New Gundam Model Kit "Hamma Hamma" Opens for Pre-Order
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A new Gunpla model kit called "HG 1/144 Hamma Hamma" is now available for pre-order, starting from August 26. Gunpla are plastic model kits based on robots from the Gundam anime series.
The Hamma Hamma model features a three-barrel beam gun, which is one of its most eye-catching parts. To make the weapon look more realistic and posable, the makers used soft material and lead wire inside it.
The soft material allows parts of the gun to bend, while the lead wire lets the barrels be positioned in different angles. This gives builders more ways to display the model in dynamic poses.
Along with the Hamma Hamma kit, other new Gunpla releases were also mentioned. One is the "MGEX Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam," a model from the "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM" series. This kit focuses on extreme detail, especially in how it shows light and color effects on its surface.
Another new kit is the "Grase Ain," shown in the "FULL MECHANICS" line of large mobile suit models. This version includes extra surface details to make the robot look bigger and more powerful. It also has moving parts, including a pile bunker that can be launched from the model's body.
These releases show how Gunpla makers continue to add small mechanical features, like bendable wires and launching parts, to make static plastic models feel more dynamic and lifelike. Fans of the Gundam franchise often look forward to such detailed kits, which let them recreate scenes from the anime in physical form.
Vocabulary8 words
- Gunpla
- a plastic model kit shaped like a robot from Gundam
- pre-order
- to pay for something before it is officially released
- barrel
- the long tube part of a gun
- soft material
- a bendable material used inside plastic parts
- lead wire
- thin bendable metal wire used for posing parts
- extreme detail
- very careful and exact small design work
- pile bunker
- a weapon part that shoots out fast like a spike
- mobile suit
- a large robot vehicle piloted by a person in the story
Quiz
Answer key
1. It has three barrels and can be posed using soft material and wire 2. Light and color surface effects 3. A launching pile bunker
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new _____ model kit called "HG 1/144 Hamma Hamma" is now available for _____, starting from August 26.
The Hamma Hamma model features a three-_____ beam gun, which is one of its most eye-catching parts.
To make the weapon look more realistic and posable, the makers used _____ and _____ inside it.
One is the "MGEX Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam," a model that focuses on _____, especially in how it shows light and color effects.
Another new kit is the "Grase Ain," which includes a _____ that can be launched from the model's body.
These releases show how Gunpla makers continue to add small _____ features to make static plastic models feel more lifelike.
Discussion questions
- Have you ever built a plastic model kit? What was it like?
- Why do you think small moving parts, like the pile bunker, make models more exciting for fans?
- Do you think using soft material and wire is a good way to make toy weapons look realistic? Why or why not?
- What other hobbies do you know that focus on very small, detailed craftsmanship like Gunpla?