- 30 Minutes Fantasy (30MF)Grades & lines
30 Minutes Fantasy is the fantasy line of the 30 MINUTES LABEL, filed under its own brand filter on Bandai's Japanese list, next to 30 Minutes Missions and 30 Minutes Sisters.
Our 30MF hub lists 73 items (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
On PlamoDesk:30MF hub- 30 Minutes Missions (30MM)Grades & lines
30 Minutes Missions is Bandai's own mecha line under the 30 MINUTES LABEL, outside the Gundam series. Most of it is 1/144: 179 of the 245 items on Bandai's Japanese 30MM list carry 1/144 in the name. Bandai builds the series around simple assembly and custom play with option parts and weapons.
Bandai calls the bEXM-40 Novalv [Green] of June 2026 an entry-level model that can be recommended as a starter for beginners.
- 30 Minutes Sisters (30MS)Grades & lines
30 Minutes Sisters (30MS) is one of the four brands of Bandai's 30 MINUTES LABEL, next to 30 Minutes Missions, 30 Minutes Fantasy and 30 Minutes Preference. Bandai files it under its own brand filter.
Our 30MS hub lists 197 items (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
- BB SenshiBB戦士Grades & lines
BB Senshi (BB戦士) is Bandai's long-running SD line. Bandai files it under its own brand filter on the Japanese list, where the line goes back to the late 1980s.
Bandai's Japanese list has BB Senshi sets such as the C.E. Battles of Destiny Set of October 2024.
On PlamoDesk:SD hub- Entry Grade (EG)Grades & lines
Entry Grade is Bandai's low-cost 1/144 line, and Bandai's beginner page says some items, including Entry Grade, need no tools. Several EG kits use touch gates you snap off by hand, so no nippers are needed, and some need no stickers.
The EG RX-78-2 of May 2021 is 700 yen before tax on Bandai's English page.
- Figure-rise StandardGrades & lines
Figure-rise Standard is a character figure kit line, not a mecha grade, according to Wikipedia.
Bandai's Japanese list dates the Figure-rise Standard Lacus Clyne to August 2021, at ¥3,520 with tax.
- Full MechanicsGrades & lines
FULL MECHANICS is a 1/100 line of Bandai kits, so its suits are MG-sized. Bandai's page for the Full Mechanics Raider Gundam says it transforms into its mobile armor form without replacing parts.
The Full Mechanics Raider Gundam of May 2022 is 5,000 yen before tax.
- Gundam AssembleGrades & lines
GUNDAM ASSEMBLE is a competitive miniature tabletop game, not a model kit grade: its pieces are Gunpla of about 50 mm. Bandai's US arm launches it with five items in October 2026.
The Japanese schedule lists the Starter Set 01 at ¥3,850 with tax for October 31, 2026.
- GunplaGrades & lines
Gunpla is the name for Bandai's Gundam plastic model kits: snap-together kits of the mobile suits from the Gundam series. Bandai's English site describes them as plastic models from the Mobile Suit Gundam series, and the oldest kit still on its Japanese list is a 1/144 Gundam dated July 1980.
That July 1980 1/144 Gundam is still listed at ¥330 with tax (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
- HGCEGrades & lines
HGCE stands for HG COSMIC ERA, Bandai's name for its HG kits of Gundam SEED and its sequels. Bandai's English page for the HGCE Aile Strike Gundam says the kit comes in new modern proportions.
The HGCE Aile Strike Gundam of February 2014 is 1,500 yen before tax.
- HGUCGrades & lines
HGUC stands for HG UNIVERSAL CENTURY, Bandai's name for its HG kits of Universal Century suits, the original Mobile Suit Gundam among them. Newer kits of the same suits are often named just HG.
The HGUC RX-78-2 of July 2015 is 1,200 yen before tax on Bandai's English page.
- High Grade (HG)Grades & lines
High Grade is Bandai's 1/144 line and the one with the most kits. Bandai's Japanese grade page calls HG the brand that can be called the standard of Gunpla at 1/144 (our translation).
Our kit database holds 1,713 HG items with a median Japan price of ¥2,200 with tax (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
- Master Grade (MG)Grades & lines
Master Grade kits are 1/100 and built around an inner frame. Bandai's Japanese grade page describes MG as built around a precise internal frame, aiming for the best proportions and free movable gimmicks (our translation). The line dates to 1995.
The MG RX-78-2 Ver.3.0 is 4,900 yen before tax on Bandai's English page.
- MGEXGrades & lines
MGEX (MASTER GRADE EXTREME) is a premium 1/100 line above MG. It began in September 2020 with the MGEX Unicorn Gundam Ver.Ka, which Bandai's English page calls a new brand.
The MGEX Unicorn Gundam Ver.Ka launched at 23,000 yen before tax on September 12, 2020.
- MGSDGrades & lines
MGSD (MASTER GRADE SD) is Bandai's high-end SD line. Bandai's page for the MGSD Destiny Gundam calls it the fifth installment of the SD high-end brand, and the MGSD Aerial has an internal frame with metallic silver parts.
The MGSD Destiny Gundam of February 2026 is ¥4,950 with tax on Bandai's Japanese list.
- Perfect Grade (PG)Grades & lines
Perfect Grade kits are 1/60, the largest of the core grades. Bandai's Japanese grade page calls PG the highest-peak brand that embodies the ultimate form of Gunpla (our translation). The first PG, a 1/60 RX-78-2 Gundam, is dated November 1998 on Bandai's list.
Our PG hub holds 57 items, add-on parts included, with a median of ¥19,800 with tax (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
- PG UnleashedGrades & lines
PG UNLEASHED is the newest branch of Perfect Grade. Bandai's page for the PG UNLEASHED Nu Gundam calls it the first three-dimensional 1/60 representation that reproduces the internal structure to the utmost limit; the line started with an RX-78-2 in December 2020.
The PG UNLEASHED Nu Gundam of January 2026 is 60,000 yen before tax.
- RE/100Grades & lines
RE/100 (REBORN ONE HUNDRED) kits are 1/100, the same size as MG, with simpler part design. Bandai's Japanese grade page says the line balances ease of building with overwhelming impact (our translation).
Our RE/100 hub lists 36 items (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026); many recent ones are Premium Bandai items.
On PlamoDesk:RE/100 hub- Real Grade (RG)Grades & lines
Real Grade kits are 1/144, the same size as HG, with far more detail and an inner frame. Bandai's Japanese grade page says RG pursues being genuine, with detailed part structure and surface texture (our translation).
The RG RX-78-2 Ver.2.0 of August 2024 is 3,500 yen before tax and rated for ages 15 and over.
- Scale (1/144, 1/100, 1/60)Grades & lines
Scale is the size of the kit against the real suit: at 1/144 every meter becomes about 7 mm. HG, RG and EG are 1/144, MG and RE/100 are 1/100, and PG is 1/60, per Bandai's grade page. Bandai's page for the HGUC Xi Gundam says the suit is over 26 meters, so even at 1/144 it comes out at about 18 cm.
26 m divided by 144 is 18.1 cm; the same suit at 1/100 would be 26 cm and at 1/60 about 43 cm (our arithmetic).
- SD GundamGrades & lines
SD means super deformed: kits of the same mobile suits in short proportions, which Bandai's SD Gundam Cross Silhouette page sets against a tall (CS) proportion. Bandai sells them in several lines, including BB Senshi, SD Gundam EX-Standard and SD Gundam Cross Silhouette.
Our SD hub holds 780 items with a median of ¥660 with tax (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
- SD Gundam Cross Silhouette (SDCS)Grades & lines
SD Gundam Cross Silhouette kits come with frames for two body shapes. Bandai's page for the SDCS Mighty Strike Freedom lists two SDCS frames, a tall proportion (CS) and a short one (SD).
The SDCS Mighty Strike Freedom of September 2024 is 1,800 yen before tax.
- SD Gundam EX-Standard (SDEX)Grades & lines
SD Gundam EX-Standard, SDEX on the box, is Bandai's low-cost SD line.
The SDEX Rising Freedom of January 2024 is 600 yen before tax.
- Ver.2.0 / Ver.3.0Grades & lines
A version number on a kit name marks Bandai's remake of a kit it already sold in the same grade. Bandai says the MG Freedom Gundam Ver.2.0 had both its frame and exterior completely remodelled; the MG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.3.0 of 2013 and the RG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0 of 2024 are other examples.
The MG Ver.3.0 launched in August 2013 and the RG Ver.2.0 in August 2024.
- Ver.KaGrades & lines
Ver.Ka means Version Katoki: Master Grade kits redesigned by mechanical designer Hajime Katoki. Bandai's Japanese filter names the line MG Ver.Ka, read マスターグレード バージョンカトキ, and its first kit, the MG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.Ka, is dated December 2002.
Our Ver.Ka hub lists 64 items with a median Japan price of ¥7,150 with tax (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).