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The High Grade Universal Century (HGUC) MS-06S Zaku II is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2002.
Includes[]
- MS-06S Zaku II
- Manipulators
- General weapon-holding (1 pair)
- Trigger-fingers (1 pair)
- Manipulators
- Zaku Machine Gun
- Heat Hawk
- Adapter piece
- Bazooka
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.
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.
- Gundam Color Set for HGUC Char's 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.
- The safely flag can be trimmed off optionally.
- Zaku II can mount onto any Action Bases (Sold separately) with its wide fork-type adapter.
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.
Variants[]
Standard Releases[]
- 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-06Fs Zaku II Type FS (Garma Zabi Custom)
- HGUC MS-06F Zaku II (2004)
- HGUCHG MS-06 Zaku The Ground War Set
- Gunpla Starter Set - An HGUC MS-06F Zaku II kit, cast in Anime-accurate colors, comes packaged with the similarly Anime-accurate RX-78-2 Gundam kit in this 2-pack.
Special Editions[]
- HGUC MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type (Gunpla DVD Catalog Ver.) - Limited edition repackage with free Gunpla DVD catalog.
Exclusives[]
- HGUC MS-06 Zaku II (MS IGLOO Ver.) - Bandai Museum exclusive.
- HGUC MS-06 Zaku II (Semovente Corps. Ver.) - Bandai Museum exclusive.
- HGUC MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type Char Aznable Custom (Clear Color Ver.) - Gunpla Expo 2006 exclusive.
- HGUC MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type Char Aznable Custom (Extra Finish Ver.) - Gunpla Expo 2008 exclusive.
- HGUC Char's MS set (Clear Color Ver.)
- HGUC MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type Char Aznable Custom (7-11 Ver.)
- HGUC Gundam Breaker Starter Pack Limited Edition - A redecoed Zaku II in Gundam's colors is featured in this kit.
- HGUC MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type Char Aznable Custom (Uniqlo Color) - Promotional kit with the Uniqlo Gundam 40th Anniversary UT Collection (only available in select Uniqlo shops in Japan and for only a limited time)
- HGUC MS-06SU Zaku II (UNIQLO Ver.) - Promotional kit with the Uniqlo Gunpla 40th Anniversary UT Collection (only available in select Uniqlo shops in Asia and for only a limited time)
Notes & Trivia[]
- First 1/144 scale Zaku II kit to feature a movable monoeye.
Gallery[]
Packaging[]
Pre-Bandai Spirits red logo/Bandai Namco logo labelling
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Bandai Spirits blue logo/Pre-Bandai Namco logo labelling
(Photo taken by schizophonic9.com)
Stock Photos[]
Note: Images show a model completed by a professional builder. Actual product may differ.
See Also[]
- HGUC MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type Char Aznable Custom (2020)
- HG Gundam The Origin MS-06S Zaku II (Red Comet Ver.)
- RG MS-06S Zaku II
- MG MS-06S Zaku II (Ver. 2.0) - 1/100 scale
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