The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) MS-06F Zaku II (aka MS-06 Zaku II) is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2003.
Includes[]
- Zaku II
- Manipulators
- General weapon-holding (1 pair)
- Trigger-fingers (1 pair)
- Manipulators
- Zaku Machine Gun
- Heat Hawk
- Adapter piece
- Bazooka
- 2 Leg-mounted Missile Pods
- 3 pairs of removable missiles
Kit Features & Gimmicks[]
Articulation[]
- Mono-eye can move left and right. (removal of helmet required)
- The head can rotate on. ball-joint neck.
- Shoulder joints can tilt forward.
- The arms can...
- Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
- Raise horizontally.
- The left shoulder armor and the right shoulder shield is jointed to avoid interference with the arm articulation.
- The elbow joints can be bent up to 90 degrees.
- The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
- The upper elbows can turn.
- Front and side skirt armors can slightly pivot to avoid interference with the leg articulation.
- The upper thighs can swivel on the hips' ball-and-socket joints, though the backwards articulation is limited due to the non-poseable rear skirt armor.
- The knee joints can be bent up to 100 degrees.
- The ankles feature double-jointed parts, allowing to further tilt forward.
- The feet can swivel on the ankle ball-joint part.
Weapons/Other Gimmicks[]
- The hands are swappable.
- Any of the weapons can be wielded by the kit's normal and/or trigger-finger hands. (Though compatible with the former, the machine gun and the bazooka must be wielded by the latter)
- Machine Gun's foregrip can swing left or right.
- Bazooka's foregrip and scope can swing up and down.
- Bazooka can latch onto the rear waist armor via a flip-out mounting joint.
- Heat Hawk can mount onto the left waist armor with an adapter.
- Missile pods can be optionally mounted onto the legs. (some detaching on the legs are required)
Tips & Tricks[]
- For better results, some or most of the details are needed to be applied/panel-lined with Gundam Markers or Mr. Color paints.
- The Gundam Color Set for HGUC Zaku II can be used to paint the kit. (airbrush recommended.)
- Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers and if any, marking decals and painted details.
Customizing-based tips[]
- The Machine Gun from 1/144 System Weapon 001 can be used for this kit.
- The Bazooka from 1/144 System Weapon 009 can be used for this kit.
- The Semovente Corps markings included in the EX Model YMT-05 Hildolfr kit can be used for this Gunpla.
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- High Detail Manipulator 50 can be used for this kit.
- 1//144 WA-32 120mm Zaku Machine Gun (Wide-Grip) 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[]
Note: Images show a model completed by a professional builder. Actual product may differ.
See Also[]
- RG MS-06F Zaku II
- MG MS-06F Zaku II (Ver. 2.0) - 1/100 scale
Footnotes[]
External Links[]
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