I only recently became aware of Gunpla and was instantly interested because, who doesn't love giant mech suits! I went to my local hobby store who had three kits in stock. I picked the one I liked the look of most and built it.

In hindsight I should have done research around it. The kit I made is the "HG Plutine Gundam". I loved the building process and general look of the Gundam however the end result is very fragile. The waist comes apart easily and the should pads slip off with almost zero force.

From looking at reviews this appears to be common for this specific model/line. For my first dip into the hobby I'm a little disappointed however, I'm definitely going to get a second kit and will write this off as practice.