Shopping Guides

It was so awesome to see so many of you at our Otakon panels last month! We really appreciated all of you who came to our midnight panel “39 Years…

Last month I told you that John and I were moving! Now the move is done, and the Gunpla is about half unpacked. We’ve had relatively few casualties to that…

There’s a good reason for this month’s late shopping guide: John and I are are moving! It’s hectic to be sure, and one of the most important pieces of the…

Happy summer! The weather has been warming up, so I’m getting ready to finally tackle a fully-painted build. I’ve been planning for ages to redo a Z’Gok in colors that…

How was your April? John and I had an especially good one because we went to Gundam Base Tokyo, the new redesign of Gundam Front Tokyo in Odaiba. I wrote…

Spring is here. That means Gundam Build Divers is finally airing! I reviewed the first episode for Anime News Network if you want to see what I thought. Generally, we’re…

A custom case Paulo made for his airbrushes.   An airbrush is likely the most costly purchase you will ever make as a Gunpla builder. While not necessary to enjoy…

Happy 2018, or as Bandai seems to be calling it, the 10th anniversary of SD Gundam Sangokuden. We got eight new SD kits (and a slew of reprints) to celebrate…

Welcome to the first Gunpla shopping guide of 2018. We learned a lot about building Gunpla this month. We had four new contributor posts! We also loved this tutorial on…

Happy New Year from Gunpla 101! Whether you spent your New Year’s at Gundam Front Tokyo, at home putting the finishing touches on a new kit, or somewhere in between,…