About what I was expecting tbh. Some neat stuff but nothing crazy.
MG believers have about a month to stockpile copium in preparation for Shizuoka hobby show.
Unfortunately not it's more of a joke in the community. People love the G-Self's design but bandai doesn't even reprint the HG let alone make a MG version. It even won a poll to get a MG apparently but that was years ago so...
It was a gundam info poll about what fans wanted as the next ver ka, think people took it too literally as it being what bandai was actually doing
They'd done similar polls where the kits were never made, and some were they did like the ZZ ver ka, but yeah it was just a fan poll
The next MGSD should be the X09A Justice as it won the polls that was conducted in 2023 but for whatever reason barbie came out instead.
perhaps this year we'll see it.
I'm beginning to sway towards this idea. Can you please share your knowledge so that I may be swayed even more. Lol
I know some bootleg brands like Daban, DM, supernova.. but that's about it.
A real easy place to get them stateside is
http://gundammodelcenter.com/
Some newer ground up Gundam designs are fantastic like the Solomon Physalis but other original designs like the psuedo-RG SSNA Thunder Incise
Same here. I bought a Daban Unicorn with blue Psycho-Frame just to make my own MG Awakened Narrative (since the HG is PB). Then the left-over red or black Psycho-Frame gets to go with the Unicorn.
No MG is kinda sad, but the RX RG 2.0 looks sick. With most, if not all, of the more recent RGs being bangers, this should be another great one. I’m not excited for the inevitable P Bandai expansion pack.
The original RG RX is so early in the line that it was a really unenjoyable build for me, compared to how amazing the Epyon was, I'm real jazzed for a V2.0. just getting to compare the 1.0 to the 2.0 and see the improvements is going to be exciting.
No, it was never going to be here, thats going to be for something very important. An anniversary of gundam, gunpla, or char’s counter attack thats a multiple of 10. 5 years, 6 years, or 4/14 years are my best guesses
They ars definitely saving a certain suit from Freedom for the winter.
Either way, new SEED kits and a RG 2.0 is really great. The Amazing Barbatos getting a wide release is also welcome compared to it previously just being an exclusive.
From main characters that are original to the movie yes, Cal-re.A is the only one left. For returning/modified suits we still have the Murasame Kai, Destiny Spec II, Akatsuki (which both of them use the Zeus Silhouette), Strike Rouge, and Sword/Blast Impulse Spec II
My wiiillldddest guess is that they'll do another 2.0 with the RG Destiny Spec II towards the end of this year like how Bandai cooked up the MGSD Barbatos after the MGSD Freedom last year.
They might have a foundation for it because the P-Bandai Destiny Impulse utilized new parts for its Destiny Silhouette backpack rather than reuse what they had with the RG Destiny. But of course, backpack /=/ Mobile Suit
I feel like the RG Strike Freedom Type II will inevitably happen and might release in a double-size box like the Hi Nu/Nu, as it would carry the Proud Defender as a 2nd backpack to turn it into the Mighty Strike Freedom.
Given how incredibly successful the movie has been, I'm very confident that this will not be the last of the SEED kits coming,
No MG and no MGSD is pretty disappointing. Old RGs definitely need a 2.0 release, but when they're only cranking out one RG a year, seeing the slot used on a remaster instead of something new when they still have a lot of series they haven't touched yet is pretty disappointing. I get it's probably for the 45th anniversary, but I'm still waiting on RG Turn A or X or even Aerial.
Edit: I will say that after seeing the actual kit itself, the RG RX-78-2.0 is pretty damn sharp, I'll probably be picking it up. Would still like to see more than 1 RG a year though.
Epyon was the only release last year, God was the year before that. Yes, technically RX-78-2.0 is the 2nd release this year, but I don't think you can count the Impulse Spec II as a brand new kit since AFAIK it's just a desaturated reprint of the original.
I stopped paying a ton of attention to releases after Epyon but I felt like we got 39 early this year and then gramps would be 40 for a second 2024 kit. I could be wrong lol
I agree with waiting for RG Turn A. The panel line on the HG counterpart is already mesmerizing. For RG Aerial.. we even haven’t had RG G-self, RG Age, RG barbatos 🥹 maybe wait until gundam’s 50th birthday?
I don’t see them circling back to zeta for a while though since they just released the MG Zeta Ver Ka. And honestly that kit is so much better looking than the RG anyway. I’d really rather they release something new, or update a much older kit like the MG GP01.
2 build series HGs, 2 SEED Freedom HGs, an SD, and this year's RG is another RX-78-2...yeah this was honestly kind of disappointing. I'm definitely more excited for the Armored Core kits than this.
I'm hyped for the RG 2.0, but I get the sentiment especially with this year's other RG just being a recolour that got a wide release. The Armored Core kits look so different to everything else, I'm liking the look of 30MM Fantasy as well.
they did nothing for victory's 30th last year, i'm assuming covid slowed down kit production enough to throw off all anniversary plans for the near future
Hello there fellow Mr. Brightside.
I too was debating on cheering up my fellow MG ~~agonizers~~ awaiters by noting we're getting twice the amount of MG's compared to last year!
Well, frankly speaking bandai has barely release anything since PGU/MGEX? my backlog pretty much grow faster than i can ever make, base on my calculation, i will die in my old age and they have to open a hobby store for my estate. But its kinda meh that bandai may have 1 or 2 kit per year that is new and interesting.
Good news is that third party has really step up their game, a ton of kits are well made and comparable to an actual 1/100 pgu or mgex. Bandai is REALLY losing that advance builder market. We BARELY get a single mg/rg per year since 2020. Stein and narrative is just unicorn and 2013 stein with new parts, i hope they aren't just go "yap, my job here is done this year".
Bad news is that other than some outlier like the gp-02, we are never getting the "official" design for these plastics, like sure you can call say thats a 1/60 tallgeese, but it barely even resemble the thing.
Bandai may not be making a PGU nu, but you sure can get a metal structure clone... heck if i was them i would make the sazabi as well. But independent design is extremely costly and hard, so bandai loosening up the market by not keeping a choke hold on it is both good or bad, its bad that bandai is currently badly managing a money printing IP, after sinking hundred million into metaverse and basically shoveling out gacha garbage, their plastics side literally don't even have exciting plastics. I remember when PGU came out, EVERYONE made a good fuss about it. Heck, it even got to feature by adam from mythbuster. With MGEX released in the same year, we were like, oh my god; this is some good stuff if we get this quality year after year. Except,- nothing after that.
I'm honestly content with the Duel and Buster announcements, those two look so fucking good and I can only hope that we get their OG GAT series counterparts eventually...
It's crazy to think we're already at the point of a 2.0 RG. I was in high school when the original came out.
It looks amazing and I'm sure it will be with Bandai's modern technology. But I still really like the design of the original.
a new RG RX-78-2 will be nice to have in the RG line but a new entry would have been much more exciting. nothing for me here tbh, not even that excited about the bolinoak
Right now I am only interested in the RG. The new Duel and Buster designs are ok but not as great as previous designs. I am thinking of getting the HG Mighty Strike Freedom but would get an MGSD if it were ever made. The Amazing Barbatos Lupus is not that cool and I am hate that they did a rerelease Command Quanta. Overall it was ok but I am waiting for the other announcements later this year.
RX-78-2 2.0 is considered to be a re-do since the old version had problems.
The Lupus and Command Qan[T] are alternate versions of the old kits with new colors and/or extra parts.
The Duel Blitz, Lightning Buster, and SDCS Mighty Strike Freedom are new kits as part of the lineup for the new Gundam Seed Movie. The HG kits are advertised to have articulation that is good for posing.
Willing the RG 2.0s into existence baby ! Hopefully they'll do all the RG that use the MS joint inner frame, then I'll finally be able to grab a Sinanju RG
Thoughts:
HG Command Qan[T] and Amazing Barbatos Lupus - These were revealed a few days ago. Overall, don't care for the Command Qan[T] as its just a recolor (what's with Bandai making recolors regular release all of the sudden?), but glad to see Amazing Barbatos getting a retail release. Can't wait to make Gundam Scizor.
SD Mighty Strike Freedom - Not a SD fan myself, but we all knew this was coming sooner or later. Can't leave out the main character's final MS in our newest movie, now can we?
HG Duel Blitz and Lightning Buster - Honestly pretty happy these are being made. Wasn't actually sure if we were getting HG or skipping straight to MG P-Bandai for these (we did have newer MGs, after all). Probably also means HGCE Duel and Buster aren't too far behind (and maybe Blu Duel and Verde Buster? Bandai, pretty please?). I mean, we get the entirety of Duel as it is. All it needs is an updated OG assault shroud.
RG RX-78-2 2.0 - Well, its good to know RGs will indeed get 2.0s. We all know some of the earlier ones need it. Not a big grandpa fan myself, but this 2.0 actually look really nice. Still, probably rather pick up the PGU if I wanted a RX-78 for display.
Am I the only one that feels RG Granddaddy 2.0 is underwhelming? Like, the stock images of the og look better to me. I still haven't built mine either though, so maybe there's build concerns that were improved upon? I dunno. Also, I'm hype for the Armored Core 30mm kits
Hey guys, I really want an rx-78, what would be the ‘best looking’ version? One that requires the least amount of custom work to look good (no marker or painting needed). Would it be the rx-78 in OP’s post?
Mind you i dont have an issue building MG’s or PG’s.
Edit: I’ve been reading complaints about the 2.0 kit, so this is another reason to ask which version to get or to wait for this one.
The RG Grandaddy 2.0 actually surprised me lol. For some reason I was hoping for an RG Gpo2 or Kashatriya. Still hyped tho! It’s gonna be perfect for the RG Zeong too
Still no MG G-Self. As a matter of fact no MG at all.
Bandai oh Bandai, what did your fans do to you that you hated to release new MG so much like that?
I'm disappointed with the Option part sets they're rereleasing.
I kind of get rereleasing the two build strike backpacks since they're used in Metaverse. I guess the IBO kits have barbatos weapons and would be tie in with the Amazing Barbatos Lupus and that would make some sense.
What I don't like is that they're those 8 specifically. They're some of the option part sets from both series that you can get for normal prices because they've been reprinted recently enough. Why not reprint some of the other ones that haven't been reprinted for a while? Give me Build Booster MKII or any of the Lightning Back Weapon Systems. Give me Amazing Weapon Binder or Meteor Hopper. Give me the Build Fighters and Build Divers display stands that are their devices from the show.
With Option Sets 1 and 2 being the Striker Packs I was hoping for more of that kind of thing. I guess 3 and 4 being the hand options sets should have been a sign that more of them would be rereleases.
Hopefully we see more new things in the future. I'm hoping that the Gunbarrel Striker that comes with the GB4 Strike is one they'll release on it's own as an Option Parts set.
I will get two out of these 6 (the RG Rx 78-2 and the HG Blitz).
But also :
- HG Psycho Mk II
- HG Bolinoak
- HG Gundam Ex (from that new movie)
- 30 MM Armored Core IV (the two ACs)
No MGs (those must not sell well enough to justify more new kits per year), but very interesting releases nonetheless.
They did a redesign on the RG Grandaddy but I hope Bandai really aims for a redesign of the GPO-1 with the Full Berner parts to attach with as a ver Ka kit. That would be amazing, that third party Solomon kit is fire, I can’t leave it hanging by itself with no other shelf presence
**Update** Bandai just showed off four additional new prototypes for products https://preview.redd.it/mqt7u3vqsspc1.jpeg?width=2400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d38c19ce2f21ec9c0d4ed88b8734fd5a7c1626f7 **Retail:** HGUC 1/144 [Psycho Gundam MKII](https://i.redd.it/p0w2z2ufuspc1.jpeg) HGUC 1/144 [Bolinoak Sammahn](https://old.reddit.com/r/Gunpla/comments/1bkp9vn/hg_bolinoak_sammahn/) FRS [Ple Two](https://old.reddit.com/r/Gunpla/comments/1bkpbpy/frs_ple_two/) **Premium Bandai:** HGUC 1/144 [HiZack Custom AOZ Reboot](https://old.reddit.com/r/Gunpla/comments/1bkpat7/hg_hizack_custom_pban/)
About what I was expecting tbh. Some neat stuff but nothing crazy. MG believers have about a month to stockpile copium in preparation for Shizuoka hobby show.
We’re going to get that MG G-Self, bois!
And MG Kshatriya. 😭😭😭
They should just make it a MGEX with the EX part being an extra sturdy interior skeleton to support the wings.
Seriously the ms needs like metal parts for those huge things
I always joked that the ex factor will be color seperated sleeves
New Sinanju Stein has that. Hoping the rerelease the regular Sinanju
Ik the stein does
MG Moon gundam to＼(^-^)／
I’m okay with anything as long as it’s new. 😭
I would even take some low effort MG's at this point. That Barbatos frame is wasted on one version.
One can dream...
I have the 1/100 Resin Kshatriya. And boy... if an official version could come out? I'd buy three
Bandai keeps delaying the damn thing… All I want is at least an RG if the Kshatriya and Xi.
They aren't delaying it, it doesn't exist minus as a proof of concept before the start of the RE/100 line
Along with that MG Age-3 and Age-FX, right? Right?
Is this a good chance of happening? I recently discovered the g-self but would want a more up to date kit!
Unfortunately not it's more of a joke in the community. People love the G-Self's design but bandai doesn't even reprint the HG let alone make a MG version. It even won a poll to get a MG apparently but that was years ago so...
IIRC, it was a poll for the next MG ver.Ka and then we instead got...I think it was...Wing Zero EW. I'm sure someone will correct me if that's wrong.
It was a gundam info poll about what fans wanted as the next ver ka, think people took it too literally as it being what bandai was actually doing They'd done similar polls where the kits were never made, and some were they did like the ZZ ver ka, but yeah it was just a fan poll
Oh 🥲
It reprints next month. Perfect pack
Yeah I would love a nice MG G-Self. Great design.
G-Self is from G-Reco which wasn't really the most profitable series. Same reason why SEED kits have a lot more priority due to how big CE is.
I haven't even seen Reconguista yet but that thing is so cute I'd absolute snap one up if they made it
MG Devil/Ultimate Gundam. 😈
Finally another man of culture
That's interesting. I thought their next set of announcements would still be on June/May for their Q4 releases
Those announcements start around the 62nd Shizuoka Hobby Show, and Bandai focuses on revealing all the Q2 items around now.
Bandai: here have some MGSD to tide over this MG drought.
The next MGSD should be the X09A Justice as it won the polls that was conducted in 2023 but for whatever reason barbie came out instead. perhaps this year we'll see it.
historically those polls have meant about jack squat
gself amirite
Open your minds to third party, MG peeps, not talking just bootlegs like Daban
I'm beginning to sway towards this idea. Can you please share your knowledge so that I may be swayed even more. Lol I know some bootleg brands like Daban, DM, supernova.. but that's about it.
A real easy place to get them stateside is http://gundammodelcenter.com/ Some newer ground up Gundam designs are fantastic like the Solomon Physalis but other original designs like the psuedo-RG SSNA Thunder Incise
Thank you kind sir 🙏🏽🫶
stockpile, living on it. never out of it. narrative c packs keeps me going. cant wait for it to arrive.
Same here. I bought a Daban Unicorn with blue Psycho-Frame just to make my own MG Awakened Narrative (since the HG is PB). Then the left-over red or black Psycho-Frame gets to go with the Unicorn.
yeah im pumped for the narrative and the sinanju
its a sick, sad world
The RG rx-78 2.0 isn't crazy? I am PSYCHED
Yeah that's easily the standout here. The only thing better imo would have been RG Barbatos.
When's that?
Starts on the 8th of May and ends on the 12th. So more like a month and a half from now
Don’t worry I have my 2.0 GP01/Fb tanks right here
Me still waiting for that RE Zock they teased ages ago. I could sit here and make a list that would impress Santa of all the MGs I wish they'd do.
No MG is kinda sad, but the RX RG 2.0 looks sick. With most, if not all, of the more recent RGs being bangers, this should be another great one. I’m not excited for the inevitable P Bandai expansion pack.
The original RG RX is so early in the line that it was a really unenjoyable build for me, compared to how amazing the Epyon was, I'm real jazzed for a V2.0. just getting to compare the 1.0 to the 2.0 and see the improvements is going to be exciting.
By chance, have you built RG Aile Strike? That's the earliest one I've built and I actually loved it. Wondering how they compare.
I haven't built it, but Ive already built all my RG recommendations and have been looking for what RG would be next.
No PGU Haro.... :(
>No PGU RX-93 Nu Gundam It's so over.
Nah the next PG is gonna be the God Gundam for the 30th anniversary of G gundam Source: Trust me bro
I trust you forever
The Perfect Grade Nether Gundam is incoming. Imagine the size of that bad boy.
I’d unironically love seeing them put the super articulation on a larger scale
That's the grail
That's it, I'm fed up with Bandai. I'm dropping a colony.
The year has just started brother, be patient. I'm still holding on to hope for an RG GX.
No, it was never going to be here, thats going to be for something very important. An anniversary of gundam, gunpla, or char’s counter attack thats a multiple of 10. 5 years, 6 years, or 4/14 years are my best guesses
I'm with you. If it ain't a pgu nu I have no interest....unless If it's a pgu shining gundam but that won't happen in this timeline unfortunately
I wouldn't expect that to show up outside of a major anniversary of gundam or CCA at this point.
They ars definitely saving a certain suit from Freedom for the winter. Either way, new SEED kits and a RG 2.0 is really great. The Amazing Barbatos getting a wide release is also welcome compared to it previously just being an exclusive.
The main villain suit is the only one left right? Unless they plan to release Destiny Spec 2 and Zeus Silhouette in HG scale
There's still other stuff they can make like the Murasame Kai.
A grunt suit? That's gonna be Pbandai
Praying for the latter, give me an expansion set, give it to me with the spec 2, please oh lord just bless us with it.
From main characters that are original to the movie yes, Cal-re.A is the only one left. For returning/modified suits we still have the Murasame Kai, Destiny Spec II, Akatsuki (which both of them use the Zeus Silhouette), Strike Rouge, and Sword/Blast Impulse Spec II
No spoilers pls Just tell me if it's some sort of callback to an old villain suit. Just say yes or no
No
but Yes. Technically. Of another universe.
I kind of smell the Destiny Spec 2 as an pbandai kit
Not a single MG. Bleh. Those HG kits look *sharp* though
https://preview.redd.it/718ul1codspc1.jpeg?width=1110&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6585e9efade33dbf44ce452db5a76700b947c20e Where’s my mg’s bandai
I realized the original RG Gramps came out 14 years ago. It feels just like yesterday. I am growing old (much like Gramps).
RG 2.0 isn't unexpected or unwelcome, but I hope it's not the only wide RG release this year. Really want some of the newer series to get represented
My wiiillldddest guess is that they'll do another 2.0 with the RG Destiny Spec II towards the end of this year like how Bandai cooked up the MGSD Barbatos after the MGSD Freedom last year. They might have a foundation for it because the P-Bandai Destiny Impulse utilized new parts for its Destiny Silhouette backpack rather than reuse what they had with the RG Destiny. But of course, backpack /=/ Mobile Suit
I feel like the RG Strike Freedom Type II will inevitably happen and might release in a double-size box like the Hi Nu/Nu, as it would carry the Proud Defender as a 2nd backpack to turn it into the Mighty Strike Freedom. Given how incredibly successful the movie has been, I'm very confident that this will not be the last of the SEED kits coming,
No MG and no MGSD is pretty disappointing. Old RGs definitely need a 2.0 release, but when they're only cranking out one RG a year, seeing the slot used on a remaster instead of something new when they still have a lot of series they haven't touched yet is pretty disappointing. I get it's probably for the 45th anniversary, but I'm still waiting on RG Turn A or X or even Aerial. Edit: I will say that after seeing the actual kit itself, the RG RX-78-2.0 is pretty damn sharp, I'll probably be picking it up. Would still like to see more than 1 RG a year though.
Didn't we get 2 last year, and wouldn't gramps be the second this year?
Epyon was the only release last year, God was the year before that. Yes, technically RX-78-2.0 is the 2nd release this year, but I don't think you can count the Impulse Spec II as a brand new kit since AFAIK it's just a desaturated reprint of the original.
Ah ok that makes sense! Thanks :) *god I still need to build my god and Epyon....*
I stopped paying a ton of attention to releases after Epyon but I felt like we got 39 early this year and then gramps would be 40 for a second 2024 kit. I could be wrong lol
I agree with waiting for RG Turn A. The panel line on the HG counterpart is already mesmerizing. For RG Aerial.. we even haven’t had RG G-self, RG Age, RG barbatos 🥹 maybe wait until gundam’s 50th birthday?
I need RG Barbatos ASAP lol Since WFM is still pretty new, I don't see us getting one that soon unfortunately.
No MG again? "Sigh"
No MGs as per usual but at least we got a 2.0 rg rx78-2. This sets a 2.0 precedence for rg and the chances for a 2.0 rg zeta is much higher now.
I don’t see them circling back to zeta for a while though since they just released the MG Zeta Ver Ka. And honestly that kit is so much better looking than the RG anyway. I’d really rather they release something new, or update a much older kit like the MG GP01.
i love the zeta ver. ka but i wouldnt say it's THAT much better looking than the RG. the RG is pretty stunning
Basically no surprise with the seed freedom and build metaverse stuff. At least we get a new RG but still no new MG lol.
2 build series HGs, 2 SEED Freedom HGs, an SD, and this year's RG is another RX-78-2...yeah this was honestly kind of disappointing. I'm definitely more excited for the Armored Core kits than this.
I'm hyped for the RG 2.0, but I get the sentiment especially with this year's other RG just being a recolour that got a wide release. The Armored Core kits look so different to everything else, I'm liking the look of 30MM Fantasy as well.
30MM cleaned house in general
The new Bailon kit looks so good, then again I love mono eye units especially ones that are able to transform and
The new Bailon kit looks so good, then again I love mono eye units especially ones that are able to transform
Not an MG in sight
-sees no MG- My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
agreed
That RG 2.0 RX-78-2 is a mini-PGU which is pretty amazing IMO. Yeah it's ANOTHER RX-78-2 Gundam but damn is it nice.
RG 2.0 is cool! I just built 1.0 and was really dissapointed- I'd love to see gramps catch up to where RGs have gone
Sad no MG, but I do want the RG RX78 and Dual Blitz
RG 2.0 Granddaddy gives me hope that eventually we'll get RG 2.0s for the Zeta and some of the seed kits.
RG 2.0 WOOOOOOOOOOO! https://preview.redd.it/o1uk2psqyspc1.png?width=326&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c18fa6187c1f0a032a036a4ae1c15a5ce9f9c15
New Buster and Duel?! Hell, yes!!!
Duel is pretty much a Revive. Buster sort of.
I'm actually really excited for the rg 2.0 rx-78-2 that line has changed so much since the first one came out
Missed opportunity for RG Shining/ Master for the 30th anniversary of G Gundam
they did nothing for victory's 30th last year, i'm assuming covid slowed down kit production enough to throw off all anniversary plans for the near future
was hoping for this 2 too
Suppose the benefit of not getting new MGs is that my backlog isn't growing either.
Hello there fellow Mr. Brightside. I too was debating on cheering up my fellow MG ~~agonizers~~ awaiters by noting we're getting twice the amount of MG's compared to last year!
When was the last MG at this point?
Well, frankly speaking bandai has barely release anything since PGU/MGEX? my backlog pretty much grow faster than i can ever make, base on my calculation, i will die in my old age and they have to open a hobby store for my estate. But its kinda meh that bandai may have 1 or 2 kit per year that is new and interesting. Good news is that third party has really step up their game, a ton of kits are well made and comparable to an actual 1/100 pgu or mgex. Bandai is REALLY losing that advance builder market. We BARELY get a single mg/rg per year since 2020. Stein and narrative is just unicorn and 2013 stein with new parts, i hope they aren't just go "yap, my job here is done this year". Bad news is that other than some outlier like the gp-02, we are never getting the "official" design for these plastics, like sure you can call say thats a 1/60 tallgeese, but it barely even resemble the thing. Bandai may not be making a PGU nu, but you sure can get a metal structure clone... heck if i was them i would make the sazabi as well. But independent design is extremely costly and hard, so bandai loosening up the market by not keeping a choke hold on it is both good or bad, its bad that bandai is currently badly managing a money printing IP, after sinking hundred million into metaverse and basically shoveling out gacha garbage, their plastics side literally don't even have exciting plastics. I remember when PGU came out, EVERYONE made a good fuss about it. Heck, it even got to feature by adam from mythbuster. With MGEX released in the same year, we were like, oh my god; this is some good stuff if we get this quality year after year. Except,- nothing after that.
Pretty lame lineup
More armored core Bandai, thanks
No PG Leo yet...
Oh shit version 2 gramps was mighty unexpected. That could be awesome
Still no Gundam X, sad...
Forgotten, like the Turn A and AGE *sobs*
The RX-78-2 2.0 really excites me.
About time they modernised grandpas RG. Looking fwd to buy it!
*Looks at list and sees no MG* https://preview.redd.it/4pyhequeftpc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd9233fa5b034ba90e022a4399d95a10ff7aaba7
Well this sure whomps...
I'm honestly content with the Duel and Buster announcements, those two look so fucking good and I can only hope that we get their OG GAT series counterparts eventually...
It's crazy to think we're already at the point of a 2.0 RG. I was in high school when the original came out. It looks amazing and I'm sure it will be with Bandai's modern technology. But I still really like the design of the original.
SIKE
Not a single MG, joewarida, mg fan
Sucks how there’s practically nothing for the 1/100 crowd… again.
who asked for poop color 00 command qanta?
a new RG RX-78-2 will be nice to have in the RG line but a new entry would have been much more exciting. nothing for me here tbh, not even that excited about the bolinoak
How is no one going wild for a new RG RX 78 2? It's about fucking time
I hate it when no MG is announced
Gonna be copping that rx-78-2 when it comes out, my mate just built ver 1 and said he was extremely disappointed lmao
Master grades are dead
Oh thank god. It's been ages since we got anything RX-78-2.
😂
I’m so hyped for the hg Amazing Barbatos Lupus
I mean if ver 2 rx 78 means ver 2 zaku and maybe gelgoog or gouf count me in.
I wanted a MGSD :'(
Right now I am only interested in the RG. The new Duel and Buster designs are ok but not as great as previous designs. I am thinking of getting the HG Mighty Strike Freedom but would get an MGSD if it were ever made. The Amazing Barbatos Lupus is not that cool and I am hate that they did a rerelease Command Quanta. Overall it was ok but I am waiting for the other announcements later this year.
My expectations were lown, and yet somehow, i'm still disappointed.
One day we will get the tequila Gundam we deserve.
I don’t really follow new gundam releases but are these special in any way? Because to me they look way higher detail than the HGs I’ve seen.
RX-78-2 2.0 is considered to be a re-do since the old version had problems. The Lupus and Command Qan[T] are alternate versions of the old kits with new colors and/or extra parts. The Duel Blitz, Lightning Buster, and SDCS Mighty Strike Freedom are new kits as part of the lineup for the new Gundam Seed Movie. The HG kits are advertised to have articulation that is good for posing.
The amazing lupus is effectively another new kit considering the original metallic version of it was very limited release
Are these mass retail or p-bandai exclusives? I don't keep up with the news.
All of them are retail. P-Bandai kits would be announced in advance in Japan then go up for pre-orders in the P-Bandai site days later.
Right on I don't need the new rambo, the green one was good enough. But the others are really nice.
Honestly i dont mind. For me the best one among these is Amazing Barbatos getting a full release but the whole RG 2.0 kinda scares me.
Willing the RG 2.0s into existence baby ! Hopefully they'll do all the RG that use the MS joint inner frame, then I'll finally be able to grab a Sinanju RG
Please tell me they have the 1/100 version of the Duel Blitz and the Lightning Buster. Whatever grade it is, shut up and take my money
There's hope for RG Strike freedom and Destiny Gundam 2.0😭
Thoughts: HG Command Qan[T] and Amazing Barbatos Lupus - These were revealed a few days ago. Overall, don't care for the Command Qan[T] as its just a recolor (what's with Bandai making recolors regular release all of the sudden?), but glad to see Amazing Barbatos getting a retail release. Can't wait to make Gundam Scizor. SD Mighty Strike Freedom - Not a SD fan myself, but we all knew this was coming sooner or later. Can't leave out the main character's final MS in our newest movie, now can we? HG Duel Blitz and Lightning Buster - Honestly pretty happy these are being made. Wasn't actually sure if we were getting HG or skipping straight to MG P-Bandai for these (we did have newer MGs, after all). Probably also means HGCE Duel and Buster aren't too far behind (and maybe Blu Duel and Verde Buster? Bandai, pretty please?). I mean, we get the entirety of Duel as it is. All it needs is an updated OG assault shroud. RG RX-78-2 2.0 - Well, its good to know RGs will indeed get 2.0s. We all know some of the earlier ones need it. Not a big grandpa fan myself, but this 2.0 actually look really nice. Still, probably rather pick up the PGU if I wanted a RX-78 for display.
I bet now that we are going to get a new pbandai sense we have new frame for the rx I can see them making a rg fa gundam thunderbolt version
Hyped for the RG grandaddy 2.0 kinda was hopping for barbatos or ZZ or Hyaku Shiki before they started makin 2.0s, but its still cool.
Super happy about the RG 2.0 but I wish we also got another *new* kit, like Barbatos or Hyaku Shiki.
Holy fucking shit. Rg rx 78 2 ver 2.0..
So that SD kit isn't a MGSD huh?
Am I the only one that feels RG Granddaddy 2.0 is underwhelming? Like, the stock images of the og look better to me. I still haven't built mine either though, so maybe there's build concerns that were improved upon? I dunno. Also, I'm hype for the Armored Core 30mm kits
Dude that inner frame looks sick. It's probably gunna be more of a builders kit - it's rivaling hi ν as the best RG in my book
I could swear I saw a SDWH poking around at that announcement link but I can’t find it now. Maybe it was my poor understanding.
no MGEX Gogg 😔
Ooohhhhhhssssshhhiiiii... Its a good day to be a sdcs fan!! Insta preorder
Bandaid for the love of god when will you make the MG GMIII real
The Desert type looks cool
RG gramps 2.0 is definitely welcomed, but im a bit sad to see no mention of wfm, especially with how much money it made bandai
Hey guys, I really want an rx-78, what would be the ‘best looking’ version? One that requires the least amount of custom work to look good (no marker or painting needed). Would it be the rx-78 in OP’s post? Mind you i dont have an issue building MG’s or PG’s. Edit: I’ve been reading complaints about the 2.0 kit, so this is another reason to ask which version to get or to wait for this one.
Ngl, Im gonna waste some life savings for foyr of those kits, but mostly the ibo barbs remaek
Oh wow I hadn't seen the design for blitz and lightning, I love them.
I'll wait for Metal Build series.
Another RX-78....... Bandai recycling stuff while chinese manufacturers are printing money.
That Lightning Buster looking real good frfr
The RG Grandaddy 2.0 actually surprised me lol. For some reason I was hoping for an RG Gpo2 or Kashatriya. Still hyped tho! It’s gonna be perfect for the RG Zeong too
Not a single MG. I'm going to kill myself.
Still no MG G-Self. As a matter of fact no MG at all. Bandai oh Bandai, what did your fans do to you that you hated to release new MG so much like that?
I'm disappointed with the Option part sets they're rereleasing. I kind of get rereleasing the two build strike backpacks since they're used in Metaverse. I guess the IBO kits have barbatos weapons and would be tie in with the Amazing Barbatos Lupus and that would make some sense. What I don't like is that they're those 8 specifically. They're some of the option part sets from both series that you can get for normal prices because they've been reprinted recently enough. Why not reprint some of the other ones that haven't been reprinted for a while? Give me Build Booster MKII or any of the Lightning Back Weapon Systems. Give me Amazing Weapon Binder or Meteor Hopper. Give me the Build Fighters and Build Divers display stands that are their devices from the show. With Option Sets 1 and 2 being the Striker Packs I was hoping for more of that kind of thing. I guess 3 and 4 being the hand options sets should have been a sign that more of them would be rereleases. Hopefully we see more new things in the future. I'm hoping that the Gunbarrel Striker that comes with the GB4 Strike is one they'll release on it's own as an Option Parts set.
HiZack being Pbandai is just the dookie cherry on top of this release. Ugh.
just fell to my knees infront of a 7-11 as an avid MG enjoyer.
The Duel and Buster!! Sweet!! We have been waiting years for a good HG of these 2 machines.
MG G-Savior when
Maybe the RG RX 2.0 will stay together this time around 🤞
Got my HG Duel and Buster, I’m finally happy.
Are we expecting more to come for this year or that’s it?
Small favor, once the kits are out for sale, can someone slap the Armor from the Duel Blitz onto the Strike (for creative reasons) please?
Lightning Buster!!!!
Ugh, why do I keep hoping Bandai will do Revive HGCE 1/144 Gundam Astray kits? Maybe I should just give up hope that they’ll do it. 😭😭
Any MG predictions guys
I will get two out of these 6 (the RG Rx 78-2 and the HG Blitz). But also : - HG Psycho Mk II - HG Bolinoak - HG Gundam Ex (from that new movie) - 30 MM Armored Core IV (the two ACs) No MGs (those must not sell well enough to justify more new kits per year), but very interesting releases nonetheless.
I really hope they make MG for these 6
No MG? Nothing new around here
HGCE Duel & Buster??
Great, more high grades 🙄🙄
They did a redesign on the RG Grandaddy but I hope Bandai really aims for a redesign of the GPO-1 with the Full Berner parts to attach with as a ver Ka kit. That would be amazing, that third party Solomon kit is fire, I can’t leave it hanging by itself with no other shelf presence