Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) (1/6)

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) (2/6)

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) (3/6)

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) (4/6)

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) (5/6)

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) (6/6)

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Weapons added in the Final Battle Ver.

Four GN Holster Bit Blocks have been added, bringing the total to 14.

Four more GN Rifle Bit IIs have also been added, for a total of six.

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) - The original GN Rifle Bit IIs (top) have various gimmicks that let them switch be

The original GN Rifle Bit IIs (top) can switch between bit form and rifle form
and have various gimmicks along with a built-in clear blade,
but the four newly added GN Rifle Bit IIs have no gimmicks and are fixed in bit form only.

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) - You can attach a stand joint part to the bottom of the added GN Rifle Bit IIs to

You can attach a stand joint part to the bottom of the added GN Rifle Bit IIs to display them in their deployed state,
but the problem is that only the straight peg from the old Action Base 2 is compatible.
Action Base 2 is basically a discontinued, outdated stand at this point, so this feels like a rather irresponsible design choice.
In my case I only had one Action Base 2, so I borrowed a few of the small clear stands that come with Figure-rise Standard kits
and used double-sided tape to hold everything in place for the display.

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) - You can detach the nozzle section of the GN Rifle Bit II and store it inside the

You can detach the nozzle section of the GN Rifle Bit II and store it inside the GN Holster Bit.

Using the included clear parts, you can combine two GN Holster Bits together.

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) - The manual recommends borrowing the clear stand from the HG Cherudim Gundam for d

The manual recommends borrowing the clear stand from the HG Cherudim Gundam for display.

The gimmick that folds the head antenna down is the same as before.

Leftover parts

The limb articulation is also the same as before.

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) - GN Rifle Bit II firing pose (1/3)

GN Rifle Bit II firing pose

Pose with all four GN Rifle Bit IIs deployed.

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) - Pose with all four GN Rifle Bit IIs and all four GN Holster Bits deployed. Had to

Pose with all four GN Rifle Bit IIs and all four GN Holster Bits deployed.
Had to borrow a total of eight stands to pull this off — quite the ordeal. ^^;

Together with the original kit, the HG Gundam Zabanya.

This kit is the HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the HG Gundam Zabanya released back in 2010, with additional weapons added to the lineup — specifically four GN Holster Bit Blocks, a backpack to mount them on, and four GN Rifle Bit IIs.

The Gundam Zabanya itself is completely identical to the standard release in both molded color and parts configuration, and it shows off decent articulation with solid joint strength. The already packed-out volume of the original gets even more loaded up with the extra weapons, but thankfully it still holds together with a reassuring level of stability.

The added GN Holster Bits mount onto their dedicated backpack and really beef up the volume on the upper body. The four additional GN Rifle Bit IIs, unlike the originals, have had the rifle/bit conversion gimmick removed and can only be displayed in bit form. According to the manual you're supposed to place them on the straight joint parts included with Action Base 2, but I doubt many people have multiple Action Base 2s lying around. I certainly don't, so I ended up borrowing the small clear stands from Figure-rise Standard kits and sticking them down with double-sided tape to get the display set up.

After all that trouble, arranging the GN Holster Bits and GN Rifle Bit IIs in their deployed configuration does look pretty awesome. That said, it requires more support stands than you'd expect, so it's not exactly an easy display to pull off.

Either way, this kit takes the already impressive volume of the original and cranks it up even further — and the fact that it holds together solidly despite all that extra stuff hanging off it is genuinely praiseworthy. If you're a 00 fan or just love a kit loaded with weapons, this one should be pretty satisfying. :-)

HG Gundam Zabanya (Final Battle Ver.) | 2021.12 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.