Is this Evil Gundam Mk-III Too Much to Handle? HG Gundam Seltsam Review

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[@xEz8x]

"They call yo ass the mashed potato scoopa boy you pop up in peoples family dinners and scoop up all the mashed potatoes yo hands big as hell on my kids boy"

[@MechaGaikotsu]

Best comment ever

[@foolslayer9416]

Wait, what?

[@thenararyas8228]

Nice

[@thenararyas8228]

MAKE A REVIEW OF JUPITIVE GUNDAMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

[@drakedy2145]

Mecha Gaikotsu I love the jupitive gundam

[@justinsex9444]

How to make a modern Gundam Series antagonist suit: -Dark Colours -Overpowered equipment -Asymmetrical Pick your poison.

[@markongchangco1537]

I would be down for an el diver antagonist following those rules.

[@brockwtrs]

Pilot wears a mask.

[@TWolf-gt6if]

Fapping arm

[@rightbehindyou4053]

Has to look menacing

[@makeshift8830]

@@TWolf-gt6if you can get two of them, there is another In blue

[@crowedarken]

This Gundam has succeeded NNN and ascended beyond human comprehension. It is now on a higher plane of existence.

[@jader8799]

It's a robo coomer

[@myon-]

the opposite of that

[@chacrawarrior]

Bandai launches this model after the month of November, I can see the company has a sense of humor.

[@benrompen7100]

And now you know why the Seltsam barely moves in the show, even mid-fight: if it does, it falls apart.

[@BNuts]

Hiroto should just attack the waist, neck, and shoulder.

[@Boltscrap]

When are we gonna get the Gundam Build Grenades series?

[@doorbladder5735]

@@Boltscrap it should feature a custom of the Hi-res Barbatos

[@Netrole]

Fun fact, seltsam is german and means weird. A fitting name

[@adlidzilikram202]

The sound of "THE POWER OF THE GOD HAND!" always makes me remember about the god hand review that never coming lol

[@UnversedXIII]

He has to make that a recurring thing

[@GregFThatBespectacledPegasus]

Just finished building my Seltsam tonight. Mine seems a bit sturdier than yours does, but there are definitely some issues. A lot of the joints feel outdated, makes me wonder if Bandai are basing this on the idea of "What if we made an HG Mk-III ten years ago and then based a new kit on it?" That said, I definitely don't regret the purchase. This sort of unique asymmetrical design and evil appearance totally hit the mark for what I love.

[@__jesterguts]

"Masked man's mobile suit" *mother 3 flashbacks*

[@mdzl70]

Upvote for Claus

[@angem.6717]

The polycap issue is really a game changer in terms of how a kit feels. I’ve got the classic Astaroth and all his joinst feel really lose. On the other hand my barbie 6th form has some incredibly sturdy ones and it feels really good. But both of those kits’s frames are almost 100% the same. It just comes down to if you’re lucky or not

[@argoth231]

Needs a good amount of paint. Putty to fill in empty spaces. And some thicker polycaps

[@casvalcat3546]

You still need heavier mod in able to make fully articulated hand.

[@NO-pt7dz]

*THICCER

[@rhaeasoul8531]

I'm just happy they're releasing the arm and weapons seperatly. This isn't the cheesemaster but hopefully this is just the one bad kit of the line.

[@lucwatoa8775]

Idk, as its seen is definetly better than zeon gundam, that has so many detail careless

[@RamirodeSouza]

Are you watching the series? What are your thoughts so far? I'm really exited about May's kit.

[@TheShojx]

Same I'm hype. And honestly I was hoping the arm of this would be better after watching the episode he appeared in

[@SoloStreamArchive]

One trick I like to use for loose polycaps is to put a little piece of tissue in the poly cap to give the ball joint less room to work with

[@lordskull372]

I just want to put my thought in but when I look at this particular Gundam model kit all I can think is code Geass

[@fadhil_m3]

Lelouch's Burai + Guren's Radiation Wave arm

[@barrybend7189]

I get knightmare from Soul Calibur from the Seltsam.

[@abrahamambriz892]

I also felt that sensation with the Justice Knight, it looked like Suzaku-kun's Lancelot Air Cavalry! 😱

[@abrahamambriz892]

@@fadhil_m3 Mecha reviewed a Waifu figure of Kallen several years ago, but he should now review the Code Geass Robot Damashii, In Action! Offshoot, Mechanical Complete Model, and Ver Ka. action figures (alongside the bronze tier-worthy 1/35 model kits) of his favorite Knightmare Frames.

[@noonethatspecial]

It's a Gundam Mk III with a Guren type arm. So technically, it is a Guren Mk III...

[@kai1915]

Not ganna lie chief, thought this would be the MG Barbatos.😶

[@syntaxlost9239]

It's not supposed to be out yet though some North American retailers have reportedly broken street date. The actual release is the 21st.

[@williambarnes-carr2322]

Aye after I finished snapping my Barb together last night, I was looking for the review to see if he ran into the same issues I did.

[@jaketheberge1970]

@@williambarnes-carr2322 Which where?

[@alexborrillo562]

you can get the mg barbatos on amazon

[@yanjirujan193]

Will you review MG Age-1 Normal? I know it's an old kit

[@abrahamambriz892]

Gundam Justice Knight: Rips off Lancelot Air Cavalry. Gundam Seltsam: Rips off Guren Mk II. Hey Mecha, where are my Code Geass Robot Damashii figure and 1/35 model kit reviews? You only reviewed a Kallen waifu figure several years ago!

[@ethanspaziani1070]

I've said it once and I'll say it again this thing needs a Master grade I love this design so much and they would be able to use the frame for just making a normal Mark 3 Gundam

[@Ultraman52]

Got mine. Not a single issue with it and i love it. My friend had similar issues with yours but all he did was put a little TLC and the kit has never had an issue since. As I always say "never judge a kit by a Mecha Gaikotsu Review"

[@secondsein7749]

The thrusters are actually logical for 0-G/space movement, which you know...what most MS are supposed to be. In fact, most of the existing space based MS' thrusters doesn't make sense as it is designed more for atmospheric movement than 0-G/space.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I tried to harness the little knowledge I gained from space engineers, but I had no luck building a mecha in that game 😆

[@barrybend7189]

Well the Mk 3 had a set of wing binders and a set of beam cannons so the backpack is designed to maximize thrust not adaptability. If you want realistic thruster placement look at Gundam Thunderbolt.

[@secondsein7749]

@@MechaGaikotsu haha, well to be fair, not saying that uni-directional thrusters couldn't work in space. You just need to have supplementary propulsion such as the RCS (Reaction Control Systems) thrusters all around the MS that shoots out gas to help reorient the MS' main thrusters around. And RCS systems isn't huge as well so you can have it integrated into the armor. Problem is though is that it doesn't seem that most MS have this. I blame it more of the designers themselves either aren't too well-versed with 0-G movement or that they do but simply forsake it for aesthetics. After all, 0-G thrusters look ugly (Seltzam's being an example).

[@secondsein7749]

@@barrybend7189 wing binders in essence could work with AMBAC principle. Even better if they have thrusters integrated in them (even the small ones such as RCS). And yeah Thunderbolt's design is the most accurate of 0-G MS design, even on other stuff such as the joint covers. Yes, that thing is helpful even in low debris area as space is filled with them everywhere. But you can then see why accurate 0-G design is not used much; it can get in the way of the aesthetics and equipment. 0-G thrusters are ugly, and because they need to be placed everywhere, it would be hard to mount equipments.

[@barrybend7189]

@@secondsein7749 well my favorite designs are in 00, early UC and Wing. They tended to make the designs easy to update( like GM models and thunderbolt).

[@seb24789]

I wish every sticker sheet was this small. Looking at you, Gusion!

[@fairulian7469]

for me. all of hg ibo kit. why bandai just dont made ibo line with less sticker like other hg kit. even if the price is higher must be really worth it especially white sticker is the worst sticker from bandai. the colour with sligth touch it easly fade

[@stuffedsomething1699]

The angled thrusters are designed to allow for movement in more than just one direction. Verniers on actual spacecraft are often angled in different directions for this exact purpose.

[@PorktatoesSSRB]

So we're getting a HG Gundam MK-III in the far future?

[@NeoSlashott]

The RE3 Nemesis Gundam... Starrrsss!! xD lol

[@Yuri-yc2dj]

2:09 "BY THE POWER OF THE GOD HAND!" You had to wait to continue that

[@corbingarrison7167]

I love how it has a 1/100 IBO arm with a pg hand in it

[@StratosXGaming]

The 2 things that attached on shield binder are actually beam sabers handle, it is mean for Gundam Tertium using the Seltsam arms set, I believe the beam sabers handle that included in Gundam Tertium cannot be attached to the shield binder

[@Kiwimmm78]

Tip: on lighter shaded pieces, trim the piece then use your fingernail to scrape the nub. This gets rid of the white things left from the nubs pretty well. It doesn’t require anything fancy at all.

[@xavierlimqueco4324]

We need MG BARBATOS REVIEWWWWWW

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I need an MG Barbatos :(

[@xavierlimqueco4324]

@@MechaGaikotsu we will wait for the review, brother :(

[@thefantasymw]

2:09 should've gone with "Gunpla Shingyo School Style!!" 😂😂😂

[@TildeathTheKid]

The pose on the box says “Your vibe, let me check it.”

[@GorganPlayz]

That red arm puts Barbatos lupus Rex to shame

[@anormalman4846]

I wouldn’t car if the joint were loose but when the hand doesn’t at least move I will just try to make it moveable

[@mightyrobot42]

I wonder what a combination of this arm and the 30MM Large Cannon Arm set would look like. I just set up a notification with my LHS for the "sold separately" version of the arm and I'm thinking of putting together a villain mobile suit with that arm on one side, the 30MM arm on the other, the head and torso from the Barbataurus (I've already used the "back-end" parts of that kit for another design) and the legs from a 30MM Sub Machine exa vehicle. Give it a gorilla-like setup with stubby legs and giant arms.

[@Samudra-qm9dw]

+ Seltsam Arm kit in right arm, So BEAST!!

[@MebiManga]

I still think the non-movable fingers on the big arm is a big miss.

[@markongchangco1537]

So basically, just get the arm option set (the best parts of the kit are in the option set). I feel like the arms don't really work as primary arms. The retracted state of the arm is just awkward. They feel better used as sub-arms like with the gusion rebake (or get 4 of the option parts + the 6-arm adapter).

[@marksandiego1088]

It shouts "My right arm is stronger than my left arm!"

[@weirdhagrid4745]

That Arm is sick! Imma use it in a kitbash

[@barrybend7189]

This MS gives me knightmare from Soul Calibur vibes.

[@abrahamambriz892]

Kallen Kozuki in the background: Am I a joke to you?

[@barrybend7189]

@@abrahamambriz892 hey Soul Caliber 2 had the azure knight aka Knightmare well before who your mentioning.

[@abrahamambriz892]

@@barrybend7189 😂 Before SoulCalibur's Knightmare, there was an unlockable story in a Kirby game (I forgot which one) called Meta Knightmare (where you get to play as Meta Knight).

[@barrybend7189]

@@abrahamambriz892 this is Namco Bandai not Nintendo.

[@eatingcerealwithsuspecting9201]

For me it reminds me of GUREN MK 2 from Code Geass Link of GUREN MK 2 Incomplete:kzbin.info/www/bejne/qovIpWCbipaKnbs

[@stevogrey3505]

If any one has an issue with the left lower arm staying on you can switch out c1(5) with pc-002(3)

[@shiothesaltch.4327]

i can already hear Boss music playing *spanish guitar start playing in the background*

[@failed_K]

I know what you should review, **1/100 GRAZE**

[@SetsunaKai5]

Looking at the model's arm i'm reminded that we need a better Guren Type-02 from Code Geass!

[@jamescoole-stevenson4606]

The design of the thrusters is actually a lot better for manuverability. Because the 3 thrusters are at 120° angles from each other and not facing the same direction, the vectors of movement still allow for straight thrust while also allowing for omnidirectional movement. The only real downside is that the forward thrust is not as fast as the unidirectional thrusters

[@lancerotalucardhd8793]

Speaking of Edgy Evil Gundams,can you do a review of Gundam The End from Build Fighters and a review on the Hydra Gundam too ?

[@KP3ACE]

Kallen is going to be wondering what happened to her other arm on her knightmare frame

[@gunplamaniac8500]

she actually got a new bigger arm in the Resurrection movie. (pretty much 2-3x the size of her unarmored Gurren)

[@Arrowdodger]

This reminds me of the Code Geass Knightmare that had the monstrous arm.

[@eatingcerealwithsuspecting9201]

Kallens knightmare frame gurent

[@tangoop095]

If nightmare from soul caliber had a mobile suit this would probably be it

[@grip3939]

the building as a stand is awesome

[@BunBros]

Feel like they missed out on making the fingers on that arm individually articulated.

[@kazuyakenzaki1320]

Its cheaper that way so you know same old same old bandai being greedy

[@PatZilla321]

Did you pick up the MG Barbatos? I would love to see you review it!

[@lemeres2478]

The mark III's joints seem weird. Besides the fact that it has the swivel t the elbow rather than at the upper arm, it also has torso rotation at the upper torso, with a stiff belly. Usually, I find those two segments near inseparable for torso turning. Usually because the cockpit indents into the belly section, forcing it to turn.

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

I am verrrrry excited by the prospect of getting Mk-III as a nice HG. Goddamn better not be a heckin' P-Bandai....

[@fairulian7469]

unfortunately. it is pb 😅

[@phishleather]

The hand part reminds me of nightmare from soul caliber also pretty nice video

[@Sotau890]

2020:there no HG gundam MK III 2021:WE BOIS OUR HG MK III GUNDAM

[@robertmurphy3771]

I just finished this kit and didn't have as much problems with the waist, I'm putting off gluing the thrusters in and haven't snipped the finger joints. The thing I hated the most were the eyes, but my fingers and eyes don't work the way they used to. Still it's a nice little kit and hope somewhere somehow I can lay my hands on a PG hand to replace the extendable arm hand.

[@jhineclarenzmanarpiis9311]

I can hear this Gundam shout "Zabaniya"

[@liamvillareal9433]

the cannon folds like the long ranged juggernaut

[@Jhayzer021]

I can use this kit for a kitbash project, That whole legs and arms esp. the head is quite nice.

[@kelnhide]

That giant red arm reminds me of that one mecha from Code Geass piloted by Kalen

[@barrybend7189]

Knightmare from Soul Calibur: Am I a Joke to you?

[@kelnhide]

Barry Bend yeah Knightmare is a joke.

[@barrybend7189]

@@kelnhide soul Cal 5's not 2-4's versions. Also my favorite is 2's.

[@abrahamambriz892]

The Guren Mk II, Japan's strongest Knightmare Frame.

[@Lemon-sh7yc]

3:44 *Laughs in Code Geass' Guren*

[@abrahamambriz892]

In the Justice Knight review, he laughed at the Lancelot Air Cavalry.

[@doorbladder5735]

3:44 *Joins in True Assasin from the Fate series*

[@CarrotChronicles]

If Nero from DMC had a mobile suit

[@xxnike0629xx]

Thanks for reviewing HG MSF-007SS Gundam Seltsam. It's too bad you have to buy the HG Seltsam Arms DLC add on set for this HG like all of the others. Hopefully if Bandai makes RGs, they'll include the weapons with the kits. I wonder if the Seltsam Arm will be something on the left arm as well to _complete_ the MSF-007SS Gundam Seltsam.

[@timogul]

I like that they sell the arm separately, because I like the arm, but the rest of it is kind of meh.

[@aoikuroyuri6536]

really looking forward for the Mobile Doll May review :3 .. well when she gets released next year

[@tfmsgderek8885]

those backpack thrusters make sense to me you have all at the same power to go forward and you adjust the power for each one to go in any direction

[@ojiardian10]

Silly question: is the awesome right hand can be the swapped to the left hand?

[@KasperAura]

Hmm...see you said the other evil dude (No-Name) was bronze tier, but after doing nothing but painting it to the anime colors it's one of my favorite kits :P

[@blankusername1753]

Am I the only one who thought of a knightmare from Code Geass when seeing the left arm?

[@abrahamambriz892]

Nope, I also think it resembles the Guren. Even the Justice Knight resembles the Lancelot Air Cavalry.

[@arklondon2820]

Nope, I also think that the arm looks like the red knightmare.

[@eatingcerealwithsuspecting9201]

@@arklondon2820 that's what he say knightmare fram GUREN

[@ZonoYT]

So does that mean that a RE1/100 seltsam coming soon?

[@keremcankirilmaz9578]

Seltsam arm with qubeley damned hand would look sick!

[@j.t.schroff131]

Mine just got shipped I got two, plan on mixing it with barbatos

[@bboychang2096]

I’ve created my own gunpla with unicorn banshee and astray gold frame amatsu Mina

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

If it's a problem with the poly caps I have plenty to spare just in case. I really want to get this kit even if it's somewhat bad, still better than that hand grenade version of Wing Zero.

[@arthurdotson9579]

I kept thinking while watching this, that it'd be cool to get two of these kits, to have two of those red/orange arms, but flip one for the left side, and slap them onto some other kit to make a unique custom kit.

[@dewit453]

That chest is evil, spiky and very kitbashable.

[@foamyzvideos2617]

They probably ran the injection press faster which makes all the kits poly caps looser or the abs runner or both.

[@otaking3582]

This is what would happen if Nightmare from the Soul Calibur series were a Gundam. Seriously, you have a large bladed weapon that's wielded by one hand, dark blue armor, and a huge monster hand!

[@justinjacobs1501]

Wanna get two of those lances to bash with a OO. Turn then into ELS/GN fangs.

[@nerobiblios4086]

The arm reminds me of the Guren Mk. 2 from Code Geass.

[@mahafirasanwaalbara7181]

The Right hand is feel like demon hand

[@Dekaar]

Love the puns on the box that it is "strange" ... "Seltsam" is the german word for weird or strange ... so yeah .. nice detail

[@silentfox139]

If you buy two you can have both arms as the evil arm

[@user-ud8zy2dv1k]

so i dont know if this is a coincidence but the leg guns can slot into the extra hand like a beam saber. however, i dont have any beam effect parts that can fit. think this is why the guns come on the mk3 runner?

[@allenusison3124]

One thing I noticed is that we don't have a Mk-III HGUC kit yet, only the Reborn One-Hundred. Also, I've decided against buying the kit because its polycaps are so bad.

[@Alex-ws8ic]

At 5:30 you ask where the suit would be going. As a physics and math major I can tell you that assuming each nozzle fired at the same time, had the same thrust output, and fired for the same duration of time, according to vector addition, the net force would be applied to the sum of the three nozzles directions and thus push the MS "forward and slightly upwards" in the average of the three directions. Speaking from the perspective of dynamics, those nozzles would give the MS more directional ability to travel which may or may not be desirable. That would depend solely on the application of the MS. Since this is an Gundam, we can assume the application is combat and I don't know how feasible directional ability may be. I would think that adds complexity but can allow for quicker changes in directions, but a more well-versed engineer could prove me incorrect. EDIT: Assumptions and Limitations are important in the world of physics.

[@momsyoutube6669]

In the gundam base review of the seltsam they had no problems at all and a lot of reviews didn't have these problems

[@scarletrain6757]

The thruster design wouldn’t work for fast movement but if all fire it would make it be able to hover, think of it as a tripod of thrust

[@natsu2010]

I love that the arm is sold separately but in blue, so you can get two to match.

[@silverwolf6964]

A piece of advice, put that arm on the hg Barbatos Lupus... And yeah, don't forget to color it

[@FrazzaJazz]

I’m gonna make a custom kit ash of this, the Dantallion, and that evil Gundam from G. It’s gunna look sick

[@aguy283]

I just bought it at b and n and I can't wait to build it

[@gesie0504]

2:08 Still WAITING for the Review.. 🙄

[@XeraXeon]

Thank you, wanted to check if the legs have the beam rifle

[@onionring1531]

Those calves look like they should have parts that detach and turn into funnels, it wasn't in the anime but with a design that busy there should be a purpose to the extra bulk. Dammit now I need 2 so I can make it do that.

[@amazinggunpla3778]

I actually just finished building this kit (love it) and did the custom paint work on the arm. Any ideas on tightening the upper thigh polycap that connects into the waist?

[@jamesiewalters2360]

With the mention of the 30 minute mission, are you going to do more of them?

[@laplacevalorant1432]

Hi mecha, at the end of the year can you rate the older kits you reviewed like hg barbatos lupus. I am still confused on what gunpla to get to i hope you might help me.