Should You Buy An RG Zaku? Probably Not! - RG Eric Manthfield's Zaku

[@shad5933]

Ah yes this truly is the renaissance of mechagaikotsu. P-Bandai kits...and the prophetic full armor gundam part 2

[@MechaGaikotsu]

They release more P-Bandai then regular kits now, It's madness!

[@Mister-Chief]

@@MechaGaikotsu it's gundam heresy

[@Cam-Cam98]

@@MechaGaikotsu Does seem pretty counter productive. At least one isn't a complete new mold. Completely new P-bandai kits, now that is madness.

[@shad5933]

Mecha Gaikotsu very true, mourn my wallet... I’m planning on getting the f90 time to bin 100 bucks

[@ummguy5548]

Imagine caring about over seas customers

[@cdwizzerd]

as someone who did glue parts when building, i have to say this is my favourite kit i own & im going to buy at least 2 more RG Zaku. it’s a real shame there is no RG gouf. that kit would be amazing for sure

[@Skrall-Slayer]

Totally agree with you, sadly bandai doesn't give as much love to zeon as it should, though its even worse for my favorite series mobile fighter g gundam, it seems that bandai really hates g gundam.

[@scottvaldez6699]

Buy a HG and scribe your own panel lines :)

[@vinniscillieri8758]

@@Skrall-Slayer I'm still waiting for a tequila gundam

[@Skrall-Slayer]

Bonee Chan so am I.

[@failed_K]

I’ve always wondered why Bandai hasn’t released any RG Gm’s

[@YorrkHD]

I would pour my money into every RG GM that Bandai released but I guess I'll shamefully keep my money

[@SovietHighCommand]

Maybe the gm is soooooooooooooooooo poor is performance and didn’t receive a chance begging for an RG...seriously though Bandai pls make an RG gm I love gm building army stuff

[@snackboxone364]

Probably because the master grade is already good

[@onionring1531]

@@snackboxone364 Then they just need to make a master grade GM in 1/144 scale.

[@ignisofficialgaming]

Hopefully they do it soon. It would be a good business decision since they can milk the suit for all it’s worth between standard releases and p-Bandai

[@joshuahensley9395]

id love a quick video of you talking about each real grade showing the ones with "ERS" and the evolution away from it. Well the retail ones lol.

[@QuantaSolace]

Eh, I think I'll still buy one of the RG Zakus. I can't really fault the engineering of the kit considering the Zaku II, in general, was the second Real Grade. I'll just glue the trouble parts on.

[@nisnast]

Did you do it?

[@trickynick9139]

Hope it worked out well

[@Sunnyboy-ob4xz]

A friend of mine bought me a real grade Zaku II years ago as my first gunpla, imagin my frustration as I struggle to put the thing together lol....

[@FunnyTaco143]

rg Zaku II was also my first kit and boy was it not a pleasant first experience. Thank god i pushed through and bought some regular hgs.

[@grease734]

NEVER start building gunpla with early rg kits. Mine is the rg rx-78-2 gundam and it sucks. The articulation is good especially with the armor split gimmicks but the build sucks, the parts falls off all the time, the foil decals are a real pain in the butt (probably the worst are the ones in the elbow, whenever you bend it they will peel off). In short, it’s a hand greenade.

[@Skrall-Slayer]

Surprisingly, the old hguc zaku 2 Is pretty solid except for its hands, I wasn't that bad to build as my first model kit, and as far as I can tell it's actually more solid than the rg and hg origin zakus.

[@Sunnyboy-ob4xz]

@@Skrall-Slayer Yeah most old HGs might not look that great but are suprising solid builds for their time, while early Real grades are fucking hand-grandes ready to explode in your hands lol

[@Skrall-Slayer]

@@Sunnyboy-ob4xz yeah, I have the hguc zaku 2 and chars z'gok, surprisingly they are very solid. My hguc chars z'gok is practically solid as a rock. I even have a hg 1/100 gundam maxter from when they still made hg's in 1/100, 1/60 scale as well as 1/144 scale, and surprisingly even though its over twenty years old and may even be 25 years old, its pretty solid.

[@frigginresulrum]

This is giving me flashbacks to the fragile but beautiful mess that is my RG Zephyranthes

[@noeldiaz8310]

Same

[@rimjobledouche5201]

The Zephyranthes is the only RG I have experience with and it's beautiful, but so flimsy. Do other RGs have that issue? Been thinking about snagging a Tallgeese III.

[@franskmering]

@@rimjobledouche5201 tallgeese is pretty solid RG, but with limited lower body articulations because of it's waist design. P

[@motorolas]

Just got one 5/12/2022, and can confirm, the front skirts fall off, the balance can be difficult, and for me, no undergating of the nubs had me sweating. But it's a kit I loved building and posing!

[@bonfooker]

Still not sure why Bandai is stubborn enough not to make ratchet joints in their kits. It makes a stronger joint and make poses more permanent. Hopefully they step out of their comfort zone and improve them

[@mr.jamrob4505]

Honestly with the plastic they use it would probably shred and be a mess I'd only expect it on a pg with diecast

[@TARS..]

Ratchet joints can degrade after a while, even more than normal friction joints

[@kivulifenrir]

They had a sort of ratchet joint system on the PG 00 Raiser. It didn't really work all that well.

[@rhaeasoul8531]

The g gundam master grade speigel used screw in its joints. Honestly I think the reason few models do that is becuase you have to build it just perfectly so you can move the joint without breaking anything on the model.

[@Amatsaru29]

1. Degrades easily 2. Have to build perfectly for it to work properly i.e PG 00 Raiser 3. Overall plastic quality can be shredded 4. It's honestly not worth it on smaller grades (from physics class, the smaller the gear/ratchet less overall strength)

[@NbJrNbicus]

0:45 ime a bit new to the hobby, but would the use of superglue to ensure loose parts like that be frowned upon? I come from 40k where almost all of our kits require superglue with the exception of some of the most recent easy build kits and even then the hobby store recommends you glue it to strengthen the joint.

[@davidhill1408]

Yes you can, nothing wrong with that. Then when you go a little deeper you can start looking into certain glues for certain jobs. SG is just fine.🙂

[@thaddeuss.8332]

Badeeyaa. Say do you remember. Badeeyaa. Zakus in September. Happy 21st night of September y'all.

[@rays5073]

Damnit lmao

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

The original zaku was my first rg and it turned me off the entire scale until I ran across the z'gok and I was like "oh, some of these aren't misery, cool"

[@0re0z37]

Who would win a fight between gundam or transformers 1 like= gundam Comment= transformers

[@eraniogem22]

Transformers - watch Deathbattle

[@idembowen5794]

Gundam

[@desertpunk3528]

I know about those RG problems but I keep buying them anyway .☹️they look all so nice .

[@Kylorin235]

I found that with the earlier rg kits you make friends with good ol super glue lol.

[@BrianR246]

I recently did the RG Char's Zaku. The early RG really are not fun to build and pieces fall off and joints are loose. They look fantastic, but I did not find them fun. If you want them for your collections then go for it, but it you want a good quality RG, then go for the ones from the Unicorn forward. They keep improving in my opinion and are loosing the complete pre-molded inner frames which makes their joints so much better. I totally agree with you Mecha Gaikotsu.

[@rear9259]

I like the skeleton though

[@link670]

How did you get the shoulder shield and pad on there so well? Can't even rotate mine without it popping out, let alone try to extend it.

[@popskies]

That weak ball joint arm is very easy to fix. Either you top coat the ball joint part or apply a proper amount of any quick dry super glue so that the ball joint can be stiff when attached.

[@relicvault1515]

Having too built the RG Zaku II as well, I can agree about the RG syndrome. Building that and the Nu Gundam -even setsuna’s (sorry for the bone apple tea) mobile suits- are certainly night and day in terms of the build and feel. Anything before the the release of the RG exia should be avoided unless you REALLY want to build it. But avoid the RG zeta gundam at all costs UNLESS YOU WANT TO PULL THE PIN ON A HAND GRENADE. Hopefully- maybe never - Bandai will do a 2.0 of the very first wave of the RG line.

[@coldercoronet6248]

That’s not even true. Just because you built the rg exia and you liked it doesn’t mean their wasn’t great early real grades before it. The RG MK II, Freedom, Strike Freedom, GP01, and GP01 FB all came out before it and they’re all much less finicky than RG Exia. RG exia is a good kit but you’re doing a disservice to the line by saying it was the first good real grade.

[@LosIzmad]

"That's DAF" and that frase instantly stuck with me.😄

[@XB3Gaming]

I have a base RG Zaku and I never had any problems with it, though I did tighten up the ball joints with nail polish and I glued the small parts in place.

[@ShiryouOni]

Yep same, just use glue. I pretty much do this on all my kits preemptively for parts that i think will be problems, Like almost all Zaku antennas.

[@XB3Gaming]

@@ShiryouOni always a good idea bro. Even on MGs I glue bits that look iffy. Thunderbolt comes to mind in my collection

[@Skrall-Slayer]

XB3 Gaming, you should be careful, some nail polish can actually corrode plastic doing severe and irreparable damage to gunpla.

[@XB3Gaming]

@@Skrall-Slayer yea, I keep it pretty light.

[@Skrall-Slayer]

@@XB3Gaming I think the best stuff is paint and superglue, but if your going to use nail polish, make sure to check that it's a type that won't corrode the plastic of your gunpla.

[@crowedarken]

Looking at the bright side, this isn't as bad (and cursed) as Satan Fumina.

[@FarZHen]

have one and you will know the shit, i once build rg Johnny ridden, after 4days the arms get loose, the leg to waist connector is suck and so many loose part, build was fun cuz it RG after a week i sell it.

[@fernandogonzalez6759]

many underestimate the RGs, these have a HUGE potential, some are better in appearance than the MGs themselves (obviously nothing better than a PG) but the RGs with enough work can become a miniature PG (of course, any gunpla with enough work arrives at that point) what I am trying to say is that using an RG as a base you save a lot of paint and detail work, I mean, the inner frame is already build, I do gunplas customs and I like working with the RGs for that reason, the touches of paint to make the worn inner frame look coherent is only achieved when it is fully constructed and having the inner frame built saves work, since loose or fragile parts are easily fixable with a little work (and glue). in addition, the RGs have fewer parts and are usually less complex than the PGs (in addition to not having to deal with annoying lights) so it makes the job even easier and the RGs also have those functions of splitting the armor when a member moves and things like that, so... for projects (In my opinion) I like working more in RG than in MG or PG.

[@s3d17]

I skipped this RG because well.. stickers and much of what you say is valid. RG Zakus are for the die hard fanatics that doesn't mind all the short comings of these rehash old RGs.

[@johnboy384]

Never lost a single RG Zaku chest panel piece ( I have 5 RG Zaku's). I just touch them with a drop of tamiya extra thin cement. Problem solved

[@derpsalot4678]

I am new to gunpla but could you use aittle super glue to get those tiny parts to stay?

[@neogamer3383]

Easy solution: glue on the parts that keep falling off

[@Tinybudgetfilms]

*glues a joint Oops

[@neogamer3383]

TinyBudgetFilms it’s not hard to be careful

[@Tinybudgetfilms]

@@neogamer3383 ik its just a joke

[@o0xjaymex0o]

Theres problematic parts in many RGs that can't be glued or it messes up the articulation. Its a stupid fix for a useless item considering there are better and its ok to not like RGs. But yeah... FaNbOyeeeeZzz!

[@haitolawrence5986]

My RG Zaku II was a difficult build with one problem after another. I had to glue some parts like those two little front torso panels. The tiny little eye took lots of patience to get in place and I was lucky to find it as it popped off and flew across the room while pushing it on. The hoses are fiddly and tricky to attach. Still, it is doable and looks quite nice when completed.

[@gbresaleking]

I glued the antenna on my hg zaku1 sniper because it kept falling off also, but no more problems now

[@armin8306]

I think I'd rather get an hg high mobility Zaku and repaint it.

[@kanadetone]

The best looking Zaku II, but not the best Zaku II unfortunately. The skirt pieces just gets in the way of easy posing. The connections of armor pieces to the inner frame just were not the best.

[@johncarlaranda3497]

Hey mecha. Can we please get an RG mk II review?? I'm planning to by one but I would like to see a review by you first :>

[@sulpheralchemist]

The head needs to be pushed down more into the body, it'll click in to place, if you dont do it it'll fall off. Takes a supprising amount of pressure to do.

[@gunplanerd4317]

hey just try the other rg zakus man you will love them this one just sucks and everybody knows that :l

[@NickThomasVocals]

Do the real grade tri star zakus suffer from the same early real grade problems?

[@chasinthroughthedecade]

Now that the RG line is turning 10 years old, we now need an RG 2.0.

[@yeoch5246]

You sir, are a prophet.

[@sulpheralchemist]

Also the side skirts can pull out slightly and slip bakc over the butt plate to get a bit more out of the hip (but looses so much knee articulation because of the high mobility lower legs)

[@chdmann]

So we're better off buying the FG Char's Zaku, and scratch-building the com-fin?

[@haydenandersen9937]

Love your videos! This is the best gunpla review channel on KZbin by far!

[@MechaGaikotsu]

Thank you!

[@MegaTimelincoln]

I agree

[@haydenandersen9937]

@@MechaGaikotsu by the way, have you ever personally watched jojos bizzare adventure? Because I know you reviewed some jojo figures in the past.

[@ghf9006]

@@haydenandersen9937 and he poses some of his figure using jojo pose

[@your_local_goose]

I had rg zaku 2 and in torso that armor parts fell of. The building is not that bad it is like hg but rg has many small parts and stickers... hard to put on eye.

[@kevinwebster7868]

The more I watch this guy I really don’t think he actually builds his kits. He just talks about them. He doesn’t seem to understand basic building or he is just terrible at it. Maybe that’s why he mainly does HG crap. This particular kit was fantastic. I hard ZERO problems with it. Don’t let this 1980’s game show announcer influence your decisions.

[@muisverriet]

The RG Zaku is known for falling apart, though. Your particular kit might not have the issues but that's just due to a case of "your mileage may vary".

[@Thejeffex11]

Damn, and here I was wondering if I should get the Shin Matsunaga RG.

[@jakecochran8808]

LOL just bought the RG black tri star zaku2 go check p Bandai right this second. You’re welcome

[@meatblade3490]

Ha, I got the shin matsunaga one off of there. Just saw this video. First gunpla I'll be building. Figure it'll be ok since I'll know what to expect going in and hell, it was under $50.

[@jakecochran8808]

@@meatblade3490 yeah I mean I have the regular RG zaku2 and I fucking love it. There’s obviously better kits, but IMO RG are the hardest to build, but they’re still my favorite line due to size. You’re going to have a blast! Frustrating but worth it! If anything keeps popping off just glue it.

[@meatblade3490]

@@jakecochran8808 Thank you so much for the feedback man! I'll follow that advice.

[@jakecochran8808]

@@meatblade3490 yeah no worries dude. I’ve only been building kits for maybe two years now. Do yourself a favor and pick up som gundam markers to clean up details like numb marks. I mean unless you’ll jump right into painting. I’m not there yet so just detail marks is fine and some thin panel liner markers or mechanical pencils really make them pop. Straight builds are perfectly fine with just some panel lines.

[@emilioaguirre1634]

I'm willing to buy a RG ms06r1a high mobility zaku II even knowing that it has problems.

[@razorbladeX1000]

Honestly, I feel that the only merit of building an rg zaku is to say that you've built an rg zaku. Like, the HG origin zakus pretty much do the same thing whilst not blowing up into pieces!

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I love the origin zakus! I have 3 and want more!

[@razorbladeX1000]

@@MechaGaikotsu I probably should get another and paint it in The Eric Manthfield colors instead of going through p-bandai hell for this..

[@acidous]

only problem is, that origin zaku has weird proportions when compared to the original zaku from every other show (too bulky, especially on the legs). It's not a problem for the most people, but personally, I cannot unseen it.

[@lambokr3497]

what does Mecha mean by the dark ages?

[@overshift3148]

I’m still a gunpla beginner but I still managed to finish the hi res gundam astray it took so long my head was spinning

[@misora25chan]

The thing about ace pilot RGs is that they are made for certain fans only. Honestly, Bandai needs to have a RG 2.0 for the early RGs especially the Seed series.

[@Shiro_Kuma432]

The only reason I don't buy one till now is because of the pipes.. man thats a lot of work.. hahaha

[@feqol]

I built an MG 2.0 Zaku and boy was it a torture

[@ephoenixart2534]

It is not a matter of if there will be an RG Grandaddy Gundam Ver.2.0 (most likely to be based on the 2020 Summer Olympics statue), it's a matter of when.

[@Astronopolis]

EP Art I can't wait for gundam mania after the olympics, were going to for sure going to get some Olympic themed models and a whole lot of exposure for the brand, meaning more interesting kits

[@polbeanz899]

I think you swapped the scopes for the bazookas. The big bazooka should be using the clear one while the puny vanilla bazooka should be using the gray one. Nonetheless, yeah, not having clear scopes for both bazookas is a major gripe I have for the High Mobility Zaku RGs. I'm currently building this one and it already feels old having built every P-Bandai RG Zaku to date.

[@ashgail9374]

Can relate. It's my first RG cause I got a discount, but it nearly turned me off of RGs until I built RG Qan(t)

[@BSdiscVids]

My RG zaku II lost one of those stupid chest panels too. So annoying. After buying the reg RG zaku II and chars RG zaku II, i havent bought any more RGs. Probably wont either.

[@OtherMomo]

That snout is supposed to be somewhere between the grey and the black of the armor, leaning more heavily towards black. Probably the best match is the zaku black marker from the full set, that comes with the standard and char colors

[@DragoonMS]

Sooo...RG Zaku kits suck, just stick with the HG & HGUC Zaku kits? Ouch. I like that the eye can move - didn't a MG Zaku have that feature? - but it doesn't seem worth it otherwise. Besides, the only ones that matter to me are the original green Zaku II and Char's Zaku II S. Besides, I don't know who Johnny Ridden or Eric Mansfield are, nor do I care.

[@HeadCannonPrime]

A little glue goes a LONG way. Call me old but I've been building Gunpla since the 90s when you pretty much HAD to glue the pieces to keep them together.

[@nicholastaylor3017]

Does anyone else hate the back-forth hip rocker stuff too? Can't freaking stand it. It's so annoying when I'm trying to make precise poses and I can only think of like one kit I've ever really needed that extra movement for in posing.

[@razif6916]

Bandai milked the mg ace pilot line..redoing it into the rg is kinda lazy..the mg jhonny ridden gegloog should by now be a 2.0 with the bazooka gun added as s new part...

[@tatsuyah4695]

Thanks to this review, I don't feel bad about missing the RG Shin Matsunaga Zaku and getting the HG version instead.

[@Stealth639]

Why not just glue on any small parts that easily fall of or get knocked off?

[@vustvaleo8068]

disliked the kit but that is one nice Zaku design, it has an asymmetrical mounted commander antenna, shame it is wasted on this kit, please Bandai give the RG line a 2.0 treatment!

[@pefp2008]

It's lazy on bandai's side that all the zakus are crap again and again. Instead of resolving the issues, they just keep repeating them

[@quotastrider801]

What does ers stand for?

[@overshift3148]

Mecha gaikostu don’t break the mp44 knee joints

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I’ll try

[@overshift3148]

What rg would you recommend Nu gundam or Unicorn Gundam

[@arcstar8337]

I don't know my char zaku II holds up really well even if it was built 2 years ago and went on a 1 year hiatus when I was not that into gunpla at the time

[@ninjaguy_12]

Ever heard of glue? At least glue parts so it makes your life a bit easier and just point out what needs to be glued

[@XxnamcoxcapcomxX]

Ah I remember the dark ages. I kinda liked them to be honest.

[@Rye0838]

When are you announcing the winner of the unicorn perfectability?

[@MechaGaikotsu]

Monday night

[@Rye0838]

@@MechaGaikotsu thanks

[@SovietHighCommand]

TBH this looks like a megatron zaku just saying and combined with that officer fin

[@o0xjaymex0o]

People bitching about not using super glue should just stick with level 3 model cars. 🙄

[@theaxolotl3968]

I think to buy rg rx78 and rg zaku ii char but i buy rx 78 first it verry weak so i think zaku ii ummmmmm no i not gonna buy it

[@richmondparagas9600]

All that seing that zaku of racing straip and white it almost look os not eric manthfield for now im cana call him racing zaku 2

[@NotAsianButFlip]

Grunt suits should never get the RG imo…theyre too basic to be made…unless its an MG grunts are good in the HG line

[@fishpop]

Is there an RG Shin Matsunaga HiMo Zaku?

[@rudyolfschiermeister8167]

So I'm bad at building gunpla unless its one of the cs sd frame kits do you have any reccomendations for my next sd gundam

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I've only built 2, but I really liked the Ground Gundam

[@rudyolfschiermeister8167]

Thanks ill check it out

[@chdmann]

I'd recommend the RX-78 with the CS frame, and then buying the CS expansion pack. I built the most awesome GM using them, and if you paint it on, it's beautiful.

[@peterjasonbobis6219]

Chest pieces = glue. Done it on my Zaku Minelayer.

[@latettparty3409]

Help some us of out. Stick P Bandai in the title so those of us who don't buy them, know not to waste time.

[@thereturnofthebruce971]

wait the chest part is loose?? how come my normal rg zaku didnt do that

[@nephlye]

I have 4 RGs and they are all a sloppy mess with loose joints and shit constantly falling off

[@MusicaFullbuster]

That Zaku head on that kit looks like it has a mustache. LOL

[@chrisrhome6638]

You do realize that it's a model kit, it's not Lego, you do have to glue things.

[@sugarhoneyicetea3040]

*Title*, wow I didn't even need to watch the video

[@honokami-sama8462]

Will you be doing a review of the MG F90?

[@lorenzomendoza1559]

Do they (bandai) use the same plastic material for their rg's, hg's and mg's?

[@Alejandra-cv7rj]

I want a zaku 3 in rg I don't usually get rgs because I buy mgs but I need a rg zaku 3 or rg Dom troupen or mg would be nice.

[@erwinamante4239]

Thats one BLUTACK hungry kit 😋😋😋

[@gmsloep]

Okay first off, again, I think you're too rough with your RealGrades because I haven't had a single issue with joints loosening up on my RG RX-78-2 or either of my RG Zakus. Second, those rectangles in the chest? If they fell out, you probably over-filed them. Either that, or they weren't in properly to begin with, because again, both of my RG Zakus have had zero issues and those parts are in very snugly.

[@gmsloep]

@GoofyGoufer07 I've had my RG Char's Zaku II since January of 2014. It hasn't loosened up at all. And the RG RX-78-2, which I've had for a week and a half longer than that, hasn't loosened up either. I've actually had more issues with my HGFC Shining Gundam loosening up than with either of those two RealGrades.

[@OtherMomo]

Yeah I dont get why but the head kinda just sits in the slot with gravity

[@acidous]

you mean, weighed down by gravity?

[@Cathaylover]

When i saw this review i was like ...........bruh..........ive never seen this kit in my life.......

[@KillerOrca]

I got the Char's Commander version. Real Grade is just too small for all those tiny details...

[@goldsocks9999]

Why dont they do a RG 2.0 for the zaku and rx-78-2? I would love to get the rx but ive heard its the worst real grade

[@judeskater93]

Review reborn 1/100 gundam gerbera please!!!!

[@Sazabi4prez]

Got the MG of this, still need to build it. 2nd random P-Bandai I get and Mecha reviews it (or a grade variant of) ..... Next review would be Zeta Plus (Unicorn color variant) and it'd 3 on 3 for me and Mecha being the same person and/or having the same premium kits. This is getting weird :p

[@Chovyy-f25]

But HG version of this guy could get Gold or Silver

[@UselessFox224]

Yeah... Early RGs... Some glue is often necesary if you want to fiddel them around, i had to glue the shoulderpads and the skirt armors of my RX-78'

[@catcrapinahat]

I have the rg Johnny ridden zaku and I thought it was a pain in the ass. Looks good but it's delicate as hell.

[@Pikminer-5087]

What if I don't have an RG Zaku II?

[@lilmoeszyslak4810]

So no Char’s Zaku in the collection? ☹️

[@gn-024lupus7]

Who won the mg unicorn perfectibility?

[@otakubatman1853]

I'd probably pick a pose and glue it into place. But sense my Zaku collection wouldn't be complete without it. Buyee here I come lol