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Premium Bandai’s Hobby Online Shop is opening orders on a new MG and an MG reissue an hour apart on Thursday, October 22, 2026. At 11:00 a.m. it’s the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam MSV entry MG 1/100 Hyaku Shiki Kai [Reissue] (US$77, tax included), and at noon it’s MG 1/100 Superbia GN-X (US$40, tax included)…
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THE GUNDAM BASE SHIBUYA, a store carrying Gunpla, apparel, stationery and more, opens on Friday, November 20, 2026 on the 5th floor of Shibuya PARCO. The address is 15-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, hours run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., the floor space is 51.57 tsubo (roughly 1,830 square feet), and admission is free. Within…
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The release month and price for the HG 1/144 Gundam ZERO are locked in. It arrives in April 2027 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of 2,750 yen (about US$18, converted at 153 yen to the dollar), tax included. The announcement came at the BANDAI SPIRITS booth at the 64th All Japan Model & Hobby…
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BANDAI SPIRITS’ Hobby Division is launching the board game GUNDAM ASSEMBLE worldwide on October 31, 2026. The price is 3,850 yen including tax (about US$25; converted at 153 yen = US$1). It’s a Gunpla-meets-board-game product in which you assemble roughly 5-centimeter Gunpla and fight with them. Calling it “a board game you play with Gunpla”…
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BANDAI SPIRITS gave three new Gunpla kits their first public showing on the floor of the 64th All Japan Model & Hobby Show. The trio: RG 1/144 Ground Type Gundam, HG 1/144 Hamma-Hamma, and MGSD 00 Raiser. It’s a pretty deep-cut lineup. Ground Type Gundam in RG, Hamma-Hamma in HG, 00 Raiser in MGSD. As…
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The MGSD Kshatriya goes on sale Saturday, September 26, 2026. It runs 7,700 yen (about US$50, converted at ¥153 = US$1, including 10% tax), and it’s rated for ages 15 and up. The Neo Zeon mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is getting the kit treatment under MGSD, Bandai’s high-end SD line. The Kshatriya….
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Can’t decide which Nu Gundam Gunpla to buy? Here’s the bottom line up front. The overall No. 1 pick is the “RG 1/144 ν Gundam” at $32 (tax included). If you want the absolute best, go for the “PG UNLEASHED 1/60 ν Gundam” that just launched on January 31, 2026 ($431, tax included). If you’re…
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“I bought a Gunpla kit, but I have no idea where to start.” Sound familiar? Gunpla now spans a huge range of grades, from HG to MG to RG, and it’s not unusual for beginners to jump straight into a complicated kit and burn out. The key is picking the right “first kit.” Go with…
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“I should’ve just bought it when I had the chance.” When Gunpla kits go premium, that regret piles up slowly but surely. Between Bandai’s production constraints, the growing number of Premium Bandai exclusives, the SEED boom, and a fresh wave of appreciation for Tomino’s work, some kits now change hands for several times their original…
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“I want to get into RG, but I have no idea which kit to pick.” Sound familiar? RG (Real Grade) is a 1/144-scale Gunpla line Bandai launched in 2010. It uses a more precise internal frame than HG (the Advanced MS Joint), so you get pro-level detail even on a straight build. Prices run roughly…
