HGCE 1/144 Lightning Buster Gundam Review | Gundam Seed Freedom Cosmic Era Gunpla Model Kit

[@THEREALTFRKing]

never knew that a pencil could help smoothing out a tight joint, highly educative and informative review as always

[@bitetheasp]

He's a wizard!

[@Rave_n_ight]

Graphite is used as an actual lubricant so it makes sense

[@mau7522]

Not a kit I'm personally interested in right now, but I'm always happy to see you upload a video

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Hope there's enough to see about this kit in the review to be academically interesting:)

[@rightbehindyou4053]

You and MJ2005 have become two of my favorite reviewers in recent times

[@erickolioe8804]

Wow i watch mj2005 too and its very good😊

[@Giga_Guncannon-em4lo]

Kakorat195’s reviews are good too. However, MJ and Hobby actually have more details about the kit. Better than Mecha Gaikotsu in my opinion.

[@zafranorbian757]

The greatest problem with Kakarots reviews is that he currently does not do any. Oh how I miss the "and the always bulky Zaku III"

[@Giga_Guncannon-em4lo]

@@zafranorbian757 true. He’s really only been doing gundam news and question of the week. No longer a gundam REVIEWER just a gundam channel

[@zafranorbian757]

Nice to see a video from you again. The pencil trick is really valuable. I was hoping a WFM kit would be next, but seeing that RG 2.0 frame I am fairly shure there is already a different review in the works.

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Stuff is in the works, trying not to make you guys wait too long for the next video:)

[@lancerlancer-x9b]

im glad i found this channel, you do actually review the kit and point out its strengths and flaws. Hoping for a Cosmic Era Duel Blitz review next!

[@Peweskimooxy]

Oh boy a new video! I haven't been following gunpla much since you left so I look forward to all the new stuff :) Also, those cannons 😻😍

[@foolishbricks7551]

I just finished binging Seed for the first time now that it’s on Netflix. What a treat to see a new video from you featuring a mobile suit from the cosmic era

[@HobbyClubhouse]

I'll be doing more down the line:)

[@SamRK-1000]

A funny note to make unrelated to the video, more to “cosmic era”, I am so Gunpla-Brained that during my History and Art History classes in my Freshman first semester of college, everytime they say “100 CE,” for example, instead of thinking “current/common era” I always think “cosmic era” 😂 I’m not even that big of a seed fan! I think it’s mostly cuz I grew up in a religious school, so all the important dates were “BD” or “AD”, instead of state schools where it was likely posed as “CE” instead of “AD”. Also, it’s funny that the 00 timeline is dubbed “Anno Domini,” just like how AD is in real life. Idk, just thought that’d be fun to share haha 😅

[@someone_one_one]

Welcome back we appreciate your insight

[@gunplawideo659]

Good to see you to review gunplas again 🎉

[@siramik3813]

Missed your videos man glad to see you uploading again

[@ohmabones2492]

It’s like if they added the huge cannons and then remembered the hip arm joints where unused so they slapped some beam guns on them

[@kirasatoshi905]

Great review! I've watched other channels reviewing this kit and they never mention about the fatal flaws of this kit. Just bought one the other day. Still waiting for it though. Now I've known about the flaws I can do something about it.😊😊😊

[@HobbyClubhouse]

The kit is very handsome, especially if you donate some guns to it. I saw online that it goes really well with a pair of the Dagger L rifles

[@Cooldude-kc5wf]

ngl it felt so cool seeing you using the entry grade nu gundam for the size comparison great to see you making videos again

[@73juro]

Return of the king. I love how your videos are super informative that a lot, if not all, of the other gunpla reviewers just flat out don’t cover. Hope you do a vid on the RG2.0 or more SEED freedom kits

[@REmasteredSEED911]

Welcome back! We missed you. Funny that you released this video just an hour ago, the same exact time that I ordered this kit from a seller here in my country where it's on preorder sale (supposed to pay P1885 for it, I ended up paying P1665). Thank you for warning me about the hip guns. I'll keep it in mind when I get around to building mine. Fun fact: You can change the hip cannons to that of the OG Buster Gundam's main guns. Just with a loose fit, but it can be done!

[@SamRK-1000]

Glad to see another one from you :D Your videos are always so nice to watch, they feel premium, watching your videos compared to some others which just breeze through the model I feel like your videos have more of the soul of a modeler who enjoys building, not collecting. It is hard to find channels like yours and others who are other Gunpla BUILDERS not collectors/hoarders. Not that building for the sake of collecting is bad, there’s just a lot who breeze through things and don’t go as in depth as you do. I feel inspired to do some Gunpla videos in the future going EVEN MORE in depth because I am just crazy like that 😂

[@HobbyClubhouse]

It would be great if we have more content creators making content like you describe:) You're right that breezing through kits isn't my cup of tea

[@raiha7112]

I've been rerunning your old videos and am glad ya dropping this new banger 🎉

[@ninhnguyenhoai952]

you are back i thought you gone but im glad you come back with great video

[@landwand]

I always love your reviews. The commentary is always fun. Great tip about the pencil graphite. I know that it works for locks, but I would not have thought of it for Gunpla. This kit looks good, but definitely will need mods to do the most basic of stuff. The frame makes it seem great for kitbashing, too.

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Thank you:) The pencil trick was something I saw from a friend who owned a guitar, and then I thought it ought to work with models too

[@samuelbakos4740]

Always happy to see a video from you, glad you're back to uploading!

[@RReginaPhalange]

Thanks for the video. Glad to see you're still alive.

[@iwanyapto8884]

Nice. Another upload. Looks like the king really is msking a come back. 👍🏼

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Didn't plan for over a whole month for another upload😅 hopefully the next one won't be as long

[@sunmakergg]

Oh lord, he's back

[@thewannabeweeb]

Wonderful video! I saw a YT Short that showed off the waist guns can be replaced with the Original HG Buster's weapons (Or Verde's hip rifles) and it's so tempting to do that after hearing how "crappy" the Beam Guns on this kit is

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Bandai made the new rod slightly slimmer than the old holes, but they do mostly fit okay. It's such a Bandai thing to make things almost the way we want :)

[@Zephyrs009]

The King is back and it's always a pleasure. Hopefully one day maybe you could review the MG Freedom 1.0? It's a kit I've rarely seen talked about and I think it deserves some more love

[@HobbyClubhouse]

I actually haven't seen the MG Freedom 1.0 for a long time now, I wonder if I'll ever run into it

[@Zephyrs009]

@@HobbyClubhouse pity. I personally really like its more lineart accurate stylings compared to the very radical departure that the 2.0 was, which makes it all the more irritating that I only ever see the 2.0.

[@TokyoFilthy]

nice, your reviews are always the most informative and fun to watch 😁😁

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Takes a bit more work to make, but very glad you enjoy it:)

[@wrythe9146]

After watching this video, im somewhat disappointed with the structural problems you've mentioned. But since this is my first and most favorite Gundam Model, the Buster, im willing to overlook it and am just plainly excited to put it in my shelf as first of my soon to come collection of gunpla. Overall solid and informative review!

[@azymorath]

Wow, we both use the same pencil trick aka graphite lubrication. It's nice to see how the Seed Action System "inner frame" feels structurally similar, if not a direct evolution, to what has been used on the EG Strike

[@forrestcactus64]

You've have Return! Please don't leave again! PLEASE!!

[@aestheticusername.7210]

After watching your Twitter return I'm happy to see you back making content!

[@maximfyodorovich4489]

That pencil trick could've saved a lot of balljoints from breaking

[@dansiomgray5401]

Wooo, HC's reviewing seed freedom stuff 🎉

[@ikrszxc]

The return of the king

[@HayatoYagami]

This kit is a great candidate for a custom using parts from the original HG Buster

[@birumerah2896]

HOLY SHIT HE'S BACK !!!!

[@kyousakee]

thanks for the pencil lead trick.

[@Giga_Guncannon-em4lo]

I wonder if the regular buster’s backpack and shoulder missiles work on this kit. I know (with modifications) the waist guns do work so I’m wondering if any other stuff does too.

[@sadfalcon9623]

THE KING IS BACK!

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Took longer than I hoped to get this out. Enjoy!

[@Gunda-haichi]

​@@HobbyClubhousewe will be sure to enjoy

[@Amatsuri]

Hi, can I ask? The part 3.16-3.21, the connection to the shoulder-arm connection and Waist-body connection, how to remove the stress marks? Coz mine have a stress mark. Sorry 😅 3:21

[@HobbyClubhouse]

If there's already a stress mark then there's not a lot to be done. If the coloring bugs you a lot, on the grey plastic you can scratch it a bit with your finger nails and the colors get a bit darker. Hope the parts don't break on your kit💪

[@Amatsuri]

@HobbyClubhouse alrighty. Thanks 😅

[@Farmuhan]

you alive!

[@borgar1765]

I have no interest in any of the seed freedom kits, but your reviews are immensely enjoyable anyway

[@darkhorse744]

Ayyy, new vid. Nice.

[@Chris-gc5be]

I am interested to see your review on the rg rx 78-2 ver2, or rg epyon

[@Roadcrashroller]

THE GOAT HAS RETURNED!!!!

[@muffintosay5125]

i love almost all the uppgrades made i just wish thay took the freedoms hip guns and made them more bustery.

[@Enlapanlima]

Wonder if the piddly hip cannons are reference to Zaku Cannon.

[@peucoman]

I'm guessing next review's the Duel Blitz, then? You know, given how close we are to getting both's Revives based on the parts, as well as Yzak and Dearka's constant teeth-clenched teamwork

[@Atomik.4k]

I wanna see you review the hguc nu gundam cause you always add it in your size comparisons

[@randomnetizen7065]

Pencil as a lubricator..what a nice mod

[@petsgamesandrobots438]

thank you for the pencil trick :D and yep already planning on how to modify this thing if i ever get a copy, those puny guns are just so out of place

[@proffapoluga2573]

Graphite as a lubricant? Ingenious, but it also isn't the first time I've heard of it. Just never thought about it at this scale

[@HobbyClubhouse]

I heard of it from guitars owners who use it for the adjustment screws and then took that idea to use on kits:)

[@teknonaught]

nice review as always! also thank you for showing the kit without the sticker applied (aka the Schizophonic way lol) a bit of a meta IRL question, how is the stock of the recent kits in your local stores there, Mr Hobby? because strangely for a while (FRS Luna, Duel), i somehow can't get the kits (even though i preordered them day one), so i've been wondering if these kits got lower production priorities compared to the big stars.

[@amar9427]

Will you ever review the Hg Moon Gundam?

[@acidous]

I'm a bit suprised that the kit got away that easily for using red stickers on the face. Its not like this part would be extremely hard to make. Also, I'm pretty sure that updated buster gundam will end up in the p-bandai...

[@probablychuuni]

Great review as always. I'm still going to get it anyways despite the flaws, but this feels like the worst Freedom kit so far and that Bandai half-assed the engineering

[@Miguel-mk9vm]

He’s finally back from getting the milk

[@GeorgeK340]

Subbed. Hope you stay around for a long time.

[@zeus9272]

Hope You Review HG Rising Freedom Gundam 😁and Happy To You When You Welcome Back🥹

[@HobbyClubhouse]

I probably will, though next Seed Freedom kit will probably be the Murasame Kai which I'm really excited about

[@zeus9272]

Hope You Will Review Gundam Witch Form Mercury HG Lines! I’m Waiting For You 😁

[@worpat8877]

Okay. Now we wait. Will be original buster revive a PB or Retail?

[@HobbyClubhouse]

I imagine it'll be retail because Seed MSes really are very well loved. But it's always dangerous to be optimist about how Bandai thinks...

[@worpat8877]

The strike dagger HG was a PB... You can never be sure.

[@fidzhamsyafiq8532]

if the big beam gun has handle like og buster i will be nice!!

[@Amathaeon]

He Lives

[@gogaroc1994]

Feels disappointing how they made the cannon arms very slim and gave it dinky side guns... At least you can replace them with the old Buster/Verde buster's side cannons, from what i heard

[@HobbyClubhouse]

I've seen those too, the cannon arms are loose but they mostly fit as-is. It's such a Bandai thing to make the holes just a little different size:)

[@gtanusetiawan]

The hip guns are so small... I feel it they look so silly lol I might modify them whenever i build mine, make em bigger or something i dunno 🤣

[@slayer01madness83]

Long time no see

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Didn't expect over a month for another upload😅

[@curiouszaku9537]

I'm scared of a pbandai OG Buster :(

[@apartizann]

I think you put the kneecaps on the wrong side. They should be slanting inwards.

[@theredrock5783]

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[@HobbyClubhouse]

To them we make our offerings

[@Sav90.20]

Idk what to say

[@pun1293]

It quite a decent kit but not definitely worth the full price for me it should be better than this or just cheaper

[@HobbyClubhouse]

Where I am, it's already on its way there. It's really not selling very well

[@Rave_n_ight]

Not impressed with this kit, too many design flaws for my liking. I mean really those skirt guns should have some kind of storage feature for the grips (preferably folding into the gun themselves) and I am really not a fan of the parts swap for the barrels either.

[@razrafz]

yeah the lightning buster design feels like a downgrade. not a fault of the kit itself. will also wait for the revive og buster

[@HobbyClubhouse]

It's pretty clearly a retool of the OG Buster but sold in reverse order. Makes me pity-like it a bit more

[@EbullientSMP]

For me, this kit is just the 80% Bandai...just stop cucking us, give us the GAT Revives!

[@HobbyClubhouse]

I kept getting the feeling Bandai wants this kit to go first because they know some people will buy it as a substitute for the OG Buster before they actually make it

[@MrDarksol]

The king has returned!