To commemorate the 45th anniversary of Gundam plastic models, a popular anime series, it has been revealed that Gundam models made from chemically recycled resins made from recycled plastics will be put to practical use for the first time. The models will be made from used runners (frames for plastic models) collected by Bandai Spirits, and will be of a quality comparable to that of regular Gundam models.
"EXPO2025 1/144 RX-78F00/E Gundam (EX-001 Glass Feather Equipped) Chemically Recycled Ver." will be released on April 11th as a Gunpla model made using chemically recycled resin. It is a Expo 2025(Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan). It will be sold at a limited-time store opening at Daimaru Umeda Store (Kita-ku, Osaka). Priced at 3,960 yen.
Gunpla was launched in July 1980 with the release of the 1/144 Gundam, and within six months the total number of units shipped exceeded one million. In 1983, multi-color molding technology was introduced that allowed for the simultaneous molding of four different colors and materials, and in 1987 the 1/144 RX-93 Nu Gundam was released, which used a snap-fit method that allowed assembly without the use of adhesives. The total number of units shipped has now exceeded 800 million.
The announcement was made at the opening ceremony of the "GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE -FINAL-" event held at the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Plaza (Shinjuku, Tokyo) on February 21st.
