It's been a long time since I assembled a Gunpla (Gundam plastic model kit). I keep buying the darn things, but never sit down long enough to crack one open to assemble. It turns out for the HG 1/144 scale model kits, there is variation in how detailed the build can be based on the Gundam. After building the 1/144 HG Gundam Aerial kit I checked the RX-78 kit and the Gundam GQuuuuuuX kits I also have and the GQuuuuuuX kit is even more complex than the Aerial. The RX-78 kit is the simplest and closest to what I remember you have to do. It took me 3 hours a day over 2 days to build the Aerial model with my cat helping me! My next kit will be the GQuuuuuuX!My cat watching me snip and assemble pieces with the odd helpful paw in the way.
Nov 13, 2025 • Subscribe
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