Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior (1/6)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior (2/6)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior (3/6)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior (4/6)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior (5/6)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior (6/6)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Detail shots (1/4)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Newly added MG Blaze Wizard

Basic articulation points

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - The AGM138 Fire Bee guided missile pod's open gimmick has been upgraded to M

The AGM138 Fire Bee guided missile pod's open gimmick has been upgraded to MG level.
It's not just the cover that opens — the bottom section spreads apart too, letting you stand the missile pod upright.

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - The large booster in the back opens up and down, and you can also slide the

The large booster in the back opens up and down, and you can also slide the inner booster out.

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - The standard beam tomahawk and rifle are the same as the existing Zaku Warri

The standard beam tomahawk and rifle are the same as the existing Zaku Warrior.

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Parts for the Zaku Warrior's right shoulder and antenna-less head are also i

Parts for the Zaku Warrior's right shoulder and antenna-less head are also included.

Built as a mass-production Zaku Warrior

Built as a Blaze Zaku Warrior

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Cockpit hatch open / mono-eye rotation / swappable fingers are the same as b

Cockpit hatch open / mono-eye rotation / swappable fingers are the same as before.

Leftover parts

Limb articulation and hip slide gimmick are also the same as before.

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Blaze Zaku Phantom AGM138 Fire Bee guided missile attack pose (1/4)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Blaze Zaku Phantom AGM138 Fire Bee guided missile attack pose (2/4)

Blaze Zaku Phantom AGM138 Fire Bee guided missile attack pose

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Other action poses of the Blaze Zaku Phantom (1/5)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Other action poses of the Blaze Zaku Phantom (2/5)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Other action poses of the Blaze Zaku Phantom (3/5)

Other action poses of the Blaze Zaku Phantom

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Action poses in Zaku Warrior configuration (1/3)

Action poses in Zaku Warrior configuration

Action poses in Blaze Zaku Warrior configuration

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior - Alongside the No Grade 1/100 Zaku Warrior + Gunner & Blaze Wizard released

Alongside the No Grade 1/100 Zaku Warrior + Gunner & Blaze Wizard released in 2005.
It's bigger and more detailed, but above all, the colors are so much deeper and richer.

Alongside the Club G release MG Slash Zaku Phantom (Yzak Joule's custom unit).

This kit is the MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. The base body is the same as the previously Club G-released MG Slash Zaku Phantom (Yzak Joule's custom unit) , with the Blaze Wizard newly added on top of that. You could say the mass-production color Zaku Warrior — which really should have come out first — has finally arrived.

So for this review, you can probably just focus on the changed molded colors and the new armament, the Blaze Wizard. By swapping parts, you can choose to build either a Zaku Warrior with a shield on one side, or a Zaku Phantom with shields on both sides. Add the Blaze Wizard on top of that and you can also build a Blaze Zaku Warrior. The green mass-production molded color does come out noticeably darker compared to the old SEED series kits from back in the day.

The Blaze Wizard, getting its MG treatment for the first time, has been upgraded in a number of ways compared to the old 1/100 — it's a real step up. The front AGM138 Fire Bee guided missile pod gimmick has been completely transformed, going from a simple open gimmick to a three-stage deployment that unfolds and stands upright. The rear booster can also be pulled out backward independently of the top/bottom cover opening, and it really makes you think — yeah, MG is MG.

And since the base body has solid joint strength to begin with, there are no durability issues even with the large armament added. The overall build quality is stable enough that any SEED fan who's been waiting for a mass-production color MG Zaku Warrior/Phantom can go ahead and grab this one without hesitation — it's a great kit. :-)

MG Blaze Zaku Phantom / Blaze Zaku Warrior | 2020.12 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.