HG GUNDAM DENDROBIUM 4K REVIEW - The Legendary High Grade Bigger than a Perfect Grade

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0:00 INTRO
1:52 THE BUILD
12:06 FINISHED KIT
12:31 Gundam GP03 Stamen - Aesthetics
14:57 Gundam GP03 Stamen - Accessories
19:53 Gundam GP03 Stamen - Articulation
21:29 Orchis Mobile Armor - Aesthetics
22:27 Stamen + Orchis = Gundam Dendrobium
23:36 Dendrobium - Size Cmparison
24:36 Dendrobium - Aesthetics
25:56 Dendrobium - Cannon and I-Field
27:16 Dendrobium - Arms and Beam Sabers
29:06 Dendrobium - Hatches, weapons and storage
33:50 VERDICT
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[@helgrund3315]

Ah, the classic Dendrobium. Where a whole other Gundam kit is in the accessory pack.

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

BANDAI GIVE ME A 1/144 HGUC NEUE ZIEL With all the big Mobile suits/ Mobile Armors Bandai has made recently, there's still hope 19:00 the Bazooka is meant to be posed between the arm and torso

[@fpz_studio]

Don't forget big zam, queen mansa, and shamblo

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

​@@fpz_studio The Byg Zam is getting a Robot Spirits version ANIME release

[@fpz_studio]

@@GojiraFan-in9oo oh yeah, I forgot... But still, we definitely needs the model kit version

[@Gernsbacker]

​@@fpz_studioThe Queen Mansa honestly deserves so much more

[@fpz_studio]

@@Gernsbacker cannot disagree here, I'm 100% into it

[@dragons_hook]

This is the one, y'know? Not just a holy grail, THE HOLY GRAIL of standard release HG's I was lucky enough to have a few in stock at my local hobby shop (in the US), it cost me an arm and a leg, but it was entirely worth it!

[@Viper-jr4sp]

i really considered into getting it had enough money saved up but came to the conclusion ''too big and pretty much a brick'' i already have issues with space with my over 200 models and if i wanted something just as good for the same price i could get 2 pgs

[@solomonazul3343]

Completely agree, got my holy grail right next to me on my bed till I build her, you near hobbytownusa in Tulsa ok? There were nine and I got number 8, nearly died from seeing 8 stacked on the floor lol I had already looked through the whole store before i seen it there for 360 after tax, got it on layaway for 90.07$ and i couldn't have been more happy, im put another in layaway if there still there

[@MrGrandure]

Newtype just restocked last month. That's hiw I got mine

[@dragons_hook]

@@solomonazul3343 hell of a deal! I paid about 300 for mine with discounts/coupons etc, but that's the deal of the century!

[@angelarch5352]

indeed!!! This is the one kit out of any gundam or even any genre scifi kit, that I just stare at pictures in awe...

[@a.p.studios8713]

The dendrobrium is the epitome of shoji kawamori’s macross influence in gundam Not only did the og macross heavily influence the zeta gundam anime But that glorious missile pod 31:17 is pure macrossian missile mania Props to him for that, especially with new macross model kits (i got durandal + pb super) rolling out!

[@MrGrandure]

Agreed.

[@gerogyzurkov2259]

Honestly he probably influenced Hathaway Flash also since the MS and the way the MS fights there are basically oversized fighter jets.

[@gerogyzurkov2259]

Honestly I think he should come back again for another Gundam Series. Preferably AU one. I mean we haven't really gotten a missile majority weapons focus Gundam. An AU would be excellent for him to use designs from him.

[@soundsofstabbing3627]

I wish the Stamen actually got some use in Stardust Memory. I was waiting for the moment where it would detach for some cool moment, like maybe a final fight with a damaged Neue Ziel, but it only ended up detaching from the Orchis after the final fight it over. It doesn't help that the Stamen is actually a really good classic Gundam design

[@deshon845]

it gets that treatment in the Manga adaptation, 0083 Rebellion

[@arx3516]

Yeah, the whole concept was to have a mobile suit inside the mobile armor in order to be able to continue fighting even after the mobile armor gets wrecked and/or runs out of ammo.

[@gamerkingdom1442]

The legendary colossus…. I’m impressed it took you this long to review it! Such a crazy HG. Can you imagine, making a diorama of this fighting the HG NEO ZEONG? 😅

[@solomonazul3343]

Excuse me sir I think you dropped a NEUE ZIEL

[@elementxxrider]

The insane ones: "Bandai, give me a Perfect Grade Dendrobium"

[@Franky_Sthein]

Sure.....why not ask for 1/1 Dendrobium. I mean it would only as long as a football field and tall like a four story building. There really are some crazy ones out there. Though imagen it....the Dendrobium, big enough that you could sleep in it.

[@elementxxrider]

@@Franky_Sthein at that point I'd instead go for making a Gundam-themed hotel they just do happens to have the shape of the Gundam Dendrobium

[@Franky_Sthein]

@@elementxxriderWould still be a nightmare to build. But at least you than could be sure it was solid....being basically a "normal" building. My god imagen you would need to build a live sized Dendrobium by yourself.....have fun for the next 15 years or so.

[@snukastyle]

There is a 1/72 scale, non-Bandai version. It looks freaking amazing.

[@elementxxrider]

@@Franky_Sthein ... All of a sudden, the idea of building a Gundam-themed hotel that just so happens to have the shape of the Archangel sounds much more reasonable.

[@FatalPapercuts]

Mine's showing its age, but even with the more advanced the master and perfect grades in my collection, the GP03 is still my absolute favorite. Brings back good nostalgia to see what it looked like freshly built again.

[@chromiiayt3044]

HG Big Zam when

[@governorofalabama9274]

Exactly, also PG psycho gundam when

[@OKF.]

@@governorofalabama9274rg neo zeong when

[@vinuto9]

I'm glad you not only experienced this, but was able to share it.

[@vinuto9]

its too big to not think its awesome! awesome review!

[@vinuto9]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

[@axelx9]

I wish Bandai would make a Neue Ziel of the same size as this Dendrobium. A man can dream

[@MrGrandure]

3d printing has come a long way

[@albertko1]

It's certainly interesting that you never see something of this scale from Anaheim ever again other than the NeoZeongs. I was hoping we could see it next to the Deep Striker for comparision.

[@IRJOE5]

I have had this kit since it was released! Loved the design since the first time I saw the OVA. Biggest issue I have had the last few years is where to store it.... so the joke with the local gunpla club is.. if you own it, it will end up on top of your fridge 😂 since for 5 years that is where mine was 😂

[@23mechanic]

I think a good video series from you would just be a simple detailing series, where you take kits you've previously reviewed and detail them up the way you've always wanted to.

[@razrafz]

missed opportunity by bandai to make a build version of this thats small enough to be used as a HG backpack

[@gerogyzurkov2259]

Manga version should fit. It fits of the idea of how FA Unicorn came to be.

[@FlyingCIRCU175]

@@gerogyzurkov2259I think I've seen it before as a Fix Figuration figure.

[@MrGrandure]

The "hg mechanics" dendrobium works perfect as a back pack for 144 scale gunpla.

[@razrafz]

i still think the HGM is still a bit too big, even when compared to the always bulky Zaku III in kakarot197 review

[@branchygiraffe]

I can’t wait for the destroy gundam to overtake the meteor tbh, that thing is gonna be such a crazy build

[@InsomiaCabbage]

i got this kit. took me a long time to build it (2 seasons of avatar long) once it was done i couldnt put up a shelf for it cause i needed to get the materials and so i left it on the table. someone in my family picked it up and dropped it shattering a large amount of the back and i have never regreted spending money on a hobby until then really cool videot tho T-T

[@snukastyle]

RIP to your kit! That family member, man, I'd want some money from them for such a stupid decision/accident on their part!

[@MrGrandure]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@crypticmind03]

I built this kit and fully detailed and airbrushed it. Took me about 6 months total. I think the worst part is the lack of any decals at all

[@ricodilay]

Got mine tru a third party one

[@NoName-sb9tp]

It's really is legendary. I'm still waiting for the revived version of the GP03 🥲

[@miragebangbravern2024]

I actually want a Revive or at least an RG of the GP03 too because I don't even have the space for a Dendrobium lmao

[@alexguzman230]

Now imagine the people who will put countless hours into modifying this thing into a custom armor… think of all the things they’re going to do 😧

[@gerogyzurkov2259]

Honestly this thing could be modified to be ship armor even considering the MA part supposed to be a missile container.

[@galaxycamerata]

While the craftsmanship of getting this kit to work to begin with is beyond compare, I find it deeply funny that this thing's scale was so enormous for High Grade that they had to give up on full snap-together ABS construction and just flat out give you bits of sheet metal, screws and screw hole covers just to keep it all stable.

[@kritthanon_leasiripanid]

GP03's arms are not just HAVING a sub arm, it TRANSFORMS into sub arm. I don't know if this kit can do it or not, but after you fold out the sub arm, take it all the way out and close up the cover section, then fold the arm at around the wrist to switch hand position make the sub arm become using arm, that's probably why they included 2 spread hands Addition : GP03's name is "gundam dendrobium", when separated they become "orchis" and "gundam denbrobium stamen" so it's not just gundam -dick- but gundam flower's -dick-

[@solomonazul3343]

That's a fun fact I'll tell my friends lol

[@MrGrandure]

Orchis

[@kritthanon_leasiripanid]

@@MrGrandure thanks, fixed

[@fishpop]

It would be nice that if/when we finally get new versions of the GP01, GP01FB and GP03S (perhaps even an HGUC GP00 and GP04 while we're at it) that the Orchis gets a rerelease by itself. That way you can put the NEW GP03S in the Orchis and not have the old clunker laying around.

[@vustvaleo8068]

don't forget the HG GN Arms and the HG G-Self Assault Pack for the 1/144 "Gundams docked with a Mobile Armor-like unit".

[@Jazard2k]

I loved building this when I got mine. The GP02 is my favorite of all Gundam suits so I hope that one day Bandai will come back and update this OVA's models.

[@wingzero04021]

When I got into the hobby back in 2022 I wanted this kit really bad but didn’t want to pay the prices on eBay and other sites so I waited for a reprint for it and in January of 2024 some of the online hobby stores that I shop on was getting them in stock and I was finally able to get it and I bought their last one before it was out of stock I got lucky

[@MrGrandure]

Me too. I sold sperm and blood plasma to get mine.

[@Smilomaniac]

We need an MG Stamen 2.0 and an RG Stamen. There is so much old Gundam to go to for great looking mobile suits, they don't have to reinvent the damn things all the time, there's plenty to appreciate about older designs.

[@movingtarget2977]

Best support MS vehicle but the Ugly Story based on it

[@doreo4166]

FINALLY I REMEMBER ASKING YOU TO REVIEW IT WHEN YOU DID THE NEO ZEONG (I still have mine it's still amazing)

[@snukastyle]

Dang, that's a beast! I could see someone taking time to panel line it here and there while videos render or such. I have the old Gundam Weapons volume on this kit-the full pictures inside required two fold-out pages to fit the cannon in! Meanwhile, Rodams does have that massive 1/72 version. I still have no idea how much space that thing would take to build, let alone display!

[@christianaguirre163]

There are a couple of "mobile armors" you're missing - HG GN Arms type E - HG GN Arms Type D - HG barbatos + Kutan Type III

[@juliovera2399]

the SAY HELLO TO MY BIGGER FRIEND armor:

[@EnishLord]

Managed to grab one of these a few months back when it came into stock at a reasonable price, after wanting one for years. Took me quite a while to build, especially with the panel lining and detail painting that it needed to make it look as good as it can.

[@EnishLord]

It is interesting though, my box is obviously a new one (has a blue bandai logo), but it does not have the "gundam base" logo. Maybe they didn't mark the ones that they were sending to online retailers like that? Can confirm the low quality box art. Though interestingly, the booklet has the red bandai logo on it.

[@oscarnjboy]

Dude. How big is that room? Holy moly! Amazing job on this video!

[@gerogyzurkov2259]

HGCE Destroy Gundam incoming @Mecha Gaikotsu! It looks abit undersized for scale considering Destiny Gundam looks like as tall as the chest height though.

[@HGxDIGI]

The anime makes giant mech like Destroy and Psycho bigger than their official height.

[@miragebangbravern2024]

The kit is based on the head height

[@ShinJabba]

I finally pick mines up from Den Den town last week. And it was the last one there. WOOT!!!

[@stupidfast900]

WOW! At first, considering the age and lack of colors I wasn't expecting very much. But now that I see all the gimicks and storage, I'm BLOWN AWAY! Imagine how insane this could be if you took the time to give every small molded detail the appropriate paint (might take forever and a day but....), this could be really intense and well worth the shelf space. Damnit! Now I kinda want one. The price and difficulty to find would kill me even before the build would get it's chance, but again, WOW!

[@Bigbear0288yt]

We need HG revives of the stardust memory kits

[@LedosKell]

0083 is so close to having a full HG roster. Xamel, the Val Varo, the Neue Ziel, and the Dom from the prologue (I think it was a Funf) are missing, plus some of the Kimbareid colored Zaku II F2s. 0083 has such classy mechanical designs.

[@Raigeko_13]

Got mine in and haven't built it yet. Been very excited to get around to it.

[@feral4047]

Only one nitpick. The reprint wasn’t Gundam Base exclusive. It was a retail and Gundam Base reprint, and plenty of US vendors have it in stock right now at MSRP. So if you are in the U.S. and searching for this kit there are plenty of vendors with it in stock as of this comment. If you are viewing this in the future, then it will be reprinted again eventually. It had retail reprints in 2019 and 2020 before this recent reprint in December 2023.

[@rviejohn]

HG Gerbera Tetra left the room.

[@HitsuTwistedTalong]

my dream kit I always see this in malls back in the day or at toy conventions. I'm too poor to buy one and have no space to put it. Maybe one day I'll get one.

[@Lavendeer201]

This kit is insane! I really hope we can see this with Thunderbolt Zeong eventually (objectively the coolest suit) 😅

[@i8u2manytimes]

I remember when I was a kid, my uncle had one of these on display

[@NeoSlashott]

If imagining this from the IBO resemblances: Folding Smoothbore-bazooka, Barbatos's sub-arms, MA Bulky-Hasmal looks etc. 😊😊

[@gundamenjoyer217]

1:13 “this is a kit among kits” -Mechagaikotsu, 2013

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

I really need to get around to getting this after this video. As well as try watching/reading where it comes from. The model kit looks like an absolute spectacle to both build and display. I remember trying the suit out in Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn (sony! Release that for pc, or make a new one, or something!). You controlled just the Stamen portion, but you could summon weapons from the Orchis as part of the combos, and the burst attack was becoming the full Dendrobium for a short while. It was just a spectacle to play as (even if I preferred using the strike freedom)

[@sadierobotics]

The giant line through the head is actually part of the MS's design in the anime. Its kinda funny IMO. 14:16

[@Gaming_Groove]

Too big for me to ever consider, even if I could afford it or had the time to do it justice. I'd just be happy to see a reprint of the HGM version. Secondary market pricing is wild even for that one.

[@BigWired]

I remember seeing this kit at a second hand store when I was in Utsunomiya, Japan... made me wish I'd gotten it, even if the cost of shipping woulda been high as hell.

[@lester44444]

aaah I had the hg stamen and zephyranthes when I was a little kid back in 2003!!! Definitely fiddly for kid me, especially since I didn't know to clean up nubs hahahaha and treated it as a pop-out-with-your-fingers and build :') found all the bits torn apart in the old toy tub abd cleaned up the nubs a decade later when I was a bit bigger, and the sub arms that never fit before folded in so much nicer lol

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Amazing review, the Dendrobium looks epic! 🚀👍

[@darkmikasonfire]

around how many hours did it take you to build this? I pre-ordered it and it came when while I wasn't home, going to be getting to it in a week or so, just wondering what kind of time sink it's gonna be fore me. I have a massive backlog right now lol, I got like 30 suits at home and then got another like 20 or so that came in while I was gone lol. Also are gundam markers good I've never done any panel lining or anything since I dont' see well but I assume I could probably use a marker, where I live it gets hot in the summer and a bit above freezing in winter and that's what everything I own is kinda put to the test with, how does marker hold up to that? anything special one should do after using it or?

[@angelarch5352]

Dendrobium is best-robium! It is the coolest space scifi thingee i have ever seen in any genre! :D

[@Smitty_Werbenjagermanjensen111]

This is my holy grail of gunpla and the only thing i wish it had is the demolition chain but if you have a Kampfer you could use its chain.

[@solomonazul3343]

Thank you for this comment, I need a few kampfurts for customs anyways

[@shunyatoshiki2351]

Damn...I bet building that monster of a build can take a while. You have my respect my man.

[@fpz_studio]

34:40 the only let down on neo zeong is that its supposed to have sub arms in the front skirt

[@harrisonchr]

This is on my bucket list of kits I want to buy/build one day. Unfortunately, it costs a lot and takes up a lot of room.

[@Bocalt]

Wish they did a rg of the gp03 already, btw the naming convention still continues up till gp04

[@jasonc5781]

On a random sidenote, I was wondering if Solomon's GP02 caught your attention.

[@Samudra-qm9dw]

Gundam 0083 : Stardust Memory Dendrobium Gundam VS Neue Ziel

[@Boyoyoable]

Did anyone mentioned the secondary handle of the beam rifle is backwards?

[@OvAeons]

An idea: find someone in community who has painted the Orchid and see if they would work with you and send B roll footage to show off the kit at that level.

[@TokyoFilthy]

darn now i wanna see thus next to the MG deep striker

[@ChiruYES]

I wish they would make more models at this size of like the main ships more often and more available.

[@supermechagirlathena9425]

So could you say the Gundam Stamen is pretty stiff? Maybe a little hard?

[@MrGrandure]

And girthy

[@caseygimblet492]

I have a question for you, between the Dendrobium and the Gundam Sentinel Deep Striker, which do you prefer more in design and complexity? 🤔

[@internetperson573]

Fun fact, there is a multiversal variant of iron man that has basically a red-gold dendrobium attachment for their suit also holy fuck this kit is two years older than me

[@MackieStingray2040]

Bought mine while visiting a friend in Japan April/May 2002....unfortunately I have yet to build it =X

[@destinyshand2049]

i have to wonder what other HG kits the dendrobium can fit inside

[@razif6916]

The legendary version is the 1/400 collection series...if you can get it with the right price.

[@VainComputer]

The way you built the beam rifle for the GP01 is wrong isn't the second handle supposed to the other way around just pointing it out 😊

[@getampedmiku12]

The first half second brought me back to 2020

[@austinreed7343]

I’d love to get the Elmeth/Hermes and Queen Mansa as kits.

[@andrewmccall837]

Whatever happened to the GP03 after the delaz conflict because its wasn’t destroyed.

[@MrDarksol]

Damn that is a big box and a giant kit! Now we need the Dendrobenum vs. The METEOR if only so I can say the original massive weapon pack vs. The copycat that SOMEHOW makes the protagonist gundam even more broken for no reason. Like still in awe at how big this is despite it being an older kit.

[@FlyingCIRCU175]

Screw making them fight; I wanna see both pull off a Death Star trench run. It's more than doable. METEOR + Strike Freedom as tip of the spear with Dendrobium as backline, or have Kou be in front screening the turret emplacements while Kira hangs back to slap any TIE Fighters outta there.

[@MrDarksol]

@@FlyingCIRCU175 You know I'm surprised that that never happened in any of the dynasty warriors gundam games yet if at all. They never did a trench run before. No wait no there was a trench run in the series, it was just in seed and I think seed destiny. Although it would be entertaining to see something like that.

[@fuzzlewuzzle9388]

You should paint and touch it up in small sessions. Make a series of smaller videos about painting this kit. I think a lot of viewers would watch it.❤

[@tommasov7791]

i got one like a week ago from buyee but i'm waiting for other stuff to arrive at the warehouse so i can ship everything together

[@ant4446]

A question could you put the RG GP03 in it?

[@The_Lunatic_Fringe89]

Others have already said it, but I'll say it again. We need a HG 1/144 Neue Ziel. That would officially complete the trifecta of awesome, humongous mobile suits.

[@Slappy1q7]

My local Hobbytown has this restocked 🙏

[@temp8789]

'nothing can compare with this in the gunpla world' machanicore would like to drop by

[@NetEffect]

I have got to get me one of these!!!

[@f2r14]

0:00 "AMONGU- ndam model kits..."

[@twelfthknight]

It's funny you mention Star Wars because for a while there it looks you're making a Star Destroyer model or something similar.

[@wanderingthedesert5599]

Looks great, though I do think it's kind of crazy that the Dendrobium reissue is north of $330.00..... whereas P-Bandai has the Meteor Unit for $67.00 which means I can grab two and then just grab an HG Freedom and Justice to plug in for under $200.00.

[@zannusx]

Since I doubt the Stamen will get a revive I wonder if the Robot Damashi can fit in it.

[@user-mr1fz2ci8l]

Sir mecha kaisutko do you have any daban gundam??

[@squeaksqueakimaknight]

I hope they make a revived version of Gundam GP03 Stamen

[@westwindzephy3668]

Will you be getting Solomon Model Physalis?

[@MrGrandure]

I've seen it. What do you think about it?

[@westwindzephy3668]

@@MrGrandure it's amazing, the 2.0 gp02 we never had. It's like a mix of PGU and Mgex.

[@rifaldopalaska7737]

man that looks cool

[@LuoSon312_G8]

this set the bar for Gundam support armor

[@cancersticks2048]

One day I will drop the big bucks to get all the mobile armors ( 2 meteor units and stuff like that ). I really wish we had more hg’s like queen mansa, Azieru, Neue Ziel and all the other insanely cool ones they could pick from. Maybe 2024 will be the year of mobile armors

[@mzxa9988]

i hope u would do follow up video if you decided to panel line it

[@OvAeons]

Imagine this as a RGEX kit..

[@MarxMayhem]

I was hoping you'd put it side by side with the MG Deep Striker. lol

[@shauqiharris2772]

22 years later and still one of the biggest HGUC of all time.

[@OtonashiV]

I thought this got a recent reprint in general. My local shop got a shipment in last month.

[@Andy.Kobayashi]

Imagine how large it could be if Bandai release the PG version of Dendrobium 😮