11/12/2023 0 Comments Gundam models 2022![]() Hailing from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the latest Full Mechanics kit is packed with gimmicks and realistic anime-accurate details. It’s got seriously beefed-up arms and giant fists for a top-heavy silhouette-but not to worry, the reinforced inner frame is more than enough to hold up that extra weight. You wouldn’t want to take a punch from this latest version of fan-favorite Gundam Astray. High-Resolution (1)ġ/100 High-Resolution Model Gundam Astray Red Frame Powered Red (pictured above) This Rick Dom is space combat ready with its usual bazooka weapon, plus a massive-sized beam bazooka and heat saber. Like the Dom before it, here’s another classic mobile suit that has a new version joining the Master Grade line. Plus, new arm joints mean it won’t topple over while holding its Giant Buzz. For example, it features an updated internal ankle frame so you can reproduce the Dom’s characteristic crouched pose. This isn’t the first Master Grade version of the Dom, but this 2022 edition has been upgraded with new molds that make it more poseable and realistic-looking. Let me know if you have any questions or comments, and enjoy! See also: I’ve removed all sections that didn’t include any new releases, including plain SD, Haros and Beargguys, and RE100. ![]() Releases are listed from earliest to latest in the year whenever possible. ![]() And of course, thanks to readers like you for giving us a fantastic audience!Īs in previous years, kits can be found in order of both grade and release. Thank you also to Milky and Tom Aznable, who didn’t publish anything this year, but who remain some of our most trusted advisors. Thanks again to Tex Merquise, and to Nerissa, Megaplamo, and Jonlyn. We hope this makes it easier for you to find the Gunpla you are looking for! Relatedly, it has been harder to track down kits in 2022 since Bandai stopped releasing launch schedules in March in order to deter scalpers, so please forgive any omissions.Īs usual, Gunpla 101 would not be able to function without its incredible contributors. One housekeeping change: halfway through the year, we switched from the Amazon affiliates program to the Hobbylink Japan affiliates program for purchasing links whenever available. This year saw the return of the impressive High Resolution and Full Mechanics lines, plus the launch of one new grade: G-Frame (GF). There’s no way the hobby industry, Gunpla included, has not felt some aftershocks from this shift.įortunately, what we lacked in quantity, we received in quality-that is, higher quality Gunpla grades. Also, there’s been economic inflation globally, driving up the cost of materials. ![]() This is just a theory, but we’re in the third year of a global pandemic. I’m speculating some BS from the pandemic and global inflation.The company is putting lots of resources toward building this new factory, announced in April 2022, and those are resources that are not going toward making new Gunpla models. Bandai is building a new factory, which is still inoperable.About a third of the Gunpla kits that came out this year were P-Bandai, so none of those made my list. I’ve never tracked P-Bandai exclusives on Gunpla 101 for various reasons, including that P-Bandai lists them all conveniently in one place instead of releasing them to lots of different vendors. Keep in mind: These are all possibilities leading to 2022’s lower-than-usual Gunpla output, but I have not reached out directly to Bandai Hobby for a conclusive answer. So what’s going on here? I spoke to Tex Merquise, fellow Gunpla fan and Bandai’s builder on retainer, about some potential theories. That was the previous all-time low in 2019, there were 100 new Gunpla kits released! That’s less than half of the number released in 2021 (69). In 2022, by my count, we got 30 new Gunpla this year. It gets quicker to make this list every year, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.
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