The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2008.
Includes[]
- Zaku II Kai
- A-type head
- B-type head
- Manipulators
- Multipurpose weapon-holding (left)
- Trigger-finger (right)
- Open-palm (left)
- Machine Gun
- Grenade Launcher
- Ammo Pack
- Heat Hawk
- Adapter
Kit Features & Gimmicks[]
- Zaku II Kai can be built with either A-type or B-type heads.
Articulation[]
- The head can rotate on a single ball-joint neck.
- Shoulder joints can slightly swing frontward.
- The shield/spiked shoulder armor can swivel/pivot independently from the arms.
- The arms can...
- Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The upper arms can rotate.
- Both elbow and knee joints can only be bent up to 90 degrees.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The waist can only rotate in a very limited extent.
- Front and side skirt armors can slightly pivot to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
- The hip joint axis can swing forward to replicate the crash pose in the First Episode of the OVA.
- The upper thighs can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, though the backwards articulation is limited due to the non-poseable skirt armor.
- The ankles can slightly tilt/pivot, though it was hindered by the lower leg panels.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks[]
- The left hand is swappable.
- Any of the weapons can be wielded by the right trigger hand, though the Heat Hawk needs to be properly attached.
- Ammo and/or Grenade Launcher can be optionally removed from the Machine gun.
- Heat Hawk can store onto the rear waist armor via an adapter.
- Zaku II Kai can mount onto any Action Bases. (sold separately)
Tips & Tricks[]
- For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be applied with Gundam Markers or Mr. Color paints.
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers/marking decals and if any, paint details.
- Front Skirt armor can be separated for individual articulation.
- As the mono-eye is not poseable, applying the mono-eye sticker is a one-way method, so choose wisely.
- Do not pull out the arm from the shoulder joint with excessive force, doing so would break the joint.
- If one wished to let the right hand part to wield the Heat Hawk (especially the thick part of the handle), take note that this will open a slight gap between the hand's two pieces, so it's better to let it wield the thin part of the handle.
Customizing-based tips[]
- One must find an extra right holding hand for this kit, mostly from Builders Parts' System Weapon kits. (Both the hand & dorsals are needed to be painted in the same color as the kit's.)
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- High Detail Manipulator 166 can be used for this kit.
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.
Notes & Trivia[]
- Unlike the 1/144 scale kit, this Gunpla does not come with a normal right hand.
- Although the Mobile Suit's design possessing gray-colored details on the forearms's four sculpted dots, the boxart, and the finished samples don't seem to possess any of it.
- Though the kit's subtitles label it as a "Mass-Productive Mobile Suit", the actual lore for the unit is a Limited Production MS.
Gallery[]
Packaging[]
Pre-Bandai Spirits red logo/Bandai Namco logo labelling
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Bandai Spirits blue logo/Pre-Bandai Namco logo labelling
Stock Photos[]
Note: Images show a model completed by a professional builder. Actual product may differ.
Footnotes[]
External Links[]
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