In 1999, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise, Bandai released 1:144 First Grade (FG) kits of mobile suits from the original series. The PG line is typically the most expensive among all Gunpla kits, and only a select few mobile suits have been released in this line. This design element would later appear (sometimes in a limited form) in lower-grade models. This line features extensive detail and articulation, light-up features, and a "body on frame" skeletal system in which the exterior panels of the model are separate components attached to a completely functional, articulated internal frame. In 1998, Bandai introduced the 1:60 Perfect Grade (PG) line. This line featured more parts, better detail and improved articulation than past kits of the same scale. In 1995, the 1:100 scale Master Grade (MG) line was introduced. As a result, the Gundam shows of the 1990s usually received sizable 1:144 model lines. This standardization allowed Bandai to release more models over a shorter period. In 1993, a unified set of poly-cap joints was created for smaller scale models that allowed easy mass production of models that all shared the same basic skeletal frame. One example is the 'Gundam Core Block System', in which the pilot sits in a "Core" which can be removed from the Gundam to become a distinct vehicle, and the Zeta Gundam's transformation feature. HG kits had much higher detail and articulation, as well as features normally found in larger-scale models, despite being 1:144 scale. In 1990, Bandai introduced the High Grade (HG) line, which began an ongoing process of increasing model quality, and the creation of a grade system to describe the detail and quality of each kit. This would become standard in 1988, after which all kits use snap-fit assembly and no glue is needed. The 1987 the model line for Gundam Sentinel introduced snap-fit models, which needed little or no glue to assemble. In 1985, Bandai introduced use of poly-caps (soft plastic, typically Polyethylene) as connectors for better articulation of joints.
These early kits are distinguished by their lack of articulation and low detail and, unlike later generations, require glue to assemble.Ī later development was System Injection, a technique which permitted a single "part" to be cast in multiple colors of plastic simultaneously, minimizing the need to paint the finished model. Parts came in up to three different cast-in colors.
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Nearly every mecha in the series was made into a model kit, from mobile suits to support aircraft and space battleships. While Clover's products targeted children, Bandai's approach was more appealing to the teenage and adult consumers that were more typical of Mobile Suit Gundam's audience, and was received extremely well.
While Clover's models were produced in the style of most children's toys - fully assembled and ready for play - Bandai designed theirs as plastic kits to be assembled, similar to military vehicle models. In 1980, Bandai obtained the rights to produce models based on the Gundam franchise.
The show was not highly successful, and the toys produced by Clover did not sell well. Gundam models are based on the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, which debuted in 1979 as a television show. As of March 2021, Bandai Namco has sold 714.84 million Gundam plastic model units, including 538.24 million standard Gundam units (since 1980) and 176.6 million SD Gundam units (since 1987). By 2015, Bandai had sold an estimated 450 million units worldwide across nearly 2,000 different Gundam models. The name Gunpla derives from the phrase "Gundam plastic model", since most kits are made of plastic.īandai sold over 100 million Gundam plastic model units between 19, and over 300 million units by May 1999. Gundam modeling spread in the 1990s with North America and Europe being exposed to Gundam through television and manga. These kits became popular among mecha anime fans and model enthusiasts in Japan and nearby Asian countries beginning in the 1980s. Gundam Plastic models, Gundam Plamo, or Gunpla ( ガンプラ, Ganpura) are model kits depicting the mecha machinery and characters of the fictional Gundam multiverse by Bandai. Model kits of the Gundam franchise Gunpla
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