Kit Review

Straight build

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - 3 RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku IIs are included toget

3 RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku IIs are included together.

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - The weapons loadout and body are identical to the sta

The weapons loadout and body are identical to the standard kit.
By applying different number seals, I set them up as Gaia's unit (No. 03), Mash's unit (No. 02), and Ortega's unit (No. 06).

As a bonus, a Triple Action Base is included.

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - The RG-specific fixing pin (right) can be used for th

The RG-specific fixing pin (right) can be used for the pin attachment.

Fixing pin articulation

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - You can change the angle by moving the column mountin

You can change the angle by moving the column mounting point.

Leftover parts

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - All three units posed together (1/4)

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - All three units posed together (2/4)

All three units posed together

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - All three units firing the Giant Bazooka (1/4)

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - All three units firing the Giant Bazooka (2/4)

All three units firing the Giant Bazooka

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - All three units with different weapons and poses (1/6

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - All three units with different weapons and poses (2/6

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - All three units with different weapons and poses (3/6

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) - All three units with different weapons and poses (4/6

All three units with different weapons and poses

This kit is the RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive
(+Triple Action Base). Released through Club G, the RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II bundles three kits together with a Triple Action Base thrown in. It came out at ¥9000 — the combined price of three individual RG kits — so the base is essentially a free bonus.

The RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set is simply three individual boxed kits shipped together, so the contents of each are completely identical to the standard release. They still show off all the intricate detail and gimmicks that make the RG Zaku so special.

The Triple Action Base has also been used as a standalone event exclusive item, and it's perfectly sized and gimmicked for displaying three 1/144-scale kits at once. You can swap the fixing pins to the RG-specific joint parts, and it also works with standard HG kits that use regular peg holes. On top of that, you can adjust the angle of the fixing pins, and there are 5 positions to choose from for where the arm connects to the column — so you've got plenty of options for displaying all three kits at different angles and arrangements simultaneously.

Sure, it's a straightforward bundle kit, but the big upside is that you get the base as a freebie and can display all three Black Tristar units together at once. That said, even a single RG Zaku takes a fair amount of work to build, so grinding through all three is no joke. Either way, if you're a fan of the RG Zaku and love the Black Tristar units, this is definitely worth going for. :-)

RG Black Tristar Custom Zaku II Triple Set (+ Triple Action Base) | 2018.3 | ¥9,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.