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@Adam i live in San Leandro, seeing you happy to make a kit this scale is beautiful; like watching a child discover their 1st bite of Vanilla Icecream. I would like to donate a High Grade Kit meant for being under Blacklight. Please email me where i should drop off this present.
Something that would be cool would be a interview with Adam and some of the Bandai Enginners, its not just the models they make, they make the injection molding machines and the crazy tech to do like the legs on that kit.
“Chain molding”, by which each piece is stepped into the casting process. Hardest durometer plastics first cast and strategically coated with release agent. Then oriented into the secondary piece’s mold for casting a functional joint. They revolutionized even the ways that THEY developed years ago. Mind you, it’s all being processed under high heat AND temps.
actually called system injection molding, the first uses actually go back to the late 80s iirc, bandai has been doing crazy cool engineering for decades
After watching this outstanding video, I hope that Adam is able to go to Japan in the near future to interview Meijin Kawaguchi and the Bandai Factory staff members who make these intricate Gunpla kits possible. Now that would be wonderful to see.
Bandai (drop the Namco) has been doing better with western exposure for gundam/gunpla in recent years however they have struggled and missed the mark for several decades over all.
RIP to his soul. The late Grant Imahara probably would've loved to build one of these with Adam. His love for robotics and Adam's love of building creative things would've made this moment even more so amazing. If you were there with Adam, Grant, I hope you enjoyed seeing this Kit and seeing his pure joy/excitement throughout it all.
OMG i had no idea that he had died. i watched their show and loved every minute of it. (some of my favorite episodes many times over), i have missed so much in the last couple years. My heart goes out to his family. I only just recently lost my Grandfather last month and i can imagine what his family must've been going through at the time, not to mention the fans.
@@kieranfitzgerald2030 You're not alone I didn't realize grant died at all and my grandmother past away on the 9th of this month. It's a small world but may Grant rest in piece, I'm sure he's loved fondly
"They make the building experience so pleasurable" That's it, that's the joy of gunpla. People are so in love with building it they keep adding stuff like scribing (adding more deep lines), repainting, adding extra parts (kitbash), making body part longer or shorter, adding electric parts and more. It's just that addicting.
@@SpexSpexington Always got to be someone who takes something way to far. Bro buy one and build it, don’t obsess over it spending all your time and money coming up with retard terms like gunpla. Just act normal, that’s why no one enters your hobby anymore. Always got to overdo it
Finishing a build is so satisfying but I wish I had more patience to build the more complex builds. I don't actually build Gundam but Kotobukiya Zoids which have a lot of parts to build. Recently though I have started building smaller kits such as Bandai Figure-rise and smaller Kotobukiya Zoids like the Rev Raptor and I'm slowly starting to get my groove back into building.
I'm all for a new "Adam does Gunpla" segment. I love that you're fascinated by the mechanics and intricate engineering of it all. It's the very same thing that got me into the hobby in the late 90's. And it's just become even better in the last 20 year's.
Ditto. He hasn't event gotten into painting the gundam yet. If he has the money/opportunity, I vote for the infamous PG Wing Gundam Zero Custom. And then the Crossbone Gundam Full Cloth just because he'd get a kick out of building a pirate gundam. Oh, then either Unicorn, Banshee or Phenex Gundam next, just to round out the perfect grades.
As an American Gunpla builder for over 20 years this is the exact content you want to see. Someone really experiencing the overwhelming joy, and awe of a Gundam kit. Especially someone who can really explain the extraordinary science and engineering behind these kits. The thrill still comes with each new build. Hoping to see Gundam popularity growing more and more in the US for generations to come.
The amount of engineering that goes into high end gunpla is cutting edge assembly design and injection molding. Bandai is super serious about this stuff.
@@ikilledthemoon Dude. If you want to fuck the Ez8 no ones gonna stop you. But it was a side series that came out over 2 decades ago. Yeah its still got its fanbase. But 00, Unicorn, and as much as a dont want like it, IBO are way more prevalent in the modern fanbase thsn 08thms.
When you see a man who has made crazy contraptions that do anything from picking things up to blowing them up, its a fun thing to see Adam get so excited to put together a mobile suit model kit.
Even if he's amazed with the complexity and quality of the engineering, I wonder what's his reaction gonna be when he gets into more "simplistic" grades, like Real Grade or even High Grade, that are not only smaller but much more simplified (High grades don't even have inner skeletons) and still manage to achieve nice levels of poseability and detail. Gunpla really is a one way trip. There's no going back.
you got both ends of the spectrum with High grade and real grade. Nice and simplistic but still very functional high grades and insane detail and posibility in real grades. All squeezed into a tiny size.
For anyone that likes working with their hands and has an artistic mind it'll always be option 2 if they can afford it. Gunpla can get expensive, which is why I build them on and off. Usually Master Grades that I paint and weather myself.
@@DeathsPit00 same! I only have a few and space is my only saviour... Money not much because I always prefer to be under a certain budget and usually also grade.
Man after years of building 40k and fantasy kits from sprues, this is truly incredible. I can’t believe how much detail and how posable these things are. And no glue required all snap fit. Japanese people are crazy. They put so much love and effort into things.
Just wait until Adam sees those custom “armor purge” builds. They always look great, even as a static posed kit. Norm just opened up a wormhole, and I’m here for it.
Seeing Adam's reaction to the pre-moulded mechanics is great. What's cool is that you get those in both Master Grades and Real Grades as well, so imagine them at smaller and smaller scales
sadly newer real grades are moving away from them a couple still use them for like 1 or 2 sections but no longer the entire frame, which is actually better for support with the newer ones but idk something was so cool about having those pieces
The first Master Grade set I bought (directly due to watching this video of course) had that technique for the hands. It blew me away how each finger moves every joint individually, pre-assembled like those frames. I had the exact same reaction as Adam when I cut out the first hand.
Whoever convinced Adam to build his first Gundam just opened a can of worms around the workshop. IDK if we will ever get another video that isn't about building Gundam from Adam now! LMAO
Looking to get into the hobby again after being burned growing up with the Gundam Wing model releases they did here in the states (we got some quite sub-par kits back then. Even just looking into it the amount of engineering that goes into the design of gunpla is awe-inspiring on its own, and it's very approachable in that you don't even need to be a fan of the shows to get into since they have so many designs and styles there is literally something for any taste.
@@SalinaMoonfall I built kits when I was a kid too and I know what you mean. These new kits are way different then back when we were kids. If you want a taste of the new models Target sells the HG RX-78 and HG Char's Zaku II.
@@emerje0 the newer real grades are mini master grades and in my opnion the most well engineered kits. Designing a kit with a full inner frame as well as armor gimmicks while maintaining an impressive range of motion and detail all at 1/144th scale will blow Adam's mind.
As a lifelong Gunpla fan this was an absolute joy to watch. Would love to see Adam visit the builders World Cup to see in person just how deep the rabbit hole goes so to speak ❤
It's really cool seeing Adam promote the hobby, sponsored or not. Maybe someone that has never thought of doing a kit will pick one up. Building really is a relaxing activity.
I just started gunpla, and it is so relaxing. I have adhd and some anger issues, and doing gunpla builds really calms and relaxes me and helps me focus on something
I love it honestly and haven’t done one in a while but I wanted the top grade but just got the 20 dollar ones. For some reason filing the little stubs is my favorite
@@GrizzlyDave85 I love gunpla but if you are interested in exploring some more it might be heresy for me to say this here but ZOIDS are so much fun and sometimes motorized!
or just seeing the 1:1 scale of the unicorn in odaiba or the movable 1:1 rx78 in yokohama. I am blessed to be able to see unicorn during my visit before pendemic and it really glorious.
@@azriqhaikalazahari7148 I saw the RX-78-2 in 2016, some months before they disassembled it. And the Gundam Front museum (now Gundam Base). PD:I still smile when I remember the cute staff of the Gundam Cafe doing a military salute after giving me an iced coffe.
Just got into gunpla a month ago. Only two high grade kits under my belt and I can now see a perfect grade in my future.... The engineering BLOWS MY MIND.
5:44 Best Adam’s slow-mind-blown moment ever. I love his reaction, the visual search for an explanation as the cogs of his thought process start to smolder…
As a collector myself, Adam expressed all the emotions you'd feel when actually building one. Would heavily suggest the next one to be Gundam Unicorn or Gundam Perfect Strike!
One leg of Gundam, which was sold for the first time, was completed with two parts. Today it requires more than 30 parts on one leg. Even I, Japanese person, always surprised by BANDAI's technology.
Agree, especially for their Gundam build, their technology always surprises me as well, but they need a Lil bit work on their anime figures tho (shf etc especially on the face department and reducing the stiff looks on them) excluding their DBZ and Kamen rider product, but couldn't agree more on their mecha base product it's always looks amazing.
As an American, I honestly believe that Japan makes the best toys and model kits in the world hands down. One day I want to visit just to hit up toy stores. XD
You know, I clicked the link to the Premium Bandai page before they really started building the model. I kind of balked at the prices, but now seeing what they have done, I can fully under stand the cost, and want one even more
This may have been a video with special circumstances behind the scenes with the tie-in, but bringing the team together like this on more projects, with these calm interludes, would be awesome. I think what's different here from other team videos is the patience Adam seems to have with the project for once, haha :)
@@tested as a former jalopnik writer, I'd love to see Adam do more stuff with his vehicles, or talk with Toyota? They have a design center in Newport that may let Adam visit one day
I am litterally building this kit as i type this, probably watched this video 2-3 times in the past, but i'm part way through phase 3 and had to rewatch this video to share the amazement i'm feeling. Its my first PG, having built many many other kits in the past, Mg, Rg, Hg, No Grade, RE, you name it. Out side of Gunpla, i've build every kind of model you can imagine, from wargaming mini's, to military kits, tanks, planes, trucks, ships, to model cars, space ships, wooden sailing ships with all the rigging and sails, litterally been building and painting models for 23 years, and i can't say that anything has ever competed with the feeling i'm getting applying all those additional "metal" parts to the inner frame, every piece i add bows my mind. I'm sitting in my workshop/studio, that has just about every kind of tool a model builder could want, collected over 2 decades, and to think that i am getting this much fun out of this kit and all i am using (so far) is a pair of flush cutters, a modeling knife, a few sanding sticks and a pair of tweezers. Of course i am going to pannel line the kit and apply all the decals, I also plan on doing some weathering, but i can't bring myself to do too much custom work to such an amazing kit. Might be the only PG i ever get, and for the record i would never have got it for myself, but my partner got it for me last week, for my 33rd birthday, i know, best GF ever right. God i would love to do battle damage or custom paint, but geeze, thats almost like grafitti on such an amazing kit. I would always recommend 5 MG's over 1 PG, but that being said, if you ever get the chance to build one of these bad boys, you will not be disapointed!
I love how Adam appreciates things like this in a way most of us take for granted. It's always really interesting to just hear him talk about the projects he's working on.
Yeah, I would've been surprised (and kind of disappointed) if he hadn't talked about how incredible modern Gunpla model kits are from a technical and engineering standpoint. Like, with his experience in the field of special effects and building models, to think that something like the Perfect Grade Unleashed is a mass-market item instead of some niche collector or hardcore fan only item (like that Haslab Unicron from a while back) or even something scratch-built by a dedicated fan must be incredible.
Seeing one of my childhood heroes get blown away by the same hobby I have loved for 2 decades and counting. You can't imagine how happy I am watching this.
These models are so fabulous you even don't have to be a particular fan of Gundam to love them. Built a Perfect Grade kit about ten years ago and they were using that multi mould technique even then. Each finger came off the sprue with three way articulation. Staggeringly this one is even better.
Every Bandai Pla kit is amazing, HG is good to collect, MG is great for scale and detail, and PG is just another level. I recently finished Unicorn PG. My mind was blown into another dimension that they actually made transformation details exactly like anime. BUT, BUT, PG UNLESHED, particularly THIS ONE. This fking thing is ridiculously amazing, I can't even find a word to praise this masterpiece.
I respect you opinions but for me RG is the best. Admittedly ive only done hg,rg and mg but i just find the sheer amount the managed to pack into a 1/144 scale kit insane.
@Carl Zerris Oh I forgot to mention RG. I also made Rg Unicorn series uncluding Perfectibility. This RG shit is just dope!!! I can not wait to make RG Nu gundam F side once it is releases overseas. XD
I think GunPla in general is not Expensive, Ive been building for the past 17 years and the price still hasnt change much. You can buy a decent High Grade kits for one week worth of lunch money. Or on Average you can buy 1 Master grade a month. In a Few years you can have 100+ of Kits.
It's only expensive because we keep buying more each month. And the inevitable self debate : "The HG is cheap, maybe I should splurge a bit and get a RG. But an MG isn't that much more expensive. Screw it, I'm getting a PG"
@@chinwyian I mean, if you don't mind HG or expensive kit. I can think of 2. one is 30MM or 30 minute missions by bandai, it is not gundam, and it is HG but it has customization in mind, check youtube on how ppl customize their kits. TH-camr Zaku Aurelius made a contest about it and you can see what this 30MM kits can do. second one is kotobukiya hexagear. same with 30MM it has customization in mind. both have many holes and the holes are uniform, so you can attach anything you want in those holes and build something interesting out of it or, you can do kitbash, but it requires certain degree of understanding of a kit which sometimes you need to cut, sand or drill a part to fit into another kit
@@chinwyian Most High Grade kits, especially from the last decade, are highly interchangeable, as are the 30 Minute Missions line of model kits which are very compatible with HG Gunpla due to sharing peg/hole sizes. Master Grade model parts can sometimes be easily swapped, but that isn't nearly as common. The Gundam SEED and Wing MGs are a good example of 1/100 kits that share a good bit of compatibility. But with enough time and effort, anything can be done when it comes to modeling 👍
I just finished my first build (RG Exia) and I haven't been that engrossed in something for a long time. Already finished a second build and look forward to this hobby. Praise the god hand nippers. They really give you super clean cuts.
I'm coming here way after the fact even though I missed the boat on the first wave of comments because nobody has explained the leg inner frame correctly. The leg inner frame is molded in sequence in ABS plastic, which is semi-crystaline and only bonds to itself. The second plastic is in Polypropylene which is fully crystalline and also only bonds to itself. This creates working joints without having to have radically different thermoset temperatures because the two plastics chosen simply don't cling to each other. No additional coating of release agent is required at all, it just uses the plastics' innate properties.
I just got this kit and your explanation makes much more sense than one plastic injected at different temps. The tolerances in the premolded joints are so tight that it would make more sense to have two plastics that don't bond. Rocket scientist level engineers over at Bandai.
5 years I've waited for this explanation because these started appearing in the much smaller real grade kits and always seemed impossibly detailed and complex.
6:00 The pre-fitted movable parts are impressive in a Perfect Grade, but they're absolutely mind-boggling on a Real Grade, when they come off the frame ready to go but are like, half the size of your pinky.
In exchange for the cool engineering, though, those old RG kits' joints were prone to loosening significantly after a few years. They can be tightened up using the usual methods, but still. The other problem is that the plastic they use is a lot less resilient than the rest of the kit, meaning some paints can and will eat through it, if you like painting the frame. One thing to both love and hate about Bandai is their willingness to take on risks when it comes to engineering. Anyone who built a Real Grade Zeta, which can transform from robot to jet without swapping parts for no reason other than to prove it could be done at that scale, knows what I'm talking about.
@@ITNoetic Yeah I only got into Gunpla about two years ago. My first kit was an RG Sinanju, (I picked it up locally while waiting for a Sinanju Stein and a Zabanya to come in the mail... I did some research and figured if I could wrestle my way through the RG Sinanju I should probably be able to put the other kits together and have them come out looking nice,) and I honestly hate the glossy red finish so I painted the whole thing with Kampfer colors and metallic paint for the frame. We'll see how it holds up over time. (Of course, I've got it on an action base, so at least those knee joints won't be under any strain.)
@@ITNoetic Great to know. This is really cool stuff. It's like mixing the challenge mechanical puzzles, the fun of Legos, and beauty of a sculpture in one.
The first time I came across this, I was both impressed and pissed off. I was impressed by the technology, but I was really, really pissed off because large parts of the frame were already built for me. It felt like it defeated the purpose a bit, and I just let it shit on a shelf before I started building the thing.
I would love to see Adam continue with this hobby now that he's had a taste of it. I imagine he would be able to create some pretty incredible custom builds and kitbashes.
Bandai's model engineering is second to none. The things that they're able to pull off feels light years ahead of every other company out there. While their Perfect Grade kits are supposed to be the pinnacle of their engineering (the RX-78 Perfect Grade Unleashed pretty much features every major engineering development they've made over the past several years), it's the Real Grade kits that I love. Fitting Perfect Grade-level detail and complexity into a High Grade-scale kit is nothing short of amazing. I feel spoiled for having started on their kits before trying other company's kits. I hope that Adam continues building Gundam kits and starts making his own customs. Gunpla is freedom, after all.
Have to agree. The RG line has only been getting better over the years. Most of those improvements have been back ported to the PC Unleashed line. However my first Gundam kit was the RG 00 Raiser and while I love that kit the early RGs were hand grenades. By the time they got to the RG Sazabi they are now masterpieces in engineering. The RG Eva are amazing, the best Eva kits imo.
@@NachozMan Not just amazing imo the best. The level of detail on those kits are phenomenal. I haven't seen anyone else come close. Bandai is in a league of their own when it comes to plastic. We are only now seeing other boutique kit makers starting to catch up and they don't have the same level of tolerances that Bandais' snap fit kits do. I know I sound like fanboy but I can't wrap my head around what they can do with plastic model kits.
I love how Adam's nerding out is unable to catch up with the tech behind it. Love the genuine reactions. This is why I build Gunplas, I get to experience what Adam is going through 😂
@@anthonycooke942 I randomly got a rx 78 2 hg revive. Got sucked in deep. Recently got my first MG, the rx 78 2 origin mg and I have the HG and chars origin hg zaku 2. I gave spent close to ..... $700 in like 4 months on gunpla and I have no desire to slow down. I have around 15 or so gunpla. Once the gunpla soul is awaken you might start yelling "these nippers of mine glow with an AWESOME POWER! It's burning grip tells me to build you!"
Adam you’ve been my childhood hero and 20 years after your still. Now my 9 year old started to watch you and he’s as fascinated as me before. Thank you so much!
Ive been working in the Auto Industry on injection molding for 3 1/2 years now, and these sort of sprue sheets are so much cooler to me now that I know all the processes of how theyre made. I’ll pick up a plastic miniature for a board game and just obsess over it.
If my plant could get contracted to perform this kind of work, I'd be all over it. Especially working in our quality lab with scanning devices. Would make my days less boring. Lol
Gunpla build was the best thing I started. I'm new to the hobby, but I already got 4 models, and I don't want to stop. It's so good to build them, just like Adam said, and you don't need much, just a few tools, a simple panel line marker or accent, and some decals the Gundam gets amazing. I can't paint my models because I don't have a place where it's possible to use ink or an airbrush. But just as comes from the box is already enough.
I'd like to see his reactions to one of the middle Real Grades (like either of the RG Astrays or Unicorns) and see how they miniaturized the Advanced MS Joints to a 1/144 scale.
RG's in general, the few that I've put together, have all been wonderful to build, even from a mechanical standpoint. Gundam Mk. II and Tallgeese come to mind.
I love how Adam bright up like a kid with each part assembly. And the "All your base are belong to us" just threats you to his nerdy geeky personality. This guy is one of my favorite persons.
I've been making these for YEARS now and im giddy to see Adam and crew dig into one of these. this is also my first time seeing the PGU RX-78-2, so im double excited! can't wait to see the finished product, and if Adam does any weathering! his weathering video with the nerf gun from a few years back is what got me into weathering in the first place, so im super stoked to see what he has in store!
I really loved the genuine reaction from someone who never built a gundam, its just a whole other can of worm. I was into gunpla building like 20 years ago, stopped because its not really available to the country that i moved to. But now i can buy online, I got into it, was thinking i would just get like 3 or 4..... but i ended up with 20 now....
Now we make him watch through Build Fighters and soon he'll start making custom builds...This was such a treat to see, one of my heroes exploring my other favorite hobby.
You know Adam will be that one Gunpla enthusiast who kit bashes. I could see him making customs that allude to other franchises of robots, and maybe even stuff he just likes!
I've been building Gundams for over 20 years, have hundreds of kits (including all but 2 PGs) and the feeling of joy, amazement, and outright bewilderment expressed here never stops. Hope to see more builds on this show for sure :)
I've been building for about 7 years now and watching one of my favorite people building such an amazing looking kit and seeing his reactions of building one for the first time had me geeking out. Awesome work to Adam and all who helped
6:44 So this is also the case in some older Real Grades, which are 1/144 scale, whereas this kit is 1/60 scale. When I saw those moving parts in the mold on the 1/144 scale, that was really cool. It's SO precise it's amazing.
@@halozidia A fellow Mecha Gaikotsu watcher I see. Though going by how they made the joints for the RG Unicorn, the PGU shouldn't have much of an issue methinks.
its really nice to see Adam light up like a Christmas tree as he gets more excited about the figure. Thank you for all the content over the years (including Myth-Busters) you're an absolute Chad, Adam :)
Adam's unabashed enthusiasm for the engineering just warms my heart. Yes, I love the designs of Gunpla, but I also love the engineering brilliance that brings them to life.
Part of the joy for the maker is knowing what all the layers and visual textures look and feel like when the figure is completed. Makes you more connected to your build and appreciate it on several levels. Nicely done!
When I was in college a few of my friends had collections of dozens of Gundams they had built. I thought it was cool, but didn't buy my first kit until I was 35. I've got 10 now. They are fascinating builds and just look amazing on the shelf.
Same here. I didn't buy a Gundam kit until I was 36. I had never heard of them before. Then I watched some anime where the main character was obsessed with robot kits and did. quick Google to see if that was a real thing, and now I'm obsessed with the kits.
MG Zeta, ZZ, Delta and Exs Gundams. And don’t forget the RG cross bone because of those tiny parts lol and the LEDs on the PG Exia there’s loads of Gundam models that will blow his mind lol.
I'd love to see his reactions to the G40. Its small and doesn't seem super impressive compared to the PGU, but the beautiful articulation makes it like the JoJo character of the Gunpla world.
I’ve built quite a few Master Grades in my time. They’re always so satisfying to build and it’s almost depressing to finish it. Not immediately, because you want to see the finished product but a few days after…you want to build another one.
Man, they really spoilt him on his first build with what is considered one of the best Gunpla kits right now :P The PG Unleashed is basically the accumulation of wisdom over years of Bandai's own engineering and the collective creativity of Gunpla builders across the world. Hope he does more :)
That's what I was saying they gave him the best of the best to build, while where are insanely good Gunpla, most of the others are not as good, this gunpla is like what you do after you've done a buncha High grades, real grades and master grades, just so you can even more appreciate it
@@abelpf The Nu gundam Ver ka? No no no That one is a good kit for someone with experince. It has parts that can be very Finicky. I recommend going with something like the Entry grade RX-78-2. Or some High grades, Something like the Moon Gundam, or if you want something big The Xi Gundam.
@@abelpf real grade is not for beginners. One of my first build was RG exia and i hated it. I suggest you go for HG and choose a kit you like and build it. HG are pretty easy and can be customized infinitely. It also have the most kits out of all of the grades.
You have no idea how much my eyes lit up seeing this, Adam finally joining the community. Him geeking out over the molding is such a 'him' thing and the world is better off for it.
As a fan and collector, Adam's expression on the process and articulation of this Gundam is what I experienced while assembling my first kit. Hope Adam build the PG Exia next.
Adam did absolutely amazing with a PG unleashed for his first time. i've been building for about a year now and i don't think i could do anything close to this quality. great job, Adam!
This is really satisfying. Such elegant model. As a Warhammer hobbyist, I can say you haven't known frustration until you've tried to superglue on Thunderhawk wings or build an old metal Ork dreadnought without it falling apart or glueing your face to your face.
oddly enough, I'm having a blast with aliexpress resin miniatures. ok the fact that it's a big tiddy bog monster waifu helps my motivation but like, the fitting is perfect, sculpting is S tier (or should I say DD?) and it was like 4 euros with free international shipping. and yes I play tau.
I had enough hassle just building a Storm Raven and Predator tank. I have a hard time going back to Warhammer miniatures after experiencing how enjoyable building Gunpla is. The end result also grants you a poseable figure. Paint is also optional.
@@lpsoldin3162 I do both and while I absolutely agree with you warhammer models give you an absolutely stellar end result and painting is the best part (IMO). Bandai kits are an absolute joy to build but it takes serious skill to get them looking like those you see in gbwc, while with warhammer even if you're not going for golden demon quality it's easy enough to get your minis to look like the ones on the box, and only minimal effort is required to get even better results
They literally made it as simple as possible to aid newcomers to the hobby .-. It looks complicated, but the manual and the sprue layout are made on purpose for a quick build. Sure, it's fancy, but not nearly as intricate as the PG Exia or the PG 00.
I’ve always thought that gundams were lame until I saw this video. I thought you had to hassle with glue and all the mess and annoyance for a mediocre end result like most model cars but I NEVER would have IMAGINED in my wildest dreams that they were this beautiful. I am absolutely OBSESSED with gunpla now because of this video.. thank you Adam and Norm and the tested team for this video, you have introduced me to the type of hobby I’ve been looking for all my life and never knew it’s been right in front of me ever since I was a child… I would have NEVER known how amazing these kits are had it not of been for this video… I cannot thank you guys enough.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
You should definitely try to look at Real Grade (RG) Gunplas. The way they incorporate stuff from their higher grade brethren like Master Grade (MG) into a smaller scale is just incredible (MG 1/100 vs RG 1/144)
@@AbrahamArthemius RGs are great but the older generation RGs are to be avoided sadly, they are hand grenades where pieces always fall off the moment you try to pose them.... the newer ones though are (*chef's kiss*) brilliant. The Nu, Sazabi, and Hi-Nu are tiers above the earlier generation RGs, even MGs
As a long time Gunpla builder, I never once sat there and thought about how they made those full innerframes on the mold...Until watching this and it finally hit me how amazing their tech is.
I enjoyed looking at Adam's joy whenever he saw the mind-blowing stuff. It's the "joy of discovery" that you'd feel when you entered a new line of hobby. When you've been doing that hobby for a while, that feeling might still be there, but not quite the same with your 'first time', so it's always a pleasure to me whenever I see people feel so much joy on something that I also enjoy. It's like reminding me how it feels back then when I first build my kit.
Co-injection and 'in mold assembly' has been in use for decades. Toothbrushes were the first examples I worked with. Then came hard plastic knobs with the rubber surround. Those molds rotated internally between two/three injection barrels. The 'in mold assembly' was performed by pulling 'gates' allowing the different barrels to inject at different times. One of the most challenging aspects of 'in mold assembly' was shrinkage. We manufactured dash vents. Nylon blades, polypropylene body and neoprene finger grip.
Do you guys even comprehend, how incredible it is to see Adam Savage, one of my favorite BADASS NERDS, build a Gunpla, amongst my favorite Passions I have? And he’s building one of the BEST SETS THERE IS NO LESS!!!!!! I have grasped a little piece of heaven, and it’s incredible……
@@tested golly, to be answered by you guys directly! Thank you! And it puts a smile in my face to see Adam geeking out at the mechanical engineering that’s this masterpiece of a GunPla! I really love building them. Although the odds are I’ll never get this PG Unleashed…….😅
I hadn't watched a single episode of Gundam when I bought my first kit. I was looking online for some cool lego mech instructions and stumbled across Gunpla. I bought my first kit from my local hobby store the next day and I was hooked. I've watched plenty of Gundam series since then, but I still love the models way more.
@@stevewest5397 The models have been so good for so long that back in the day they literally saved the entire franchise from cancelation. The original series wasn't a huge hit when it first was airing, but the models were such massive successes with older audiences that it led to a full re air and eventually the compilation movies that did end up being huge hits. And this led to Zeta Gundam getting greenlit, and the franchise became a monster from there. So the models are as essential to Gundam as the shows are!
Yeah its incredible how good the tech in Bandai models are, Gundam or otherwise. Their closest competitor in this space, Kotobukia, are still a distant second in construction and technical complexity.
A little bit miffed that Adam is awestruck and gushing over the technical details, explaining it, but his peers was like "yeah ok whatever you say, anyway" Man, Grant (lord bless his soul) would be perfect co-host here...
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@Adam i live in San Leandro, seeing you happy to make a kit this scale is beautiful; like watching a child discover their 1st bite of Vanilla Icecream. I would like to donate a High Grade Kit meant for being under Blacklight. Please email me where i should drop off this present.
Something that would be cool would be a interview with Adam and some of the Bandai Enginners, its not just the models they make, they make the injection molding machines and the crazy tech to do like the legs on that kit.
I personally built a smaller version of the rx78-2. And plus I know the name of the original pilot his name was aomaro.
Plus as a side note the arsenal of this Gundam includes two beam serbers one shield one hyper bazooka and one beam rifle.
Try building Perfect Grade Gundam Exia LED Version.
“Chain molding”, by which each piece is stepped into the casting process. Hardest durometer plastics first cast and strategically coated with release agent. Then oriented into the secondary piece’s mold for casting a functional joint.
They revolutionized even the ways that THEY developed years ago.
Mind you, it’s all being processed under high heat AND temps.
Adam specifically called out this comment's content in the video, how does it not have more upvotes?
I mistyped above…. Too excited by Adam’s amazement, I suppose.
I meant to say high heat AND PRESSURES.
Yep they already did it with the first perfect grade Gundam which is more than 20 years ago.
They been doing this for the Master Grade articulated parts as well like the manipulators fingers etc...
actually called system injection molding, the first uses actually go back to the late 80s iirc, bandai has been doing crazy cool engineering for decades
What a freaking smart move from Bandai Namco. They just NAILED their North American target demographic so precisely with this partnership.
we are in a shortage in model kits already, with this video we will never able to buy anything again
After watching this outstanding video, I hope that Adam is able to go to Japan in the near future to interview Meijin Kawaguchi and the Bandai Factory staff members who make these intricate Gunpla kits possible. Now that would be wonderful to see.
I already have too many gunpla and shouldn't build more... (But I will)
Bandai Namco is for games.
Bandai (drop the Namco) has been doing better with western exposure for gundam/gunpla in recent years however they have struggled and missed the mark for several decades over all.
RIP to his soul. The late Grant Imahara probably would've loved to build one of these with Adam. His love for robotics and Adam's love of building creative things would've made this moment even more so amazing. If you were there with Adam, Grant, I hope you enjoyed seeing this Kit and seeing his pure joy/excitement throughout it all.
Damn so true.
OMG i had no idea that he had died. i watched their show and loved every minute of it. (some of my favorite episodes many times over), i have missed so much in the last couple years. My heart goes out to his family. I only just recently lost my Grandfather last month and i can imagine what his family must've been going through at the time, not to mention the fans.
@@kieranfitzgerald2030 You're not alone I didn't realize grant died at all and my grandmother past away on the 9th of this month. It's a small world but may Grant rest in piece, I'm sure he's loved fondly
"They make the building experience so pleasurable"
That's it, that's the joy of gunpla. People are so in love with building it they keep adding stuff like scribing (adding more deep lines), repainting, adding extra parts (kitbash), making body part longer or shorter, adding electric parts and more. It's just that addicting.
It can be as simple or as complicated as you want! :)
Exactly. I like to put SD heads on Hg kits
@@SpexSpexington Always got to be someone who takes something way to far. Bro buy one and build it, don’t obsess over it spending all your time and money coming up with retard terms like gunpla. Just act normal, that’s why no one enters your hobby anymore. Always got to overdo it
True. Non patient people won't understand this.
Finishing a build is so satisfying but I wish I had more patience to build the more complex builds. I don't actually build Gundam but Kotobukiya Zoids which have a lot of parts to build. Recently though I have started building smaller kits such as Bandai Figure-rise and smaller Kotobukiya Zoids like the Rev Raptor and I'm slowly starting to get my groove back into building.
I'm all for a new "Adam does Gunpla" segment. I love that you're fascinated by the mechanics and intricate engineering of it all. It's the very same thing that got me into the hobby in the late 90's. And it's just become even better in the last 20 year's.
Truth!
you know shit's gonna get good when he starts kit-bashing kits into new and weird stuff.
It's honestly amazing to compare the highest end modern kits to the original ones from back when MSG first aired...
I'd love to see Adam apply his lifetime of model making experience to Gunpla or some 30 Minutes Missions kits.
Ditto. He hasn't event gotten into painting the gundam yet.
If he has the money/opportunity, I vote for the infamous PG Wing Gundam Zero Custom. And then the Crossbone Gundam Full Cloth just because he'd get a kick out of building a pirate gundam. Oh, then either Unicorn, Banshee or Phenex Gundam next, just to round out the perfect grades.
"It's a mobile suit... IT'S A GUNDAAAAAAAM!"
As a Gundam fan, you have no idea how much I'm geeking out right now... XD
Same here
I'm totally freaking out! This is just my happy space lol
Dude every time you build a gunpla, you feel like a kid again it is soooo enjoyable
SAME!!!!!!!!!
It's an action figure, not a doll.
Mans' first GUNPLA build is one of the biggest and most time consuming models you can buy.
I really want to see him do more of this to be honest.
For my first gundam ever,I was so fascinated by the model that I stayed up late at night to finish it!
I want to see what he can do with a pile of HG kits and throwing all of his modeling skills at it... He should rebuild the epic Easy 8 Fight
I HAAAAAAATE that token asian guy, see him everywhere, STAND UP STRAIGHT DAMMNIT
As an American Gunpla builder for over 20 years this is the exact content you want to see. Someone really experiencing the overwhelming joy, and awe of a Gundam kit. Especially someone who can really explain the extraordinary science and engineering behind these kits.
The thrill still comes with each new build.
Hoping to see Gundam popularity growing more and more in the US for generations to come.
been watching since gundam wing on toonami in 90s but the newest on netflix hathaway was absolutely beautiful i thought
I did my first HG Shining Gundam last month. After watching this, I’m ready for PG :)
@@awt1989 go watch the witch from mercury is the latest gundam anime 😎
@@awt1989 also there's a new gundam in the anime called The XVX-016 Gundam Aerial
@@kenjinkanaerus1stapostle254 the aerial model, pick any of them!, is a wonder to put together and after build too.
really love Adam's reaction on the leg inner-frame!! XD
Would've loved to have seen his reaction to the hands. They're always my favorite part of any build. So small and articulate.
@@redzaku130 The hands for the PG U Gramps is fixed tho. it doesnt have articulated fingers, but metal in them.
What's up EA Gunpla! Didn't expect to see an awesome builder here.
It's the best right!😆
Hello boss
The amount of engineering that goes into high end gunpla is cutting edge assembly design and injection molding. Bandai is super serious about this stuff.
Definitely makes them a lot of money
I want a PG Kshatriya.
@@ikilledthemoon matbe about 1 in 30 western gundam fans have watched 08th MS. Unicorn and 00 and sometimes Wi g are the most popular in the west
@@ikilledthemoon Literally just asked on the actual Gundam discord server. Yeah Ez8 isnt as popular as you think it is
@@ikilledthemoon Dude. If you want to fuck the Ez8 no ones gonna stop you. But it was a side series that came out over 2 decades ago. Yeah its still got its fanbase. But 00, Unicorn, and as much as a dont want like it, IBO are way more prevalent in the modern fanbase thsn 08thms.
When you see a man who has made crazy contraptions that do anything from picking things up to blowing them up, its a fun thing to see Adam get so excited to put together a mobile suit model kit.
....and proceeds to blow it up after!
Looks to see mythbusters char fire RPG perfect head shot kill zabi family myth about
Even if he's amazed with the complexity and quality of the engineering, I wonder what's his reaction gonna be when he gets into more "simplistic" grades, like Real Grade or even High Grade, that are not only smaller but much more simplified (High grades don't even have inner skeletons) and still manage to achieve nice levels of poseability and detail.
Gunpla really is a one way trip. There's no going back.
you got both ends of the spectrum with High grade and real grade. Nice and simplistic but still very functional high grades and insane detail and posibility in real grades. All squeezed into a tiny size.
Some hgs has frames
*Most High Grades don't have inner frames. The IBO line of HG's have inner frames because that's like half of the MS.
@@quandaledingle4127 keyword being "most". Also HG IBO are what, 20 kits? Vs 200+ from HGUC alone.
welcome to the club.
Now there are two options:
- You gonna hate it.
- You will love it so much you'll never stop buying them.
I swapped building gunpla out for drinking thinking I would save money -.-
Safe to say option 2 happened.
For anyone that likes working with their hands and has an artistic mind it'll always be option 2 if they can afford it. Gunpla can get expensive, which is why I build them on and off. Usually Master Grades that I paint and weather myself.
@@DeathsPit00 same! I only have a few and space is my only saviour...
Money not much because I always prefer to be under a certain budget and usually also grade.
If you love them, your wallet will hate you for it
Is it just me, or does anyone else what the full recorded footage of them building this thing? Seeing Adam having fun with Gunpla is wonderful.
IMO, this should've been shot like the Ecto-1 build
A straight build of this kit takes ~8 hours. That's with nothing extra - paint, decals, panel lining, etc.
I was hoping this was a full build video lol hopefully he does another
I'd really love to see it all, uploaded in perhaps half or one hour parts.
Absolutely
Adam's reaction to building this Gundam model is so refreshing. Dang, Grant would've loved to be a part of this.
Rest in peace Grant, we miss you.
I don't like new grant though
very little people know he died still.. anytime i mention it people are shocked
@@justyn121 the fuck?
@@justyn121 what?
Man after years of building 40k and fantasy kits from sprues, this is truly incredible. I can’t believe how much detail and how posable these things are. And no glue required all snap fit. Japanese people are crazy. They put so much love and effort into things.
Just wait until Adam sees those custom “armor purge” builds. They always look great, even as a static posed kit. Norm just opened up a wormhole, and I’m here for it.
Legit commented this like 5 seconds before I saw your comment!
Seeing Adam's reaction to the pre-moulded mechanics is great. What's cool is that you get those in both Master Grades and Real Grades as well, so imagine them at smaller and smaller scales
No, imagine them in large scale that we can actually pilot 🥲
sadly newer real grades are moving away from them a couple still use them for like 1 or 2 sections but no longer the entire frame, which is actually better for support with the newer ones but idk something was so cool about having those pieces
The first Master Grade set I bought (directly due to watching this video of course) had that technique for the hands. It blew me away how each finger moves every joint individually, pre-assembled like those frames. I had the exact same reaction as Adam when I cut out the first hand.
It's usually the hands where the 3 finger are actually mechanically molded to be actuated
Okay but they're also all about $50 and high grades are just as fun
Whoever convinced Adam to build his first Gundam just opened a can of worms around the workshop. IDK if we will ever get another video that isn't about building Gundam from Adam now! LMAO
Looking to get into the hobby again after being burned growing up with the Gundam Wing model releases they did here in the states (we got some quite sub-par kits back then. Even just looking into it the amount of engineering that goes into the design of gunpla is awe-inspiring on its own, and it's very approachable in that you don't even need to be a fan of the shows to get into since they have so many designs and styles there is literally something for any taste.
@@SalinaMoonfall I built kits when I was a kid too and I know what you mean. These new kits are way different then back when we were kids. If you want a taste of the new models Target sells the HG RX-78 and HG Char's Zaku II.
But where do you go from here? Would anything less than a PG or PGU be as satisfying now that he's experienced this?
@@emerje0 Arguably even the lower tier models are marvels on their own.
@@emerje0 the newer real grades are mini master grades and in my opnion the most well engineered kits. Designing a kit with a full inner frame as well as armor gimmicks while maintaining an impressive range of motion and detail all at 1/144th scale will blow Adam's mind.
As a lifelong Gunpla fan this was an absolute joy to watch. Would love to see Adam visit the builders World Cup to see in person just how deep the rabbit hole goes so to speak ❤
Watching anyones first experience with a gunpla kit is always so much fun
It's really cool seeing Adam promote the hobby, sponsored or not. Maybe someone that has never thought of doing a kit will pick one up. Building really is a relaxing activity.
I just started gunpla, and it is so relaxing. I have adhd and some anger issues, and doing gunpla builds really calms and relaxes me and helps me focus on something
I love it honestly and haven’t done one in a while but I wanted the top grade but just got the 20 dollar ones. For some reason filing the little stubs is my favorite
@@0730bcorm I'm all in on the hobby, including painting and customization. It's been a while since I've had chance to really sit down and get to work.
I'm going to get one now because of this video
@@GrizzlyDave85 I love gunpla but if you are interested in exploring some more it might be heresy for me to say this here but ZOIDS are so much fun and sometimes motorized!
Sounds like Adam needs to visit Gundam Base in Odaiba and see the award winning custom builds.... they are amazing.
or just seeing the 1:1 scale of the unicorn in odaiba or the movable 1:1 rx78 in yokohama.
I am blessed to be able to see unicorn during my visit before pendemic and it really glorious.
@@azriqhaikalazahari7148 I saw the RX-78-2 in 2016, some months before they disassembled it. And the Gundam Front museum (now Gundam Base).
PD:I still smile when I remember the cute staff of the Gundam Cafe doing a military salute after giving me an iced coffe.
I was there last week. Absolutely amazing place.
@@jebaseball1 nice. I assume you live in Japan, they are not open for travel right?
@@Bones12x2 Correct. I live here! No traveling quite yet. Hopefully soon.
The best part of this is Adams's genuine, child-like enthusiasm.
My god this thing is detailed!... This is something I didn't know I needed
Only a matter of time till he starts breaking out the chisels.
Just got into gunpla a month ago. Only two high grade kits under my belt and I can now see a perfect grade in my future.... The engineering BLOWS MY MIND.
Seeing Adam, someone I've always admired since i was a kid, marvel at something that's so common to me today is such a strange feeling.
I think it shows how humble the man is!
I can't stop replaying the moment Adam learns about the "whole Gundam painting thing." That reaction is absolutely priceless X'D
which point was it again?
@@azharrahza5392 near the very end
@@azharrahza5392 24:10
"Pause at any stage, and live with it for a while"
Or buy 4 sets and have each stage on display at the same time.
Having 4 same HG model sets? Sure.
Having 4 same PG model sets? You either crazy rich, or You'd have a problem.
@@ridwana4037 dude, it's just $40 (that's what we said to the wife, lol/jk)
@@ridwana4037 don't even get me started on shelf space
@@ridwana4037 this is OUR Ferraris and Lamborghinis
@@aristondarmayuda1451 I'm guilty on this one.
5:44
Best Adam’s slow-mind-blown moment ever. I love his reaction, the visual search for an explanation as the cogs of his thought process start to smolder…
As a collector myself, Adam expressed all the emotions you'd feel when actually building one. Would heavily suggest the next one to be Gundam Unicorn or Gundam Perfect Strike!
He will be disappointed
I have a gundam unicorn, with the big tanks on his back that have their own little stands, they're fantastic builds
@@GoldenJayljay MGEX unicorn Gundam disagrees and the RG too
Is there a perfect grade Barbatos Lupin Rex?
@@PainCausingSamurai yep i think
One leg of Gundam, which was sold for the first time, was completed with two parts.
Today it requires more than 30 parts on one leg.
Even I, Japanese person, always surprised by BANDAI's technology.
Agree, especially for their Gundam build, their technology always surprises me as well, but they need a Lil bit work on their anime figures tho (shf etc especially on the face department and reducing the stiff looks on them) excluding their DBZ and Kamen rider product, but couldn't agree more on their mecha base product it's always looks amazing.
As an American, I honestly believe that Japan makes the best toys and model kits in the world hands down. One day I want to visit just to hit up toy stores. XD
@@Eteric You would honestly not leave Akihabara when you are in Japan, especially in Softmax where you are in Gundam Heaven
You know, I clicked the link to the Premium Bandai page before they really started building the model. I kind of balked at the prices, but now seeing what they have done, I can fully under stand the cost, and want one even more
This may have been a video with special circumstances behind the scenes with the tie-in, but bringing the team together like this on more projects, with these calm interludes, would be awesome. I think what's different here from other team videos is the patience Adam seems to have with the project for once, haha :)
We agree! It was SO NICE to do this sort of project together again; we'd been avoiding them for the last year and a half due to COVID.
@@tested as a former jalopnik writer, I'd love to see Adam do more stuff with his vehicles, or talk with Toyota? They have a design center in Newport that may let Adam visit one day
Agreed. It seems like Adam would be the slow, methodical builder. Everything takes its own pace when you build.
I am litterally building this kit as i type this, probably watched this video 2-3 times in the past, but i'm part way through phase 3 and had to rewatch this video to share the amazement i'm feeling.
Its my first PG, having built many many other kits in the past, Mg, Rg, Hg, No Grade, RE, you name it. Out side of Gunpla, i've build every kind of model you can imagine, from wargaming mini's, to military kits, tanks, planes, trucks, ships, to model cars, space ships, wooden sailing ships with all the rigging and sails, litterally been building and painting models for 23 years, and i can't say that anything has ever competed with the feeling i'm getting applying all those additional "metal" parts to the inner frame, every piece i add bows my mind.
I'm sitting in my workshop/studio, that has just about every kind of tool a model builder could want, collected over 2 decades, and to think that i am getting this much fun out of this kit and all i am using (so far) is a pair of flush cutters, a modeling knife, a few sanding sticks and a pair of tweezers.
Of course i am going to pannel line the kit and apply all the decals, I also plan on doing some weathering, but i can't bring myself to do too much custom work to such an amazing kit. Might be the only PG i ever get, and for the record i would never have got it for myself, but my partner got it for me last week, for my 33rd birthday, i know, best GF ever right.
God i would love to do battle damage or custom paint, but geeze, thats almost like grafitti on such an amazing kit. I would always recommend 5 MG's over 1 PG, but that being said, if you ever get the chance to build one of these bad boys, you will not be disapointed!
I love how Adam appreciates things like this in a way most of us take for granted. It's always really interesting to just hear him talk about the projects he's working on.
Yeah, I would've been surprised (and kind of disappointed) if he hadn't talked about how incredible modern Gunpla model kits are from a technical and engineering standpoint.
Like, with his experience in the field of special effects and building models, to think that something like the Perfect Grade Unleashed is a mass-market item instead of some niche collector or hardcore fan only item (like that Haslab Unicron from a while back) or even something scratch-built by a dedicated fan must be incredible.
Seeing one of my childhood heroes get blown away by the same hobby I have loved for 2 decades and counting. You can't imagine how happy I am watching this.
I was about to comment the exact same thing. Adam's been one of my heroes, and to share this hobby with him is just amazing
These models are so fabulous you even don't have to be a particular fan of Gundam to love them. Built a Perfect Grade kit about ten years ago and they were using that multi mould technique even then. Each finger came off the sprue with three way articulation.
Staggeringly this one is even better.
Every Bandai Pla kit is amazing, HG is good to collect, MG is great for scale and detail, and PG is just another level. I recently finished Unicorn PG. My mind was blown into another dimension that they actually made transformation details exactly like anime. BUT, BUT, PG UNLESHED, particularly THIS ONE. This fking thing is ridiculously amazing, I can't even find a word to praise this masterpiece.
I respect you opinions but for me RG is the best. Admittedly ive only done hg,rg and mg but i just find the sheer amount the managed to pack into a 1/144 scale kit insane.
@Carl Zerris Oh I forgot to mention RG. I also made Rg Unicorn series uncluding Perfectibility. This RG shit is just dope!!! I can not wait to make RG Nu gundam F side once it is releases overseas. XD
RG hi-ν GUNDAM is no longer a toy.
I want a pg Fenix so bad
@@carlzerris6566 every rg pass the unicorn is insanely good, not to say that the early kits are bad, but the newer kits are absolutely insane
"They made the build experience so pleasurable"
Yes, yes they did. That's why this hobby is so expensive.
And yet cheaper and a whole lot better than other companies. Bandai's got game. (Except for P-Bandai hahaha)
I think GunPla in general is not Expensive, Ive been building for the past 17 years and the price still hasnt change much. You can buy a decent High Grade kits for one week worth of lunch money. Or on Average you can buy 1 Master grade a month. In a Few years you can have 100+ of Kits.
It's only expensive because we keep buying more each month. And the inevitable self debate : "The HG is cheap, maybe I should splurge a bit and get a RG. But an MG isn't that much more expensive. Screw it, I'm getting a PG"
Warhammer players crying in the corner.
In my country it's very expensive, costs much higher than an average guy's salary.
When he cut out the leg assembly and just had his mind blown with the articulation it made my day.
His reaction was so pure. I love it!
can't wait to see his reaction when he realizes that some of the models can easily swap parts to create something entirely new/custom.
And may I know WHICH models can do such a thing?
@@chinwyian technically if they're of the same.grade, you can interchange any of them. They pretty much use the same pivot joints and attachments.
@@chinwyian Stuff’s called kitbashing, it's pretty rad
@@chinwyian I mean, if you don't mind HG or expensive kit. I can think of 2. one is 30MM or 30 minute missions by bandai, it is not gundam, and it is HG but it has customization in mind, check youtube on how ppl customize their kits. TH-camr Zaku Aurelius made a contest about it and you can see what this 30MM kits can do.
second one is kotobukiya hexagear. same with 30MM it has customization in mind. both have many holes and the holes are uniform, so you can attach anything you want in those holes and build something interesting out of it
or, you can do kitbash, but it requires certain degree of understanding of a kit which sometimes you need to cut, sand or drill a part to fit into another kit
@@chinwyian Most High Grade kits, especially from the last decade, are highly interchangeable, as are the 30 Minute Missions line of model kits which are very compatible with HG Gunpla due to sharing peg/hole sizes. Master Grade model parts can sometimes be easily swapped, but that isn't nearly as common. The Gundam SEED and Wing MGs are a good example of 1/100 kits that share a good bit of compatibility. But with enough time and effort, anything can be done when it comes to modeling 👍
I just finished my first build (RG Exia) and I haven't been that engrossed in something for a long time. Already finished a second build and look forward to this hobby. Praise the god hand nippers. They really give you super clean cuts.
I also just finished my first build a few days ago, it was a MG 00 Seven sword. And I loved every single second of building it.
I am bout to get a HG wing zero later, can't wait for it to arrive
Looking forward for RG and MG
Give it tine that RG frame is gonna weaken
I loved nipple when I buy them
I'm coming here way after the fact even though I missed the boat on the first wave of comments because nobody has explained the leg inner frame correctly.
The leg inner frame is molded in sequence in ABS plastic, which is semi-crystaline and only bonds to itself. The second plastic is in Polypropylene which is fully crystalline and also only bonds to itself. This creates working joints without having to have radically different thermoset temperatures because the two plastics chosen simply don't cling to each other. No additional coating of release agent is required at all, it just uses the plastics' innate properties.
That's Frickin DOPE
I just got this kit and your explanation makes much more sense than one plastic injected at different temps. The tolerances in the premolded joints are so tight that it would make more sense to have two plastics that don't bond. Rocket scientist level engineers over at Bandai.
@@dkimcg It's what makes the constant improvements and innovations in the kit engineering so fun and fascinating to follow.
OMG times a million !
5 years I've waited for this explanation because these started appearing in the much smaller real grade kits and always seemed impossibly detailed and complex.
6:00 The pre-fitted movable parts are impressive in a Perfect Grade, but they're absolutely mind-boggling on a Real Grade, when they come off the frame ready to go but are like, half the size of your pinky.
True!
In exchange for the cool engineering, though, those old RG kits' joints were prone to loosening significantly after a few years.
They can be tightened up using the usual methods, but still. The other problem is that the plastic they use is a lot less resilient than the rest of the kit, meaning some paints can and will eat through it, if you like painting the frame.
One thing to both love and hate about Bandai is their willingness to take on risks when it comes to engineering. Anyone who built a Real Grade Zeta, which can transform from robot to jet without swapping parts for no reason other than to prove it could be done at that scale, knows what I'm talking about.
@@ITNoetic Yeah I only got into Gunpla about two years ago. My first kit was an RG Sinanju, (I picked it up locally while waiting for a Sinanju Stein and a Zabanya to come in the mail... I did some research and figured if I could wrestle my way through the RG Sinanju I should probably be able to put the other kits together and have them come out looking nice,) and I honestly hate the glossy red finish so I painted the whole thing with Kampfer colors and metallic paint for the frame. We'll see how it holds up over time. (Of course, I've got it on an action base, so at least those knee joints won't be under any strain.)
@@ITNoetic Great to know. This is really cool stuff. It's like mixing the challenge mechanical puzzles, the fun of Legos, and beauty of a sculpture in one.
The first time I came across this, I was both impressed and pissed off. I was impressed by the technology, but I was really, really pissed off because large parts of the frame were already built for me. It felt like it defeated the purpose a bit, and I just let it shit on a shelf before I started building the thing.
I would love to see Adam continue with this hobby now that he's had a taste of it. I imagine he would be able to create some pretty incredible custom builds and kitbashes.
I’d love to see a kit bash show case from this man
ADAMU SABAJU....
GANDAMU....
IKKIMASU!!!!
Damn, first time.i build a Gunpla, I never stopped. Having a first taste of it is dangerous. 😅😅
Figure you deserve the credit if anyone is checking. I bought my first gunpla kit after watching the video.
Bandai's model engineering is second to none. The things that they're able to pull off feels light years ahead of every other company out there. While their Perfect Grade kits are supposed to be the pinnacle of their engineering (the RX-78 Perfect Grade Unleashed pretty much features every major engineering development they've made over the past several years), it's the Real Grade kits that I love. Fitting Perfect Grade-level detail and complexity into a High Grade-scale kit is nothing short of amazing. I feel spoiled for having started on their kits before trying other company's kits. I hope that Adam continues building Gundam kits and starts making his own customs. Gunpla is freedom, after all.
Have to agree. The RG line has only been getting better over the years. Most of those improvements have been back ported to the PC Unleashed line. However my first Gundam kit was the RG 00 Raiser and while I love that kit the early RGs were hand grenades. By the time they got to the RG Sazabi they are now masterpieces in engineering. The RG Eva are amazing, the best Eva kits imo.
They make amazing star wars kits too
@@NachozMan Not just amazing imo the best. The level of detail on those kits are phenomenal. I haven't seen anyone else come close. Bandai is in a league of their own when it comes to plastic. We are only now seeing other boutique kit makers starting to catch up and they don't have the same level of tolerances that Bandais' snap fit kits do. I know I sound like fanboy but I can't wrap my head around what they can do with plastic model kits.
This is a combo I never knew I wanted. I love seeing people getting introduced to Gunpla and I can't believe he chose the best one first.
19:01
Adam: "There's so much Narrative going on..."
Me: I understood that future UC timeline reference.
*vigilante plays in the background*
ITS 03!!! ITS IN DESTROY MODE!
NARRATIVE GUNDAM LAUNCHING!!
@@ZetaShockBlast2529 SINANJU STEIN LAUNCHING! 😈
@@ThisBoiRamen NANI?!?!?
The pure joy Adam is experiencing from every single step of the build makes me smile deep within my Gunpla Building soul.
I love how Adam's nerding out is unable to catch up with the tech behind it. Love the genuine reactions. This is why I build Gunplas, I get to experience what Adam is going through 😂
I'm looking forward to building my first ones this year
@@anthonycooke942 better apologize to your wallet!
@@anthonycooke942 I randomly got a rx 78 2 hg revive. Got sucked in deep. Recently got my first MG, the rx 78 2 origin mg and I have the HG and chars origin hg zaku 2. I gave spent close to ..... $700 in like 4 months on gunpla and I have no desire to slow down. I have around 15 or so gunpla. Once the gunpla soul is awaken you might start yelling "these nippers of mine glow with an AWESOME POWER! It's burning grip tells me to build you!"
Had the same reaction when I built my RG Astray Red Frame. Me and a buddy were baffled by the insane level of engineering.
@@kyleaugustine6886 same here with my amatsu hana! It was really cool.
Adam you’ve been my childhood hero and 20 years after your still. Now my 9 year old started to watch you and he’s as fascinated as me before. Thank you so much!
Ive been working in the Auto Industry on injection molding for 3 1/2 years now, and these sort of sprue sheets are so much cooler to me now that I know all the processes of how theyre made. I’ll pick up a plastic miniature for a board game and just obsess over it.
If my plant could get contracted to perform this kind of work, I'd be all over it. Especially working in our quality lab with scanning devices. Would make my days less boring. Lol
@@Xodreev IM SORRY BUT I THOUGHT YOU MEANT AN ACTUAL PLANT
Gunpla build was the best thing I started. I'm new to the hobby, but I already got 4 models, and I don't want to stop. It's so good to build them, just like Adam said, and you don't need much, just a few tools, a simple panel line marker or accent, and some decals the Gundam gets amazing. I can't paint my models because I don't have a place where it's possible to use ink or an airbrush. But just as comes from the box is already enough.
I'd like to see his reactions to one of the middle Real Grades (like either of the RG Astrays or Unicorns) and see how they miniaturized the Advanced MS Joints to a 1/144 scale.
I agree! However, it might be better for him to get the RG Zeong, as he did fuss about his hands feeling big and dumb
RG's in general, the few that I've put together, have all been wonderful to build, even from a mechanical standpoint. Gundam Mk. II and Tallgeese come to mind.
Early RGs, current RG barely have those anymore.
probably going to get over excited and breaks it lol
Avoid the Zeta and the Impulse RG's. They are fun but the transformative aspect of those p!$$ me off.
I love how Adam bright up like a kid with each part assembly. And the "All your base are belong to us" just threats you to his nerdy geeky personality. This guy is one of my favorite persons.
Uwu
I've been making these for YEARS now and im giddy to see Adam and crew dig into one of these. this is also my first time seeing the PGU RX-78-2, so im double excited! can't wait to see the finished product, and if Adam does any weathering! his weathering video with the nerf gun from a few years back is what got me into weathering in the first place, so im super stoked to see what he has in store!
Ugh...Seeing Adam do a full custom build would be amazing!
With his skill sets he could probably make the master customizers sit up and take notes
I really loved the genuine reaction from someone who never built a gundam, its just a whole other can of worm. I was into gunpla building like 20 years ago, stopped because its not really available to the country that i moved to. But now i can buy online, I got into it, was thinking i would just get like 3 or 4..... but i ended up with 20 now....
I love seeing Adam geeks out on this build. What a way to introduce him to the beautiful world of gunpla building 🥰
Now we make him watch through Build Fighters and soon he'll start making custom builds...This was such a treat to see, one of my heroes exploring my other favorite hobby.
Walcom!!??
No thanks. Build Fighters is terrible.
Build divers re-rise would be a better watch
You know Adam will be that one Gunpla enthusiast who kit bashes. I could see him making customs that allude to other franchises of robots, and maybe even stuff he just likes!
@@storx61 I totally want Adam to pimp out the Core Gundam
I've been building Gundams for over 20 years, have hundreds of kits (including all but 2 PGs) and the feeling of joy, amazement, and outright bewilderment expressed here never stops. Hope to see more builds on this show for sure :)
The level of precision engineering that went in to this is insane!!!!
I've been building for about 7 years now and watching one of my favorite people building such an amazing looking kit and seeing his reactions of building one for the first time had me geeking out. Awesome work to Adam and all who helped
6:44 So this is also the case in some older Real Grades, which are 1/144 scale, whereas this kit is 1/60 scale. When I saw those moving parts in the mold on the 1/144 scale, that was really cool. It's SO precise it's amazing.
I think the rg astray red frame would blow his mind with its multicolored comolded frame
This got me thinking... I hope the PGU doesn't suffer the same ERGS we saw with those RG pre-molded frames.
@@halozidia A fellow Mecha Gaikotsu watcher I see.
Though going by how they made the joints for the RG Unicorn, the PGU shouldn't have much of an issue methinks.
its really nice to see Adam light up like a Christmas tree as he gets more excited about the figure. Thank you for all the content over the years (including Myth-Busters) you're an absolute Chad, Adam :)
We need more of this. Adam has the passion of a true Gunpla Builder! Now his next step is to test the reaction time of his brand new Mobile Suit
I guess, if you're going to build a Gundam kit, it helps to have two Hollywood-grade model makers in your team :-)
Watching my childhood hero putting together a model from my favorite giant robot show made my day.
Adam's unabashed enthusiasm for the engineering just warms my heart. Yes, I love the designs of Gunpla, but I also love the engineering brilliance that brings them to life.
This is absolutely one of the best b-day surprise i can get. I love Adam and Gundam. This is one of the best crossover i can think of.
Part of the joy for the maker is knowing what all the layers and visual textures look and feel like when the figure is completed. Makes you more connected to your build and appreciate it on several levels. Nicely done!
When I was in college a few of my friends had collections of dozens of Gundams they had built. I thought it was cool, but didn't buy my first kit until I was 35. I've got 10 now. They are fascinating builds and just look amazing on the shelf.
in 2 years here in Brazil I have more than 50 kits, my colection is a Zaku fan. Only Zaku Boy.
Same here. I didn't buy a Gundam kit until I was 36. I had never heard of them before. Then I watched some anime where the main character was obsessed with robot kits and did. quick Google to see if that was a real thing, and now I'm obsessed with the kits.
@@apoclypse Its a show who's models were so popular the merch itself got its own show.
Mythtbusters was my childhood and it was cool seeing Adam build a gunpla
Seeing Adam this giddy and excited over the Gunpla colors, molding, and mechanics we all know and love brings a smile to my face.
Seeing adam have fun, praise the tiny details and enjoying the build warms my heart
Adam builds a Gundam kit? His soul is definitely not weighed down by gravity.
It definitely is though, it's a feddie mobile suit lmao
CHAAAAAAAR!!!
@@possibly8180 Members of the Federation didn't just come from Earth lmao
@@mechanomics2649 either way they're the ones char was referring to
@@possibly8180 But it's a feddie suit piloted by Amuro. His soul was not weighed down!
Love how Adam is so excited about the production of these parts. That’s a true engineer there.
Would love to see him do a rg unicorn. He'd go nuts transforming it.
Even better, the mgex version of the unicorn.
or The infamous RG ZETA GUNDAM
MG Zeta, ZZ, Delta and Exs Gundams. And don’t forget the RG cross bone because of those tiny parts lol and the LEDs on the PG Exia there’s loads of Gundam models that will blow his mind lol.
@@BlackCrimsoN21 ugh...and that was my first RG too. Thank god MG Zeta 2.0 is good.
I'd love to see his reactions to the G40. Its small and doesn't seem super impressive compared to the PGU, but the beautiful articulation makes it like the JoJo character of the Gunpla world.
I’ve built quite a few Master Grades in my time. They’re always so satisfying to build and it’s almost depressing to finish it. Not immediately, because you want to see the finished product but a few days after…you want to build another one.
Man, they really spoilt him on his first build with what is considered one of the best Gunpla kits right now :P
The PG Unleashed is basically the accumulation of wisdom over years of Bandai's own engineering and the collective creativity of Gunpla builders across the world. Hope he does more :)
That's what I was saying they gave him the best of the best to build, while where are insanely good Gunpla, most of the others are not as good, this gunpla is like what you do after you've done a buncha High grades, real grades and master grades, just so you can even more appreciate it
What would you guys recommend to begin with? I'm thinking of buying my first kit and I was considering buying the Nu Gundam one
@@abelpf The Nu gundam Ver ka? No no no That one is a good kit for someone with experince. It has parts that can be very Finicky. I recommend going with something like the Entry grade RX-78-2. Or some High grades, Something like the Moon Gundam, or if you want something big The Xi Gundam.
@@LunaS043 I think the name is Real grade Nu Gundam... Would it be the Ka version? Thanks for the recommendations, I'll check them out!
@@abelpf real grade is not for beginners. One of my first build was RG exia and i hated it. I suggest you go for HG and choose a kit you like and build it. HG are pretty easy and can be customized infinitely. It also have the most kits out of all of the grades.
The Joy in Adam's face makes this video that much more amazing!
You have no idea how much my eyes lit up seeing this, Adam finally joining the community. Him geeking out over the molding is such a 'him' thing and the world is better off for it.
I have an old school friend who is super into Gundams. I can't believe how much love gets put into these things, it's insane.
I love how this model kit is MORE detailed than the anime it came from, but the anime still holds up today for story and characters.
lol yeah
budget, anime doesn't really make that much money. but this one does
first Gundam anime came out in 1979...don't trying to compare the toy industry between then and now.
@@ckymadam the animation takes some getting used to for those of us acustomed to modern anime but it grows on you fast
whats the anime called?
I definitely want to see Adam do some more gundam builds.
We should have suggestions for models, like a PG Wing Zero Endless Waltz Edition, pearl coating
As a fan and collector, Adam's expression on the process and articulation of this Gundam is what I experienced while assembling my first kit.
Hope Adam build the PG Exia next.
Adam did absolutely amazing with a PG unleashed for his first time. i've been building for about a year now and i don't think i could do anything close to this quality. great job, Adam!
This is really satisfying. Such elegant model. As a Warhammer hobbyist, I can say you haven't known frustration until you've tried to superglue on Thunderhawk wings or build an old metal Ork dreadnought without it falling apart or glueing your face to your face.
Or, the horror that is Failcast.
oddly enough, I'm having a blast with aliexpress resin miniatures.
ok the fact that it's a big tiddy bog monster waifu helps my motivation but like, the fitting is perfect, sculpting is S tier (or should I say DD?) and it was like 4 euros with free international shipping.
and yes I play tau.
I had enough hassle just building a Storm Raven and Predator tank. I have a hard time going back to Warhammer miniatures after experiencing how enjoyable building Gunpla is. The end result also grants you a poseable figure. Paint is also optional.
@@lpsoldin3162 I do both and while I absolutely agree with you warhammer models give you an absolutely stellar end result and painting is the best part (IMO).
Bandai kits are an absolute joy to build but it takes serious skill to get them looking like those you see in gbwc, while with warhammer even if you're not going for golden demon quality it's easy enough to get your minis to look like the ones on the box, and only minimal effort is required to get even better results
The virgin primaris snapfit versus the Chad Gundam Snapfit
I’d love to see some more gundam content, especially Adam trying his hand at painting one.
As a first kit, this is a very bold choice, but not an unwelcomed one. Glad you decided to give it a try Adam.
They literally made it as simple as possible to aid newcomers to the hobby .-.
It looks complicated, but the manual and the sprue layout are made on purpose for a quick build.
Sure, it's fancy, but not nearly as intricate as the PG Exia or the PG 00.
@@akuma3158 I think he means that It will spoil you because older kits aren’t as friendly as this one!
@@hellsgate1998 yes specially the previous RX78 PG
@@akuma3158 Or the PG Unicorn with the LED set. That was my first PG.
@@hellsgate1998 That among other things. But it really is the easiest PG out there.
I’ve always thought that gundams were lame until I saw this video. I thought you had to hassle with glue and all the mess and annoyance for a mediocre end result like most model cars but I NEVER would have IMAGINED in my wildest dreams that they were this beautiful. I am absolutely OBSESSED with gunpla now because of this video.. thank you Adam and Norm and the tested team for this video, you have introduced me to the type of hobby I’ve been looking for all my life and never knew it’s been right in front of me ever since I was a child… I would have NEVER known how amazing these kits are had it not of been for this video… I cannot thank you guys enough.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
You should definitely try to look at Real Grade (RG) Gunplas. The way they incorporate stuff from their higher grade brethren like Master Grade (MG) into a smaller scale is just incredible (MG 1/100 vs RG 1/144)
@@AbrahamArthemius RGs are great but the older generation RGs are to be avoided sadly, they are hand grenades where pieces always fall off the moment you try to pose them.... the newer ones though are (*chef's kiss*) brilliant. The Nu, Sazabi, and Hi-Nu are tiers above the earlier generation RGs, even MGs
@@ervinnesodusta1130 True that
As a long time Gunpla builder, I never once sat there and thought about how they made those full innerframes on the mold...Until watching this and it finally hit me how amazing their tech is.
I enjoyed looking at Adam's joy whenever he saw the mind-blowing stuff. It's the "joy of discovery" that you'd feel when you entered a new line of hobby. When you've been doing that hobby for a while, that feeling might still be there, but not quite the same with your 'first time', so it's always a pleasure to me whenever I see people feel so much joy on something that I also enjoy. It's like reminding me how it feels back then when I first build my kit.
Co-injection and 'in mold assembly' has been in use for decades. Toothbrushes were the first examples I worked with. Then came hard plastic knobs with the rubber surround. Those molds rotated internally between two/three injection barrels. The 'in mold assembly' was performed by pulling 'gates' allowing the different barrels to inject at different times. One of the most challenging aspects of 'in mold assembly' was shrinkage. We manufactured dash vents. Nylon blades, polypropylene body and neoprene finger grip.
Do you guys even comprehend, how incredible it is to see Adam Savage, one of my favorite BADASS NERDS, build a Gunpla, amongst my favorite Passions I have? And he’s building one of the BEST SETS THERE IS NO LESS!!!!!!
I have grasped a little piece of heaven, and it’s incredible……
Wow! Hurrah!
@@tested golly, to be answered by you guys directly! Thank you! And it puts a smile in my face to see Adam geeking out at the mechanical engineering that’s this masterpiece of a GunPla! I really love building them. Although the odds are I’ll never get this PG Unleashed…….😅
Seeing one of my childhood idols gushing over the mechanical intricacy of a perfect grade Gundam fills me with joy.
Adam Savage building Gunpla is such a joy. I’ve been longing for this exact thing.
It's really a joy seeing an experienced model maker falling in love with the hobby all over again!
I like how he’s fanboying over how gundams are made and how cook they are
I hadn't watched a single episode of Gundam when I bought my first kit. I was looking online for some cool lego mech instructions and stumbled across Gunpla. I bought my first kit from my local hobby store the next day and I was hooked. I've watched plenty of Gundam series since then, but I still love the models way more.
@@stevewest5397 The models have been so good for so long that back in the day they literally saved the entire franchise from cancelation. The original series wasn't a huge hit when it first was airing, but the models were such massive successes with older audiences that it led to a full re air and eventually the compilation movies that did end up being huge hits. And this led to Zeta Gundam getting greenlit, and the franchise became a monster from there. So the models are as essential to Gundam as the shows are!
Bandai is years away from other scale model brands, building those kits is amazing.
Yeah its incredible how good the tech in Bandai models are, Gundam or otherwise. Their closest competitor in this space, Kotobukia, are still a distant second in construction and technical complexity.
When I saw he was building a Gundam I was like "Oh he's gonna go hog-wild when he gets to the leg"... and he did NOT disappoint!
A little bit miffed that Adam is awestruck and gushing over the technical details, explaining it, but his peers was like "yeah ok whatever you say, anyway"
Man, Grant (lord bless his soul) would be perfect co-host here...