The MG 1/100 Wing Gundam Zero EW[Cross Contrast Colors / Clear Purple]It is already listed in the Bandai U.S. Premium catalog. priced at $86. There is no new mold behind: Bandai recovers for the US market a redeco that previously passed through other regions and that is based on the MG 1/100 Wing Gundam Zero EW Ver.ka, the redesign of the mobile suit of Heero Yuy seen in the OVA New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz.
It should be read as a new lot and not as a world premiere. The novelty is in the availability for the American buyer, not in the design of the kit, which has been circulating among modelers for some time.
What changes against the original Ver.ka
The Cross Contrast Colors line was created to revisit known Mobile Suits with marked contrasting materials and color combinations. In this case, the usual red, white, yellow and blue disappear in favor of a solid dark, transparent purple and metallic red armor.
The translucent purple is concentrated in the legs and the wings of organic inspiration, and leaves the internal mechanics of the model in sight. Added to this is a sheet of water decals designed to build asymmetric patterns and provide a silver, almost mirror effect, which reinforces the contrast of the set.
Articulated Wings, Armament and Neo Bird Mode
The kit preserves the big binders that move and spread the wings, feather to feather, and keeps the transformation to the shape of Jet Neo Bird, with the shield turned into the nose of that configuration.
The armament includes the Twin Buster Rifle, which can be displayed separately or attached in their shooting configuration, as well as being mounted on the forearms or folding under the wings. Two Beam Sabers are added with transparent purple effects and an action base of the same tone, with connecting pieces for the different poses.
Price, reservation window and a discrepancy of dates
The kit is offered at $86.00 at Premium Bandai US. The data available place the opening of the reservation on July 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EDT and its closing on August 24, 2026 at 02:59 EDT, with shipment scheduled for October 2026 and the Warning that units can be exhausted sooner.
That calendar doesn’t quite fit with the model’s most recent presentation as an addition to the American catalog in November 2026. Without an official reopening announcement, it is prudent to take the July and August window as a reference and review the status of the tab before you reserve.
Why the Wing Zero continues to have its way out in the West
Gundam Wing It was the first Gundam anime series broadcast on television in the United States, a detail that explains a good part of the Western attachment to the Wing Zero and the constant drip of variants on this design.
Cross Contrast Colors does not provide new pieces: change the reading of the model and point to who already has a ver.ka mounted on the shelf and look for another version of the same mecha.
It remains to be seen if Bandai opens a new reservation period or an additional run for the United States. Until then, the kit remains in the Premium Bandai showcase along with the rest of the brand’s references.
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Source: CBR Anime
