Does anyone have some gunpla they've put together recently, or that they're working on?
Here's an old RS-178 MKII PG kit I assembled recently. Still deciding how I want to detail him, but as my first PG the level of detail and articulation is really cool.
That's the "American Type" Gundam. It's an Entry Grade, though, not a High Grade.
oh thanks! Wow yeah showing my ignorance, huh?
Both of these were bought for me by a friend! He's the best!
High Grades are generally a bit more detailed, complicated and expensive than Entry Grades, but since the High Grade line has been going on for so long there's been a lot of variation there. They're the same scale, though, so if there's both a High Grade and Entry Grade version of a design you like it's really just a matter of preference which one you pick.
Cool! Am I right that the Z'Gok is a high grade? It's got HG on the front but, like, I ain't an expert
Yeah. There's only been three Gundam Entry Grade kits so far; the original RX-78-2 (which you have a colour variation of,) the Strike Gundam (the main suit for the early episodes of Gundam Seed) and the Nu Gundam (from the movie Char's Counterattack.) High Grade's been going on for decades, though, so there's tonnes of kits in that line. As I said, they're a bit more complicated than the Entry Grades, but as long as you're able to follow the instructions it shouldn't be too bad.