Kit Review

Straight build

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version (1/2)

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version (2/2)

Upper body front and back.
Typical Extra Finish coating.

That smooth (bald) head

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version - Arms and legs. (1/3)

Arms and legs.

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version - Since these aren't undergated runners but standard coated ones, the gate ma

Since these aren't undergated runners but standard coated ones, the gate marks are veeery visible. -.-;

Full-armed action!

Machine gun action

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version - Bazooka action (1/3)

Bazooka action

Heat hawk action

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version - Alongside the standard HGUC Char's Zaku II. Same red concept, but the feel

Alongside the standard HGUC Char's Zaku II.
Same red concept, but the feel is quite different.

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version - Alongside the clear limited edition Char's Zaku II. Well, it is Char's pers

Alongside the clear limited edition Char's Zaku II.
Well, it is Char's personal unit after all, so it keeps getting all kinds of limited releases.

HGUC Char's Zaku II collection.

HGUC Zaku II collection.

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version - Alongside the MG Char's Zaku plated version. They're both plated kits, but

Alongside the MG Char's Zaku plated version.
They're both plated kits, but the feel is pretty different. :-)
The Extra Finish version does come across as a bit more premium.

This kit is the Extra Finish coating version of the HGUC Zaku II Char's Custom, released as a 2008 Gunpla Expo limited edition. It's a rare HGUC Extra Finish release, featuring a coating with a slightly coppery tint.

The coating quality is solid and on par with other typical Extra Finish versions, and as expected with a plated kit, the joints are a bit stiffer than usual. However, since this kit doesn't use undergates, the gate marks tend to be pretty noticeable (;).. Even compared to other Extra Finish kits, the gate marks stand out a bit more on this one.

It's a kit worth recommending to anyone interested in Char's custom units or Extra Finish versions. :-)

HGUC Char's Zaku II ~ Extra Finish version

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.