PG UNLEASHED RX-78-2 Gundam - REVIEW!

[@shipmate3577]

Can't wait for a PG UNLEASHED ZAKU II

[@scumbagbenis8762]

PG UNLEASHED CHAR ZAKU II 😨

[@jagerzaku9160]

@@scumbagbenis8762 🥰

[@BaldHappyMan]

I can't wait for PG Barbatos lol

[@molusk4031]

@@BaldHappyMan id prefer this more tbh.

[@kayz4896]

Bro still waiting

[@cristiTM89]

The blue plate on the middle of the chest under the collar part should slide up and down without having to do anything else for the lights to turn on, I've seen it in action elsewhere.

[@ZutoMimi]

I own it and it sucks

[@leoisaki]

The mechanical detail on this kit is absolutely insane! Mine's arriving in march so this wait is going to be rough, really excited though.

[@christop_ad]

How's your kit doing now? Is it holding up well after all these years?

[@leoisaki]

@@christop_ad Its held up great, easily one of the best kits I own. The structure is incredibly sturdy, its one of those kits that I think could fall off a shelf and still probably be entirely intact. The only issue is the longevity of the metal stickers as some of them fell off but thats nothing some glue couldn’t fix

[@johnandrewmarquez]

HAPPY NEWYEAR EVERYONE!!! 👊

[@Gunpla_shrimp]

Ain't that a little early?

[@bbk9742]

@@Gunpla_shrimp 2hour in malaysia

[@lkerzgrl24]

More like happy newtype

[@danieldante320]

@@bbk9742 yes malysian!

[@launcel0t996]

Happy new year

[@pefp2008]

if i recall, bandai mentioned that the batteries that come with the pgu are for testing only. Get some new batteries and test the leds again

[@GaussIon]

My 00 Raiser says the same on the manual, so fresh batteries might produce brighter results.

[@nediojon749]

@@GaussIon building the 00 Raiser right now. If those batteries are for testing then damn the thing must light up bright because these testing batteries light it up rather well

[@Ph33rTheDens]

The only battery that comes with the kit is for the beam saber. You have to supply the other button batteries for the main LED unit yourself from the start, so sadly they aren't that bright. That being said, in my apartment the main LED unit is bright enough. I haven't gotten around to trying out the beam saber yet as I'm still assembling the armor.

[@marquezwells55]

@@Ph33rTheDensWhere can I get them?

[@MMAJP182]

@@Ph33rTheDens so what batteries are they I can’t find

[@user-lynKx]

Man, I do love the proportions. Changes are especially noticable in the upper region with the smaller shoulders and larger head, it really breaks the status quo for modern gundam designs, almost being the complete opposite of it. Bulkier forelegs too

[@GatchamanG4]

I'm late to the party. I just got mine in the mail today. Found it on sale at a small family hobby shop for $226.00. Can't wait to start the build. Thanks for the video. Lots of great info! ♥️👍

[@azrael1045]

you would think this kit being a "special" PG would have water slides

[@ZakuAurelius]

You’d think! Or ideally it would include both! Everyone’s happy! They include both is Macross kits, Star Wars kits, etc...

[@genovese667]

Maybe this isn't relevant, but in standard master grades they usually include two options (dry transfer and sticker decals).So why do you have two in mg and not in a premium and VERY expensive kit like this?

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

@@genovese667 They stop including dry decal in recent years MG tho

[@genovese667]

@@fantastiCkiLler92 yeah that sucks. I recently built the mg jegan and was disappointed by the lack of dry transfers

[@Excalibur5k]

@@genovese667 werent the dry ones just for a portion of the decals

[@MCMXCI42]

Such a gorgeous kit! A shame the LEDs are a little dim in the chest/head, but the beam saber light honestly turned out easy better than I expected it to! Such an interesting idea that you couldn't pull off on a smaller scale.

[@akulaakuni4198]

get new battery solve the dim problem

[@LoiteringReaper]

For older kits, I found coloring the sole protrusions with a metal bronze sharpie makes them look more epic. I also learned that you can tighten joints using superglue; you can always make adjustments by sanding down the glue after it dries.

[@specialorder9379]

How do you use super glue to tighten the joints?

[@bagorngo]

@@specialorder9379 5 months late so you probably figured this out already, but you apply thin layers to the joint and let it dry *before* inserting it again. Also make sure you glue the bit you insert because it's easier to sand down than a hole. The dried glue increases the dimensions of the joint resulting in a tighter fit. You can also use paint, clear coat, etc or less permanent methods like placing a tissue over the joint, connecting the two, then cleaning it up with some tweezers.

[@None38389]

My opinion on fully articulated hands is that I probably won't use it, but I must have it.

[@hankwang2951]

I need a PG RX-93 Nu Gundam to come out!

[@reloadreload8723]

23:32 I just noticed that the BGM is one of LA Beast's themes in his vids.

[@ChiruYES]

I built the original PG in 2006 with only having 4 nogrades and 4 HGs under my belt. I took it outside of storage recently (in its box only inside a closet) and it was loose everywhere. It still looks great though and its for sure a big project.

[@Fadeing]

I wonder if for the backpack light; chrome plating the guiding clear parts would make a significant difference. Of course masking where the light enters and exits. Would be great to hear if anyone has tried this!

[@Shurii]

i hope we get a pg zaku 2 with that kind of engineering

[@wchaysen]

They really popped off with pistons since the barbatos its super cool to see them in this kit too

[@Hubertalcala]

Happy New Year! I was just at my local Hobbytown USA and they have two in stock for $295. I was sooo tempted but passed. I might go back for it this weekend. Hopefully they still have it. Be safe and keep doing more awesome videos!

[@XxbeyblademasterxX]

Can't wait to see the inevitable GM conversion someone is gonna do, I would jump if someone did that

[@Dragon969Reviews]

The LEDs were used perfectly in the PG Exia so this was definitely a step back but other than that the kit looks amazing.

[@nathantobi]

its seems like a test bed for upcoming other PG...so many hit or miss gimicks here like the LEDs....

[@batmanneedssome200]

Calling head vulcans verniers now, eh? Someone’s excited

[@chovue2363]

Sometimes you just need that extra fast head tilt back to dodge a beam rifle head shot.

[@tranhanna7524]

That really confused me too.

[@batmanneedssome200]

@@chovue2363 good point. Also need it to flip backwards in space also

[@mikejones4151]

Great video! Great kit! I'm looking forward to building it soon!

[@brian728]

Just got mine today! 5 months on pre order for the remanufacture and I finally got it 😊

[@Slasherx28]

Looking to get this as my first PG!

[@TheFallenStarlight]

Thank goodness this is retail and not P-Bandai. I definitely want to purchase this kit, ever since I saw the promotional videos. Thank you for the review, really appreciate it.

[@Equalsundew]

You must have gotten faulty leds. Mine light up really brightly and I have a well lite room.

[@MrZane-bl8qm]

I feel like Bandai's led units have terrible qc, I have two yellow led, both official bandai products, and they are identical models, but have different shades and brightness levels ....

[@ToxicAtom]

The RG-style premolded joints always came out feeling tight upon initial assembly, they just loosened up very quickly afterwards. I'm less worried how stable it is now and more worried how stable it'll be in, say, a month or two.

[@io5362]

agree, that premold joints have special characteristic which loose in short time

[@muisverriet]

I doubt they'll get loose quickly. They've learned from RG's.

[@sportyeight7769]

@@muisverriet we'll see

[@thelonelyperson123]

I think after the RG Unicorn, the premolded frames they made no longer get loose in time, my unicorn and the kits later are still stiff as a rock. Whereas my OO Kits are just a hand grenade.

[@TsorovanZero]

@@muisverriet If they learned from RGs, they wouldn't have used it at all. The best RGs they've made are the ones that avoid the RG frame as much as possible.

[@shelb01411]

Within the canon, sliding armor like you were expecting on the thighs wasn't developed until the Gundam Mk II, that's what made the Mk.II faster and more agile.

[@scumbagbenis8762]

yeah the original Gundam didn't really have an inner-frame did it?

[@godjesus3232]

Yeah I don’t think a lot of people were really asking for it. If you took a poll ahead of this announcement for “what do you want the next PG to be?” I doubt this would have been in the top ten. That said, that doesn’t mean it can’t be a great and exciting kit to build. So what’s yur point?

[@thebigbient8736]

Nice review zaku. This thing is so awesome I dont know if it should be painted. Maybe just some waterslides when they come out and a matte topcoat. Decisions, decisions 🤔

[@studiomagi]

I might wait to see how the missing parts situation plays out. I though the beam rifle has too much "bling" in the wrong places. I generally like to paint the upper receiver white to match the armor color on the mobile suit itself. I wish they included articulated hands, if it comes out as optional part might buy it too. I wonder if they will make a MGEX RX72 based on this.

[@Azur214]

Its so sad that we don’t have an articulated finger on this kit. Maybe due to the chroming.

[@fait23]

Wow, this looks amazing. This is way better than the original perfect grade. I know the original perfect grade was the first Gunpla, but I am glad they put the yellow LED lights instead of green.

[@swrodgon]

Lighting stuff aside, at least for me it’s disappointing they didn’t make 3 of its other weapons: the hyper bazooka, gundam hammer, and beam javalin.

[@kalel33]

They'll probably come out as a P-bandai expansion pack.

[@Correa24bori]

Personally I never liked the hammer or javelin, never made much sense to me. The bazooka though I fully agree should've been included, could've been a great set piece with it.

[@chriscrossan8034]

Been looking forward to this after watching the live build. Thanks!

[@TheAlexdodd]

i love that the landing gear fold up instead of having to be pulled out and stored.

[@Hubertalcala]

Some of the metallic decals as per the instructions to be used in mid build just to find out that you actually need them out on the armor pieces. Specifically #5 (little red circle decal) and the #17 (red triangular decal which I can no longer remember where i stick it to, that’s why I just need to improvise). Nevertheless, pretty solid kit. It’s like a 1/60 RG kit 😊

[@anime-mun]

I would have really preferred to have the option for posable hands at least.

[@mahatmagandhiful]

Can the backpack be lit up from the other beam saber as well? If so, it's rather disappointing that they only give you the one. If they're charging this much for it, you'd think they could afford to throw in an extra LED beam saber... and waterslides. (And yeah I know that's a simplified take on the economics of it and all that, but whatever, I don't care, they should include two LED beam sabers and waterslides.)

[@Truck-kun_01]

Okay bandai now you've shown us this, unleash the PG Red Comet Zaku

[@marquesREID]

AWESOME! nice review Zack! Keep the awesomeness also next year! Be safe bro.

[@samurai_sam3461]

Amazing build! And might I say that Sayla is looking fantastic in that little 1/60th figure

[@ZakuAurelius]

Indeed 😎

[@Gunpla_shrimp]

Thanks for taking such a detailed look at the frame

[@fanman6568]

If Bandai makes a custom set for the kit, I would hope for it to have two bazookas, Gundam hammer, the spear thing, (I don’t even know if that weapon has a name) action base, and fully articulated fingers oh and some water slide details. Now if all that was in one box I think it might be for like around 100 bucks but I think it would be worth it.

[@0Heeroyuy01]

100% i bet you there will be a gundam wing zero, unicorn, banshee, unicorn, and red comet zaku 2 designed like this in the future, o and probably a tallgeese as well

[@0Heeroyuy01]

i noticed you put the red decal on the right upper thigh in the manual it shows that goes on the left inner thigh just saying idk if you put in on the right on purpose on not.

[@fredko7086]

Excellent, clear, complete and honest review, thank you. Did you eventually went on painting it completely or not? I'm on my way to do it, already primed much of the 2d layer of the inner frame. I don't like the original red used on it, and really dislike the blue, too toyish to me. I will try to paint it with the colors it wears in Cucuruz Doan's island OVA, with a lighter blue, a deeper wine red, and give whites and greys a good, deep preshading. Already acquired 3rd party good quality true water decals too, to replace the eyesoring stickers that come with the kit, which are a shame IMO for such a beautiful model.

[@JangoTheBlueFox]

I have a tip for you on how you can improve the LEDs in this kit. the light from the LEDs are channeled through a clear part, this is called light piping. light piping basically works the same way as fiber optic cables. you have a light on one end and it goes through the clear part and the light comes out the other end. the problem with the clear parts on this kit is they aren't covered by anything to prevent the light from bleeding through the sides, as a result not much light actually reaches the end. easy way to fix this is to cover the clear parts in black tape like electrical tape or to paint the clear parts with the blackest black paint you have and leave only the spots where the light enters and exits the clear part exposed.

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yeah makes sense I may try that

[@JangoTheBlueFox]

@@ZakuAurelius awesome.

[@4no3bo3dy]

Beam Rifle camera articulated for corner peek shootout assessments! 😉

[@wheatleythe_bigmoron_1179]

Kit of death! Happy new year, zaku!

[@justarandomguy8822]

Is it common to get missing parts on PGs? I've had a Unicorn miss a part, I had to get a spare one from my Banshee's excess part. Then I've had a 00 missing a full runner out of box.

[@obicross]

Wow, really?? Damn

[@Iguessimhere154]

What a beautiful model kit. I love how bandai improved so much since the first pg

[@MMAJP182]

I finished the original PG on Christmas

[@viluu1547]

Do you know where to buy a whole runner? Mine came without the X2 runner which has the joints for waist and shield.

[@reapercarl5047]

So glad i came an watched this i seen adam savages video an they clarly give him a specialy made kit that was of higher quailty, was thinking of pickin 1 up to give it ago im a massive gundam fan but never realized they did kits

[@ZakuAurelius]

I’m 99.9% certain Adam got the same kit I did. I may just be a bit more critical of small things cause I build these every day for years. If it was basically your first kit, like in his case, everything would seem perfect yeah. It’s a fantastic kit though, definitely!

[@operator001]

Got the clear parts set but not the RX78 kit yet.

[@DocJon12]

happy new year zakuaurelius

[@bensayeed953]

Happy new year mate, great review there, just wanted to say that the spinning stand you film with seems to shake quite alot and is really noticeable on other reviews also, just an observation there. Cool

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yeah I need to get a new one, sorry about that!

[@LITTERBOOTS]

18:30 try using two leds

[@danwithaplan3742]

where do you get replacements for missing parts?

[@LukAtMeGirls]

Thanks for the review, it make me buy the model. I found water decals 1/60 dedicated to this kit on AliExp, I think they may be better that regular stickers. I hope you will make some video when you’ll paint it. Ciao from Italy

[@nobo1682]

has anyone tried diy electro plating a gunpla kit or using something like a rubber spray on the joints like flex seal?

[@B3rrymon]

HAPPY NEW YEAR ZACH AND EVERYONE, greets from Austria :)

[@ZakuAurelius]

Thanks! Happy new year!

[@RandoChino]

U r supposed to slide the cockpit hatch on the core fighter back

[@rokushou]

I'll wait on a later release of PG Unleashed to grab one. This seems to parallel early RG, where Bandai is flexing a bunch of new tech and seeing what sticks. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great kit but I'm sure Bandai will improve upon it.

[@ZutoMimi]

This aged poorly

[@Mc-Derpulous]

I bought the daban version...i now want the bandai. The daban was kinda terrible to build, but when its done it does look good. But the stickers dont have the 3d plastic effect. So in the end ill at least have a set of wsd it came with to use on the bandai kit when its delivered lol..

[@kengseong]

thanks for sharing. this model shown is as it is, as in no extra paintings and scribing? thanks

[@ZakuAurelius]

Right, this is straight out of the box with nothing extra done

[@kengseong]

@@ZakuAurelius thanks this will be the ultimate one to buy. love the built up! by the way, for rx-78-2 master grade, which do you prefer; version 3.0, the origin or ver ka? I'm yet to built any master grade. thanks

[@upbnsfrrfan]

Hello Is there any gluing required for this kit or all snap on from start to finish? Thanks.

[@zacharytribou2728]

I got the my barbatos for Xmas and I'm not gonna lie it wasn't one of my most favorite builds, in a few parts it felt like some parts never fit correctly, like the backpack never closes flushly

[@gundamfan2020]

La beast music in the background lol made me smile

[@lclyd]

They should have gone with the IR remote controller for the LED, like Billion Spark did for their 1/35 Sinanju bust

[@garrulousskeptic6616]

Im dreading the thought of painting mine just watching this

[@kennethwDavis-es1bg]

I love the model how much does it cost the one in the video ? Thanks for your help it’s so cool

[@porkflaps4717]

I'm missing something as well but its not this kit it's the RG Nu. It's never happened to me before idk if I USAGS can get it replaced or if I gotta buy a new kit. Hopefully the former.

[@jasonarigoni372]

beautiful kit! quite surprised at no water slide decals. also would be cool if it came with a dedicated stand

[@johnnymiguel2297]

Where do u go to buy replacement parts?

[@24manhoi]

The best PG is the Wing Gundam Zero, super detailed and Mark II was great too. I was a little disappointed with this one, I expected a little more.

[@AlvinREDDELTA]

i would paint all the black part to become shiny but im not paint the pre painted bec its cool

[@maxseee]

What action base can you use for this? Was there an action base adapter?

[@masayoshsato7906]

Whr can i getthoses type of shelves for your gundams models

[@MMAJP182]

i cannot get this turn on feature down i might have f something up?

[@CrimsonNecron]

Please Full Armor Gundam one day, the Thunderbolt version I mean. Seriously, I love that one.

[@kairellim5094]

Bet the verniers would light up better if Bandai gave us two LED sabers like they should have.

[@gat-x105strikegundam5]

Most people who own this kit don’t know that if you push the elbow bend a little further, the back of the bicep actually slides down a bit!

[@kpopparapakyaw678]

Back of the bicep? You mean *tricep* ?

[@gat-x105strikegundam5]

@@kpopparapakyaw678 yeah that whatever

[@rizaljurani456]

Oh man now I'm worried, it's hard to to get replacement or refund the money in my country. Damn .

[@jeremiag9038]

the cockpit hatch is supposed to be pushed back not lifted open(you'll eventually break it if you keep doing that)

[@thomaswalker9277]

Watching this has convinced me even more. This is my next PG.

[@Anono_Bear]

where can I get that motorized turntable? amazed it can take such a big kit.

[@leonardode-pinchy3234]

My only wish was that they made the v fin a white painted metal part so you don’t break it

[@dmurdaseven9946]

Maybe you did something wrong on the backpack or the camera doesn't do it justice? Cause on mine it's actually pretty bright through the verniers? And what's weird my led beam saber handle is actually a tight fit, the ones I built off the runner are loose. But yeah mine is actually really bright

[@kurisu7885]

How do you get replacement parts? I'm missing a part for an MG Master Gundam.

[@SeanGomez-nw3vz]

Some people sell replacement parts on eBay

[@davidrivera9826]

How do you go about getting replacement parts if it is missing

[@SigmanGaming]

I'm super excited for this kit. I even got my hands on the clear set from p-bandai. Hopefully I have all the parts. How do you get a replacement part?

[@0Heeroyuy01]

well since its a 1/60 scale time to get some better LED and make it glow like the big exia that came out in like 2012 with the big display stand

[@lkerzgrl24]

I actually like the setup with the neutral lights a little more than the bright lights

[@TheDarkestPhoenix]

You know, considering how good the Exia PG LED kit was, I was expecting a LOT better from this kit, especially for the price. I wonder what happened there. Definitely just needs higher intensity LEDs for the piping available, might be trivial to fix/replace the stuff in the kit to make it work, just seems for such a touted feature, the actual end result is... pretty underwhelming. The rest of the kit seems pretty mixed bag for me. Not a huge fan of some of the hatch detailing (like 28:45 , the plastic hinges don't look really good there) but for every thing I didn't like there seems to be 2 or 3 I really dig, like the hand detailing and the photo etched parts. That just might be my preferences though. It's hard to do chrome plating custom, as you can't actually do a proper mirror chrome with paints (though you can get somewhat close).

[@CaptainBill22]

I think if they got rid of the core block system and dedicated more space for the LEDs and battery this might be better.

[@ascensionindustries9631]

I'll probably put a new SMD system in the backpack. It should be big enough to hold an internal battery with a switch and light up like it should. Scratch that. Fiber optic cables replacing the plastic parts would be easier.

[@shakezilla29]

which one is better, exia lighting version or this?

[@luigimartinez1748]

Whats good for good 1st expensive kit pg unleashed, pg exia, or mg unicorn mgex?

[@ZakuAurelius]

All are great so I’d say go for whichever Gundam design you like the best. If it was me I might go for the Exia surprisingly enough, even though it’s my least favorite Gundam design of the three

[@luigimartinez1748]

@@ZakuAurelius ok yeah its going to be a tough choice. I'm thinking of getting the pg exia

[@danieldante320]

Im really disappointed with stickers that come on this kits,why dont you give us waterslide decal instead of sticker decal,They do not look good on the darker colour.I mean think about it,you spend 260 USD for a kits that come with Premium metalic part and led unit but not a waterslide decals?what a shame.

[@RobotKitsune]

What a great review to end the year off! I was very curious about this kit, and I absolutely love the proportions and detail. Looks really fun to build, and I was so pleased to see that the feeties were not clown shoes this time! Thanks for the great review as always!

[@ZakuAurelius]

You’re welcome!