An iconic artwork called "Tower of the Sun" by artist Taro Okamoto loomed large over Osaka Expo '70 and became a lasting image. Now, the popular anime robot Gundam is set to tower over the 2025 ...

A Filipino hobbyist has taken the champion’s podium at an international Gundam plastic model building competition in Japan. Mark Mediavillo became the world champion of the Open Course category for ...

I got my first Gunpla -- that is, a plastic model of a Gundam -- when I was about 9. It was a HG RX-178 Gundam Mk. II that a cousin visiting from the Philippines had already built, packed back into ...

A Neuroscience professor at Suwa Tokyo Science University has found that building lots of tiny plastic robots could make you a genius. If you’ve ever stopped by my desk here at The Escapist HQ (or ...