Losing Kieran's Gundam Virginity | Gundam Seed Freedom | First Gunpla

Its a hobby crossover episode this week!
We indulge Kieran's love of Gundam and Kieran got to build his first ever GUNPLA KIT!
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We were lucky enough to go along and watch the Gundam SEED Freedom screening at the Genesis Theatre in London. Put on by Bandai Hobby UK, All the Anime and Rival's Corner!
Join us to find out what we thought of the event and leave us a comment down below on your experience with Gundam/Gunpla
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[@JackCuddihy]

I've been painting Warhammer for years now and tried several times to get my son into it. We visited Forbidden Planet in Newcastle the weekend and he clocked the Gundam kits and made a bee line to on of them for £20. He built it himself that night and I must admit the assembly of the kits is amazing and I was blown away by how much movement the model has. Defiantly buying more in the future to hopefully keep this fire lit in my son. FYI you should look into the Game of Thrones table top game, they have lovely models. Big love

[@the_kieran_show]

Oh thats cool! at least youve got some crossover with with your son :)

[@gundam5281]

I was also there at the premier, and it certainly was a fantastic experience! This movie serves as a perfect conclusion to the Cosmic Era. I hope this film does well at UK box office and spreads more awareness on this great franchise!

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah we hope so too!

[@prashrad2382]

So, I was a Gundam builder before I got into Warhammer, and I loved building the kits, so going into Warhammer using the knowledge I have from Gundam building has taught me so much more. Especially with painting my Warhammer models

[@the_kieran_show]

That’s so cool!

[@cabellism]

Same to be honest, ive built gundams since the 90's. None of my friends knew jack about WH or anything about some british company. So Gundam models, it was. Fastfoward 25 years. im deep in both hobbies...

[@rorym1177]

Such a great crossover! I started my hobby journey with Gunpla, namely the Wing Zero RG like Kieran and loved it. After a discussion with some mates about 3D printing for parts, that opened us up to WH and its been all encompassing for the last few years. Great to see you lads dipping the toes in! Much love from Aus

[@the_kieran_show]

Wing Zero crew represent 🤟

[@WhiteWulfe]

I love the engineering behind the kits, and how each grade can cater to different desires within the hobby. Entry Grade especially, as they've put some rather neat engineering into things, but they've also made it so that hey, it actually is friendly to someone starting out. Definitely have to agree that it's rather nice that you can not only do a straight built, but there's a bit of an art form to such too where you can go absolutely wild even with just that. Would love to see more content like this here and there!

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah the engineering on them is mind blowing!

[@foreverfornever1124]

WHOA!! You guys are in my expertise now! Iv seen lots of miniature hobby content creators in tha past few years try out gunpla for the first time and vice versa like I did. Both hobbies have a lot to offer and theres many things that can be learned from the Gunpla community that many, like myself, have incorporated into the miniature hobby. Companies like Tamiya and Mr Hobby, both other Japanese hobby brands can teach you some new tips and tricks with their tools for the miniature hobby. Iv been building and painting gunpla since like 2008, and before that is was Zoids back when that was popular for a time on Toonami. Its nice to see youy guys expand a bit and take a risk on an entirely different plastic crack hobby haha

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah there are so many skills that are transferable! I just wish GW would learn the value of the under gate 😂

[@foreverfornever1124]

@@the_kieran_show lol well thats there own fault for making such complex pieces and sprues to avoid copycats. I guess bandai doesnt care if someone copies their sprues as there products arent obsurdly priced and its Bandai, a very large household name in merchandise. It might be a technique GW incorporate someday if they can figure a way around their unique way of making their peices

[@chiffonshrimp94]

I need more of these videos pls do more

[@the_kieran_show]

You ask and you shall receive!

[@chiffonshrimp94]

@@the_kieran_show yeeeeeeeeeees!

[@ryc03]

Do not underestimate that SD Knight Strike Gundam (the free one the organiser gave us). SD kits are cheap but has a lot of detail. While they do give you a lot of stickers to complete the detail, they are much better painted. Being Warhammer builder, I am sure you guys can do it justice. I personally love smaller scale and SD kits, and is always a shame the SD kits are not popular outside of Asia market. the "Cute but Cool" aesthetic unfortunately do not go well in the Western Market.

[@the_kieran_show]

The SD kits are pretty cool I think, but I can see why they aren’t as popular, definitely more “toy” looking than the other kits

[@BlizzAz]

Yeah, I have several of these I've built. I find them a refreshing palate cleanser for hobbying when you just can't be bothered with glue or paint and just want to feel you've accomplished something. I don't know anything about the IP though and never seen any of the shows.

[@the_kieran_show]

Would definitely recommend the shows!

[@cabellism]

I'm still amazed about hearing how bad a 4 hour trip is over seas. I can pick a spot where i live and never cross the state border in 4 hours. Hell my daily commute to work is 60miles one way.

[@the_kieran_show]

It’s all relative 😂 60 miles is crazy to us

[@toycustoms101]

I was into gunpla when I was in my teens and have just recently gotten back into it by using my old kits to make tau proxies. The kits are so well engineered and easy to put together, not to mention vastly cheaper than gw plastic. Combining the two hobbies together has been so much fun getting to paint, weather and make bases for such well designed jits is a blast

[@the_kieran_show]

Oh that sounds so fun!

[@KamenRiderGreed]

Wow, this was a really nice video! I'm happy to see you had a great time and are interested in Gundam/Gunpla going forward. I used to get *alot* of Gunpla kits when I was in high school, and despite being several years removed from Gunpla when I got into Warhammer, it made the initial idea of building the models less daunting once I learned there were enough similarities to building a Gunpla kit.

[@the_kieran_show]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

[@snaxalotl2901]

I recently picked up my first gundam kit. I've been looking at them for years whilst doing Warhammer and finally bit the bullet. Really looking forward to seeing how the kits differ.

[@the_kieran_show]

Nice! What did you get?

[@snaxalotl2901]

@@the_kieran_show the box says "RX-178 MKII (AEUG)". I have no idea what that means, so I guess I'll have to do some homework!

[@kdadds743]

I'm in! Have one nearly finished, planning on next kit

[@the_kieran_show]

Nice one!

[@brianv769]

Enjoyed this video, and funny, after doing Warhammer for about a decade, I decided to try Gunpla just last week. Already on my second kit (Rising Freedom)…and already have a few more 😂

[@the_kieran_show]

Ah nice! There is definitely some crossover!

[@MatchaMakesThings]

Between ya'll and my buddy I'm getting dangerously close to buying into Gundam.....

[@the_kieran_show]

Do it! 👀🤖

[@MatchaMakesThings]

Compared to a Warhammer army it seems very low cost of entry. @@the_kieran_show

[@ih8orcs]

Kieran after watching gundam: when i first learned of the weakness of my flesh. Lol

[@the_kieran_show]

Totally

[@tpman909]

getting into 40k gave me the push to start painting my gunpla too after sticking to just straight out of box builds for over a year. lots of skills shared and new things to learn between the hobbies. keep it up lads

[@the_kieran_show]

Thanks for the support mate! No doubt we'll do some hobby Gunpla videos before too long

[@k3rmitPL]

I've also fallen for the big robots recently and I can't get enough of them! My favourite part of the original and Zeta shows is all the slaps, pure comedy :D PS. If you get Tau in Herohammer Challenge, you need to paint a Gundam, you just gotta.

[@the_kieran_show]

“It will be done me lord”

[@k3rmitPL]

As it was written Lisan al-Ghaib!

[@erih2934]

Oh sweet irony - the T'au player is not the one that liked Gundams in the first place :D

[@the_kieran_show]

🫠🫠🫠🫠

[@dwadland]

No idea about Gunpla - never watched Gundam. But something different is always good!

[@the_kieran_show]

Give it a looksie!!

[@jcoe371]

Sounds like you guys had an awesome time

[@the_kieran_show]

We had a blast!

[@user-ew4yr7fm5z]

If you like the ‘dark’ boys…look at Deathscythe Hell from Endless Waltz~ the best unit!

[@the_kieran_show]

Will do!

[@djlatto1]

Did you guys ever get into zoids kits and would you ever try them? They are essentially giant robot animals rather than the humanoid mechs of gundam

[@the_kieran_show]

YESSSSS! Zoids were so cool, I (right Kieran) had both the motorised Lion and Tiger when I was a kid. They were so fun

[@djlatto1]

@@the_kieran_show the high end master models are of a similar quality as perfect grade gundams and grade fun to build

[@thepoorhammerpodcast]

G Gundam beats all others. That said, Zoids will always be superior to Gundam. Why settle for man with sword when the robot could instead be a dinosaur or lion with guns on it?

[@the_kieran_show]

When you put it like that…. 🫠🫠🫠

[@desertwynd30]

I've considered taking the plunge, but i can't afford more hobbies.

[@the_kieran_show]

It’s a dangerous slope!

[@jorgemontero6384]

I wonder who advised you on which kits to start with, because those boxes just seem like the wrong place to start. Just like in warhammer there are iffy kits, old ones, or others that are too hard for newbies, the same happens in gunpla.... and basically every kit behind you has things against it for one reason or another. Everyone's first kit should be from the Witch of Mercury HG series. One of the Aerial. Cheap, relatively easy to build, assembles well, and is beautiful. Those HG kits are much, much better than old HGs, and even many old RG kits.

[@the_kieran_show]

So the kits behind of right hand Kieran's and he's built some already so should be fine (some were also gifted by Bandai at the event) Left Kieran's first was the RX78-2 promo kit which was really easy to put together for a newbie

[@666styxxx666]

The kit Kieran made was probably a event specific entry grade one step up from haropla and petit guys TWFM kits are a breeze to make the pinnacle of gunpla technology after 40 years

[@Coordinator010]

RX-78-2 enjoyer club 🤝

[@the_kieran_show]

👏👏

[@son-of-Mandalore]

First comment, Howdy lads

[@the_kieran_show]

Woooo

[@666styxxx666]

First thing YOU'LL LOVE building the PG unleashed grandaddy ( had mine since it was released 😁) , second if you love seed get the MG EXTREME strike freedom and the MG SD freedom, heck like Pokémon get em all 😁 im running outta space due to my gunpla addiction ( been building since the first kits came out in 1980 ( actual honest model kits needing glue paint everything) A gunpla event i missed in the uk 😭😭😭😭😭😭 lucky sods at least I've seen the actual statues in Tokyo I'll have to find out if my local cinema will be showing the film 🙏🙏🙏🙏 on that note SIEG ZEON and RAGE ON GUNPLA

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah the MGEX is on the shopping list. As is the PG Banshee Norn! Yeah you're lucky to see the statues, would love to go (sad that grandaddy gundam is closing though)

[@666styxxx666]

@@the_kieran_show Ive got both the PG unicorn and banshee norn ( I need the expansion pack and led set though) along with the full armour set ( I'm a glutton for killing shelf space 🤭 ) the moving gundam at G-dock Yokohama is almost a dream come true ,if only we can get the independent power source solved 😉 then its MINE 🤫the ultimate new types collection piece , one kit for the list "if you have a massive empty space and wallet " is the dendrobium 97 cm long of beauty and wider than the nightingale