Entry Grade 1/144 Gundam Full Weapons Set Review - Hobby clubhouse | 0079 One Year War Gunpla
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- Bandai's Entry Grade RX-78-2 Gundam returns a year later with extra accessories in the Full Weapons Set. Now bundled with the bazooka, Gundam Hammer, and also the Beam Javelin, the set has quite a few surprises - though not all of them pleasant ones.
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:39 - Release Info
1:17 - Box Contents
2:47 - EG RX-78-2 Anime Color
3:52 - Joint Flaws
4:56 - Gundam Hammer
10:31 - Beam Javelin
11:36 - Gunpla Molding 101
13:22 - Javelin Problems
15:10 - Hyper Bazooka
16:32 - Beam Saber
16:51 - Three-point Verdict
19:19 - Thank you so much! - บันเทิง
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They still forgot the super napalm despite being called the full weapon set
Love the quick discussion on plastic molding, too few people actually know how that works and also love the references like GM 3/Juaggu from Unicorn.
I do agree that its great we finally get a retail mold of the gundam hammer and beam javelin, but sadly both are not great molds. I was planning to get the full weapon set but after returning to playing with the EG Gundam I made months later, the kit just degraded badly. I also remembered that the build of the EG was snappy but the plastic-on-plastic contact on all the joints would definitely ruin the kit.
Sadly, there is a cost to making a kit as cheap as possible, one that the EG series has to pay for in its articulation, stability, and accessories. We just gotta remember that EGs are not meant for regular builders or collectors but literally for people new to the hobby.
Once you know about the molding limitations, you'll really see tons of things as you build kits, especially on MG kits and how they split up parts to get all the shapes they want, it's amazing.
I wonder if Bandai saw the aging problem with the EG Gundam and thought "hey, maybe that'll get those new fans to move up to HG kits" and rolled with it. Then again, they're often perfectly happy with leaving problems as-is like the ABS parts on the HG Z'Gok that break... no one knows which flavor of evil it is with Bandai
so basically youre complaining for no reason
@kidrobot so basically you're seeing a complaint where none exists.
I always end up coming back to this channel. Your videos are among the most informative, thorough, smartly produced, and overall well rounded of any Gunpla/modeling content on YT. Especially love the retro kit and history focused videos.
If more of the audience could find this channel, they’d keep coming back, too.
YES dude, great that you put something in about injection molding. I think that taking the manufacturing process in mind makes building models so much more fun because understanding the confines something has to operate in gives you more to appreciate :D that goes for pretty much everything though imo!
Wasnt interested in this set previously but the molding on the new weapons does looks better than I thought and I didnt know the gundam had a slightly different hue compared to the "naked" one ..... now im not completely sure haha.
Thanks for the great video as usual :)
When I first learned about the limits of molding when I was smaller, I was always blown away when I started seeing the tricks designers used to get the shape and details they need. MG inner frames are feats of true skill in design
The weapons themselves are pretty useful if you want them for another build. If you want an RX-78 for any sort of build, it also wouldn't hurt to get this and have the weapons as a little bonus
Thanks for pointing out the joint problems, HC! Try sanding down the Hip joints, and coating the other problematic ones with glue!
Edit: the probs make me reccomend the EG Strike more than the EG RX-78-2.
Its an EG kit... This is to get someone to like the hobby, its up to that person if this is enough to like or hate it, they'll learn on how to make it more pleasing in the eyes like painting the gray weapons. You don't want someone starting with an RG, MG or PG right away.
for me the ver.G30th still the best 1/144 RX-78, that kit is an origin kit before it was cool
The G30th is such a forgotten kit, and it's so dumb that Bandai buries its identity in the Starter Set Vol.2 and never mentions it's a unique kit
Huh the first time I saw someone discuss the injection process
Kudos kudos
I've actually wanted to bring it up in many videos before but couldn't find the right spot. It's hard to talk about good kit design beyond "nice sculpt" without that bit of background knowledge, especially the crazy stuff Bandai does on RG / MG kits working around the molding limitations
@@HobbyClubhouse bandai really are crazy and it's the good kind (most of the time)
2:54 yay! one more step for an EG GM! (i'm starting to sound like a broken record lol).
13:58 it's not the first time for Bandai, and won't be the last.. i remember the GM/GM weapons box advertise the sniper rifle being "held" / "supported" by the GM/GM ('s left hand) despite it not having a splayed hand (and the pack didn't give any).
And it feels so evil how Bandai just does a slight of hand and they can say they didn't hide it and it's just the consumers who didn't see it. It used to happen a lot on old kits but old kits are kind of clumsy and it's easier to overlook than something from 2021
Thanks for the insight into injection molding!I put your video on while I was working on the Perfect Strike Freedom and I paused it to stare at the dragoons on the runner trying to comprehend how they followed the rules you laid out. I didn't really reach a conclusion cause I have a tough time determining how they got them as single molded pieces with a slightly curved shape but it was an interesting thought exercise for sure and something your videos bring to the table that other model kit reviewers don't, which I appreciate!
4:36 Glad to see I wasn’t the only one with this issue.
Man. Don't know why but this brings back memories lol.
My first ever kit was the HGUC Gundam revive and yeah I know it's old now compared to what we get now, but to this day it's the most durable kit I've built. Built that thing when it was 2017 and I'm already 19 now and that thing is still standing! It's also the first time I bought an additional item to go along with a kit. I bought the Gundam hammer set from that ace hobby magazine and while my hammer broke, I still use that hobby set for the rifle attachment, the wolverine beam sabers, the extra beam rifle and of course those wonderful cannons that can be used like the Gun Cannon or like the Full Armor Gundam wrist cannons. I always have a little regret buying a kit and only on a few kits I'm happy to not have any regrets. This whole situation even with the broken hammer I don't regret a single thing here. Maybe I'm just a bit too emotional and maybe I'm a bit blinded by this kits faults cause it's my first kit, but overall I love the hell out it.
Sorry for the word vomit btw, I just really get oddly emotional when it comes to everyone's first kit. Loved the review and I enjoy the little updated details of the weapons. It's a shame though that not all of them hold up. However, I'm glad we now have an easier time getting these.
"Wolverine Beam Sabers" is a nice way to put that oddball three-pronged saber(?). I think other than the javelin/hammer of those sets, the Super Napalm attachment on the rifle really is a rare item that you don't get with any other 1/144 RX-78. And you're right that the cannons are meant to be similar to the ones on the FA Gundam
Your early kit experiences will really stay with you, I know mine sure do:)
@@HobbyClubhouse
To this day, I'm still kinda sad we didn't get a HG FA Gundam. We got the Thunder Bolt version, we get one of the weapons with the Blue Destiny Unit 3, we have this magazine kit that allows you to make the gun, we even have the Heavy Gundam which in lore is the successor to the Full Armor. Yet we don't have any 1/144 HG of the Full Armor Gundam! It's just weird to me. Cause it's fairly popular yet it just doesn't have a kit aside from the MG and older kits.
This video was super informative! Glad your videos exists 😁 Awesome review!!
Thank you so much:) Hope you enjoyed the quick lesson on injection molding
Nice info about the injection process.
They gave us the hammer and javelin, but forgot about the Super Napalm.
This talk about the addon parts for EG kits made me think how they could do once it's the EG Nu's turn:
instead of the addon being the classic funnels, it could be the single giant one they used for the recently made statue, this way one could still buy the HG for the original combo, or buy such set and give the HG the new equip (since they're supposedly interchangeable).
Your thought on the EG kit being made into the 1/1 statue came true just a day after you posted that comment:)
@@HobbyClubhouse newtype moment.
that gundam hammer from the 1981 set is so fluffy and adorable looking 😂
i can just imagine it making squeaky plush noises when the gundam hits stuffs with it
those spikes are way too fat to be intimidating
Wow thanks for the deep dive. I'm hoping that the EG Gundam hammer being separate suggests that an Entry Grade Turn A will be made.
I can't imagine which other mobile suit would need it.
did not expect a lesson in molding. but very intresting. so good job
Now you'll never see your models the same once you know about injection mold design
Great breakdown of the pros and limitations of this set, always appreciate the detail you put in.
How do the plastic colors compare to the Revive RX-78-- particularly the greenish tint on the white? I'm curious how parts might potentially be swappable between them without repainting, particularly the new head sculpt.
The green tint is much stronger and obvious on this EG one, so you'll definitely notice the difference if you put them side by side, so probably not swappable as-is sadly
@@HobbyClubhouse At least the difference is not that far.
The hg Thunderbolt Ground gundam also includes a beam javelin with clear parts albeit it's a little different from the og one
I like the full weapon set and cheapest one on RX 78 2 line hope it doesnt loose overtime
The weapons should be quite popular with builders. The poor RX-78 will probably go loose though, as the plastic ages and hardens a little...
I simply gave my standard Entry Grade RX-78-2 Gundam the hands and weapons from its Revive counterpart tbh.
I disagree about the issues with the hammer and javelin, they're still something that can have some fun poses there.
Unfortunately, I think that the complaints with their limitations is why they don't seem to be doing a full weapons Strike despite the 4 different options for it that exist.
Bandai:*reveals EG nu gundam
Me:EG unicorn and sazabi when
For me: EG GM when?
The Sazabi is quite doable as an EG kit I think. If they figure out how to make the Unicorn in the EG format, I'd be really interested in the clever tricks behind it
Me too, big time
Well, another amazing video, now i know a little bit more on how model kits are printed for example, I wonder now if it won't be too complicated to tight up the EGs articulation.
As a side note for the javelin, we do have another retail version of the Javelin, the one that came with the Thunderbolt Ground Gundam S type, it ain't the same as the usual javelin version and for sure isn't as cheap as this one, but hey, at least it's another retail one.
In fact there's two P-Bandai Pale Riders (Cavalry and DII (Titans) vers.) that have the javelin with the tip in transparent pink/red.
@@OverLordRyan yeah, i know about those two, thing is those are P-bandai, not retail and thus are harder to get
@@UselessFox224 Yep, It's a shame that part have been released in that color but only on two now sold out kits.
Thank you as always!
Yeah, I remember the oddball Thunderbolt one too. Indeed technically another retail one and the same weapon in spirit. Bandai cared enough to give that one clear parts though...
nice review as always
Thank you:)
@@HobbyClubhouse been binging your vids for a few days now, especially with the gunpla lore like the old gundam shop cd or the magazines, really love your effort
now the RX78 is fully loaded!! wonder if Bandai will come out with the Full Armor add-on?
It would be pretty funny if they did the Perfect Gundam, Bandai stepping it up every release with one new addition without changing anything on the kit itself.
Bandai really goes out of its way to not make a 1/144 FA or Perfect Gundam, any new kit of them in the size would be great for me
I think if bandai made new hands for the EG full weapons set it would help the constraints for accessibility on the javelin and weapons from other kits but nothing can fix the hammer drooping down besides making it fixed posed
I agree a ton. They should have corrected their mistake and just given us new hands. I really don't get the joint(?) on the hammer myself. It can move now, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do with that movement
That was one long review for basically a few weapon add ons but man it was educational, It really does suck that the Gundam Hammer and the Beam javelin don't really work with this kit that well, Especially the Beam Javelin like what the hell Bandai just trim off that ring and it's somewhat good now despite it's clear color innacuracies and funny you mentioned the TEM weapons since I just started to look at them and I might honestly end up buying it over this kit since it packs in so much stuff even the Super Napalm is included
And one final thing, I've told you before but I really got the short end of the stick with my EG Gundam since that thing was out of box loose and it has been loose even since and no modification I made to tighten up the joints worked unfortunately so yeah the EG Gundam is not really a great kit for the long run and you should really just go for the Revive Gundam if you want something more solid
And especially that the beam javelin tip has been released in the same color as the beam sabers on two P-Bandai Pale Riders mainly on the Cavalry and DII (Titans) kits.
I wonder if it's hard now to get the Tem OD sets. Even in 2015, the Beam Javelin set was much more sought after because people didn't like the weird stiff-chain hammer.
But yeah, Bandai just tossed this javelin into the box as-is even though it doesn't work at all and it's just weird, especially when the Tem OD one ironically showed us how it could have worked for those hands.
I've heard of loose joints too on really new / brand new kits. Back around the worldwide release, those people saying that online got blasted viciously for mishandling the kit or got the always nonsensical "mine is fine" unhelpful answer. Kinda lucky both my EG kits didn't come out that way, even though the benchmark one is loose all over now
Those are on their own runner too if I remember correctly, but Bandai feels like locking them away in PBandai kits unfortunately
Theres actually a diffirence with the box, on the full weapon set it actually says you don't need glue replacing the you don't need tools on the normal entry grade box, this is probably because of the beam saber.
Yeah, I also think they took that icon out because of the beam saber parts. The touch-gates actually make the hammer quite annoying to build while trying to avoid ugly pot holes
At the moment, HLJ has the 2015 limited parts sets with the javelin. They don't seem to have the gray version anymore but I may have missed it.
And thanks for knowing the difference between gundam hammer and hyper hammer :D
Bandai themselves seem to really want to bury the Hyper Hammer. I haven't seen it in any products other than the Robot Spirits one - and people also don't seem to always notice it's not the vanilla hammer
@@HobbyClubhouse but the Hyper Hammer is so cool! It's the Gundam Hammer... with jets!
I guess its battle with Gogg wasn't as memerable as fighting Char in space. But it did show up in the intro to the best Gundam game ever, Journey to Jaburo on PS2*, so I dunno...
And now that you mention it, I remember the og Gundam Robot Spirits figure had one and the Gogg ver ANIME has one you can use effect parts with, so tamashii has made the Hyper Hammer twice, at least! Plus I think it was made in msia. I guess bandai's toy divisions are the only ones who care.
*Journey to Jaburo being the best Gundam game ever has not been evaluated by the FDA, Bandai, nor a single being on planet earth
Can I just cut the beam javelin handle and somehow make a peg attachment so I can slide the hand in without losing any detail? Is to possible considering the size of the handle?
I was supposed to buy the other one but i gave the cashier this instead but i have no regrets
the gundam ground type thunderbolt version has a beam javelin it's a weird looking javelin but it's still a beam javelin
And for that one they did bother to give it clear parts. Too bad it doesn't have the round head, or else it could be donated to this javelin
There is another version of beam javelin that u can get which is in ground gundam thunderbolt.
I do remember that actually with the nice clear parts, it's a more sensible version of the weird bulb-and-spine look on this original one
this really makes me worried for the line going forward. The strike and nu gundam seem to either want you to buy a hg kit or are setting up for an expansion pack later on. The first actual add on pack being this lackluster makes it seem like either they fully want you to jump straight from the eg into hg to get the accessories ( and another ms but that's another problem entirely) or that the accessories will be somewhat half baked like this.
Bandai's certainly using this kit to explore this pattern with a Full Weapons Set in the end. And I think enough people will get this (since they don't know how janky it is) and Bandai will mistake that for the product being a success and well loved
direct to the point yet very detailed. complete with comparisons too. I think I have a new favorite gunpla reviewer
one small detail I noticed with the EG 1/144 Gundam Full Weapons set, though, is it doesn't have the "no nippers needed" tag and it might be because of the included beam saber effect parts. I haven't built the full weapons one, but looking at the runners, they do look like you can just pull all of the parts out of the runner without having to use a nipper, except for the beam effect parts. I've actually already tried building the EG 1/144 Gundam kit Lite package version (the one that doesn't come with any weapons at all) without using a nipper and it's actually possible.
I bought the full weapons kits because I actually broke the hip ball joint with the lite version, but it turns out that the hip joint breaking due to tightness is a common problem with this kit, like you said. I guess I'll have to sand the ball joint a bit.
really, your review is very detailed and is a great help. thank you for that!
I do think the no tools icon was dropped because of the beam parts. The rest of the kit certainly comes together fine without any tools
And yeah, definitely reduce the grip on that hip ball joint to keep it from ripping off the peg, it's really quite unfortunate that's a widespread issue
Glad you found the channel, welcome:)
That sudden in depth section regarding the limitation of injection molding was a nice change of pace.
Still it's kinda sad how botched the release of the EG line was. Hoping Nu doesn't go through that same process.
Glad you liked the short learning segment:) I've wanted to bring it up in many videos before actually since I often can't talk about great mold designs without that bit of knowledge
I guess for the Nu it's good or not as terrible that they aren't making a Light Package version of it first. Though I smell the smelly smell of a Full Weapons Set for that too down the line
didn't HG - RX-79GS Gundam Ground Type S Gundam Thunderbolt Ver. come with a javelin?
Might want to get a chain for the gundam and get an action base just for it,does anyone know where to get a chain at that size?
Strike EG gonna be bank lol
I still struggle to imagine how the spear of longinus on the rg eva unit 01 was molded
Looking at photos a bit, I think the crazy thing is even just a two-part mold. If you have it, you can follow the little parting line and get an idea of the shape of the mold. I never noticed how insane that piece is
kind of disappointed that you didn't mention the fact that the bazooka is just an edited version of the hg revive's bazooka
Nice gundam
Nice Weap- actually they weren't that nice nevermind.
This version would look great if anyone decided to kitbash HG Revive RX78-2 with EG RX78-2, because the color hue is similar 🤔
The colors really are quite close, though the Revive is some odd almost-anime color that I don't see on other kits, like how it avoids that green-tinted gray or the really nice orange-yellow
What are your thoughts on cutting the best Javelin's hand guard ?
It should be really easy to do with a knife, and I think it'll look fine, since that rim isn't too important for the look of the javelin
@@HobbyClubhouse thanks ill give it a try.
Is there a decent way to "beamify" the end of the javelin?
I don't think so, other than coloring it pink and then spraying either light or dark colors to highlight it, but even those don't look too nice outside of still photos
@@HobbyClubhouse drats...
Will you review the hg saviour gundam?
Hm, I don't have an HG Saviour Gundam. I certainly will cover it when I move into more Seed / Desinty kits eventually
I get the feeling the EG Strike and EG Nu would follow this path.
By that I mean releasing full accessories a few months after the stand alone kits. ( Seriously tho Bandai, why would you ask us to buy the EG Nu and get the HG Nu just for the fin funnels?)
yeah... both the Strike and Nu are sort of complete as-is but just short of their full equipment enough to bug people into buying another Full Weapons version if they make it a year down the line...
@@HobbyClubhouse the Strike is acceptable but for the Nu...like there was the potential to use the Fake Nu Fin Funnels from Build Divers but sadly never made into reality
@@HobbyClubhouse I get the feeling they are making an EG Aile Strike Gundam, and an EG Hi Nu Gundam.
This is kinda odd, my copy of the original is in the anime colors yet wasn’t the later full weapons set
What happened to you? I hope you'll upload soon.
a good kit but it's a shame the palms can't be opened and the beam javelins are only flat gray 😞
Those dumb closed hands aren't done haunting EG kits. Stupid things affect even the EG Strike Gundam's beam rifle
NGL, kinda bummed there's no more introduction to Gundam in the instructions
I got the boxed EG Strike Gundam and quite amusingly, they updated that page with Seed info in those instructions
Heh, I like this and i got it for only 10 dollars
Hmm, it's ok.
But I personally was never a fan of the hammer or javelin.
Like Tomino, I found them a bit to cartoony and toyish when I saw them in the anime.
Those weapons were also barely in the show and the Beam Javelin was completely gone in the movie too. They've gained a bit of status with age, though often as an oddball novelty
@MIRAGE MAZINKAISER SAGA It would be, if not for the fact it telescopes out of the beam saber.
With how short the sabers handle is compared to the Javelins, that thing short be as floppy and brittle as plywood.
Still waiting cybaster review...
The review has been hiding so long, the jerks at Bandai announced today an extra-finish version with the Vanity Ripper. Stupid Bandai...
Bandai and sunrise could really make a killing if they stop pussyfooting around and go all in on a 0079 remake. They already teased us with what they could do to early UC with the origins and Doan’s island. They can get a lot of younger and western audience hooked by expanding the EG line with early UC designs based on simplified HGUC kits. And they can release an updated HGUC line with the same tech as the GTO line to get the older fans dropping their trousers.
new fans getting into the hobby won't notice the minor shortcomings of the weapons. and intermediate and above that want to kit bash etc. can easily fix the shortcomings. you're being too harsh on these cheap entry grades. they're a starting point to branch off from.