Kit Review

Straight build + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Various angles

Detail shots

Comes with a Zaku Machine Gun, Heat Hawk, shield + electric baton, and one left hand.

New-style Zaku Machine Gun

The electric baton attached to the shield can be detached and used separately.

The mono-eye can be rotated.

HG Police Zaku - You need to be careful when fitting the knee joint — you have to align the H-shaped pin with the peg, like o

You need to be careful when fitting the knee joint — you have to align the H-shaped pin with the peg, like on the right side.
It's easy to forget and plug it in like the left side, but that'll mess up both the articulation and the proportions.

Limb articulation

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Arms and legs spread out to the sides as wide as possible

Waist articulation

Kneeling pose

Zaku Machine Gun firing pose

Flight pose

HG Police Zaku - Heat Hawk action pose (1/3)

Heat Hawk action pose

Electric baton pose

Together with the HG Ziku Axis.

The Police Zaku has been released as the second HG kit from "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury." It's not quite as radical a design as the Ziku Axis, but it still comes across as a pretty fresh take on the Zaku. The design feels closer to a blue Zaku or the Kämpfer than a standard Zaku.

Unlike the HG Ziku Axiswhich had tons of tiny parts like an RG, this one comes out as a typical HG kit with parts broken down at a reasonable size. The assembly feel is a bit stiff — similar to the HGCE SEED Freedom kits — and the polycap-less joints give it that same kind of resistance. The notably chunky thighs are a defining feature that gives it a unique look, but they're so thick that the hip joint range of motion ends up being limited, making it a bit tricky to pose.

On top of that hip joint restriction, the overall articulation is about average. Dynamic poses are tough, but it handles basic stances and a kneeling pose well enough. As for weapons, you get a Zaku Machine Gun, Heat Hawk, and shield + electric baton — all of which lock onto the palm peg, so there's no grip issue. One thing I'd flag is that there are a lot of seals to apply, and the adhesive is a bit weak, so you'll want to be extra careful when sticking them on (especially the ones you have to wrap around curved surfaces...).

So it's a fresh new Zaku with a unique look and proportions. The stiff joints are a little worrying in terms of potential breakage, and the hip articulation is a bit disappointing, but the overall sculpt turned out really nicely. Either way, if you're into this new style of Zaku or enjoyed the Ziku Axis, this seems like a kit well worth checking out. :-)

HG Police Zaku | 2025.3 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.