If Bandai won’t make a Stargazer MG another company was sure to eventually.

Ah yes, the 1/100 Stargazer bandai refuses to make. I will be getting one

I hope you check out the Solomon Physalis, recently built it and it was amazing. Like a PG sized MG. I hope they do more Stardust Memories kits, Bandai certainly wont

The MG stargazer Bandai never gave us😢

Yeah, EL Wire was originally designed for clothing, i.e. cosplay TRON etc.. hence why all the ancillary equipment for it seems clunky to model builders, like that belt clip. I've been using it for years on my 1/6 scratch built custom figures like recently on my SW Emperor's death scene combined with a custom Vader figure for lighting up transparent parts of his armour and creating all the Force Lightning, there's a few meters of it in that build alone! The do make much thinner and posable EL Wire which I highly recommend for custom scaled builds, also different 'drivers' (the black power box) to control the speeds and in which order independent EL Wires turn on or flash so you can combine different colours that change their on/off status at different times, braid them together and get a really cool fire effect for example. They also make EL Panels that are thin and flexible and most importantly can be cut into any shape you want.

Light-piping green ring effects looks amazing on this.

gasp...........oh my...........I didn't even know this existed............and bought.......thanks zaku

Yes you're looking at this kit!

Holy crap that box art is amazing… imagine a Displate poster of it 😍

Zaku's kit is actually the second batch, which has several changes in the color scheme compared to the original release such as the vfin and the chest parts were not gold-plated. also the grey parts are slightly different.

Please review the MG Solomon Physalis next.

I was on the fence about this kit but ended up ordering it anyway. After seeing it in this video I am so glad I did. Gonna look great on my shelf next to my MG Strike Noir.

I got the first batch back in November or so, with the orange parts painted gold and the clear effects in a rainbow prism coating (the other clear parts were gloss black). Tbh I was kind of confused at the time when they referred to the effect parts as a "first-release bonus" since the parts were going to be included in subsequent runs. Didn't realize they were referring to the special coating at the time.

You could probably 3D print some sort of compartment for the base to just sit on top of! Though I'm not much of a 3D designer myself... but someone could lol. Awesome review Zach. Glad to see you getting back into kits like these. Some of the stuff that these companies have been making the last couple years have been pretty awesome.

Just got this kit a week ago, Plan to paint it with dark gray. Can't wait to do it

The stargazer has veen one of my favorite designs since i saw it , snd there are so few kits of it that are good, definitely adding this to a list

I consider this the stargazer 2.0 it looks very cool the glory

I tend to stay away from 3rd party, but I do really want that Nilson Works 1/60 Monument. I have considered the Star Glory, but the Monument is my priority. Just got expensive dog bills recently.

Beautiful ❤! ☺️ 😍

3:37 gah dammit boby

please remember that the Stargazer Gundam is a civilian-use MS thus has no actual weapons, in the anime it grabbed a gun meant to be used by a security MS guarding the facility it was built in.

Man the pics on discord looked great but seeing it in even more angles in the video has really sold me on this thing.

I hope if they get popular enough they'd make kits based on grunt suits too. Would love a Murasame Kai based kit.

I was tempted by that kit for some time. Bandai should really open their eyes if it comes to 1/100 scale. Great review! ✌️

What's the mix of PS/ABS/metal/other materials here? It's always helpful when you talk about them, since it helps making decisions about what to get if I'm wondering about how I'll be painting them and want to mitigate interactions.

I got the kit and I'm tempted to get the LED Set. Its nice it includes cut out and an extra V fin. Maybe I can make the rings with fiber optic cables

I mean even in bandai kit there are fit issues too. For a kit being non bandai it is really good.

Wow, the LED set really brings out the Eternal Star Glory's details! 🌟👏

Noticed the same issue with the water decals. They weren’t completely wrong, but there’s a couple that are mislabeled or inaccurate, so for sure need to pay attention. For mine pieces fit great, which was awesome (as opposed to a Daban kit I’ve built).

Just bought it literally hours ago and this vid just got released

didnt even know this existed! will be chasing one down!

I put it next to my MG Strike Noir, now I'm wishing I got the LED set too to make it look like the real Stargazer

That yellow runner in my kit was prepainted gold too 🤔

👏👏🔥🔥

I mostly loved this kit, though I got some bad QC on mine. The peg for the seed/00-style swinging hip joint was tapered and wore down immediately. The right leg was a floppy mess and glue had to be used. On another note, the stickers felt a bit better than on other 3rd party I've built though that isn't really saying much.

already got the 1st batch of this kit, but seems the 2nd batch recolor & decal looks better,

Got this kit it is sitting in my backlog lol !need to pick up the led set now

stargazer let's go ❤

I think i'm kinda an intermediate builder, I know how to sand and remove nub marks n stuff but I'm still learning about putting on decals. Should I get this tho?

One of the most beautiful 3rd party kits. Sad that it’s really hard to get in Europe.

I’m certainly tempted by this kit. But that price tag is a big point of concern for me given how much I’ve spent on kits recently.

mine are differ from urs .. .the clear part / gold for are black/gold but still no brainer im still use gold like urs too

Im always interested when people say models have too much detail, or look to busy. Sometimes i get less is more, but with Mecha, or mechanical objects its a sum of its parts and seeing all details adds to the experience imho.

holy

Getting Gundam Seed Strike, Gundam Nu/Hi-Nu and Stargate vibe from this kit.

Looks like they’re using generic electroluminescent wire, not LEDs. That’s why it has that battery box and tangle of connectors. It’s cheap and easy to find online which kind of surprises me that it isn’t more prevalent in model building.

sadly that you dont get the first batch rainbow clear part

There is 2 version of this model kit. One is the first release version and a second release version.

Impressive likes, love and care for you awe.

I dunno what version I got but it was the one with black and gold parts. Runner D that had the v fin was gold too (unfortunately not undergated) I kinda want the yellow vents and vfin now

I had bought mine but haven't build yet I got think to buy the ring but dont have the led light in it After watched yours, the led light isnt good if it's can be bright abit will be great

Gotta love the 1/99.9% scale on the box lol

👍👍👍👍

This one is the Version 2?

I got the first production run of the kit but didn't realize there was an addon set. Is it still available? Perhaps at USAGS?

Got this some time ago. I... might've sanded a bit too much off the ring extending slide, so it feels a bit loose. Also, probably won't get the rings; not much space in my displays, and a USB power supply would've been better than batteries.

Have u pick up the solomon physalis? Its awesome kit

Best mecha weapon? THE BOBY UNIT

Wait is this stargazer gundam?

Be careful of the elbow joint 😅

whats the brand of the effect parts

Have you tried the Solomon Physalis? Another good 3rd party kit.

😮😮😮😮 niceeeeeeee

Well since you are starting to buy 3rd party kits, will you buy kits from the company that made MG Solomon Physalis? I heard they are making an RG Nightingale and from the reviews of the Mg solomon (Gpo2), i think it will be an awesome kit

Where I can buy it from EU?

which version is this? I like those decal's color, it was different from mine.

Are the leds bad or worth getting?

genuine question: 1: Are 3rd party kits as good as bandai kits? 2: What type of 3rd party kits are there and know any names and where to find them cause i wanna take a look myself. 3: Is it Gundam or inspired from somewhere else? 4: By 3rd party we talking about made in China? 😂

I plan to get the 2.0 version of this just need to save up for it.

Is the kit full abs? How did you go about panel lining it?

To be honest, I think at this point every bootleg etc is not Bootleg or piracy anymore. It's like bandai has a "backdoor deal" with Chinese production. It's like bandai KNOWS that their original product is already too expensive but on the other hand, they can't lowered the price because labour and production cost at Japan. So, they make a deal with Chinese production and make "bootleg" with cheaper price. Because the bootleg are too precise, too similar. Even bootleg of witch series come out only one month after original. It's too suspicious

BOBY UNIT 😂😂😂

at last

Those "LED's" look awefully like EL wire, which is AC powered, and the inverters ive used before let off an annoying high pitched whine, just fyi

Who tf is Boby 😆

bro posted this at 3am 😪

The shoulders look like little T-rex heads

Boby Unit?...Is that Body Unit? or there are parts called Boby?...If they get a simple thing like 'Body' wrong on the manual...I have my reservations about the brand...Will stick to Bandai for now, (though even they are far from perfect)...I am a Noob after all...One brand at a time...lol. Thanks for the vid and much appreciated, God Bless...keep it coming...

Boby

Sooo…….gundam hulahoop?

well Bandai making less new MG as used to be... unless less works....

🤡: ew non-Bandai fake gunpla 😎: Bandai is hopeless now with their P-Bandai shinanegans and since they won't make more HGs & MGs, other companies will.

trash

first

are you sure third party kit? this is unauthorized copycat kit

3rd party is wreaking bandai nowadays. Last good mg from them was the strike freedom ex. I haven't bought the narrative yet but I hear it's awsome.

"Fine, I'll do it myself" Hey, if Bandai wants to leave money on the table, who are we to judge?

one of many good chinese kits that are coming out or are already out. bandai is losing a big market here.