{"id":1707607,"date":"2026-10-02T21:32:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/QFpe7qjjN4sMZBxfrzdLbd"},"modified":"2026-10-02T21:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:32:43","slug":"ive-been-skeptical-about-bandai-namcos-upcoming-gundam-game-but-then-i-saw-this-model-kits-chainsaw-macuahuitl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ive-been-skeptical-about-bandai-namcos-upcoming-gundam-game-but-then-i-saw-this-model-kits-chainsaw-macuahuitl\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve been skeptical about Bandai Namco’s upcoming Gundam game\u2014but then I saw this model kit’s chainsaw macuahuitl"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Doctors have confirmed it: It’s physically impossible for me to turn my nose up at a mecha action game. But despite this dire prognosis, I’ve been suspicious of Gundam Rogue Orbit\u2014Bandai Namco’s mobile suit action game coming in spring\u2014since it was announced back in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The problem is the giant monsters. I’m a Gundam traditionalist. Gundam, to me, isn’t about fighting aliens\u2014it’s about traumatized child war pilots becoming so psychic that their brains explode. But this week, Bandai found a way to coax me off my high horse: With an extremely sick model kit.<\/p>\n

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My time at PC Gamer has coincided with my steady descent into Gundam model kit obsession: I’m currently at the stage of manually re-scribing mold lines, so the outlook is grim. As a result, I was particularly prone to react when yesterday, as part of its reveal lineup for the 2026 All Japan Model & Hobby Show, Bandai announced the HG 1\/144 Bau Bahlam\u2014a model kit incarnation of a mobile suit we’ll see in Rogue Orbit. Look at this thing:<\/p>\n

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The Bau Bahlam was briefly visible in Rogue Orbit’s release date trailer<\/a> back in September, but these model kit renders are the first time I’ve properly taken in the design. Here’s what jumps out at me:<\/p>\n