MG MS-06S Char's Zaku II (Gao Gao)

Manufacturer: TT Hongli
Scale: 1/100
Grade: MG
Origin: Gundam 0079
Price: RM75

This is one nice bootleg... almost fully identical to the original kit ;) Could consider if you want to have an army of Zaku II in MG :p


Part 1: Box Art and Instruction Manual Cover

The box art and instruction manual is exactly the same as B**dai, except they are in Chinese & English language which is more friendly to us ;)

Part 2: Runners & Decals

The runners are also exactly the same as the original, except probably the plastic quality and color quality ;)

This kit comes with dry-transfer and dry-sticker which is the same as B**dai.








Part 3: Legs

The legs are pretty steady, and highly articulated. Parts separation is pretty well-done, and the exterior armor does not obstruct the movement and pose-ability of the legs ;)

Inner Frame



Comparison between Bare & Armored




Completed Legs




Part 4: Hip/Skirt

The hip is pretty nicely done ;) Although the side skirt will pops out occasionally on some extreme posing, this part is excellent.

Inner Frame




Completed Hip/Torso





Part 5: Lower Body

Putting together the legs and the hip/skirt would form the lower body ;) Let's take a look at some pictures...

Inner Frame

As you can see from the pictures below, the lower body is HIGHLY articulated! Pose-ability and balancing is fantastic!





Completed Lower Body





Part 6: Chest, Torso and Backpack

The chest, torso and backpack should the the simplest of all :p Having said so, the shoulder joints employed a pull-out mechanism thus allowing better posing possibility ;)

Inner Frame




Complete Chest, Torso & Backpack




Joining Up with Lower Body





Part 7: Arms & Hands

Excellent articulation! And very nice parts separations.

Inner Frame



Right Arm with Shield




Left Arm with Spike





Part 8: Head

The mono-eye is moveable left and right, and the head can tilt up and down slightly for pose-ability ;)

Inner Frame




Completed Head





Part 9 - Complete Inner Frame

The Iron Man pose could be done without much effort ;)






Part 10: Before Decal








Part 11: Completed with Decals













Quick Review

Plastic quality

Pretty nice. I only have a slight discoloration on my right tight armor which is very minor and not noticeable ;)


Articulations

This model is the best from TT Hongli that I have build :) Nevertheless, these good rating is due to B**dai have made an EXCELLENT version 2.0 of Zaku II and TT Hongli doing a fantastic job replicating it :p

• Head/Neck: Excellent!
  
• Shoulder: Fantastic! Very highly pose-able with the pull-out mechanism.
  
• Arm/Elbow: Excellent!
• Wrist: Normal+.
• Hand: Normal+.
  
• Waist: Normal+.
• Skirt Armour: Very nicely done! It won't get in the way even with some challenging pose ;)
  
• Hip/Tight: Excellent!
  
• Knee: Excellent!
• Ankle: Very good ;)
  

Looks and Feels

TT Hongli did pretty good Zaku! I am tempted to get the whole series of Zaku from TT Hongli after building this fella :p Even my straight build looks pretty nice, imaging if you are planning to touch-up and re-color. Excellent option for modding.


Fin ;)