MGEX Unicorn Gundam Ver.Ka - Painted & LED Unit Final Review!

[@jeff3221]

I'm assuming that they wanted to be anime purists with a 5 minute time limit on the psycho frame leds

[@mman8w30washere4]

get in the fucking psycho frame banager is what I would guess.

[@JGrove303]

I think that’s true for NTD, but once Awakened, I believe banagher is free of that limit.

[@StephenBased]

This makes me wanna try to start painting. So dope

[@kadesoutherland3648]

You mean you haven't already?🧐

[@StephenBased]

@@kadesoutherland3648 only got into gunpla a few months ago 😂

[@nightmare69metalmatt52]

If your just starting to paint mind your joints some joints if you paint them will tighten up to much and you'll end of fuckin up your good work AGAIN MIND YOUR JOINTS dont be like me and get a big kit and kill it all because you didn't manage your joints good luck and hope this finds you with a good product in the end

[@titan133760]

You know it's a special kit when Zach shows part of the painting process. Also wake me up when Bandai releases the inevitable MGEX Banshee Norn

[@Jirujan]

Bandai be like: "oh, we will make it P-Bandai"

[@Adniwhack]

@@Jirujan Hopefully that will be the phenex and not the banshee norn

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

And full armor/perfectibility/gold plated lol

[@KubikCubed]

@@MJRLHobbyStuff and 7/11 /gundam base limited/clear part

[@car7795]

@@Adniwhack if it is the phenex, then I expect the whole thing to be undergated and I rlly want it to have the Same type of gold as the Hyaku Shiki 2.0

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

I didn’t realize it till recently, but there is a RG Unicorn that is a G-Base exclusive that includes a LED strip. This guy is a major scaled up version of that.

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yes and also that version is not articulated, it’s a statue

[@GigaKaHiis]

Now that's an unfortunate choice of font for the thumbnail if I've ever seen one.

[@xxEmmankunnArt]

let's talk about the first thumbnail and let the new comers wonder why we talk about it

[@stormd]

Literally clicked on video just to comment about the thumbnail lmao

[@JGrove303]

Isn’t The light up RG Unicorn a statue, as in completely unposable? It has the pose the one in Diver City has

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yep that’s right. Which is why it doesn’t seem fair to compare that with this and the PG

[@izzy8979]

Forgive me whoever reads this but man that F is way to close to the I in the thumbnail

[@Raindown15]

THATS WHAT I SAID. WHAT THE HECK IS A GUNDAM *ANAL* REVIEW?

[@xxEmmankunnArt]

I READ IT AS "A" hahaha

[@jerryyang7287]

Cant unsee it anymore

[@DrazekIronwing]

you must have changed the thumbnail because I don't see it.

[@fezanater]

@@DrazekIronwing yeah he changed it

[@joshuahensley9395]

i needed that intro, took a break from building . . . its calling me back

[@ZakuAurelius]

Get back to it!

[@DarkRoomStudio]

Beautiful!! Congratulations!!

[@ounkeo]

Comparing this to the normal MG Ver Ka, I think the MGEX is worth the price. You get a lot of things plus the unicorn itself is not nearly as brittle. It also looks better than the normal MG.

[@dominicteoh9475]

Hey Zach, may I know did you fully sand & polish all the nub marks on the clear ABS frame parts? Did you paint or panel line them in any way? And may I ask the same questions for the milky white frame parts? Thank you.

[@vivetuvidaliveyourlife794]

Bro I love the colors look really great i hope one day I can make my painting job looks like yours. Nice job

[@mut4nt18]

I know this is a whole two years later but would you still recommend the kit, did it hold up, another KZbinr said that the leds died

[@tterminatemkxvii580]

That kit is great! Also that thumbnail font for 'Final' says something else.😅

[@theroninmike6017]

I love the cream white I’ve been wanting to find the paint to use it with my air brush on some kits, any way you could let me know what you use ? Thank you!

[@ZakuAurelius]

I’ll add the paints in the video description!

[@emmansumalabe8057]

Excellent work as always zack, really love the colors on this one

[@chassegallerie2910]

I love what you did! It's really neat.

[@Geekeric]

I wish all kits came with good decals like those; I'm looking at you, RG!

[@8474Starscream]

This looks incredible. Fantastic work here!

[@BLAZE084]

Love the color for the frame parts. I feel it's worth getting if you've never built the original MG

[@polong99]

The original is a hand grenade

[@DX16]

​@polong99 Hahaha, I built the Full Armor Ver.Ka. Planning to get the MGEX, and also the Perfectibility, and to combine all three to have the ULTIMATE Unicorn with ALL of the equipment and additional custom leds to transition from the green to the blue, going from one to the other around the backpack of the Full armor.

[@keksisthebetrayed8494]

I LOVE the cream and tan

[@mrcapcom9870]

Awesome I need those color names ratios pop I love it. Good Job

[@starocean01]

@ZakuAurelius Hi! Great video~ can i ask what color did you use paint the V-fin?

[@ZakuAurelius]

Character yellow plus fluorescent orange

[@Niche_YT]

Great work as always! What was your exact process for painting the V Fin? Also I'm guessing you topcoated each part individually?

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yes and it took forever! Haha. For the v-fin: white primer > yellow on the front > mask the yellow and paint the white armor color on the back. Pretty easy

[@1dullman838]

for washing the parts, you can buy a small ultrasound washer, it will save much time, and it's cheap

[@ZakuAurelius]

I have one actually! I use it sometimes, other times do it by hand

[@ackmedzambosama5327]

Inner frame color is immaculate

[@ZakuAurelius]

thank you!

[@AOTLTng]

Looks super pretty

[@figureviews]

I like matte finish on kits. Love it!

[@winlaihuang]

Love your channel!

[@ZakuAurelius]

Thanks!

[@piesilver4228]

I turned my led on for my mgex unicorn, the led has been working until it’s just randomly stoped working. I tired turning it off and on again and pressing the button but nothing happens. What can I do to fix it?

[@mosb7398]

I don't have enough experience (or money) to even attempt this kit, yet alone painting. But I'll get there one day!

[@Mythicalmage]

The colors look great! They remind me of the Beyond Global Gundam!

[@franzturdinand6706]

Awesome job!

[@edrianeancheta4215]

I was silently admiring the lights on my Gundam Unicorn one day and they just suddenly up and died on me! I changed the batteries to see if it was just a low power issue but to no avail. I’m pretty sure it might’ve had something to do with me accidentally leaving it on for a good bit but I was wondering there was a potential fix out there?

[@HellStingOzunit]

need to use this kit to do a 2.0 unicorn without the lights since the old master grade falls apart

[@chacrawarrior]

Pretty neat job, I still belive this is a very expensive kit BUT! I can see now This is a kit for really deep Gunpla builders and not for everyone.

[@NeoSlashott]

1st press is for the Unicorn mode lighting. Just to let ya know the sequence on LEDs. xD

[@armin8306]

I like the more muted palate, it kinda looks like a OYW color scheme

[@robinrondo]

Thanks for the review as always, amazing kit!! Just wondering, what do you specifically mean by painted? As in top coat, matt finished and painted details? Just for clarification, thank you

[@ZakuAurelius]

I mean fully painted, as you can see in the montage at the beginning.

[@taratornburanaprasertsuk9720]

Can i use recharge batter in the LED unit? I don’t know why guidebook don’t recommend it

[@itsmepamz2477]

Since now I can't build 1/144 scale regular size gunpla anymore because its too small, PG is taking too much space, and another 1/100 scale Unicorn kit are... uh... (meh for MG OVA, worst for MG verka). I'll definitely get this kit, someday.

[@erraddict]

I just fucked up my MGEX, I was trying to transform it from Unicorn to the Gundam mode and when I was pulling the torso, it popped out of it's clips and I yanked the ribbon cable out of place. Now, when I turn on the lights, only the head turns on :( Would I be able to fix this or get a replacement ribbon? Also, when trying to transform the head, I snapped the clip holding in the unicorn face.. I dunno why this kit hates me so much. Does the head use the same parts as the other MG Unicorn?

[@browneye010]

Are the instructions for the leds clear to read? Im really nervous im going to mess it up lol

[@ZakuAurelius]

Pretty clear I think!

[@browneye010]

@@ZakuAurelius can I send it to you to build it for me lol

[@ZakuAurelius]

@@browneye010you can figure it out! I believe in you! Just take your time and follow the instructions carefully

[@browneye010]

​​@@ZakuAurelius Hey Zach I just finished the whole body and man it looks incredible. Question when the gundam in in nt-d mode is there a slight gap in the chest where you can see the pilot?

[@fatesrequiem]

Would you recommend painting any of the inside of this kit black to cut down on light bleed?

[@LotiMcfloti]

Do you think if they ever released PGU Unicorn they'll include Final Battle ver. and full armor?

[@Coolio_Ash]

Thats... an interesting color scheme

[@hvnn5093]

i have a question is it a very solid kit ? because i built the mg unicorn and the Integrity of the kit is disappointing parts keep falling off is the MGEX unicorn Able to hold itself up ???

[@Nu_Chowe]

Do you have any tips for how to convert it to a permanently on led? Or someone I can ask?

[@gsauce1992]

sir zaku.. what is the name/brand of your display base spinner???

[@jpkHouston]

You know, if they do make an MGEX Banshee from this (Praying to God it's not P-Bandai) the only way I can see them charging as much for the MGEX unicorn is if they include the parts for the Norn and the Armed Armor VN and BS. Otherwise it's hard for me to see them charging $200+ for it

[@ezhumbug]

I wonder if it can be configured to wirelessly without manually

[@ZakuAurelius]

Sure! It could be with the right skill and knowledge

[@GGMG]

Ohhh yeah here we go. 😁

[@NathanNathanNathanNathanNathan]

how do you apply and clean up panel lines without ruining the paint

[@ZakuAurelius]

Lacquer paint, enamel based panel liner

[@seamagician7042]

My rg unicorn has been a pain in the ass. Had to pin the arm with a tiny pin bc the elbow fell off. The part that holds the arms on g35 I think is stressed and loose due to arms that are too tight.

[@chillsahil6418]

this is an awesome build and kit, but I just cant accept the fact that you used such a light color for the inner frame

[@AlvinREDDELTA]

awesome if PG i would pick this one MGEX because its all complete....

[@Cheekymonkey405]

What can I do about a cut led strip for this thing? Any advice would be helpful

[@JaniumCanium]

Yes... This is... *P E R F E C T*

[@ltmc2h694]

How are you able to glue the joints together and paint them? Will there be revealed underlying plastic where the plastic is covered? Do you deal with that or is it just ignored?

[@ZakuAurelius]

I didn’t glue anything on this kit

[@ltmc2h694]

@@ZakuAurelius Oh! I see. Do you paint your joints as separate parts or do you assemble them, then paint them? If you assemble them, how do you manage to paint the hidden spots, or do you just leave it be?

[@Jirujan]

i wish Bandai would released MGEX Banshee Ver.Ka without the LED unit, prefer panting the Psycho Frame in gold

[@BLS.93]

looks like local type colors!

[@seansongzhao8218]

Lovely

[@TTDV1]

How would you go about top coating the kit without disassembling the kit

[@ezrah8520]

Limb by limb. Usually, you could just take a full arm for example, and stick the joint onto an alligator clip and spray the whole arm at once. It's actually good this way since you get a pretty consistent coverage on each piece. Once dry, bend the arm to get the topcoat into the joints that were covered before. Then just repeat the process for the other arm, legs, torso, head, etc.

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yeah for this kit almost eve try individual piece had to be taken all the way to the final topcoat before anything could be assembled. That’s why I said it’s a tedious process

[@KIANAKASLANAK423]

Can it built without the LED since most probably I'm going to paint the psychoframe in red, green, gold or blue. I'm just going chose one of those colors. What color do you think I should paint it

[@muisverriet]

It can be built without the LED's but there's really no point in doing that. The kit is made for the LED feature and building it without the LED feature just means you are spending way too much money on a kit.

[@KIANAKASLANAK423]

@@muisverriet IMO, I just find any sort of LED system gimmicky

[@muisverriet]

@@KIANAKASLANAK423 Then i don't suggest you get this kit. It's entire gimmick is the LED and if you don't build it with the LED you're just really wasting your money.

[@evilryu4489]

Yeah... don't do it lol, getting this kit and not using the leds is a stupid waste of money. You'd be paying 4x the price for an effective unicorn 2.0, which imo is definitely not worth it.

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

The led cost about 10000 yen, if you want to throw it away....cool

[@smol_space_donut9881]

Does anyone know the song he used in the painting intro ?

[@xxEmmankunnArt]

F for those in the future who will come and thinks why were talking about the letter "F" and "A"

[@roynobody]

nice!

[@thaddaeuswong3574]

Someone do tertium arms and show how to fix it, please!

[@antimime666]

Uhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhhh, Sounds about right

[@bullgrim]

So you changed it and erased my post...Hmmm...

[@ZakuAurelius]

I didn’t erase anything

[@theclerksays]

Why did you not shade the kit?

[@ZakuAurelius]

Was I supposed to?

[@theclerksays]

@@ZakuAurelius It looks like you just painted the joint parts tannish.

[@ZakuAurelius]

theclerksays yes that’s right

[@ZakuAurelius]

Ah I see, you’re saying that without shading it looks like I didn’t paint the white armor? Take a look again as the color I used it quite different from straight white 💁‍♂️

[@theclerksays]

@@ZakuAurelius It just looks like you used a can of flat coat on the white.

[@Suesserto_000]

Ana..........

[@DrazekIronwing]

Seeing your final review, this confirms to me that this kit is far too expensive for what you get with it. - the lighting system is not worth an extra £150 over the original MG Unicorn ver.ka at all. - you can do a far, far better job by learning a little bit of electronics and hooking up your own lighting system for a quarter of the price. I would be interested in this kit without the LEDs for a quarter of the price though.

[@j-frame]

Not interested in Unicorn Gundam so Bandai help me say money. If the next one is a wing gundam I will also get to save money.

[@NoName-wr2nm]

remind me again why people hate this kit?

[@mosb7398]

Just as costly as a perfect grade, sticker for v fin, some parts are reused from older kits like the ms cage.

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

Because they can't afford it and lazy to paint simple parts like V-fin

[@NoName-wr2nm]

@@mosb7398 but still somehow better than a pg

[@NoName-wr2nm]

@@fantastiCkiLler92 exactly

[@seancris4525]

Haiyaa

[@anus6896]

240 bucks on amazon

[@xiopia3940]

190 at galactic toys

[@burnstickman2613]

Burn stick

[@bizerk6784]

Only thing I dont like is how it overall has a yellowish sheen to it, it looks like a dirty white and dirty metal which doesn't quite make sense knowing the context of the Gundam

[@kyanitehtetkhine6977]

First views🤩