OLD Endless Waltz 1/100 Serpent Custom

Release 1998.7

Price ¥2,000

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Runners (1/8)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Runners (2/8)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Runners (3/8)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Runners (4/8)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Runners (5/8)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Runners (6/8)

Runners

Lens-type stickers

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Parts diagram (1/4)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Parts diagram (2/4)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (1/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (2/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (3/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (4/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (5/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (6/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (7/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (8/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (9/12)

OLD 1/100 Serpent Custom - Manual (10/12)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

A pilot figure is included.

Mariemaia Khushrenada and Relena Darlian figures

A good number of hefty weapons are included.

Using joint parts, you can mount the bazooka and beam cannon on the backpack.

You can slide the shoulder out to expose the missiles.

Articulated fingers

Leftover parts

Arm and leg articulation. With no skirt armor, the hip joint has a notably wide range of motion.

Backpack articulation

Double Gatling gun action

Bazooka action

Beam cannon action

Together with the 1/144 Serpent Custom.

Together with the 1/100 Gundam Heavyarms Custom.

Group shot of all 7 x 1/100 Endless Waltz kits

All figures included across the 1/100 Endless Waltz series, gathered together

This is the 1/100 Serpent Custom released as part of the old Gundam W Endless Waltz series. Maybe it's the chunky design, but at 1/100 scale it really comes across as one big, solid mass. The articulation is nothing special, but even a simple pose brings out a real sense of dynamism thanks to that impressive backpack.

With chunky kits like this, joint strength is always the biggest concern — and while it doesn't feel particularly tight, it holds up well enough to support the bulk. That said, when you attach the large Gatling guns and raise the arms horizontally, you can feel them slowly drooping under the weight.

There are also some new features not found on the 1/144 version. The gimmick of sliding the shoulders outward to expose the missiles has been reproduced here. On top of the existing double Gatling guns, a bazooka and beam cannon have been newly added as weapons — and every single one of them is impressively large, giving the whole arsenal a real sense of impact. As with the rest of the Endless Waltz 1/100 series, figures are included, and this kit comes with two: Mariemaia Khushrenada and Relena Darlian.

When it comes to sheer pose impact, this kit is excellent. If you're a fan of big, chunky kits, this is definitely an old-release kit worth recommending. :-)
[ Updated at 2018.6.13 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.