OLD Endless Waltz 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom

Release 1998.4

Price ¥1,000

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Box side view

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Runners (1/4)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Runners (2/4)

Runners

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Parts (1/2)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Parts (2/2)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Manual (1/10)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Manual (2/10)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Manual (3/10)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Manual (4/10)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Manual (5/10)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Manual (6/10)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Manual (7/10)

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - Manual (8/10)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Weapons loadout

Twin Buster Rifle combining gimmick

The hands are soft parts and come in 3 sets.

True to the Fighting Action Series name, an extra dynamically bent torso is included.

Limb articulation is pretty good.

Wing articulation

Twin Buster Rifle action

Beam saber action

OLD 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom - The iconic Twin Buster Rifle combined-fire pose (1/3)

The iconic Twin Buster Rifle combined-fire pose

Atmospheric re-entry mode

Together with the 1/144 Wing & Wing Zero Gundam. The proportions have come a long way!

Together with the RG Wing Gundam Zero Endless Waltz ver.

This is the 1/144 W-Gundam Zero Custom (a.k.a. "Wing Zero Custom") released as part of the old Gundam W Endless Waltz series. The design got a major overhaul with Katoki's refinement, and true to a kit from the late 20th century, the proportions are a huge step up in sophistication compared to the earlier Gundam W series kits.

Articulation has also improved over the previous generation — the knees can bend fully, and joint strength is solid overall. That said, the knee joints are a touch loose and the wrist joints are a bit weak, so the balance of joint strength leaves a little to be desired. Still, the good articulation makes posing easy, and despite those big wings, it can hold poses just fine without a stand.

This series carries the "Fighting Action" label, and uniquely includes an extra dynamically bent torso piece, which makes poses like the Twin Buster Rifle combined-fire stance look more natural. There's also an atmospheric re-entry mode where the wings wrap around the body, though the lack of articulation range makes it a bit tricky to get the angles just right.

Either way, this kit clearly feels like a step up from the older releases — it sits somewhere between the HGUC line and the old-school kits. Since it's been released as an RG but not yet as an HGUC, this old kit still has some real purchase value. :-)
[Updated at 2018.4.23 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.