HG 1/144 Nightingale 4K Build and Review | GUNDAM CHAR'S COUNTERATTACK BC

From the Novel of Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack comes Char Aznable's monolithic mobile suit, the Nightengale! A giant slab of high grade awesomeness!
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0:00 Intro
1:11 Build
3:23 In the box
4:00 Size Comparisons
5:21 Aesthetics
9:55 360 Spin
10:43 Accessories
15:37 Articulation
21:29 Verdict
#gundam #gunpla #mecha

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I'm going to say it first because it's driving me crazy. 3:17 NEW TEXT LAYER

[@justdont.please5663]

Ok

[@SRWOtaku]

It might be ill advised to get the RE Nightingale. Heard the shoulder wings tend to tilt downward because of the weight

[@sph9564]

I know how it feels. Same mistake but on my final social studies project

[@wingzer012]

@@SRWOtaku Have it and the wings are still up.

[@curse.dmeme..3399]

Can you review the mg nu gundam 1.0 from 2000 its a kit with metal joints cutting edge articulation movable back skirt included and it looks like it just came out from the movie and its still holds up very well today plese review it plese

[@BunBros]

Amuro: Char, why are you in a lobster? Char: *angry lobster noises*

[@ara_ara-]

Nothing personal kid

[@samtoshner8002]

Char: Earthling's souls are weighed down by gravity, unlike lobsters who live in the sea.

[@Truck-kun_01]

@@samtoshner8002 yeah, they're only weighed down by the ocean

[@thomasdeen2099]

Seagull Hi-Nu vs Lobster Nightingale.

[@titan133760]

Amuro: More importantly, are you compensating for something?

[@Kirby0189]

Neo Zeon engineers: "Ok Mr. Aznable, we want you to pick between these two designs. Do you want us to build you the Nightingale, or the Sazabi?" Char: "Why does the Nightingale have a massive co-?" Neo Zeon engineers: "We-we'll go and start work on building the Sazabi..."

[@Rinrin-ms3lp]

Big Red Dong

[@itsgrey8135]

The Red rocket

[@whatisnot1926]

The Weiner Wonder

[@jacobshinnick3863]

This is fantastic, & made my day.

[@perhapsahigherbeing288]

It’s obviously made to resemble Char of course

[@hakiminshamsuri9202]

Imagine katoki be like: "well, we already got nu and sazabi for partner, but our hi-nu is quite lonely, so the next ver.ka is nightingale guys"

[@mitcheld123]

Price on that bad boy?? Probably 300 bucks, lol

[@ricardobeltranmonribot3182]

Saddly, it's not gona happen, the unveil of the Hi Nu Ver. Ka was the reason for the Re/100 line, they needed a Nightingale in 1:100 scale, and the MG wasn't an option, if you check the dates, the Hi Nu and the Nightingale were launch close to each other

[@DX16]

And the guys are like : "Yeah.... nope. Just nope."

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I think a Ver. Ka of this would kill me

[@mitcheld123]

@@MechaGaikotsu How big would the shield on that bad boi be??

[@normalguy5157]

“Everyday is leg day” -Char Aznable

[@MechaGaikotsu]

And ass day. Wait, that is leg day

[@Astronopolis]

*Cough* Zeong

[@michaelwilson5114]

HEAVY focus on calf raises.

[@diver3604]

And uh… one second thought I’m not gonna say it…

[@emperorhadrian6011]

@@MechaGaikotsu ... yes, technically that falls under leg day.

[@vizzyboi1829]

Love how you can see the cockpit when you lift the head piece. That's some RG level detail right there.

[@danieldante320]

If Bandai decide to make RG ,I’ll buy it even it cost 200$

[@isaiahgadil7697]

@@danieldante320 hell no!

[@monke1982]

@@isaiahgadil7697 hell yea!

[@lianchin3267]

The Nightingale is good and all But when you showed Spooky, my heart melted cuz Spooky is so darn cute

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I always heart nice comments about Spooky!

[@lianchin3267]

You and Spooky deserves a respect from me

[@UMIF001]

The Nightingale is not just crazy Thicc It's *W I D E*

[@genesis_v2_]

C h o n k too

[@user-il1md5sc9q]

Cue the music

[@owensimpson7895]

it's also surprisingly *L O N G*

[@samuraijackson241]

@@owensimpson7895 and a lot of G I R T H.

[@user-ir1xo9jp8w]

When you realize the Nightingale is the marriage of the Qubeley and The O. Two suits that screwed over Char

[@shauqiharris2772]

Char : Haman why you married Scirocco??!! Haman : He's a man who understand me better than you,Char!

[@ciremai303]

dawg holy shit this is kinda mind blowing

[@thomasdeen2099]

It's like Char being okay with the Sa *_Zabi_* name for his mobile suit, this guy literally secretly likes his enemies fr.

[@vinnycent007]

Amuro: Char, compensating much? Char: ...

[@lemeres2478]

"N-no... it isn't because my booty is as flat as a pancake."

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

char doesn't need to compensate. he's 3x better than you and he knows it.

[@androyus]

Yeah, because Char comes 3x faster 😂

[@zainiikhwan9405]

@@androyus Is that why he only choose younger girl 👀

[@solemnjohnson7028]

“It wasn’t my idea I swear.”

[@senseihar6344]

Red " thicc Char" Comet

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

No longer just thicc thighs. Now just *THICC*

[@Gundam_JAY]

*THICC*

[@newb.justnewb.8762]

Red "crazily exaggerated proportions" Comet

[@chovue2363]

By the gawds! Hes 3 times thiccer?!

[@johnpaul8938]

Nigh *THICC* gale

[@jayempreem]

"If you could go to space you could understand... There was hope between the stars." - Char Aznable

[@rico4376]

And so he threw an big ass asteroid to earth to prove his point

[@blitzmustang1588]

Fun fact: this kit sold out on day 1 in japan, so getting this outside japan would be really hard and expensive

[@titan133760]

I guess they have a hard-on for this kit's hard-on

[@ocap3157]

I want to get this but it doesn't fit on my shelf

[@blitzmustang1588]

@@ocap3157 I don't even have a shelf yet i pre-ordered from 2 different shop

[@nazrulnadziruddin9641]

It's amazing that mecha landed one. This one sold out during preorders and I don;t know when the second shipment is coming

[@blitzmustang1588]

@@nazrulnadziruddin9641 popular kits get rerelease once every 3 years

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

If you disrespect Nightingale's waist unit you're just jealous cuz it's literally bigger than yours

[@solemnjohnson7028]

OOOOOHHH

[@thekunninglinguist2397]

11:50 When General Grevious joined the Gundam Universe

[@Guthem]

Obi-Wan Kenobi : Hello there! General Grievous : General Kenobi, you are a bold one!

[@asuna07neros]

Char: Amuro, we've finally meet in the battlefield. Prepare to die! Amuro: ....Is that a big front skirting armor on your MS or are you just happy to see me? Char: ...... Amuro: That's just a front skirting armor, right? Char: :)

[@papersparrow899]

Why, just why-

[@NeoSlashott]

Char-ranaika xDD lmao

[@lianchin3267]

Char (Aku): EXTRA THICC!!!

[@snackboxone364]

AMURO RUN

[@andreassetiawan7773]

And do you think for it to have a gimmick to be able to move up and down is just a coincidence? I think not!

[@nisnast]

I love how the stripped down nightingale looks, it actually looks reasonable like that

[@soleiyuu]

This gives that English dub give a whole new meaning.... "feel me, Amuro"

[@ZachariahMaokai]

I LOVE the proportions of this kit. I recently read the revival of zeon manga and all of the ms designs have very similar proportions to the nightingale, huge skirt armor, tiny hands and long arms.

[@Slasher-92]

I hope Spooky is having a great day, every day

[@MechaGaikotsu]

He has too great of a day sometimes. Last night he keeled over from humping a 6 foot stuffed alligator too hard.

[@TheScarletInfector]

People who scribe and add custome details are gonna go nuts with this kit.

[@wulf8889]

Less details and curvyness of it is perfect for candy painting.

[@andreassetiawan7773]

Oh yes that dong's gonna get scribed for sure.

[@aimanleondore]

you didn’t watch frostedsnows video and it shows

[@ara_ara-]

N U T S

[@pUREsTORM9267]

Regarding the two markings that were originally yellow (the one on the left side of the chest and the left front skirt), the reason why they're white is because this HG Nightingale looks to be specifically modeled after the Nightingale in the Beltorchika's Children manga from a few years ago. Those specific markings were white in the manga. The design of the vents on the front skirts and the more angular design to the shoulders and wing binders are also taken from the manga. There's probably more differences, but those are the most obvious differences from what I can see. The RE/100 Nightingale is more faithful to the original design, though that kit is absolutely inferior to this HG. If I didn't already own the RE/100 Nightingale, I would definitely go for the HG over the older kit. This HG is such a massive improvement over the RE/100, fixing many of the gripes I have with the RE/100.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I didn’t know there was any colour pictures from the manga, going to have to go check it out!

[@gunpla12]

On the re/100 nightingale just the sub arm ......

[@zergie4]

Agreed, the nightingale was very easy project to finish for me but getting that kit to pose in anyway other than stand there menacingly was a nightmare. If I had known that they would have released an updated hguc nightingale, would instantly buy this over the re100. Btw, you ever had problems with the calf armor?

[@pUREsTORM9267]

@@zergie4 I don't recall having issues with the calf armour.

[@zenitrazestian4504]

I always thought that this is actually the combination of Zeong, The-O and Qubeley, given that those three are the final of 3 OG protagonist newtype. The big thruster on the back give me the vibe of the Zeong, the alien look is qubeley vibe and the sub-arm is the THE-O

[@AwkwardKyle]

I know they were used by multiple suits between 0079 and CCA, but I always say the bits/funnels being used by both Char and Amuro as one of their links back to Lalah and her death in the Elmeth.

[@demilembias2527]

I agree and like that about the Nightingale, and think it represents Char in CCA a lot better than the Sazabi. Zeon was the side that pioneered mobile suits in the first place and understood their potential to change the battlefield, with the Federation starting out far behind due to their engineers and strategists mostly seeing them as mere "bipedal tanks," and even once they got their shit together, you could still see a, perhaps, "limited by gravity" design ethos in their boxy and strictly humanoid mobile suits. Zeon, meanwhile, always made radically advanced, somewhat monstrous-looking mobile suits that fully embraced the potential of hyper-mobility and close combat dominance in space. so, therefore, Char, the main pioneer in mobile suit space combat, in taking Zeonism to its most radically genocidal and personality-driven extremes in CCA, deserves a mobile suit that takes the zeon design ethos to its extreme, too, and that's exactly what the nightingale is. alien, excessive, covered in so many funnels it can only be piloted by a newtype, and covered in so much red it can only be piloted by THE Newtype (as Char sees himself), its just absolutely perfect. I don't even like Char as much as some people, but if the Nightingale doesn't perfectly fit Char Aznable's vision of himself, warfare, and the future of spacenoids, I don't know what does.

[@vast9467]

@@demilembias2527 yeah but char can’t really do the char things in the nightingale, he flies zakus at 3x the normal speed after all

[@mtsthoughts2008]

You mean antagonist.

[@galaxycamerata]

Love that Char was so dedicated to this being his final dance with Amuro on the battlefield that he came out in a Mobile Suit that looks like a ball gown.

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

A Char suit 3x the GUNDARIUM TIER

[@3lldot]

Some designs grow on me over time (rg zeong) but bloody hell, this thing’s just ridiculous! I could never imagine buying this lobster but I do appreciate that they released it for someone who will.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

It’s about as ridiculous as a MS comes. I see why they went with Sazabi for the movie.

[@3lldot]

@@MechaGaikotsu ok now I really want the alternate movie with this in it, I’m sold!

[@Tripledashhh_]

Elliot Carpenter just read the novel 😂

[@wulf8889]

It's sold out on day 1.

[@3lldot]

@@Tripledashhh_ good point, well made

[@JD-zp4vn]

Here I thought the nithingales design was bizarre but I never took notice of the “Red Comets shaft” til you mentioned it, three times longer

[@lock3down26]

Now that they released this, maybe an HG revive for the Ex-S Gundam and the other Gundam Sentinel suits might come in the horizon.

[@paulsia2231]

Full armor zz would be god like but a fazz would also do

[@Spaceman0720]

Dont forget HG deep striker

[@scumbagbenis8762]

@@paulsia2231 man an RG ZZ/ and later on a FAZZ

[@faldeus_]

i wish this kit comes out with RG sazabi's beam effect part instead of that old beam effect one...

[@elchito3]

I’m hoping it won’t be too much effort to modify the RG effect parts to fit on the weapons of this kit. I got a spare set of beam effects from the RG Sinanju that I’m hoping to use for this.

[@zacharygoguen5126]

I preordered mine earlier this year and im super excited for when it comes in! This only increased my hype further

[@justagundam]

This thing looks like an alien built armor for a giant monster. I love it. BEHOLD! THE RED DRAGON OF ZEON!

[@KazeNoRaiden]

remind me of SRW T plot

[@samuelkurniawan1383]

Probably late by I will try the funny line, "The red dragon of dong".

[@H-When]

The "Healthiest" model kit of 2021 award goes to ... !!!

[@BWMegatron]

I was curious about the Nightingale's size compared to the Penelope and Xi Gundam

[@perotekku]

Mandatory post explaining symbolism between Nightingale and The O: Quattro opposed Paptimus, mentoring Kamille, and hoping for a better future for Newtypes. Following Gundam Zeta's ending, next time he appears he pilots a monstrous suit, in size and appearance. Even sports the fender arms like The O, drawing parallels between Casval in CCA and Paptimus, not to mention Char using Quess like Paptimus used Sarah.

[@canarialurker5976]

Paptimus haha

[@babyfishbreeder]

Always loved the Nightingale over the Sazabi. Got the RE/100 Nightingale as my first 1/100 scale kit and every MG kit I built after it looks miniature to me.

[@francisyn7584]

Come back for this beauty after a long time from your Reviews ,and i must say i really like the new style of chill build/reviews, great job Mecha!

[@86pieces]

Engineer: so how much do you want to overwhelm amuro in size :0 Char: 💫 YES 💫

[@kosongsetengah1481]

I always enjoy kit build video with the verbal explanation of that particular kits. It gives me some "knowledge", and more than that, some language learning with corelation to the things I like. Of course, both Japanese and English. Thanks for tonight review🙏

[@CryCLLViolin]

Imagine if there was a Nightingale-II with Minovsky Flight enabled

[@gerogyzurkov2259]

Or HI NU Gundam 2 with that system with the Full Psychoframe from Unicorns. Amuro would be straight HEX OP TIER.

[@AMURORAY2]

@@gerogyzurkov2259 cool

[@kami12kaze87]

I cannot unsee the fact that Char maaaaaaay be compensating for something with this design.

[@Thememester439]

Nah, it's all practicality. For the psychoframe to work right, the main body pieces need to be as proportional to the pilot as possible you see. So it's not forward armor, they just had to frame out Char's massive dick for the suit to work best.

[@zikryzaku5083]

Congrats for 300k subs! And gosh that Nightingale have that HUGE AS-PERSONALITIES. Spooky is always be that cool buddy to be with when building Gunplas🤩

[@armandparuginog444]

The best HG kit I've built! My only complain about this is that it's so big, it's taking up a lot of space in my shelf.

[@samtoshner8002]

I like how the gun has a bipod even though it's an energy weapon and the mobile suit is designed for use in space

[@angelomendoza1174]

I went crazy over the Nightingale HG gunpla a few years back and I've finally bought one, built it immediately in only two days and turns out ridiculously alien and psychologically menacing, more like a "space lobster-alien insect hybrid"! Now I can pitted against my old HG Hi-Nu Gundam in the battle of Axis scenario which depicted in the novel/manga, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack- Beltorchika's Children.

[@shauqiharris2772]

Mecha : The thicc front skirt. Me : I think we're all know where this is going.

[@gundambuilder2129]

Congratulations for your 300k subscribers 🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳

[@itsgrey8135]

This is literally me standing next to my friends

[@solemnjohnson7028]

Char looking at both the nightingale and the sazabi “How in the world are these two related?!”

[@fourtiefourfour4259]

Doing this build right now as I watch your vid and mobile suit gundam lol loving life atm

[@papersparrow899]

Now the Hi Nu Gundam can go against the Nightingale on the shelf.

[@grizzly-gundam]

im super excited to build this monster. I just ordered it be here in 12 days, ill be drooling over it through Mechas video till then reminds me of some sort of space Ferrari

[@llawliet2208]

I just got my hand on my first rg sazabi msn today and here comes another one for me to buy right away

[@axess707]

Man, I'm jealous you already got yours. Mine would be arriving around November or December.

[@LoRukeEX]

Just finished putting together the Sazabi myself. Fun times. Only had three stickers, thank God.

[@bongkem2723]

dang, now i wanna buy this kit so bad !!!! it looks absolutely awesome !!!!

[@bee-beargaming]

This is a monster of a kit & I love it.

[@jonw5824]

I bought this for $80 just now and can’t wait for it to arrive. After seeing your video on the HG Kshatriya and deciding to flat coat mine while building, the huge surfaces of the binders and buttflap of the Nightingale also look like prime candidates for a flat coat. It should also do a nice job of covering the stress lines you usually get in large moulded pieces like the Kshatriyas binders.

[@Kids_Scissors]

This was my first ever painting project and now this kit sits on a stand at my desk in glorious metallic red

[@titan133760]

The Nightingdong Returns

[@DongLongQua]

The Nightingale honestly looks like a mobile suit they never stopped designing lol.

[@Pr4TheNPC]

The quality is the best, the video is the best, the review is the best! Also 13:31

[@rashyyy3243]

congrats on 300k mecha 🥶

[@tylerstocker6189]

I was really worried about the color accuracy of the thrusters. Glad to see they took the extra step to color separate them.

[@lagunaleonhart8763]

This vid got me interested. Now I'm hunting down this kit.

[@galacticmotioninc595]

having a build segment is an awesome idea

[@hoshiadam]

9:24 Never have I thought that I'd see a gunpla kit that needed a trypophobia warning. So many thrusters!

[@basteala525]

Given the size and the cost of this thing, I can understand the grading. It definitely doesn't feel like something you want casually (unless you love the MS), but it *does* strike me as a worthy crown jewel of your 1/144th collection.

[@Poor_Wayfaring_Stranger]

I got lucky and copped an RG hi nu from HLJ for retail and I HAD to get it's counterweight (literally this thing could be used for arm curls) to complete the set since I got a HG nu and sazabi too

[@jfjdkfijdoeiskd4384]

2:40 the only section of the video that really matters

[@polkpunk9]

have been waiting for some time to actually watch all of this video and My final verdict is I need it to display with my RG Hi Nu gundam! thanks for the review. I'm way late on this video but I definitely appreciate it a lot!

[@cassandrafoxx4171]

This Mobile suit/armor looks as if someone had soaked the Sazabi in Mutagen, and this was the result...

[@macfurry3214]

I can't imagine when Bandai decide to add Nightingale to their RG list. Also, other than Neue Ziel and Qubeley, Nightingale is another MS/MA looks like the symbol of Zeon.

[@nightngale6747]

I love the deisgn of this kit. Its head is the coolest thing of the mobile suit.

[@parkerpartain5529]

Broooooo color separated thrusters those look AMAZING we need more of them

[@TokyoFilthy]

im gonna be honest this made my day

[@Danegermouse1992]

This thing is insane, just wish it wasn't so hard in the UK to get hold of literally any decent gundam kit nowadays :c

[@shoken4421]

I came here for the mobile suit and i stayed for the cute doggo 💕💕

[@daviid_ee]

I think the price is quite good considering what it is, a model kit that uses a lot of plastic and color separation. Goodsmile charges around 40-60 bucks for its kits and those are around the size of HG and usually have very basic articulation.

[@ug6acenation608]

I love this guys channel

[@z3p.hyr_]

Nightingale rocking a real nice cake

[@zakkybm3880]

CANT WAIT TO GET MINE

[@kocherproductions]

You can make him look happy and sad just by angling the thruster 10/10 would recommend

[@TheDeathNoteNear]

3:17 Yes it is. Also, the Nightingale looks like something that could transform into a MA.

[@user-xb1wh5mt4l]

I think if you fold the wings around the back and bend the legs back, you'll get something of a "protection form".

[@branchygiraffe]

MECHA YOU DID IT YOU HIT 300K

[@NebbyGotOutTheBag]

All the big parts on the runners reminds me of the figure rise machinedramon kit, which was probably one of the kits that felt pretty quick to build for me

[@MathSouza1999]

I'm legitimately glad we've got the Sazabi as the main MS in Char's Counterattack

[@lucaseichler3140]

How big do you think the box would be if there was a MG on top of the already massive RE/100?

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

Sick kit

[@xtian2611]

are the jet effect parts figurise compatible with the nightingale funnels?

[@Seijinmen]

I hope you'll review the RE/100 Nightingale soon. I'd like to see the comparison between that and the HGUC ver.

[@luisalfonsocecilio7374]

Is Nightingale classified as an MS or an MA, that thing is big, Hi Nu Gets all the love so it is refreshing seeing it's Rival MS

[@_MARC0_40]

Its kind of both

[@EXADragaon]

According to sources, it is a mobile suit

[@stonks6081]

@@_MARC0_40 nice pfp

[@zero195]

I've been seeing those Gun Primer things around a lot lately (as well as similar "gate removal" tools) and was wondering if they were any good. I'm glad to see that despite it's bulk, it's got very nice parts separation. I was expecting stickers galore for those thrusters.

[@masterkent1]

Watch citrus' video on why they're overpriced and u might save urself alot of money

[@TheMasterman666]

The reborn 100 is amazingly huge BUT after a few years mine began to fall apart easily and using glue to tightening it up didn't help at all due to how cheap it felt, I recommend if you buy it glue it into one solid piece.

[@ami-kun]

2:44 good thing that spooky got paid 🙏🏼

[@ner0z3ndz26]

Wowzers mate

[@dorky2958]

that's just unwieldy chunks of plastic the sheer presence, gigantic size, made anyone either in awe or shivering in anticipation, but is it guaranteed satisfaction? 😏 i mean the model kit

[@mechmike8852]

Random question: can the zaku 2 revive or char zaku 2 from Gundam the origin hold this rifle? (Was the actual beam rifle of the ballistic Zaku from build fighters battle log)

[@sirnyarlathotep851]

Anyone else notice how Mecha missed the opportunity to cross its arms…

[@leolied6766]

Looks great, I'm glad that this kit was able to be abit more better than the Re 1/100. Too bad I already wasted alot of money on the Hguc Xi and Penelope Gundam

[@nisnast]

That rifle looks soooo cool

[@rafgik]

I’m only into Gundam mobile suits but I have to admit that the Nightingale is one cool high grade mobile suit.