Gundam Artifact Best Selection, a repackaging of five mobile suits from earlier waves, is scheduled for release on October 12, 2026, at 550 yen including tax through mass retail candy sections. Pre-orders opened June 19, 2026.
Bandai is closing out a long run for the miniature kit line with Gundam Artifact Best Selection, a single box that pulls five molds from past waves: Zeta Gundam, Qubeley, the Ortega Custom High Mobility Type Zaku II, the Gaia Custom and Mash Custom High Mobility Type Zaku II, and ZZ Gundam. Pre-orders opened on June 19, 2026, at a box price of 5,500 yen for ten pieces. The finished kit format has not changed: roughly 55mm tall and built from about 70 parts.
The distribution plan matters more than the selection. Best Selection ships on October 12, 2026, at 550 yen including tax, to candy sections of mass retailers nationwide and other locations. That is the standard candy-toy channel the line was built around, not a Premium Bandai order page or an event floor.
Commercial interest was already visible before release. Gundam Artifact Best Selection placed 10th in Dengeki Hobby Web's Amazon Hobby New Arrivals Ranking TOP 10, published June 25, 2026, based on items at standard retail prices as of 1:00 PM that day. The list covers plastic model kits, die-cast cars, and candy toys; the top spot went to Good Smile Company's Space Runaway Ideon MODEROID Mini Combination Transformation Ideon, with Hot Wheels Car Culture's Ferrari Testarossa second and two other Good Smile MODEROID kits in the upper half.
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Oct 11
Bandai Candy will release Gundam Artifact Best Selection on October 12, 2026, at candy sections of mass retailers nationwide and other locations, priced at 550 yen including tax. The high-density mini plastic kit line, about 55mm tall and made up of about 70 parts, returns with five machines drawn from past waves: Zeta Gundam, Qubeley, the Ortega Custom High Mobility Type Zaku II, the Gaia Custom and Mash Custom High Mobility Type Zaku II, and ZZ Gundam.
Jun 27
Dengeki Hobby Web published its Amazon Hobby New Arrivals Ranking TOP 10 on June 25, 2026, based on items available at standard retail prices as of 1:00 PM that day. The list covers a range of plastic model kits, die-cast cars, and candy toys. Bandai Spirits' "30MF Class Up Armor (Rosan Fortress)," released on June 20, placed 8th. The product image on Amazon remains a silhouette, and the armor set is designed to combine with the separately sold "30MF Rosan Lancer" to form the "Rosan Fortress" class. The top spot went to Good Smile Company's "Space Runaway Ideon MODEROID Mini Combination Transformation Ideon Assembly Plastic Model." Other notable entries include Hot Wheels Car Culture's Ferrari Testarossa at 2nd, Bandai SMP's "Gekisou Gattai RV Robo" at 3rd, and Good Smile Company's "Getter Robo G MODEROID Mini Combination Transformation Getter Dragon" at 4th. Bandai's "Gundam Artifact Best Selection," a compilation of five popular mobile suits from the candy toy series that began in 2021, ranked 10th and is scheduled for an October release.
Jun 19
Bandai will open pre-orders for the Gundam Artifact Best Selection 10-piece box on June 19, 2026. The set includes five popular past-release units: Z Gundam, Qubeley, High Mobility Type Zaku II (Ortega Unit), High Mobility Type Zaku II (Gaia/Mash Unit), and ZZ Gundam. The box costs 5,500 yen and ships in October 2026.