i have the FSD, such an amazing build and display piece, highly customizable for a high grade, i detailed plus textured mine using weathering and coating, if you ever run across any HGUC Origin/MSV kits at retail price, don’t hesitate to swoop it up, hope this line continues
while the MSV full release MG FA gundam is extremely rare, there is currently a preorder up on the us p bandai store for a blue recolor of the MG MSV FA Gundam, is a good opportunity to get that kit if you cant find the regular green one
To compare the MG FA to it's HG counterpart, the HG definitely is far more solid since all the joint connections are pegs in holes or some variation thereof. The MG FA has parts that use this rather annoying double sided adhesive gel sticker thing to hold some of its parts. While some of them are rather light and would work with the sticker, others such as the back of the feet and side skirts where your hands may naturally go during handling tend to fall or shed off. When I managed to snag the Pbandai blue full armor though, I took the time to strategically place magnets on both the FA parts and under the RX-78's armor to allow it to connect without the use of the double sided adhesive. Took a bit of effort to make it look "stock" with the mods in there but very doable.
Tfw all the noteworthy Universal Century kits so far from last year were locked behind an exclusivity paywall. The GM Spartan was new enough Bandai smdh.
@@borgar1765probably meant that it doesn't have alot reuse parts from other kits. Which some p bandai are retool kits or repaints of existing retail kits
I think the original concept of the FA Gundam didn't have the sabers at all which was canon for a good long while. They probably took that to heart in the MSD version. IIRC, some media depicted the FA as more of a "if you come close, you get knuckled" unit like the Guncannon. That includes games like Encounters in Space and UC Gundam online.
@@SparkRattle its initial description mentioned it had option equipment such as arm mounted beam sabers or core booster-like leg parts, but to date these have never been actually depicted on FA-78-1, closest thing is FA-78-1B having the sabers on the arm, possibly in the same configuration the previous unit could have.
At least if you have a GM Intercept Custom, it comes with a piece for the best saber to connect to on the back flap. You can likely put it on this kit then.
Oh hey, I built this just a few days ago. It's the Origin RX-78-02 with a few pieces swapped out to accommodate the external pieces. So no, you can't put the FA pieces on a pre-built Origin RX-78-02.
I've built 2 of em and its quite the fun build the armor add ons are quite fun and simple to put together the two i have one has the yellow eyes and the other with orange
This is basically the Ver Ka of the original FA gundam, I wish these kits are more accessible.... Like HGUC are pretty much dead...the regular release with the numbering one. Everything is exclusive nowadays....The HGUC G Line is pretty much gone in 1 second....
The armour could use a tiny bit more surface detail. Good candidate for some scribing I guess. Vs the GM Spartan that does have plenty of surface detail
This proves further that Bamco could, at any time of the century, pull something similar with the Full Armor Thunderbolt, but they simply don’t care enough…
@@lawz7787according to the wiki and HLJ the green mg full armor was discontinued. The blue version is still reissued from p Bandai occasionally. Not the most solid of sources I know
I really enjoyed this kit. Having the extra armor as individual parts was really nice. I kind of hope they do the same for the Thunderbolt version FA-78.
@@Will_Negs It wouldn't have to be an Origin kit, just a HG Thunderbolt FA with secondary armor. I don't consider it a realistic hope, but it would be nice to have. There's probably a better chance of seeing it as a RG, but that doesn't seem likely either. I just think the HG Thunderbolt kit wasn't very good and I like the design.
@@willisjackson7029 I appreciate the positive sentiment, but I'm not really in need of encouragement. I'm pretty far from a beginner. Before I got in to Gunpla i used to do custom body mods and wiring detail on scale cars. Right about now though, I'm just a guy who wants a better kit of the Thunderbolt FA-78.
@@simpleanswer8954 There's already a HG Gundam Thunderbolt, though. I dunno if the armor is detachable or not on the HG, but the MG Gundam Thunderbolt Ver.Ka is something I know you can strip the Full Armor pieces off of. Hopefully that helps.
This is why every kit should be standard releases. Too hard to get, horrible aftermarket prices, no color in the instructions,.....etc.....etc.....etc.......
i have the FSD, such an amazing build and display piece, highly customizable for a high grade, i detailed plus textured mine using weathering and coating, if you ever run across any HGUC Origin/MSV kits at retail price, don’t hesitate to swoop it up, hope this line continues
while the MSV full release MG FA gundam is extremely rare, there is currently a preorder up on the us p bandai store for a blue recolor of the MG MSV FA Gundam, is a good opportunity to get that kit if you cant find the regular green one
To compare the MG FA to it's HG counterpart, the HG definitely is far more solid since all the joint connections are pegs in holes or some variation thereof. The MG FA has parts that use this rather annoying double sided adhesive gel sticker thing to hold some of its parts. While some of them are rather light and would work with the sticker, others such as the back of the feet and side skirts where your hands may naturally go during handling tend to fall or shed off. When I managed to snag the Pbandai blue full armor though, I took the time to strategically place magnets on both the FA parts and under the RX-78's armor to allow it to connect without the use of the double sided adhesive. Took a bit of effort to make it look "stock" with the mods in there but very doable.
I think it looks great. The proportions from the origin blend well with all the heavily armored look.
What i loved about this kit is that its based off GTO rx78-2 (the best hg grandpa rx78 IMO). Alot of detail for a tiny kit.
Yes another army gundam for my military gundam army
Another great review video. I hope your wife is doing better, you guys are in our prayers.
the MG version is more based on the 1979 Gundam as in being more simple and blocky as The Origin version is a more modernized take on the design.
Awesome review, your excitement for the Gundam is infectious! 🚀👍
still salty they made this p-bandai
Tfw all the noteworthy Universal Century kits so far from last year were locked behind an exclusivity paywall. The GM Spartan was new enough Bandai smdh.
@@possibly8180 what do you mean by "new enough"?
@@borgar1765probably meant that it doesn't have alot reuse parts from other kits. Which some p bandai are retool kits or repaints of existing retail kits
Got this kit in my backlog, didn't realise it had Waterslides, looking forward to build it.
I bought this kit recently and it's such a great HG.
Origin series are among the best HG released
The beam sabers are stored on the back flap in the Master Grade so puzzled why they omitted them on the HG
for whatever reason MSD version of it doesn't seem to include them
I think the original concept of the FA Gundam didn't have the sabers at all which was canon for a good long while. They probably took that to heart in the MSD version.
IIRC, some media depicted the FA as more of a "if you come close, you get knuckled" unit like the Guncannon. That includes games like Encounters in Space and UC Gundam online.
@@SparkRattle its initial description mentioned it had option equipment such as arm mounted beam sabers or core booster-like leg parts, but to date these have never been actually depicted on FA-78-1, closest thing is FA-78-1B having the sabers on the arm, possibly in the same configuration the previous unit could have.
At least if you have a GM Intercept Custom, it comes with a piece for the best saber to connect to on the back flap.
You can likely put it on this kit then.
The armor can fit on the Gundam The Origin perfectly
Oh hey, I built this just a few days ago. It's the Origin RX-78-02 with a few pieces swapped out to accommodate the external pieces. So no, you can't put the FA pieces on a pre-built Origin RX-78-02.
I really want one of these, sad I missed the original launch
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I've built 2 of em and its quite the fun build the armor add ons are quite fun and simple to put together the two i have one has the yellow eyes and the other with orange
I would like a hg gunner gundam
What we need is A MSD version of guntank
Wish I could get a copy of the MG 😢
This is basically the Ver Ka of the original FA gundam, I wish these kits are more accessible....
Like HGUC are pretty much dead...the regular release with the numbering one. Everything is exclusive nowadays....The HGUC G Line is pretty much gone in 1 second....
The armour could use a tiny bit more surface detail. Good candidate for some scribing I guess. Vs the GM Spartan that does have plenty of surface detail
Definitely want to see a review of a Mg .😂
This proves further that Bamco could, at any time of the century, pull something similar with the Full Armor Thunderbolt, but they simply don’t care enough…
I really wanna see the full armor B and C type
Nice!!
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Do we have extra red part (on the vfins) in this kit?
Wasn't the retail release of the MG discontinued? I remember seeing something about that a while back.....
Iirc it's a gundam base only now?
It was not discontinued
@@lawz7787nope. They do that with a decent amount of retail kits
@@lawz7787according to the wiki and HLJ the green mg full armor was discontinued. The blue version is still reissued from p Bandai occasionally. Not the most solid of sources I know
I have the mg 2.0 version of the full armor gundam. Haven't built it yet but took me years to find it for a decent price. This looks like a fun build.
I've heard there's an MG but it's p-bandai too 😢
MG is a normal release which came out in 2010
@@derekl4541 I meant to say the blue version. That's P-Bandai
Michelangelo
I really enjoyed this kit. Having the extra armor as individual parts was really nice. I kind of hope they do the same for the Thunderbolt version FA-78.
Thunderbolt's designs would never get an Origin release. Origin kits are MSV/MSD designs and stuff that shows up in the Origin series.
@@Will_Negs It wouldn't have to be an Origin kit, just a HG Thunderbolt FA with secondary armor. I don't consider it a realistic hope, but it would be nice to have. There's probably a better chance of seeing it as a RG, but that doesn't seem likely either. I just think the HG Thunderbolt kit wasn't very good and I like the design.
@@simpleanswer8954 Why not make your own custom designs/design and see what you can come up with? Gunpla is freedom! Happy building.😊
@@willisjackson7029 I appreciate the positive sentiment, but I'm not really in need of encouragement. I'm pretty far from a beginner. Before I got in to Gunpla i used to do custom body mods and wiring detail on scale cars. Right about now though, I'm just a guy who wants a better kit of the Thunderbolt FA-78.
@@simpleanswer8954 There's already a HG Gundam Thunderbolt, though. I dunno if the armor is detachable or not on the HG, but the MG Gundam Thunderbolt Ver.Ka is something I know you can strip the Full Armor pieces off of. Hopefully that helps.
premium bandai with a black and white instruction booklet....poor form bandai.
Most of them are? This is the norm
This is why every kit should be standard releases. Too hard to get, horrible aftermarket prices, no color in the instructions,.....etc.....etc.....etc.......
This is the norm for P-Bandai kits though and not like every time regular release kits have instructions with colors completely.