Bandai has revived one of Metal Build's most requested mobile suits. Confirmed via gundamkitscollection.com and Tamashii Nations' own product page, the Metal Build Strike Noir Gundam returns in a 20th Memorial Color version, with a reworked paint job built to match the mobile suit's on-screen appearance more closely than the original release did.
One honest timing note up front: this figure's pre-order deposit window ran September 25 through October 13, 2026, and has already closed as of this writing. This is reveal and feature coverage, not a now-open pre-order alert, so treat the details below as what's confirmed about the figure itself rather than a call to action on an order window that's no longer live.
Here's what Bandai actually changed for this version, and where collectors who missed the window should look next.
For how this figure's dimensions compare to EVORETRO's display cases, see our Metal Build case-fit guide.
The headline change is revised, more anime-accurate coloring across the figure, moving away from the original release's paint application toward a scheme that more closely tracks how Strike Noir actually appeared on screen.
Bandai also blackened the figure's signature Noir-exclusive weapons specifically for this version, a detail callback to the mobile suit's name that wasn't as pronounced in the earlier release.
This version ships with newly sculpted hands, an upgrade over the original release's hand parts and a detail that matters for a figure built around dynamic weapon-holding poses.
Hand sculpts are a recurring upgrade point across Metal Build re-releases generally, and this version's new sculpts are a genuine, confirmed change rather than a cosmetic repaint alone.
The figure is priced at 39,600 yen, tax included, with a confirmed shipping window of March 2027 through the Tamashii Web Shop inside Premium Bandai.
That price and timeline track with Bandai's typical Metal Build re-release cadence, where a revised color version carries a modest premium over an original release's launch price.
Pre-orders opened September 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM and closed October 13, 2026, a roughly three-week deposit window that has already passed as of today.
Collectors who missed it aren't entirely out of options, but the direct pre-order deposit route through Premium Bandai is no longer available for this specific run.
Secondary-market listings and resale marketplaces are the most realistic path forward now, though pricing on a freshly closed pre-order run tends to carry a premium over the original 39,600 yen retail.
Watching for a potential restock announcement from Tamashii Nations is also worth doing, since Bandai has occasionally reopened a short second window for high-demand Metal Build re-releases.
Strike Noir has been one of the more requested re-releases among Metal Build collectors, and a 20th Memorial Color treatment signals Bandai is still actively supporting the line's back catalog rather than only pushing new mobile suit designs.
For collectors building out a Metal Build shelf, this re-release is worth tracking even past its pre-order window, given the line's history of eventual general retail availability for popular units.
The original Metal Build Strike Noir predates this 20th Memorial Color version by several years, and it's become one of the more sought-after entries in the line's back catalog among collectors who missed its first run.
A revised color version like this one typically draws interest from two different groups: collectors who missed the original release entirely, and existing owners drawn to the more anime-accurate paint and new hand sculpts enough to pick up a second copy.
Bandai doesn't treat every Metal Build reissue the same way; a straight reissue typically reuses the original color scheme and parts, while a Memorial Color version like this one gets genuine sculpt and paint revisions rather than just a reprint of the same tooling.
That distinction is part of why this version justifies a price above a simple reissue, and it's worth knowing before assuming every Metal Build re-release offers the same scope of changes.
A March 2027 ship date gives collectors who find a secondary-market copy or catch a restock several months of lead time to plan a budget, since Metal Build pre-order balances and secondary-market payments both tend to land closer to the actual ship window.
Tamashii Nations has occasionally shifted ship dates on Metal Build releases before, so treating March 2027 as a reasonably firm but not absolutely locked target is the realistic way to plan around it.
No, it closed October 13, 2026.
39,600 yen, tax included.
March 2027.
Revised anime-accurate coloring, blackened Noir weapons, and new hand sculpts.
With the official pre-order window closed, the realistic path forward is tracking secondary-market listings or a possible restock rather than waiting on Premium Bandai directly. When Strike Noir does arrive on your shelf, EVORETRO's Acrylic Modular Case comfortably fits a figure at this scale.
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