The RG Zeta Gundam, the Dark Souls of Gunpla?

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▶Retail Price: 3,000 Yen
▶Release Date: November 2012
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▶Intro:
This Ain't The End Of Me by White Comic
▶Sponsor Theme:
Valkyria Chronicles Anime Opening (go play the game)
▶Outro:
8-bitified version of Believe
▶OSTs Used:
AEUG Combat Phase Theme (Gihren's Greed OST)
Shot of Honor (Encounters in Space OST)
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00:00 Intro
00:38 Aesthetics
02:23 Accessories
05:20 Articulation
09:54 Transformation
13:06 Conclusion

[@gudakoalter]

How a gunpla fan know a friend hates him with a gift

[@Kurnaxs]

As a person with gorilla hands, this was a PROJECT. Managed to get it done, painted, and posed... for all eternity. Solid hand grenade/10

[@First-Name_Last-Name]

Imagine finishing the build and suddenly ATF and FBI raided your room. You're practically building an IED.

[@megatron8449]

​@First-Name_Last-Name that's why you use glue of this one.

[@rowega4468]

1. It's fxcking 4 AM 2. About to close youtube 3. Spot Kakarot197 video 4. It is RG Zeta review me: What is 15 more minutes

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

Audience- did you do it Kakarot- yes. Audience- what did it cost?? Kakarot- my sanity

[@heartfang13]

I love how the entire kit quivers when you picked it up for articulation.

[@jamcalx]

This reminds me of an old 4-koma meme of Kamille trying to transform what looks like a PG Zeta, because each attempt looks like a different MS almost entirely.

[@apocalypticsurvivor6111]

Link?

[@exiagn0012]

​@@apocalypticsurvivor6111 danbooru

[@hijous]

Rg zeta, just keep it one mode you'll be okay. But never pose it a lot or the joint will loosen up. Don't touch it, ever.

[@xgod4562]

(looks lightly in its direction and it collapses) god damit.

[@hijous]

@@xgod4562 yup. Every dang time

[@xgod4562]

@@hijous (picks back up only for it to violently explode in face)

[@thelaw_00]

The legs are heavy and the joints that connect the legs to the hips are weak. Over time, they will stress under it's own weight and break of by itself (my own experience). Also the the shoulder joints where you do the transformation is fragile.

[@RaidenPSX]

God and I thought the HG Zeta was touchy

[@noruku6535]

Perfect kit for people that like high level explosives.

[@Gingy_2006]

So this is basically a Michael Bay zeta

[@christiandaniel3714]

@@Gingy_2006 or an actual Wave Rider "CRASH" OH COME ON I JUST FRESH BUILD IT!!!

[@kevinbaumhoer7359]

An Army Seargeant screams down The other : grenade The Seargeant :No RG Zeta The Other: Holy Jesus

[@christiandaniel3714]

@@kevinbaumhoer7359 10 seconds later, the enemy died from sharp plastic on their faces

[@kevinbaumhoer7359]

@@christiandaniel3714 yes

[@killjoy0512]

this needs a re-review after 1 year in storage to see how well it holds up. Seeing the lineup made me wish there was a RG Hyaku Shiki in the future.

[@neotypus]

It has been a year after building mine and it is atill in the same pose I left it in

[@stormgalaxypegasus]

But what if it reuses Mk-II frame

[@Brawler_1337]

@@stormgalaxypegasusHonestly, that would be completely fine. The Gundam MkII’s inner frame is stupid solid for an early RG frame. If you need evidence of that, just note that Mecha Gaikotsu ranked it as his number two favorite Real Grade in his Top 5 Favorite and Least Favorite RGs, and he fucking HATES early Real Grades. He’s had his for years, he poses it all the time, and it’s still held up-and keep in mind that he manhandles his kits.

[@Agonysis]

I seriously love how Kakarot always flips the Zeta's wings out in MS mode, like in its final battle against The O. It's my favorite look for it. Good show!

[@birmandemirel9293]

A kitbash with the HG Zeta would be interesting. It’s been done before but there haven’t really been any in-depth tutorials online.

[@EbullientSMP]

I don't think anyone can deny how beautiful this kit looks. RG's are almost always about aesthetics and this one definitely looks phenomenal. Yet...wow looking at it, I can feel how intricate and delicate it's gotta be...

[@steel749]

Nearly every RG looks great but to actually move it around or pose it. Some just fall apart i.e sinanju, Zeta, Zaku 2, GP01 etc etc

[@laudzafajrul1043]

@@steel749 Recent RG releases like Nu, Sazabi, Zeong, Impulse, etc. would beg to differ, though. They mostly ditch the use of advanced MS Joints for the frames and finally use buildable inner frames similar to MGs. Hence, they've become more solid than ever and of course, the details provided is still the selling point of this line.

[@steel749]

@@laudzafajrul1043 that's why I said some. I know the tallgeese 1, 2 & 3, force impulse, Nu gundam, Nu gundam HWS & sword impulse etc are solid as a rock. I'm talking about the ones I mentioned especially the older ones

[@letthebasscannon223]

there are a few pretty good older ones (both versions of the Mk II are probably the most solid early RGs), but yeah, the line didn't stop being 90% hand grenades (at least with new molds) up until the Unicorn (iirc)

[@vernondelacruz7812]

@@steel749 It has been 4 month since I built the GP01 and honestly I don't see any of the complaints that others have. I think the core fighter not being secure only stems from others not putting it in properly, I say that because I can confidently hold the gundam on it's chest and shake it and it doesn't seperate into two parts and another is i like to pose my gunpla alot and still it hasn't lossent yet. Though the only problem that I have is the advance ms joint that you use to attach the shield to the arm doesn't work because the hole for the peg is not a circle rather it is a octagon.

[@gekimod123]

i recently realized you love using thick black panelining.

[@chill4075]

Thiccc~

[@Chimeratech8]

I just downloaded Asu e no Kizuna (sponsor theme) because of your channel lol. And yes, I did play Valkyria Chronicles a few years ago, but never watched the anime.

[@Kiyosuki]

I really really wish they'd redo Zeta RG, with all the new tech they've learned since then with later RG models.

[@shimakaze798]

Id rather anything else than a 2.0

[@hijous]

Mg ver. Ka zeta was announced. Probably rg zeta 2.0 is possible. Hopium from me. 🙏

[@genocyberia619]

Just do a ZZ lol

[@sheepfly]

@@hijous hopefully not

[@alvarosolorzano5405]

We might just get a Zeta 2.0 in the future after seeing the reveal of the Rx-78-2 2.0

[@ARCCommanderOrar]

Nice way to wind down after work, thank you sir!

[@zainiikhwan9405]

14:01 I'm laughing so hard when Encounter playing as bgm, well played. Thank you for the review. I learned that rg is not for beginners the hard way when assembling rg Sazabi. It's more of the time and effort needed to spent for the assembly, but it's worth the effort. One of this day I'll get this kit. It is sold quite cheap too last I checked...

[@flamestoyershadowkill6400]

I had transfarable skills from building legos for many years so rg kits are not hard for me to build as a second kit after building the hg moon gundam

[@Fireclaws10]

An RG will take a good 6-8 hours to assemble for a beginner. Just take it slow and be careful, it's not too difficult. Maybe start with a simpler one like the Force Impulse.

[@TorchicNidoran1994]

@@Fireclaws10 my first RG was the Crossbone Gundam. That took me 6 hours. Then I built the RG Unicorn Gundam which took me 8 hours. It's pretty eerie how spot on you are with the time estimates

[@zainiikhwan9405]

I'm ashamed to admit I took almost a _year_ to finish my Sazabi orz. Life happens and sort of......

[@thebuildbear]

See, when I heard the music... It makes want to dust off my PS2 to play Encounters in Space. It cannot be helped.

[@supergeno128ds]

I was holding my breath subconsciously during the transformation sequence!

[@retnemmoc101]

I got it as a gift from a relative who didn't have time to build gunpla anymore. It was my first RG, and the first gunpla I had built after a long hiatus. It may be a bit of a meme online, but it's what got me back into gunpla and the Zeta/Delta lines of MS, and for that I will be forever grateful to it.

[@paakdisayaniyom]

Kakarot197​ : "The​ Real Grade​ line is something that beginner should stay away from to begin with" Me : My first gunpla ever is RG RX-78-2 (no joke, this is true)

[@RoosterC88]

Same. Followed by the rg zeta lol

[@Vonechua]

Mine was the rg 00 then straight to the rg strike freedom.

[@Yozora_15]

Mine was an RG Sinanju, it was fun to build, but getting the kit to do poses is a different story...

[@brettwood1351]

@@Yozora_15 My first was a Gundam Virsago Chest Break an Electronics Boutique randomly had. I could have gone for the X Divider, but a little kid wanted that one. Man that was back when Wing first aired on CN!

[@MyStickman10]

My second kit was the Wing Zero [EW], great kit despite having ERGS

[@qidranalifardin]

I love how the way you said "overengineered." I think a lot builders just taking zeta as a joke. But of course it is overengineered to the aspect that some of the parts are under engineered. This is what i find with sinanju, destiny, and strike freedom rg. To think that i keep collecting rg, i think i am a man of a challenge 😎

[@Serom_974]

I would love a 2.0 RG Zeta Gundam.

[@jamimuhammad3699]

Agreed bro that’s why mine is still half built the leg connectors broke T-T. But I agree the details and etc are nice

[@reiji647]

I can feel just by seeing how delicate kakarot tries to move the thing on the articulation XD

[@MrMechaMan]

its here! the moment we are all been waiting for Kakarot197's RG ZETA REVIEW!!!

[@zgmfx-09a]

The wings on mine hold well, its instrumental you connect the whole back part correctly and as tightly as possible and they will even stay connected while transforming

[@paolovillanuevamd]

Great job putting this thing together, and having built it myself I completely agree with all your observations, especially the "dismantling a time bomb" thing hahaha

[@tylerstocker6189]

Mine looked really good until it fell off the shelf, the head however lives on on my HG Zeta.

[@Bobert2020]

Essentially treat this like an actual model kit and not like a toy

[@wulf8889]

It's the Zeta that can transform. It's impossible.

[@genovese667]

Yeah, gunpla has reached action figure level of solidity, but this is like the anti-rg sazabi.Still looks cool though

[@wulf8889]

@@genovese667 Speaking of action figure, the die cast in the metal robot ver. Ka may help with the stability and would make the transformation less of a headache and heartache.

[@genovese667]

@@wulf8889 I don't think the metal rs zeta will have any problem (outside of the price), but if recent rgs are anything to go by, I think Bandai is perfectly capable of a sturdy, beautiful and great rg zeta 2.0.

[@hikaruren9207]

I'll see many of this kind of people that despely try to find the excuse for the looseness of early RG (which totally bullshit) what even a point to buy if can't post it and can't make it stay in place with out the superglue

[@michaeldort7069]

So the rg Zeta was a holy grail kit for me and like I said before I built it put the stickers on, posed it and now display it with the hguc version (Hguc version in waverider mode). It's a model not a toy and I am super happy to have it on my shelf.

[@stag1739]

Wowie, an rg delta gundam! Colors are a bit off though, but I’m glad they managed to recreate the flimsy moveable frame

[@QuestText]

I got this kit on a whim, I had heard people describe it as a difficult kit but I just assumed it was the internet exagerating as it tends to do. nah this thing is definitely a challenge. It looks amazing when you've got it in a pose you like but once I had every finishing touch done I just put it on my shelf and havent touched it since.

[@SparkRattle]

Amazing how you rekindle my interest in this kit. Maybe I will put it back in my bucketlist after all.

[@Arrowdodger]

I like the newer high grade more, but I prefer the simplicity, honestly. I can respect this RG's majesty, but in the same way I can admire a butterfly. Beautiful, but fragile.

[@marcosdheleno]

this looks amazing, by far the best looking zeta. however, it does feel like it can only do very basic poses. also, it looks like one of those "build perfectly, or dont build at all", kits. i can see this falling appart sooner or later.

[@CrimsonHiroX07]

I am still convinced that the moment you sneeze in its general direction, it may fall apart....

[@ninjaguy_12]

Which boss would the RG Zeta be in dark souls? The bed of chaos?

[@dooggo-1402]

They should make a RG Gaza using frame inspiration from the Zeta Gundam, it would essentially be the same thing, except the Gaza is supposed to explode.

[@andylim8647]

A very professional review. Good job. Highly appreciated.

[@tylerkeen8989]

Yeah it’s really not as bad as people make it out to be, nothing usually breaks and the transformation works, but the stress and feeling that it’s about to implode are enough to make most afraid to continue touching it. At least that’s what I experienced with mine.

[@toastybread0413]

Even to this day it feels like they made the kit with the wave rider form in mind first and the mobile suit form as a byproduct

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

I talked about this on the other day but I gonna say again, I built 4 RG zeta's and nothing happen except the my 1st zeta because I transform it several times and it's getting a bit loose. The other's are totally fine, just handle with care and you're good. People might ask, why 4? Because Zeta is my all time favorite gundam. I wish I have enough money for the up coming Ka signature Zeta.....

[@TheJadeknight7]

Hey, I bought this one. I was having a ton of fun putting the legs together and marveling at all the details and whatnot. And then I got to the torso... And since then it's been sitting real pretty inside of the box!

[@anlize3422]

Boy did I have an anxiety attack when you're transforming that thing. It looks like some parts are about to pop off at the mere touch.

[@SaigaTenshi]

2:03 whoa whoa man chill. Here, take some bottle of that orange flask

[@marlon1598741]

Zeta is my favorite mobile suit ever, i think i own every single zeta based kit. But the one i do always recommend is the MG Zeta 2.0ver.... Old but Gold. Really fun kit, not that easy, not that challenging. I'd love to get a 3.0 anytime soon.

[@marcosdheleno]

10:46 someone calls the ministry of silly walks, we have the winner!

[@censingauto9998]

i got this kit w/o looking at reviews bfirst and actually got mad building it

[@DZMaven]

This brings back those warm and fuzzy memories of my first RG Zeta transformation and posing... Never to be so again.

[@misterchief7884]

Can you do the development of the z gundam and ZZ please

[@nathawayhoa1971]

This kit is a good candidate for a 2.0 with modern rg engineering. I know they can pull it off.

[@Tokumastu1]

The MKII looks at RG Zeta like "dood, I thought you were suppose to be the sturdy one."

[@wfong92]

So far I've built two RG Zetas (Regular and ZIII) and from what I remember the first time building it was super frustrating. Probably spent half an hour trying to push the head through the torso. Building it the second time went a lot more smooth. Also, i noticed the second build's hip joints were a lot more loose compared to the first. I guess sometimes it's a hit or miss with these kits.

[@DeimosXVX]

Thanks for the review. I've got the RG Zeta 3A ver GFT. I think I'll keep this at the bottom of my backlog. Still have at least 4 other RGs to get through.

[@serpventime4690]

cant help but to feel the outro was filmed ahead of transformation

[@Bravebird9]

Still a shame that the Real Grade Zaku head doesnt fit onto the Zeta Gundam to have its iconic final form Zeta Zaku

[@ninjabreadman8166]

Awesome video! I won't be buying this, but it was good to see you give a fair and balanced review of the kit, though I was expecting you to play Riders in the Sky during the transformation sequence lol

[@kameoosama]

I'd actually been thinking about this recently since I decided I wanted to have the Gundam Team from ZZ all up on my shelf (who do I have to convince over at bandai to put out a HG Mega Rider BTW) and all the stuff I'd heard steered me reluctantly toward the new HG (Most of this revolved around whether there was a version of the High Grade that didn't have big red stickers on the wingtips of the flying armor.) I still like the way the RG looks, though. Still got the RG MK II tho.

[@kayzlc88]

this review came at the right time because I've been planning to buy this gunpla this week because my local gunpla store is having massive sales on selected RG and HG series...im talking like 75% percent discount .

[@froznpyro]

I've always wondered what my purpose in life is. I have the smol, steady hands of a surgeon, but neither the patience, drive, or brain wiring necessary for the medical field. Turns out my purpose is to put together & customize the RG line of gunpla.

[@kitetenjogalladeknighttosh8863]

Meyrin:so, about that appointment, I think we'll have to postpone that

[@lock3down26]

Its fragility is probably the reason why we haven't gotten a ZZ Gundam RG.

[@EpicBlargman]

This was my first RG, it was a nightmare for me. Chest section wouldnt snap together at all and i was handling it delicately, it broke on me. It took me longer to build this than the MG Zeta 2.0. Every time i tried to move the legs or arms they felt like they were going to snap in half.

[@DavidOConnor44]

Thought on a series you could do. You could do an in-depth timeline of each Gundam series and how they connect and like throughout the ages. A lot of work but a lot of views

[@grooveclaw1591]

Nice review

[@linusreviews]

2:07 heh my first kit was the rq quanta and i had no problem with it. my second kit was a friken master grade! the experiance was very interesting lol

[@baratiecook]

I agree that the RG line is a model kit. I don't complain too much about the movements and falling off pieces. The Robot Spirits line on the other hand are action figures.

[@nuttherbutter4075]

One of the first kits I ever tried to build. Snapped the waist joint like a twig trying to put it together. I'd like to take another crack at it

[@AlessandroZarrillo]

It also has a neck joint and a torso rotation but the latter tends to split and deform permanently the joint

[@dylanjohansen7360]

This was my second kit, it was also the first kit I threw in the trash immediately after conpletion

[@dariusrahmanian1215]

Second real grade kit I ever built and it was frustrating but still really cool.

[@noranomics]

Literally getting mine today no way

[@legojangofettclone]

The RG Zeta was one of my first kits into the hobby! Yes, it's flimsy feeling but it's def a pose and display kit. Literally don't touch it after you have it on a stand and it'll be great. I honestly don't know anyone who articulates their kits enough to wear parts down lol.

[@logawnio]

ive got a zaku origin model that I frequently change the pose of. but most of my kits stay in one pose for most of their lives.

[@donaldfritz8713]

My first kit was the RG Nu, holy hell then i discovered HG and I was like I dun fucked up

[@jesterknight3837]

it look so good

[@HeirOfSparda]

1.0 MG Zeta Gundam...ahhhh, that was my first MG...no wonder why I've avoided them so much.

[@kakarot197]

It was mine too, but I loved it because my only frame of reference at the time were the 1/144 and 1/100 Wing kits :p

[@WCP4RM4N]

Beautiful

[@danielk9906]

I really hope kakarot will cover the zeta development

[@elipse371]

The blue camera plastic piece is for anime accuracy Apparently,the zeta Gundam used blue sensors instead of green like most Gundam or red for the original RX 78

[@christianevertson1511]

This was my first RG kit, didn’t know what I was getting into 😅

[@theunusualtofu]

If I was gonna sell this and the RG Sinanju, I will put a handle it with care when built sticker on it

[@tyrant1178]

This is one they definitely need to do a gen 2 of

[@jackpagn8424]

My first gunpla. The only I will ever buy. I love it. No need any other. Zeta is the best not even lying.

[@brettwood1351]

It looks beautiful, but moving it does raise issues. When I do upgrade me Zeta, I don't think it'll be this one. Still nice to finally see exactly what the head and torso do during the transformation. Eh, decided to take care of the GM shaped hole in my collection for now with a GM Cold Climate, Zeta I think I need to think about for a while.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

my brother got me this.......this was my first REAL GRADE. It was insane!

[@rheigarcia7878]

I dont think you had the head/neck part fully extended during the 1st part. The yellow collar should be seen

[@rodrigomartintereso]

I just started with RG through the Wing Gundam TV Ver, the Wing Gundam Zero EW Custom. And i haven't used any of the non camera stickers and some body stickers that goes in while buildings in the instructions but i have a questionable out of ignorance. Are the other stickers that has a translucent part around the actual sticker a water slide sticker or just regular stickers with some translucent background?

[@brandonott7044]

Are you going to get and build the RG Zeong? I found it to be quite fun build and it looks and feels really good

[@JahleelSingh]

This was among my first kits that I got from hlj and the build was good but afterwards shit hit the fan. But for a beginner like myself I somehow had no issue with the actual build.

[@dodrio1000]

there is a lock mechanism at the back of the skirt by sliding to lock the legs into place also for an easier trasnformation remove the wings from the body 1st at the beginnig of the joint and then start the whole process it makes it a lot easier. on mine y revise all transformation mechanism twice and sand down and refinish every joint for any friction to avoid it breaking apart ever on trasnformation so mine doesn't feel like it wants to break. this kit needs extra work to smooth out the parts that move is even finicker than the unicorn but no as robust. all i all my hardest rg. on mine i lost the shield grenade launcher :c

[@deptless]

i baught this before buying my first gundam and that is the rg zeta and it didnt take too long seeing i only used nail clippers and a small flat head screwdriver

[@johnlee4780]

You almost transform the whole thing in one swell swoop, damn

[@kevinmedina6531]

this is my first one ever, i had no idea LMFAo

[@1wayroad935]

I haven't touched my RG Zeta after I assembled it. The only Zeta kit I don't really do anything with anymore, and I have nearly all of them.

[@othyrsvaal5036]

Tiny, fragile parts of a level so bad the veterans dislike it sometimes, and here I am with these bear claws for fingers. Yikes.

[@gigaslave]

There's a lot of fiddly parts that would have worked better as POM pieces rather than ABS, it's so much more wear resistant.

[@zudahkai94]

Rg sinanju next or rg freedom and justice combo video(ornstein and smough)

[@dannydumlet]

As the crazy man who built the kotobukiya Liger Zero and Leena Special Gunsniper...I think I might be able to do this one. I kinda want it cause I'm underwhelmed by my HG Zeta

[@terminatorofbaal7853]

If it would be possible and if you have time, would you be able to cover the titan test team mobilesuits? I know that probably would be a nightmare but I love the variations of that line and i love the classic titans color scheme

[@NotMyRealName6]

Kinda fitting that the RG Zeta Gundam is as rage-inducing as the series it came from.

[@Furno52470]

this was my very first kit almost 5 years ago now, I transformed it over 10 times and im surprised it still held up decently. I ended up throwing it away because it was just poorly built compared to my current standards however lol.