Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Various angles (1/6)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Various angles (2/6)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Various angles (3/6)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Detail shots (1/4)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Same weapons, accessories, and hand configuration as the existing high-mobility

Same weapons, accessories, and hand configuration as the existing high-mobility RG Zakus

Leftover parts

Same articulation as before

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Action poses (1/8)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Action poses (2/8)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Action poses (3/8)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Action poses (4/8)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Action poses (5/8)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Action poses (6/8)

Action poses

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II released through Club G. The mol

Alongside the MG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II released through Club G.
The molded colors are nearly identical, though the dark gray parts look like they might be a shade darker.

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II - Alongside the RG Black Tri-Stars' Custom Zaku II released through Club G. They'r

Alongside the RG Black Tri-Stars' Custom Zaku II released through Club G.
They're structurally identical.

This kit is the RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Compared to the standard release RG Zaku II Johnny Ridden's Custom, the molded colors have been changed and the thicker elbow parts from the Black Tri-Stars version have been applied. There's no new tooling whatsoever — structurally it's identical to the RG Black Tri-Stars' Custom Zaku II released through Club G, just with different molded colors.

So for this review, all you really need to pay attention to is the new molded color combination. As you can see in the comparison photos above, MG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II it shows a very similar color feel to that kit. The overall characteristics are the same as existing RG Zakus, and the tricky standing stability due to the iffy foot grip is still there too. It's still a finely detailed, high-quality RG Zaku, and thanks to those thick elbows, the sculpt is completely identical to the Club G release of the RG Black Tri-Stars' Custom Zaku II— same configuration all the way through.

One thing worth noting — unlike the other Club G RG Zakus, this kit uniquely comes with waterslide decals instead of seals. If you prefer seals over waterslide decals for being easier to apply and more durable, that's definitely something to think about before buying. Either way, it's always nice as an old-school fan to see more MSV Zakus getting the RG treatment :-)

RG Uma Lightning's Custom Zaku II | 2020.1 | ¥3,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.