They still forgot the super napalm despite being called the full weapon set

Love the quick discussion on plastic molding, too few people actually know how that works and also love the references like GM 3/Juaggu from Unicorn. I do agree that its great we finally get a retail mold of the gundam hammer and beam javelin, but sadly both are not great molds. I was planning to get the full weapon set but after returning to playing with the EG Gundam I made months later, the kit just degraded badly. I also remembered that the build of the EG was snappy but the plastic-on-plastic contact on all the joints would definitely ruin the kit. Sadly, there is a cost to making a kit as cheap as possible, one that the EG series has to pay for in its articulation, stability, and accessories. We just gotta remember that EGs are not meant for regular builders or collectors but literally for people new to the hobby.

I always end up coming back to this channel. Your videos are among the most informative, thorough, smartly produced, and overall well rounded of any Gunpla/modeling content on YT. Especially love the retro kit and history focused videos. If more of the audience could find this channel, they’d keep coming back, too.

YES dude, great that you put something in about injection molding. I think that taking the manufacturing process in mind makes building models so much more fun because understanding the confines something has to operate in gives you more to appreciate :D that goes for pretty much everything though imo! Wasnt interested in this set previously but the molding on the new weapons does looks better than I thought and I didnt know the gundam had a slightly different hue compared to the "naked" one ..... now im not completely sure haha. Thanks for the great video as usual :)

Thanks for the insight into injection molding!I put your video on while I was working on the Perfect Strike Freedom and I paused it to stare at the dragoons on the runner trying to comprehend how they followed the rules you laid out. I didn't really reach a conclusion cause I have a tough time determining how they got them as single molded pieces with a slightly curved shape but it was an interesting thought exercise for sure and something your videos bring to the table that other model kit reviewers don't, which I appreciate!

Huh the first time I saw someone discuss the injection process Kudos kudos

This video was super informative! Glad your videos exists 😁 Awesome review!!

2:54 yay! one more step for an EG GM! (i'm starting to sound like a broken record lol). 13:58 it's not the first time for Bandai, and won't be the last.. i remember the GM/GM weapons box advertise the sniper rifle being "held" / "supported" by the GM/GM ('s left hand) despite it not having a splayed hand (and the pack didn't give any).

Thanks for pointing out the joint problems, HC! Try sanding down the Hip joints, and coating the other problematic ones with glue! Edit: the probs make me reccomend the EG Strike more than the EG RX-78-2.

for me the ver.G30th still the best 1/144 RX-78, that kit is an origin kit before it was cool

Man. Don't know why but this brings back memories lol. My first ever kit was the HGUC Gundam revive and yeah I know it's old now compared to what we get now, but to this day it's the most durable kit I've built. Built that thing when it was 2017 and I'm already 19 now and that thing is still standing! It's also the first time I bought an additional item to go along with a kit. I bought the Gundam hammer set from that ace hobby magazine and while my hammer broke, I still use that hobby set for the rifle attachment, the wolverine beam sabers, the extra beam rifle and of course those wonderful cannons that can be used like the Gun Cannon or like the Full Armor Gundam wrist cannons. I always have a little regret buying a kit and only on a few kits I'm happy to not have any regrets. This whole situation even with the broken hammer I don't regret a single thing here. Maybe I'm just a bit too emotional and maybe I'm a bit blinded by this kits faults cause it's my first kit, but overall I love the hell out it. Sorry for the word vomit btw, I just really get oddly emotional when it comes to everyone's first kit. Loved the review and I enjoy the little updated details of the weapons. It's a shame though that not all of them hold up. However, I'm glad we now have an easier time getting these.

Its an EG kit... This is to get someone to like the hobby, its up to that person if this is enough to like or hate it, they'll learn on how to make it more pleasing in the eyes like painting the gray weapons. You don't want someone starting with an RG, MG or PG right away.

4:36 Glad to see I wasn’t the only one with this issue.

Nice info about the injection process. They gave us the hammer and javelin, but forgot about the Super Napalm. This talk about the addon parts for EG kits made me think how they could do once it's the EG Nu's turn: instead of the addon being the classic funnels, it could be the single giant one they used for the recently made statue, this way one could still buy the HG for the original combo, or buy such set and give the HG the new equip (since they're supposedly interchangeable).

did not expect a lesson in molding. but very intresting. so good job

Wow thanks for the deep dive. I'm hoping that the EG Gundam hammer being separate suggests that an Entry Grade Turn A will be made. I can't imagine which other mobile suit would need it.

that gundam hammer from the 1981 set is so fluffy and adorable looking 😂 i can just imagine it making squeaky plush noises when the gundam hits stuffs with it

The hg Thunderbolt Ground gundam also includes a beam javelin with clear parts albeit it's a little different from the og one

nice review as always

I simply gave my standard Entry Grade RX-78-2 Gundam the hands and weapons from its Revive counterpart tbh.

Great breakdown of the pros and limitations of this set, always appreciate the detail you put in. How do the plastic colors compare to the Revive RX-78-- particularly the greenish tint on the white? I'm curious how parts might potentially be swappable between them without repainting, particularly the new head sculpt.

I like the full weapon set and cheapest one on RX 78 2 line hope it doesnt loose overtime

I disagree about the issues with the hammer and javelin, they're still something that can have some fun poses there. Unfortunately, I think that the complaints with their limitations is why they don't seem to be doing a full weapons Strike despite the 4 different options for it that exist.

Well, another amazing video, now i know a little bit more on how model kits are printed for example, I wonder now if it won't be too complicated to tight up the EGs articulation. As a side note for the javelin, we do have another retail version of the Javelin, the one that came with the Thunderbolt Ground Gundam S type, it ain't the same as the usual javelin version and for sure isn't as cheap as this one, but hey, at least it's another retail one.

I think if bandai made new hands for the EG full weapons set it would help the constraints for accessibility on the javelin and weapons from other kits but nothing can fix the hammer drooping down besides making it fixed posed

That was one long review for basically a few weapon add ons but man it was educational, It really does suck that the Gundam Hammer and the Beam javelin don't really work with this kit that well, Especially the Beam Javelin like what the hell Bandai just trim off that ring and it's somewhat good now despite it's clear color innacuracies and funny you mentioned the TEM weapons since I just started to look at them and I might honestly end up buying it over this kit since it packs in so much stuff even the Super Napalm is included And one final thing, I've told you before but I really got the short end of the stick with my EG Gundam since that thing was out of box loose and it has been loose even since and no modification I made to tighten up the joints worked unfortunately so yeah the EG Gundam is not really a great kit for the long run and you should really just go for the Revive Gundam if you want something more solid

Bandai:*reveals EG nu gundam Me:EG unicorn and sazabi when

Can I just cut the beam javelin handle and somehow make a peg attachment so I can slide the hand in without losing any detail? Is to possible considering the size of the handle?

Theres actually a diffirence with the box, on the full weapon set it actually says you don't need glue replacing the you don't need tools on the normal entry grade box, this is probably because of the beam saber.

At the moment, HLJ has the 2015 limited parts sets with the javelin. They don't seem to have the gray version anymore but I may have missed it. And thanks for knowing the difference between gundam hammer and hyper hammer :D

now the RX78 is fully loaded!! wonder if Bandai will come out with the Full Armor add-on?

I was supposed to buy the other one but i gave the cashier this instead but i have no regrets

There is another version of beam javelin that u can get which is in ground gundam thunderbolt.

the gundam ground type thunderbolt version has a beam javelin it's a weird looking javelin but it's still a beam javelin

Might want to get a chain for the gundam and get an action base just for it,does anyone know where to get a chain at that size?

didn't HG - RX-79GS Gundam Ground Type S Gundam Thunderbolt Ver. come with a javelin?

Strike EG gonna be bank lol

Nice gundam

direct to the point yet very detailed. complete with comparisons too. I think I have a new favorite gunpla reviewer one small detail I noticed with the EG 1/144 Gundam Full Weapons set, though, is it doesn't have the "no nippers needed" tag and it might be because of the included beam saber effect parts. I haven't built the full weapons one, but looking at the runners, they do look like you can just pull all of the parts out of the runner without having to use a nipper, except for the beam effect parts. I've actually already tried building the EG 1/144 Gundam kit Lite package version (the one that doesn't come with any weapons at all) without using a nipper and it's actually possible. I bought the full weapons kits because I actually broke the hip ball joint with the lite version, but it turns out that the hip joint breaking due to tightness is a common problem with this kit, like you said. I guess I'll have to sand the ball joint a bit. really, your review is very detailed and is a great help. thank you for that!

That sudden in depth section regarding the limitation of injection molding was a nice change of pace. Still it's kinda sad how botched the release of the EG line was. Hoping Nu doesn't go through that same process.

I still struggle to imagine how the spear of longinus on the rg eva unit 01 was molded

this really makes me worried for the line going forward. The strike and nu gundam seem to either want you to buy a hg kit or are setting up for an expansion pack later on. The first actual add on pack being this lackluster makes it seem like either they fully want you to jump straight from the eg into hg to get the accessories ( and another ms but that's another problem entirely) or that the accessories will be somewhat half baked like this.

This is kinda odd, my copy of the original is in the anime colors yet wasn’t the later full weapons set

kind of disappointed that you didn't mention the fact that the bazooka is just an edited version of the hg revive's bazooka

This version would look great if anyone decided to kitbash HG Revive RX78-2 with EG RX78-2, because the color hue is similar 🤔

Will you review the hg saviour gundam?

What happened to you? I hope you'll upload soon.

What are your thoughts on cutting the best Javelin's hand guard ?

a good kit but it's a shame the palms can't be opened and the beam javelins are only flat gray 😞

I get the feeling the EG Strike and EG Nu would follow this path. By that I mean releasing full accessories a few months after the stand alone kits. ( Seriously tho Bandai, why would you ask us to buy the EG Nu and get the HG Nu just for the fin funnels?)

Is there a decent way to "beamify" the end of the javelin?

NGL, kinda bummed there's no more introduction to Gundam in the instructions

Heh, I like this and i got it for only 10 dollars

Still waiting cybaster review...

Hmm, it's ok. But I personally was never a fan of the hammer or javelin. Like Tomino, I found them a bit to cartoony and toyish when I saw them in the anime.

Bandai and sunrise could really make a killing if they stop pussyfooting around and go all in on a 0079 remake. They already teased us with what they could do to early UC with the origins and Doan’s island. They can get a lot of younger and western audience hooked by expanding the EG line with early UC designs based on simplified HGUC kits. And they can release an updated HGUC line with the same tech as the GTO line to get the older fans dropping their trousers.

new fans getting into the hobby won't notice the minor shortcomings of the weapons. and intermediate and above that want to kit bash etc. can easily fix the shortcomings. you're being too harsh on these cheap entry grades. they're a starting point to branch off from.