The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) MS-05B Zaku I is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2006.
Includes[]
- Zaku I
- Normal forehead
- Commander type forehead
- Bazooka Rack
- Manipulators
- General weapon-holding (1 pair)
- x2 Trigger-finger (right)
- Machine gun
- Bazooka
- Open-palm (left)
- 105mm Machine Gun
- Initial Type Bazooka
- Heat Hawk
- Adapter
- Knuckle Shield
- Sturm Faust
- Adapter
Kit Features & Gimmicks[]
- Head unit can be built into either normal or commander types.
Articulation[]
- The head can rotate on a single ball-joint neck.
- Mono-eye can move left and right via a switch underneath.
- The torso can tilt frontwards.
- Shoulder joint can tilt frontward.
- The arms can...
- Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- The arms feature double-jointed elbow parts.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The waist can rotate 360 degrees.
- The upper thighs can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, though the backwards articulation is limited due to the non-poseable rear skirt armor.
- front and side skirt armors can slightly lift up to avoid interference.
- Knee joints can only bend up to 90 degrees.
- The ankle joints can tilt sideways in a limited manner, or pivot frontwards.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks[]
- The hands are swappable.
- The weapons can only be wielded by their own respective hand parts.
- Right shoulder can optionally switch with the Bazooka rack.
- Machine Gun's grip can swivel forward and backwards.
- Bazooka can be stored onto the rear hip armor via a flip-out latch.
- Heat Hawk can be stored onto the left waist armor via an adapter.
- Strum Faust can be stored into the shield via an adapter.
- Zaku I can mount onto any Action Bases. (The hip panel must be removed first.)
Tips & Tricks[]
- For better results, some details are needed to be applied with Gundam Markers or Mr. Color paints.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers and if any, marking decals.
Variants[]
Italicized items are exclusives.
- 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.
- HGUC MS-05B Zaku I (Black Tri-Stars Type)
- HGUC MS-05L Zaku I Sniper Type
- HGGB AMX-107 Bawoo & MS-05L Zaku I Sniper Type (GPB Color)
- HGUC MS-05L Zaku I Sniper Type (Yonem Kirks Custom)
Notes & Trivia[]
- To date, this Gunpla has yet to be redecoed/retooled into the following variants:
- Topp Custom (The 08th MS Team)
- Ramba Ral Custom (Gihren's Greed)
- Erik Blanke Custom (Battlefield Record U.C. 0081)
- Darmac Barlow Custom (U.C. 0096: Last Sun)
- MS-05Q Zaku I (MSV-R)
Gallery[]
Packaging[]
Pre-Bandai Spirits red logo/Bandai Namco logo labelling
Stock Photos[]
Footnotes[]
External Links[]
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