Gunpla
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Gundam Plastic models, Gundam Plamo, or are model kits depicting the mecha machinery and characters of the fictional Gundam multiverse by Bandai Spirits.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gunpla is referenced by 308 other articles, and connects out to scale model, chibi and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
It sits within the topics 1980s toys, 1990s toys and 2000s toys.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.gundam.info
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- inception
- 1980-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
40 sectionsContents
- History
- Assembly
- Customization
- Design
- Materials
- Plastic
- Resin
- Non-plastic
- Scale
- Grades
- Original / No Grade / First Grade (FG) (various scales)
- High Grade / HG (1/144)
- Real Grade / RG (1/144)
- Master Grade / MG (1/100)
- Ver. Ka
- Extreme
- Perfect Grade / PG (1/60)
- Other lines
- Super Deformed / SD
- Entry Grade (EG)
- Gunpla-Kun
- 1/100 Full Mechanics
- Figure Rise Standard
- Option Parts Set
- Minipla
- Action Bases
- Inactive Model Lines
- 30 Minutes Label
- Hobby
- Model series
- Gundam FIX Figuration
- G.F.F.N.
- Special editions
- Display-only models
- Chinese copy controversy
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Gundam Plastic models, Gundam Plamo, or are model kits depicting the mecha machinery and characters of the fictional Gundam multiverse by Bandai Spirits.
These kits became popular among mecha anime fans and model enthusiasts in Japan and nearby Asian countries beginning in the 1980s. Gundam modeling spread in the 1990s with North America and Europe being exposed to Gundam through anime and manga. They are extremely popular in Japan and other Asian countries but are gaining traction in the west.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gunpla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.