Start Here! Gundam & Gunpla – Where To Begin? | A Wargamers Guide
March 19, 2026 by johnlyons
Ever wanted to start exploring the world of Gundam and the Gunpla hobby? John gives you a primer to the world of Gundam, the anime and the various ways that you can get stuck into the Gunpla hobby.
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The Gunpla hobby is as diverse as the world of wargaming! There are lots of ways that you can start and it can be overwhelming for someone jumping in for the first time. With that in mind, come and find out where YOU could start in the world of Gundam and Gunpla.
What do you think are good starting points for Gundam and Gunpla?
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I am Gundam, and you can, too! 🤖
Loved the video, a nice primer.
RG is my favourite, a nice treat build after doing a few HG. I’ve been thinking of getting a PG soon, either the Gundam MkII or (if I can get one) a RX78 Unleashed.
08th MS Team is fantastic (and I love that 90s animation), Gundam The Origin is very polished (and has the best UC HG models) and I really love the music from Witch From Mercury.
the engineering in these kits is insane …
Gungans? Where Gungans?
Mee-sa thinkin’ they comin’ in another universe!
Ugh.. my dude, you completely overlooked Gundam Build Fighters. That is top tier Gundam if not just for Rinko 😆
So … much … Gundam …
They just looks like transformers to me. Not interested.
I don’t think they even transform
Thanks for doing this. As someone with no experience of Gundam, either the shows or the scale modelling, it is very helpful to be given some context. It doesn’t look like something I’ll be getting into but everyone can hobby in their own way. I’m sure we’ll see more of it here as long as Wayland continue to sell them and that’s fine. Maybe we’ll get some Gunpla fans watching here at OTT who then discover wargaming as a break from their usual hobby activities.