Bandai Reissues Super Robot Wars OG SMP Astranagant and R-GUN Rivale & Valsione
The R-GUN Rivale & Valsione set costs 27,940 yen, a price point that treats a candy-toy kit as a high-end collectible rather than an impulse purchase.
Key Facts
- Bandai Candy Division will reissue the SMP [SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT] Super Robot Wars OG Astranagant kit at 22,000 yen including tax.
- The SMP Super Robot Wars OG R-GUN Rivale & Valsione set will be reissued at 27,940 yen including tax.
- The R-GUN Rivale & Valsione set goes back on sale on Premium Bandai starting October 11 at 13:00.
- Both kits include an assembly-type plastic kit set, an instruction manual, and one piece of soda-flavor gum.
- The Astranagant kit measures about 283mm tall by 190mm wide, or 400mm by 465mm with wing effect parts attached.
Reporting from 2 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside.
Bandai Candy Division will reissue two Premium Bandai-exclusive SMP [SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT] kits from the Super Robot Wars OG series. The Astranagant kit, priced at 22,000 yen including tax, includes armament and effect parts, a Gun Familiar that can reproduce its stored and deployed states, and the large Z.O. Sword. The R-GUN Rivale & Valsione set, priced at 27,940 yen including tax, includes a Gun Slave with an original-interpretation storage gimmick and hands of light for action poses. Both are assembly-type plastic kits with stickers, an instruction manual, and one piece of soda-flavor gum. The R-GUN Rivale & Valsione set goes back on sale on Premium Bandai starting October 11 at 13:00, as reported on October 5.
The R-GUN Rivale and Valsione set uses ABS, MABS, and PET, while the Astranagant kit uses ABS and MABS. Both kits are sold by the Bandai Candy Division, the same seller listed on the Premium Bandai product page.
R-GUN Rivale is built to display alongside other kits in the SMP line. The kit reproduces the proportions of the setting drawings and has enough articulation to kneel. The head is designed to match the anime version, with a choice between the standard head and one with twin-eye molding, plus a setting-drawing head as a bonus part and two selectable visors.
- Roche Blade: blades for both arms, removable to reproduce the firing state, with effect parts for the light trails and for the two units combining and rotating.
- Gun Slave: transforms from Charge Mode to Discharge Mode, has a back-mounting gimmick and can perform the Axion Buster.
- Dedicated base: carries a magic circle motif from its appearance.
- Valsione weapons: effect parts for the Circle Zamber, M13 Shotgun, G Railgun, Photon Rifle, and Beam Sword, which can be mounted on the side skirt.
The set measures about 280mm by 200mm for R-GUN Rivale alone and about 330mm by 230mm with wings, while Valsione is about 161mm by 110mm, or 180mm by 110mm with wings. The Astranagant kit measures about 400mm by 465mm including its wing effect parts.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.