HG Gundam Astray Red Frame Inversion Review | GUNDAM BREAKER BATTLOGUE

[@stormbringerthehunter2738]

Fun fact, as some comments have mentioned, this Gunpla has inverted its Arm and shoulder joints to have Ball and sockers instead of the peg and holes. It means Kitbashing this Astray is easier with Kits that use shoulders with balls at the ends.

[@Sotau890]

HGGS Astray M1 has the same thing on shoulders

[@zilvertron]

12:05

[@Maximus20778]

Ball joints

[@LionheartX4]

He literally says this in the review -_-

[@stormbringerthehunter2738]

@@LionheartX4 I'm fully aware, but i still think it was cool to talk about.

[@Langschwert25]

The saving grace on the color-inaccurate Gerbera Straight is that at least the monocolor gray fits better with the suit's current palette.

[@kidrobot.]

nah

[@Matanumi]

Sure!

[@chalkdemon8019]

Nah, I’m about to customize this kit, and the first thing I’m gonna do is paint the sword. It’s terrible.

[@corvus9359]

One thing I have to say about this iteration of the HG Astray frames is that the part of the elbow that connects into the polycap in the forearm can break if you're not careful when bending the arms.

[@Rei_doll]

Yeah it happened to me any pieces to replace it?

[@corvus9359]

@@Rei_doll Well unfortunately the options are either use cement or super glue to reattach the broken part and never move the elbow again, or buy a new kit and be really careful with the arm next time. If neither of those options sound great, then you can always use the broken kit for parts for a custom build.

[@Rei_doll]

@@corvus9359 I just fixed it recently and it works good as new

[@chalkdemon8019]

@@Rei_dollright on.

[@mindwipe8788]

I won’t lie the minute I gazed my eyes upon this version of the Astray red frame I LOVED it and it makes me wonder what other gundams would look like in inverted colors

[@noruku6535]

Personally I like this color scheme a bit more than the original, it adds more menacing feel to a already menacing mobile suit.

[@WamuroRiXi08]

The Astray Noir type of edginess on that black color is fairly attractive.

[@IO-BLANK-OI]

theres a racist meme somewhere in here

[@tlclstuff]

This is also a general release in the UK, I ordered that along with a gouf crimson custom which arrived last week.

[@xainte13]

Flashback to the Age Dark Hound: "Red and black (with skulls), what's not to love?" Haha

[@HybrydATP64]

Fun fact, this kit is standard release in the US and came out 4 months earlier

[@bahamut_the_warrior]

And yet most Targets don’t have them…my local target sunk all their Gunpla budget in the entry grade America Type RX-78-2. I love patriotic stuff, but not the EG RX-78-2.

[@HybrydATP64]

@@bahamut_the_warrior i see them frequently at my local Targets, in fact one of them has a shelf dedicated to Gunpla

[@bahamut_the_warrior]

@@HybrydATP64 yeah I’m glad target has started selling Gunpla because i can get cheap fun high grades to entertain myself without having to drive 100 miles to a hobby store that may not even have any gunpla

[@jonathanbelman8693]

I have a love/hate relationship with this kit. I did a straight build of this when it came out and within weeks it began to fall apart (super loose everything), I bought a second on and did some top coat before assembly and this one is by far the superior kit...dont get me started on the stickers.

[@zenc517]

finally ive been waiting and requesting a review for gundam asmodeus for months cant wait for the review

[@the_nightmare_anime7869]

Honestly to me, this kit is amazing, I already play it around and... I don't know, to me it's Gold tier, the only very issue that I have is the obvious color separation on the katana that sucks but besides this... The kit in terms of articulation is fantastic, the upgrade on the shoulder is so good, and I haven't articulation issue on my kit.

[@0Defensor0]

What I really like about that BuCue head is that it's actually compatible with the BuCue variants.

[@Fred1032MC]

I have a question for the Asmodeus: Can you compare it with the Astaroth Origin? I think their faces look a bit familiar to me.

[@SOBERABSORBER]

i have the Origin, Rinascimento and Vual. Asmodeus definitely look very similar with these 3 especially Origin and fit right in like a quadruplets.

[@Smilomaniac]

I'm in a scandi country and my local pusher has a ton of these, all the battlogue kits in fact. I had no idea they were 'rare' outside of the US. Maybe I should get that Crimson Gouf Custom...

[@lupinxiang154]

I think it's more of a few countries having these kits as regular releases, because in my country, every store has these in stock.

[@tristain0]

From what I read, the kits in the battlogue is a regular release but pbandai on japan.

[@lupinxiang154]

@@tristain0 ngl, kinda a weird choice.

[@Matanumi]

and yet deathscythe hell is Pbandai what in the actual fuck

[@mistermastermind528]

Out of topic: I'm surprised that Bandai has not milked the Astray in real grade for many of its variants. For example, there has not been an Astray Blue Frame and Green Frame. The green frame would've been the easiest since the main weapon is the only difference from the red frame.

[@gamerkingdom1442]

Although I absolutely love the colors, I’m fine with my MG RED ASTRAY. One big chunky sword, and 2 Katanas! Still a beautiful GUNDAM…..

[@kimchipunch]

This is also a general release in South Korea. Looks like a cool kit. Can't wait to pick one up

[@wing1864]

This was my first Gundam build! It is now a statue because oh boy did beginner me not understand the important of proper nipping until it was too late and the whole thing began falling apart at the slightest touch. Lots of great lessons learned on this kit!

[@jonathangarza1656]

I painted mine green. To make it a green Inversion. Did it a dark forest green abs the black a flat black. It came out amazing. I recommend the chrome gundam marker for the sword but don't touch the sword afterwards. Just leave it alone. It will mark up. Wait at least a full week before touching it. This is a great kit to paint up and detail paint and apply decals. It will end up looking like the real grade.

[@albertko1]

Looks like it's a general release in Taiwan as well. Using silver or chrome as a panel liner on the dark parts is definitely a bit more work but not too much more. Just need a paint pen that's alcohol-based (you can test on runners if you're not sure) and it really does make the details on dark colors pop. I used chrome silver on my BarbieCowa and going to get this as well and do the same. You can also use thinned enamel paint if you top coat beforehand.

[@msquared016]

It was a mass release here in Australia, picked it up in store 2 days ago

[@gekimod123]

west side got them all battlogue regular.

[@koweedate]

apparently, I heard it is a regular release for both US and Asia

[@msquared016]

Hobbyco here in aus stocked them as regulars, they never stock p bandai, and they had heaps of the 4 so called p bandai ones

[@ed.g4711]

actually bought this kit.. i swap the old joint of arf to this inversion one so that I can now kitbash the old astray with this newer shoulder joint... the black and red color especially fit really well, might try topcoating it to gloss to have the black more shine...

[@pinkriverdolphin-1]

Ok now all i need is a PERFECT GRADE RED FRAME REVIEW, seriously, please! (MG titanium finish unicorn would also be crazy)

[@shauqiharris2772]

This kit is basically just Astray Red Frame Flight Unit with different color schemes and some small improvements.

[@theturts9626]

I was debating whether to get this kit on an online order and I’m glad I saw this first

[@kirillkapaln4536]

I was considering dry-brushing for dark. And faster than panel lining.

[@LordYeager_55]

This was the first gundam I ever bought. I have seven now, but this one really stood out to me because of the katana

[@chalkdemon8019]

Bought mine at Hobby Lobby, I think I want all of these kits. I got the Wing Sky Zero, and Livelance Heaven.

[@kupalhobby]

These kit is a full retail kit here on the Philippines and P-bandai here is so accessible although they don't have a lot of stocks

[@kamarulbahari152]

At this rate I really want Bandai to release the Striker Pack only in 1/144 scale.

[@insertnickhere5022]

Now that bandai has slightly improved the main astray body, I guess this is the last chance for us to get a HG astray red frame kai

[@KeroKaminaX]

when is bandai going to give us that black winged gundam wing zero EW from the battlogue OVA

[@Brawler_1337]

Huh. I didn’t even realize the ARF had peg shoulders. I would’ve figured it had ball and socket shoulders because the older M1 Astray kit had ball and socket shoulders. By the way, I think the M1 Astray is a kit you would like. It does have similar issues with accessory color accuracy and seam lines, and the backpack isn’t a standard Striker pack, but it’s still a fun, relatively simple build befitting of a grunt. Another thing about this kit. If you take the shoulder ball joint pieces and clip off the little pegs, you’ll be able to use them with any arm that uses the peg shoulders by replacing the polycap with the ball joint piece. This can be done without impacting the stability of the shoulders if used with the Red Frame as is. So, yeah, you can take the High Grade Titus arms and slap them on just about anything with that simple mod.

[@marianoseravalli6994]

Question for the asmodeus: of all the released ibo gundams how many of them do you have? And would want them to releas the rest?

[@TheAshlight41]

Barbatos lupus, Bael, Astaroth, Astaroth origin, Gremory, and Hajiroboshi 🤔 For now that was the number Gundam frame I've collected so far 👀

[@mikeb4198]

Just Lupus and i'm still hunting for geirail in reasonable price, beside that i am not buying another ibo frame unless they drop all that polycap build.....

[@TheAshlight41]

@@mikeb4198 you can use topcoat and glue to fix that problem you know 👀

[@mikeb4198]

@@TheAshlight41 i did actually... But my lazy ass mind thought that it's way better without polycap....

[@TheAshlight41]

@@mikeb4198 Then let's hope they will fix that problem in RG barbatos 👀 And hope it is was Compatible with HG armor 🙈

[@vidfreak727]

The regular one pissed me off! The backpack wouldn’t close up while I was building it so I had to glue it together.

[@garrettgrosser313]

10:42. Title: The beginning of something sick af. A TALE!!!

[@justarandomyoutubeuser5074]

me on my way to make a Jetstream Sam Custom

[@awwalnobruh2704]

I am definitely going to buy this kit

[@zacks9999]

Did Bandai used the same Hg IBO Gundam frame for Asmoday?

[@derekberry6122]

I guess I was lucky, my target was not putting out any of the A.I. Battlelog model on shelves except for the crimson Gouf at 1 time that I did but picked-up. I did find an Astray at GameStop, so I had to get it. I hope everyone will have better luck finding it or any other kits but I think Big Bad Toy store have some. I think others like Canada Gundam and others are getting a ton so I'm sure they will have some.

[@mdviperx]

This and the other colour swap kits are actually regular release in Canada too

[@remilasgi2466]

it's a model that I will buy myself but I will make sure to do it in full black using the parts of the Blue frame 2nd revise and the red frame for the torso the torso seal the feet and the shield I think it will be more beautiful

[@zg0k361]

I live in Australia and my local hobby shop stocks these.

[@noscoped9877]

Lol posted 18 seconds ago,never been this early.I totally love this kit was my first astray

[@Mamoru0Hasukage]

For asmodeus I have one quick question to satisfy my curiosity: the side skirting looks similar to that of the Hajiroboshi where it uses the polycaps that have been usually used for shoulders and side skirting on older kits (PC 3 on the poly cap runner). If so, would that mean older style side skirting would be compatible with this kit? For example of what I mean: Gm sniper 2, older blue destiny kits, etc. Also, how finicky is that blade connection to the handle. Looks like its gonna be annoying. As far as the inversion: ball jointed shoulders eh? Might be worth picking up for that alone. Aside from that, looks like it needs a lot of work like per usual.

[@tonythong5352]

The blade connection seems like it is a slide connection, so it should be quite sturdy, but the handle is round again, so I think it will flop around... Damn it Bandai

[@RamirodeSouza]

About the Asmodeus, check if they improved or changed parts of the Gundam Frame

[@irex_models]

Personally, i like converting the arm joints back to the pegs vecause it makes them more stable when posing

[@sgnanbu2484]

Yessss I hate the new joints

[@flamestoyershadowkill]

and it looks more mechanical

[@mightyrobot42]

Word of warning: This kit seems to use a different size of ball-joint for the head compared to other High Grades. I tried to put its head on the body of an HGUC from 2019 and it wouldn't fit. The Astray seems to use a smaller ball than other kits.

[@naotohex]

This is the first and only kit I have painted so far. I didn't know the parts were gray so I painted it black because I disliked the gray used that much.

[@freakshow5355]

I got a question is the asmoday still it’s original form from the calamity war or is this the redesign for urder hunt don’t know if they actually tell it in the manual. I ask this because it was the same situation with hajiraboshi being a new form of marchosies after the calamity war

[@N47_B314C]

i couldn't find this anywhere in my store, so I bought the normal hg astray and made the red darker and was lazy to colour the white to a black

[@srntnjl523]

iirc it's p-bandai only in Japan, and regular release everywhere else

[@kritthanon_leasiripanid]

5:48 isn't that wing are already on the right direction?

[@elijah4529]

Was waiting for this

[@jamogable]

really didnt notice the Inversion version as P-Bandai.. I see a lot of this kit from local retailers and online shops in my region with fairly decent prices..

[@koweedate]

apparently, I heard it is a regular release for both US and Asia

[@JoelDeeCee]

Those battlelog recolors are standard release here in western europe as well.

[@gastergiovanna9793]

I'm planning to actually get this kit to take some parts and use them with my rg astray I'll definitely have to paint the gerbart and the sheith to have 2 duel swords Paint the flight pack

[@keremcankirilmaz9578]

For Asmodeus review, it would be nice to see all hg ibo gundam frames in line, with little comments about them

[@koweedate]

Apparently, I heard that it is a regular release for both US and Asia. Also, Asmodeus vs Asmoday inbound soon

[@sonicxgundamoosevenstarsce3970]

You can get it in Amazon too

[@GrimLocke161]

Press photos didn’t do this kit justice like your videography did, and panel lining with white would be pretty unique! More importantly… Asmoday! 👏 Asmoday! 👏 Asmoday! 👏 🙌 😄

[@Toukozuki]

When I built this I painted the hell out of the scabbard and sword. Its so much better now.

[@v1dar131]

I made mine look super sick by using some metallic markers for some details and some asymmetrical markings

[@coopers1716]

I just found this hidden behind a sign and multiple kits at hobby lobby for 40% off. I took a picture and sent it to my buddy like "yo some bozo tried hiding this, mine now!" When I got back to my car I had a response from him, it was a picture he'd taken of holding the kit up 2 weeks ago. He was the one that had hidden it😂 Saved it just for me :)

[@kennythetrend3688]

LMAO. Just hid one behind other kits today cause I also plan on getting it for 40% off lol. Was it $34.99 on the box? Or were you lucky and have one at $29.99? (Before the 40% off of course)

[@coopers1716]

@@kennythetrend3688 I forget- I remember I paid ~$21.50 for it though!

[@kennythetrend3688]

@coopers1716 Probably was originally $34.99. Do you recommend that or the 00 Command QuanT? I got both at mine.

[@coopers1716]

@@kennythetrend3688 if you’re going to paint it, I would grab an Astray. If not, I would grab a command. Awesome kit.

[@kennythetrend3688]

@coopers1716 Paint it as color correct? Or make a custom out of? Cause I initially thought it was hot pink and black due to the box art.

[@SommeOne1129]

You could probably paint the red parts turqoise for an easy hatsune miku astray custom

[@achthenuts1987]

It's the same red frame with flight unit, but with kit bashing option parts So it's hit and miss about recolor

[@goostiferthegoose]

i own this kit and when i built the left arm i saw that it was slightly curved and so it broke, and trying to nock it apart after dropping it i dropped it again and then i broke the standard backpack thing, the part that goes into the back but lower down towards the middle

[@chaossandrock3236]

one thing I have to ask is what the heck is the deal with the under gate nubs they are a real pain in the butt and I have never seen them on any other HG kit. Also are those nubs on the normal Astray red frame HG if so then I'll pass on finding it and picking it up.

[@공대갈-i4j]

0:08 WRONG!!! It is only P-Bandai in Japan. Don't think the US gets the special treatment

[@fahhhley]

I had terrible luck with this model. The left hand pad broke off, the backpack attachment snapped on entry.

[@wolkaiserdrake9946]

what version of the HG astray would be the best option? parts wise, even left over and unused parts? I want to make a custom mirage frame, but I want to get the most out of an astray kit possible, so Im looking for one that has the most parts in general, accessories, weapons, extras and even unused/left over parts, when would be the best option in that regard?

[@xs3tsunax]

correction, its p bandai only in japan. everywhere else its regular release

[@JaceTheDragon]

Hearing someone from Ireland talk about *Target* is really funny. Do they have Targets in Ireland? I grew up in Minnesota, the American state where Target is based out of, and I'm still kind of surprised they're all over the US these days. As for the kit, it's a shame it's still so sticker-reliant, but the design of the arms is very intriguing. Could you use the arms and legs on a 30 Minute Mission kit? It seems like you might!

[@MechaGaikotsu]

Nope, no Targets here. Pretty much no Gunpla here besides one online shop as far as I know 😥

[@jacobstine1221]

Think this could be the first step to an Astray Red frame revive.

[@shrekusmcheckus9826]

I feel like it doesn’t need a revive tbh.

[@bntrs]

Just picked up a 2001 HGUC GM, would love to see your take on the kit since you're a grunt suit connoisseur iirc

[@lorenz929]

i think all the other battlogue kits backpack should fit to each other. that's the feature of all these battlogue kits i see on the manual.

[@HarmonyEdge]

Not a big fan of the particular shade of gray(Maybe lighting is affecting it?), but as they replaced black parts of the original Astray, I take it those are interchangeable, right?

[@flamestoyershadowkill]

panel line using silver metalic. works well for black

[@madpinoy5683]

I'm sure others have mentioned it, but this and the other recolor kits are NOT P Bandai. In the local hobby stores these and the other battlougue kits are among the most abundant.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

They're P-Bandai in Japan.

[@Blaziken20052000]

I was real excited to build this kit but there's something off about how the legs connect to the waist and I cannot for the life of me figure out what I'm supposed to do. :(

[@bagel_guy9495]

Compare the Asmodeus to the graze, shiden, barbatos lupus, and hajiroboshi

[@Baneyyy]

Yooo so much hype for hg asmodeos cant wait for that review

[@Beerus]

bought this as my first ever Gundam build!

[@wannabkain4400]

I might display with just the sword equipped and paint the blade silver.

[@thatmtgnerd]

The kit looks amazing, but the elbows on mine are loose to the point they can't hold poses, and the back plate on the hands have zero grib strength they fall of after enough time, no matter the pose .

[@ianchans4983]

Platinum tier gunpla playlist whenn??

[@The_day_of_reckoning]

Can the Gundam Asmoday do the ground Gundam pose with the ground Gundam shield in front of it

[@lp1spiritguidance577]

Holy shit I didn’t know the stray had a peg shoulder!? I’ve been kit bashing with a lot of age kits and they have the same 😍😍

[@samuelbautista6559]

I recently got the original hg red frame it is basic as hell yet it is prety solid

[@sgnanbu2484]

I lost the saber hilt but had a exia repair 2 sitting around so I used that

[@joevanreyb.bacuyag8300]

Do you have the black rider and load astray omega to review?

[@Youtubefan-dk1gm]

Great review! Gundam ground type urban combat version should be next ( last of the battlelogue kits.)

[@lordcheezit8339]

The joint in the forearm on this kit broke off when I tried to build it does anyone have any tips on how to fix it

[@wahyudil7911]

is there any extra from the runner? is the extras come from old astray runner??

[@blazingoshawott2297]

Can the striker to normal backpack adapter be put onto other striker pack kits like the Dagger L

[@homebrewhorus7110]

may i ask, spinatia assassin type review when? lest i missed it?

[@bastianjohnson6645]

For the asmoday I wanted to ask if you could look into the wire attaching the blade weapon if it would stay up by itself or if you need a separate stand for that

[@joshhowellb.biboso7178]

Very cool I think I'll buy this one with the livelance heaven

[@galaxy_reaper1908]

i also have the astray inversion but the concern i have with the kit which is the top top part of the holding hand on the right keeps on lossening up by itself and falls off. anyone got any tips on how to fix that?