Sunday, May 13, 2012

MG MS-06J Zaku II Mass Production (Gao Gao)



My 2nd kit for the Month of Zaku! Zeige ZEON! Presenting 020 of Gao Gao, MG Zaku II mass production MS Igloo version ;)

Essentially, this and 016 of Gao Gao is the same except the decals so I supposed I'll not be doing the 016 anytime soon :P


Manufacturer: Gao Gao/TT Hongli
Scale: 1/100
Grade: MG
Origin: Gundam MS Igloo
Price: RM75 (Those who are interested can contact me)

Please take note that I did minor coloring and panel lining with silver marker so please do not expect that to be pre-colored on your kit ;)




Section 1: Runners

Detailing are very good! I would say it is up to 98% as good compare to the original. The plastics quality is the usual Gao Gao quality which is pretty decent ;)










Section 2: Decals & Accessories

This kit comes with 1 set of dry-sticker (blue background below), 1 set of dry-transfer (white background below), and the usual foil stickers for the mono-eye. The quality of the dry-stickers are very much better compare to the older days, and the dry-transfer is of very good quality :)

As with the rest of Zaku II, there's a pair of springs for the legs' power line :)






Section 3: Skeleton Build

The Legs

Articulations are very good for the legs as compared to the high-mobility space-type with massive thruster system on both legs ;)



The Waist

Pretty straight-forward ;)




The Chest

The pull-out mechanism would allow the shoulder joints to be pulled out for more dynamic posing. The abdomen can also be tilted forward at some minor degree for posing ;)




The Arms

Excellent articulations for the arms!



The Head

It is always fun to build the Zaku head with moveable mono-eye ;)




The Naked Zaku





Another Pose ;)






Section 4: The Legs

Very solid legs here ;) Not much hinderence to the articulations even with the outer armor.






Section 5: Waist

As with other Zaku II, this waist piece is very nicely done ;) Unfortunately, as a flaw in design (Bandai's fault too), the skirt armors actually hinder the waist and hip movement by a great deal.





Section 6: Chest

Pretty straight forward build ;)





Section 7: Arms

Fantastic arms! No hindrance of movement when fully armored ;)




Section 8: The Head

Parts separations is very good! The power pipe, by default, is spanning a bit too wide so I trim the front portion for 1 segment each side making the pipe neater ;) Compare with my Char's Zaku head and you'll see the difference :)





Section 9: Semi-Completed Mecha

Purposely leaving the left arm and right leg naked, and without the shield and spike :P







Section 10: Weaponry

Well, pretty standard-issued Zaku mass production ground-type weaponry ;)

Zaku Machine Gun



Heat Hawk



Bazooka



Missile Launcher




Section 11: Photo-Op ;)

After applying some decals ;)











Quick Review

Plastic Quality and Detailing

The plastic quality is the usual Gao Gao/TT Hongli quality. The detailing are very nicely done and it comes close to 98% of the original.


Articulations

Articulations are very good!
  • Head/Neck: Good!
  • Shoulder: Excellent!
  • Arm/Elbow: Excellent!
  • Wrist: Normal+.
  • Hand: Normal+.
  • Waist: Normal-.
  • Skirt Armour: Normal-.
  • Hip/Tight: Excellent (except it is hindered greatly by the skirt).
  • Knee: Excellent!
  • Ankle: Normal.
  • Feet: Good.


Looks and Feels

The detailing is pretty good and come close to 98% of the original!!! The snap-fit is also very nicely done!

The only disappointment is t
he design of the skirt armor which greatly hinders the waist movement and the hip movement for dynamic posing, but however, these wasn't issues lay with the bootleg kit but on the original design :P

Overall, this kit is very nice and would be a fantastic replacement for the original if you are tight in budget or wanted to create a massive army of Zaku :P

Still, for those of you who can afford, do buy original ;)


Fin :)

3 comments:

  1. do you have this Zaku?
    i want to buy this..

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    1. This Igloo version is temporarily out-of-stock but I have the normal Green version and many other Zaku i.e. Johnny Ridden/Black Tristars/Shin Matsunaga/White Ogre in stock.

      Drop me an email at duelmasterng@yahoo.com should you are interested ;)

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  2. so basically 016 and 020 are the same Zaku right? only the decals are different. any other thing different?

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