THIS MODEL KIT IS RIDICULOUS!! - HiRM Gundam Astray Powered Red Review

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0:00 Intro
0:32 Build
2:58 Aesthetics
7:51 Accessories
12:09 Articulation
17:51 Verdict

#gundam #gunpla #modelkit

[justinrinker]

The wavy design is actually the hamon "edge pattern" where clay was added to the edge of the blade (in a pattern that would be the "signature" of the sword maker) to keep it hard during tempering. Really nice attention to detail that they found a way to represent it in the sword.

[Downtown_orbd]

Honestly As much as I love gunpla I’m really craving a new anime. I mean some new gundam wouldn’t hurt right ?

[marioangelini]

We all know the reason why the Red Frame have those big arms is because each day Gundam Seed Astray do not get an anime adaptation he does one push up.

[Infinityxero]

"You can get one at Hobby Link Japan!"

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[fabionlewis]

Great Review Mecha.

I definitely like the aesthetics of this kit. It looks the Astray Red Frame has been hitting the gym and abusing the roids. Plus it just gives me a Max Steel Strength Mode vibe in general.

[nate]

Interesting fact, and also fairly useless, the blade "crests" along the cutting edge are actually called a hamon line. Hamon lines are caused when the blade is hardened and actually marks the area where the differentiating hardness areas meet traditionally involving a hardened edge with a softer spine! Knowing that, its actually an even GREATER level of detail and is really awesome to see because its still recreated even on the HG red astray kit and makes me love them even more!!!! Love the vids and keep up the great 👍🤘

[ll_koolio]

Kinda wished they made to katana oversized it would’ve been a worth the buy. (I have the regular hirm astray and it’s great)

[blitzmustang]

Can't wait for daban to make this


Oh wait

They already did one years before the hirm, plus a 2ft long katana handle which turn into a cannon, and metal build style base

[andreassetiawan]

I might be the minority here but I honestly like the hirm astray better than the MG, especially this powered red in particular.
I just can't stop imagining the after-effect of that giant arm punching through a mecha's armor plate.

[Lucas-iSL]

"Red Strame Afray" has gotta be one of my new favorite spoonerisms 😆

[AegisXIII]

6:38 "Red Strame Afray." New kit idea, make the entirety if the armor for the Astray crimson and frame white. Boom. The Gundam Red Strame Afray.

[gamerkingdom]

In one hand, I love the giant ARMS! It has such a unique Silhouette! Like giving a Iron Arm Suit the arms of the Hulk Buster!
In the other hand, why they didn’t give it a GIGANTIC KATANA!!!? Something like the LONG SWORD of Monster Hunter! I have the MG RED ASTRAY, the one with the HUGE SWORD!! I would love to see it swinging it around with one hand!!

[allengomez]

Your reviews of the HiRM Red Astrays makes me think about getting one HiRM even though its too pricey. Hopefully you'll also be reviewing the MB Astray Red Dragon when it comes out. That thing looks cool!

[Vladimir-ljqq]

You should get the Future Model Weapon girl 01. That kit have 1/144 scale powered red arms and flight unit which is compatible with RG astray red frame.

[TheMozerfok]

You know the third party are gonna do a waterslide decal for this kit soon so just get one of those. I have used the waterslide on the other Hirm Astray and those textures are gorgeous with those on

[ryu]

I got the 3rd party (sorry daddy Bandai) powered arms from Daban - came *with* two swords *and* the ridiculously oversized giant sword (broken blade version) and one thing I noticed on this review? BANDAI TOOK THE EXACT RUNNERS/PARTS FROM THAT KIT! So if I really wanted to, I could pop those onto my HiRM kit from 2018!!

[jhanvarealegre]

When you got a High Resolution and a Million times " Absolutely " comes out .

[edmina]

I had the metal build version of this with a total cost of about $900. Upper articulation was awesome but the legs barely went past 30 degrees front, back, and sides.
I eventually auctioned it off at eBay for a $400 loss. That is how disappointed I was the the metal build.

This this kit brought my hopes up!!! This kit had me on that front kick and side splits! This kit will be joining my 28 metal build gundams🤑

[brknvfn]

Go the extreme! The 150m katana in 1/100 roughly makes it the size of a real katana. It would be absolutely amazing to see the powered red to weld the biggest of big Gundam weapons

[TheDarkestPhoenix]

I am quite disappointed they decided to do this instead of giving us any of the other Astrays, or a new HiRM entirely...