1/144 RG Nu Gundam Review

[@kakarot197]

I realized too late that the configuration of the fin funnels wasn’t correct (the last one should be extended), so let’s all pretend that I did do it correctly.

[@reform-revolution]

never EVERYONE BURN IT INTO YOUR MINDS

[@ninjabreadman8166]

You were merely making sure that we were paying attention. Thanks for the pop quiz!

[@TheRibbonRed]

"But, aren't those just Solar Panels?" - Totally Not Gyunei

[@genesis_v2_]

I am actually liking this one

[@kelvin8369]

And the antenna on the right chest is like front side back😂

[@jacobstine1221]

The no prebuilt inner frame actually looks kind of good. It gives the incomplete gundam feel.

[@kanadetone]

When I was posting progress builds of mine, someone mistook it for the Narrative Gundam lol.

[@jacobstine1221]

@@kanadetone Narrative was the prototype/test bed for most of Nu gundam's equipment so there going to look similar.

[@shauqiharris2772]

"This Nu Gundam isn't just for show!" - Amuro Ray.

[@kerosoldier]

this was my first RG and bought it on my birthday back in 2019

[@kelvin8369]

Good for u mate

[@GaussIon]

Finally scored a standard-sized GM Custom, now only missing an always-bulky Zaku III to compare my builds to.

[@kelvinchewjw]

after comparing the Nu with extended legs with the always bulky Zaku III I think it's about time to add the leg extended Nu Gundam to the size comparison scales

[@bee-beargaming]

This kit shares a lot of the same features from the HG I'm glad they included them for this kit too

[@anlize3422]

The high grade near the real grade looks like a very bad made imitation toy... Kudos to the RG for being so amazing.

[@alonsogabriel9336]

Still watching this even though I've already built mine because the compliments from reviewers make me feel good about my purchase 😂

[@beilstein]

If Kakarot loved the RG Nu Gundam, wait till he builds the RG Zeong and RG Sazabi.

[@kevjad6536]

If you bought the one with the figure rise effect part, or if you bought those separately, the action base actually connect to the effect part first and not directly to the funnel. And this is still the best RG!--for me lmao.. Always fun watching your review..

[@bird7909]

7:40 That's not a con. They hold together well, and I like that the fin funnels aren't completely tight. They kinda bend around the gundam like the moon gundam's psycho frame

[@PsychoStreak]

Zaku III: "You may be tall but you're not thicc. Like me." GM Custom: *feelings of inadequacy* "I know you don't want to move the Zeta, but this hurts, man."

[@demomanchaos]

I used the second funnel connection to give it two sets of wings instead of the lop-sided configuration, and damn it looks awesome. I am so glad they gave you that spare bit. I got the set with the funnel effects and damn is it spiffy. It is easily my favorite kit I've ever built.

[@toa_cracau4286]

17:00 the CHARp detailing 😏😂

[@Darth_Anomalous]

I hope you build the Sazabi next. I would love to hear your genuine opinion about which is better.

[@Arrowdodger]

Really pretty kit, it must be said. I've always preferred the looks of the Nu Gundam over the Hi-Nu.

[@ambatunat1234]

100%%

[@Guthem]

as always, a job well done cheers from Brazil!

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

RG Sazabi- I am. Inevitable.

[@K2RND]

For the Shield placement issue, the HWS expansion from Premium Bandai, might be your solution as it comes with side placement for High Mega Shield, which is expanded from normal shield :)

[@jedingham1728]

I'm pretty sure the funnels when connected, are ment to bend inward so that it helps the nu with balance. Its actually really impressive.

[@littlelw319]

Kakarot i just want to say the connector in the funnels is for jet effect. which sold somewhat separately and in that effect pack it has the connector for connect the jet effect to the funnels and the adaptor for connecting the effect to the action base. just for clearance you can't attach the funnels directly to the action base by itself you have to attach the effect parts first then attached it to the action base, but the effect is cool enough i don't mind that i have to bought it separately

[@porkflaps4717]

Built mine up over Christmas. Great kit

[@dethmasheen8683]

I straight moaned when I saw that sticker sheet.

[@toa_cracau4286]

8:57 It is actually the other way around cause the hole on the back of the fin funnel is fore some effect parts that are soled separately (thanks bandai)

[@dli199214]

ok, Im a new sub and have watched almost all of Kakarit's videos but kits review playlist. How The F is this channel only at 62k? this channel in my opinion should be at least 500k subs...

[@tiagokang639]

Dude that was an amazing vid. I loved it! I hope you make a ZZ and some 1/60 scale and show us.

[@domchevskimiroslava7964]

RG Nu Gundam beat RG Sazabi! Change my mind! Sorry kakarot, I'm still salty after the RG video you did with Zaks lol 😆

[@Darth_Anomalous]

That was mostly Zaks opinion. Kakarot197 didn't even build both at the time so he really didn't have a say in the matter and just went with what ever Zaks said.

[@srntnjl523]

@@Darth_Anomalous True. Zak made it clear even in his review of the RG Nu that while the kit is outstanding, he wasn't really a fan of the Nu Gundam itself... although to be fair, both the Sazabi and Nu are GREAT kits that it could sometimes just boil down to personal preferences. That being said, I'm looking forward to Kakarot building the Sazabi (if he does plan on doing so) and on his own judgment on which kit is the better one.

[@blipblip]

i think the rg sazabi looks better than the rg nu. but in terms of the solidity and articulation rg nu is superior. rg nu is highly overrated for its look. to my eyes it just doesn't look handsome enough. i expect a 2019 kit beats a 2012 kit in the look department but the ver ka nu is still far better to look at.

[@LGPanthers1]

They're both fantastic but the RG Nu looks really good on a stand where the Sazabi looks better standing on its own. They both build well but I will give the edge to the Sazabi in terms of out of the box builds.

[@lunoadji]

One way to look at the connection for the fin funnel, is that it causes them to curve inwards so they look anime accurate.

[@coleviloria3800]

Can’t wait for the RG Hi-Nu

[@jamavra]

You have good patience and skill in opening up those tight hatches. My RG Nu has a stress mark along the cockpit upper left hatch possibly due to the weight of the funnels stressing the upper torso to one direction

[@anwenlokier2292]

18:21 gim custom: show off the always bulky zako 3: *snorts* stupid

[@wulf8889]

The MS Joints in the Nu fin funnels are actually good. It's those small C connectors and peg that connects the fin funnels that makes it flop around.

[@kevinritzenthaler2225]

This was my younger brother's favorite model kit. Then, came the 1/144th scale MGAC Wing Zero Custom EW Ver Ka 2020-21.

[@hijous]

*1/100

[@CosmicCage]

I'm so glad I got the effect set version this kit

[@ace-by7cx]

Never clicked on something do fast I got in here at 9 sec old

[@GundamExplained]

Now this is a great Real Grade. Other than the fin funnels, I can 'play' with this thing without it falling apart.

[@yabutjovielervinv.4104]

130 likes and no dislike. That's the power of Goku building gunpla😂

[@reiji647]

I SEE KAKAROT NOTIF I CLICC after watching: damn its bigger than the HGUC XD

[@Ultraelectromagnetic]

This is the dream. But I must be patient. Just started getting into gunpla and I don't have the confidence to build this yet xD

[@XuZhixianDaniel]

This is the best RG Gunpla ever, the size as same as MG.

[@johndaltrocanto]

Excitement embodied

[@Chovyy-f25]

I'm still dreaming on affording one

[@hasefharris357]

Can relate

[@ebindelgado9660]

Someone definitely needs to paint this in 7-11 colors

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

ニューガンダムは伊達じゃない That's pretty much sums up the quality of the nu gundam product in pass 10 years. The BB senshi, MG Ver Ka and the RG. Not to mention the Metal Structure.

[@Smilomaniac]

Pretty much all RG’s from Tallgeese and onwards are nearly flawless. The ones with inner frames. The premolded frames are impressive technology, but just don’t hold up that well and have unreliable quality.

[@Solbrave00]

It depends on the kit regarding the pre molded inner frames. There still good ines with the Wings, 00s and Gundam Mk 2

[@Smilomaniac]

​@@Solbrave00 I'll explain. The last RG I built is RG#04 - Zaku II and the limbs are great, no issue at all so far. The one I built before that was RG#01 - RX-78-2, which immediately upon completion had sloppy limbs (by far the worst kit I own, it's actually terrible, already lost parts, trash part tolerances and it's overdesigned to all hell - looks great though). The RG#08 - Mk II I built a while ago had somewhat weak limbs upon completion, so despite being newer than the Zaku my kit is not as solid, but on the other hand it hasn't gotten worse. The first gunpla I ever built was the RG#13 - Full Burnern, which is to this day solid as a brick despite having been posed a hundred times over and being my oldest gunpla. Not a great kit, wouldn't recommend it, but its faults are the design, not the premolded joints. The newest I own is RG#34 - Zeong, which has the pre molded frames in its fingers and upon moving all of them for the first time I could immediately feel that some of them were looser than others and would need more care. I avoid moving them at all. I've built models since I was a kid, so for around 3 decades. I picked up collecting gunpla a couple of years ago. The reason I'm explaining it like this is to illustrate that the age of the kit doesn't seem to matter and that it's unlikely that I've treated them poorly during assembly. The technology is just inconsistent and it probably has to do with varying temperature during the process. You might go out and buy an RG#01 tomorrow and it'll be perfectly fine, completely opposite to my 01 which I refuse to touch because I know things will fall off and I'll have to spend time putting it in a pose that it can actually hold. I'm considering gluing it in place, that's how bad it is.

[@Solbrave00]

@@Smilomaniac fair enough

[@ninjabreadman8166]

*SO PRETTY AND COOL*

[@MrMechaMan]

i see kakarot197 I click!!

[@srntnjl523]

I also have the same gripe about the shield and the awkward way it attaches... fortunately though, I prefer gundams dual wielding beam sabers, so my RG Nu's shield is just set aside not to be used lol

[@TK4541]

I wonder if it is possible to do a good looking psuedo-Narrative Gundam by excluding the bicep and thigh armor.

[@flynx89026]

Bought the HWS and the Double Funnel set. I just don't have time to assemble this one

[@juanmiguelsebastian1477]

It seems that Bandai is moving away from the pre-built inner frame

[@torokun]

You gotta do a vid on is Amuro really dead?

[@zakhaevshub4735]

I'm still waiting Kakarot to review MG Gundam F91 2.0 review

[@devanfunderburk9373]

I finished mine and still can’t get it to stand with the funnels attached, it just likes to fall backwards…

[@montgomeryfitzpatrick473]

Im pretty nu to gunpla and havent built my RG backlog, but HG RX-93 has been my favorite out of 7 builds

[@hijous]

This is just opinion but rg nu feel like a toys and I love. It's a model kit but this thing, you can pose and playing it around with ease without any hassle. I love rg nu gundam and it's the best rg kit.

[@nhabben1]

I'm just here for the Zaku III.

[@mjuneoginn]

Of all the Real Grade Nu Gundams around Which RG Nu is the best with all of its known refinements armed?

[@gmv1976]

@Kakarot197 Time to retire the Zaku III when you build the HG Messer ;-)

[@konakunuhara324]

Is it still considerd an RG if the kit is having an identity crisis? Like a mini MG?

[@kelvin8369]

Yes it still is a RG, because after unicorn gundam published in 2017, new RGs are going on a new path like minimised highly detailed MG, I think maybe that's the strategy made by Bandai for RG, totally fine for me

[@srntnjl523]

Yes, because the other feature of RG kits is still present, i.e. it is a "realistic" interpretation of what the MS would look like if people build it IRL (although IMO the RG Wing TV version kinda did not follow that "realistic" interpretation).

[@DerEthereal]

Huh. I wasn't aware the Nu's shoulder could pop out that far...

[@MisterSouji]

I actually like the proportions of the HGUC more. Granted, the Rg is still a better kit.

[@Fenrir72]

Hello K197. I have a Robotdamashi related question as all those fan wikis concerning this is so vague. I recently secured a preowned but pristine RS RX93 Nu Gundam with the fannels. Is its scale 1/144 too? I'm also hunting for his rival the RS Sazabi. Is it also 1/144 scale? The recent Gundam Universe RX93 should have been awesome but Bandai ditched it's beam rifle, shield and hyperbazooka. (dang! Fyi, I suck at model building but love the UC the most! Only lack Thunderbolt, Turn A and the latest NT post Unicorn. Hope you'll find the time to respond. Thanks in advance.

[@psycommu36]

Why does the white and yellow in the NU seem to be in a darker shade? Or am i just tripping.

[@fanman6568]

In my opinion I think I would still rather buy the master grade Nu Gundam. I like this size and the psycho frame on the master grade.

[@spiceracksargent0014]

Y'know, with how the Zaku III's looking away from the RG Nu Gundam during the size comparisons, one might almost think that it's starting to develop a bit of an inferiority complex regarding its bulk.

[@BunBros]

Ok so the flimsy fin funnel wasn't just me. I was worried that I was going insane when people were praising it. But yeah I see what they're saying now

[@TokyoFilthy]

zaku III looks mad lmao

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

Can someone plz give me a link to the crossover stream between Kakarot and Zach?? I can't find it anywhere.

[@LP4evah]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4Wbk4WmrJuLf5Y

[@vustvaleo8068]

correct me if I'm wrong, the RG Unicorn in Destroy Mode is meant to be same height as the RG Nu right?

[@kelvin8369]

No, the destroy mode height is 21.7m, nu gundam head height is 22m and overall height is 23m, so no they aren't the same height but similar though

[@Decade-Tr.aK811]

Kích thước của nó có bằng với các mẫu rg khác không , hay to hơn một chút vậy

[@porkflaps4717]

You've seen that pink beam saber if you've built any of the RG Unicorns

[@sexyrobot9935]

Many kits has these pink sabers nowadays.

[@marksayosmejia7251]

They didnt fix the shield connection issue from the mg ver ka ahahhahahaahhaa. It looks awkward posing it i with you can connect it on the side of the arm and not on at the back of the arm.

[@youngimperialistmkii]

Beautiful😀

[@dzakishasenka8234]

9:48 articulation

[@titan133760]

One of my pet peeves when it comes to MS designs is that MS designers often place the shield attachment at the back of the arm. Because of that, in order to put the shield at the side of the body, the arm has to be placed in an awkward and painful-looking position where the side of the arm points outward. Hajime Katoki is especially guilty of this. Another one is making the lower legs longer than the thighs. This makes those "taking-the-knee" poses look awkward. Again, Hajime Katoki is especially guilty of this

[@Joshua_N-A]

Is it just for show?

[@Claytronpbr427]

Have you done rg crossbone yet?

[@akuma3158]

Amazing review! (By the way, the fin on the chest is backwards)

[@geminas5044]

it's either this or I'll just wait for the RG Hi-Nu lol.... if y'all say "get both" my wallet will start crying again XD

[@GaussIon]

Get both

[@sammarino7357]

Like 15th?

[@dumpsterchild5734]

Look very beautiful

[@bitetheasp]

I don't know if I want the RG, even if it's amazing. I might just settle for the HG.

[@bitetheasp]

Hmmm...or I'll wait for a "revive" HG

[@mephosto]

you have to wonder how many zaku III models are sold because of these reviews?

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

What Mechagaikotsu calls the God of Gunpla

[@The1larian]

Awesome kit.. but i prefer larger scale mechs...

[@zulhaidaryudha1471]

Just buy the MG

[@The1larian]

@@zulhaidaryudha1471 OH i do when i can afford it.. and its still a nice kit... just a personal preference.

[@Nil_25k]

Anyone else really want a HGUC Hi-Streamer Nu Gundam?

[@vinhtranquang1368]

Is it weird that while I love almost everything else about this model, it's because of how the shield connecting to the arm that I decide not to get it? If the shield can be attached to the side like the HGUC, I would've bought this kit in a heartbeat

[@blipblip]

the look of this rg isn't really better than the mg ver ka. yes the articulation and the fin funnels are both superior on this. but the overall stance and the proportion? if you put it side by side with the mg ver ka you will actually find the rg to be quite ugly. lower legs being way too long, truncated head and the exceedingly long neck are very cartoonish. many unnecessary details on the legs armor and the poorly sculpted upper chest plates and the fat crotch v fin are some of the many thing i found inferior to the ver ka. i personally think that the other rg, such as the rx-178 and gp01, while as a tiny model kit may not be as refined and well designed as the rg nu, look a lot better, and this is coming from someone who loves nu gundam the most out of all. that said, the upcoming hi-nu looks absolutely amazing from details to proportion. probably my favorite version of all hi-nu. really looking forward to it.

[@Smilomaniac]

Keep in mind that the RG line is meant to be less stylistic and more “realistic” (according to themselves). Personally, and obviously subjectively, I vastly prefer the head on this one, over the original “long face” design.

[@blipblip]

@@Smilomaniac i don't see how the rg is more 'realistic' than the mg ver ka how ever i look at it. you could argue that better articulation is more practical if gundam doing sword fighting in space is a real thing. but exposing a huge gap while bending the waist exposing all sort of internal mechanics that are very close to the cockpit? lol that's not realistic at all by any means. to me the short face is just too generic.

[@Smilomaniac]

@@blipblip Doesn't matter what you think is realistic or not, the point is what the line is supposed to represent. From the manual: "Real Grade is designed to recreate the "real thing" with fine details and an abundance of color parts." From the wiki: "Also, the RG line reflects what a mobile suit would look like if it were built in the present day." You wouldn't judge an SD as having "poor proportions compared to an HG" for example. You'd be right, but that's the point of the product line. Point being, if you judge the kit on the merits of an MG Ver Ka, you're making a false comparison, because the RG is not supposed to look like that, on purpose. Similarly, Ver Ka is Katoki's reimagining of a mobile suit design and not meant to be an accurate representation of the mobile suit either. Obviously you can compare them anyway and tell others what you prefer which is entirely fair, but I'm only pointing out that RG's are intentionally made to look different - Which explains some or all of the issues you have with it. If you want to argue semantics, then mobile suits are entirely unrealistic as they'd crumble beneath their own weight, have a massive front facing profile, which is impractical in combat to the extreme and even if they could support themselves and the ground could take their weight, they'd be so hard to balance that the amount of engines, pistons and pneumatics required to adjust the limbs would be so complicated that a shot anywhere would cripple them. So yeah, there's nothing "realistic" about them, you have to have some measure of suspension of disbelief :) I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm explaining that if you look at something from an angle that it's not meant to be looked at, then you can find problems with it that may be entirely intentional. With that knowledge in mind, you can judge it on the merits and for what it is.

[@blipblip]

@@Smilomaniacsome of your points are fair enough. but what's it so realistic about the rg nu compared to the mg ver nu? the shorter face? the more 'muscular' forearm? the almost immobile thruster cover at the rear side of the calf? what about those busy and not so functional panel lines on the leg armors? we all know that mobile suits are all fantasy and have no real practicality in realistic modern warfare in any scenario. so what's it even the point of bring a salesman's rhetoric up from the first place when all the changes are purely stylistic? it is a just a red herring fallacy you are trying to deploy in this so-called debate to make your argument appear stronger. but if you read what you wrote you pretty slapped your own face a couple times lol. so yea at the end of the day it all comes down to personal taste and it seems like you agree that the changes from ver ka to rg are nothing but stylistic. and yet you have to go that distance to type research paper with your nonsense for no apparently reason other than trying to one up me. sure you are absolutely not trying to be a dick :)

[@Smilomaniac]

@@blipblip I really am just trying to have a conversation. Sorry for the oncoming "research paper" but I'm trying to answer your questions too. I'm arguing for why I think it's better to approach the design of an object as it is intended/presented, rather than making a direct comparison to something intended/presented differently. Why are the calf covers immobile and forearms larger? Because while it's intended to be realistic, that's just one feature, it's also a 1/144 model and that leads to compromises on exterior parts that move. Makes sense that the forearm is more beefy if it has to hide a mechanism. Why the midsection? Because articulation is a strong feature, it's not just a "realistic presentation" it's also a model and it's also in a small scale as mentioned. The panel lines are there to give the idea of there being panels for maintenance to open as well as color separation which gives the appearance of different materials used to make the mobile suit. This is something RG's share with ver ka kits, lots of panel lines and lots of service labels/stickers to show personnel where to do what on the machine. If you look at the new PG grandpa, it has tons of opening service panels. Same with the old PG Mk II which has sections coming out of the legs. Is the shorter face more realistic? No, it's as you said, just a visual style. It's more in line with all the other Gundams, but visually distinct from the movie and MG kits. On realism: If you have the G40 (HG anniversary model) there's a booklet where the designer explains that his aim is to make a more humanly articulated model. He doesn't mean that it bends the same way a human does, but that it can mimic the poses like one. He compromises on the armor skirt, which he handles in a couple of interesting ways. Jes Goodwin (designer from Games Workshop) stated on Knights that the goal was to make/sculpt a massive mech to look like it could walk, not that it necessarily made sense in how the mechanics would work. Both of these people add the illusion of realism to models, to make them represent something you could believe was true in real life, but there's also a difference between something that moves and looks as if it could exist and then adding touches to them that tells you other things about them, like the maintenance panels, how a core section works, how they can be designed to be modular and so on. My point being that you'd have to ask the designer of the various kits on what their intention with the designs are. You sort of have to ask yourself some of the questions and keep an open mind as to why, but your first comment was to directly compare kits. Going back to your earlier question, what makes the ab crunch on the RG more realistic? The *pose* does. As you correctly pointed out, if you look at the exposed part, it doesn't look realistic at all, but you're supposed to pose it so it's not visible (with the shield or by adjusting the angle). Do you see where I'm going with this on the point of realism? It depends on what you think makes something look realistic. Maybe you want details that would literally make sense in reality or maybe you'd rather that detail wasn't there if it means that it looks different. I'm not coming to you and saying "you can't critisize these differences because they're realistic", I'm saying that if you consider their approach and think about the differences, maybe you'll have a better understanding and in turn gain an appreciation *why* they're different. On the reverse, as I've looked up pictures, comparisons, articulations and so on to give honest answers, I have a direct comparison image and I can see why you like the ver ka proportions better - It looks more appropriate to a human. I love the stockier design though, which is why the Mk II is *my* personal favourite :D

[@valentetellezperez6538]

Not first

[@adamschillinger8593]

My fine funnels been very very floppy than the others

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

RG Sazabi is 3X better than the Nu Gundam SIEG ZEON

[@montgomeryfitzpatrick473]

HG comes with 2 right gun holding hands but none for the left so no duel weilding. Press F

[@vustvaleo8068]

correct me if I'm wrong, the RG Unicorn in Destroy Mode is meant to be same height as the RG Nu right?

[@sexyrobot9935]

Not really, is bit smaller than the nu.