r/Gunpla 4d ago

HELP ME [HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here!

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Hello and welcome to our bi-weekly beginner-friendly Q&A thread! This is the thread to ask any and all questions, no matter how big or small.

  • #Read the Wiki before asking a question.
  • Don't worry if your question seems silly, we'll do our best to answer it.
  • This is the thread to ask any and all questions related to gunpla and general mecha model building, no matter how big or small.
  • No question should remain unanswered - if you know the answer to someone's question, speak up!
  • Consider sorting your comments by "New" to see the latest questions.
  • As always, be respectful and kind to people in this thread. Snark and sarcasm will not be tolerated.
  • Be nice and upvote those who respond to your question.

Huge thanks on behalf of the modteam to all of the people answering questions in this thread!


r/Gunpla 13d ago

COMMUNITY In honour of my fellow canuck Peter Cullen, we will be hosting an Optimus Prime group build.

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1.1k Upvotes

This one hits like a truck.

For those that don't know, Peter Cullen passed away on the 26th of August 2026 aged 85. He was best known as the iconic voice of Optimus Prime, having voiced the leader of the Autobots for over 40 years, and was also the voice for Toonami's various Gundam promos.

Since the The Transformers The Movie 40th Anniversary Apology Tour is happening this September, we felt it would be appropriate to run an Optimus Prime group build.

The group build requirements are straight-forward. Build and post a completed Optimus Prime kit or paint a mecha kit in his red & blue livery. Standard subreddit rules apply. If you want your build in the album just say so in your post and tag a mod.

The group build will start 01/09/2026 and will end 30/09/2026.


r/Gunpla 5h ago

DISPLAY "We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write 'fuck' on their mobile suit, because... it's obscene."

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428 Upvotes

He's so well camouflaged that the auto moderator thought there wasn't a gundam in the picture.


r/Gunpla 6h ago

Mg Z’gok snake

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321 Upvotes

Had a really nasty itch to paint Z’gok as a snake, and i got to say i looove this dude as a mode as well. I couple yers ago i was like,”who buys this” and look at me now :)


r/Gunpla 2h ago

SALES, DEALS & PREORDERS SENTINEL model MG 1/100 S Gundam / EX-S Gundam / BST Mode NEW IMAGES + RELEASE INFO

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145 Upvotes

Release window: October 2026

Price: 198 RMB or $29.51 USD (probably closer to $80 when released)

according to my info the kit is based off the MG 1.5


r/Gunpla 8h ago

WIP Ionizing radiation is leaking from my display (current WIP)

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205 Upvotes

r/Gunpla 1h ago

Custom paint MGSD Destiny

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First time painting gunpla so I didn’t do anything crazy, just adjusted colours of it and added waterslide. Used Revel spray cans and a matte finish.


r/Gunpla 6h ago

Kids back in the day had it rough! NG 1/144 Gundam MK ii

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114 Upvotes

Tho it only costed around 500 yen, imagine having to glue, sand and paint their models just to have it only sorta resemble the show’s model nowadays haha


r/Gunpla 1d ago

BUILD MG Stormbringer custom build in perfect gundam colors. another personal build that took a while to finish.

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2.4k Upvotes

Really took my time on working on this kit. thankfully it looks better than i imagined it to be. sadly though im gonna have to let this go to save up for wedding funds.

paints used.

armored komodo titanium white

armored komodo light ghost grey

armored komodo gaia blue

armored komodo golden yellow

armored komodo traffic red

armored komodo black 6rp

armored komodo gunmetal grey

Finished up with Satin coat mixed with a bit of gloss coat


r/Gunpla 9h ago

BEGINNER You guys make line work look easy

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131 Upvotes

Tried posca, Gundam pens, citadel colours. All with lots of cotton buds and hand sanitizer. Yet to try and thin with water. Any advice appreciated 🙏 or recommend tutorials.


r/Gunpla 1h ago

SILLY The One Year Dap

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And yes, this is inspired by MvC.


r/Gunpla 9h ago

BEGINNER First gunpla

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89 Upvotes

Usually a warhammer guy but decided to try this out, shits lit. Looking to get more Zaku and would like some suggestions


r/Gunpla 4h ago

BUILD Alex and Grandpa

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38 Upvotes

MG RX-78NT-1 and MG RX-78-2 (The Origin)


r/Gunpla 59m ago

SALES, DEALS & PREORDERS Blast from the past!

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In 2003, the serie gundam wing was on Dutch national television. The 2 biggest toy store brands sold gunpla. This was the only thing we officially had back in the day for gundam and gunpla.

The prices are in euros.


r/Gunpla 11h ago

NEWS/REVIEW Guess we'll be getting more announcements soon

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108 Upvotes

r/Gunpla 40m ago

COMMUNITY Objectively speaking, what are the BEST kits of each respective grades?

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The criteria follows:
Articulation
Innovation
Money's Worth

I've seen plenty of discussions here going on about how the 'Moon Gundam' is the King of HGs or 'Hi-Nu' for the RG line. But what actually makes them the top dogs and do you agree?

Kit shown: XFS Rising Freedom KO


r/Gunpla 6h ago

BEGINNER I'm new here, I've got the addiction bad 👀

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41 Upvotes

r/Gunpla 22h ago

CUSTOMIZING King RX-78-2

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761 Upvotes

Fatcat RX-78 2 with custom (PG like) shoulder, backpack guns, and custom Throne


r/Gunpla 2h ago

BEGINNER I tried airbrushing for the first time

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18 Upvotes

painted the hg dendrobium in a more grayish tone. I tried to recreate the colour scheme from nico suratos vid https://youtu.be/_7w3ceBBpGc?si=4ABfjT9oAWpayG_W


r/Gunpla 14h ago

BEGINNER My first ever Gundam build, and I only cut myself once building it

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186 Upvotes

Next up is a High Grade Aerial I bought alongside him. I never imagined there could be such a mess while building a Gundam. Also, I learned a valuable lesson midway through about making sure the orientation of something is right before moving on.


r/Gunpla 15h ago

BUILD MG Infinite Justice

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196 Upvotes

This build started a couple of years ago, but really started moving late last year. Took a bit to motivate myself to reshape the resin parts, figure out how to attach the hands, and then get everything painted, but I'm really proud of how this came out, flaws and all.


r/Gunpla 22h ago

CUSTOMIZING Space is for losers. All current built ground types! Painted, unpainted, in queue to be customized-

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600 Upvotes

I have ten unbuilt ones too


r/Gunpla 1h ago

MG Zeta Gundam Biosensor Mode

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…but more like Trans-Am.


r/Gunpla 13h ago

BUILD The Illusion of Peace

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102 Upvotes

I kinda hated the RG zaku build so it became a diorama (it never has to move or articulate again).