MG 1/100 Shining Gundam Review | G GUNDAM

[@JTruong3rd]

Fun fact the English voice actor for Domon became a doctor.

[@dipron-dppt134]

Dr. Kasshu literally

[@chrisstick5403]

I hope when he operates he's starts off with: "This hand of mine is burning red!..." Lol

[@dipron-dppt134]

@@chrisstick5403 "Burning red? Abort the operation! The patient's blood about to explode!"

[@findthereal12]

He also voice MegaMan X in at least one OVA.

[@GundamSneed]

@@findthereal12 and two video games one of which included said OVA

[@thebackcorner1427]

There’s 2 things you didn’t note in this review: 1: the center of the chest (the part the green gem is attached to) was pushed in for the entire review- this isn’t supposed to be the case, it’s a gimmick that can be used to bring the arms farther across the chest. 2: for the super mode transformation, the toe is supposed to extend forward.

[@kamarulbahari152]

Regarding no. 1, Is it for the arm-crossed pose?

[@Skrall-Slayer]

@@kamarulbahari152 yes, i find that gimmick tends to push inward particularly easily on my mg spiegel and is a pain on the but to pull back out, it’s not nearly as bad on the mg god gundam thought, it does indeed help for making crossed arm poses easier thats for sure, just wish there was a way to lock in place so you don’t push it inward accidentally when you don’t want to.

[@TheComfyCushion]

@@Skrall-Slayer Can you just push the shoulders back in?

[@The_Wosh]

So that's why it looked weird

[@ryantruong96]

And We just got RG Shinning Gundam announcement as we speak.

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

7:41 IMPORTANT NOTE The HGFC Shining Gundam comes with 2 heads. One in regular mode. One in SUPER MODE.

[@chrisstick5403]

Confirmed.

[@Sotau890]

True because HG Shining Gundam improve

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

Articles of the Gundam fight international regulations 1)- A unit whose head unit has been destroyed is disqualified 2)- A pilot must never aim for the cockpit of an opponent's Gundam. 3)- The fighter can start back in his own country if he so desires, as long as the dream of winning remains with the fighter 4)-- A Gundam fighter must take the responsibility of protecting his own Gundam 5)- A match shall only be held on a 1v1 basis 6)- A Gundam fighter must not tarnish the reputation of his home nation 7)- Earth is the fighting ground

[@chrisstick5403]

This is the Way.

[@_MARC0_40]

Im still sad that the shining gundam got destroyed in the anime :(

[@buraphadtangsinsoophagoon9445]

I know how you feel bro when will when it's become God Gundam I don't like the color pink inside of the chest inside the god Gundam green would be better

[@thalidomide01]

And the fact that Domon just left it in the middle of nowhere.

[@ohno2004]

How nice and thoughtful of you mr char(:

[@skyline6928]

He was fighting Master Asia and then he left Shining Alone there Domon:I’m Sorry Shining gundam but I’ve no time for this Shining Gundam:Goodbye Domon *Sobbing*

[@fishpop]

Well, not quite destroyed but it was in pretty bad shape. Only actual damage, aside from general dings and scuffs, was the Master's arm goring it through the stomach.

[@gundamOPS]

It's cool that Bandai is still producing older kits from the late 90s and early 00s. My favorite childhood toys were unfortunately discontinued a long time ago, so I could only hope for reissues. Which did happen recently, hasbro will be releasing reissues of the original transformers beast wars figures.

[@rChadAvis1103]

I Wish Bandai would give more love to Gundam G kits. 😢

[@reijigamer]

Same here. Maybe new G Gundam kits could be in the new Full Mechanics line.

[@rChadAvis1103]

@@reijigamer yeah, the regular release complete shuffle alliance MG would be one of the best Bandai could do. Nostalgia intensifies.

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

8:48 Notice how the chest is pushed back. That makes folding the arms easier. I think that also blocks downward movement in the head. There's a possible oversight.

[@chrisstick5403]

As long as the head is good....

[@robzjavier5936]

MG God Gundam and Shining Gundam are awesome kits during their time. I think it is unfair to rate old MG kits especially the ones that greatly influenced the development of newer MG to present standards.

[@anluonghong8168]

8:43 G-Gundam: Timbeeer! Mecha Gaikotsu: Nope!

[@tyronesaurus910]

One of my favorite Gundam designs because this was the first series I've watched back in the late 90s. Future Century mobile suits are my second favorite next to Post-disaster but sadly they don't get that much attention when it comes to Gunpla. BANDAI, WE NEED MORE PLEASE!

[@snapbuildsph]

Fan fact? Domon appeared on Build Fighters Try at the last episode as Kamiki's talked about master HAHAHAA

[@shauqiharris2772]

So Domon is Sekai master? I was right since the first episode!

[@snapbuildsph]

@@shauqiharris2772 hahahaaa yes!

[@atlusc]

The sticker on the blade to replicate that scene is such a fantastic idea. It would have been better if it was a dry transfer or waterslide

[@buraphadtangsinsoophagoon9445]

I really like The Shining Gundam opening bring back memories

[@mandresantiago4826]

True

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

this hand of mine glows with an awesome power It's burning grip tells me to defeat you Here i go. SHINING FINGER!!!!!!

[@Darth_Anomalous]

Wish G Gundam got more attention. It didn't deserve the hate it got when it came out.

[@thalidomide01]

Wow. I haven't heard that before. AFAIK, this one is underrated especially in the Gunpla department but I didn't know it was hated.

[@Darth_Anomalous]

@Shin Black Chandelier Mirage I'm talking about way back then. I know alot of fans appreciate it. Kinda like the prequels from Star Wars.

[@Darth_Anomalous]

@@thalidomide01 I wasn't around when G Gundam came out but heard from several gundam YT'ers that it was hated for being different from previous series. Which makes sense given the fact that G Gundam is centered around a world tournament and in somewhat peaceful times where as the UC timeline takes place during war and have very dark themes. G Gundam still has Gundam themes in them and it's still centered around war. The soul reason for there to be a Gundam fight tournament is to prevent war and some of the "participants" were forced to join. In the end, G Gundam was hated back then but loved and appreciated now. However, it's not as well loved as Gundam wing which frustrates me because wing is completely overrated. I understand why fans love it as it introduced Gundam to many fans. Still, we should look back at G Gundam and appreciate it even more, perhaps, even more than wing but not as appreciated as the UC timeline.

[@Desfes]

@@Darth_Anomalous 'twas also hated for the design of many secondary ms... and this because not many fans known that there had been a lot of pressure from the "corpos" on the designers to "pump out" as many unique and lucrative (aka:loved by the fans)designs as possible(for gunpla and general toys)... so the animators gave them........lots of...different... designs... xD Btw: in the last battle, amidst the chaos, there is the first apparition of the Wing 01 ;) (or 0, don't remember :D )

[@jegt3382]

@@Darth_Anomalous it wasn't that hated. Only by crazy purist. In fact, it revamped the gundam franchise for having to divert from the uc timeline and incorporating some super power concept in the franchise. Due to this, some fans of other franchise like dragon ball, mazinger etc. took notice of a franchise that was at the time facing a decline. And because of g gundam, other time lines like wing, x, turn a etc. came into existence.

[@MusicFan752]

Needs a 2.0 big time. G gundam does need some more love especially with some of the history behind it.

[@DragoonMS]

At least the old 1/144 ungraded kits got some "2.0" relief in the form of those HGFC kits. (Not sure if they all got the High Grade treatment, though, and I KNOW they haven't finished the HGAC Gundam Wing (TV design) kits yet)

[@Zaku186]

Id love it if they would make G Gundam 2.0 kits with anime like proportions and really good articulation. But im afraid katoki would get his hands on them and give them tiny long arms and legs and far far far to many dumb little changes.

[@DragoonMS]

@@Zaku186 Hold on. Both versions of the Full Armor ZZ (Double Zeta) Gundam - original blue armor and white armored "F.A.Z.Z. Gundam" were both by Katoki, and were pretty good...and this is from someone who doesn't even *like* ZZ Gundam.

[@Zaku186]

@@DragoonMS katoki either sometimes gets it right or someone up there higher on the food chain than him is dailing him back. They let him loose on the wing kits and he made them pencil arm noodle leg weak little things with tiny heads. I dont know why he decided he would make everything he touches look like a little girl and why he think that looks cool. But i personally hate it. And if someone up there is reeling him in im thankful for them. I really wish other mechanical designers would get more opportunities

[@EZZRAMedia]

Just bought this on Friday in 2023 gonna be one favourites looks easier then my High Grade one I built in week ago

[@supafred16]

It would be so awesome to get a 2.0 of this.

[@darkfent]

Ah MG g gundam...I still remember bleeding from the sharp plastics of mg master gundam

[@thebuildbear]

I just finished building this thing yesterday. I wasn't too disappointed because I knew what I was getting into with a Hella old kit. I ended up customizing quite a bit and gave it a physical sword because beam sabers are all it has next to the head vulcans.

[@chrisstick5403]

As someone who recently built the HG, I gotta say, the MG looks pretty nice.

[@phantomthao1514]

I have this kit for a couple of years and still holding up good, one of my first Gunpla, the joints are still pretty strong and can do some poses ok , love this kit, wish they did more kits for him

[@TheGollion]

oh man, this was my first gunpla kit, I love G gundam so I really wanted one of these to start my collection, I spent an entire afternoon building it and must have spent a solid 30 minutes just staring at itwhen I was finished, the super mode parts don't really hold up over time(the shoulder and calves keep falling if I leave it posed in super mode) but I'm impressed that the color correcting stickers and the sticker on the chest never unglued in 7 years now, a long comment but this was a mini-nostalgia hit for me.

[@oceantide4738]

I like the silhouette of the older 1.0 gundams, they hold some kind of magic for me:)

[@richardyamato]

Honesty the extra Vfin saved me when the other one broke

[@DawnRagnvindr]

I'm just rewatching your videos at this point but, I'm just curios when will you do a review about the mg god gundam. Great vids btw.

[@IRJOE5]

I remember building this kit (twice actually 😅) when it first came out, blew my mind what it could do.... and have to admit mine has felt up well for being built almost 20 years ago 😊 And on a side note... you had the chest collapsed for the entire review 😂

[@TigeronStarfire]

Agreed! When I was building the MG God Gundam, I didn't want it to end. It was such a joy for 2002. But after two decades, I can understand why Mecha would rate it as he had. Definitely hope G Gundam can get more MGs in the future!

[@BeyondxB]

The OG Psyho Frame

[@seth0023]

There are older designs with psycho frames

[@dardex1753]

isn't Nu gundam the OG psycho frame?

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

6:11 When you realize that in the show, Domon only used the long beam saber

[@Darth_Anomalous]

I'm glad to see you here. Your prayers have been answered from last video.

[@shauqiharris2772]

So he only using the long beam saber? What about the short beam saber?

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

You may have those silver feet, but I've got these gold fingers. HERE I GO!! SHINING FINGER!!!! I'm not done. I've got something I've been meaning to ask you. Do you know. this. man?

[@chrisstick5403]

"Look! The East is Burning Red!..."

[@rolandkatsuragi]

Butterfly joints in the torso was pretty advanced for 2002.

[@vincenciusjohanesmahaindra2173]

Hey Mecha, why you not review High Grade G Gundam line too? That HG Master Gundam with a Mecha Horse sounds legit..

[@dontworryaboutit1974]

Yo imma huge g gundam fan and just to let u know in super mode the ancill part is down and in normal mode it’s up

[@codyhurley5676]

I just got my first gundam today and I love it

[@ataruman]

I can easily imagine review verdict but old kit review is really fun to watch same as new kits review

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

11:36 mecha- puts MG Shining Gundam in the Brown Tier Also mecha- get mad. get MAD. GET MAD. GET MAD. GET SO MAD IT DRIVES YOU MAD.

[@Darth_Anomalous]

Bruh for its time it would be silver tier but its not up to date ti gunpla standards so its understandable. Honestly we need a 2.0 of it. Or, a hi res like they did with God gundam.

[@Skrall-Slayer]

@@Darth_Anomalous agreed

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

@@Darth_Anomalous The legs on the Hi res are disgusting

[@numberoneappgames]

I love the Shining Gundam because it was how I was introduced to Gundam through Toonami!

[@shaonic]

Awesome!! I love thes old MG’S keep em up mecha!

[@xxnike0629xx]

All we need is at least an MG 2.0 and RG of GF13-017NJ Shining Gundam and also GF13-017NJII God Gundam. Come on Bandai! Make it happen!

[@rx-93nugundam20]

@xxnik629xx Come on Sweetie Boy 629, build your kits again! Conquer your *COWARDICE* !! Make it happen!! 👊 PS Also, break your silence about HGUC Xi Gundam being *NOT* a P-Bandai! Make it happen! I know you can do it! Go Go Go!!! huehuehue

[@SoloWing88]

Maybe to pull an idea from magic, how about a time shifted rating for kits 15+ years old? In mtg it's a purple emblem

[@nilus2k]

These old school kits were “snap together” and “no need to paint” in the loosest of senses. Color separation was barely a thing and a little glue went a long way to keeping things together well enough to pose it. I honestly miss the inner frames with screws.

[@chrisstick5403]

Word. My Gunpla tool kit always has a small screwdriver just in case. Plus tightening the joints was literally tightening the joints.

[@Zaku186]

When they had a tiny metal nut and screw yes. Gave you the ability to fine tune how tight the joints were and adjust as the kit got older.

[@chaserobinson4315]

I just go this kit and I was wondering if you had any problems with the screws. I was working on the burning gundam (god gundam) and I had some serious problems with the screws. I realized that they were too big. If you could give me any advice I’d appreciate it.

[@rooooollll]

Wow this is nostalgic. I have the delux golden ver. Figure of shining gundam. The design is so iconic it still the pride of my entire colection even among mg. Make me want to shout every time im holding it "This hand of mine glows with an awesome power! Its burning grip tells me to defeat you! TAKE THIS! MY LOVE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW....." Lol

[@doctormarvello2221]

11:36 every shred of respect I had for this man was lost at this very moment 😔

[@geetee3201]

for me it was lost at the master gundam review, like put time into these older kits and they are pretty good (coming from someone with the gp01fb, god gundam and ground gundam in my collection)

[@3xasfast811]

Love your videos Mecha but I think with these older kits it is unfair to rate them so harshly or to even compare them to newer kits. Gunpla is unlike traditional models, you don't really have to sand, cement, and paint unless you want to which is great for people just getting into the hobby. However, a lot of older kits are made like older models, they expect you to put in extra effort and all of these old kits can be good if you do. I've seen people make old MGs look fantastic, so it is unfair to rate them solely on how they look out of the box when they are a perfect canvas for custom work.

[@MisterSouji]

Honestly the Fighting Action MG kits are the oldest kits I'd say are worth going back to. The leg articulation isnt great, but its also not necessarily terrible. The upper body is actually pretty well articulated and most importantly, its dirt cheap. You can get most G Gundam MG kits for around $30.

[@jtotheroc]

Really wish I wouldn't have sold my gold plated hyper mode Shining Gundam/God Gundam (had both) love these two kits.

[@Ultima013]

Honestly Mecha, you should create a Nostalgia tiering system for kits that are 15+ years It would actually be interesting to find a kit which will be your base level for older kits and then rank them..

[@Dvrkstvr]

Just bought this and MG Burning Gundam with a hobby kit. Can't wait!

[@fanman6568]

I personally think this kid still holds up pretty decently. Maybe I will give it a silver tear. I feel like the plastic on mine is pretty strong and doesn’t feel like it might break anytime soon. And in mine is pretty solid and doesn’t feel loose. So I think the good kid. Far from perfect obviously.

[@trougas]

What about the rubber parts, is it still as good as the plastics?

[@fanman6568]

@@trougas The rubber parts are OK. I do like that I can use slide and the beans instead in the hands instead of just separate the part to put it in. One of my favorite part about the older kids were the rubber V fins. Back when I first built model kits, I sometimes always break the v fin but for the shining Gundam I don’t have to worry about breaking it since rubber.

[@pinknecro]

I wish they would do a updated version of the g gundam kits

[@ionreaper2226]

Little note for those who want to support him don't pledge just for the discord he has not been on that server in a year.

[@JTruong3rd]

At that point it might as well be free access.

[@fonsy8944]

Just started watching G gundam yesterday what a coincidence xD. Very nice review!

[@richmond.roque014]

Still love this Gundam :) ❤

[@TheDarkMagician007]

Tbh, I had parts mess up on the HiRes God Gundam to the point I put it back in the box and put it up. Still have MG God Gundam 1.0 on my self and it looks alot better than the HiRes to me.

[@RicQuintanilla]

One thing good that came out of the Rona Gunpla Shortage is a lot of these backlog kits are getting some love, no matter how bad or good they are.

[@yvngen_destroy3r282]

My girlfriend: babe what are you gonna do to me 😘 Me: SHINING FINGERRRRRRR

[@novahu31200]

~Later~ *STICKYY FINGER!!*

[@cheeseburgerpaladin]

Fans: The Shining Gundam needs love! Shining Break: Am I a joke to you? Fans: Kind of.

[@shauqiharris2772]

Shining Break: I can transform into a jet. Me: Your pilot remove one important thing about you and now you cannot use the Shining gundam famous transformation mode! Shining Break:😭😭😭😫😫😫

[@oak3684]

I bought this quite a long time ago and it's still one of my most favourite gunpla! Man, I love Shining Gundam so much, even more than God Gundam!

[@nobo1682]

the joints aren't floppy

[@hanibalking7841]

One of my top 3 favorites from growing up. Beside the couple of RX kits I have shining Gundam is my next run up with 4 versions of him and i can’t wait to get my mg of him

[@GundamNinja9]

After we get hg's of all the main wing suits, who else wants to see hg's of the main g gundam suits and probably updated hg's of shining and god gundam. Also a devil gundam and tequila gundam would be nice to.

[@sunrisespartan1765]

can you use the build hands for this

[@NeoSlashott]

1/20 Domon unpainted figure is on scale to the HG Kobou Kai pilot figure, just fun fact though. Same with kits including 1/100 HG plus a separate but old pilots bundle sets etc. Modelers do have a great job painted those.

[@averagenolife6860]

Whoooooo Shining Gundam! He was my first HG and MG that I ever got, and the first Gundam anime that I finished. I love this guy.

[@s.dreviews7208]

Wonderful review as always good sir. Just last night I built my first ever Master Grade Barbatos Lupus Rex, so this was fun to watch while fighting with the runners lol. I need to get the mobile suits from G-Gundam after I finish with Wing I think, hopefully they'll release a better kit for Shining Gundam at some point.

[@ProfToastGaming]

I built the MG God Gundam and it looks like if you do some extra panel lining you can actually get some good detail from these kits

[@Zeriel00]

Wow I want it just for that shinning hand! Are there any modern kits with bright green clearl plastic like that? It looks so awesome!

[@LeafTanuki009]

fun facts: the hand of MG Shining & God Gundam is interchangeable with the SD version.

[@chuckjones1288]

You should do one on gundam spiegel. Such a great mobile suit

[@hung4874]

Hey, do you have the MG Gundam Base RX-78-2?

[@rickstergaming1]

Nice, I have been waiting for this

[@varickcrum730]

another great video luove ur vids :)

[@varickcrum730]

sorry i mean love

[@otakubatman1853]

The shoulders are a nightmare. But I found it posed quite well and was fun to handle

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

7:17 that's good if you break the hard plastic parts

[@GoldenMoonOfDeltaCommentaries]

You should try out the MG ReGZ I think it still holds up pretty well for being a 2001 kit though there is technically a 1.5 version with the Unicorn variant

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I have the unicorn one and I like it a lot! I might grab the classic one to keep in waverider mode

[@GoldenMoonOfDeltaCommentaries]

@@MechaGaikotsu I'm probably not the best one to judge if older kits hold up though since the only mgs I have are the nu gundam verka gm custom ReGZ Jegan prototype gundam 2.0 and mg Gundam 3.0

[@frostboi77]

OOOHHH I have the wafer box art card for this one! You should do a review of those :p

[@carmeloocampo55]

What about the devil gundam?

[@XaadeTheBlade]

G Gundam should have the best articulation. For Gundams, especially in space, you're just a mobile gun platform. But G Gundam is all about martial arts.

[@Spicy_miso_92]

Would you recommend it as a first master grade for someone that’s only built one HG? It’s the cheapest one I saw on Amazon that’s MG

[@Barduwulf]

Ya know, I actually ordered this specific kit a few days ago, along with the Burning (I grew up with the dub, so I say that instead of God Gundam) Gundam of the same time period. Funny how that works out, huh?

[@mvr17asmine]

my favourite gundam g fighter. nice review

[@bluebird_9999]

always look forward to you reviewing these older kits :) the thing is i dont think there are any other choice for 1/100 shinning gundam so if anybody wants a piece of shinning this is the only one :(

[@faithdefool2737]

i'd love to see you paint that Domon figure.

[@gunpla_sk8]

Definitely recommend glueing the chest jewel had my kit for 5 years and fell off never to be found again Replacement was a jewel sticker sheet tht took forever to find the right size but works

[@alfianfahmi5430]

Something feels off with that chest.... Why is it that flat??? What did you do to this Shining Gundam??? 🤔🤔🤔

[@KMS_Tirpitz]

The mg shining gundam has nearly the same design as the hg 1/100 they work the same except the hg has a clear green gem and stickers for the gold

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

Fun Fact: Mark Gatha, the english voice actor for Domon Kasshu also voiced Mega Man X.

[@djcj5104]

What happened to platinum tear

[@AstreaGT]

This was a blast from the past. This was my first MG when it came out followed by the god gundam. They were great to play with. And boy, did they get played with...

[@phantomthiefdotnet]

THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER!! ITS BURNING GRIP TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU!! TAKE THIS, MY LOVE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW!! SHINING FINGER (SWORD)!! GO! GO! GO!

[@epsilon13th39]

You forget to extend the feet toes for hyper mode 🤣

[@freakshow5355]

Hey mecha so I’ve been wanting to look for a good/solid review on the 00 seven sword g and 00 raiser both hg so do you think you can review them both

[@Dikasifaktamarah]

Next Hires is SHINING GUNDAM

[@carlosrobladeo]

Hope you're having a good day Mecha(:

[@Iruleyoufail]

I hope that we get an updated MG Shining Gundam because it's one of my favorite designs especially in the super mode.

[@Thenewbagman]

The only problem i had building this was that i destroyed the forearm inner frame piece of the right arm, so now that piece pops out everytime i move that arm....im still crying.

[@HidaAtarasi]

I’d love to try to replace the Gundam’s face with Domon’s.