Bandai Spirits Reveals GUNDAM XMX Gunpla Brand For China
Bandai Spirits is building a Gunpla line from the design up for Chinese buyers, starting at under 60 yuan and leading with a SEED suit rather than the RX-78-2, with the RX-78-2 held back for the second lineup and 00 and UC to follow.
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Bandai Spirits announced GUNDAM XMX, a new Gunpla brand aimed at Gundam fans in China. The kits stand about 11cm tall, drop the usual realistic and SD proportions for a new design, and use a joint structure built for posing. Parts come off without tools and some are pre-painted. The first lineup is a blind box of Strike Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED in six types, five standard plus one secret, at 59.9 yuan, roughly 1,400 yen.
The Strike Gundam headliner comes from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and is split across six boxes: five standard types and one secret type. The RX-78-2 Gundam is set for the second lineup, with Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Mobile Suit Gundam UC listed as later additions. Bandai Spirits says the 11cm kits use a new joint structure for a range of dynamic poses, that parts can be removed without tools, and that some parts are pre-painted, aimed at people starting Gunpla.
- Strike Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED): First lineup, six blind box types: five standard plus one secret
- RX-78-2 Gundam: Second lineup, currently in planning
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Scheduled to appear sequentially
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Scheduled to appear sequentially
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