Bandai's RG Zaku II Hits Lottery—Here's How to Enter

Bandai has dropped the RG 1/144 MS-06S Zaku II on Premium Bandai as a lottery exclusive, and if you want it, you've got until August 3 to throw your name in the ring.

The kit runs 3,850 yen and ships in September 2026. What makes this one worth the gamble: it uses Bandai's Advanced MS Joint system, which changes how you assemble the thing—cleaner engineering, fewer fiddly bits. The decals are the realistic metallic kind, designed to catch light the way actual mobile suit armor might. It's the detail work that separates a decent build from one that actually looks like something.

Lottery results drop August 24. If your name comes up, you win the right to buy it. If it doesn't, well, there's always the next one.

For Gundam model builders, the RG line sits in that sweet spot between accessibility and precision—1/144 scale means it doesn't eat your entire desk, but the engineering is tight enough that assembly feels intentional. The Zaku II is iconic enough that Bandai knows it'll move, which is why they're running it through lottery rather than just stocking shelves. Scarcity breeds interest; interest breeds sales.

The takeaway: if you're building Gundam kits and you've been waiting for this particular mobile suit in RG form, the clock is ticking.

Source: Anime Anime