THIS KIT IS A MONSTER! - RE/100 Nightingale Review

Char Aznable proving once again he's the flashiest fecker in the Universal Century, no matter the multiverse.
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0:00 Intro
0:54 Build
5:35 Aesthetics
11:33 Size Comparisons
13:16 Comparison with HG
16:22 Accessories
24:02 Articulation
26:03 Verdict
#gundam #gunpla #buyee

[@venomouslizards]

17:12. The wings are not built correctly. You need to turn it at an angle so it can completely slide into the socket. There it will be slightly more stable and higher up than what you have now.

[@user-xf2mg2ou9g]

And arms doesn't rotate in the shoulder joints

[@HighEffortUsername]

Hope he pins this comment

[@Gamakatana]

Once again, the "gundam reviewer" has no clue how the model is assembled and functions.

[@adambayer7639]

9:34 hey hey hey, no stroking the gunpla on camera.

[@liopq12]

The head swap with the granpa hahaha 😂 2:31

[@Freedom-ts5te]

Wow didn’t even noticed!

[@toban]

Beltorchika rolling in her grave with that pronunciation

[@kinbine_]

should've picked a better name smh

[@anthonywalker6268]

Spoilers much.

[@felps_4500]

If this doesn't prove he fks up some names just for the sake of it, idk what proves

[@iqbalprasadana5208]

​@@anthonywalker6268dude the novel is from 1988 and the manga is from 2018, if you got spoiled, that's on you

[@toban]

@@anthonywalker6268 (she doesn't even die my dude)

[@ZimMan2]

the mecha gaikotsu drinking game is just two phrases, "Aspect" and "kind of way."

[@OtherMomo]

Don't forget "what can I say"

[@vm_duc]

that's a one-way trip to the ER for alcohol poisoning

[@Raysonable]

And "phenomenon"

[@CsavasKoppany]

don't forget "absolutely"

[@petertwigg7895]

Don't forget "section"

[@jayempreem]

Bandai should make HG Big Zam

[@RainingHujan___]

You can kinda make a custom of it using destroy gundam as a base tbh

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

There's a robot Spirits of it

[@2010ngojo]

Perfect grade only. Take it or leave it.

[@maryus786]

They kinda did already

[@williamcll]

buy a destroy gundam and spray it green

[@kaixa5855]

its got something sticking out 😳

[@parad0x765]

Only the lobster goats packing 💪💪💪💪

[@HighEffortUsername]

Drake gundam. Or zaku, ig.

[@vintageludwig]

I cant put this kit together because I get jealous when i get to the groin area.

[@jonathansalazar4630]

While Sazabi is definitely my favorite of Char's suits, I think the nightingale is a badass beast of a mobile suit. Out the two kits I think I would go with the high grade but they did an admirable job with this.

[@breadlynlikesbirds]

the nightingale is probably my favorite mobile suit design and the hg looks so much better

[@MisterSouji]

The coolest part of the RE 100 kits was that they'd often come out around the time a MG Counterpart came out. This came out near when the Hi Nu Ver Ka did, and the Zaku F2 came out near when the Alex MG.

[@daltonmiller1569]

Love the videos ! Saw this kit at my local model shop always wondered where this kit came from since the new nightingale just recently came out

[@finalbladecrisis]

To this day my favorite RE100 is still the Gerbera. Only one that stays out on my shelf.

[@RileyZilla1001]

The back skirt for the RE/100 qualifies for the "things with eyes" Facebook page

[@AstreaGT]

This is a man who loves his adjectives as much as his gunpla.

[@jercsgn]

Very nice review!

[@justacommenter8897]

Might pick this up next looks nice

[@IvanRojasX5]

We have run a long way from those floppy Reborn One Hundred from a decade ago to absolute units that doesn't break your bank nor your patience, starting with the Bernie's Zaku FZ, and that awesomeness were transferred to the Full Mechanics series for the AS and CE AU's.

[@kamenriderovant9676]

That Zaku should have just been an upgraded MG.

[@omi-guy8759]

Keep up the amazing work 🦾🦾

[@Sazabi4prez]

The fuel tanks are mostly for the funnels, Mecha. Or some mega extreme long range "cruise ship", like the Ex-S. Or Sinanju, for some reason Also : "handy dandy dick handle"

[@NeoSlashott]

I wonder if moderate heat-gun flatten up the stickers like the furniture sticker decal ones that mold one surface in place before coating.

[@chronogaruda2003]

Wait until we get a Perfect Grade Nightingale

[@chilly_alchemist779]

I imagine it being as big as maybe HG Dendrobium or Psycho Gundam if this would becomes a reality

[@MikeHernandez707]

That would be huge as hell!

[@complexityinc.5167]

Gunpla fans really live in a dreamland

[@lucaseichler3140]

Where tf would you even put that though

[@RayFChung]

​@@complexityinc.5167 hope is all most have and I kinda like that some fans are still naive and hopeful enough to think Bandai will ever make any of the kits I see people regularly request.

[@Emcron]

i managed to get mine balanced on the PG 00 Raiser double action base, the longer arm fits between the fuel tanks under the back skirt, and the shorter arm can just about hold the er...elongated asset at the front.

[@zachary8705]

I enjoyed the hg nightingale and it takes the top shelf of my display case.

[@parad0x765]

Early for this one, I really like Nightingale, to a point that I dreamed that an MG was announced 😭

[@avellanozagunpla9074]

I had this one. Total brick no articulation at all.but man when it comes so shelf this one really shines

[@huranku98]

I'm looking to buy this in a few months I'm excited for it.

[@Yarida17]

is it okay to not use a top coat if apply decals with mark softer and setter?

[@Darkai.76]

Have you pre ordered the new duel and buster

[@keithgoh123]

It doesn't come with a ding-a-ling-a-ling, it comes with a massive front facing tail.

[@cepusbingbong7699]

24:29 ooooooff you touch me tralalaa, ooooofff my ding ding dong

[@Dank-lk2mk]

Hey Mecha have you been able to take a look on the newly released third party Einta Industries Sky defender 1/72 PGU like modle kit?

[@mechascythe100]

how big is it compared to the destroy and psycho Gundam?

[@2ndSmokingTREE]

Will you ever take a look at the Solomon gp02?

[@harutothefriendlyodst7639]

hey mecha you plan to review the mighty strike freedom?

[@azraelcales]

Now you just need the funnel effect set that includes parts for the Sazabi ver. Ka as well 😁

[@KiomonDuck]

Chonkey. Ive been sitting on the freedom + meteor unit for like a year and its box is massive.

[@Haends_EX]

I really wonder how this thing was never nicknamed the "shlong gundam".

[@NathanIndo-zk6hb]

Nice kit

[@genefrisby5578]

Spectacular likes,love and care for you awe.

[@damianl2108]

Happy I got the HG, was debating on the 2 a while back but this review def assured me I made the right choice. Also I miss the 3rd party reviews, so many in-era and other great kits slept on. You always cover so many details many other channels leave to text or still imagery. Any plans on doing a 3rd party kit review in the future or any reason those have not been a focus lately?

[@kinggrimm5031]

How come you didn't make a review for the Sazabi Ver.Ka?

[@Rayan-yw2xd]

What a nice kit. Now bandai where's my HG or RE/100 Shamblo?

[@thekunninglinguist2397]

Now that the Solomon RG Nightingale has been leaked will that finally wake up Bandai

[@dust_bin_gaming7319]

Maybe they could use it as some kind of template for a proper MG! ^_^

[@TheSilentsama]

The mechanicore is also making a mg nightingale

[@depshallburn]

​@TheSilentsama it's too stylistically divergent looks more like a F.S.S design than Nightingale.

[@pacerboy1711]

Just purchased mine, now im thinking if my half canned mr. Hobby top coat enough to spray this entire kit.

[@dvamp1854]

Where the hell did he get beltikchora from

[@Sazabi4prez]

He reads most names from the box (which is only in Japanese in this case). Maybe it got rekt from that

[@dust_bin_gaming7319]

@@Sazabi4prez Only the first syllable is even close to what he said. 'Berutōchika Chirudoren' Some YT's really just do this for engagement purposes. We can tell because they say the same things properly in other videos. (and it obviously works)

[@noonethatspecial]

16:41 Heat tomahawk.

[@CroireZero_Three]

waiting for the 1hr mighty strike freedom review HAHAHAHA

[@avellanozagunpla9074]

There is a locking mechanism in the wing binder

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Char's Nightingale really is a beast! 😱🔥

[@Gatoszilla78]

Monster it is. but as time goes by, it came fragile. Well mine get it hand loose because the shield attach on it. Better build, get finishing touch, take picture with some pose, and place in safe place and never touch again.

[@Barrge764]

I just noticed You never reviewed the hyakuren or rouei in your ibo reviews

[@RockSchneider]

This thing always reminded me of the Ruby Weapon from FF7

[@wimpster346]

Review The Mighty Strike Freedom!

[@WamuroRiXi08]

2:26 the gundam head

[@Ejack69]

Day 41 of asking Mecha Gaikotsu to review the Sentinel Riobot Gurren Lagann

[@Pavillionishere6309]

Such beauty, i don’t care if it’s not good or good i’d buy it if it’s badass

[@Amathaeon]

I forgot how bad that shield looks given how that's from the original mast grade sazabi

[@fattiger6957]

I wish this was more detailed. Big kits with giant armour plates with hardly any panel lines or rivets kinda annoy me. But I can see this being a really good project kit for someone who's good with scribing and adding PLA plates. Too bad this never got a proper MG to go with the Hi-Nu Gundam.

[@HSE331]

this is the perfect kit for scribing newcomers but you need to be really into the design to take the plunge and considering most like the sazabi over this i see why bandai wont do more

[@fattiger6957]

@@HSE331 Yeah, I agree. The design is a little too much. And for the price, the kit is really limited in what it can do (can't even move those wing things) I think I will get the HG some day since I want to get a kit for every Char MS. But the Nightingale is definitely not on the top of my wishlist.

[@DrolthKar]

So pick a pose and pin &/or glue it into place. Gotcha.

[@HaohmaruHL]

Eventually it's gonna be just a static shelf piece in both ways so it all just comes down to if you want a 1/100 Nightingale next to your MG Hi-Nu or a 1/144 Nightingale next to your HR/RG Hi-Nu. Say thanks we got a 1/100 Nightingale at all.

[@Loongear]

9:33 nooo don't pull it by the 🅱enice

[@edazary6669]

Srsly question, without the size, which is the best? HG or this kit?

[@dust_bin_gaming7319]

Ignoring sizes (both are under scaled anyways)... The HG, hands down. I got this one a few years before the HG was even announced. And... the difference in details and gimmicks between the two is astounding. But, this was the first of the Re:100 line, so shortcuts had to be made, I guess.

[@GibbyParmesan]

Love the videos! Have you built the Sazabi Ver.Ka? I just got the set and look forward to getting it together

[@kamenriderovant9676]

It's in the video.

[@HaohmaruHL]

Have fun with the nubs - they are all over the place, and the plastic is creaky, especially when using a glass file. Also, just glue the small yellow crotch piece because it won't stay in there on its own.

[@shadou5461]

Neat

[@Atmixka]

Rereview again the Sazabi ver ka. Please.

[@vustvaleo8068]

also the HGUC Nightingale is meant to pair up with the RG Hi-Nu Gundam hence the differences in details.

[@HaohmaruHL]

HG Nightingale came out couple months earlier than RG Hi Nu. Wonder why they didn't make the RG Nightingale instead. Guess it would be a huge risk and for a very narrow audience compared to HG's accessibility.

[@Smilomaniac]

There's a scale on the bug-design aesthetic and this thing is more 'bug' than a lot of other designs. It's cool, but it sort of clashes.

[@Novice_Mecha64]

I would kill to get an RG of this!

[@KiomonDuck]

I want a PG

[@parad0x765]

FR

[@Novice_Mecha64]

@@KiomonDuck my wallet..... :(

[@KiomonDuck]

@@Novice_Mecha64 I know. I feel you. My wallet has been screaming at me for years. My model kit addiction My gaming addiction My food addiction. I'm sitting on 2 pgs, 20 mgs, 2 rgs and 15 hgs.

[@RayFChung]

​@@KiomonDuckonly in our dreams and maybe a third party. Will never be made by Bandai though

[@user-hx6ju9cu3o]

knee joint connections looking a bit scary

[@Quarataia]

The Nightingale is such a cool design, but i still hold the Sazabi in a higher regard.

[@chrisgenet2321]

Nightingale has always been a favorite of mine... I want it for the size but I'm SO disappointed in it as a kit

[@rman0099]

Ooooooh boy. Does this have the nickname PP Gundam?

[@kamenriderovant9676]

Well it isn't a Gundam. So you have that going for you.

[@lilruss15]

silver tier is quite generous, I would lowkey give it bronze due to how easily it falls apart and the kit's design (so are many other RE 1/100 oddly) feels like the designer just rushed it out

[@TheSilentsama]

This is a direct copy of the b-club resin nightingale bandai was too lazy to design it that time lol

[@sir_coma60]

Of the 3 versions of Nightingale, i personal think the SDCS is the best for me. Yes, being an SD, extra work is REQUIRED, but the proportions weirdly feel the most line art accurate (except the huge head ofc). The hg change aspects of the design that i dont like, and the reborn is... this review. Also, shouldn't the legs be shorter? Both the hg and reborn are very tall, whille the line art as more of a hunched design.

[@kamenriderovant9676]

SDCS(evolved from BB Senshi) don't require much extra work, which is why that line evolved into the MGSD line.

[@nguyenquockhoa8205]

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[@kevinganus4468]

Very brittle. A few years ago I went to move my Nightingale to dust my shelf and one of the back propellant tanks snapped off at the peg. I had to use Tamiya model glue to reattach it. I have barely touched it since. Still love it though.

[@adrian_veidt]

I used to prefer this over the Sazabi.... *WHAT AM I THINKING BACK THEN?!*

[@MyNeoStardust]

What was the purpose of th big red dong? Why did the nightingale need that aspect. If it's not a wepon, it looks like it would just get in the moblesuits way. An yes its seams it its the best place to hold it when moving the model, but i don't think that's how they hold the moble suit on the ships, lol.

[@Gundamfan24k-wr4mv]

I swear this was posted a few days ago

[@zarukegansarina]

Nightingale is my first RE but it so bad. i hope bandai will make the new ver base on the HG but in 1/100

[@kamenriderovant9676]

They would have to make a MG and it would probably be P-Bandai.

[@Hanitcal69]

Why does it have a giant codpiece

[@xxnike0629xx]

I feel like the Reborn 100 line up of Gunpla is effectively done. Bandai hasn't released much; the most recent being the RE 100 MSN-03 Gyunei Guss's Jagd Doga (Special Coating) released back in November 2022 as a Gundam Side-F exclusive kit. I think it's good since I felt like the RE 100 releases were taking up resources from Master Grade releases. I suppose for fans, maybe the HGUC MSN-04 II Nightingale might be the best choice since it isn't as expensive, it's easier to find, and it pairs well with the RG RX-93-ν2 Hi-ν Gundam.

[@rx-105xigundam2]

@xxnike0629xx oh, you are blaming the RE 100 line ....

[@rx-105xigundam2]

@xxnike0629xx for reduced MG releases, eh? LUL

[@rx-105xigundam2]

@xxnike0629xx but even if Bandai continues to release new MG kits more often ...

[@rx-105xigundam2]

@xxnike0629xx sure you will hoard MG BOXES of those you like ...

[@rx-105xigundam2]

@xxnike0629xx but surely in the end ....

[@chuunico]

Please do MG The O

[@kahtrellscott1436]

Awesome

[@whiteraven1992]

Ah, the awkwardly mobile armor-shaped unconventional _redboi_ mobile suit with the phallic frontal tank (no idea whether it's supposed to be an extra propellant thruster, for storing sub-arms, or for the "large abdominal mega-particle cannon"); either way, it's funny to look at. ^ Was Char actually compensating for something here, or was he allowing his opponents to think that design would be disadvantageous in space-combat? You decide!

[@athrun2]

I know you're going over how it disappoints nowadays, but at the time this was great. even with all its issues, I recall this being the first official nightingale bandai had ever produced. or if not 1st, then the first in a loooong time. I always loved the nightingale's design, but hated that it never got any love. not even an sd, that would fix/mitigate the size issues. it hardly even shows up in games/fiction! made worse by the fact that bandai loves to milk every _other_ char suit, but the nightingale just seemingly got unpersoned. or well, un-mobile-suited as it were

[@volatile5460]

Nu vs Hi-Nu is a debate to be had but Sazabi vs Nightingale is no contest. Sazabi wins any day, everyday.

[@DouglasGoins-tr1cq]

I agree. The Sazabi is way better, imo. The nightingale is a cool MS design, dont get me wrong. The Sazabi is just better in every way

[@dust_bin_gaming7319]

Bell-tick-tora?! It's not even that on the box. xD Got this first, years before the HG came out. It does make for a nice centerpiece! But now I've been really wanting the HG, for all the extra gimmicks! (though I occasionally poke Bandai for a properly scaled, fully gimmicked, and LED'd MG of this. even if it would cost 200+ ) I've only ever had the legs fall out when moving (you messed up in putting the arms in. those are pretty damn solid, normally. And you need to rotate the binders a bit more. They should be facing slightly forwards to lock in properly). The HG fixed this by reversing the peg/hole positions and materials (and a bit of weight). 45 thrusters in total! All 2-parters! xD Mine really doesn't like holding the beam rifle, almost at all, without an extra stand. The forearm gets in the way of the butt-stock of the rifle, so it ends up at a really odd angle. The plug in for one or more of the three back tanks broke, huh? xD Only thing on mine, too. Wish they were both correctly sized though. This matches up better with HG's than MG.

[@agassig325]

1/100 Kshatriya when bandai?

[@HaohmaruHL]

"BeLtIcToRa"s children"

[@cabellism]

Not sure why the RE 1/100 died off, there is a hell of a market out there, look at all the alternative mecha model kits that has been popping up that Bandai is FAILing at capitalizing on. They could of easily made a newer 1/100 GP02 at any dam time for instance. There is still alot of love for older suits that need a refresh or even a kit of.

[@voidgod9753]

REVIEW THE SAZABI VER KA IM BEGGING CRYING AND BARKING WHILE KNEELING

[@kamenriderovant9676]

Check the older videos.

[@johndaltrocanto]

I would DROOL over a RG Nightingale

[@OtherMomo]

Bel-chick-tor-a?

[@HunterDrone]

if the legs were longer and less squished looking, and if the joints either had actual cloth or ditched the crumpled plastic look it could have been beautiful.

[@toaquiroh3767]

Solomon is making a real grade nightingale soon too Also not to be that guy but third

[@rob0709mp]

Big guy

[@Dornogol]

Ah yes, it's hard getting the soft part into the hard hole.....i would guess so considering generally you mostly stick the hard part into the soft hole, on these kits I mean

[@Bulat-ft4il]

0.13 I like that one better 😏