I've been skeptical about Bandai Namco's upcoming Gundam game—but then I saw this model kit's chainsaw macuahuitl

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—Bandai Namco's mobile suit action game coming in spring—since it was announced back in June.

The problem is the giant monsters. I'm a Gundam traditionalist. Gundam, to me, isn't about fighting aliens—it'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.

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—a model kit …