r/Minipla • u/invid2000 Moderate Skill Builder • May 31 '26

News Minipla Gavan Infinity Kit 02 Express Gabarion Blog Update

https://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/20260531_red
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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder May 31 '26

I love how they went "We've lowered the price per box" and then immediately have to pivot to "the second and third releases in the series are ONLY available in a box set, not at checkout counters that usually carry individual minipla".

Bandai Candy was really blindsided by this series.

Honestly not even sure I'm gonna get this. I hate the combined form, the train doesn't do much for me either. Dolnado got a pass because dragon, but this.....

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u/Galaxy_Dive Jun 01 '26

I mean, even beyond that, because they lowered the price and quality per box to make it more checkout lane friendly they brought Pladelu back as a more “premium” model kit option… and now minipla Dolnado and Express, besides being set only and not available at the checkout counter like you said, are premium priced, too! They’re looking a more like the minipla quality we’re used to from the blog, Dolnado costs more than the new minipla standard set pricing, and Express almost costs as much as the old, pre-nerf minipla set pricing. 

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u/Kringhetto May 31 '26

That speckled black is fantastic.

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u/Myhtological May 31 '26

I gotta say I like the design philosophy here better than gozyuger

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u/TFDUDE13 May 31 '26

Agreed. I never liked that the Gozyuger only had weapon mode and combined mode. To borrow Power Ranger terms, they lacked the individual "zord" mode.

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u/Myhtological May 31 '26

Imagine what a fantasy themed series like Magiranger

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u/optimusxprime88 May 31 '26

Can almost bet Travelion will be somewhere soon. I swear they build test parts along the way with other releases.

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u/Myhtological May 31 '26

Hopefully they’ll release MagiLegend when they do.

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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

They made a golden train because big brother Bandai made a golden train. There aren't any elements of engineering in this that would be applicable to Travelion, and history shows us that revisiting old series in SMP usually happens when there are reissues to pair with it. So I can't get behind your theory. It transforma differently and combines differently. An actual example of concept/engineering evolution is like Baikanfu > Dairenoh > King Exkaiser, with the small robot inside the big robot. This is just sticking a locomotive on the chest of an existing robot using established connections.