962 - Best & Worst Gunpla of 2016!

Here's my list of the best and worst Gunpla of the year! We had a whole lot of kits out this year, overall mostly pretty great! There were a few that really stood out and a few that really disappointed~ Agree? Disagree? Let me know what your picks are down below!
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[@Gumi_wuewuewue]

my father told me the best kits are the ones that comes with a stand XD

[@neokaijun4927]

Loui Paran a stand sold separately is kinda expensive

[@Gumi_wuewuewue]

Thats why the kits that comes with a stand are the best! :)

[@JustineN]

Your father is GOAT

[@Gumi_wuewuewue]

GOAT?

[@JustineN]

Loui Paran Greatest of all time :)

[@vovoland1]

drinking game. every time you hear "articulation " drink 1 shot

[@ZakuAurelius]

Vince reyes I'm all about it!

[@vovoland1]

ZakuAurelius cheers mate

[@SkyTowerKurogane]

The Shiden looks awesome.I love the simpler looking frames like the Graze and such.

[@MortimersCookies]

"lets talk abou that" *GMM opening song plays in mind*

[@LlewelynReswald]

Same here. Gooood Mythical Morning!

[@hazumi8739]

S.T Micurna same XD

[@minos284]

S.T Micurna saaame

[@VectreAce]

S.T Micurna same lol

[@kentdmayor6417]

I was thinking the same thing AHAHAHAHA

[@adrianaguilar9093]

It has been a wonderful year indeed for the hobby. and seeing you personally when you visited our country was a blast and a big surprise this year. Wonderful reviews you had this year and hoping more fun and great reviews will be up soon.

[@kennethcansley]

I would easaly pay $300 for a PG Sinanju. Thanks for the upload Zakuaurelius.

[@thatoneguy3415]

My first gunpla took me..3 hours to build. Straight. My second one took me 2 hours. Which I love to build them. You got me into it. Thank you!

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

MG Thunderbolt FA and MG Freedom 2.0 is the best kits ive built this year.

[@andysecorod9952]

The sinanju RG was the first kit I painted, that being said. it was also the first I made mods to, if the kit seemed riddle with issues that seem like personal preferences on how it should behave . It was definetly a kit that encourages to modify in order to achieve desired movement.

[@DigitalHazardVT]

The Astaroth Origin was probably my favourite of the year, great video dude.

[@redcomet1717]

“What are the best and worst kits of 2016 let’s talk about that” *good mythical morning intro intensifies*

[@ZakuAurelius]

😁

[@sprinkl3ss]

Great video. Solid and honest opinions, detailed and informative. Definitely going to pick up a couple of the IO Frame Shiden kits for sure. Thanks heaps !

[@ZakuAurelius]

sprinkl3ss no problem! Glad you found it helpful!

[@ZonoYT]

I love the freedom 2.0. But its legs and waist pegs broke on me. I had to fix it multiple times even though I treated it very delicate. Tldr I love it but now, I can't touch the thing ever again.

[@freddywilliams9837]

I'm one of those weird people who really like the weirder mech designs, so I pretty much fell in love with the Gyan Revive. It's just one of those mechs that look weird in all the right ways, and I love it's design.

[@VonToTheMax15]

Maybe I should try Iron Blooded Orphans kits next, but I only have 2 RG kits and the amount of detail they have is just too amazing. Plus the Unicorn Gundam is just too damn fantastic. Extremely solid compared to any RG I've seen.

[@miguel1015]

Loving these video and a happy new year

[@OrtzDavd]

Revisiting this video in 2022 and it's funny hearing about the Freedom 2.0 hip joint issues, as the MGEX Freedom has been having the same issues

[@DiceandBrushes]

They need to come out with more MG models. I love my MG kits.

[@LlewelynReswald]

I only built HGIBO kits for this year. 15 kits, 3 MS Option Sets.

[@yaoyao9]

I felt like the Gundam Marine Type should've gotten an honorable mention at least LOL Its the kit that made the Local Type frame complete and for what it is the color separation is really good OOB despite the stickers being pretty bad. It's my personal favorite kit this year though its probably nowhere near objectively the best.

[@Omniiibus]

The Origin Dom Test type is a Hajime Katoki redesign of the original Kunio Okawara designs for the *MS-07C-5 Gouf Test Prototype*, the *YMS-08A High Mobility Test Type*, and the *YMS-09 Prototype Dom*. The "derpy" face specifically comes from MS-07C-5 Gouf Test Prototype, and is an additional nod to Okawara's designs. I'm happy it made the list though, it is one of my favorite HG kits!

[@ExactPsience]

I have totally different top 5 list (except Grimgerde coz that is definitely an amazing kit), but i do appreciate the pros and cons stated for each of the kits which defined these decisions. Now im thinking of picking up a few kits from this list. :) Happy new year Zach and family, and everyone in the gunpla community!

[@thiagomonteiro41]

Thanks for your videos, man. Always going through relevant details. Happy new year!

[@GameAndMusicNerd]

I think a cool recolor of the scramble gundam is to give it the color scheme of an Impulse Gundam, maybe the colors of the Impulse Gundam Blanche You could call it the Scramble Gundam Blanche. OOOOOH you should do that! Please do that! It would be to hype up the review of your MG Impulse Gundam Blanche

[@DanielMendozaDev]

What an amazing video, thank you very much for sharing this with us! I'll have to grab the MG Freedom 2.0 and the HG Graze based on this review because those kids are looking absolutely wonderful. Hopefully 2017 will bring us a lot of new and exciting kits with fresh designs and new gimmicks. Do we have any news or rumors of what the the next PG might be?

[@mrstarfishh33]

Daniel Mendoza He was discussing the 1/100 no grade graze kai fyi

[@DanielMendozaDev]

mrstarfishh33 Crap, so that was the reason why I'm having trouble finding that kit... Watching Gunpla videos and trying to work at the same time is a no-no, thanks for letting me know about this!

[@mrstarfishh33]

Daniel Mendoza He I feel Ya, taking lunch right now.... have the 1/100 graze kai and it owns... just make sure you don't get the regular graze kit.

[@DanielMendozaDev]

mrstarfishh33 Nice! I didn't really dig the design in the anime too much but the model kit looks superb, that is most likely going to be my next purchase.

[@kazor1194]

Daniel Mendoza what do you mean by "because those kids"

[@TheLeyva5000]

I just realized that you're nearing 1000 videos. Congrats on the success of your this channel. I really enjoy your intake on Gundam kits. Keep up the good work!

[@ZakuAurelius]

David Leyva thanks!

[@g-maru8486]

i think the best thing in 2016, was the Iron Blooded Orphans line of kits... its certainly new designs, bold move with the inner frames and definitely a plus for just being a 1/100 scale with everything that it accomplished without being a master grade... for me that will be an applause for bandai... not to mention the price was just right... would you agree Z.A? hehe

[@ZakuAurelius]

Lester Geronimo yeah, great kits for sure

[@kaiber0390]

the kits that I disliked in the IBO line were, the MG gusion/rebake, hg hyakuren, and the hg lupus rex.

[@PANCAKECRAB1]

HAHA THE GYAN WON! ZEON WON 2016! ZEIG ZEON! ZEIG ZEON!

[@3511manlyman]

makes me feel better about buying the gyan cause it was the only model at the shop lololol

[@tallestgoose1570]

Haroldini Milo luh ding

[@matthewcoyle4131]

But is it *real* Zeon? I mean it belongs to the sucky political faction that killed Ramba Ral and Ramba Ral is the *True* image of Zeon.

[@bobdean394]

La ding

[@TheWonkster]

Well that makes my gyan 8 dollars well spent

[@Falinzin]

Lol, I've always enjoyed the Gyan - was the first HG I built (The Revive kit). It was a lot of fun! I then moved on to the MG Ver Ka Sazabi, Nu and Hi-Nu, built a 2.0 MG Freedom and am gonna order the PG Strike Freedom to build next!

[@thomasarcanine]

Great list, Zack!!! Totally agree with you, especially with the Shia Quanta, Grimgerde and Gyan... I kinda mouthed silently "Exactly!" about 6 times... hehehe Anyways, enjoy the vacation and Happy New Year too!!!

[@Mythicalmage]

Even though I disagree on a few things, I obviously haven't built all the kits. XD Most of my differing opinions are design preferences, like how I really dig the Scramble design and am not as fond of the Freedom 2.0 or Origin Dom despite liking the original version of both designs. The revive Gyan is fantastic though, no doubt. Its the only kit that I build and just left on my desk to play with for a long time. Keep up the great work and Happy New Year!

[@dwencoca908]

man, seeing that intro again was sooo nostalgic

[@GrozaBathrust]

best is when you went here in our shop at Plamo attack studio! :D

[@RayWarlord]

The Gyan surprised me for taking number 1 but after the lengthy explanation does make a lot of sense. I think I'll be picking one up in the near future. Quality even in bandai kits can be hard to find and to have this pointed out in such a way must be worth looking into. Thanks.

[@ZakuAurelius]

RayWarlord 0 You'll love it!

[@alexxdavila]

definitely didn't see the Gyan being one of the best of the year and I hate the design but you got me interested in the build, I really wanna see how that wrist works

[@Enes1967]

Despite of all the bad reviews about the Sinanju ive bought it and im glad i did. It looks FANTASTIC. It has so much moveable parts and so much detail that it poses like a boss. Glad i didnt let me affect by those reviewers.

[@kajkun1384]

Totally agree with the Gyan and also got that weird sense of awesomeness with the kit after build probably because that the kit is solid, nothing lose, slick and sweet articulation.

[@Nh2OO5]

“All of these joints of the Sinanju are easily fixable.” Howdoyoufixapremoldedinnerframe

[@nelsonchan6954]

happy new year to all the builders !! Gyan as no1 did surprised me, and best stuff came from this channel is the opening music "Witchy Britches" LOL

[@barbatos8795]

I bought the gyan only because it was cheap. I thought the design was plain but it and the gyancelot are some of my favorite kits.

[@jirehjirehjirehjireh]

I'll be one of the few to say I liked the Scramble gundam a lot. Outside of the price point I like the colors and look of it a lot.

[@kelyu9468]

Agree that HGUC Gyan is amazing, but I preferred Gyancelot more. The point is I can just select a portion of the additional parts of Gyancelot, and keep the remaining parts intact (Gyan). This provides a very easy way to modify your own Gyan, even for beginners. It is also a very handy way to get rid of the standard Gyan head, if you are uncomfortable with it like I do...lol Plus, I just ignored all the gold decorations of Gyancelot and keep the original Gyan color scheme. So painting is not and issue too.

[@zyefertech680]

I'm quite surprised that none of the Gundam Wing kits made it. i actually have Gundam the Origin kit and I got it as a christmas gift and it's just really awesome. it comes with effects. It posses really really well. I'm also happy that at least 1 of the build fighters gundam made it in. But I still enjoyed this video. I'll admit that Gusin and Break were kinda bad making it just you have to build one of the two and for just being a gunpla builder I went and got 2 kits of it so all i really did was build both and threw away the extra box and parts. Thou in the end i really liked this video and I can't wait to see what you have to say in your next video. Keep on building fellow builders!

[@SNAKE-fk9zw]

What about the hgibo Barbatos lupus?

[@Illsteir]

Reused parts, lack of accessories.

[@kongchho]

yeah it's such a cool kit but man the lack of accessories really was not cool on Bandai's part.

[@SNAKE-fk9zw]

its cheap, 1000 yen

[@omega-xis1943]

Aron Ashurov Its great that it's cheap, however I would gladly pay a little more for more weapons. And still keep it cheap. Most ibo kits are cheap and have more plastic than the lupus.

[@Axidel]

well since it's cheap you can easily take the add on pack for the lupus with hands, weapons and even a mibile worker... so it becomes a 1500 (maybe less) and becomes a decent kit :)

[@MorgietheCorgie]

I would have to say my five favorites of the year are HG The Origin Local Type, HGIBO Julieta's Reginlaze, HGUC Gyan Revive, HGIBO Grimgerde, and HGIBO IO Frame.

[@Ike367]

You could say that the designer of the Scramble Gundam had to scramble to come up with the design

[@damnfreakingsien]

Grimgerde kit is all around awesome, with an interesting hybrid of tallgeese, dark matter and graze. Besides the shitty hands it's fun to build, pose and look at.

[@QwantomLeaper]

I modified my scramble Gundam to basically be an Arios Gundam with that and messing with the joints and other stuff to get a better transformation really made all the difference for this kit.

[@nineballseraph6986]

Great video and your list is reasonable. Hope you will do it again in 2017. IMO 2016 is still sucks because many talents gone this year. David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder, George Michael, Carrie Fisher, Debby Reynold and there more talents that passed away that I not mention here. A lot of them are part from my childhood. I hope they all Rest in Peace. Anyway Happy New Year! And I hope 2017 will be great year for us!

[@ZakuAurelius]

Nineball Seraph Don't forget Richard Adams!

[@jeasocrazy]

Happy Belated new year! After seeing your review I think I'm gonna get a few kits... Keep up the great work. God bless 👍

[@wesleyjones1170]

Gyan revive all the way. I bought it after seeing your review, and it was really refreshing. I loved it. Le'ding!

[@ZakuAurelius]

Wesley Jones nice one!

[@topherhaze9493]

love the vid and the overview of this year's kits

[@JangoTheBlueFox]

the Eastern Weapon set also came molded in light grey. it really should have been dark grey.

[@edvill82]

my mouth dropped when you mentions GYAN.lol. i was not expecting that. im not a huge fan also but ill give it a try and maybe let you know

[@djwcalli07]

Zack hope you have a happy new year!!

[@ogulkanaltiparmak6141]

Happy New Years Zaku!

[@josephcrickmore53019]

That exact gyan was the first gunpla i EVER built and now i love the hobby period

[@konvoi]

I never expected the Gyan, but then again it has been getting a lot of love from Bandai.

[@colresswesker8912]

Personally I was pretty fond of HG Astaroth Origin. Of course it suffers from the typical sticker problems many HG IBO kits seem to have so I figured stuff like that probably holds it back from being considered one of the best. Glad to see Io Frame Shiden listed though. I'll have to pick that up.

[@allbluedream]

Happy New Year! I'd replace the Sinanju with the Gundam Local Type on the worst kit list. It's such a disappointment compared to all the other kits in the GTO line, and there's a terrible price tag to boot.

[@anonymousli4204]

11:48 that Shield the he is using is called a kite Shield and you described holding it the correct way so I'm not sure why you think it is not a good look

[@abp1400]

Before I clicked I thought, "I'm betting something old school and UC wins..." BINGO! Great review! Good mix of UC, AU, and GBF.

[@joshuaivan23]

gonna collect all new HGUC revive hope new HG transform Zeta gonna look amazing

[@zintMY]

One of the most awaited videos from you every end of the year~ Thanks for the priceless points and explanations regarding all the kits~ Happy New Year Z.A, May the new year brings more prosperity and more awesome content on your channel bro~ Here's to another awesome year ahead~ cheers~ =)

[@ZakuAurelius]

zintMY thanks for the nice message! ^^

[@StudioWDOnline]

The RG Sinanju has some good features and the shield can be mounted on the shoulders.

[@steelman296]

Pretty sure in Japan you can actually order spare specific parts so technically you could of ordered another inner frame for the Gusion/Rebake, but sure you can always argue majority of people don't live in JPN.

[@elrickinslayer5821]

Happy New Year,Zak.

[@lycorisradiata9617]

Agreed especially with that Gusion / G Rebake. They should release both as separate kit. Bundling both into one not only make more expensive, it also waste money for the leftover parts -_- What if someone want both version in display?

[@orochirel]

Damn, and I have the RG Sinanju box waiting to be assembled, wanted to see the improvements from the normal HG one.

[@adammaroni7445]

You should review gundam musha mk 2. It was a fantastic master grade that looks very nice on my shelves

[@efrenjaydelacruz1868]

Happy New Year!

[@shughilanganesanakaalitatr6283]

just an awesome Gunpla video & Happy new year Zak :-D

[@EbullientSMP]

HGUC Gyan Revive is awesome, i've been waiting for it ever since I got into the hobby since the original sucked. The wait was not disappointing and I got one of the best HG kits I own to date. I love my Gyan Revive to death, and i'm proud he won!

[@edopelawi]

Damn that Grimgerde was gorgeous. Thanks for the video man, keep up the good job!

[@robinhooduk8255]

i personally think the backpack thrusters opening on the sinanju just looks wrong, also dislike the gold seporation on chest and shield even though i had a nightmare this year trying to reverse wash on the MG. my kit of the year is PLAMAX Machine Caliber Striker, that thing costs a bomb but the quality shines.

[@ZakuAurelius]

RobinHoodUKIP Yeah personally don't care for the gold separation either, I prefer the sharper detail of the HG or MG~ even if it's more work to reverse wash! Haha

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

This was a great year to be the only person in the western hemisphere to think gyan looks rad.

[@boiboi5402]

I'm glad my unicorn ended up being really sturdy

[@TheRonified]

For the Shia I got a green base, It was a disappointing build after building the RG 00 Qanta, so there's that.

[@13massfreeman42]

Will be cool if you put names of these Gundams or links to amazon...

[@CalderTF2]

I'm getting a gyan soon can't wait

[@Redwaversz]

Hmmm i will buy MG Freedom 2.0 this year so love them!

[@levelmarketing9197]

First time viewer, really enjoyed your video! will tune into more of your content- Great job

[@ZakuAurelius]

thanks!

[@steffy2]

I Like the scramble gundam, I can understand why people are disappointed but I think the Design just looks super awesome and I really hope that we get a rg with nice panel lines and a cool 2 toned armor. Also, Has anyone noticed that the gyan " My backskirt can move " Pose looks Like He is farting?

[@pixelman6193]

Steffey I love the design too I just think the blue pieces should be purple the orange should be darker and parts of the white should be gray

[@gravesidebreakfast]

Steffey I am enjoying this one. I like the Zeta look and those shades of blue and orange happen to be my favorite colors.

[@sidusher1726]

was just watching this review and i noticed the giant long thing in the poster behind you. *proceeds to search your uploads for tief sturmer review*

[@Arrowdodger]

Having finished watching, I think the Number 1 choice totally deserves it. It's a tremendous kit.

[@senpaizephyr8049]

happy new year

[@jerankorak7997]

Gusion/Gusion Rebake is pretty great, if you can snag it on a 30 or even 40% discount from places like BanzaiHobby. I'm really sad that Bandai is so intent on milking the new IBO line for all that it's worth, but I can almost forgive them for the incredible kitbashing possibilities the universal frames enable. You barely even need modelling skills.

[@blackfyre8837]

the 00 quan (t) was actually my favorite (origin vrs)

[@rezaleon7453]

If the Graze custom included the rear boosters, it'll be perfection

[@conleydunlap327]

MG Full Armor Thunderbolt was better than the Grimgerd.

[@DiceandBrushes]

Bandi should start making more MG models. seems like a lot of these HG kits doesn't have that same awesomeness as MG kits. Don't get me wrong, the RG kits are great.

[@evanvirnando7797]

i love shia qant. cat ears makes it interesting

[@cho9175]

Evan Virnando it gives the Gundam some character something most gundams don't have

[@omega-xis1943]

Chotosis The Infected Ones You mean something any of the characters in GBF Try don't have.

[@soundwave9036]

For me it looks like an elf

[@Haoransteven]

waiting for this for so long

[@ZakuAurelius]

Steven Lu lol the year isn't even technically over with!

[@PixelGod240]

Why do humans love top 10 worst 10 type videos??? I don't know but it could be about trash but if it's a top 10 list I'm all over it!! LOLOL Keep it up homie

[@shawnc4152]

Awesome list. Keep up the good work. I live in Okinawa and was wondering if you knew of any good shops for gunpla, the one I currently go to is a small little shop in Chatan?

[@ZakuAurelius]

Shawn Carolan I'm planning to stop by a shop called Modeler's Core.

[@shawnc4152]

ZakuAurelius thats the shop i mainly go to. I cant remember if it starts on the 31st or the 1st but the shop will be closed until the 7th

[@Luka.shrekie]

my favourite was the hg vidar and shiden, but I don't buy many at all. Vidar is my 5th kit ever.

[@warpath16]

thank you for this video... very informative :) - advance happy new year Zack :)

[@slimebuck]

thank you for your efforts in your videos.

[@ZakuAurelius]

you're welcome!

[@kongchho]

Gyan needs more love. the gyan MG is one of my favorite kits

[@subhuman119]

4 years to late. What would you suggest for a first RG build?

[@ezlynnaskerd3292]

Rg RX-78-2.. always start with grandpa.. then feel the transition from worst to the best with that RG line.. I build by this order. RG grandpa, mk2, gp01, unicorn, and so on.. very satisfying. RG god gundam is the best..