Aesthetically I've always loved the Xi over the Penelope. Its slimmer, more refined and just pleasing to eye. Plus I love chonky bots. Seriously can't wait to get mine.
same here! Xi is actually very big, but I catch that you mean by the slimmer part is that everything is not 'out of place' like penelope does (xi is more 'compact' and streamlined as a whole unit) haven't bought penelope until now, only the messer but I might have to buy one just to complete the set
@@andreassetiawan7773 the Penelope is a beast of a kit. It is hollow in places, but I don't fault for the obvious reasons. In some places its a brick but still has good mobility. The accessories are mostly on the kit itself with only the rifle being separate. I definitely recommend getting it.
The reason they made them smaller is that the huge mecha were costly in material, unwieldy and easy targets. Having zippier mobile suits was more practical in most ways.
Also performance. Under gravity, the smaller mobile suits pretty much wiped the floor with the regular sized ones. Think hulked out Trunks not being able to hit Cell in DBZ, same situation.
@@stevencolon1723 They've been defying physics with some newtype magic and said fuck realism with every BS in unicorn or narative. The only reason why it's getting smaller on F91 is because it was made when the other MS are still quite small and before many people jump into the franchise making their own story and mobile suits
@@scylla4342 We should keep in mind that those OP Newtype gundams are extremely rare, usually unique prototypes. You see it happen in ZZ Gundam, where Judau prefers the outdated Zeta over the ZZ for atmospheric combat, cause the ZZ is too big and heavy. The Xi gundam mitigates it with the minoskvy flight system. Its techbobullshit, but its an explanation. In F91 it was mass produced MS vs mass produced MS for the most part, and the smaller ones outmanuvered them .
It makes you think how they managed to make the Minovsky flight unit (which originally required to have a mobile suit to be as huge as the Xi Gundam just to house it) to be miniaturized so much that they were able to mount it on a small TRANSFORMABLE mobile suit like the Victory Gundam
@@Boltscrapvictory uses a more advanced version, the minovsky flight system. Also the technology was lost for 20 years when the f99 was lost, and rediscovered during victory.
@@666styxxx666 Those are pretty outdated tho. The 5th gen Gundams have funnel missiles that make i fields useless and apparently the mega particle cannons have a higher output than zz’s high mega.
@@unbournx Its afterward bruv. HF is in UC105 and Unicorn is in UC096. Kshatriya Repaired also used some improvised type of funnel missile which damaged Banshee N if I remember correctly.
@@Pr4TheNPC i bought mine over on kidz stations and it cost like 100 buckos but luckily there was a discount for 40% off so i basically bought it for 60
6 more days guys, until Hathaway's Flash comes out!! (Probably 7 more for you if you're on different timezones-) Edit: Correction from replies, it was delayed to 20th of May- Edit again: IT'S BEEN DELAYED FOR A THIRD TIME-
Waiting for my double pack of the Penelope and Xi Gundam to come in, super excited! Edit: We will probably see P Bandai variants that have a blue colored chest, white colored Beam Rifle and Red Shield with potentially a different head build all together from what’s on the manga/novel line art and covers also including the Xi Gundam in video games with a more traditional Gundam head design.
damn im happy they redesign this big boy especially the mouth vent, since this is the last mobile suit in Project Zeta, it pays homage to Zeta gundam. this version is closer to the novel design.
Your videos are always of a lot of help to me, got into Gunpla a year ago and been planing to get this kit to make my first full painted panel lined water decaled build for display purposes your videos are full of explanation and are easy to get to for beginers and people who just wana take a look to the plain kit with articulation
Heads up for people. The Xi vs Penelope set included specially designed clear flight bases for both models. It’s great for this kit but a must have for the Penelope. Makes that chicken a lot less shaky.
It's pronounces like "ksee" like "see" with a "k" in front. Not that me telling you will change the video, just helping a brother out in the future. Thank you so much for the review! I pre-ordered the vs set from HLJ and cannot wait to get those kits!
One year since this video came out, this was the first thing I watched after I got out of the Mental Hospital I was staying at. It’s surprising that one year has passed, but it has. I love your videos Mecha and hope that you will continue to upload until you’re arm’s get all wrinkly like a Grandma(i’m joking). Anyways Mecha I hope that Spooky is able to get better, I can’t imagine losing your best friend.
@@justinberry6411 build divers season 1 was pretty meh. Rerise (divers season 2) was much better though. Took a very different dirrectiong and had a generally positive reception. Plus the core gundam is just an awesome concept even if it was just to sell model kits
Interesting point - the sizes of the Mobile Suits in late UC are also allegedly due to Gunpla; due to the economic shortfall in the 90s known as the Lost Decade, many corners in many different industries were cut; in Gundam specifically, the old model kits from F91 and Victory were supposedly marketed as _1/100_ scale instead of 1/144 without changing the size - an easy way to make it look like you were getting more Mobile Suit when in reality you were just getting the same amount.
Something that is hilarious about this new version of the Xi Gundam is that the chest section looks similar to a Gundam head, with the yellow fins and red 'forehead' and red 'chin'. Was never really apparent with older interpretations of the MS, as they tended to colour the chest a more traditional blue.
@@ryuuohdeltaplus7936 well... not exactly. This version is a combination of the original novel design and the redesign where the more-alien aesthetics of the novel were used but the proportions and hexagons are from the redesign. However, this does take liberties from both interpretations and can stand by itself well on its own.
this xi gundam was intended to be designed like that, the mechanical designer wants it to look like two headed gundam and not using the game design(blue chest). yet this xi gundan was using the original design from the novel, and this whole gundam is designed by hajine katoki. so yeah basically this gundan is: - follow the most original design - default designed by Hajime Katoki aka Ver. Ka it looks ugly in the first few times, once u got over it via movie, u will start to love it, people often gets boring with casual skinny and big wings gundam already. thats why new design concept gundams always popular after a period of time. eg: unicorn gundam - plain and white, dont even have a gundam face. then people love its tranforming NTD mode. Gundam Exia - people complained its short and small face. then people love its awesome big GN sword slash. Gundam Barbatos - people complained its skinny and armorless weird look. then people loves its wild and brutal fighting style.
If you have the money, i recommend getting the combination set with the penelope. The penelope is sort of hard to find so getting the combo set first not only prevents duplicate, but also gives you water decals
I just want to say I love your channel and the way it upscaled in quality its nothing short of amazing, please keep doing the incredible things you do.
Only other mechs that changed in size greatly was Armored Core. Especially from 4 to 4 Answer. Didn't realize how big the mechs got until I got to the silent avalanche level again.
I wonder if we'll ever get Real Grade versions of the Penelope and the Xi Gundam, I would like to see a Master grade version just to see how huge it would be lol.
Bandai said they wont make mg or rg versions of extremely large kits like the kshatriya due to the large molds. This is why the kshatriya hasn't had an mg or rg in 10 years.
I love how the Xi Gundam is by far one of most radical 'Gundam' designs out there as it barely resembles one; with its ultra realistic aesthetic and detail, appearing more machine like. I also love how the paint scheme is almost all white instead of that toyetic classic combo the RX-78-2 has. This is what a Gundam is supposed to look like; a menacing war machine, not a silly looking toy. This is truly the embodiment of 'The White Devil'.
The designs of Penelope and Xi are horrifying I dont know what makes them seem that way but it just doesn't look like a hero'ish mobile suit but like a killing machine made for death
Great kit & review. Though there are exceptions, I usually dislike modern looking mecha that appear very slim & agile, which is why I absolutely love these kind of designs. I haven't seen the movie yet and I don't feel too much attachment for Hathaway as a character, but I'd still buy this HG without a second thought.
I like this more than penelope in design and color separation. One thing that trigger me from most later UC model is that the body design is so badass and great but in the weapon side, there're typical beam rifle and beam saber. I mean look at sazabi's light saber. We need that kind of badass weapon with badass body.
Oh man I remember going to Toys "R" Us (RIP) as a kid heading to model section in the store and getting Gundam models. Never was good at painting them, but loved putting them together!
I got mine late but it's totally worth the wait. I haven't build some of the latest HG so as a RG lover, this kit feels almost the same. The only thing bothering me are the hollow insides of the open hands, but that's also a quick fix. Can't wait for Penelope
This is one of those peak 90s designs that screams "too much" and the robot just keeps colliding with itself with all the fins sticking out everywhere.
my very first Gunpla kit was a SD Xi that was on sale and I only added it to an order of other stuff to hit the free shipping price mark lol. I'm glad such an obscure Gundam finally got a legit HG release!
Imagine. just imagine getting an MG version of this kit! Oh boy i would love to get me a Messer! Hope this does not turn out to be a hand grenadeo over time (as well as the penelope) Great review as always..! Thank you!
Ngl I’ve often thought of seeing Gundams and mobile suits named after Mythological Figures. I have many in my mind Gundam Karna, Gundam Arjuna, Gundam Hercules, Gundam Diomedes, Mobile Suit Achilles
thanks to the movie Club Dread, circa 2004, whenever i see the name Penelope, my brain automatically defaults to the pronunciation "Peen-a-lowp" in the same way i can never read Aaron correctly ever again.
Wow, this makes me cant wait to Bulid it 😆 , tq mecha gai Sensei I been following your channel and also follow you're recommend gunpla bulid till now like the Moon Gundam it really satisfying and gundarium tier. Hope to see more preview and opinion on the next video
I prefer the Penelope. Similar to the Thunderbolt FA Gundam, I am a sucker for extension parts. If something goes wrong, popping it off to keep going was always something I enjoyed.
I've had this pre ordered since January im glad this should be in the usa in a couple of weeks. And I had to get this because my brother bought me the penelope as my first ever gunpla so im excited to get this
I know Mecha is NOT a fan of screws but I would love to see him build the beast that is the HGUC Psycho Gundam, just so it can make appearances in these size comparisons.
I personally look at this thin thinking how could it possibly function in atmosphere. Then I remember that it basically has antigravity and it never is supposed to touch the ground. The closest we might get in thatobile suite rocket scaring we see in 0080.
when you pulled out the Sanzabi for the size comparison i let out a sigh of relief because something in me needed to see the two side by side in the same scale
Making me even more anxious to finally watch the new Hathaway (Part 1) movie ...if it'll even air in select/limited U.S. theaters this year. ^ I'm sure the wait will be well worth it, what with expecting it to _not quite_ follow the original novels to the absolute letter.
At first it was kind of tough to swallow this 'new' plain white design (although this is the original novel design) as I am so used to see the Katoki one with the blue chest and a Nu Gundam-ish faceplate with the three vent slits. But after watching the review and exploring the design more it slowly grew on me. I am a fan of bulky MSes so this would be a definite pick! cannot wait to build this when it hits the store!
I really hope that katoki design doesn't go unused and gets turned into a mg ver ka, which would be absolutely insane (pretty much a pg in everything but name).
Just to help elaborate on the pronunciation for a foreigner to better understand (I'm Irish but grew up in Greece and my folks still live there). It phonetically sounds like this 'xsee' so it rhymes with 'ski' not 'sky'. I don't mean to conflict with your perfectly correct explanation Thodori Psarras (with two r's instead of one for some reason), lol sorry couldn't resist translating that for non Greek readers out there ;-).
This bad boy should have been able to turn into a flying unit like the other gundams before that look like spaceships almost I was half expecting it too
Good luck. I highly doubt that will be made for a good long while. Years. It would be monetarily stupid to put a MG out soon after the HG. Especially considering this is a massive, special, and quite expensive kit. They'll stretch it out as long as possible and will be P-Bandai. The only reason these weren't P-Bandai (or made at all) is due to the movie. When they first teased the HG Penelope, we all thought it was going to be P-Bandai, without a doubt.
The fact that you don’t notice when the stickers aren’t on show you how good Bandai has gotten with color separation.
For a very expensive HG kit they should be. I mean I could buy an MG with this kit's price.
@@edweefication Of course it's also bigger than some MGs...
@@TheGolux what makes MGs pricey is that they have so many parts for color separation. Not only the size.
It's actually the amount of plastic used.
They always good on color separation.. Just they dont want to give em on HG line...
4:00 That shot is perfection! It looks like the eyes start glowing like they do in the anime sometimes
For real.
Aesthetically I've always loved the Xi over the Penelope. Its slimmer, more refined and just pleasing to eye. Plus I love chonky bots. Seriously can't wait to get mine.
same here!
Xi is actually very big, but I catch that you mean by the slimmer part is that everything is not 'out of place' like penelope does (xi is more 'compact' and streamlined as a whole unit)
haven't bought penelope until now, only the messer but I might have to buy one just to complete the set
@@andreassetiawan7773 the Penelope is a beast of a kit. It is hollow in places, but I don't fault for the obvious reasons. In some places its a brick but still has good mobility.
The accessories are mostly on the kit itself with only the rifle being separate.
I definitely recommend getting it.
Personally, I really don't like either design. I'd still take the Nu Gundam over both.
@@iampoch01 Yeah, over-the-top and massive mecha designs aren't for me.
Like the ones Suzaku and kallen use in the final fight on the Code geass movie
I do prefer the katoki design rather than the movie version, it screams Xi Gundam
Can't unsee the chest part with a long, warped Destiny Gundam-ish face
My day was perfectly fine before you had to show me that. Now I can't unsee it either.
@@erhiueQWEF I don't know about you but it's pretty dope imo
first grovyle's face in Sazabi's torso.... then cell's face in Messer's torso.... and now this.... 😅🤣
@@geminas5044 wait untill you see the chest of kampfer that looks like a sad frog
Nooooo you ruined my fav gundam!
The reason they made them smaller is that the huge mecha were costly in material, unwieldy and easy targets. Having zippier mobile suits was more practical in most ways.
Also performance. Under gravity, the smaller mobile suits pretty much wiped the floor with the regular sized ones. Think hulked out Trunks not being able to hit Cell in DBZ, same situation.
@@stevencolon1723 They've been defying physics with some newtype magic and said fuck realism with every BS in unicorn or narative. The only reason why it's getting smaller on F91 is because it was made when the other MS are still quite small and before many people jump into the franchise making their own story and mobile suits
@@scylla4342 We should keep in mind that those OP Newtype gundams are extremely rare, usually unique prototypes. You see it happen in ZZ Gundam, where Judau prefers the outdated Zeta over the ZZ for atmospheric combat, cause the ZZ is too big and heavy. The Xi gundam mitigates it with the minoskvy flight system. Its techbobullshit, but its an explanation. In F91 it was mass produced MS vs mass produced MS for the most part, and the smaller ones outmanuvered them .
It makes you think how they managed to make the Minovsky flight unit (which originally required to have a mobile suit to be as huge as the Xi Gundam just to house it) to be miniaturized so much that they were able to mount it on a small TRANSFORMABLE mobile suit like the Victory Gundam
I guess since technology advances every year it's no suprising it will be a much smaller form of the flight unit with thr same power or even more
Victory is nothing, the Bugs from F91 also use the Minovsky craft, and even the child bugs appear to use it!
@@Boltscrapvictory uses a more advanced version, the minovsky flight system.
Also the technology was lost for 20 years when the f99 was lost, and rediscovered during victory.
You can never have too many size comparisons, thanks Mecha!
Hear, hear!
I'd even request a comparison with a AA battery for us who are not into Gunpla yet, but are about to jump on the crayz
Lmao imagine if this thing was what the Federation made during the One Year War and Amuro got his hands on it. Char would sh*t his pants.
Char woulda asked does it come in red? Plus he had the sinanju ,stein and neo zong all big boys, imagine char with the psyco gundam 😱
@@666styxxx666 Those are pretty outdated tho. The 5th gen Gundams have funnel missiles that make i fields useless and apparently the mega particle cannons have a higher output than zz’s high mega.
@@RabbaniRosli isnt hathaway flash before unicorn?
@@unbournx Its afterward bruv. HF is in UC105 and Unicorn is in UC096. Kshatriya Repaired also used some improvised type of funnel missile which damaged Banshee N if I remember correctly.
@@RabbaniRosli oh is that so..thanks for the info..
Finished building mine two days ago and it is glorious!
How much did you pay?
@@Pr4TheNPC nnjhgczss
@@Pr4TheNPC i bought mine over on kidz stations and it cost like 100 buckos but luckily there was a discount for 40% off so i basically bought it for 60
6 more days guys, until Hathaway's Flash comes out!!
(Probably 7 more for you if you're on different timezones-)
Edit: Correction from replies, it was delayed to 20th of May-
Edit again: IT'S BEEN DELAYED FOR A THIRD TIME-
I think it was postponed to 20th May
@@irfantastic2174 Maybe because of the time needed for the movie to be sent and verified by other countries I think?
@@papersparrow899 no it's because of the pandemic
The question is, will we finally get a good Gundam movie?
@@lpsoldin3162 depends on you...for me its a good gundam movie...with it brutal story its worth it....but maybe we need to watch to reevaluate
Waiting for my double pack of the Penelope and Xi Gundam to come in, super excited!
Edit: We will probably see P Bandai variants that have a blue colored chest, white colored Beam Rifle and Red Shield with potentially a different head build all together from what’s on the manga/novel line art and covers also including the Xi Gundam in video games with a more traditional Gundam head design.
You got ton of money that's for sure
@@evoltblackhole8677 Probably be the only Gunpla purchase for a while lol.
Ouch...i feel your pain already
Hope you have some to spare for RG Hi Nu and HG Nightingale
@@ry0usama511 and RG Wing and HG gremory
Keep the size comparisons going! They’re fun to see
Now this, THIS is worthy of a premiere 💯
No
@@evoltblackhole8677 :(
@@evoltblackhole8677 why not
@@nemueru only children like MG.
@@BlueAmerican26 I never said anything about master grades, and if you seriously think that Mg's are for children then you need help
Finally got mine in the mail today. This will be my first gundam kit I've ever built. Really looking forward to it.
mine was f91 mg 2.0
My first Gunpla Kit I'll be building is gonna be the HG GM Quel, once I buy two things I wanna get on Amazon first.
damn im happy they redesign this big boy especially the mouth vent, since this is the last mobile suit in Project Zeta, it pays homage to Zeta gundam. this version is closer to the novel design.
Imo this design is better than the ver ka redesign
Oh lol that's kinda explain the outrageous design
I personally liked the Katoki design.
To each his own then.
New design looks more like Rebel's Mech.
@@憂苦と悲惨 Both versions look great to me.
Your videos are always of a lot of help to me, got into Gunpla a year ago and been planing to get this kit to make my first full painted panel lined water decaled build for display purposes your videos are full of explanation and are easy to get to for beginers and people who just wana take a look to the plain kit with articulation
Heads up for people. The Xi vs Penelope set included specially designed clear flight bases for both models. It’s great for this kit but a must have for the Penelope. Makes that chicken a lot less shaky.
Too bad it's almost $200
It's pronounces like "ksee" like "see" with a "k" in front. Not that me telling you will change the video, just helping a brother out in the future. Thank you so much for the review! I pre-ordered the vs set from HLJ and cannot wait to get those kits!
One year since this video came out, this was the first thing I watched after I got out of the Mental Hospital I was staying at. It’s surprising that one year has passed, but it has. I love your videos Mecha and hope that you will continue to upload until you’re arm’s get all wrinkly like a Grandma(i’m joking). Anyways Mecha I hope that Spooky is able to get better, I can’t imagine losing your best friend.
At least it doesn't look like the Sydney opera house had sprouted legs like the Penelope.
Waiting for the premiere of Xi Gundam review is like waiting for a premiere of build divers rerise episodes
I miss rerise.
I’ve seen build fighters and try, but always heard bad things about rerise.
@@justinberry6411 build divers season 1 was pretty meh. Rerise (divers season 2) was much better though. Took a very different dirrectiong and had a generally positive reception. Plus the core gundam is just an awesome concept even if it was just to sell model kits
@@justinberry6411 Those were probably about the OG Build Divers. Re:Rise is the vastly superior sequel of Build Divers.
@@VolticWind ah, ok. Thanks! Gonna give it a try then
Interesting point - the sizes of the Mobile Suits in late UC are also allegedly due to Gunpla; due to the economic shortfall in the 90s known as the Lost Decade, many corners in many different industries were cut; in Gundam specifically, the old model kits from F91 and Victory were supposedly marketed as _1/100_ scale instead of 1/144 without changing the size - an easy way to make it look like you were getting more Mobile Suit when in reality you were just getting the same amount.
Something that is hilarious about this new version of the Xi Gundam is that the chest section looks similar to a Gundam head, with the yellow fins and red 'forehead' and red 'chin'.
Was never really apparent with older interpretations of the MS, as they tended to colour the chest a more traditional blue.
dude, I was thinking the same thing
thats the novel version of Xi gundam
Except it's not a "new" version, this is how Xi Gundam originally looks, the robot damashii one is the redesign
@@ryuuohdeltaplus7936 well... not exactly. This version is a combination of the original novel design and the redesign where the more-alien aesthetics of the novel were used but the proportions and hexagons are from the redesign. However, this does take liberties from both interpretations and can stand by itself well on its own.
this xi gundam was intended to be designed like that, the mechanical designer wants it to look like two headed gundam and not using the game design(blue chest).
yet this xi gundan was using the original design from the novel, and this whole gundam is designed by hajine katoki.
so yeah basically this gundan is:
- follow the most original design
- default designed by Hajime Katoki aka Ver. Ka
it looks ugly in the first few times, once u got over it via movie, u will start to love it, people often gets boring with casual skinny and big wings gundam already. thats why new design concept gundams always popular after a period of time.
eg:
unicorn gundam - plain and white, dont even have a gundam face. then people love its tranforming NTD mode.
Gundam Exia - people complained its short and small face. then people love its awesome big GN sword slash.
Gundam Barbatos - people complained its skinny and armorless weird look. then people loves its wild and brutal fighting style.
If you have the money, i recommend getting the combination set with the penelope. The penelope is sort of hard to find so getting the combo set first not only prevents duplicate, but also gives you water decals
yess I've been waiting for this. Much better design than the penelope, I'm thinking to get this
I have mine built already and love
It. One of my favorite ones on the shelf.
I just want to say I love your channel and the way it upscaled in quality its nothing short of amazing, please keep doing the incredible things you do.
Only other mechs that changed in size greatly was Armored Core. Especially from 4 to 4 Answer. Didn't realize how big the mechs got until I got to the silent avalanche level again.
I love the size comparisons, no such thing as too much
God bless the designers who had to take a mech designed without a single care about how you'd make a toy of it and then made it into a toy
"Eh, they managed the dendrobium, they'll be fine"
I wonder if we'll ever get Real Grade versions of the Penelope and the Xi Gundam, I would like to see a Master grade version just to see how huge it would be lol.
It would probably go up you my knee lol
Standard PG size ish
Bandai said they wont make mg or rg versions of extremely large kits like the kshatriya due to the large molds. This is why the kshatriya hasn't had an mg or rg in 10 years.
@@501clonetrooper Bullshit,they literally can make MG Sazabi verka,so why not Xi and Kshatriya
@@hasefharris357 large molds, stability, lack of demand
Nope... no such thing as too many size comparisons. In fact, that's the main thing I was HOPING to see. Awesome kit and nice review, as always!
Currently building one I miraculously found on the shelf of my local comic shop. Shouts to the Amazing reviews !
Seravee: wait, i thought having a huge gundam face on the torso was my thing...
Just watched "Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway", had to check out the gunpla again
I love how the Xi Gundam is by far one of most radical 'Gundam' designs out there as it barely resembles one; with its ultra realistic aesthetic and detail, appearing more machine like. I also love how the paint scheme is almost all white instead of that toyetic classic combo the RX-78-2 has. This is what a Gundam is supposed to look like; a menacing war machine, not a silly looking toy. This is truly the embodiment of 'The White Devil'.
The designs of Penelope and Xi are horrifying
I dont know what makes them seem that way but it just doesn't look like a hero'ish mobile suit but like a killing machine made for death
@@ocolusdan4274 that how it's supposed to be tho,they are killing machine not a saviour of humanity
0:36 The Xi gundam can also be called the true successor to the nu gundam because it’s the next letter in the Greek alphabet.
I'm relatively new to Gundam in general and HOLY SMOKES look at that gigantic beast I love em
I'm so excited to build this and Penelope. This will be my biggest hg build yet.
Cant wait for the rg hi nu gundam review
This is my first Gunpla kit. I just built it and i absolutely love it!
Great kit & review. Though there are exceptions, I usually dislike modern looking mecha that appear very slim & agile, which is why I absolutely love these kind of designs. I haven't seen the movie yet and I don't feel too much attachment for Hathaway as a character, but I'd still buy this HG without a second thought.
You should definitely watch the movie. It was amazing
I like this more than penelope in design and color separation. One thing that trigger me from most later UC model is that the body design is so badass and great but in the weapon side, there're typical beam rifle and beam saber. I mean look at sazabi's light saber. We need that kind of badass weapon with badass body.
Got this bad boy on my worktable right now!
the reason why you need to remove the fins at the feet is not because it might clash with some parts but because you need to change their angle
Oh man I remember going to Toys "R" Us (RIP) as a kid heading to model section in the store and getting Gundam models. Never was good at painting them, but loved putting them together!
Same...My brother and I have been getting those small no-grade kits from Wing and G-Gundam we used to build...then destroy by playing with em lol.
I love all the size comparisons
This thing is a beast of a Gundam, saw this in person and was so shocked how large it was compared to other uc gunpla.
missed the opportunity to call hathaway's flash, Gundam Star.
I just picked one up at a convention and can't wait to build it when I clean out my room for a shelf and a new desk to build my Gundam.
Xi rhymes with glee, btw, in greek which is the intended pronunciation here. The english pronunciation of the greek letter is sigh or zigh I think.
his sense of fashion kills me every time
Lol. I thought the video was available. Are you interested in watching the new movie?
Of course i want to see 2 THICC Gundams kicking each others ass
@@christiandaniel3714 Bruh
@@IDKsndkgs no no hes right
Imagine if they made a 1:1 Gundam Xi or Penelope Gundam statue
That would be crazy
Imma call it right now, P-Bandai Xi Gundam Manga version.
Is the manga a new release? All i know is that hathaway flash only have a novel ver. (other than the upcoming movie)
im not sure we'll see the full novel version design I think this will be as close as we get
@@Gunpla_shrimp same can be said for its Ver Ka redesign
more size comparisons! i love to see them personally
Same it helps me figure out where I’ll put it on my shelf
KEEP the Many many Size comparisons! This is awesome reference since I heavily weigh in on getting kits based on size and build quality :D
I got mine late but it's totally worth the wait. I haven't build some of the latest HG so as a RG lover, this kit feels almost the same. The only thing bothering me are the hollow insides of the open hands, but that's also a quick fix.
Can't wait for Penelope
I just got mine in the mail and the box is bigger than most MG boxes. I'm very excited to say the least.
I always wanted to know how a Gundam will look if it wears a poncho.
There is one gundam on mobile fighter G-Gundam......it has a western cow boy-ish theme....
There's one in G Gundam. It does have a poncho style head
Can't unsee it. Thanks for the laughs!
This is one of those peak 90s designs that screams "too much" and the robot just keeps colliding with itself with all the fins sticking out everywhere.
The first time i saw it, I immediately goes "what the hell is going on here?!"
no kidding, they really went deep with the concept
I didn't like Hathaway (best animation in Gundam though,) but seriously... this is a truly horrible suit design.
@@drlca6601 I must be in the minority, I really like the design...
Yeah.. looks like a paragliding suit.. or a kite parade costume
@@begobogo2583 same here
my very first Gunpla kit was a SD Xi that was on sale and I only added it to an order of other stuff to hit the free shipping price mark lol. I'm glad such an obscure Gundam finally got a legit HG release!
Hyped for my funnel missile effect set
i live for the size comparisons! show it next to the biggest and smol of each grade. love seeing huge 1/144 next to smol 1/100
Imagine. just imagine getting an MG version of this kit! Oh boy i would love to get me a Messer!
Hope this does not turn out to be a hand grenadeo over time (as well as the penelope)
Great review as always..! Thank you!
Ngl I’ve often thought of seeing Gundams and mobile suits named after Mythological Figures. I have many in my mind Gundam Karna, Gundam Arjuna, Gundam Hercules, Gundam Diomedes, Mobile Suit Achilles
thanks to the movie Club Dread, circa 2004, whenever i see the name Penelope, my brain automatically defaults to the pronunciation "Peen-a-lowp" in the same way i can never read Aaron correctly ever again.
Agreed M-organ
Post CCA Mobile Suit are crazy in term of size
But then they got shrunk down in F91 (Late Universal Century)
having just built the xi, I 100% agree that it has a very simple build other than the head and maybe the chest.
I watch Hathaway flash one time and end up ordering both suits lol , excited to build them!
Can't wait to get the combo effect kit!! Love your reviews brotha.
The fact that the hand attaches via a peg and not a ball joint would really help for longevity o_o
Wow, this makes me cant wait to Bulid it 😆 , tq mecha gai Sensei
I been following your channel and also follow you're recommend gunpla bulid till now like the Moon Gundam it really satisfying and gundarium tier. Hope to see more preview and opinion on the next video
I prefer the Penelope. Similar to the Thunderbolt FA Gundam, I am a sucker for extension parts. If something goes wrong, popping it off to keep going was always something I enjoyed.
I've had this pre ordered since January im glad this should be in the usa in a couple of weeks. And I had to get this because my brother bought me the penelope as my first ever gunpla so im excited to get this
I know Mecha is NOT a fan of screws but I would love to see him build the beast that is the HGUC Psycho Gundam, just so it can make appearances in these size comparisons.
This monster looks so alien, Especally that rifle, and I’m here for that
I have waited for this for years. I am happy we have finally a HG.
2:42 Give the mech a hand there.
LOL. Couldn't resist :)
For me it just looks like a gundam in a goose armor
I plan to get 2 of the Xi Gundam so I can use one to finally make my custom gunpla
I personally look at this thin thinking how could it possibly function in atmosphere. Then I remember that it basically has antigravity and it never is supposed to touch the ground. The closest we might get in thatobile suite rocket scaring we see in 0080.
Can't wait to see what gimmicks of this kit look's like
when you pulled out the Sanzabi for the size comparison i let out a sigh of relief because something in me needed to see the two side by side in the same scale
Making me even more anxious to finally watch the new Hathaway (Part 1) movie ...if it'll even air in select/limited U.S. theaters this year.
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I'm sure the wait will be well worth it, what with expecting it to _not quite_ follow the original novels to the absolute letter.
The kyshatriya would look amazing side by side with the xi gundam they are both chonky boi's
pls review the old no grade 1/100 seed kits, especially the astray mirage, gale strike, and nebula blitz‼️‼️‼️
4:00 Oh look! Xi Gundam’s eye glowing!
At first it was kind of tough to swallow this 'new' plain white design (although this is the original novel design) as I am so used to see the Katoki one with the blue chest and a Nu Gundam-ish faceplate with the three vent slits.
But after watching the review and exploring the design more it slowly grew on me.
I am a fan of bulky MSes so this would be a definite pick!
cannot wait to build this when it hits the store!
I really hope that katoki design doesn't go unused and gets turned into a mg ver ka, which would be absolutely insane (pretty much a pg in everything but name).
The ad before this is Jollibee I am not kidding
I love the Xi its design is fantastic
Gunpla and it's price know no limit.
My house and my wallet: can't stop the bleeding, need medics.
Have this on pre order. Can’t wait to get it.
Just to help elaborate on the pronunciation for a foreigner to better understand (I'm Irish but grew up in Greece and my folks still live there). It phonetically sounds like this 'xsee' so it rhymes with 'ski' not 'sky'. I don't mean to conflict with your perfectly correct explanation Thodori Psarras (with two r's instead of one for some reason), lol sorry couldn't resist translating that for non Greek readers out there ;-).
HG quality is getting really good.
This bad boy should have been able to turn into a flying unit like the other gundams before that look like spaceships almost I was half expecting it too
I mean, it’s supposed to be able to fly WITHOUT transforming. The federation would be pretty angry if they just made another Zeta type
Yeah but for the sheer size it would have been so much cooler
206th comment and one of your biggest fans, keep up the goodwork :)
I'm probably gonna wait for the MG, this kit has so much potential.
Good luck. I highly doubt that will be made for a good long while. Years. It would be monetarily stupid to put a MG out soon after the HG. Especially considering this is a massive, special, and quite expensive kit. They'll stretch it out as long as possible and will be P-Bandai. The only reason these weren't P-Bandai (or made at all) is due to the movie. When they first teased the HG Penelope, we all thought it was going to be P-Bandai, without a doubt.
@@xenophagia I guess you're right, I better get it then before the price goes up any further for some odd reason.
The thumbnail looked like as if the RX-782 had summoned a stand.
I'll probably get this one if i can find it for a reasonable price