From B-Club to P-Bandai: The History of Special Edition Gunpla

5 days ago
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Have you ever looked at the online storefront at Premium Bandai (P-Bandai for short) and wondered why special editions became…

How to Airbrush Simple Gradients For Gunpla

3 weeks ago

Gradient painting is a technique in which one color gradually morphs into the next. It may look fancy, but it…

Review: MG Gundam Vidar

2 months ago

Feeling old yet?  Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans just celebrated its 10th anniversary. But the show’s demon-inspired mobile suits have…

How to Airbrush With Color-Shift Paint: A Liquid Alchemy Guide

3 months ago

Imagine a Gunpla model that offers a different look from every angle: that's the magic of color-shift paint, a special…

Gunpla Czar Talks Tariffs, Covid-19 Sales Bump, and His Favorite GQuuuuuuX Kit

4 months ago

Longtime Gunpla 101 readers might know that when I’m not editing this site or building my own Gunpla models, I’m…

The History of Gunpla Contests: From Ora-Zaku to GBWC

5 months ago

The Gunpla Builders World Cup (GBWC) is the grand stage for those who want to test their Gunpla construction against…

What Is The MAX Technique? A Guide To Gunpla’s Famous Painting Style

5 months ago

Who is Makoto “Max” Watanabe? He's a Japanese professional modeler and the face of the garage kit manufacturer Max Factory.…

Alternative Panel Lining Techniques For Creative Gunpla Builds

6 months ago

There’s no one way to build a Gunpla kit—and that’s true for every step of the process. For example, take…

Review: HG Gundam Pharact

6 months ago

The Pharact is Elan Ceres’ mecha in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. Powerful and graceful, it’s a Gundam…

6 People That You Should Talk to at a Gunpla Competition

6 months ago

Whether you usually build Gunpla models alone or with friends, it’s not normally the kind of hobby that draws a…