Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Straight build

SD Wing Gundam Zero EW - Photos after applying seals (1/4)

SD Wing Gundam Zero EW - Photos after applying seals (2/4)

SD Wing Gundam Zero EW - Photos after applying seals (3/4)

SD Wing Gundam Zero EW - Photos after applying seals (4/4)

After applying stickers

Rear view with wings removed

SD Wing Gundam Zero EW - Hollow areas on the back of the legs, forearms, and soles. Unlike other EX-Standard kits, the hollow

Hollow areas on the back of the legs, forearms, and soles.
Unlike other EX-Standard kits, the hollows are on the back of the shoulders instead, while the soles look relatively clean by comparison.

And of course(?) the inside of the wing mounting structure has hollows too;

The Twin Buster Rifle comes as a single molded piece with no separation -_-;;

Articulation is on par with the EX-Standard kits.

The wings don't have a very flexible range of motion — they can only rotate around the fixed pin.

SD Wing Gundam Zero EW - Striking a pose~ (1/2)

SD Wing Gundam Zero EW - Striking a pose~ (2/2)

Striking some poses~

Twin Buster Rifle two-handed aerial firing pose

One-handed shooting pose

You can detach and reposition the large and small wings to recreate the spread configuration.

Wings fully spread

One joint part is included to recreate the original gimmick.

Original Gimmick A:
Joint part + Rifle + Small wings

Original Gimmick B:
Joint part + Rifle + Small wings + Backpack + Large wings

Original Gimmick C:
Joint part + Rifle + Small wings + Large wings

Original Gimmick D:
Joint part + Large wings

Original Gimmick E:
The Twin Buster Rifle can be mounted on the inside of the wings.

Alongside the BB Senshi Wing Gundam Zero.
Quite a difference in proportions~

The wings are longer and sleeker too.

EX-Standard first release — all four kits together

The last of the four initial SD EX-Standard releases is the Wing Gundam Zero EW (Endless Waltz). It actually came out at the same time as the First Gundam, Strike, and Exia, but it got number 4 in the lineup.

Compared to what you could call the older version — the BB Senshi Wing Zero — there's a pretty big difference in both proportions and size. Staying true to the EX-Standard concept, the head and torso are smaller, the legs are longer, and the wings are much larger and longer as well. Visually, it's a massive step up, though there are still a few things to nitpick.

First off, the Twin Buster Rifle being molded as a single non-separating piece feels like a bit of a letdown — you have to wonder if simplifying it that far was really necessary. The wings also have a pretty limited range of motion and feel stiff to transform, though you can at least detach and reattach them to recreate the spread mode. And compared to the other EX-Standard SD kits, the poses somehow don't feel quite as natural — probably due to the proportions being thrown off a bit by those oversized wings.

On top of that, unlike the other kits, the hollow areas extend all the way to the back of the shoulders, which makes it feel like a slight step down compared to the other three initial EX-Standard releases overall. That said, this is the first Wing Zero to come out with this kind of modern proportions, and the overall molding and sculpt are done in a nice up-to-date style, so it does feel like a proper new kit. Either way, if you're a fan of SD kits and Wing Gundam, it's definitely worth picking up for a fun little build :-)

SD Wing Gundam Zero EW | 2015.10 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.