{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3b15d616fd71e986e207af2d","clusterId":"c_d903ada2c27e2116a6590bbc","slug":"bandai-spirits-reissues-two-hg-gm-sniper-kits-on-premium-bandai","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Spirits Reissues Two HG GM Sniper Kits on Premium Bandai","summary":"Bandai Spirits will re-release two 1/144 scale HG Gunpla kits on Premium Bandai, with pre-orders opening at 11:00 on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The HG GM Sniper from Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team includes a newly sculpted long-range beam rifle and missile launcher, priced at 1,870 yen with shipping scheduled for January 2027. The HG GM Sniper II in Rido Wolf's unit colors is also part of the re-release.","whyItMatters":"Both kits are Premium Bandai items that cannot be purchased at retail stores handling plastic models, so the re-release is the channel through which these two Earth Federation sniper units reach buyers again.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe GM Sniper kit carries the dark green body color in molded form and adds new hand parts for holding the long-range beam rifle. Its shield bipod is movable, so the shield can be posed alongside a sniping stance. Equipment from the Ground GM, including the 100mm machine gun, beam saber, and shield, is also in the box.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe GM Sniper II comes in the personal colors of Rido Wolf, an Earth Federation ace pilot who appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam: Strategic Tactical Encyclopedia and later in games. Its long barrel sniper rifle supports a kneeling shooting pose, and the kit works with a separately sold action base.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHG 1/144 GM Sniper [Re-release]\u003c/strong\u003e: From Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, 1,870 yen, shipping January 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHG 1/144 GM Sniper II (Rido Wolf\u0026#39;s unit) [Re-release]\u003c/strong\u003e: Rido Wolf\u0026#39;s personal colors, long barrel sniper rifle included\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bandai Spirits prices the HG GM Sniper at 1,870 yen and ships it in January 2027, so the kit with the newly sculpted long-range beam rifle arrives a year out while the December 2026 pre-order window does the selling.","twitterPost":"Bandai Spirits ships the HG GM Sniper in January 2027, so the new long-range beam rifle sells on a pre-order opened more than a year early.","threadsPost":"Bandai Spirits puts the HG GM Sniper at 1,870 yen and ships it in January 2027, and the new long-range beam rifle shows up in a sculpt you can only judge from photos until then. The pre-order charges before the plastic exists.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Spirits is re-releasing two Earth Federation sniper kits in the 1/144 HG line through Premium Bandai, with pre-orders opening at 11:00 on November 12, 2026. The GM Sniper from The 08th MS Team adds a newly sculpted long-range beam rifle and missile launcher at 1,870 yen, shipping January 2027. The GM Sniper II returns in Rido Wolf's personal colors.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3228537/\",\"title\":\"Earth Federation Forces' sniper MS takes aim! Gunpla HG series re-releases \\\"GM Sniper\\\" and \\\"GM Sniper II (Rido Wolf's unit)\\\"! 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