Future Century Model Kits

Gunpla Build - Real Grade God Gundam 2025-09-20

It’s time to build something off of my Shame Pile. It’s a Gunpla that’s been partially built and sitting in an open box in my basement for two years.

I know what you’re thinking - “That’s the God Gundam! How you could not finish something like that?” The answer is simple - this was the first time I intended to decorate a Real Grade model with a full sheet of waterslide decals, instead of the pack-in stickers. I almost immediately got intimidated by the prospect, and put it down.

Since then I’ve managed to do it, not only on a Real Grade but a few Master Grades as well.

Now that I know that I have what it takes to do waterslides, it’s time to step into the ring again for a rematch.

Dragon Gundam Incoming 2024-08-23

Once Bandai released new (and, sadly, Premium Bandai) High Grade Gunpla for both Gundam Rose and Gundam Maxter, it was bleedingly obvious that they were going to relase the entirety of the Shuffle Alliance. The only lingering questions were a) Which one would they release next?, and b) When would they release it?

Now we have our answers - the next one is Sai Saici’s Dragon Gundam, and it’s coming out this winter in Japan (though folks in the US will have to wait until January 2025):

Gunpla Build - High Grade Gundam Maxter (Build) 2024-04-18

You know the drill. Let’s look at the runners:

One of my most common reactions is to say something like “There aren’t as many colored parts as I thought there’d be”, but not this time. There’s plenty of red and blue plastic in this spread. And of course, we get the Action Base just like we did for the Gundam Rose.

Gunpla Build - High Grade Gundam Maxter 2024-04-15

We interrupt our streak of old builds in order to do a fresh, new, just-arrived-in-the-mail one. I’ve been eagerly awaiting this kit for months, and now it’s finally here:

That’s right, it’s the High Grade Gundam Maxter from Mobile Fighter G Gundam, by far the most American mobile suit ever created (yes, even more American than the one dressed like the American flag).