How well do you really know the Gundam industry? After years of buying Gundam model kits and even running my own Gundam modeling site, I would have guessed I knew it pretty well. But no longer. Recently, I spoke with Nick Minarik of Gundam Planet, a New Jersey-based indie hobby shop that is nevertheless one...
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