, more affordable model-kits of this design to have on display, if only to have something attached to me seeing it in person.
It's a shame you weren't able to see it, the site itself had a written apology for the RX-78F00 being as limited as it was, which was funny considering it was right next to a 1:1 Scale Gundam haha. Maybe they'll do something crazy for the 50th Anniversary. More people needed a chance to see it, but I imagine the cost of maintenance, and location made it very expensive to keep at 100%.
Yeah I can only assume it was a cost thing that forced them to close but then why wouldn't the Japanese government/tourist authority subsidise it... Surely it was a huge boost for tourism.
@robotoyworld from what I've read, the lease was always temporary, as the area is planned to be converted to housing/apartments. It was only because of Covid that it stuck around for so long. I imagine being that close to the sea couldn't have been great for continued operations, too. I hope they can find a new place to have it on display, even in a stationary capacity.
@@TheTransformerCloset They are converting it (with a few modifications) into a fixed statue on display for the 2025 Osaka Expo