Finally started watching my first Gundam series yesterday! Can I start building Gunpla now??

How much do I need to watch before I can start draining my wallet on fun plastic? 💸💸💸

  • preston@possumpat.ioM
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    1 year ago

    Bryce, baby girl, my sweet child, I want to give you so much flak for starting with The Origin.

    jk it works just fine as a first series - Hope you enjoy!

    Also

    I’ve been telling you Gundam was fantastic for a while you nerd.

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    Just fall into the hole of plastic crack. Your first build will be an oddly fun, satisfying experience ending with a fun little plastic robot, and then you order the next five =D

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      I fell first into the plastic crack then decided to check out Gundam to see what the series was about. I had just picked out gunpla I thought looked cool to start out like Zaku.

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    1 year ago

    Great that you’re getting into gundam! As to when you can start with gunpla: whenever you want! I built my first kit before I even watched a single episode of anything

      • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Mine was the HGCE Dagger L. I still haven’t seen the series it came from, but it’s a really nice kit. Looks nice with no need for paint or stickers (although I did end up putting a bit of paint on it eventually.)

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        My first kit was the High Grade Gundam Age-1 Normal. Nothing special really, but fun to build. As for what I’d recommend: either a suit you like from the anime, or just one you like the design off.
        and a Tip: the newer the kit, the better it (usually) is.

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    Welcome to Gundam! It’s never to early to start building gunpla! Just avoid looking on the P Bandai site unless you want to drain your wallet faster!

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    Update: There is a game store with a plethora of gunpla within bicycling difference. Oh no 🥲

    But time to have first gunpla party 🎉

  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    Gunpla is freedom! No need to wait until you’ve seen the series; just build whatever you think looks good.

    If you’re worried about that, though, just build stuff from the Build Fighters, Build Divers or Gundam Breaker sub-lines. Those are just meant to be model kits even within the context of their own series. I especially recommend the HGBF Ez-SR. The base kit is good, but the main attraction is the customization parts that you can use with other kits.

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    1 year ago

    You don’t need to have seen any of it to get into gunpla.

    That said, you should watch the 3 movies that summarize the OG Mobile Suit Gundam, then Zeta Gundam, then Char’s Counter Attack, just because they’re all bangers.

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    I built Gunpla before I watched any of the anime. Mixed and matched mecha with other leftover weaponry. I just liked how the mecha look. People tell me things like, oh, they don’t have beam weapons in IBO, etc, but I don’t care. It’s my build.

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    If you think the Origin is good, the later stuff is really gonna impress you.

    My personal feelings on The Origin are a bit mixed. Char feels somewhat out of character, almost like LeLouch from Code Geass.