Your First Gundam

Fri 2008/08/22 18:44 JST
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Marvin asks "What was your first Gundam?"
Remember clearly my first Gundam - GFF GP01 - awesome detail.
My first kit was PG MKII - pics here.

Original text from marvin below.

I remember Danny asked what was your first figure and how old were you when you got it,
my question is a bit similar, what was your first gundam?

Mine was the EX-S and the S Gundam. I saw one at a friends house then thought, I want that too! however after I found out his was painted, I felt I wouldn't be able to make it look like the one he had. he then offered to paint the gundam for me all I had to do was to provide the kit so I got two. ^^;
but the first kit I actually made myself was a 1/60 HG Freedom then the PG Strike. and the first one I painted was a MG RGM-79
I'm sorry but I forgot how old I was then, but what about you? how old were you when you got/built your first gundam?

My baby on the other hand can't seem to take her eyes off the Metallic coated Sazabi. talk about training them early. ^^;

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  • coffeebugg
    coffeebugg in coherently lucid (Registered on 2008/05/22)
    Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
    http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/

    I can't remember no more. Memory serves me right It was a 1/100 Zeta from way back in the late 80's or early 90's

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:12:31 JST (ID #274578)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      not the ver 2.0 yet right? that's probably rare by now.

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:19:38 JST (ID #274593)
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      • coffeebugg
        coffeebugg in coherently lucid (Registered on 2008/05/22)
        Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
        http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/

        not even an HG. you still needed glue to build it.

        Fri 2008/08/22 18:20:45 JST (ID #274595)
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        • marvin
          marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
          http://www.marvinryan.com

          really? wow, first time I've ever heard of a gundam kit that needed glue. ^^

          Fri 2008/08/22 18:23:28 JST (ID #274601)
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          • coffeebugg
            coffeebugg in coherently lucid (Registered on 2008/05/22)
            Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
            http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/

            Let's put it this way, I bought it in Ali Mall in Cubao when I was 9. LoL.

            Fri 2008/08/22 18:37:53 JST (ID #274632)
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  • i'm mr. danger
    i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17)
    student , otaku and awesome blogger
    http://otakudan.com

    my first gundam was a HG 1/144 RX-78-2

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:15:50 JST (ID #274587)
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  • heat horn
    heat horn in Indonesia (Registered on 2008/01/05)
    keroro platoon member
    http://heathorn.wordpress.com

    mine was MG god gundam, the price was cheap for a master grade

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:21:01 JST (ID #274596)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      I've yet to build one of those. ^^ they're probably more expensive these days. ^^; although heard that the articulation on the god gundam is really good.

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:26:47 JST (ID #274608)
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  • sieghawk
    sieghawk in Grantham, UK (Registered on 2007/12/17)
    Student
    http://silfarion175.blogspot.com/

    My first would be the V2 Gundam but my dad help me build it back then because I was only like 4 :P

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:21:54 JST (ID #274597)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      wow, you've probably been at this longer than anyone I know. that reminds me, I should probably ask about the age as well. ^^

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:30:07 JST (ID #274617)
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      • sieghawk
        sieghawk in Grantham, UK (Registered on 2007/12/17)
        Student
        http://silfarion175.blogspot.com/

        Haha the gundam is so old now (14 years) but I still have the remnants of it....the only bit left of it is the body though :D

        Fri 2008/08/22 20:25:56 JST (ID #274779)
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  • tenrou
    tenrou in Honolulu, HI (Registered on 2008/04/16)
    流浪人

    My first MS was a 1/100 AMX-014 Doven Wolf...my first Gundam was the 1/100 FA-010S Full Armor Enhanced ZZ Gundam... ^_^

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:22:35 JST (ID #274599)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      I didn't know there was a Doven Wolf kit. ^^

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:31:05 JST (ID #274620)
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      • tenrou
        tenrou in Honolulu, HI (Registered on 2008/04/16)
        流浪人

        I bought it back in '87...first kit I bought when I returned to Japan...^^

        Fri 2008/08/22 18:46:56 JST (ID #274648)
        reply to tenrou's comment
  • Guarayakha
    Guarayakha in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/09/01)
    3D artist- Codemasters KL

    Mine was Gundam Airmaster, and boy oh boy he's pretty much resting in pieces somewhere in my Gundam Junkyard.

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:28:19 JST (ID #274611)
    reply to Guarayakha's comment
    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      I'm not familiar with that gundam, but googled it and looks cool. ^^

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:33:10 JST (ID #274625)
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    • coffeebugg
      coffeebugg in coherently lucid (Registered on 2008/05/22)
      Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
      http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/

      Had the burst version of that and me thinks the regular version looks better. But I love the leopard :D

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:39:30 JST (ID #274636)
      reply to coffeebugg's comment
  • theplayster
    theplayster in Canada (Registered on 2007/09/16)
    Integrator Multimedia and student in Art and Crafts
    http://patanimestudio.freehostia.com

    Mine was 1/144 Heavy-Arms (Custom) Kai Endless Waltz version at the age of 16 or 17 I can't remember. 1st MS is the Strike Freedom Full Burst mode which I haven't started yet, 'cause I need to buy tools for it....

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:29:00 JST (ID #274612)
    reply to theplayster's comment
  • Drage
    Drage in D'dorf, Germany (Registered on 2008/06/06)
    Doctor Stocker

    my first gundam, 2 actually
    1/100 Shenlong Gundam and 1/100 Sandrock custom
    arrived on 28th January 2003
    that was a historical day xD

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:29:32 JST (ID #274616)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      lol, wow you even remember the date. ^^

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:35:30 JST (ID #274629)
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      • Drage
        Drage in D'dorf, Germany (Registered on 2008/06/06)
        Doctor Stocker

        of course, b'coz on the 27th and 28th I had exams xD

        Fri 2008/08/22 21:52:11 JST (ID #274870)
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  • R-1
    R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05)
    Overman
    http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/

    My first model wasn't even a Gundam. It was a pirated Eyezack made by Dragon. made it withe the glue it came with, which became brown over time. Ah, memories.

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:30:43 JST (ID #274619)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      eyezack? got a picture? ^^

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:37:27 JST (ID #274631)
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      • R-1
        R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05)
        Overman
        http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/

        Of the model? Sadly, I lost it way back when, before I knew the value of models (I bought it in National Bookstore, would you believe? They used to stock models, right?)

        Here's a picture of the Eye-Zack in Double Zeta. The box of the model was a rip-off of the old Char's Counterattack 1/144 scale model box art, with the Double Zeta instead of the Nu.

        Dude! Remember Nova Fontana?

        Fri 2008/08/22 19:48:57 JST (ID #274742)
        reply to R-1's comment
  • beamknight87
    beamknight87 in Mexico City (Registered on 2008/02/07)
    Student
    http://beamknight87blog.blogspot.com/

    the MG Strike Freedom Full Burst was my first model, as a gift actually. I was so impressed with the result that then I decided to get more models.

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:34:50 JST (ID #274628)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      lol same here, (impressed with how the gundam looked built) now we're hooked

      Fri 2008/08/22 18:38:44 JST (ID #274634)
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  • Tachikaze
    Tachikaze in Brooklyn, New York (Registered on 2007/12/26)
    University Student

    Hmmm it was either a 1/144 Gundam Double X or a 1/144 Mercurius back in the 90s

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:40:47 JST (ID #274639)
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  • Risedawn
    Risedawn in Dark Side of Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/06)
    EX-NSF / NS-Men / Certis Cisco Protection Officer

    My first Gundam was HG Wing Gundam custom from Gundam W Endless Waltz.

    Fri 2008/08/22 18:43:02 JST (ID #274642)
    reply to Risedawn's comment
  • Mx0
    Mx0 in 2009 (Registered on 2008/02/10)
    Student
    http://fiedrik.multiply.com/

    My first one was a 1/144 shenlong, second would be a 1/100 deathsythe, then a 1/100 deatsythe hell then after that i cant remember...

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:01:01 JST (ID #274673)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      Gundam wing fan you are. ^^ wish they made more MG off the wing series though.

      Fri 2008/08/22 19:08:54 JST (ID #274683)
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      • Mx0
        Mx0 in 2009 (Registered on 2008/02/10)
        Student
        http://fiedrik.multiply.com/

        Gundam wing was the series that got me into gundam thats probably why I have a few of them, though most of them were deathsythes lol. I had a total of 3 versions of deathsythes, 1/144, 1/100, then a 1/100 deathsythe hell custom.

        Sat 2008/08/23 02:53:47 JST (ID #275106)
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  • Misakichii
    Misakichii in Singapore (Registered on 2007/11/03)

    Mine was a 1/144 Gundam Virsago and Gundam X, they were crappy.

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:11:34 JST (ID #274686)
    reply to Misakichii's comment
  • count
    count (Registered on 2008/07/05)
    http://shadowascendant.wordpress.com/

    A 1/100 Providence Gundam, age 18. I only really got into Gundam as a whole this year, at 18, so I'm late, as usual, for everything. Thankfully, 5 kits after, I'm feeling fine.

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:14:37 JST (ID #274691)
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  • marvin
    marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
    http://www.marvinryan.com

    Danny Thanks for the Hijack. ^^ I remmeber my first GFF was the cosmic region strike freedom, followed by Destiny Gundam. I remember I made the eye slits on the destiny wider after reading your old post. ^^

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:15:05 JST (ID #274694)
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  • Jez
    Jez in Mississauga Ontario (Registered on 2008/04/11)
    Student/ Anime Club Leader at St. Joseph Secondary
    http://haruhiist.blogspot.com/

    my first gundam was the 1/144 Heavy Arms endless waltz version; still in awesome condition!

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:22:00 JST (ID #274704)
    reply to Jez's comment
  • Dusk
    Dusk in USA (Registered on 2007/09/01)
    Student

    First gundam was MSIA Wing Gundam Zero and Epyon. First kit was HG 1/144 Wing Gundam Zero. First Master Grade was Aile Strike Gundam.

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:27:07 JST (ID #274710)
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  • WiseFreeman
    WiseFreeman in DC Cloning Laboratory (Registered on 2007/11/07)
    Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
    http://dannychoo.com.my

    Mine was MG GP01 too^^

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:28:33 JST (ID #274712)
    reply to WiseFreeman's comment
  • GNdynames
    GNdynames in Toronto, Ontario (Registered on 2008/07/29)
    Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
    http://gndynames.wordpress.com

    The first kit I actually made was 1/144 GP03S in 2001 or 2002. My first painted kit was the HG 1/100 Sword Impulse like 4 months ago.

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:29:01 JST (ID #274713)
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  • zengar
    zengar in philippines (Registered on 2008/01/29)
    student

    remembered my 1st model was 1/144 rx-78 gundam needed glue to stick it together plus no color as in it was plain white lol!

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:29:16 JST (ID #274714)
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  • JimmPantsu
    JimmPantsu in Germany (Registered on 2008/08/16)
    http://www.pantsu.jp

    My first Gundam was the 1/100 Gundam Astray Blue Frame 2nd L, followed by the 1/100 MG Wing Gundam Zero Endless Waltz Ver.

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:30:15 JST (ID #274716)
    reply to JimmPantsu's comment
  • Robostrike
    Robostrike in Waterloo, Ontario (Registered on 2008/01/02)
    System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
    http://robostrike.wordpress.com

    I remember the first one being the 1/100 ZZ gundam (really old). I was really young back then, so I worked on it with my dad who was also into gundams

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:31:34 JST (ID #274722)
    reply to Robostrike's comment
  • Keimah
    Keimah in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, North America, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy (Registered on 2008/08/21)
    Computer Tech and wannabe Otaku
    http://www.keimah.com

    My first Gundam was a HG 1/100 RX-78-2, I bought it for roughly 40 bucks CAD in 2000. Since then I picked up all the 1/144 Gundam Wings models which are now all in some box, the 5 1/100 HG GW EW Gunadams which are all damaged in one way or another and anything a bunch of Seed 1/100 HG. I still have 3 to build but I need to find a place for them.

    If you want to see the Seed ones I have some pics of them posted here: http://www.keimah.com/2008/06/02/more-test-images/

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:35:10 JST (ID #274727)
    reply to Keimah's comment
  • Fabienne
    Fabienne in Germany (Registered on 2008/02/15)
    half-assed otaku

    It was the 1/144 Hygog from Gundam 0080

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:42:20 JST (ID #274736)
    reply to Fabienne's comment
  • Martin Wandering
    Martin Wandering in The Wild West (Registered on 2008/02/04)
    Spiral Warrior
    http://www.perfectdesignsense.com/martinwandering

    1/100 HG Deathscythe, back during my first year of high school (2001).

    Fri 2008/08/22 19:53:49 JST (ID #274748)
    reply to Martin Wandering's comment
  • Actar
    Actar in front of his Laptop, trapped in Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/27)
    Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
    http://actar.wordpress.com

    Not sure if this counts, but the only Gundam esque model I've ever built is the Guren Nishiki from Code Geass. Still have yet to get into Gundam. :)

    Fri 2008/08/22 20:06:36 JST (ID #274756)
    reply to Actar's comment
  • Einherjar Desu
    Einherjar Desu in Tennessee, US (Registered on 2008/07/23)
    Freelance
    http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Urashima

    My first Gundam was the MG 1/100 Rx-79(G) EZ-8, which is from Gundam: The 8th MS Team, which I've had for the better part of 5 years now, I think. I honestly didn't do a very good job on building it, but I still have it standing right next to my computer monitor.

    Fri 2008/08/22 20:08:35 JST (ID #274757)
    reply to Einherjar Desu's comment
  • gordon
    gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11)
    銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
    http://gordonator.com/

    i can't seems to remember clearly but i think my first gudnam was 1/144 Dragon Gundam when i was a little boy.

    the one that ignited my passion for modeling was strike freedom gundam though.

    Fri 2008/08/22 20:09:14 JST (ID #274760)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      the MG? ^^

      Sat 2008/08/23 11:09:42 JST (ID #275490)
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      • gordon
        gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11)
        銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
        http://gordonator.com/

        i remember i saw MG Freedom on someone's desk and i was like, "that's so cool, i must get one too." so i ended up getting 1/144 strike freedom, then 1/100 strike freedom, then MG freedom, then MG strike freedom, then MG strike freedom full burst mode. ^^;

        sold away the 1/144, 1/144 and NG strike freedom so now left with MG freedom and strike freedom full burst mode.

        Sat 2008/08/23 11:18:48 JST (ID #275503)
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      • gordon
        gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11)
        銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
        http://gordonator.com/

        oops typo. sold away the 1/144, 1/100 and MG strike freedom i mean.

        Sat 2008/08/23 11:19:52 JST (ID #275504)
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  • GundamJehutyKai
    GundamJehutyKai in Foundation II Stellvia (Registered on 2007/09/12)
    Service desk support
    http://lookingglass.kokidokom.net

    My first one, officially, was the MG RX-78-2 GP01 fb Zephyranthes.

    Unofficially (i.e. my actual first one but should be forgotten) it was the original MG Zeta gundam. God knows how I managed to keep up with the hobby after that monstrocity.

    Fri 2008/08/22 20:17:58 JST (ID #274771)
    reply to GundamJehutyKai's comment
  • arpol
    arpol in Illinois (Registered on 2008/08/22)
    Devourer of Mountains

    Mine was a crappy FG Sandrock Gundam. I still have him on my desk, peeling stickers and all.

    Fri 2008/08/22 20:23:29 JST (ID #274777)
    reply to arpol's comment
  • Afro Gunsou
    Afro Gunsou in Zearth (Registered on 2007/12/08)
    Highschool Student

    My first Gundam was Dragon Gundam when it was airing on cartoon network. I've been thinking of buying a new one since I probably destroyed it as a child.

    Fri 2008/08/22 20:29:24 JST (ID #274785)
    reply to Afro Gunsou's comment
  • kenpachi
    kenpachi in Germany (Registered on 2008/02/19)

    I ordered my first Gundam, a HGUC RX-121-1 GUNDAM TR-1 [HAZEL CUSTOM], one week ago. :)

    Fri 2008/08/22 21:08:01 JST (ID #274824)
    reply to kenpachi's comment
    • GNdynames
      GNdynames in Toronto, Ontario (Registered on 2008/07/29)
      Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
      http://gndynames.wordpress.com

      Nice. Hope you have fun with it^^

      Fri 2008/08/22 21:12:04 JST (ID #274829)
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      • kenpachi
        kenpachi in Germany (Registered on 2008/02/19)

        Thanks! :)

        Fri 2008/08/22 22:15:21 JST (ID #274895)
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  • strikr
    strikr in California (Registered on 2007/11/06)
    purchasing

    I can't remember, but I think it was either the 1/144 HG RX-178 or HG EX-S Gundam

    Fri 2008/08/22 21:12:57 JST (ID #274831)
    reply to strikr's comment
  • MS pilot
    MS pilot in (somewhere in the desert) (Registered on 2008/05/14)
    Mine Layer

    My first Gundam was the metallic MG GP01Fb. I think I bought it about 6 or 6 years ago coz it was on sale. After then I got hooked.

    Fri 2008/08/22 21:24:33 JST (ID #274841)
    reply to MS pilot's comment
  • Gentleman Kamina
    Gentleman Kamina in that big Gurren in the sky... (Registered on 2008/08/21)
    #1 Yoko Fan in Da Warudo!

    My first Gundam was the Burning Gundam. It was just one of those cheap plastic ones though...

    Fri 2008/08/22 21:35:39 JST (ID #274859)
    reply to Gentleman Kamina's comment
  • Vincent III
    Vincent III in Pittsburgh, PA (Registered on 2007/03/22)
    College Student/Web Designer

    My first Gundam was the High Grade Epyon back in 2000. It was my first model kit I built on my own, so by accident I cut all the parts from the tree before I put it together and threw the tree out. Was a bit of a challenge making my first kit with no idea what part is what ^^I

    Fri 2008/08/22 21:50:33 JST (ID #274868)
    reply to Vincent III's comment
    • Kenshin_07
      Kenshin_07 in Southport, England (Registered on 2008/01/28)
      University Student

      Haha, that was my first kit too! It was such a flimsy kit! Well, mine was anyway but that was probably because I didn't even use clippers or scissors to cut out the pieces, I used by bear hands! Lol

      Sat 2008/08/23 00:06:25 JST (ID #274992)
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      • Kenshin_07
        Kenshin_07 in Southport, England (Registered on 2008/01/28)
        University Student

        *I meant "bare" hands, Lol

        Sat 2008/08/23 00:07:49 JST (ID #274993)
        reply to Kenshin_07's comment
      • Vincent III
        Vincent III in Pittsburgh, PA (Registered on 2007/03/22)
        College Student/Web Designer

        It was a really flimsy kit. My brother broke my first one with an insanely soft foam ball ^^I Took both an arm and wing off with it, which at the time was past my knowledge for repairs.

        Sat 2008/08/23 08:39:28 JST (ID #275338)
        reply to Vincent III's comment
  • Scavenger
    Scavenger in Japan, Osaka, Izumi-shi (Registered on 2007/01/06)
    Student

    1/144 Wing Gundam. 1/144 Gundam Wing kits were terrible.

    Fri 2008/08/22 22:18:27 JST (ID #274899)
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  • noob
    noob in philippines (Registered on 2007/09/02)
    Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan

    Mines Death-scythe gundam but only it's SD version. Boy, I really miss the good times.... ^_^

    Fri 2008/08/22 22:37:56 JST (ID #274915)
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  • lazycat123
    lazycat123 in US (Registered on 2007/11/06)
    college slacker

    my first one is 1/144 GINN Insurgent Type, since then gunpla mine gunpla stockpile go up to 30 kits. BTW, 90% is zeon type. Sieg Zeon!!!!

    Fri 2008/08/22 22:39:12 JST (ID #274917)
    reply to lazycat123's comment
  • Meimi132
    Meimi132 in Stuck in the void between the net life and real life. (Registered on 2007/12/03)
    Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
    http://meimi132.wordpress.com/

    My first kit was bought only this year! A very simple HG 1/100 scale Char's Gelgoog!! (The red one thats all red, not grey/black bits in the middle etc.(There are pics of it on my blog))

    Fri 2008/08/22 22:46:01 JST (ID #274926)
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  • daichouginga
    daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04)
    The Sword of Magus
    http://daichouginga.blogspot.com/

    After reading this thread, I feel very young! xD
    My first is 1/144 Wing Zero, no grade. I guess I was around 7 or 8 at that time.

    Fri 2008/08/22 22:46:34 JST (ID #274927)
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  • Jotham
    Jotham in Los Angeles, CA (Registered on 2008/03/08)
    Student
    http://yellowguy89.blogspot.com/

    my very first model(s) would be aesculapius and hydra gundam from the g-unit comics.

    Fri 2008/08/22 23:25:43 JST (ID #274954)
    reply to Jotham's comment
  • Dynames
    Dynames in Miami - Florida (Registered on 2008/06/18)
    Graphic Designer

    my very first model wow it was a Nu gundam but after a few years passed hurricane Katrina came i was in the US and my Nu got badly damage lost a lot of parts but i still got it

    Fri 2008/08/22 23:32:01 JST (ID #274962)
    reply to Dynames's comment
  • sharky
    sharky in NCF (Registered on 2007/09/13)
    Ha!

    First is the 1/144 Red Zaku from the early 80's....

    Fri 2008/08/22 23:39:26 JST (ID #274966)
    reply to sharky's comment
  • NGEunit01
    NGEunit01 in Cali (Registered on 2007/05/14)
    College Student
    http://www.figure.fm/home/NGEunit01

    Mine was 1/144 Epyon but i don't know where it is now...

    Fri 2008/08/22 23:49:50 JST (ID #274981)
    reply to NGEunit01's comment
  • chengi
    chengi in England (Registered on 2008/08/01)
    Designer

    The original 1:144 Gundam

    Fri 2008/08/22 23:51:38 JST (ID #274982)
    reply to chengi's comment
  • leofoe
    leofoe in Dreamland (Registered on 2008/02/08)
    Student

    I think mine is a 1/144 Astray Red Frame

    Sat 2008/08/23 00:16:57 JST (ID #274996)
    reply to leofoe's comment
  • Lufie-kun
    Lufie-kun in Ontario, Canada (Registered on 2008/08/22)
    Civil Engineering Student
    http://lufie-kun.blogspot.com

    First for me was HG Wing Zero. I had to wait until I got a real job and pay for it myself, lol.. I think I was 16 or 17 at the time..

    Sat 2008/08/23 00:31:46 JST (ID #275008)
    reply to Lufie-kun's comment
  • hiroshi
    hiroshi in france (Registered on 2008/08/06)
    seller
    http://hiroshi-world.sosblog.fr

    The first one was the Wing Gundam ^^

    Sat 2008/08/23 00:36:00 JST (ID #275010)
    reply to hiroshi's comment
  • CaTZ
    CaTZ in Indonesia (Registered on 2007/02/10)
    Game Designer & 2D Artist
    http://catzstudio.blogspot.com/

    I think my very first gundam was a diorama of Gundam vs zaku & char's z'gok set.
    It was a really old kit, you get a cave base plate that have a holder for the background. And that time.... I was really disappointed because I can't pose the gundams as good as the on on the box

    Sat 2008/08/23 00:45:44 JST (ID #275018)
    reply to CaTZ's comment
  • Ben-Ohki
    Ben-Ohki in Ottawa - Canada (Registered on 2007/12/03)
    Programmer
    http://benohki.blogspot.com

    My first "Gundam" would have been a knock-off Transformer which stole the Gundam name... found at Woolworths (in Canada they were called Woolco stores; they don't exist here anymore). I believe it was Frenzy and Lazerbeak knock-offs.
    My first authentic Gundam was an SD kit of some kind because those were cheap enough that my aunts or uncles were send me them. I don't know which it was.
    My first "proper" Gundam kit was a Gundam V2 from Victory. I bought it with my own spending money while on a family trip to Hong Kong and one of the ones from Silhouette Formula. Back then I wasn't a fan of the actual franchise, I just really liked the mecha designs.
    It would be a few years later when I would discover Internet, learn about the Gundam saga(s) and start buying 1/100 scale HG kits from Gundam W and Gundam X. Imagine my amusement when still years later, anime fandom would bring Gundam to North America... starting with, you guessed it, Gundam Wing.

    Sat 2008/08/23 01:01:42 JST (ID #275028)
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  • Shinigami Deathgod
    Shinigami Deathgod in front of two monitors watching anime, gaming, and browsing DC (Registered on 2007/01/08)
    student/gamer/otaku
    http://steamcommunity.com/id/kuraiseigi

    My first model was a 1/144 no grade Altron Gundam

    Sat 2008/08/23 01:34:09 JST (ID #275046)
    reply to Shinigami Deathgod's comment
  • Ken
    Ken in NYC (Registered on 2007/03/15)
    Student/Writer/Editor
    http://emcreations.wordpress.com/

    First gundam - Wing MSIA
    First Kit - 1/1400 Eternal (turned out pretty nice actually)

    Sat 2008/08/23 02:02:00 JST (ID #275064)
    reply to Ken's comment
  • Acesan
    Acesan in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2008/07/07)
    Evil Fanfic Writer
    http://acesan.wordpress.com/

    First one was 1:100 Kyrios Gundam from Gundam 00. Yeah, got into Gundam late, only when I started watching 00. I was more into Macross, and I have quite a few Macross transformable toys. I only started getting more into Gundam once I watched SEED and SEED DESTINY after I randomly downloaded SEED after getting interested with a few eps of 00. In fact I didn't expect much from SEED and only really watched it because I was on a work trip to the Gold Coast at the time and didn't feel like going to the beach everyday :P.

    Now I have 17 Gundam Models, all of them painted and detailed except for poor Kyrios :P

    Sat 2008/08/23 02:07:24 JST (ID #275066)
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  • qingy
    qingy in front of the monitor (Registered on 2007/10/05)
    Gunpla Enthusiast

    MSZ-006 Zeta back in 1996, I think it was one of the earlier MG releases as the articulation wasn't great and it looked really plastic. By the way, I like your models, got that nice flat finish.

    Sat 2008/08/23 02:25:08 JST (ID #275082)
    reply to qingy's comment
  • Exiled_Gundam
    Exiled_Gundam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Castoffable figurines fan

    Mine is 1/144 Gundam Deathscythe. Bought it on 1998

    Sat 2008/08/23 02:29:45 JST (ID #275086)
    reply to Exiled_Gundam's comment
  • cat
    cat in Melbourne, Australia (Registered on 2007/01/09)
    Software Pirate

    closest thing to my first (and only) Gundam is a 1/144 Tomliat which would have been something like 15 years ago now.

    Sat 2008/08/23 02:34:54 JST (ID #275093)
    reply to cat's comment
  • Gundam00
    Gundam00 in somewhere in space (Registered on 2008/04/26)
    MS pilot

    my first gundam would be a MG GP01 from stardust memory....still have it on display...haha

    Sat 2008/08/23 03:29:01 JST (ID #275134)
    reply to Gundam00's comment
  • hairy
    hairy in Virginia, USA (Registered on 2008/07/18)
    Hardware Engineer

    I can't remember exactly, but I know it wasn't a Federation mobile suit. And what's funny is that I purchased one (and assembled it) before I ever saw my first episode from any Gundam series. I most likely bought my first kit while I was scoping out re-issues of some classic Macross kits.

    Sat 2008/08/23 03:40:08 JST (ID #275140)
    reply to hairy's comment
  • Semaj
    Semaj in Sunny Island Called Singapore (Registered on 2008/08/21)
    non-elite soldier of the SAF

    mine was a gouf ignited (doesnt count as a gundam does it? o.o)

    Sat 2008/08/23 04:22:51 JST (ID #275159)
    reply to Semaj's comment
  • godpir
    godpir in Missouri, USA (Registered on 2008/04/30)
    Student, Help Desk Worker
    http://aaronsblog-godpir.blogspot.com/

    My first Gundam was a 1/144th gundam wing HG model kit, I still have it at my parents house sitting on my entertainment center, I've painted a good deal of it, but I pretty much learned how to paint on that one, but it's still awesome looking.

    Sat 2008/08/23 05:04:58 JST (ID #275195)
    reply to godpir's comment
  • Nevar
    Nevar in Germany (Registered on 2008/06/23)
    Aerospace-Engineering Student

    Mine was, or rather is a MG Gundam Unicorn. Worst Choice for a First Time Gunpla since painting and even Coating had to be done with every pice seperatly thanks to the scattered transparent-ish parts everywhere, and with my not yet existing painting skills it turned out really bad :( - prolly gonna redo this one after i get some more practice

    Sat 2008/08/23 05:20:06 JST (ID #275205)
    reply to Nevar's comment
  • CrazyAnimeTuga
    CrazyAnimeTuga in Portugal (Registered on 2007/01/02)
    Student
    http://animestuff.wordpress.com/

    My first gundam was a small action figure of Wing 0 and my first kit was the 1/100 Wing 0

    Sat 2008/08/23 05:24:58 JST (ID #275207)
    reply to CrazyAnimeTuga's comment
  • WingZero
    WingZero in San Francisco, CA, (Registered on 2008/07/23)
    student, nerd, gamer
    http://www.myspace.com/fallenxsun

    mine was a MG but i dont remember which gundam. and i go it lik at the age between 7-9. my dad was the one who built it tho

    Sat 2008/08/23 06:01:30 JST (ID #275237)
    reply to WingZero's comment
  • faiyaka
    faiyaka in California (Registered on 2007/10/11)
    Student

    first was 1/144 NG Epyon. hahaha. oh man. first painted was 1/144 Exia. Didn't go the way i want though T_T

    Sat 2008/08/23 07:15:27 JST (ID #275278)
    reply to faiyaka's comment
  • Faeber
    Faeber in What's my 20? (Registered on 2007/12/12)
    Not defined by my occupation

    Mine was a Zaku III. My first anime model was the MARSHY DOG from VOTOMS way back in 1985, quickly followed by the PAC 48 from DORVACK.

    Sat 2008/08/23 07:18:44 JST (ID #275281)
    reply to Faeber's comment
  • squee
    squee in Singapore (Registered on 2007/09/26)
    Techie
    http://squeejunkyard.blogspot.com/

    Not including SD gundams, my first was HG Deathscythe Hell Custom

    Sat 2008/08/23 07:26:01 JST (ID #275286)
    reply to squee's comment
  • necrophadian
    necrophadian in a transitionary phase of existence (Registered on 2007/04/22)
    -1
    http://necrophadian.blogspot.com/

    got a bunch of firsts here
    First ever was a mg god gundam given to me as a gift by a relative a few years ago. never really had any interest in Gundam then so I built it and kinda forgot about it. its sitting somewhere in storage back in the Philippines cursing me with all its godly fingers.
    First Gundam that I actually bought with my own money and built (with passion) would be the MG MSZ-006C1.
    First I one painted and given real love (decals, details and crap) would be MG RX-78-5

    Sat 2008/08/23 07:35:04 JST (ID #275296)
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  • E^D Crow
    E^D Crow in Garfield, New Jersey, USA (Registered on 2007/12/16)
    Compounder

    My first Gundam ever was a HG Deathscythe. I had a lot of fun building it.

    My first MG was the Deathscythe Hell, which is still my all time FAVORITE Gundam. It's 23 different shades of cool.

    E^D

    Sat 2008/08/23 08:19:38 JST (ID #275325)
    reply to E^D Crow's comment
  • GAURON
    GAURON in La Paz, México (Registered on 2008/02/12)
    STUDENT
    http://www.levelup.com.mx

    my first gundam was mg strike freedom gundam

    Sat 2008/08/23 09:20:39 JST (ID #275384)
    reply to GAURON's comment
  • Jira
    Jira in Atl, GA (Registered on 2007/08/16)
    Technical Marketing Communications Specialist, Washoku Chef, Opportunity seeker
    http://ichigekizero.blogspot.com/

    my first kit gundam was one of those SD BB senshi gundams when I was a kid. Before I had a scale-gundam kit I had patlabor ones.

    Sat 2008/08/23 09:48:28 JST (ID #275408)
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  • Akari
    Akari in Vancouver/Burnaby, Canada (Registered on 2008/06/15)
    http://akari-nyan.deviantart.com/

    Mines was...HG 1/144 Wing Gundam [Original] Back then I was still into Lego and Gundams were like advanced Legos. xD

    Sat 2008/08/23 09:49:13 JST (ID #275409)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
      http://www.marvinryan.com

      you can fo a google search for "lego gundams". although there is a official bandai mega blocks gundam as well.

      Sat 2008/08/23 11:14:31 JST (ID #275498)
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  • Dinn
    Dinn in Surabaya (Registered on 2007/09/24)
    super duper cool high school student

    Must have been some SD thing, I forget.

    Sat 2008/08/23 10:20:50 JST (ID #275446)
    reply to Dinn's comment
  • -XYZPDQ
    -XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on 2007/01/01)
    Student Engineer
    http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/

    1/144 Wing Zero from Gundam Wing when I was 7 or 8. My first "official" kit that I built independently was.... erm.... can't remember. I enjoyed building my Tallgeese III, though.

    Sat 2008/08/23 10:35:22 JST (ID #275459)
    reply to -XYZPDQ's comment
  • zyuan
    zyuan in the coolest driver's high! (Registered on 2007/10/12)
    student
    http://www.gunpla-inochi.com

    My first Gundam was the HG 1/100 Gundam Double X when I was 11 or 12. That model has long been... trashed. orz

    Sat 2008/08/23 10:46:08 JST (ID #275469)
    reply to zyuan's comment
  • euphoria
    euphoria in Edmonton, Canada (Registered on 2008/04/28)
    Student/Part-timer
    http://random-euphoria.blogspot.com/

    mine was the 1/144 wing 0

    Sat 2008/08/23 12:48:00 JST (ID #275557)
    reply to euphoria's comment
    • nabie
      nabie in Mom's basement (Registered on 2008/06/01)
      Bum

      Same. I bought a 1/144 wing back in 2000 'cos I was curious about it. I've been buying gundam ever since.

      Sat 2008/08/23 15:16:11 JST (ID #275664)
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  • Jaydead
    Jaydead in Philippines (Registered on 2008/05/21)
    Programmer
    http://www.philanime.com

    I think my first Gundam was the Gundam Hellcustom. the one with the deathscythe

    Sat 2008/08/23 16:51:01 JST (ID #275708)
    reply to Jaydead's comment
  • iron2000
    iron2000 in SG (Registered on 2007/12/19)
    http://iron2000.blogspot.com

    I can't remember anymore.
    I think its either the old 1/100 F91 or the old SD F90.

    Sat 2008/08/23 18:41:27 JST (ID #275805)
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  • Barsona
    Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03)
    NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
    http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/

    probably something from G Gundam... Maybe Dragon or Shining 1/144... Or some Musha SD...

    Sat 2008/08/23 20:35:34 JST (ID #275882)
    reply to Barsona's comment
  • CEO kerororo
    CEO kerororo (Registered on 2008/02/27)

    MSIA wing gundam ^^ when i was seven
    first kit was SD shenlong when i was eight

    Sun 2008/08/24 04:32:18 JST (ID #276162)
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  • Setherzam
    Setherzam in Entei (Registered on 2007/12/15)

    >.> the sandrock one from Toys R Us.

    Sun 2008/08/24 08:25:11 JST (ID #276369)
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  • Starboykb
    Starboykb in Brunei Earth (Registered on 2007/05/15)
    IT TechGuy
    http://starboykb.blogspot.com

    i remember my first Gundam model is the first version of Guncannon and Z'Gok I first brought. I remember i love Z'Gok the most because its the nice one.

    Sun 2008/08/24 16:25:10 JST (ID #276749)
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  • Deidara420
    Deidara420 in USA (Registered on 2008/07/06)
    Claymation-ator

    Verde Buster Gundam. (SD And 1/144) i was working on 1/144, got stuck built SD all the way then finished 1/144.

    Mon 2008/08/25 00:54:38 JST (ID #277187)
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  • suki
    suki in Cape Town, South Africa (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
    http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/

    ^^; I'm still choosing mine...

    Mon 2008/08/25 15:45:19 JST (ID #278114)
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  • radical anime fan
    radical anime fan in Singapore, Furnace City, Cinderblock Outskirts. (Registered on 2007/01/25)
    Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
    http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/

    It was the Gundam AirMaster from X. I was too young to know it though, and broke it after 3 years. :P

    Mon 2008/08/25 16:07:54 JST (ID #278144)
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  • nendoroid_Gi
    nendoroid_Gi in Manila, Philippines (Registered on 2008/07/26)
    fresh grad
    http://plasticcaffeine.blogspot.com

    Mine was 1/144 Wing gundam. But my brother was the first to have a gundam, he had those clear super deformed gundams.

    Mon 2008/08/25 17:14:11 JST (ID #278226)
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  • Mabron
    Mabron in Philippines (Registered on 2008/08/26)
    employee
    http://aronami.deviantart.com/

    My first gundam was a 1/144 HG Gundam Air Master Burst(the blue one) but I forgot where I bought that it, I think its somewhere in Metro Manila. But my first gundam was murdered by my little brother. It was chop into tiny pieces....the pain!!..that deep frying pain!!..*sob*

    Tue 2008/08/26 19:42:42 JST (ID #279610)
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  • Mabron
    Mabron in Philippines (Registered on 2008/08/26)
    employee
    http://aronami.deviantart.com/

    oh yeah i forgot...I was 7 or 8 years old.

    Tue 2008/08/26 19:45:44 JST (ID #279612)
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  • Dante-X
    Dante-X in surabaya,indonesia (Registered on 2007/08/09)
    demon hunter
    http://www.j-fan.com

    my first gundam was HG 1/100 wing gundam zero custom when i was high school

    Wed 2008/08/27 08:52:35 JST (ID #280242)
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  • tsubasa126
    tsubasa126 in Los Angeles, CA (Registered on 2008/08/24)
    Student
    http://tsubasa126.wordpress.com/

    My very first Gundam I bought was the 1/144 scale Gundam Double X when I was 11

    Wed 2008/08/27 10:57:29 JST (ID #280366)
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  • kinzokusama
    kinzokusama in Vancouver (Registered on 2008/06/19)
    Domon Kasshu fanboy/ Starving Artist
    http://tammaro.deviantart.com/

    My first were a counterfit 1/144 X Divider and Virsago Chestbreak.
    Then it moved to nothing but MGs at age 9 :p

    Thu 2008/08/28 05:41:57 JST (ID #281488)
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  • ninku
    ninku in Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/15)
    http://www.gunota.info

    my first gundam was a BB Senshi rather than an actual gundam which i got when i was still a kid, I still remember the number, it was number '76'.

    Sun 2008/09/07 14:14:34 JST (ID #293882)
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  • GN-001
    GN-001 (Registered on 2008/04/04)

    My first Gundam was the 1/100 Airmaster Burst from Gundam X. My dad built it for me cos I was 3. I didn't even know what a Gundam was back then and when I saw it I thought it looked really cool. From then I fell in love with Gundam. Then my dad got the 1/100 Gundam Wing Zero. Or was it 1/60? Anyway I don't remember but my dad built that aswell. I played with it a lot, and then somehow it went MIA. The only thing that remained was the shield. Oh, those sad memories. The first Gundam I built was the MG 1/100 GP03S Gundam. It looked really cool. It's funny how a few of you have Airmasters as well.

    Wed 2008/09/10 05:00:42 JST (ID #296431)
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  • Gk
    Gk in California (Registered on 2008/09/14)
    Art Apprentice

    Wow i remember my first gundam. Gundam Deathscythe 1/144. I was 13, of course I didn't know what Gundam was. I just bought it put it together, rather unprofessionally, came out pretty wimpy.

    Sun 2008/09/14 05:28:06 JST (ID #300584)
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  • Naouak
    Naouak in France (Registered on 2008/10/25)
    IT Student
    http://naouak.hyperthese.net

    Mine was a HG 1/100 Strike Aile. I bought it for 10 euros (about 7.5$) in a convention and I remember the thrill it was when i was riding the train back to home.

    Wed 2008/12/31 04:30:48 JST (ID #430348)
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  • MiniTruk
    MiniTruk in Colorado Springs, Colorado (Registered on 2008/11/30)
    Currently Unemployed

    Mine was a MG ZakuIIJ. It cost me sixty bucks. My local hobby stores are rather expensive.

    Thu 2009/01/01 12:52:46 JST (ID #432134)
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  • Starboykb
    Starboykb in Brunei Earth (Registered on 2007/05/15)
    IT TechGuy
    http://starboykb.blogspot.com

    My first Bandai kits i ever brought is first 1/144 MSM-07S Z`Gok and RX-77 Gun Cannon back in year 1989 I believe. I am quite enjoying that time using super glue to assemble it because it get lose easily.

    Sat 2009/04/11 12:31:55 JST (ID #558609)
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  • demonick_angel
    demonick_angel in with my BJDs (Registered on 2008/12/24)
    hobbyist snapper

    all the HG seed zakus... bought all in one go.

    Sat 2009/04/11 21:13:59 JST (ID #559053)
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  • Argyle
    Argyle in Toronto, Canada (Registered on 2008/12/23)
    Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
    http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com

    mine was a Strike Rouge with the IWSP i got from like a year ago -____-

    Mon 2009/04/13 20:48:39 JST (ID #561815)
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  • red_frame
    red_frame in malaysia (Registered on 2009/04/10)
    government
    http://www.unclehos.blogspot.com

    a 1/100 gundam dynames. love it and have overhauled it recently with metallic paint.

    Mon 2009/05/04 15:45:55 JST (ID #591000)
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  • crabdude
    crabdude in Switzerland (Registered on 2008/09/20)
    Student

    Mine was a NG NT-1. It's the first one I actually painted completely.

    Fri 2009/06/05 19:47:42 JST (ID #635182)
    reply to crabdude's comment
  • BerserkZero
    BerserkZero in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2009/06/05)
    Eurobeat and Gundam Nut =P

    my first... hmm it was prolly a Rx-178 Titan MK2 MG that my sister gotten for me when i was prolly 9 or so. took me like 3 hours to build it. I havent painted my gunplas yet but ive been wanting to get a air brush to paint my 1/100 death scythe white with some black linings and some battle scars.(kinda seems like the wing zero custom wings but i would like to see it with that instead XD)

    Mon 2009/06/08 07:03:46 JST (ID #637863)
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