Guide to Bandai High Grade (HG) Logo

This is a beginner guide for understanding the meaning behind Bandai's Gunpla High Grade logo. If you are completely unfamiliar with Gundam TV show series and/or only interested in the Gunpla design rather than to watch the related anime, you may find this guide useful.

In Bandai's Gunpla based on the world of Gundam, they categorized the design into several grades. The Grade simply mean the sizes and the difficulties to assembling it. A quick guide to Bandai Gunpla most common grades you will find in the store:

First Grade - scale 1/144
basic parts and earliest production, recommended for children at least age 5 up

High Grade - scale 1/144
usually about five runners (A,B,C,D,E) and takes about 30 minutes to 2 hours to build it, recommended for children at least age 8 years above. About 13 to 16 cm in real height. This grade has the most number of models, there must be about more than 400 models being produced under this size and scale.

Real Grade - scale 1/144
the latest grade from Bandai and introduced in 2010. It is basically a Master Grade in details but comes only in 1/144 sizes as in High Grade. About 13 to 16 cm in height.

Master Grade - scale 1/100
the parts already has skeletal frame. More details than HG. About 17 to 20 cm in height.

Perfect Grade - scale 1/160
This if for hardcore Gunpla enthusiast. Real details in all parts. About 30 cm. As per 2013, there are only about 20 models being produced.

you can read more on Wikipedia

I found the "medium"-level called High Grade is their most popular and most numbers in production. If you confused about the meaning behind their HG logo, this is the Guide to Bandai's Gunpla High Grade (HG) Logo, found in their box cover.

the HG logo mean High Grade and the below text refers to the related TV show

you can find a full list of Gundam Franchise and TV series HERE

almost all known HG logo in the market by Bandai,

Bandai High Grade 1/144 Guide in wallpaper resolution 1280 x 800

The most popular High Grade line is HGUC, about 179 models as per year 2014
The latest line is High Grade Build Fighter based on the current Gundam Build Fighter series.
As the time of writing, Gundam HGCC Correct Century is not yet released and only a prototype of Gundam Turn A model being displayed for public, it is scheduled to released in April 2014.
You can read more about this on Gundam Wikia page.

tags: gundam 1/144, gunpla, gundam universal century, gundam high grade thunderbolt, HG UC Hardgraph, 1/144 HGFC Future Century, HGFA Fighting Action, HGAC After Colony, HGAW After War, HGCC Correct Century, HG Seed, HG Age, HG Gunpla Builders, HGBG Build Fighters, HGBC Build Custom

Gundam Build Fighters 2013 Preview

From the official website http://gundam-bf.net we then know that the next 2013 Gundam franchise will be presented in rather different concept than usual! Gundam Build Fighter was announced weeks ago and it will be a movie more a concept about toy fighting rather than another war epic. Keep the finger cross since we still have little hints on what's going on. Some of Gundam network reported that it will be a story about Gunpla builders to compete in the World Championship. So this is also mean Bandai put the Gundam world into one crossover movie, all models from Build Fighter will be taken from previous series. So far about four models being featured in detail on Bandai site. They are:

Build Strike Gundam - from Gundam SEED 

Zaku Amazing - from Gundam MSV (Mobile Suit Variation )

Gundam X Maoh - from Gundam X 

Wing Gundam Fenice - from Wing Gundam - new model?

Bandai also showcase a full lineup of Gundam HG All Project for its Gunpla incarnation. So far, here the rework of official Bandai artwork for Gundam Build Fighters 2013.

Gundam Build Fighter is the new 2013 series of Gundam, to be aired near October 2013

tags: Gundam Build Fighters, Gunpla world championship, gunpla artworks, gundam wallpaper, 2013 gundam

I have updated more information about Gundam Build Fighter on this POST. Dec 2014.

Universal Century Mecha Timeline Wallpaper

Using my Gundam photostock, I arrange the Universal Century timeline. I missed out the MS Igloo and G-Saviour in the beginning and last timeline, but overall this is the chronological timeline as appear in the Gundam canon. This is also fit in wallpaper resolution of 1280x800.

The titular mobile suit for each timeline / movie are as follows:
(U.C. 0079 One Year War in MS Igloo, mostly a Zaku Unit in use)

U.C. 0079 RX-78 (MS Gundam)
U.C. 0079 RX-78-2 (MS Gundam)
U.C. 0079 RX79BD Blue Destiny Unit 2 (MS Gundam Side Story Blue Destiny)
U.C. 0079 RX79(G)-Ez-8 (The 08th MS Team)
U.C. 0080 RX-78NT-1 Alex (War in the Pocket)
U.C. 0083 RX-78GP01 ZEPHYRANTHES (0083 Stardust Memory)
U.C. 0087 MSZ-006 ZETA (MS Gundam Zeta)
U.C. 0088 MSZ-010 ZZ (MS Gundam ZZ)
U.C. 0093 RX-93 v Nu Gundam (Char's Counter Attack)
U.C. 0096 RX-0 Unicorn (MS Gundam Unicorn)
U.C. 0123 F91 Gundam Formula 91 (MS Gundam F91)
U.C. 0153 LM314V21 Victory Gundam (MS Victory Gundam)

(U.C. 0223 in G-Saviour)

Wallpaper for Gundam Universal Century Timeline with titular mobile suits

1280x800 Wallpaper with Gundam model photograph, then using photoshop to create the artwork. 

The Unicorn photos are not my credit

Gafran 1/144 HG Gundam Age

Model: Gafran
Scale: 1/144
Grade: HG
Series: Gundam Age
buy it here

Gafran is a mobile suit model from Vagan / Unknown Enemy in Gundam AGE world. The model can be transform from robot to flight mode. The head parts is interesting because of the additional cheek protector. It's a very nice model in blue matte color. A little bit hard to balance because of the additional tail and wings, so you'll need to adjust the standing very carefully. New model from Gundam AGE 2011/12 series.

The photos taken with Canon EOS 650D, a DSLR camera with touch screen feature! Photoshop editing to all the photos. Enjoy.

the box cover art

hello world.... Gafran here

infra blue version

Gafran Photoshop editting, black and white infra blue filter

Gafran Wallpaper

Gafran with Wings and Armament

Wings and Weapon

Leg Parts

Upper Body Parts

HG Age - Gafran Backview

Gundam Model - Gafran  Top view

and special.......

Gundam pudding ... Itadakimasu!!