This July , Bandai celebrate 35 years of selling ‘ Gunpla ’ – shaping modeling kits of the mechs from the long run Mobile Suit Gundam franchise . They ’re doing so in style too , with this ultra - fancy new version of the Gundam mannikin that started it all .
The first ever Gundam Model Kit , a 1/144 plate rendering of Amuro Ray ’s RX-78 - 2 Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam went on cut-rate sale in Japan in July 1980 – suss out out a flick of it below viaGigazine , in comparison with the new kit :
As you may see , a circle has changed over the 35 years Bandai have been making the kits – as one of the most iconic Gundam in the franchise ’s history the RX has been a linchpin in the line , this late rendering just one of many , many iteration of the theatrical role . But it ’s surely a great looking for model .
The terrifically titled HGUC 1/144 RX-78 - 2 Gundam REVIVE Ver . is based on a 2001 version of the kit , advance with well detailing and much better articulation , let you personate the mech to your hearts content in a miscellany of pose rip straight from the gum anime .
Thankfully , despite 35 years of good example , prices rises have n’t rifle up all that much despite the massive leaps in point and articulation – while Bandai ’s first personification of the RX-78 - 2 only be 300 yen ( about $ 3.20 ) , this young version will set you back 1,000 yen ( around $ 8.40 ) when it releases in a few month .
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