P-Bandai HG Witch from Mercury Expansion Parts Set 1 Review | Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

[@-mcpie-6802]

Probably my first pic for WFM kits that shouldn't be P-Bandai. Maybe with the rise of Gunpla Option Sets they'll get a standalone retail release.

[@a.p.studios8713]

Bro I agree they already had option sets so why make this premium Also prologue and manga pbandai makes somewhat sense and fine I can justify gundnode but the garrison should never have been premium It’s the *only* wfm combat grunt to not be retail To boot it even appeared more in the show than the others

[@reijigamer]

P-Bandai releases will always stay a P-Bandai release. Only time a P-Bandai release gets a retail release is when it's planned from the beginning to be released outside of Japan as a retail release while at the same time staying a Japanese P-Bandai release. This only has happened to a few kits.

[@a.p.studios8713]

@@reijigamer I can agree for example the breaker battlogue 4 lords kits

[@mj2005gundam]

We're all just coping at this point. And the shills would continue to turn a blind eye to the fact that they sold OPTIONAL WEAPONS in PB

[@-mcpie-6802]

@@mj2005gundam If I were to start a company that makes third party gunpla mods, I would make my own WFM option sets that are easier to get.

[@Gainjustacat]

Dang they made an expansion set for the 3 aces and still didn't give us more hand options for the kits

[@mj2005gundam]

Isn't it just sad they skip out on the small things that'd be really nice cherries on top of the already-good cake?

[@Gainjustacat]

@@mj2005gundam agreed something as small as a right open hand cam make a huge difference

[@gchyll2]

They want you to buy the almost HG priced add on part that only has manipulators / hands

[@branchygiraffe]

Oh I never realized it was called parts set 1 damn, hopefully we get some stuff for the Dominicus Beguir-Pentes that sniper rifle was really cool but very painful to be reminded of lol

[@a.p.studios8713]

I think the zowort missile pods might also be a possibility

[@branchygiraffe]

@@a.p.studios8713 I don’t remember any zowort missiles are they the ones on the heavy?

[@a.p.studios8713]

@@branchygiraffe I think they were in that grassley duel?

[@branchygiraffe]

@@a.p.studios8713 oh maybe I don’t remember that scene all that well I’ll have to go rewatch it

[@mj2005gundam]

That and the Zowort's beam machine cannons (what you called missile pods) would be nice for the next set. It's gonna be bloody premium though, I can tell you that much

[@cjv-x10a4]

Where did you get the beam claw effect parts for the Michaelis?

[@mj2005gundam]

A 3D printed weapon set I wanna cover some time in the future

[@RevanR]

This is crime against gunpla builder just to have it sold separately and in P-Bandai, for me the gun for Pharact is the best part

[@mj2005gundam]

Imagine if future Build stuff takes this route. I'm gonna seriously flip if that's the case

[@zafranorbian757]

I would love them, if they were buyable here that is.

[@mj2005gundam]

Ikr..? It's stupid that it's PB to begin with

[@purpledhaze7693]

BGM reminds me of hobby clubhouse, miss that guy🥲 Anyways, good vid👍

[@mj2005gundam]

Same source, YT audio library. But thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@MrDarksol]

I'm still disappointed that these in particular were PB exclusives when these should have just been regular releases because all they are just upgrades to existing model kits. You cannot believe how mad I was when I found out that these were PB exclusives to already existing mobile suits one of which was already selling really well. Sigh thank god for cheap option sets I guess.

[@mj2005gundam]

That, and how these are optional weapon sets akin to all the Build and IBO weapon sets from before. An optional weapon set in P-Bandai is just unprecedented

[@OtherMomo]

Gimmie that lance I JUST WANT THE MICKY LANCE

[@mj2005gundam]

I might be able to help with an alternate means. Might wanna stay tuned

[@hericbss]

3:22 the beam claws you made for Michaelis are great! Is your beam bracer still holding fine? Mine's became quite floppy

[@mj2005gundam]

It's part of a 3D printed weapon set I wanna cover at some point. That being said, I've reinforced my Beam Bracer, so it's relatively fine. The elbows though, that's another story

[@Maphteah]

Probably complete cope, but I hope this could *potentially* get a retail release in the new line of exclusively option parts the Smoothbore cannon set and Build Fighters joints are being rereleased in

[@reijigamer]

P-Bandai releases will always stay a P-Bandai release. Only time a P-Bandai release gets a retail release is when it's planned from the beginning to be released outside of Japan as a retail release while at the same time staying a Japanese P-Bandai release. This only has happened to a few kits.

[@bakl3467]

the ibo option set ones are kinda dumb to reprint because the're not even the ones that actually need a reprint

[@mj2005gundam]

What's released in PB stays PB unless some retail kits are based on PB releases like the Ogre GN-X being based on the GN-X IV mold

[@_S4it0_]

I would buy a second of each just for the display 💀

[@mj2005gundam]

They're still relatively fun kits regardless, so going through the builds again just for the weapons should be fine

[@seek3r]

Nice to hear the Hobby Clubhouse background theme music ( I know it's not just him, but brings back good memories) need to grab me a set

[@mj2005gundam]

The R&B selection isn't the most varied cataloue in the audio library. But good luck grabbing a set of these

[@gchyll2]

I want to build a Michaelis with thr spear, the worst part, the add on is exponentially expensive that the HG kit. They even split it and sell it the price of a wfm hg kit

[@mj2005gundam]

All thats there is the premium bandai tag, and there's 99% of what people resell this for

[@TheOddlyPlace]

Definitely shouldn't be P-Bandai but honestly they're such great additions. Just got mine a few days ago. The Lance for Michaelis is awesome.

[@mj2005gundam]

Eyy, hope you had fun with yours

[@protomighty6878]

Man I really hope that a 3rd party would just make a knock off of this someday tbh. This doesnt deserve pbandai status

[@mj2005gundam]

Official 3rd party companies might not have acted, but the 3D printing community definitely has. I've reviewed one of those very sets already

[@protomighty6878]

@@mj2005gundam true 3d printing is a good option but I unfortunately have no space to paint. Some day Ill invest in an AB

[@Zenyth_07]

I really wish that the expansion part is not p bandai cause its litterally just a weapon upgrade for a season 2 twfm

[@mj2005gundam]

Me too man, me too

[@kyuhii]

i wish i could get one but damn scalpers here are so fast 1sec and they making it 4x the price and i hate bandai making it a p-bandai even its only Expansion Parts Set

[@mj2005gundam]

What I said from 2 years ago still holds true, Bandai is proliferating the scalper issue with all of these PB releases

[@izato3758]

I didn't manage to get them,hope some bootleg make them like they make lfrith jiu bootleg

[@mj2005gundam]

Perhaps the 3D printing part of the Gunpla community could help with that

[@shirothenoodle1810]

Wonder what to do with the extra parts from the Darilblade and Pharract

[@mj2005gundam]

Store it, use it for a custom build? Idk, I'm struggling with that myself

[@shirothenoodle1810]

@@mj2005gundam maybe a 30MM custom?? 👀👀 I saw the early vids

[@shadoukyatto4758]

So they freedomify the pharact gundam?

[@mj2005gundam]

Basically

[@GalihArdhani06-yt3ft]

Option set ini berguna buat opsi senjatanya yang berniat untuk membeli 3 HG yang sudah punya meskipun harganya mahal karena p bandai

[@mj2005gundam]

You can try and use it for other kits if you wish

[@megajeremy90001]

It's an absolute crime when this one is P-bandai

[@mj2005gundam]

Imagine if Build took the same approach back in the day. We'd be rioting

[@AhCup]

I would have buy extra copy of the 3 ace if the weapons set is retail. But for whatever reason, even with so poor support around the world they still put this under P-Bandai. It pissed me off big time.

[@mj2005gundam]

Who knows about Bandai at this point? First grunts, now weapons. What's next? The entire retail release catalogue being moved into PB?

[@MikeTheGamer77]

If this is from aliexpress, send me the link. I need this.

[@mj2005gundam]

No, this is from P-Bandai, and I mean it as I've had my American friend purchase and ship it to me. I had to pay them back, but that's besides the point

[@MikeTheGamer77]

@@mj2005gundam ah, damn.

[@rahmadahusada3944]

I want to buy it but 3.5X pricey from my nation seller 😂

[@mj2005gundam]

Because of course, Bandai loves to watch us peasants who don't have access or fast fingers suffer

[@nathantyx7521]

When i got this kit, it was kinda dissappointing that we dont get at least a left open palm for pharact

[@Cypher.]

The base Gundam Pharact came with a left open hand.

[@nathantyx7521]

@@Cypher. ah sorry i mean the right XD

[@mj2005gundam]

An open right hand for the Pharact and the damn beam claws for the Michaelis would've been nicer additions than the pink Dilanza beams

[@protomighty6878]

I still sulkingly watch this video multiple times. I hate how this is pbandai

[@mj2005gundam]

Don't we all? Stuff like for the RG God Gundam, and to a lesser extent the RG Granddaddy 2.0 extra weapons and the RG Shiranui Pack I can kinda forgive, but this one is a step too far

[@j.s8660]

CHINESE BOOTLEGGERSS , MAKE THE EXPANSION SET A BOOTLEG ABD MY MY SOYL IS YOURS

[@mj2005gundam]

You might not even have to wait that long. The 3D printing community has acted, and I've already reviewed a set of them that replaces a part of this weapon set as it is

[@sheepfly]

Where did you get the beam effects for the claw of the Michaelis?

[@mj2005gundam]

A 3D printed weapon set I wanna review sometime down the line