Club G HG

High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Detail shots (1/4) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Detail shots (2/4) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Detail shots (3/4) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Weapons loadout

Weapons loadout

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - The heat hawk can be stored on the side.

The heat hawk can be stored on the side.

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Only one leftover part.

Only one leftover part.

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Limb articulation

Limb articulation

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Hip joint movement gimmick and forward/backward shoulder articulation (1/2) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Hip joint movement gimmick and forward/backward shoulder articulation (2/2)

Hip joint movement gimmick and forward/backward shoulder articulation

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Machine gun pose (1/4) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Machine gun pose (2/4) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Machine gun pose (3/4) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Machine gun pose (4/4)

Machine gun pose

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Heat hawk pose (1/2) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Heat hawk pose (2/2)

Heat hawk pose

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Machine gun + heat hawk pose (1/2) HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Machine gun + heat hawk pose (2/2)

Machine gun + heat hawk pose

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Together with the HG Dom Test Type that served as the base kit.

Together with the HG Dom Test Type that served as the base kit.

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku - Together with the HG Origin Zakus.

Together with the HG Origin Zakus.

This kit is the HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's an interesting combination with a Zaku-style upper body and a Dom-style lower body. It's essentially a variation kit based on the HG Dom Test Typewhich was released as a standard retail kit.

Compared to the original HG Dom Test Type, the head, shoulders, chest, and weapons have been swapped out for Zaku-style ones. The lower body design looks pretty similar at first glance, but if you look closely, the instep, knees, front leg design, and soles have all been changed. Above all, the fact that it's a hybrid mixing the classic Zaku and the Dom Test Type gives it a really strong personality. Beyond that, the quality is on par with the original kit, still delivering solid articulation and joint strength.

So while there aren't many new elements, the unique upper/lower body combination itself is what makes it stand out. It shows the stable quality you'd expect from the HG Origin series, so if the style appeals to you, this is definitely a kit you can have a lot of fun with. :-)

HG High Mobility Type Prototype Zaku | 2016.4 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.