I WAITED 5 YEARS FOR THIS KIT, WAS IT WORTH IT? HG Mobile Armor Hashmal Review

[@MechaGaikotsu]

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[@opiplamo]

How did you post this 3 hours ago mecha

[@fayu_daniel]

@@opiplamo He's a wizard!

[@knightvalory]

Have u seen the reviee of RG hi nu from gundam base? Articulation is mind blowing destroying RG Nu without a doubt.. Cant wait for RG Hi Nu!!!!

[@MikeHernandez707]

Barbatos of yur choice kitbash with that mobile armor kit and go Mecha!!!!!!! DO IT! You know you want to!

[@sirsmoothie8502]

Mecha, you forgot to mention how the arms can fold up into the shoulders for the transport mode. That's why some parts were made hollow. Duh.

[@LoliMaster69227]

I see the mobile armor is really living up to being named after angels. These things look just as incomprehensible as every other depiction of biblically accurate angels lol

[@flodAreliH713]

Well , this remind me of mass produce Evas

[@ry0usama511]

Meanwhile there's also Gundams from 00 which are literally named after angels

[@saifang7271]

All it needs is those excessive countless cameras for eyes all over the body, and you have an accurate Angel Mobile Armor

[@titan133760]

Do not be afraid

[@MegaMato]

@@titan133760 I'm totally afraid.

[@shadowvash07]

I've always wanted to see this kit bashed with another IBO kit. The Hashmal always felt more like an incomplete giant mobile suit than a mobile armor, to me at least. Feels like it needs legs and waist armor.

[@zacharyanthony8847]

If it’s the bottom half of a mobile suit would the head be a dick

[@zacharyanthony8847]

And an ass tail

[@S3Bayaya]

It looks like disembodied qubeley

[@reeseolsen4052]

I'm taking its head and tail for my Marchosias. Just gotta time getting it with the paycheck dropping and having time to work on it & on other parts like her sub-arms. As it relates to Hashmal itself I've seen a few custom designs/kits of it, though my favorite has to be artwork that reminds me of Strelizia.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

Maybe the Calamity war mobile armors were combiners! Maybe there's the bottom half buried out there somewhere.

[@zumo6703]

4:43 you’re not wrong, the Hashmal is 35.2 meters, so in kit form it *should* be bigger, or maybe it’s the stand, yeah the stand.

[@K7TZ]

Yea I went back to the anime and hashmal should be atleast twice the size of barbatos. What a disappointment

[@alexisrodriguez6526]

I think the hashmal may be out of scale because they may not want to repeat what happened with the kshatriya, should still have gone bigger imo

[@smokemidigofoolish5797]

@@alexisrodriguez6526 what’s up with kshatriya? I own it and I know the articulation isn’t the best and he’s kinda hard to balance with the wings in some poses but it’s otherwise a pretty decent kit for one of my all time fave mobile suits

[@nh_ducminh]

It has to be at least bigger than the Xi, since the Xi gundam is only 26m tall

[@ferhog7705]

@@K7TZ I also went back to the anime and I actually don't think the size is that off. A lot of Hashmal's size in the anime seems to come from it standing up on its claws, giving it a lot more height. When Barbatos is standing on Hashmal's main body the sizes seem similar enough to the models, with Barbatos being about as tall as Hashmal's shoulders are long.

[@Thenewbagman]

The epicness of the battle that involves this beast makes the kit insta-worthy. Not a bad kit at all. I was expecting something way worst.

[@frogonawall4931]

I'm pretty sure bandai pulled some bullshit with the size of this thing, gaikotsu mentioned how it looked quite a bit bigger in the anime, but at the same time I feel like the plumas were waaay smaller

[@Quarataia]

The Plumas were huge, half a IBO MS in length, but Hashmal is indeed smaller than in the Anime, not much, but noticeable.

[@drvinylscratch1936]

I wish the Hashanah was larger or it came with a smaller barbatos lupus. As in universe its much larger. A whopping 35 something meters long and fairly tall. A MG hashmal would fit the HG barbatos lupus better

[@Exquatics]

It may look small...but that's accurate size....barbs (lupus) is 21.8 meters while Hashmal is 35.3 meters....in numbers its big....but in terms of look it's kinda of small....

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I'm starting to think they meant 35m shoulder tip to shoulder tip...

[@drvinylscratch1936]

@@MechaGaikotsu that would make a lot of sense. J guess posing it is the ultimate way to practice film and photography techniques with positioning and shadows to make the hashmal seem that much larger.

[@Exquatics]

@@MechaGaikotsu yup you are correct

[@justinreijnders8992]

It is too small as we see a reganlaze sit horse back style between the two parts of the head as well as the head being bigger than the Helmwige-reincar's sword

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

This and the HG Barbatos Lupus makes me want to get a Helwige Reincar Just for the sword, and a piece of Hashmal fotter

[@paulalagar892]

I did that too. No regrets. That sword was worth it

[@ixadorcraine6736]

I had to do some modding but it looks sick

[@MechaGaikotsu]

The kit is totally worth it! It's such a great design it makes me want to see it in the hands of a good pilot! I assume it has to be on the same level as the grimgerde which took on a gundam.

[@NickDyers]

well, people DO buy a SWORD and get a nice Helmwige Reincar kit bonus, indeed.

[@Astartes7670]

Mecha, I'm liking this kind of format on your videos. A bit of building process and thoughts at the beginning really put viewers into the right perspective when looking at the model kit you're reviewing. Kudos!

[@MechaGaikotsu]

Thanks! I tried to start a build channel but realized the build is an integral part of the experience, so I needed to squeeze it in there somewhere. That and a lot of the best gunpla content right now is based entirely around the build. I guess the journey is just as important as the destination

[@keith4578]

He forgot to mention that you can fold the arms up into the shoulders as a kind of hover mode.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I most certainly did.

[@malakimphoros2164]

Hashmal is inspired by Gogg?

[@grip3939]

We really need the calamity war in a manga or a movie

[@MechaGaikotsu]

THIS 10000000% I would say in AAA video game format but that would never happen

[@joyoobility9176]

According to the wiki, hashmal is merely a class. There is about 10 classes of mobile armors, that being Chariot, Orphan, Ereli, Hashmal, Seraph, Malak, Eloh, Beneloh, Cherub and Ishi. They only explained about the chariot and orphan class mobile armor, that being the commander or leader, and second in command respectively.(oh, and hashmal beimg a ground-only unit and having a beam weapon. These might be one of the hashmal's main characteristics that differs it from the others) The following descriptions of mine for these classes are just presumptions We'll start off with the most easiest of the bunch, the ishi class. Says in wikipedia that these angels(also known as ishims in judaism) are barely within reach of human knowledge. We can presume that these types of mobile armour are almost identical to the proportions of that of a human. And in short, humanoid. This class is quite special as this humanoid-like ma can be adaptive to their surroundings and resourceful, able to use handheld weaponaries. Only downside is that their movements might be predictable and as limited to that of a mobile suit. Characteristics of the cherub class might be that their body are the smallest of these 10 classes. Also said in wiki that they're throne bearers of the deity, we could say that they're transport units. Able to drop off more dangerous ma or plunas then retreating to regroup more reinforcements might be these lil' bastards' jobs. Eloh means god while beneloh means arch-angel. As my only simple logic of 'god creates all beings' , yea, these classes will be the engineer types or medic type, repairing damages or making new plumas or more supplies. The beneloh classes will be the defenders of these eloh class ma. Malakhim's whole role according to wiki is to rid daemons from our world. So, you make them specialised only for space as in doom eternal, demons comes from damn Mars or something. Seraph class mobile armors are the main and most common ma to be seen, as in wiki, seraphims will remind humanity that god is holy. Or what better way for humanity to remember ancient machines of death, pure destruction. Send in artillery strikes, folks! Erelim will report to god from afar on what tf is going on in the human world. They will be the recon types, collecting information and providing their findings to the chariot class ma[and in ibo fandom, there's only 1 chariot class ma, that Agnika Kaeru(a.k.a, bael) defeated]. You can also make them sniper types. And i have successfully gave a piece of my brain. Adios *vapourised from world*

[@MattsYTHandle]

Literally just finished watching IBO again. I forgot this was even a kit!

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I was going to rewatch it on Netflix a couple of weeks ago but the quality on there sucked Couldn't have even been 1080. But it did remind me that I missed this kit AND the Geirail.

[@MattsYTHandle]

@@MechaGaikotsu Oh that's weird. I watched it on Netflix and actually thought to myself how good it looked 😂 Each episode did take about 20 seconds for the quality to catch up to HD though, so there may be server issues on their end 🤷‍♂️

[@jstewert00]

I would seriously love to see what some of the other mobile armors looked liked

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I would even be happy with some of the scrapped concept designs. I need to know more!

[@jstewert00]

@@MechaGaikotsu if we just got images the community would easily make some customs

[@TYPEV3]

Whoa has it already been that long? Time flies!

[@stephencrawley2862]

Are you going to resume doing reviews? I loved your Build Fighters reviews.

[@SteveRasad]

Not sure why but the Hashmal reminds me of the Neros Gundam when it became infused with DG cells :o

[@xephanza7330]

Something I thought you'd like to know, turns out the hands on the 1/100 FM Barbatos Lupus Rex Have the same sized ball joints as the HG IBO kits. Do with this information what you will

[@3317198]

Today I found out you can panel line when it's still on the runner.

[@baratiecook]

Missed opportunity that this should attach to Barbatos as an external weapon/armor. Still one of the top Gundam fight scenes: Lupus vs Hashmal👍

[@adityarachmadi7647]

Thats the thing that missing in season 2..my fav thing about season 1 is the tekkadan always scavenging the part that left in the battlefield..they rarely do that in season 2

[@ChrisTian-sd5yq]

it's tail is used on Lupus Rex

[@emuve5217]

@@ChrisTian-sd5yq that's right

[@draketheduelist]

No kidding! The Hashmal is the perfect allegory for war in the context of Gundam. It was created by God-knows-who for reasons no one remembers in an era long gone. Its very existence shaped the way combat was fought right up until the present day (i.e. beam-proof mobile suit armor causing combat to rely on melee and ballistic weaponry). It was sitting around dormant and forgotten until some glory-hungry idiot woke it up. It consumes resources from all around it to turn into more warriors. It kills indiscriminately and won't stop until there's no one left to kill. And the only way to beat it is to cooperate with your mortal enemies... and to give up a little bit of yourself.

[@TheBlackthornhiei]

I loved the Hashmal in IBO and got my local anime store to get me the kit when it came out, and I'm pretty happy with it. The jiggling on the stand always make me nervous, though.

[@onionring1531]

I want to turn those large wings into wing binders like on the Qubeley.

[@redwardranger7034]

Every time I see the Hashmal, I can't help but be amazed. But in the back of my mind I was like "if it weren't for that idiot Iok, we might have never seen this magnificence", and I'm torn if I should appreciate it or not

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

6:06 The shoulders are hollow because the legs fold up and are stored in the shoulders when in long distance transport mode. You should've covered this in the review. The instructions absolutely pointed out the transformation segment where the legs fold up and store inside those shoulders.

[@PaszerDye]

I actually bought the Hashmal a long time ago. Isn't built yet, but I did take the sword for Barbie Lupus. Thanks for reminding me to check I still had it xD

[@kingkoua1]

Man I need this kit. It’s the only kit from the ibo hg mainline that I need to complete my collection but the resale prices are ridiculous.

[@crist3809]

shouldve buy it 4-5 years ago bud its not expensive back then.

[@branchygiraffe]

@@crist3809 it was bought up like crazy and not everyone wanted to

[@kingkoua1]

@@crist3809 I started this hobby in 2019 so I couldn’t have.

[@trashkingrabies]

I would keep an eye on ebay. I got lucky this year and someone sold this kit for $70

[@PaszerDye]

The one I'm missing is Orga's Shiden :(

[@AangDknight]

The only machine in IBO series that has beam weapon equipped.

[@Larc3069]

It's been 5 years?! Damn feels like yesterday. First year highschool when iron blooded orphans was released. The first one i bought was the schwalbe graze. And now, I'm in College! Can't even buy kits anymore. Maybe when i graduate and find a job I'll start building again.

[@jinnkitsune2248]

I've see some part of this MS was taken to upgrade the Barbatos lupus to rex the Tail blade,legs and other parts

[@flamerounin2]

My one big gripe with this kit is that they give you only one pluma kit. For it's price, they could have at least thrown in at least another one. Or they could have just made that pluma set a regular release like all the option parts and not a p-bandai one. That really took away the awesomeness that this kit would have had out of the box.

[@arcadia1104]

Fun fact in the frame of the hashmal near its neck, there is a molded power symbol in there the same as the symbols in Barbatos' 4th form shoulders and knees.

[@alphax1174]

It's agnika kaieru symbol

[@Fred1032MC]

I think the sword (and some accessories on the Option Sets) are from the Manga version of IBO or some of the videogames from Gundam Extreme.

[@dualwieldingbarbatos2923]

Yeah it's alot ambler in model kit forme I measured the front skirt compared to the lupus and yeah it's a he'll of alot smaller but it's HG SOOO

[@maskedriderken]

Definitely worth it. You want to buy the Pluma extension pack as well for the complete unit. The Plumas are a little big though.

[@fishpop]

4:04 to skip ad.

[@garrettbennett7796]

This was actually one of the first hg kits that I built. I loved the idea of the inhuman shape, and general heck this thing gave Barbatos Lupus. As long as it fits, I'm good

[@Gundumb_guy]

I’m just looking at those wings and thinking how cool they would be to kitbash them for shoulder armor on a custom kit.

[@zidini]

They are soooo big. I cant imagine. Like a ReGelgu on crack

[@FireTowerV]

Hashmal, mobile armor, birdlike design, high energy laser (i know theres an official name but i don’t remember), wired blade, high maneuverability, cause of the calamity war. I never finish the show ( I really need to) but i believe because of a glitch it can’t differentiate friend or foe humans so it targeted everyone.

[@U.S.CyberSoldier50]

That looks AWESOME ! I hope we get a Metal Build Version. !

[@eloykai6764]

Hey, is that the barbatos MG size comaparison? I found hashmal here but its a littble bit pricey. Just wanna check the size comparison with barbatos MG

[@milchesarreal6964]

Seeing as this is buried on Mars, and part of the moon is permanently destroyed in the Calamity War, what if there was a Mobile Armor meant for space thats also buried on that destroyed moon?? 🤔 Kind of like Big Zam but its from ibo or something

[@srntnjl523]

Does the Hashmal's tail blade fit at the back of the HG Lupus Rex? IMO the blade's design looks cooler than the Rex's

[@2spky5me]

A Barbatos-Hashmal kitbash would be so sick.

[@barbatosmcmurderton4209]

Well the Lupus Rex's tail was scavanged from Hasmal's, and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Tekkaden scavanged other parts of the thing for raw materials in order to repair Barbatos and their other suits. So I supose one could argue that is a thing. Actually, I think I saw one of those online shortly after the episode of the fight first aired.

[@2spky5me]

@Barbatos mcmurderton At that time, I was imagining a Monster Hunter like scenario where they use all the parts as armor for the Barbatos. But then I realised, that is exactly what they did. Im so stupid lmao.

[@jonathan19947]

Hey Mecha you are my older brother's idol! He watches your videos everytime you upload!

[@MechaGaikotsu]

Tell him I said he’s AWESOME!

[@Angel-jd7df]

I'm lucky I had got one when it first released. One of my favorite display pieces

[@Crow06042]

I got this kit a few weeks ago and today just now actually the elbow snapped and the other elbow is cracked after looking at the other elbow I found out the joint for it isn’t a whole circle whereas the lower arm is which causes the stress to the joint and snaps it

[@S3Bayaya]

I was wondering if the kit can be turned into a full blown mod pack for Barbatos. cuz the rex was created with wreckage of hashmal.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

Gunpla is freedom >> bit.ly/3BYraxJ

[@The_Bionicle_Nerd]

after doing some math It is a bit smaller then it should be compared to a barbatos lupus high grade

[@tyronesaurus910]

I really love watching Mecha's Bokksu ads

[@MobiusGT]

sometimes i wish you bust out the gundam markers for the simple things like the new sword for barbie or the drill

[@majormaxor7592]

I do think it should be a bit bigger because the Helmwige Reincar's buster sword was as big as Hashmal's body. (the scene before Mikazuki finished it with a stab) I also wish there was a way to attach the pluma to Hashmal, since Hashmal makes them.

[@blastingmaxemes7099]

The Hashmal looks like a long lost edgy brother to the Metal Gear RAY

[@DragoonMS]

*"Beat Hit" starts & intensifies* Quebeley!! Penelope!! Jogress Shinkaa...HASHMAL!! I guess a properly scaled 1/144 would've been way too cost prohibitive for the fans. Anybody remember the HGUC GP03D Denobrium? That behemoth was perfectly compatible with the HGUC Gundam GP03S, and it was crazy expensive...like high MG to low PG expensive. For a *High Grade*. 😒😒😒

[@sovietmk2200]

what if bandai did BAF (BUILD A FIGURE)(Build a gunpla) one runner or two inside a FM 1/100 then create a hashmal if you got them all that would be great.

[@ylxchannel]

2:51 bro really wants a snack so bad

[@Ravioli-75]

Hey mecha are you going to get the metal robot spirits lupus?

[@CrimsonFlagg]

I hope everyone is having a great day

[@collecter343]

Lost my mind when this angry bird was shown on screen back when I was in High School, ah the good old days.

[@churrotheshibe8921]

still really want this kit but cant find it at any of my local hobby stores

[@jehovenjrjizdeortega8224]

Finally i've been waiting for you to review this

[@celestialbeanz9247]

It's the only model kit of the hashmal so yes. I need it

[@ChaosFS]

It looks like a Qubeley that was given the Zeong treatment.

[@daviid_ee]

I've been collecting HG IBO kits recently and I would definitely love to have this....but I am not going to pay the scalper price. Not worth the 100+ price tag.

[@Raitatouilleswf]

Damn mecha, your boxu ads always got me drooling

[@lifesbetteronaboard]

I want it, but not at the prices we can find it for lol 100$ usd is too much for amount/quality of plastic.

[@freedomdst]

"nothing like it" me looking at Sid from Gundam Age 👀

[@reiji647]

I just finished IBO and this is right on time where i can savor the hype on the kits XD

[@A865-n2f]

Huh it is the same size as barbatos ? If i'm not mistaken in the anime this thing is about three time the size of barbatos. Idk if bandai purposely make this thing smaller than it should be or it was made bigger in the animr

[@link-kun5974]

Damn Lupus still looks cool. I hope Bandai make the MG version soon

[@ixadorcraine6736]

I kinda wish we could see the lupus Rex face off against this thing for round 2. Big new mace and tail VS tail god it could have looked so awesome if not more than the lupus fight.

[@MusicFan752]

Went back to see the size of the hashmal as it was definitely bigger looking in the anime, and where the barbatos lupus is 19 meters the hashmal is 35.2 meters, under twice the height of the barbatos. Honestly I think they messed up on the measurements cause the hashmal looked to be at least maybe 45 meters or so as it looked more than twice the size of of a mobile suit in the ibo universe.

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

HASHMAL Easily one of the best mobile armors of all time.

[@petrusdimitrilarantukan7678]

Pls review hgbf leopard da vinci Gm/gm inner frame come from that kit

[@jandepearce7177]

they need to make an mg pack wit the flaurous and the small bois are extra

[@MK-dc2is]

Mechagaikotsu transforming in MechaVampyatto

[@freakshow5355]

Hey mecha can your review eather the hg 00 raiser or the hg 00 seven sword also if you plan to review the 00 raiser get the one with both of them in one box because that includes the gn sword 3

[@freakshow5355]

Been waiting for the review finally I still also want it

[@a-rider2929]

The battle was epic!!! I still want to know the story Calamity War. The battle betwen Demons and Angels. The Gundams and Mobile Armor🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I hope they makes the story or at least an OVA

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

This is one of my rando holy grail kits that I doubt will ever get for a decent price. I've gotten to the point that I've just given up on HG IBO kits, but something this weird... I can't resist...

[@lpsoldin3162]

I wouldn't give up, they do make their rounds every year but they're snatched up quick. The recent pandemic situation hasn't helped either. Might have a better shot importing from Japan. Otherwise I've been finding IBO kits off and on locally in the USA. The only kit I haven't really seen myself yet is the Gundam Flauros. As for Hashmal though, it probably is tough to find one of those too.

[@mecha_cha]

Good thing i keep this one plus the pbandai pluma set

[@adriandabija7194]

Cool new video about Gundam iron blooded 🔥

[@aimanhakim3304]

The only ibo kit that includes beam effect am I right?

[@mikazuki1501]

Ive waited years for you to make this review

[@alien_he4d96]

This might not be the right place to ask but the left fin on my gundam unicorn ver ka is coming off and is just barely holding on, I'm scared to open it to spread the v fin anybody got tips to fix it?

[@frrrtlive3787]

Love your garden reviews could you also please review more custom Gundam

[@loganchyba9810]

Were did you get it

[@PaszerDye]

If Hashmal had a proper torso for the legs to attach, it would be an IBO Metal Gear Ray

[@ihavethehighground8697]

That explains the katana-like sword

[@michaelwilson5114]

Be nice to see this in a MG kit.

[@vustvaleo8068]

the scale is out of wack as it doesn't seem to be 1/144 scale as it looks smaller, same with the HG Gusion that for whatever reason is shorter compared to the other Gundam Frames, also the fact that the Hashmal is meant to "give birth" to the Pluma inside its body.

[@carlosp5984]

Well I own many IBO kits and you are right, however I think the scale was meant only for the frame which will make sense because if you check most kits gain a bit of height with those tall heels (Barbatos 6th form, Marchosias even Bael which is supposed to be as tall as Barbatos 1st form)

[@strike344]

Dude I’ve debated back ordering it for months but figured it would never show up haha

[@BayleyJPM]

He’s done it!

[@akinamorikama8199]

Try to mount that mobile armor on the barbatos!

[@wilburyen5379]

Will you ever make a video of hg banshee with claw (Marida version)?

[@bambangsetiawan5806]

the swird should be with tge regular hg barbatos lupus

[@NekRulez]

I regret not buying this when it was first released and I can't seem to find it again.

[@Kenketsu1]

Exspensif now

[@duckyouall3225]

Hey mecha can ya review the byarlant and zeta plus?

[@coco_the_creator]

you should make a review on the psycho zaku

[@TokyoFilthy]

damn. he actually got it

[@GraemeGunn]

So like, all I can picture now is Dracula showing off Gundam models, but with your voice lol. I'm not making fun, I just don't know what you look like, so it's funny to me. Also, I'm jealous of your collection.

[@linkimusprimeproductions7890]

Every time I see a notification from machagaikotsu i click

[@charlieh6768]

Hey Mecha Gaikotsu have been looking to buy my next gundam, and was thinking of getting a master grade this would be my first MG so any suggestions?

[@AndreaRionaReyzu]

To make it into custom backpack, yes it's worth it.

[@monk9803]

But it does nothing