Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Detail shots (1/4)

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Weapons loadout

Shield modified for Wave Shooter

Articulation of the lower shield section

There's only one leftover part.

Articulation is the same as the existing HGUC Zeta Gundam [G.E.P].

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Action poses (1/6)

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Action poses (2/6)

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Action poses (3/6)

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Action poses (4/6)

Action poses

Transformed into Wave Shooter mode

Underside

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Posed on a stand (1/3)

Posed on a stand

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - With beam rifle and Hyper Mega Launcher attached (1/3)

With beam rifle and Hyper Mega Launcher attached

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Alongside the 1990 HG Zeta Gundam. That's a 27-year renewal. (1/3)

Alongside the 1990 HG Zeta Gundam.
That's a 27-year renewal.

Alongside the HGUC Zeta Gundam [G.E.P].

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) - Comparison with the HGUC Zeta Gundam [G.E.P] Waverider. The Wave Shooter's wings are muc

Comparison with the HGUC Zeta Gundam [G.E.P] Waverider.
The Wave Shooter's wings are much larger, but they cover less of the underside.
The original Waverider is designed for atmospheric re-entry, so it needs to cover the underside as much as possible,
whereas the Wave Shooter is meant for in-atmosphere flight, so the wings are bigger but cover less of the bottom.

The Wave Shooter version also has revised transformation joint parts.

This kit is the HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. The Wave Shooter is a configuration that was featured on the HG Zeta Gundamreleased back in 1990 — only the wings and shield were changed. This kit pays homage to that, taking the standard-release HGUC Zeta Gundam [G.E.P] and adding newly sculpted Wave Shooter parts.

The body itself is completely identical to the HGUC Zeta Gundam [G.E.P], with exactly the shield and wings swapped out. The wings are noticeably larger compared to the original Waverider wings. The transformation process is mostly the same, though the Wave Shooter wings only need to fold 90 degrees, which does make transforming it a bit easier.

Since the main body is the same, for this review you really just need to take a close look at the updated shield and wings — and they still show off that clean detailing and quality feel. The one thing that bugs me is how out-of-place the red stickers on the wings look; they're a bit of an eyesore. That said, as a variation kit paying homage to the very first HG kit, this is definitely something any Zeta Gundam fan will have a good time with. :-)

HGUC Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter) | 2017.10 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.