Kit Review

Straight build + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Various angles (1/6)

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Various angles (2/6)

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Various angles (3/6)

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Detail shots (1/4)

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Just like the original, you can choose between the 3-claw and 4-claw hands.

Cockpit hatch open

Pilot figure and stand joint parts

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Instead of the original Char, a regular soldier figure is included as a newly sculpted pi

Instead of the original Char, a regular soldier figure is included as a newly sculpted piece.

Articulation is the same as before.

Kneeling pose

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Claw action poses (1/5)

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Claw action poses (2/5)

Club G Mass Production Z'gok - Claw action poses (3/5)

Claw action poses

Poses using the 4-claw hands

Together with the RG Char's Z'Gok released as a standard retail version.

RG Mass Production Z'Gok released as a standard retail version back in

Together with the HG Mass Production Z'Gok released as a standard retail version back in 1999.

This kit is the RG Mass Production Z'Gok released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the standard retail RG Char's Z'Gokwith the molded color swapped out to the blue mass production color scheme. The only newly sculpted piece is the single pilot figure, changed from Char to a regular soldier.

So all the contents and structural features are identical to the original, and it still shows off great proportions alongside somewhat awkward articulation. The multi-jointed movement gimmicks aren't exactly user-friendly, so getting it into whatever pose you want isn't all that easy. Joint strength is also a bit on the weak side, and if you push the angles too hard while posing, parts tend to pop off quite a bit. That said, the overall look and sculpt quality are solid, so if you're a fan of One Year War "seafood" like the Z'Gok, the visuals should be more than satisfying.

Sure, it's a simple color variant at the end of the day, but it still feels like "well, of course this was going to happen eventually." It's an RG kit with a few frustrating shortcomings here and there, but for old-school fans, there's plenty of reason to go ahead and grab it. :-)

RG Mass Production Z'Gok | 2015.8 | ¥2,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.