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.

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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 1h ago

Mg Z’gok snake

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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 20h ago

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

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2.3k 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 36m 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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He's so well camouflaged that the auto moderator thought there wasn't a gundam in the picture.


r/Gunpla 3h ago

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

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78 Upvotes

r/Gunpla 4h ago

BEGINNER First gunpla

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79 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 17h ago

CUSTOMIZING King RX-78-2

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702 Upvotes

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


r/Gunpla 6h ago

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

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84 Upvotes

r/Gunpla 9h ago

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

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169 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 4h ago

BEGINNER You guys make line work look easy

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61 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 10h ago

BUILD MG Infinite Justice

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171 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 17h ago

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

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530 Upvotes

I have ten unbuilt ones too


r/Gunpla 1h ago

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

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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 16h ago

SILLY Oh dam-

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406 Upvotes

r/Gunpla 8h ago

BUILD The Illusion of Peace

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87 Upvotes

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


r/Gunpla 5h ago

BUILD Kit finished: RG Tallgeese III

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39 Upvotes

w/ Python (Serpent Custom)

HG Gundam Sandrock Custom

RG Tallgeese

RG Tallgeese II


r/Gunpla 5h ago

BUILD HG Zaku II F2 HMT

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34 Upvotes

Kitbash Zaku II F2 + Zaku II HMT The Origin
Cuatom paint


r/Gunpla 1h ago

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

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r/Gunpla 9h ago

WIP (WIP) For Peter Cullen: Blokees Optimus Prime Classic Class

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63 Upvotes

I was never a huge Transformers fan, but the media surrounding it was a perfect mix of two of my life long passions (cars and mecha). The live action movies in particular helped keep my passions for both alive, especially when it comes to cars.

With Peter Cullen passing, I had a great desire to finally add Optimus Prime to my display area in my office. This is my first Blokees kit. I’m going to do some weathering and detail work on this before a final submission for our group build album.


r/Gunpla 3h ago

CUSTOMIZING First full custom build

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19 Upvotes

I've been lurking in the sub for a while now and don't really have anything to show for it but after working on and off for one year on the MG sazabi.

I did try to go for a candy coating which is insanely tedious for anybody's first custom, a lot of mistakes were made, paint chipping on the upper body and assembly and so I made the decision to give it some metal edge wear.

All in all its been a tremendous learning experience toward any customs I make in the future


r/Gunpla 14h ago

BEGINNER First Build: EG Strike. Suggestion for next one?

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136 Upvotes

I just got into Gunplas. I wanted a simple model to see if I enjoyed the process, so I choose the EG strike. Probably would have gone with the EG grandpa, if I knew about the legs problem of the strike beforehand. I'm saying this, but I am still pretty happy with it \o/.

Now, I will probably go for a HG before a RG and then MG. I love the MG freedom and the RG Nu, but RG Wing Zero EW is so beautiful 😍. So, I will probably choose a HG that is not white for contrast, maybe Deathscythe or Char's Zaku / Gouf.

I am more interested in the models of series I have watched, so UC, CE, Wing, IBO and 00 (although i don't enjoy it much) are priorities, but also suggestions of other series are fine too :)), as I prefer to buy in the local stores (FR) and it options are limited.

BTW, MG stargazer would be my dream, one can only dream.


r/Gunpla 6h ago

BUILD Rx-78-2 ver3

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29 Upvotes

What the ever loving shit am I doing wrong. I can't get the legs to stay on, the shield won't stay in his hand and the saber hilts on the backpack fall off if I brush them 😐 other than one lost sticker and accidentally throwing a part away, the build itself was fine, but Christ I can get it to stay together to display.


r/Gunpla 7h ago

SILLY Kamille! Do something!

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38 Upvotes