BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., the Chinese subsidiary of Japanese entertainment giant BANDAI NAMCO, has unveiled a new Mobile Suit Gundam blind-box series titled "KIKAI KOUBOU Mobile Suit Gundam Vol. 1." Gundam, Zaku, and other Mobile Suits have been reimagined with rounded, super-deformed proportions, and each figure comes with a "KOUBOU" hangar for storing weapons and optional parts. The first wave includes eight designs, priced at RMB 79 per box, and is scheduled for release in November 2026.
The appeal of KIKAI KOUBOU goes beyond simply shrinking down the Mobile Suits. The series brings classic Gundam maintenance-bay scenes straight to collectors’ shelves. Each Mobile Suit stands approximately 8.5 cm tall, while the included hangar measures about 11 cm. Beam rifles, shields, bazookas, and other weapons can be mounted directly on the racks, while removable heads and arms let collectors recreate units undergoing repairs or maintenance.
The entire line is built around disassembly, swapping, and customization. Shared connection points allow collectors to exchange heads, arms, weapons, and equipment between figures. You can mount Gundam’s head on another Mobile Suit’s body or equip a unit with shields and weapons it would not normally carry. Rather than simply displaying whichever design comes out of the box, each release doubles as a miniature library of interchangeable mecha parts.
Vol. 1 features eight designs: Gundam, G-3 Gundam, Char's Zaku II, Zaku II, Justice Gundam, Justice Gundam (Deactive Mode), and Freedom Gundam, plus Freedom Gundam (Deactive Mode). Justice Gundam and Freedom Gundam feature removable backpack equipment that can be stored in the hangar, while the Zaku units have room for their bazookas, Heat Hawks, and other gear. Each hangar can be rearranged to create a maintenance display tailored to its Mobile Suit.
The hangars can also be stacked vertically or connected side by side. Official images show all eight combined into a full hangar wall, allowing collectors to expand a single display bay into a miniature base. A second wave has already entered the planning stage, suggesting that the line’s "Mobile Suit + hangar" concept will continue to grow.
BANDAI NAMCO KIKAI KOUBOU Mobile Suit Gundam Vol. 1
Size: Mobile Suit stands approximately 8.5 cm tall
Suggested Retail Price: RMB 79 per box
Scheduled Release: November 2026
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