Your enjoyment of a Gunpla kit doesn’t need to end when it’s finally finished and posed. In the Philippines, a tabletop game is catching on that makes use of your completed kits. Gunpla 101 contributor John Carlo Rayas explains the ins and outs of this exciting Gunpla pastime. Most people think that after you build...
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