Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) - Various angles (1/6)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) - Various angles (2/6)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) - Various angles (3/6)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Weapons loadout

The anti-ship rifle shorty — newly added for Wald's unit

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) - The two magazines can be stored on the shoulder shield, and the anti-ship rif

The two magazines on the shoulder shield, and the anti-ship rifle shorty and anti-ship rifle
can be mounted on the rear skirt using dedicated joint parts.

The other anti-ship rifle is reused from the existing HG Origin Zaku.

Leftover parts

Same articulation as before

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) (1/3)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) (2/3)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) (3/3)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) (1/2)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) (2/2)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) - Together with the HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Selma's Unit), released

Together with the HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Selma's Unit), released at the same time.
The main body configuration is completely identical — only the weapons differ.

Group shot of the HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type trio

This kit is the HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald's Unit), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Released alongside it on Club G is the HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type
(Selma's Unit)— and this one is essentially that kit with just the weapons swapped out. The wet decal camouflage pattern has also been changed to match Wald's unit.

So the body's appearance and structural features are identical to Selma's unit, and it still delivers an excellent straight build visual along with great articulation and joint strength. Weapons included are the anti-ship rifle, anti-ship rifle shorty, and heat hawk. The anti-ship rifle is a reuse from the HG Origin Zaku, while the slightly smaller anti-ship rifle shorty is a newly sculpted addition.

The anti-ship rifle shorty comes with two extra magazines — just like the bazooka type B on Selma's unit — which can be neatly stored on the shoulder shield. You can also use the dedicated joint parts to mount both the anti-ship rifle and anti-ship rifle shorty on the rear skirt.

Sure, it's a simple weapon-swap variation, but the base quality is so good that it's still a fun build. If you're collecting the HG High Mobility Zaku series, it'd be great to display all three together with the Egba unit and Selma's unit. :-)

HG Zaku High Mobility Surface Type (Wald) | 2023.8 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.