MG Turn A Gundam || The Weirdest Master Grade?

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A review of the Master Grade Turn A Gundam (∀ Gundam) from the 1999 anime series Turn A Gundam.

Intro - 00:00
Build - 0:41
Appearance - 4:00
Articulation - 6:10
Gimmicks - 10:12
Verdict - 14:13

Super happy to have this kit off my turn table. Anyway, thanks to everyone that's held on as long as you have. I announced this review like 2 months, so I know this was annoying. But hey, it's done, and I'll promise I'll be a bit more transparent if this happens again. Thanks, everyone!

-- Production Notes for later reference --

This review was done in small chunks over the course of about 2 months. I got sick, then had schoolwork, then a bit more sickness. Still, I feel this is probably the best review I’ve made to date, partially because I was able to devote so much time to each section of it.

The most noticeable change from previous videos is the volume of the background music. I realized it could get kind of repetitive, especially as these videos get longer, so turning it down should help people get through more of the video.

The script took a very long time. It was actually about as long as the Alex ver 2.0 review’s script. I had 2 rants, each about a page long. The 2nd rant is on ABS plastic and is in the video, but the 1st was in Appearance and explained why the Turn A is a great design. But after editing it and finding references from Art Deco and Futuristic Architecture to use, I realized it was a little pretentious, and scrapped it

I messed with the ‘picture styles’ on my camera for this review. I never really paid attention to them because I shot everything in RAW which doesn’t use them, but as it turns out they do affect video. So, I did some tests, and settled with very low contrast and a slight bump to color saturation.

It looks really solid, but unfortunately I messed up on my exposure, so EVERYTHING was underexposed. This wasn’t a huge deal on the still images since they’re in RAW, so I could just bump up the exposure no problem (there is a little more grain in the background though…), but the video was rough. Each shot was slightly different, so I ended up applying correction to each clip individually.

This kit was a NIGHTMARE to pose. Every single joint was LOOSE. I can’t stress that enough. I ended up having to get footage over the course of 4 nights because I kept getting frustrated.

4 nights of shooting of course meant I overshot this review. Way more than any previous video. The folder for this review is 27 gigs. Usually, I only hit around 20.

I dreaded the articulation section, so just rushed through it. That’s why some of the articulation shots are kind of out of focus.

The audio was pretty straight forward here. I didn’t do anything too weird. I do think I’ve hit the peak of what my current microphone can put out.

The title card was weird here. It was the first time I’ve tried to make a nighttime shot. I just cranked the contrast, and added a blue filter, but IDK if it really worked. For the shadows on the Turn A, I made 2 layers over top, cranked the contrast on each, set the blending to darken (or screen, I don’t remember), then erased the sections that should be hit with the moon light, thus brighter. A little overboard, but still a nice new tool in my Photoshop arsenal.

The editing was essentially two long sit downs. It was relatively straightforward. Some minor things though – No more dates under the boxes of kits, it’s just not worth the effort. – Learned how to rotate text, as seen in the opening. – A lot of these shots are too digitally zoomed in, so a little blurry. I need to stay on that. – The Turn A line art is pretty low res, but its all I could find. – I cut a section about how the Turn A could be tan-ish color.

This will be the last time I plan on using 3 different shots for each pose, one left, right, and middle. I’m thinking it’d save me a ton of time if I just got the middle shot, then when I needed a shot with the kit on the right side, I just move it over in the editing and use a black gradient to cover the other side. I could then place text over top of the gradient for whatever I need. I’m going to try it on the next casual review.

Part of me thinks I’ve about hit the peak of these reviews. I’m going to continue to work through New Year’s, but I really think I’ve gotten everything out of this that I can. I do have Char’s Gelgoog, and two casual reviews to knock out, with plans to have them out in December, but after that...? I think that’ll be it for me, boys. We’ll see.

Anyway, here’s some music from the last 2 months:
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