I'm super excited for this kit, I hope they make a whole line of them! I had been quietly hoping that the Perfect Grade Eva 01 would get an update of some sort but this is even better. And the pricing is super good for what you get imo. If I had more in my bank account I would buy one right now
Actually mecha when the eva unit 1 opened it’s mouth in the rebuild movies it’s teeth were also red in color which is a change they did from the og series as it had white teeth back then
It had red teeth originally in the anime too till Ep 19 then it was white (likely due to it breaking the restraints off screen), weird thing is in 3.0+1.0 Eva 01 had red teeth for the beginning of the final fight then it had white teeth. So the kit being color accurate is yes and no.
If you look at it as the base height of Eva unit 01, it is actually 1/144 scale if you consider the 40meters vs HG Granddaddy's 18 meters :) ( scale enthusiast here ! )
if the height of the model is 19 inches, scaling it to 1:144 would put its height at around 70 meters, comparing it to the SOC DX Voltes V (14 inches) which makes it around 50-55 meters
Just a heads up the link in the description takes you to a discontinued listing but they have a reissue of the kit that currently on backorder for $90 on HLJ. Absolutely insane amount of kit for that price.
@@V2ULTRAKill BBTS also has a preorder for it as well since they always get stuff later on, but they're selling it for $200. Probability becuase they have to import it themselves but that seems like too much of a mark up.
@@braveng7909 I did see that which is weird. The discontinued version was $20 so I guess that's what the difference in price is. But I can't find it listed separately. But if there's already space for the lighting unit it shouldn't be too hard to set up a custom lighting solution for $20 but hopefully they sell the light kit separately at some point. The Unit-2 on HLJ comes with one so it's really strange they took it out of Unit-1
I'm guilty of watching of ton of your videos unsubscribed, but seeing as I was able to order one of these just now before they completely sold out because of you that has now changed. Thank you for yet another amazing review!
Fun fact: if I'm doing the math right, this thing is 1/166th scale. That's right, it's actually still _smaller_ than it should be when compared to a High Grade.
they considered making the eva 65 meters tall in the original series, as a tribute to ultraman but it didn't work out at all. iirc they're 80 meters in the rebuild series?
@@nyugvo6 Yeah, the Eva units from the original series vary wildly between ~40m for hangar scenes and ~80m for battle scenes. However, this model is of the Rebuild version (hence the red teeth etc.), which is somewhat consistently 80m. Honestly, it's just one of those things where the Gundam is designed to be able to hide behind trees while an Eva is designed to be slammed into skyscrapers.
Honestly, as someone incredibly starved for 1/144th models/figures outside of Gundams and some other stray Sunrise productions, I can work with it lmfao. I'm not gonna be too picky about 2-3 inches missing for scale, especially since it's not advertised with a specific one, for something already that expensive. Not really related, but someday I hope to recreate a SRW game's cast and have them all scale pretty well each other.
Now to find this and the others in the States... shipping from JP for these is crazy. Don't care what HLJ claim, they do not have the best shipping prices...
@@megatron8449 the evas are mechas by concept and by everything... mecha is a giant robot that has a pilot inside, it doesn't matter the thing is made of there are mechs like the Nirvash and Dunbine, one has consciousness and the other is 100% organic literally hideaki anno wanted them to be mecha, he is a fanboy of the genre, the entire anime is a mix of 10 other previous mecha anime, it is a homage rather than a "deconstruction" the dude even fought for them to be in a "super robot wars" game as he wanted to see his mecha fighting alongside his childhood heroes.
The gundam marker chrome silver has a much better shine on the side where it’s meant to be on the outside(I don’t know how else to describe it, but I hope you get what I mean), so it’s better to paint it not on the underside of the gem, but on the red part and then attach the gem piece over it
🤯 I was aware of this kit, but I've never actually seen it. Wow. This is quite huge. It's nice to hear this kit has under-gated & pre-painted parts. It would've been nice if you included a comparison with the RG version. Speaking of which, does this not include the Umbilical Cable?
hell yess, i always want an eva that can store prog knives since the PG, its such a rare feature and even on the high end figures they hav swappable accessory or something, this owns
Actually the teeth are color accurate, in her Rebuild design, the teeth are red during both berserk moments, the white teeth are from the TV version and only in her fight against Zeruel in Ep19
the thing on the hand broke my heart even more than my e- I mean the Eva is apparently 40-95 meters tall meanwhile the gundam is only 18, they finally made an accurate mg maybe even hg Eva :D, ALSO if you get this kit I would recommend not using mark softer for the water decals because it can rub the paint off ( I use mark softer for removing panel lining errors lol)
I know right! And at that price, I wouldn't have to starve myself for too long in order to acquire one! I'm sad now. Hopefully a future reprint might come along. . .right? . . .
@@angus1321 I have not actually. I personally think that the proportions aren’t all that accurate. The shoulders are too broad, the chest is too big, and the waist looks too thin. I think the RG’s get most of everything right it accuracy, I just wish the arms had a more realistic design instead of having a gimmick, of which in turn makes the Eva look like she actually has armor instead of it just being on there to prevent something. That’s really my only gripe about them, my plan for Unit 02 is to paint the forearms orange, and file down the head crest because I absolutely despise the Rebuild Unit 02 design partly because of that. I don’t really know if I’m going to do it, but I plan to build Unit 00 into her finished form, and paint the yellow parts blue to make her seem closer to the Neon Genesis appearance. This is only to make them seem closer to their NGE counterparts, but I’m still going to leave the chest stripe in the middle so they’re not 100% the same as NGE. Just small things easily fixed by some painting
The PG Eva sucks. The rubber body suit is a pain up the anus to deal with. Even if the Meng Eva cost whatever 100,000 yen would be in your country I wouldn’t recommend the PG Eva.
Man, the Dock almost costs as much as the Eva 01. But yeah, seems like the early chinese reviews about this having weak abs, poor balance and no mounting points are about right. Still a magnificent model though.
You've done the biggest posable EVA model kit, now how about the smaller, candytoy-sized posable EVA kits? I'm talking about EVA Frame figures, of course 😁😁😁
...and it's already in "discontinued" status on HLJ I already have a first run PG, all the original HG kits, and even another PG as a spare. I need this!
...can you use gunpla markers to do some panel lining on the painted portions? I can totally see how silver and black panel lines will make this thing POP
This would be perfect with posable hands + some paints + some paneline + other customization. Really wish that you will make a custom model kit video finalizing this kit. Oh btw why haven't you start a new Model kit customization series, that would be a great move to grow your channel.
Is their a bigger version to this model kit or one that's already pre-built? Also is this kit easy to build? Since I have never built a model kit before but interested asf in this model kit.
While this is one awesome kit, the fact that it's somewhat flimsy and probably won't be able to stand and hold it's own weight without a stand kinda breaks the deal for me. But it's too awesome to pass, an actual 1/200 scale (maybe) finally released and MENG stays mostly true to the latest anime designs.
@@meka.1142honestly any scale below Mega size grade is good because the TV ver Eva's are very inconsistent. Though for rebuild eva are like 70 meter and you average moblie suit is 18 meter so 144 scale is probably best
@@meka.1142 Really? I think minimum is 1/200 HCM Pro/Speed Grade, average best scale is 1/144, and max is 1/100. Anything bigger than that isn't accurate
hey there! I recently watched this video and fell in love! I want this kit. I looked at HLJ and it's on backorder. Can you tell me if their backorder stuff usually comes back into stock? Do you know of another place I could possibly buy it or even the official name so I could know what to Google. sorry for being helpless! I appreciate you! ❤️
It may be big, but my model kit debt is even bigger
Can it beat goku
@@Gundam_JAY Idk, but what can stage 4 cancer do?
@@CrimesForDimes probably beat goku
It maybe tall but my backlog stacked up is taller
@@chiamzhiping2170 i was about to say its not as big as my backlog in taking up my entire closet
I'm super excited for this kit, I hope they make a whole line of them! I had been quietly hoping that the Perfect Grade Eva 01 would get an update of some sort but this is even better. And the pricing is super good for what you get imo. If I had more in my bank account I would buy one right now
Can’t update a turd.
@Zachary Radford well you can, so that's objectively false and the original PG wasn't bad.
Mecha sounds like a radio announcer during the size comparison segment with his mic settings.
or a drive through speaker lol
@@johnathonlee7053 lmao
Or the Funtime Foxy voice lines from FNAF UCN
Actually mecha when the eva unit 1 opened it’s mouth in the rebuild movies it’s teeth were also red in color which is a change they did from the og series as it had white teeth back then
I was thinking that, i remembered the eva with red teeth
It had red teeth originally in the anime too till Ep 19 then it was white (likely due to it breaking the restraints off screen), weird thing is in 3.0+1.0 Eva 01 had red teeth for the beginning of the final fight then it had white teeth. So the kit being color accurate is yes and no.
puting a steel wire through the umbilical cable so it can act as a tripod is such a good idea. its surprising they didnt think of that
I've only build military model kits from MENG but I can say their plastic and molding are magnificent
I’m glad I’m not the only one who uses the blue sticky tack for pretty much everything. It works so great, it’s like glue but not so permanent.
If you look at it as the base height of Eva unit 01, it is actually 1/144 scale if you consider the 40meters vs HG Granddaddy's 18 meters :) ( scale enthusiast here ! )
if the height of the model is 19 inches, scaling it to 1:144 would put its height at around 70 meters, comparing it to the SOC DX Voltes V (14 inches) which makes it around 50-55 meters
I love that the MG is the "best" comparison for size based off canon heights for the two.
This is the rebuild design, so it's closer to HG scale than MG
Just a heads up the link in the description takes you to a discontinued listing but they have a reissue of the kit that currently on backorder for $90 on HLJ. Absolutely insane amount of kit for that price.
Thanks for letting me know about the reissue
@@V2ULTRAKill BBTS also has a preorder for it as well since they always get stuff later on, but they're selling it for $200. Probability becuase they have to import it themselves but that seems like too much of a mark up.
That 90 dollar one says the led unit is sold separately though which is very odd
@@braveng7909 I did see that which is weird. The discontinued version was $20 so I guess that's what the difference in price is. But I can't find it listed separately. But if there's already space for the lighting unit it shouldn't be too hard to set up a custom lighting solution for $20 but hopefully they sell the light kit separately at some point. The Unit-2 on HLJ comes with one so it's really strange they took it out of Unit-1
i will happy to retire my threezero unit 02 and collect meng's line up of eva.... 19 inches is wow
I'm guilty of watching of ton of your videos unsubscribed, but seeing as I was able to order one of these just now before they completely sold out because of you that has now changed. Thank you for yet another amazing review!
Okay, that opening shot of her using the Entry Plug as a cigarette made me chuckle.
great.. it's discontinued..
The HG Gundam and this Eva feels close to on-scale if you scale the pilot-size by Entry plug and cockpit.
Fun fact: if I'm doing the math right, this thing is 1/166th scale. That's right, it's actually still _smaller_ than it should be when compared to a High Grade.
Problem is Eva scale is wildly inconsistent
they considered making the eva 65 meters tall in the original series, as a tribute to ultraman but it didn't work out at all. iirc they're 80 meters in the rebuild series?
@@nyugvo6 Yeah, the Eva units from the original series vary wildly between ~40m for hangar scenes and ~80m for battle scenes. However, this model is of the Rebuild version (hence the red teeth etc.), which is somewhat consistently 80m.
Honestly, it's just one of those things where the Gundam is designed to be able to hide behind trees while an Eva is designed to be slammed into skyscrapers.
Honestly, as someone incredibly starved for 1/144th models/figures outside of Gundams and some other stray Sunrise productions, I can work with it lmfao. I'm not gonna be too picky about 2-3 inches missing for scale, especially since it's not advertised with a specific one, for something already that expensive.
Not really related, but someday I hope to recreate a SRW game's cast and have them all scale pretty well each other.
Now to find this and the others in the States... shipping from JP for these is crazy. Don't care what HLJ claim, they do not have the best shipping prices...
Hideaki anno: "Yes, the evas are mechas"
the evangelion fandom: "EvAs AreN'T MeCHaS"
They aren't technically Mecha, but they are treated like Mecha, and for all intents and purposes, the are Mecha.
@@megatron8449 Like Titan Shifters
@@Ihavethetouch yes, but actually no.
@@megatron8449 the evas are mechas by concept and by everything...
mecha is a giant robot that has a pilot inside, it doesn't matter the thing is made of
there are mechs like the Nirvash and Dunbine, one has consciousness and the other is 100% organic
literally hideaki anno wanted them to be mecha, he is a fanboy of the genre, the entire anime is a mix of 10 other previous mecha anime, it is a homage rather than a "deconstruction"
the dude even fought for them to be in a "super robot wars" game as he wanted to see his mecha fighting alongside his childhood heroes.
@@megatron8449 the Japan government itself has officially listed the series as mecha in a report
MGK: "Get it at Hobbylink Japan!"
HLJ: "Lol fuck you discontinued"
That model kit caused a third impact on your wallet
The gundam marker chrome silver has a much better shine on the side where it’s meant to be on the outside(I don’t know how else to describe it, but I hope you get what I mean), so it’s better to paint it not on the underside of the gem, but on the red part and then attach the gem piece over it
I've been waiting for this kind of eva model kit my whole life
That residue on the bags and parts is mold release. It gets everywhere and especially sticks to plastic bags via static.
Meng have announced an improved version of this kit fixing the awful proportions of the torso, massive head and top skinny arms. Will pick the 1.5 up.
Had to look in the comments for the "19 inches of venom" meme references but guess im the first
🤯
I was aware of this kit, but I've never actually seen it. Wow. This is quite huge. It's nice to hear this kit has under-gated & pre-painted parts.
It would've been nice if you included a comparison with the RG version. Speaking of which, does this not include the Umbilical Cable?
If you go to the accessories part of the review, you'll see there is an umbilical cord included
@xxnike629xx Do you want to hoard BOXES of it too for your BOX fort?
unit 2 pre orders are available now too, can't wait!
hell yess, i always want an eva that can store prog knives since the PG, its such a rare feature and even on the high end figures they hav swappable accessory or something, this owns
Actually the teeth are color accurate, in her Rebuild design, the teeth are red during both berserk moments, the white teeth are from the TV version and only in her fight against Zeruel in Ep19
You vs the model kit he told you to not worry......
The model kit:
So I just saw there's a 1.5 version of it now. 47 cm tall. I just had to get it having just seen the entire Evangelion series.
After watching this, I looked up the Eva units. I always thought they were just mechs and was shooketh when I found out they were actually alive.
the thing on the hand broke my heart even more than my e- I mean the Eva is apparently 40-95 meters tall meanwhile the gundam is only 18, they finally made an accurate mg maybe even hg Eva :D, ALSO if you get this kit I would recommend not using mark softer for the water decals because it can rub the paint off ( I use mark softer for removing panel lining errors lol)
My Meng Unit 1 came yesterday. The platform is on the way!
I love how the entry plug is the key of sorts.
Go to check the link to buy it.......and discontinued. Well, that blows.
I know right! And at that price, I wouldn't have to starve myself for too long in order to acquire one! I'm sad now.
Hopefully a future reprint might come along. . .right? . . .
I wish I knew about this kit earlier because it is now apparently discontinued. I hope they eventually rerelease it
So big that my collection’ll be dwarfed by it. Including my RG Unit 01, soon to be accompanied by Unit 02 and Unit 00
Have you built the LMHG Eva's? I have the 01 & it was a great build. Around the size of an MG & pretty solid.
@@angus1321 I have not actually. I personally think that the proportions aren’t all that accurate. The shoulders are too broad, the chest is too big, and the waist looks too thin. I think the RG’s get most of everything right it accuracy, I just wish the arms had a more realistic design instead of having a gimmick, of which in turn makes the Eva look like she actually has armor instead of it just being on there to prevent something. That’s really my only gripe about them, my plan for Unit 02 is to paint the forearms orange, and file down the head crest because I absolutely despise the Rebuild Unit 02 design partly because of that. I don’t really know if I’m going to do it, but I plan to build Unit 00 into her finished form, and paint the yellow parts blue to make her seem closer to the Neon Genesis appearance. This is only to make them seem closer to their NGE counterparts, but I’m still going to leave the chest stripe in the middle so they’re not 100% the same as NGE. Just small things easily fixed by some painting
I still prefer the TV colours and proportions.
IT'S IN SCALE WITH MASTER GRADES HOLY FUCK
I literally JUST finished 3.0+1.0 TODAY, the same day you uploaded this 😅
I’ve bought this and it should be arriving in a month or so, but have given no thought as to where it’s gonna fit.
...I may have made mistakes...
Sick review! I thought Meng only made military model kits? I wonder how does this compare to the PG Eva Unit 01.
The PG Eva sucks. The rubber body suit is a pain up the anus to deal with. Even if the Meng Eva cost whatever 100,000 yen would be in your country I wouldn’t recommend the PG Eva.
This is better in every way, and the fact its bigger than a pg with more base detail, 90 bucks is dirt cheap for this scale
Well its like comparing between RG Eva-01 to PG Eva-01. This one definitely took alot of the cue from the RG, and enlarge it.
Was just looking at their site the other day haven't heard of them before but the kits all looked very nice.
Always great work on your model kits keep up the great reviews 😊👍 the details are nice on it.
0:00 Eva Unit: Paaaaaahhhhhh…. I really needed that one….. okay, let’s go with the REVIEW!!
This is a nice 19 inches Eva Unit. I would like to have that kind of model kit for a good display with other Model kits. That kit is awesome!!
I can’t believe this used to sell for 90 now we got tiny RG version for similar price
Am I wrong or are the Rebuild teeth supposed to be red? They were only teeth colored in NGE.
This reminds me of the FanHome Iron-Man that I'm building, with the size and the included screwdriver
Except you get all the parts at once
It would have been great to see the eyes light up.
This looks like it's in a true 1/144 scale
Man, the Dock almost costs as much as the Eva 01. But yeah, seems like the early chinese reviews about this having weak abs, poor balance and no mounting points are about right. Still a magnificent model though.
Because that’s copy
You've done the biggest posable EVA model kit, now how about the smaller, candytoy-sized posable EVA kits? I'm talking about EVA Frame figures, of course 😁😁😁
...and it's already in "discontinued" status on HLJ
I already have a first run PG, all the original HG kits, and even another PG as a spare. I need this!
I love this kit! I just built a couple weeks ago!
Just checked HLJ last night. They're making another Eva unit in this scale sith similar features, set for October release date
4:33 NEON GENESIS EARRAPE
4:28 rip headphone user's
good looking kit, but it looks a bit floppy like the joints can't cope with the size of the kit, be interested to see how the kit holds up over time.
What a nice mic dude 😀 4:28
Eva-01 has red teeth in the rebuild
My diy idea would be rebuilding the cable to be used as the power source for the led
how would you compare this with the 1.5? i hear the new one has better proportions but is this true? and is its painting as nice?
Hello, instead of blue tack you can use some plumber´s tape and it´ll work amazing, I fixed my Banshee Norn´s Beam Magnum with it.
I'm getting this today!! 💜👍🔥
funny thing is, it would only be about 1/140 scale as the evas are 80m
Wallet buster indeed
Super looking forward to getting my own
THERE'S A STAND FOR IT IT WILL BE RELEASED IN OCT-NOV
...can you use gunpla markers to do some panel lining on the painted portions? I can totally see how silver and black panel lines will make this thing POP
Hey mecha! Can you build the 1/100 kyotobokia tsugumori model kit next?
maybe the yukimori, is the one coming out in october
Ever thought of using a black light?
Looks flimsy as hell. Seems like the frame couldn't handle the weights of armor parts.
At 4:35, Mecha Gaikotsu with the high mic volume sounds like an Irish version of Funtime Foxy (Sister Location) from FNAF Utimate Custom Night.
Shinji's mom never looked this good and this big !!!
I rememver back then you reviewing some figmas,just put it next to giant unit 01 and it will be perfect diorama with pilot 😎👍
This would be perfect with posable hands + some paints + some paneline + other customization. Really wish that you will make a custom model kit video finalizing this kit. Oh btw why haven't you start a new Model kit customization series, that would be a great move to grow your channel.
It’s like a buildable dynaction EVA-1
Have you got Evangelion unit two? half you built it yet?
I thought MENG only makes military model kits
Is their a bigger version to this model kit or one that's already pre-built? Also is this kit easy to build? Since I have never built a model kit before but interested asf in this model kit.
Unless you or someone in the comments want to sell me their built EVA lmk 😂
19in put it a whole 10in taller than the 1/1000 Gunbuster, damn.
Unit 01's teeth were actually red in rebuild
you should review a medabot model kit
While this is one awesome kit, the fact that it's somewhat flimsy and probably won't be able to stand and hold it's own weight without a stand kinda breaks the deal for me. But it's too awesome to pass, an actual 1/200 scale (maybe) finally released and MENG stays mostly true to the latest anime designs.
Pretty accurate size next to the Gundam
Meng usually make plamo military vehicle one, just like Tamiya. I doubt it pre-painted
The one standing on my desk is definitely pre-painted. You can see it on the runners wich aren't fully covered.
Hey! Mecha great new vids especially the bootleg one lol, also may I recommend getting the old HGUC Dom :))))
Seeing unit one hold the entry plug like a cigar or joint made me bust out laughing.
19 inches? I could take that whole thing... To my shelf.
U should do the of Eva and there do a comparison
Which Gundam scale is the closest to real life comparison to this Eva 01?
Hi! Late response, but I would say the "Master Grade Gundam Model Kit" is the most realistic scale, or perhaps the perfect grade. EVAs are very big!
@@meka.1142honestly any scale below Mega size grade is good because the TV ver Eva's are very inconsistent.
Though for rebuild eva are like 70 meter and you average moblie suit is 18 meter so 144 scale is probably best
@@meka.1142 Really? I think minimum is 1/200 HCM Pro/Speed Grade, average best scale is 1/144, and max is 1/100. Anything bigger than that isn't accurate
@@bakl3467 Isn't old TV ver. EVAs are around 40 meter altho inconsistent, and the rebuild ver. is 75-80 meter?
I didn't know it was THIS big!
Wow thats big 0:03
Has no one built evangelion unit two because I have
hey there! I recently watched this video and fell in love! I want this kit. I looked at HLJ and it's on backorder. Can you tell me if their backorder stuff usually comes back into stock? Do you know of another place I could possibly buy it or even the official name so I could know what to Google. sorry for being helpless! I appreciate you! ❤️
Yeah I pre-ordered it while it said it was in backorder and mine just shipped, so they do eventually ship and come back in stock.
I can't wait for them to do EVA 13 Holy shit.....
it's almost 1/144 scale Evas are 80m tall so to be 1/144 the kit should stand 55.5cm tall
They should have make the joints racheted for a model this big and with accessories this heavy