The term Gunpla refers to the mecha models, characters or plastic vehicles of the Japanese Gundam franchise marketed by Bandai; it is the contraction of "Gundam plastic model". It appeared in 1980.
THE GUNPLA PHILOSOPHY: MODELS FOR EVERYONE! "without glue or paint
All Gundam models are characterised by two essential properties:
- the parts fit together
- and they are moulded in colour.
Figure-rise is a line of plastic models of anime and tokusatsu characters and is part of the Bandai product line.
