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Primarily made of plastic, but sometimes paired with resin and metal detail parts, hundreds of ''Gundam'' [[scale model|scale plastic model]]s, known as Gunpla, have been released since the early 1980s.[{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-07-31/gunpla-101-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-gundam-model-kits/.162422|title=Gunpla 101: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gundam Model Kits|last=Beckett|first=James|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=August 15, 2025}}] They range in quality from toolless-build children's toy kits (Entry Grades) to hobbyist and museum-grade models, and most are in common scales such as 1:35, 1:48, 1:60, 1:100, or 1:144. Various Grades exist to target hobbyists, ranging from smaller-sized kits such as High Grade and Real Grade to larger Master Grade and Perfect Grade model kits.[{{cite book|last=Yamaguchi|first=Takayuki|title=Gunpla: Building the World of Gundam Models|publisher=Hobby Japan|year=2019|isbn=978-4798619934|page=45}}] The Real Grade (RG) Gundam series combines the Master Grade's detailed inner structure with additional color separation, making the 1:144-scale series complex in design and compact in size, with the final goal of retooling a Gundam to what it might look like in real life, similar to the full-size Gundam statues.[{{cite web|url=https://gundamunofficial.com/rg-series-overview.html|title=Real Grade Series Overview|website=Gundam Unofficial|access-date=August 15, 2025|archive-date=July 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710235211/https://gundamunofficial.com/rg-series-overview.html|url-status=live}}] |
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Primarily made of plastic, but sometimes paired with resin and metal detail parts, hundreds of ''Gundam'' [[scale model|scale plastic model]]s, known as Gunpla, have been released since the early 1980s.[{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-07-31/gunpla-101-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-gundam-model-kits/.162422|title=Gunpla 101: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gundam Model Kits|last=Beckett|first=James|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=August 15, 2025}}] They range in quality from toolless-build children's toy kits (Entry Grades) to hobbyist and museum-grade models, and most are in common scales such as 1:35, 1:48, 1:60, 1:100, or 1:144. Various Grades exist to target hobbyists, ranging from smaller-sized kits such as High Grade and Real Grade to larger Master Grade and Perfect Grade model kits.[{{cite book|last=Yamaguchi|first=Takayuki|title=Gunpla: Building the World of Gundam Models|publisher=Hobby Japan|year=2019|isbn=978-4798619934|page=45}}] The Real Grade (RG) Gundam series combines the Master Grade's detailed inner structure with additional color separation, making the 1:144-scale series complex in design and compact in size, with the final goal of retooling a Gundam to what it might look like in real life, similar to the full-size Gundam statues.[{{cite web|url=https://gundamunofficial.com/rg-series-overview.html|title=Real Grade Series Overview|website=Gundam Unofficial|access-date=August 15, 2025|archive-date=July 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710235211/https://gundamunofficial.com/rg-series-overview.html|url-status=live}}] |
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Promotional 1:6 or 1:12 scale models are supplied to retailers and are not commercially available. For ''Gundam''{{'s}} 30th anniversary, a full-size RX-78-2 Gundam model was constructed and displayed at Gundam Front Tokyo in the Odaiba district;[{{cite web|url=https://appetiteforjapan.com/2015/12/02/gundam-odaiba/|title=Diver City Tokyo: The Ultimate Gundam Experience|last=AppetiteForJapan|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2017|archive-date=November 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122104711/https://appetiteforjapan.com/2015/12/02/gundam-odaiba/|url-status=live}}] it was taken down on March 5, 2017.[{{cite web|url=https://www.gundam.info/topic/17012|title=「実物大ガンダム立像」5年の歴史に幕。そして新たなプロジェクトへ！|website=Gundam.info|language=ja|access-date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213164826/http://www.gundam.info/topic/17012|url-status=live}}] A new statue of the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam was erected at the same location, now renamed The Gundam Base Tokyo.[{{cite web|url=https://www.japan.travel/en/uk/inspiration/the-gundam-statue-in-odaiba/|title=The Gundam Statue in Odaiba|publisher=Japan National Tourism Organization|access-date=August 15, 2025}}] |
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Promotional 1:6 or 1:12 scale models are supplied to retailers and are not commercially available. For ''Gundam''{{'s}} 30th anniversary, a full-size RX-78-2 Gundam model was constructed and displayed at Gundam Front Tokyo in the Odaiba district;[{{cite web|url=https://appetiteforjapan.com/2015/12/02/gundam-odaiba/|title=Diver City Tokyo: The Ultimate Gundam Experience|last=AppetiteForJapan|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2017|archive-date=November 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122104711/https://appetiteforjapan.com/2015/12/02/gundam-odaiba/|url-status=live}}] it was taken down on March 5, 2017.[{{cite web|url=https://www.gundam.info/topic/17012|title=「実物大ガンダム立像」5年の歴史に幕。そして新たなプロジェクトへ！|website=Gundam.info|language=ja|access-date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213164826/http://www.gundam.info/topic/17012|url-status=live}}] A new statue of the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam was erected at the same location, now renamed The Gundam Base Tokyo.[{{cite web|url=https://www.japan.travel/en/uk/inspiration/the-gundam-statue-in-odaiba/|title=The Gundam Statue in Odaiba|publisher=Japan National Tourism Organization|access-date=August 15, 2025}}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}] |
