I'v never made a gundam Model kit before but was considering starting. While on amazon.com I found what is called the speed grade.Apperantly its for kids ages 8 and up,It is the size of a action figure and it needs no paint job. It also has most of the parts put together. Thede model kit comes in Wing gundam and The first gundam The RX-78. Although it sounds good I am a bit worried about the fact that its put in a bag. Also if im to start makeing model kits were can I find gundam markers?

Well, they're easy to put together, but have next to no articulations from what I heard. You're better off starting with some High Grade models.

For Gundam Markers...I have absolutely no idea, sorry.

Is this a high grade?http://www.amazon.com/Gundam-EW-02-W-Gundam-Custom-Scale/dp/B0006N148I/ref=sr_1_169?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-g ames&qid=1201464012&sr=1-169

Any recomendation on which gundam I should make. I want to make the gundam wing ones and a few seed ones. I kinda also want to do the zz gundam and the main gundam from gundam 00.

Edited by axl z on February 10, 2008 at 18:35:26.

All I can say is look up a lot of Gundam model reviews, first. Gundam models are not known for their structural stability.

So no "Who whould win" with these kits?

Admittedly, they've been getting better with the design, but from what I can tell, they've only been doing that for later SEED and SEED Destiny models. I don't know anything about 00. But I have some early Gundam Wing models, and a couple Gundam X models, and none of them are very stable. A lot of the pieces come off really easily, posing is difficult due to shoddy construction, and a lot of the pieces don't fit all that well.

The bigger models tend to be easier to work with, but those are also really expensive.

That's for sure. I got some Gundam models for Christmas one year. Just don't use 'em like action figures, like I tried to do.

I plan on putting them in poses and them going on a shelf in my liveing room.

Yeah, that's a High Grade kit.

Anyway, I have a few Gundam kits laying around and the recent High Grade Universal Century kits that came out are really stable. Basically, anything post-2000 is a good bet. There are some 00 HG kits (Flag and Exia), but you'll have to wait for more.

EDIT: If you want the ZZ Gundam, you'll have to try the MG (since I think the HG is discontinued) and it's not a very good kit...

Edited by SPT Layzner on February 10, 2008 at 15:39:16.

Im just going to get the msai toy for zz gundam.