{"rewrite":{"id":"r_baedfa7528004a766fe32c18","clusterId":"c_30b0cb877f4a1fc63c10dcc0","slug":"bandai-s-gundam-artifact-pro-launches-november-23-with-plastic-and-die-cast-mini-kits","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai's Gundam Artifact PRO Launches November 23 With Plastic and Die-Cast Mini Kits","summary":"Bandai will release Gundam Artifact PRO on November 23, 2026, at candy sections of mass retailers nationwide. The candy toy line, in development since 2021, moves to a PRO spec: roughly 100mm tall, posable, and built from plastic and die-cast parts with multi-layered joints. The first wave has two kits, Full Armor Gundam at 7,150 yen and High Mobility Type Zaku II (Black Tri-Stars specification) at 6,380 yen, both with weapons.","whyItMatters":"The shift from a fixed miniature to a posable composite-material kit at roughly 100mm moves Gundam Artifact from a shelf curiosity into a small action figure line, and the die-cast content is what the higher candy-toy prices are paying for.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two first-wave kits are priced apart: Full Armor Gundam at 7,150 yen and the Black Tri-Stars Zaku II at 6,380 yen, both tax included. Each kit reaches about 100mm in total height, up from the scale the Gundam Artifact line has used since development began in 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBandai describes the articulation as an industrial-product reading of a mobile suit. Multi-layered joints styled after heavy machinery move in coordination with each part, and the plastic and die-cast mix is meant to make the movement people pictured when handling an Artifact kit. Weapons include the beam saber and Zaku machine gun.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGundam Artifact PRO Full Armor Gundam\u003c/strong\u003e: 7,150 yen, tax included\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGundam Artifact PRO High Mobility Type Zaku II (Black Tri-Stars specification)\u003c/strong\u003e: 6,380 yen, tax included\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gundam Artifact PRO arrives November 23 at mass-retailer candy sections. Two kits in wave one: Full Armor Gundam at 7,150 yen and Black Tri-Stars Zaku II at 6,380 yen. About 100mm tall, posable, plastic plus die-cast.","twitterPost":"Gundam Artifact PRO launches November 23 at mass-retailer candy sections. Wave one: Full Armor Gundam (7,150 yen) and High Mobility Type Zaku II Black Tri-Stars spec (6,380 yen). About 100mm, posable, plastic and die-cast.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Bandai's Gundam Artifact line moves to a PRO spec on November 23, 2026, with kits about 100mm tall built from plastic and die-cast. The first wave is Full Armor Gundam at 7,150 yen and High Mobility Type Zaku II (Black Tri-Stars specification) at 6,380 yen. Both ship with weapons and land in candy sections of mass retailers nationwide.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/11/02/190218.html\",\"title\":\"New Gundam candy toy brand \\\"Gundam Artifact PRO\\\" launches November 23! 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