- Action BaseアクションベースParts & runners
Action Base is Bandai's line of bases that hold a kit in a display pose, sold separately from the kits. Bandai's Action Base 7 page says the movement of each axis gives a wide range of display poses.
Our kit database counts 47 Action Base items (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
On PlamoDesk:Action Base 7 [Clear Color] GQuuuuuuX set- Clear colour editionクリアカラーParts & runners
A clear colour edition is a kit moulded in transparent plastic, usually sold at events or at The Gundam Base. The name carries [CLEAR COLOR] or クリアカラー.
Our kit database counts 169 items with clear colour in the name (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
- Colour separation (multi-colour moulding)多色成形Parts & runners
Colour separation means the colours of the suit come from separate plastic parts rather than paint. Bandai's multi-colour moulding puts several colours on one runner; its Japanese Gunpla page describes it that way (our translation).
Bandai says the EG Strike Rouge reproduces its colours well with a small number of parts.
On PlamoDesk:EG Strike Rouge- Effect partsエフェクトParts & runners
Effect parts are clear or coloured pieces that show beams, missiles or light, sold as separate effect sets for some kits.
Our kit database counts 42 items with エフェクト (effect) in the name (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
On PlamoDesk:HG Xi / Penelope funnel missile effect set- Foil sticker (seal)Parts & runners
A foil sticker, called a seal on Bandai's box lists, is a sheet of shiny stickers for colour details the plastic parts do not cover.
On PlamoDesk:HGUC RX-78-2 (one foil seal sheet)- GateParts & runners
The gate is the thin point where a part joins the runner. You cut it with nippers, and Bandai designs some gates, such as wedge gates, to leave a less visible mark.
Bandai's HGUC RX-78-2 page says a wedge gate is used to make the gate marks inconspicuous.
- Gundam DecalガンダムデカールParts & runners
Gundam Decal is Bandai's own numbered series of decal sheets sold separately, made for one kit or as multiuse sets for a series.
Our kit database counts 167 Gundam Decal items (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
On PlamoDesk:Gundam Decal No.139 (GQuuuuuuX multiuse)- Inner frameParts & runners
The inner frame is a skeleton built before the armour goes on, standard in MG and RG. Bandai's RG RX-78-2 Ver.2.0 page describes an interior frame with the image of a semi-monocoque structure.
- Instruction manual取扱説明書Parts & runners
Every kit comes with an instruction sheet or booklet, and Bandai also posts manuals online on its WEB取説 site. USA Gundam Store notes that the paper in the box may or may not include English.
On PlamoDesk:Kit database- LED unitParts & runners
An LED unit lights a kit's eyes or frame. It is often sold separately: the PG UNLEASHED Nu Gundam has its own LED unit item, and Bandai's MGEX Unicorn page says its three AA batteries are sold separately.
The PG UNLEASHED LED unit is ¥15,400 with tax on Bandai's Japanese list.
On PlamoDesk:PG Unleashed LED unit for Nu Gundam- Nub (gate mark)Parts & runners
Nub is builders' slang for the small stub or mark a gate leaves on a part after cutting; Bandai's own pages call it the gate mark. Builders trim it with a hobby knife or by sanding.
- Option Parts SetオプションパーツセットParts & runners
An Option Parts Set is an add-on of packs and weapons that combines with a kit sold separately. Bandai's Option Parts Set Gunpla 01 (Aile Striker) turns the Entry Grade Strike Gundam into an Aile Strike. Bandai sells such sets for Gunpla and for 30 Minutes Missions.
Our kit database counts 88 Option Parts Set items (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
- Runner (sprue)Parts & runners
A runner is the plastic frame the parts are moulded on; builders also call it a sprue. Bandai's item pages count the runners in the box contents.
The HGUC RX-78-2 lists five runners, one foil seal sheet and one instruction sheet.
- Snap-fitスナップフィットParts & runners
Snap-fit means the parts press together and hold without glue. Bandai's Japanese Gunpla page says snap-fit and multi-colour moulding mean no adhesive is needed for assembly (our translation).
- Touch gateParts & runners
A touch gate is a gate thin enough to snap by hand. Bandai's Entry Grade pages describe it as easily folded by hand without nippers.
The EG RX-78-2 of May 2021 is one of them, at 700 yen before tax.
- Water-slide decal水転写デカールParts & runners
A water-slide decal is a printed film you soak in water and slide onto the part. Bandai sells water decal sheets for some kits and lines, such as 30 Minutes Missions and the HG VF-31F Siegfried.
Our kit database counts 21 items with water decals in the name (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
- Wedge gateParts & runners
A wedge gate is a gate shape Bandai uses to make the cut mark less visible. Bandai names it on the HGUC RX-78-2 page.
On PlamoDesk:HGUC RX-78-2