In the late 70's, the giant robot/mech genre changed forever. But then died. Kind of. Lucky for the sleeper hit, Gundam, the love of toys was able to keep their show alive thanks to model toys and the rising Gunpla fandom.

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Writer: Lauren Orsini
(https://www.gunpla101.com/)
Host: Tim Lyu (@tlyudacris)
Camera: Chris Lightbody
Editor: Jacob Atkinson
Produced by Jesse Gouldsbury & Chris Lightbody
End Screen Animation by Krystal Downs
(http://kdawg.rocks & http://www.doggostudios.com)
End Screen sound/Music by James DeAngelis (  / jamesdeangelis  )

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