Referred to as "Gunpla," or Gundam plastic models, the figures come in all sorts of sizes and grades which usually correspond to how difficult they are to construct. While the diminutive SD Gundam are usually on the cheap and easy-to-build side, Master and Perfect Grade figures can consume both a fan's time and funds.
Here's a look at some of the coolest and most breathtaking Gundam models available, some of which may cost a penny as pretty as themselves. These weapons are all represented in this figure, along with blasts of energy to showcase explosive action. The figure also has a show-accurate green psycho frame that dots different points of its body. If that and the metallic green decals aren't enough, there are even LEDs to make the model all the more majestic.
Part of the Bandai Spirits Metal Build series, this isn't a constructible model like Gunpla figurines. Instead, it comes completely assembled in the box, but that doesn't make it any less impressive. In addition, housewives, grandparents, junior high and high school students, not just the traditional Gundam model fans, became interested and contributed to the overheated market. As an academic researcher, I have followed the interplay from a cultural and sociological perspective and want to explain just how it developed.
The recent market has far exceeded the Gundam boom of the s. Characterized by a chronic scarcity of products, shortages of Gundam goods are becoming the norm for stores. Even if Bandai Namco builds a new factory, it cannot keep up with orders from mass retailers, internet shopping sites, and wholesalers. Although there have always been many resellers who sell both rare and limited-edition Gunpla , increasingly hustlers are dominating the market, taking advantage of customers and traditional resellers who stayed at home due to the pandemic, and causing Gundam-related sales to soar.
What separates these hustlers from the traditional resellers is an extensive communication network, including sharing information by SNS such as Instagram and Twitter on where Gundam stock can be found.
Not only do these hustlers target the in-store launch dates of new Gundam goods, they even target reproductions and models that have hardly shifted for years. They flood websites as soon as orders open, causing servers to crash. That has made it even more infuriating for collectors. There are those who instead hoard toilet paper during times of crisis but focus on little else.
But thanks to some eager Gunpla fans abroad, uncertain shoppers are thinking about adding model kits to their list of must-haves as they prepare to quarantine. Over on Twitter, fans began buzzing after a photo was posted by SayemAhmd. They shared a picture taken somewhere in the Philippines where it turns out shoppers are panic-buying Gunpla kits to keep them busy while they distance themselves from the novel coronavirus.
These are more complex than HG kits, with finer details, higher quality color separation, and even more impressive articulation. While these kits typically include lots of stickers and decals, much of the improved color separation and detail comes from the intricate layering of multiple colors of plastic. It looks impressive and makes the build even more satisfying as it comes together. RG kits are intentionally not accurate to their anime or manga versions.
This is ridiculous and it rules, because it translates to more fine details, color separation, and moving parts. Even the plastic feels high quality.
Essentially, real grade kits have Master Grade level details in a High Grade size. That said, they usually measure in at 3 - 4 inches tall, with complexity more akin to high grades than master grade. These are some of the biggest, baddest Gunpla around, with exquisite details, extensive color variety, and genuinely impressive mechanisms. Follow the instructions, honestly. They will refer to individual pieces by a letter and number. The letter refers to the runner and the number refers to the specific part in that runner.
Pro tip: It helps to organize your runners in alphabetical order for quicker part locating. Instead, leave around a quarter inch of the gate or nub still attached to the piece. However, it may be best to avoid kits with lots of dark colors, at the start, as these show stress marks more easily.
You can build the head and torso one night, the legs and arms the next, and finish up the weapons and accessories the night after. The instructions should be clear enough for you to build without any other guidance, but you can always find more detailed building guides on YouTube. You can also purchase a display stand, which can be a plastic pedestal or an armature that will give you tons of dramatic posing possibilities. Gunpla models have intentional grooves in the plastic that are meant to look like separate panels of metal and you can use very fine tipped markers to make them stand out.
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