HGGTO MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable)

HGGTO MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable)
Japanese Name	HG 1/144 ザクI (シャア・アズナブル機)
Subtitle	Autonomous Republic of Zeon Mobile Suit
Classification	High Grade Gundam The Origin
Lineup no.	015
Scale	1/144
Franchise	Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
Release Date	March 2016
Price	¥1,700
JAN/ISBN	4549660163794
Need glue?	No
Materials	PS PE
Variant of	HGGTO MS-05 Zaku I (Denim/Slender Unit)
Run	Standard
Model of	MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable)
Box Art
Illustration by	Yuta Otani (PLANETA)

The High Grade Gundam The Origin (HGGTO) MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable) is a 1/144 Scale kit released in 2017.

Includes

• Zaku I (Char)
  • Manipulators
    • Multipurpose weapon-holding (1 pair)
    • Trigger-finger (right)
    • Open-palm (left)
• Zaku Machine Gun
• Shield
• 2 Heat Hawks
  • Storage
  • Deployed
• Adapter for Action Base

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• Mono-eye can be moved left or right via a switch underneath.
• The head can swivel on a ball-joint, or slightly tilt back and forth on a c-clip pivot joint.
• The torso can tilt back and forth (though slightly) via an L-shaped joint frame.
• Shoulder joints and 2/3 of the torso blocks can swing forward for extra frontwards articulation.
• The shoulders can...
  • Swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally. (The shoulder shield and armors are jointed to avoid interference with the arm's articulation.)
• The upper arms can rotate.
• Arms and Legs feature double-jointed elbow/knee parts.
• The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The waist can rotate on a ball-and-socket joint.
• Front and side skirt armors are poseable (though slightly) to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
• The hip joint axis can swing forwards (for extra articulation) and backwards.
• The upper thigh joints can swing frontward (or backward in a limited extent) on a peg, raise horizontally, and/or rotate on each thigh.
• The ankle joints can tilt frontwards, or sideways in a limited manner.
• Front foot pieces can tilt.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• The hands are swappable.
• Each of the weapons must be wielded by their own respective hands.
• Heat Hawk (storing) can mount on both sides of the waist armor.
• Zaku Machine Gun foregrip can swing forwards and backwards.
• Machine Gun ammo can mount onto the rear waist armor.
• Zaku I can mount onto most of the Action Bases via an adapter.

Tips & Tricks

• For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be applied & panel-lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
• Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers and/or marking decals and if any, painted details.

Customizing-based tips

• The Bazooka accessories from HGGTO Char's Zaku II, System Weapon 009, or from HGGTO Black Tri-Stars Zaku I can be used for this kit.

Variants

• Reissues of the kit from September 2018 onward will feature a blue-colored Bandai Spirits logo. Later reprints from mid-2022 will also feature an additional Bandai Namco logo.

Gallery

Packaging

Pre-Bandai Spirits red logo/Bandai Namco logo labelling

Stock Photos

External Links

Official

• Bandai Hobby kit's page
• Bandai Hobby kit's instruction manual page

Review(s)

• Review by Schizophonic9 (Japanese)