Anybody in to Gundam kits?

Old Man · 15 Dec 2012 at 05:37

My son really enjoys anything having to do with Gundam, so the last thing on my list is to buy a Gundam kit. I'm interested in knowing if anybody can suggest a known Gundam kit that is worth anything up to the £50 I'll be paying for it.

He's almost 19 so and an art student, so the more difficult it is, the better....

Suggestions please...

TY

.Sean · 15 Dec 2012 at 07:16

You're a cool dad! Maybe try yesasia?

BeanBandit · 15 Dec 2012 at 13:58

Gundam kits come in many different types, the most complex being the perfect grade line, but they are bloody expensive.

A few places to try

Sheffield space centre. you'll have to phone them to see what stock they have.
Tokyo toys.
Comet Miniatures. normally have very good selection.
Gundam Mad.

If you don't mind importing then Hobbylink Japan cannot be beaten. I've bought quite a few gundam kits from here, shipping prices aren't bad, but you will get clobbered for import taxes.

estebanrey · 15 Dec 2012 at 14:01

Gundam Style?

kmax86 · 15 Dec 2012 at 14:07

try and find out what gundam series he is into.
finding out the right one would be a big bonus id imagine

Kamwah · 15 Dec 2012 at 14:26

TokyoToys is your best bet for fast delivery seeing as they're located in London.

As Kmax said, it's important to know which Gundam series he's a fan of as there's quite a few series with different Gundam in each.

Old Man · 15 Dec 2012 at 23:12

Kamwah said:
TokyoToys is your best bet for fast delivery seeing as they're located in London.

As Kmax said, it's important to know which Gundam series he's a fan of as there's quite a few series with different Gundam in each.

Hmm ok, will see what I can find out.

TY to all

Tingtangmakadingdong · 15 Dec 2012 at 23:33

Thought thread read gangnam style but Gundam seems cool enough

V4NT0M · 15 Dec 2012 at 23:48

Unicorn gundam ver ka

Unicorn Gundam by zrool laa, on Flickr

arknor · 16 Dec 2012 at 00:07

estebanrey said:
Gundam Style?

get him the elevator and the females dont bother wtih the fat guy

XiS111 · 16 Dec 2012 at 01:59

I found the Astray Blue MG to be quite difficult to build. It has a skeleton and theres some crazy details such as hydraulics which move with the legs. Here's a review of it with pics. I don't think hes applied every single decal with his images though

http://plutonianrevolver.wordpress.com/gundams/1100-mg-gundam-astray-blue-frame/bfreview/

spoffle · 16 Dec 2012 at 14:29

Old Man said:
Hmm ok, will see what I can find out.

TY to all

Don't buy from TokyoToys, their prices are 4-5x what they really should be.

You won't get any cheaper than importing.

momo56 · 17 Dec 2012 at 11:45

My last build was the crossbone gundam.

(Not my pic.)

Pretty cool in my opinion. You can get it near £50 on ebay. Has a lot of weapons that come with so there's a lot of ways your son can choose to have it on display.