28:56 holy shit it has a mekugi are you kidding me. That detail is insane For those who don’t know the mekugi is a small bamboo pin that actually holds the katana together by pure friction. It slides into the handle of the sword and into the tang to keep it locked into place. Usually they are done in sets of two on modern swords and the fact the Astray has one at all is insane attention to detail
I was honestly really surprised with even the RG's attention to detail, which although not as complex, still has the maker's stamps on the bottom of the tang. I absolutely adore bandai's dedication to making these tiny unseen details that just tie everything together
This was the ninth kit I had ever built, and for it being a PG kit, I must say that it was the best building experience I've had. I definitely recommend this kit to anyone.
@@walridrx166 Bruh, Date is another type of Samurai. It's cool but cannot be cooler than this Astray Red. I don't know the price of PG Astray in US or EU, but you could purchase it at around USD 120 in Japan (at hobby stores), China (taobao) or Vietnam (shopee with sales off code). At that price, it's currently cheaper than Date.
Bandai: this is a tope of the line model kit that is made to be great in every singular way pleasuring your braincells in the most electric wa- Me: Slashy slash sword.
I'd love to see you build a version of the HMM Gojulas. If you think this one has a lot of runners the Gojulas has 55, some are tiny ones, and the gunner and ogre vaeiants add another 24 to the pile. So if you were to build the fully equipped Gojulas gunner with the optional guns you'd have a pile of 103 runners to deal with.
If you like the pistons and inner frame detail, you’d probably dig the PG Gundam MkII. It has a killer inner frame with tons of detail, opening hatches, springs and screws. The inner frame on the PG Zaku is also amazing, but the armor on that leaves something to be desired, as it does have some garish seam lines.
This isnt on topic with the video, but most people here are probably Gundam fans so I'm just gonna go for it. I built my first Gundam a while ago and I'm on the fence about buying another. The kit I built was HG Michaelis. It looks cool, but his canon arm got super loose after a few days on display, and the included stand just had no friction out of the box and fell apart. I cant display him with the arm attached, or else it just droops down, and the stand doesnt even stand, so I cant display him with the arm off. I dont know if I juat got unlucky with quality control or if it was the kit itself, or if I just messed up something while building him. Does anyone have any recomendations for kits around the same price as Michaelis that actually stays together? I want to keep building them, they're super cool, but I also want something that won't fall apart after a week.
usually by thickening the joints might help (layer em a bit with top coat/ glue, wait for em to dry, then attach them to back together). or if you dont plan to play with em and just stick with a pose, just glue it
18:53 missed opportunity to add a "I can smell you" sound bite for the Exia lmfao I was apprehensive to getting a PG Astray, but you have opened me up to it, thanks for the review.
i love perfect grade kits but HG is is and will always be my preferred because its just so more mod-able because their are so many bits and pieces you can swap and mix
Currently P bandai for 外国人's (lol) For outside of Japan is re-releasing PG Perfectability. Hopefully the start re-releasing more PGs. . . even though its P Bad.
In a way, this kit is like an old martial arts master : it only moves when needed and just how much is needed, nothing more and nothing less. You have to master it, like you master the blade. Don't get too crazy, or it'll cut you instead of your enemy. It's not flashy, but it's effective.
I have been building gunpla for years but I still don't have a perfect grade, still holding out hope that they will rerelease the gp01, mecha please do pg gp01, also nice hair
I love Astray, it's a super nice kit aesthetically and I have the PG but posing it in a really cool poses or things like that is what really makes it lack.
Guys I have a question, I am new to the HLJ store and 98% of the inventory seems to be on backorder. Are they restocking regulary? Is this a normal thing with a HLJ store? They have awesome prices so I am curious should I wait for them to restock :)
Fun, fast and easy build. Since the innerframe is the same as the PGS strike's gundam, there a lot of leftover parts, like rhe knife from the x105 PG strike. The Legs and waist have metal parts too
The side skirt isn't just the balljoint that side at least on mine is too large for the actual skirt joint, you can get it on and it'll sit and stay.. but if you look at the balljoint after you'll see that the plastic is stressed to hell. You can though just plug the sword straight into the hip with out the red extender (though if you want it on the other side you have no choice but to use the extender) The hands are annoying, in the fact they don't hold properly.. It's balance if you get the Center of gravity right is amazing.. The stickers are so so, still it's worth it just for the Straight.
YESSSSS!!! The was hoping you would get another PG. I want to see PG MK II and PG Banshee!!! Your reviews are amazing and there is really not a lot of good reviews of said PG kits
I was tossing up between this and the MGEX Strike Freedom. I ended up with the MGEX Strike Freedom and thought I made the better purchase. Turns out that either would have made a fantastic centrepiece of my gunpla display
I've notice that for me, due to cleanup, panel lining (gasp! directly on the plastic) and assembly it takes me a couple hours per section(arms, legs, torso, head,) minimum with master grades.
They actually fixed a few of the issues you pointed out in the PG ARF Kai which gets a reprint this year. I haven't gotten mine yet, but from what i've seen and heard from it, they did a bit of tinkering with the legs to allow for more part separation in the knee armor as well as make the legs a bit sturdier. The issue of the Katana's mounted to the waist causing it to pop off also required changes, so there is another mounting point on the side of the thigh. Comes with a stand too, the Action Base 1 (mainly for the Tactical Arms), but I'll take what I can get.
Noticed that wile you said don't panel line the red parts, you actually did do some. What kind of damage is caused if you do panel line the red? Would ABS be compatible with Tamiya paint?
I’m kind of shocked at the lack of color separation, the rear of the shoulders being a prime example. All that detail should be available on one part to easily paint or panel line, to which you then cover it with the grill. Similarly the long butt grill not having a separate color is odd. This really is just like the MG or RG, all it has going for it is the scale. The Kai not being the main kit is kind of sad.
The PG Astray Red Frame Kai was my first PG, still on my shelf and I was so disappointed to find that the little rubber feet grips dont come with any other PG
Painting this kit definitely assists with solving a lot of the flimsy issues with the ball joints. But for the straight build community, it’s still worth every penny.
