This is High Grade Redefined - HG Moon Gundam Review - ムーンガンダム 

I think the reason the Moon Gundam is smaller than the Sazabi is because it lacks layers upon layers of armor and Psycoframe.

You can split the moon plates in half and attach 1 half to each arm. In a wing like formation. Those plates are essentially funnels.

If all HGs start looking like this, I'd stop caring for RGs.

Actually the price isn't as expensive as we expect, because the action base 5 itself is 600 yen, so the gundam alone is about 2400 yen, it's a standart price for an hguc

The HG Moon Gundam can be described as the RG Sazabi's child from a secret affair.

Me: I bought it... My wallet: What did it cost? Me: ...everything.

So... We have the Moon Gundam which is the Prototype Sazabi, and at the same time we have the Narrative Gundam who is the Prototype Nu Gundam? It would be nice to have a battle between both

The plates in the moon gundam are usually for defensive purpose. But also in the manga, they conjoined them and throw them like a spear ( with the psycommu system activated)

Plot twist: All the Gundam Frames in IBO were based on this Mobile Suit when it was [discovered] and it then served as a Template, but the developers could not replicate its Psycho-Technology or Beam Sabers. (based on the fact that the Mechanical designer for the Moon Gundam is the same guy who worked on the IBO Gundam Frames [Ippei Gyoubu])

Bought this kit after seeing this video & stumbling upon it at my local gundam shop, which I took as a sign. Gotta say it deserves every bit of praise people have been singing about it. Though I must add; my kit's Psycho plate seems to be loose and its individual parts tend to come apart often. Same goes for the Butterfly Edges. Also a big warning to everyone who likes moving their kits around and checking out the articulation from different angles. D22, the junction piece that connects the legs to the lower torso, is flimsy & easily prone to warping because of how the part was designed. Take extra care when moving the legs around, especially when you're trying to make use of the D22 articulation gimmick.

In order to have something so good, you have to sacrifice something of the same value...

I bought this a while ago, not realizing it was an HG. Then I got a good look at the box and felt disappointed, thinking I’d overpaid. Then I built it. 😮😁😍

I've been calling the Moon Gundam an RG lite for a while and I think that holds up pretty well...

Crescent moon? Do you mean Mikazuki *har har har*

I won't miss the eye stickers at all, I always paint the eye pieces with glow in the dark paint anyway.

5:02 oh moon really steal, no dignity

From what I have seen from other reviews of this gumpla, those parts are for angling the psycho pieces so that you could somewhat clock the figure with or use them as sudo wings

Im surprised how i bought this kit a day before the unboxing vid came out and that it is rated as Gundarium tier. Thanks GameStop

And whats with the price complaints? It comes with more stuff than the standard HGUC Nu Gundam and HGUC Sazabi, including the base...and it costs less than either of those older kits. If you think that 23 to 30 USD is expensive then Im not sure how you've bought any other HG kits. Hell, the Delta Kai is almost 40. The HGBF Ez-SR is 28. The HGBF A to Z is 30. The Hyaku Shiki is 25. The MK-II Revive is about 22. The new Blue Destiny Unit 3 is 25. Seriously, the Moon at that price is a steal. Especially considering it comes with a nice, new model base.

Can we just call the giggity giggity joint the Quagmire joint?

This model is absolute gold. Beats almost every HG I’ve seen.

The head kind of reminds me of the Gundam Astaroth

5:02 I see you're a fan of Koichi Mecha 😂

The moving parts in the psycho plate is for attaching them in different ways. There are pegs that fold out and slots for those pegs. My moon gundam has 2 big shield plates on each arm. Have fun playing with the different way to make the plate.

I see you like Koichi A man with only this classiest of tastes

Didn’t research much about this. I bought it impulsively when I went to pick up another MG. And I gotta say this is my favorite HG I’ve ever built.

I am just getting into Gunpla and picked up an RX78-2 HG along with this HG Moon Gundam from my local Hobby Lobby. I am very pleased to see it is an amazing kit! Glad this kit caught my eye. :)

I configured the psychoplates on mine to two big shields, one for each arm. Gonna find more configurations later

Hobby lobby had it on sale for $15 so glad I have one so close to my house

Crazy that as of 11/30/22, this kit is going for $10.19 at Hobby Lobby.

5:02 I don’t know if it was on purpose but you posed it just like kenshiro’s fighting stance and either way I love this kit even more

I straight built this kit and for some reason or another the psycho plate “hinge joints” are rly loose (basically it couldn’t curve inwards without falling over) so i had to do some tightening with super glue. Later on the waist joint was also being too floppy so another dab of super glue and we’re good right? 👎. That day was incredibly hot (and i was also putting my the kit next to the window so sunlight) so the glue inside of the plastic started melting and stuck on the waist joint when i was leaving. Aaaand now it snapped off because it was too damn tight! Tried putting it in the freezer like some other people did but it didn’t work, tried scraping off the glue but i felt that it was gonna destroy the ball joint inside. I’ll just have to live with it i guess. Still, an 8/10 in my book.

I thought Bandai would never ever made a kit that has no stickers a long time ago, but now i know.

And... now my backlog of Gundams gets bigger... I already have a RG Sazabi, MG Avalanche Exia, Atlas Gundam and to finish the decals and topcoat on my PG 00 Raiser. But seeing this video makes me want this kit, I am a sucker for HGs with a lot of detail like a RG! Great review!

Just grabbed one for $20 at my local Hobby Lobby. Going to set it up as I eat my lunch at work!

this was my first gunpla, i love the knees. I had a (problem?) with the hips because slide down mechanism was much more smooth than the kicks. Geara zulu next and i hope to build the unicorns 0 and 2

I am getting some IBO vibe from the plastic used for Moon Gundam.

5:02 ECHOES ACT 3! 3 FREEZE!

No one notices the smiling face on the gun

Me: *look at my wallet* My wallet: what? Also my wallet: *sees my computer screen* Also also my wallet: “DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT”

if anyone is still looking for these, i just got one from Hobby Lobby for $22 dollars on a 40% discount sale. they apparently have them all the time currently, so good luck. got to the store and looked up a review (this video) when i saw it on the shelves. also found the old HG Leo's, got 1 for like 8 dollars haha

I found a concept design for a "psycho gundam G doors" which had a full psycho plate moon in a magazine called "moon gundam mechanical works", so maybe there will be a p-bandai kit of that?

That gigity Giggity was enough for me xD My favorite gunpla youtuber from on now.

The second arm for the plate can be used to have the plates in a wing like orientation, with half of the moon on one arm, and the other half on the other.

I’ve received mine today and someone told me to be careful with it’s legs. What is it that I need to watch out for when I’m building and/or posing the legs?

In singapore the moon gundam is $35 which is considered cheap as even the hgbf gm gm is $34

I got a copy of this and the feet are very articulated. As they say any kit’s articulation (at times) will depend on the builder. I pretty much did what the instructions said, and maybe that one rocking pegged joint thingamabob is on upside down. I had to disassemble the Moon Gundam’s right foot to confirm it since its left foot was very articulate. You might wanna check it out. Also yeah the sideskirts can’t really go that far. It’s pretty to look at though. 😝

I know I'm late to the party but, I think the plates extra linking parts are to form swords that attach to the arms.

Moon gundam, if not one of my favorites, IS my favorite gundam. Bandai, PLEEEEASE more of this design.

$60 in central america, or $81 for master grade barbatos, witch one?

Can't wait to see how detailed the RG version of this kit

A note for anyone interested in this kit: the no-polycap build might seem nice, but this thing loosens up way too fast. Even after tightening them, the leg/hip joints on mine are agonizingly loose. It can't stand up, and it can't hold a mid-air pose in the air. It's beautifully molded, but by God, just pick a pose and never touch it again. This isn't a kit for people who like to change their kits' poses around.

This is my first Gundam I made made first time getting into Gundam and it's amazing

I got this for my daughter at hobby lobby for like 15$ cause of there 40% off plastic model sale they do every other week. Was her 3rd build and i was super impressed with the detail, i only do mg so hopefully this accually comes out as a mg and that wasnt just an april fools joke cause i want one

I bought the long rifle equipped version of the hg moon gundam and I never have any regrets. A masterpiece highgrade definitely!

How’s ur HG Moon Gundam standing now? Is it still standing? Parts still solid? Cause my one just started to fall apart in a few weeks-months...

This was my first gundam ever. Got it for Christmas this year.

I've just built my moon gundam, typical hollow feeling gundam but the detail is incredible I can't wait to panel line it. Not to mention it's bigger than I expected, haven't built the crescent moon or the backpack or weapons, bit I'm halfway through another great build, my Rg Rx-178 aeug though I love, great detail and it's a solid build.

Best. Kit. EVVVVVVERRRRRRRRRRRRR Oh and the little tabs on the psycho plates are for customizing the moon section. You can attach them in different ways, and if you have two of the kit, you can make a full moon, or something like that. That is my guess anyway...

I just picked one up for 40% off and I’m extremely excited to put it together

Wait seriouly is it expensive I only got this for 1200 Yen wut the hell?

I found one for $25 at a local hobby shop. Bought it just because it was cheap, and I ended up loving it so much I bought the P-Bandai clear version

The reason it has 2 antenna in the manga is because the ones in the back are the psycho frame receiver I think.

I couldn't be the only person who thought to insert: Moon River (Climax) right in the moment i've heard the name

Hey Mecha, I've been following your videos for a few months now since I started building my own Gunpla collection. Actually ended-up buying most of the kits that I have from your channel's recommendations. 😄 I just have one question about your OOB Reviews (esp. With the Moon since I am currently building him); do you topcoat the OOB reviewed kits? With the minor detailing and the panel lines or you don't? Thanks in advance. Cheers!

Is his camera making it look blue or did i get moob gundam with purplish blue virgil parts in my moon gundam? And are the plates a little loose on the moon gundam or did i build my plates wrong

alright better start selling both my kidneys!

I've never bought a kit before, but with the complete lack of stickers this is the kit I would start with.

I'm not a pro builder but...it is for full moon...I believe it is made like the GN holster bits and gn rifle on HG Zabanya...you need to do resin molding to add extra GN holster bits and gn rifle...as for this kit to add extra Psycho plate...

on top of that the front v fin is very loose and the crescent can keep itself together - still a great kit though!

I got the HG Moon Gundam from Hobby Lobby during their sale week a few years ago for a great price.

you missed that the back of the psycho places arent fully color accurate

4 years from the future and I bet U alr found out about this but the tabs in the sides of the psycoplate is to connect the psycoplate to form the "javelins" by connecting em four In a row

“Premium price” Laughs in $20 at hobby lobby

Just got this kit cant wait to assemble it. Any word about a full moon?

Search bar: HG moon gundam Did you mean heaven

The best thing about this kit is the eyes aren’t stickers

I was lucky enough to come across this in a mall in Vegas. You bet I picked this up.

I use to separate in half that plate and use them as a pair of wing, for me its awesome, giving the moon gundam very cool looking :)

My moon gundam's psycho plate is very loose, is yours loose? And for the crescent moon i made them into wing like nu gundam esk style using the articulated arms

ok, i'm so hype to see this thing on RG... *Instant buy*

this series REALLY need an anime version considering the author fukui also did unicorn and narrative.

I honestly wasnt sold on this kit, thought the design looked to busy in the art and as a cross of Zeon and Titans it missed the mark for me. But then I see the model up close and that change my opinion entirely. I think it is really all that separation, it makes what looks like a ton of work, part of the kit and honestly. broke up what on a first glance looked like a heavily 2 tone kit.

HG 2.0 like it, can see how it is akin to an RG in terms of detail/colours. Very impressive

since you used to live in japan do you know if the gunpla base have an online store where there gundam base exclusive kits . since i live in US i was curious

I have this kit and there is almost no runner bits to fill and the only problem for me is the front v fin won't stay on

That knee armor separation is what i wanted for the Freedom 2.0 and sadly we didnt have.

Luckily My local hobby lobby had 40% off all their models the other day .. so I was able to get this guy for 21 bucks..I was gonna get it regardless tho lol 😂 Id pay ten dollars more for a stand no stickers and superb detail

What you use for grey panel lining(legs,etc)? and for the head?(it seems a darker gray)

Now if they just give us more info on Varguil....

Can both of those back pack arms hold that psycho plate in both holes or no?

I just got this earlier today. I cant wait to start putting this together

Hey, may I know did you spray gloss coating on your sazabi?

This was my 1st gunpla I put together. I really enjoyed putting it together.

The stand you use to spin the gunpla what is that called?

there are two hand/handle on jetpack, you can separate those moon shield and make it as 2 wings. right?

I just ordered this. How well does he stand without an Action Base/Stand?

Mecha Gaikotsu if you flip those plates they form a sword and on the runner e27 will go in where the beam boomerang goes and you have psycho plate "swords"

Color me impressed!!! No stickers, accessories, articulation... Well now, I think I'll add this kit to my "Toys to buy" list of mine!!!👍👍👍😎