When a man who's made 124 master grade gundams says something is EXCEEDINGLY COMPLICATED, I take it seriously O_O

I'll hold out for the rg... wheres my microscope...

"So much better than the Victory" I loved the Victory man, and now you sold me for this one.

I love building this kit. It was so damn fun! Personally I've built 20-something MGs myself and I don't think the build is that complicated as long as you pay close attention to the manual. Overall it's worth every cent of the 40 bucks I spent on it. I hope they'll release the assault buster pack soon (probably p-bandai) and in the mean time I'll try the core booster's accessories on it.

Dont care about articulation because having built MG unicorn and Zeta 2.0 i just admire the sheer beauty of the kit so this is really fine. Im glad that we finally have a MG V2 after so long.

you have no idea how much i'm looking forward to your review of this.

i was reluctant to get this kit because of all the negative things I have heard about it. ended up getting it as a gift and built it, I have to say I don't understand all the complaints. The kit went together smoothly and posed just fine without any of the parts popping off or weapon holding issues I've heard. interestingly I moved to a new place recently and out of my 14 master grades, this and my sazabi ver ka were the only kits that didnt grenade in transport. it even held its pose quite well. My thoughts are its a fantastic kit over all but for the love of god get it an action base.

I recently built both Ver Ka Victory kits. They were a faff but not as much of one as the other Ver Ka i built recently. That kit being the Sazabi. The big git took me all day to build.

thank you, jabman, you do the best damn reviews on KZfaq

I wouldn't say the waist section "exceedingly complicated". It's a matter of paying close attention to the manual and the pieces. It's a job well done for a transforming kit. My biggest complaint: The nose, start from the cockpit canopy, is very loose. It does not stay in place unless you stiffen up the connection... It was a fun build though. The complications make the build process a lot more interesting. It's not a straight forward build: torso, head, arms, legs, etc. You build enough master grades and you begins to "guess" how things go together. This one, manual is your only hope.

nice just picked this up yesterday and added it to my backlog, great Vid as always my brother, looks like a fun build

I wonder if the Assault and Buster parts of the old 1/100 kit are compatible with this one.

For me, the armor on the side of the ankles are rock solid but instead the white section of the foot that connects into the balljoint loves to come loose. Also I just wonder, how are the decals affected by the transformation? Are there any significant wear and tear on them cause of it?

So I don't know if I've just completely missed them or not, but I haven't seen comparisons between the MG and original 1/100 (HG?) . No mention of compatibility of the Assault/Buster packs either. My MG V2 should be here in a few days so if I haven't found any by then I'll snap some pics. Also BOOOO on P-Bandai effect parts.

I think I'll admire this kit from afar, and just buy the HGUC Victory 2 if I got the itch. I collect primarily 1/144 kits anyhow.

I'm a fan of Victory and v2 but it is sad the kits are hard to finish. Im no mg expert i currently have epyon, Nu ver ka, and Freedom 1.0 Jabman what are you thoughts on Freedom 2.0?

dope gundam. have you built the original victory gundam ver ka? I love both victory 1 and 2. was just wondering which was the more quality kit.

Hey Jabman025 do you think Bandai will ever make the Assault and Buster add on packs for the V2?

Holy crap didn't even know this existed! Next paycheck here I come!

Yeah, hearing this, some replacement hands might be a requirement.

sometime I wonder what bandai was smoking when they were designing the hand. some mobile suit can not hold their weapon at all

O well R i guess I the G master grade I of N twenty-fifteen is...

the elbows and arms always give me a hard time. the elbow always comes off for me, because it's not the secure double jointed elbow we are used to seeing.

hey Jabman! I was wondering if you had the master grade Gyan? and if you could do a review? I've been looking into it and there are no reviews for the guy??

this gundam cannot even hold up a beam saber. i don't know why, but on mine, and i'm sure i'm not the only one, the elbows are EXTREMELY weak. it isn't built on a double joint sandwiched between two pieces like it normally is. it's made with a kind of hook, and it does not stay on. every time i bend the elbow, it falls off. i've had this thing pretty much since it was released, and i have it standing there. i dont bother posing it. it cannot hold anything.

Damn you +jabman025 I was going to walk away from this kit but you had to throw down the gauntlet.

I know its a bit late but does the v dash work with this kit

I hope some aftermarket hands can help out some. shame the transformation, while done so well, is at the expense of the final mobile suit.

Quick question. Do you recommend the mg Sinanju titanium finish and the mg Unicorn HD color+cage?

Nice review👌👌

Thanks for the vid, I'm glad I just got the HGUC Assault Buster lol. Too many Katoki stickers, no good posability and being complex as sin to build is kind of a turn off for me. Core fighters look nice though, and the snyper unit. ...Jeez, i wonder how complicated a real grade of this would be.

Hey jabman, was wondering if the cockpit when in Gundam mode can be displayed like the victory mg ver ka?

Dear Jabman, you're a friend to painting, and I've heard that painting tightens up loose joints. When you point out loose connections, are you staying true to the pros and cons of a straight build, or do you dislike tightening up joints with paint?

I like NASCAR decals on a mobile suit :9

I didn't know mobile suits had so many sponsors lol

You said that this was the most complicated MG you've built to date. In regards to that, how does it compare to the MG Banshee in terms of assembly? Reason I ask is because to me so far the MG Banshee was ridiculously complicated.

Beldandi 😍

hi.. does the eyes have LED features?

i had no issues with the waist. js.

haven't finished this yet because the decal are taking forever like you said! but they do look great. I feel like this build isn't too bad so far for me. The one MG kit i feel i had a lot more of a hard time building was my MG Unicorn Phenex! that kit convinced me to never buy a MG or PG of the unicorn kits! as cool as it looks, that inner frame is a bitch to build in my opinion.

shit should have seen this before ordering my victory 2 O_O

Built it and found out it wasn’t a really difficult build. In fact it was pretty easy.

Hey man, I know timing may be off since you posted this over a year ago, but I just finished building my V2, was really pissed and discouraged about the arm problem.. I couldn't help but mess with it some more and figured out how to fix it!i I was wondering if you ever messed with it any further and fixed it yourself? If not lemme know!

Can u review a traxxas slash

i' m the first one, dude is's so unreal :) thanx for the review man!!!

just finished building mine. 3 hrs to build the model and 9 hrs to put on the 350+ water slide decals....lost a few on the way. Decal setter is a must. I'm not looking forward to building the MG full armor gundam ver ka. It looks like it has even more water slide decals >.

how do you make the decal stick so well?

Any IBO kits on the horizon Jabman?

Challenge accepted!

My V2 holds the beam rifle. I have the rifle lean toward the fingers and let the thumb hold it in place. I like this kit but it’s articulation is horrible and not a lot of posing actions.

I've built this recently and I absolutely love the V2; one of my top 5 Gundam designs. However, when jabman says it doesn't pose...it does not. pose. At all Ball and socket joints for the legs and feet are super disappointing as someone who has built the HG V2 which has infinitely more poseability than this (which is to be expected, but is an extreme difference in this case). Again it's to be expected, but there is also no waist articulation whatsoever due to the corefighter gimmick, which is a huge aspect of posing kits that is just totally out of the equation. Sigh, sorry for the rant, but man was I disappointed after I built this thing. It's my first transforming MG, so I don't know how much better this is than the Victory, Zeta, Delta Plus, etc., but it was definitely an eye opener, for sure. I've yet to try to separate it into each fighter component, so I'll take jabman's word for it that the transformation is the best aspect of the kit. But I'll definitely agree with his opinion that this is one hell of a transforming brick (good or bad depending on the builder)

Would prefer a version of this without the transformation, for a more stable figure. It's such a small aspect of a gundam. I prefer my kits to also be play ready when done, which this isn't.

I don’t really think it was all that complicated, I always buy cute looking gundams and I look them up online after buying them, I bought it because it looked pretty and I made her pink baby blue and yellow and added some cool stuff and it only took me a weekend, no disrespect but just saying if anyone is avoiding this kit because they think it’s gonna be hard

It's a shame this thing can't pose. I really like the V2, but having basically immobile hips is a deal breaker.

I can't wait to see this kit have to take on the load of a Giant backpack and Giant weapons...and Giant Armor overtop its original.

Here I am expecting that the master grade would be better than high-grade I was wrong you want to victory 2 get the high-grade

*cough* origin kit of the year for 2015 *cough*

Its hard on the fingers

If only the legs could spread out I would buy this but I cannot

Everything UC here Ex-SEEDingly complicated Tiny tiny pieces for that upper ZECHtion there

wish it came with the wings of light

The HG 1/100 was so much better. Much more stable and so much less complicated

Anyone else get the oaomt joke?

the legs on this kit were the only things stable.

Yeah I think I'll pass on this kit. Not just because I've only built one mg, and if I tried attempting this, I'd rage so hard, but mostly because I personally don't like the victory and v2 gundam. always felt too toy like and not enough mecha to me.

The legs are by far the worst part to build imo. That waist section was cake walk. Legs have pieces that keep pooping off

I hated that bandai made the wing of light a stupid P bandai exclusive it like slap in the face to all fans like what they did with MG Altron.

the articulation seems really sucks.. i almost bought it hahaa.. it's too much hassle for me..

A pain in the ass kit, but the v was even worse, i hate this kit.. that is what im geting, but you dont want to say it out loud.

Why are all the V Gundam kits total Shit LOL

i dont get why bandai make weapons that can't be held. so dumb.

i would rather watch seed destiny then buy this piece of crap

I know of noone who uses or displays their gundam in the transformed version..i see no reason why they even have the option. Most of us paint these and display them and after painting transforming them is impossible.. what a waste of time and engineering just to match the anime..everyone knows the gundam form looks rhe best and is how it is supposed to be displayed....if i wasntes to display a plane id build a macross..

shit should have seen this before ordering my victory 2 O_O

shit should have seen this before ordering my victory 2 O_O