After building my Gundam RX-78-2 last month, I had the urge to assemble another kit from the Mobile Suit Gundam series. This time I wanted to put together a model kit representing a mecha from Principality of Zeon, the opposing forces in the original Gundam series.
In the anime, the forces of Zeon churned out a variety of mobile suits to oppose the Gundam. I wanted to pick one that I remembered very well from my childhood, namely the Zaku. The Zakus which appeared early on in the series were not the best mobile suits in Principality's arsenal, in fact they ended up mostly as fodder for the Gundam. This particular robot design however it is probably the most recognized by fans of the series.
But the choice wasn't that simple... As depicted in the series, the MS-06 Zaku II units were mass produced and many variants of this mecha were made. Of course Bandai, the company who makes Gundam scale models, also made several kits representing each of these variants.
So from all of the kits that were available in the market I settled for the MS-06S Char Aznable custom version. Char, who was also known as the Red Comet, piloted a custom painted Zaku II donning his signature colors. He was one of the main antagonist in the original anime series, however he also became a protagonist in the later sequels.
Here are some pics of my finished model...
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| Such a big box for a tiny figure... |
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| Char Aznable boarding his custom MS-06S |
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| Zaku II with the Bazooka at ready. |
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| Engaging the opponents with the Heat Hawk. |
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| Sniping targets with the machine gun. |
