MG Turn A Gundam || The Weirdest Master Grade?
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A review of the Master Grade Turn A Gundam (∀ Gundam) from the 1999 anime series Turn A Gundam.
Intro - 00:00
Build - 0:41
Appearance - 4:00
Articulation - 6:10
Gimmicks - 10:12
Verdict - 14:13
Super happy to have this kit off my turn table. Anyway, thanks to everyone that's held on as long as you have. I announced this review like 2 months, so I know this was annoying. But hey, it's done, and I'll promise I'll be a bit more transparent if this happens again. Thanks, everyone!
-- Production Notes for later reference --
- This review was done in small chunks over the course of about 2 months. I got sick, then had schoolwork, then a bit more sickness. Still, I feel this is probably the best review I’ve made to date, partially because I was able to devote so much time to each section of it.
- The most noticeable change from previous videos is the volume of the background music. I realized it could get kind of repetitive, especially as these videos get longer, so turning it down should help people get through more of the video.
- The script took a very long time. It was actually about as long as the Alex ver 2.0 review’s script. I had 2 rants, each about a page long. The 2nd rant is on ABS plastic and is in the video, but the 1st was in Appearance and explained why the Turn A is a great design. But after editing it and finding references from Art Deco and Futuristic Architecture to use, I realized it was a little pretentious, and scrapped it
- I messed with the ‘picture styles’ on my camera for this review. I never really paid attention to them because I shot everything in RAW which doesn’t use them, but as it turns out they do affect video. So, I did some tests, and settled with very low contrast and a slight bump to color saturation.
- It looks really solid, but unfortunately I messed up on my exposure, so EVERYTHING was underexposed. This wasn’t a huge deal on the still images since they’re in RAW, so I could just bump up the exposure no problem (there is a little more grain in the background though…), but the video was rough. Each shot was slightly different, so I ended up applying correction to each clip individually.
- This kit was a NIGHTMARE to pose. Every single joint was LOOSE. I can’t stress that enough. I ended up having to get footage over the course of 4 nights because I kept getting frustrated.
- 4 nights of shooting of course meant I overshot this review. Way more than any previous video. The folder for this review is 27 gigs. Usually, I only hit around 20.
- I dreaded the articulation section, so just rushed through it. That’s why some of the articulation shots are kind of out of focus.
- The audio was pretty straight forward here. I didn’t do anything too weird. I do think I’ve hit the peak of what my current microphone can put out.
- The title card was weird here. It was the first time I’ve tried to make a nighttime shot. I just cranked the contrast, and added a blue filter, but IDK if it really worked. For the shadows on the Turn A, I made 2 layers over top, cranked the contrast on each, set the blending to darken (or screen, I don’t remember), then erased the sections that should be hit with the moon light, thus brighter. A little overboard, but still a nice new tool in my Photoshop arsenal.
- The editing was essentially two long sit downs. It was relatively straightforward. Some minor things though - No more dates under the boxes of kits, it’s just not worth the effort. - Learned how to rotate text, as seen in the opening. - A lot of these shots are too digitally zoomed in, so a little blurry. I need to stay on that. - The Turn A line art is pretty low res, but its all I could find. - I cut a section about how the Turn A could be tan-ish color.
- This will be the last time I plan on using 3 different shots for each pose, one left, right, and middle. I’m thinking it’d save me a ton of time if I just got the middle shot, then when I needed a shot with the kit on the right side, I just move it over in the editing and use a black gradient to cover the other side. I could then place text over top of the gradient for whatever I need. I’m going to try it on the next casual review.
- Part of me thinks I’ve about hit the peak of these reviews. I’m going to continue to work through New Year’s, but I really think I’ve gotten everything out of this that I can. I do have Char’s Gelgoog, and two casual reviews to knock out, with plans to have them out in December, but after that...? I think that’ll be it for me, boys. We’ll see.
Anyway, here’s some music from the last 2 months:
• 今井美樹- 雨にキッスの花束を
• Andrew Scott - Round E...
• 脇田もなり/ TAKE IT LUCKY!!... Sad to see Especia go. 脇田もなり's solo stuff almost makes up for it though. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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Build - 0:41
Appearance - 4:00
Articulation - 6:10
Gimmicks - 10:12
Verdict - 14:13
That animated A was pretty slick
Fun fact; Syd Mead is the designer of Turn A.
......while that in itself is well known, what is probably less well known, is unlike the mobile suits designed before the Turn A, the Turn A was designed with a full internal design graph with "built as an MG model kit from the start" in mind, as Syd Mead was fascinated by the MG model having a full internal frame and decided to design the Turn A Gundam with that kept in mind.
The MG model of Turn A was in fact built according to Syd Mead's design and is the first model to have no PC parts for joints.
Thats pretty cool
And it was Hajime Katoki who made the design of the MG Turn A Gundam
The first MG that uses no polycup was the F91 1.0 (2006), Turn A came out 1 year later.
Ah yes, the worlds deadliest washing machine of doom
Capable of 99.9% destroying the dirt off your clothes, just as it's capable of destroying any technology around the globe
it could be worse, it could be something even sillier like a butterfly of the apocalipse
@@affegpus4195Well it's not right? Right?..
Fun fact both Turn A and Turn X where designed by Futurist Syd Mead who also was the concept artist for Blade Runner.
not fun fact, everyone fucking knows that already
You dont have to be a dickhead jesus christ
@@pilotamurorei even hitler thought you were being a dick... Imagine that
@@pilotamurorei i didn't know that asshole
@@thegodhoward8037 20 years since Turn A came out and you didnt know that? That just says you're a fucking idiot if you didnt even bother to look at the Wiki for it. That goes for the rest of you dolts who didnt know it either.
Master Grade 1/100 Cow (Turn A Gundam included)
Hey aren't you the guy who made the revive chronicles
on my kit i put the cow on the left chest, then a portable nuke on the other.
Why would put something so powerful next to a nuke?
the duality of man
RGM-79SC _ A surprise trump card in case the nuke fails
"I know everyone makes fun of this suit's design but personally I really like it"
insta subscribe.
the turn a looks like a musketeer and I like that
When I was younger, I hated the turn a but, now I love it! That mustache, those long legs! I have a mg turn a in my backlog with bootleg butterfly wings. I'll get to it someday
Agreed! The Turn A really grows on you.
Who else is here after hearing of Syd Mead's death (the designer of this and the Turn X)?
Turn A breaks all of Gundam's basic design points and just go with its own style. I love it right away and also Turn X! I really hope this and Turn X will be turned into a PG one day.
Ah, the refrigerator gundam, a classic
Good ole cow carrier washing machine Gundam.
wrong, its the moustache gundam.
At least not even bad compared to the Karaoke Gundam
Don't forget the windmill gundam
much better thanthe wheelchair gundam.
Love watching your reviews, man! Seeing how you've been doing this for years, that's real dedication!
Just got this kit. As a HUGE fan of the Turn A, I can safely say this kit does it justice. You'll definitely want this iconic and unique mobile suit in your gunpla collection
TBH, Turn A have one of the best design I've ever seen
you tripping dawg
@@0omatthewo0 It was designed by the same guy who did the designs for Blade runner, Aliens, and tron. And like it or not, its at least a unique design. Unlike the 50 thousand mildly different rx-78s we usually get.
@@Audiodump Different doesn't always mean good
@@theq873 True. But in this case it is good and if you think otherwise you are objectively incorrect.
@@Audiodump wouldn't really say that, but to each their own, I personally really don't like the Turn A's design
This kit is probably one of the best looking master grades for the lowest amount of effort. Super fun to build, and I love just looking at it on my shelf. This and the Hyaku-Shiki 2.0 are probably my favorite master grades.
Well, maybe the MG Acguy... hmm...
I like your style
fell in love with the mobile suit since i've played Gundam Musou 2. thanks for the in depth review of the kit, i'm gonna get one soon
Gotta love these indepth reviews. I appreciate you man.
Thanks, man.
Mine should be here next week. I love weird Gundam designs like this and the anime is a real solid show. Turn A tuuuuuuurn, Turn A tuuuuuurn, Turn AAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!
The only reason why i watched the show was knowing Yoko Kanno did the OST and Syd Mead designed the Mobile Suits Turn X and Mead gundam, which was turned into Mobile Sumo. Turn A surprisingly came later, redesigned into what we know as the famous moustached Turn A Gundam.
My absolute favourite Gundam show.
New to the hobby. Haven't really watched any other build reviews but this one seems super thorough and professionally produced. Thumbs up.
I really love Turn-A's design btw
The gunpla itself is a clever design
the gundam setting is awesome, extraordinary
Good review as always man. But seriously who doesn't liked the mustache. The inner frame of the turn A head kinda reminds me of a old gen 1 bionicle Toa/Matoran heads.
Syd Mead design is so good, i love the Turn A and X!
He really needs more work. All his designs look great.
@@OptimusShr it's not really a new work but there is a special called Light of Life Chronicle U.C. recently that shows a little bit of the Dark History Turn A with a new color scheme, since you like it i thought it was worth mention it =)
I have this kit for over 3 year and it's still tight as new maybe because I never pose it at all and I have the turn x to and i love how they look together in my shelf
Gotta thanks youtube suggestion for suggesting this review. Turn A really confused me when it come out with it non conventional gundam design. But I adore it design by time.
Thank you for reviewing old MG. Glad I found this channel
Great review as always. Still stuck at victory gundam with the shows, but I gotta say I love Turn A designs, so unique. Will be waiting for your next kit! I hope to see a MG Wign Gundam ver ka (the old one) review sooner or later
Thanks!
I've always been on the fence for this guy, at first when I discovered the turn A on dynasty warriors gundam 3 I thought it was ugly as fuck, but as soon as I watched the anime I gained way more of an appreciation for it and slowly I'm now loving the design, I think I'll treat myself to this as a Christmas kit
The Turn A's design worked amazingly well with the theme of the anime itself
I love this kit, it's probably my favorite right now in terms of build. My only problem is the fact that I lost the yellow cockpit piece
why do i feel like redheadphones is like the gundam version of Jangbricks moc
You're not kidding with the articulation. Mine basically doesn't hold any poses anymore (my kit is over 2 years old). I intend to disassemble it and fully paint the kit at one point though!
Dude this sucks.... But your kit was just posed in the self or you were playing with it??
@@symsavvas4144 posed in the shelf
Gunna keep my eyes open for this one of a kind design.
Hands down my favourite gundam, absolutely love the design!
Please for the love of God let Bandai reprint this and the Turn X at some point or make 2.0 kits
when i get this kit im planning on painting the white as the very warm sunlit off-white it is in a lot of the show
I really like the turn A, I never understood why people call it ugly
ABS is key. Though hard to paint, I miss it. I wish Bandai would bring it back for master grades. I recall its 1st introduction in HGUC bawoo. I was so happy Bandai decided to use the material on gunpla.
Agreed, I really love ABS plastic for inner frames. It's just so sturdy. On newer kits I find hinges stressing so much easier because the plastic is so soft. ABS is my favorite for sure, and is preferred 99% of the time. This kit is kind of an outlier imo
RIP Syd Mead
My first MG and my most fav gundam
One of the strongest Gundam Mobile Suits of all time.
Just read the description, and I know this was 3 years ago, but I've enjoyed your reviews. I hope you do a video at least once a month. I know you mostly like to build older kits and love anime accuracy (im not really into anime accuracy), but you might like these new kits coming out. Specifically the UC MGs . Anyways I hope you are doing well and would like for you to come back once in a while.
Good review. Hoping to see more stuff in the future.
This is gonna sound random but your voice sounds like Toby Maguire, love the Gundam review tho
I can only hear Toby Maguire's voice now, thank you
This kit is so good! I didn't know Turn A and bought it on a whim. Did not regret it at all!
Man, as much as I love ABS plastic, polycaps really were the one thing that made them work
I started model kits a year and a half ago i might try this one out ive only done all ibo kits i have too many graze
Amazing review as always!
Thanks!
Any tips on how to glue the core fighter cannopy? It is the only part I couldn't manage to make it sturdy on this kit
Beside that, it really is an amazing kit, the lines are really nice
RIP Syd Mead :(
Listening to you review is like ASMR
What action base did you wind up using?? A+ stuff man consider me subbed
Turn A for me is one of the oddest gundams out there but for me there's this charm to it that makes it look cool and imo pretty badass.
Can’t wait to build mine
Good stuff, great review
Never watched the series but I own the kit, one of my favourites beside the freedom 2.0 and 00 Raiser
Keep up the great reviews!
The cow may just be the best part i must say.
I love this Gundam! It's so unique!👍👌
awesome review man! i love this ms and your review gave it justice :D
Thanks!
@@redheadphones6 keep it up man! :D
I recently built this kit myself, and the only issue I really had with the build was the fingers. They’re incredibly small and hard to work. Otherwise, a very good build.
Thanks for your hard work
I've actually never seen this series, but I still want this kit!
I don't why this account recommend on my timeline. But sir, you just got a new subscriber.
Oh btw, is this kit kinda rare these days? I found it difficult here in Indonesia
Thanks!
I just checked my usual shops, and yeah, this kit seems to be low on stock right now. It'll probably get a restocked in a month or two, Bandai's usually pretty good about that. I remember wanting the MG Ez8, and it was double the price because it was low on stock. I waited 2 months, got the restock and the price dropped to $10 below retail lol Best of luck, man.
I never understood why the eyes are yellow even though they are supposed to be orange
Wonder if we’ll ever get a Turn A ver ka or RG
TheSeti12345 If they have cows then I'm happy
@@cacona6191 Not to knock Ver. Ka.'s, cause I love the Nu Gundam Ver Ka despite his easy to fix flaws, but I don't see how Katoki could improve upon this any further. Afterall it was already designed by him, so that almost makes it an unnamed Ver. Ka. like the Sinanju Stein NT. Ver. As for RG, I still don't know if it'd be enough to top this, yea RG's have come a LONG way since the Grandaddy Gundam, but I almost feel this is literally the best Bandai could have done, aside from(and almost guaranteed to never happen) a 2.0, even though I don't see the need, or complete overkill with a Perfect Grade. The only downside is we don't get that seperate pilot figure for the cockpit, makes it a little hard to paint it and honestly discourages me to paint it like the Gundam Ver Ka and the God Gundam. Would I still buy either? Probably, but I juts don't feel they'd hold a candle to this
@@Killdust99 Katoki did make a rough sketch of his own interpretation of the Turn A
Awesome review as always. Pls review the turn x...
Hey, should I get the mg alex 2.0? The reason why I'm asking this is because I've only built 2 high grades, 2 plane model kits, and half of another that requires glue and paint
Yeah, you'll be fine. The MG Alex's ver 2.0's build was super simple, especially compared to other ver 2.0 kits. The only tricky part of the Alex's build is all the black detailing, but with how great that part separation was you shouldn't have any trouble. If you've built legit plane models too, then you're already over qualified lol
Literally related the whole series last month, White Mustache god
Fun Fact: This is the 100th Master Grade Anniversary that's why the MG logo is so much different from other box art kits. 👌
Literally bought 2 for the sole purpose of having one built and one wrapped for the future when I’m an old man
I really appreciate the effort and organization gone into this video, including all the editting. A bit generous on the articulation score given the loose joints, but, fair enough, to each their own.
I also wondered, in comparison, what you thought of the HGCC counterpart. Noticed you nearly only have MG reviews up, do you avoid HGs like the plague? Haha, keep up the great work!
The High Grade version is a pretty solid kit too. It's very much just a smaller, cheaper version of this kit. Even has the moving fins on the back of the leg. But being an HG, there's a few stickers, specifically the gray lines on the arms and thigh that are inner frame on this kit, the HG's cannon is entirely white and there's some red stickers on the legs. There's also some more require gray painting for on the legs. It's a solid buy for it's price, but this MG is my preferred Turn A for sure.
Im watching the serie nowaday, because i liked the strange desing and vibe of the serie itself, its very strange, a lot of weird stuff, but a very nice ambient. About the MG i would like to get it, even if the inner frame is not that interesting.
They managed to make a good gundam show, without being edgy, in 1999.
You ROCK!!!
This is a rather unusual Gundam, it was designed by famous automotive artist Syd Mead, which was unheard of in Japan at that time and is still something of an anomaly in anime. Honestly, I like it too, but I'd have to do something about that crazy Warrio-like mustache and the typical color scheme.
Great review dude! All I gotta say :)
Thanks!
will you review the MG gundam exia?
Such a good review
This kit looks more like a LEGO Bionicle than a Gundam kit. ESPECIALLY how you build the eyes.
What happened with the spiderman font?
When is bandai gonna release just a box of 1/100 scale cows
Bandai: "THE COW GOT 5/5 SHIP MORE GUNDAMS WITH COWS!"
You should try to find and review the Gundam unit 4 or 5, they were in the old game Gundam: Encounters in Space.
I have a review of the Gundam G05 on my channel. Fun kit, super old review lol
@@redheadphones6 I just found it, thank you!
No homo but your voice is really soothing
could you review the eva 01 Evangelion rebuild LMHG?
I think the turn A is rather beautiful
I’m disappointed that a Turn E Gundam doesn’t exist. Turn A and Turn E together could be the Logic Gundams.
Æ Gundam?
The fact that they made it the Turn X instead is really funny tho
If you have the mg turn x, would you review it?
I also really dig this design. When you say you scrape paint away, I usually have good results with a paper towel or make-up sponge with thinner.
Despite its flaws you have really sold me on this kit.
I'll give that a try, thanks!
I usualy use toothpicks, works great as well as long as you allow the paint to dry for a bit first
@@ApenBaard also a good option they are soft enough to not do too much damage
I build one recently too but all the joints on mine are actually extremely tight to the point of being a bit scary to move instead of loose. But you are saying thats gonna change with time? Thats a bummer.
Yeah, it also depends on how you pose him too. But you can always go back in and tighten up the joints later on.
Mine's completely sturdy and actually hold poses. The build is the most unique indeed
How about now? Is it still sturdy? I already ordered it but might cancel it if it gets floppy in a few months
@@azuzu9813 Yes
Nice review 💯
Yes the figure was perfect 👌 even hg turn a gundam was perfect too (from Indonesia 🇮🇩)
From Indonesia to
rip syd mead
What's the next mg build are you gonna do ?
MG Char's Gelgoog ver 2.0!
@@redheadphones6 Best kit.
@@redheadphones6 is there a chance that you'll do the 1.0 too?
How did a Master Grade with an abs frame becomes... *THAT?*
3-4 years of age and occasional reposing. It's one of those things that doesn't really take effect until after a few months.
The ball-and-chain looks like they got it directly from the MG RX-78-2 1.0 kit.
Nice
Now I want a turn A for some reason... a cow! A cow!
If the cockpit is in the crouch with a glass dome there's no point in having a head
The cockpit is almost always inside the chest so there’s never been a reason to have a head, realistically. They do fill the head with sensors and that is how the Gundam “sees” but the head is completely unnecessary. It makes them look more human
Really wanted to get this but now having second thoughts after seeing your review. The kit looks very floppy. And given that the issue seems to do with the ABS plastic, I am not sure how effective it would be to attempt to solidify the kit a bit with a layer of topcoat or thickening the joints with some varnish. It’s a shame because I really like the design and would love to have this kit to complete a set with the turn X
It's still a great kit, it just loses some poseability over the years. It you already have the Turn X, then this kit would look great next to it. I say go for it. And if after a few months/years the kit becomes floppy, you could always try that top-coat or glue to tighten some of the pieces up. There are ways to get it solid again, but worse comes to worse, just having him standing next to the Turn X would be worth the price in my mind. Best of luck!
Elegantly goofy and goofily elegant