On the hottest days of summer 2021, I was looking for a good hobby to pass the time in the great indoors, preferably something that didn’t require me to stare at another screen. I’d long been Gunpla ...

Often called 'Japan's Star Wars,' the Gundam franchise has inspired fans worldwide for 40+ years with its groundbreaking mechas, rich universe, and complex characters. Alongside the shows and movies, ...

The grey G3 Gundam was an upgraded version of the regular Gundam featured in the novels written by Yoshiyuki Tomino. In a new update, the arcade heavyweight Gundam Extreme Versus 2 Infinite Boost gets ...

Xavier Lim, equipped with a laptop and notepad, stares at a wall of plastic model kits in a glass case. The Bandai employee who normally works on the importation and exportation of Gundam models has ...

Plastic models of characters from the popular TV animation series "Mobile Suit Gundam," known in Japan as "GUNPLA," (Gundam Plastic Models) were a social phenomenon among young people back in the 1980 ...

Bandai Spirits and Sony Music Entertainment have announced that they will hold the second trial session for High Quality Gunpla Scan in Tokyo in late 2025. The companies will also add more optional ...

The 1/144 RX-78F00 Gundam plastic model, which is based on the real-life robot showcased in Yokohama, Japan, will be available soon. Hobby Watch has obtained the kit and published a review of the ...

The Gunpla release schedule for 2025 is somewhat rough so far, despite a new Gundam anime debuting. Although we’re getting some GQuuuuuuX models, release dates for retail models are scattered. The ...

Gunpla are designed to be more accessible than regular glue-together models. Anyone who can follow rudimentary instructions can pick up one of Bandai’s Gundam model kits and build their own miniature ...