Mobile Suit Gundam Model Series

This is a list of 1980s Gundam model kits, or Gunpla, of the Mobile Suits from the Universal Century timeline in the Gundam meta series.

Mobile Suit Gundam
The first line of Gunpla kits were released in 1980 following the end of Mobile Suit Gundam's broadcast run in Japan. Compared to modern Gunpla kits, these required glue and paint to complete, and articulation and detail are very limited. Nearly every mobile suit, vehicle, and ship in the anime series and movie compilations has been produced in model kit form. Bandai also released model kits of Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and other characters.

Mobile Suit Variations (MSV)
Mobile Suit Variations (MSV) is an expansion line of the Mobile Suit Gundam model kit series. It features mobile suits redesigned for different purposes and environments. The line includes the PF-78-1 Perfect Gundam from the manga series Plamo-Kyoshiro.

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam was the first Gunpla line to use polycaps to improve articulation. The 1/100 scale MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam was the first transformable Gunpla.

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
The Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ line ran from 1986 to 1987.

Gundam Sentinel
The Gundam Sentinel introduced snap-fit assembly to Gunpla, minimizing the need to use glue during assembly.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack was the first Gunpla line to use snap-fit assembly on all models.

Full Color Model
In 1988, Bandai remolded seven kits from the original 1980 series using the System Injection process to minimize the need to use paint during and after assembly. These kits were reissued in 1989 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
The Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket line ran through 1989.

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