{"id":238,"date":"2025-08-08T20:29:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T20:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littlebeak.studio\/?p=238"},"modified":"2025-10-09T04:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T04:58:37","slug":"my-first-gundam-cup-a-40th-anniversary-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/littlebeak.studio\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"My First Gundam Cup: A 40th Anniversary Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I made my first Gundam cup in 2019 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Gundam. It even had its own adventure\u2014travelling all the way to Tokyo, where it now lives with my brother-in-law in Japan. There was supposed to be a matching Zaku cup, but sadly, it broke halfway through carving. A bittersweet memory, but one I still cherish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1-scaled.jpg?resize=850%2C1133&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/littlebeak.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/First_Gundam_Cup_RX78-2_2019_pic1-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Less than 4 inches tall.  Carved and painted with underglaze.  Clay body is M370.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made my first Gundam cup in 2019 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Gundam. It even had its own adventure\u2014travelling all the way to Tokyo, where it now lives with my brother-in-law in Japan. There was supposed to be a matching Zaku cup, but sadly, it broke halfway through carving. 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