Kit Review

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HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Gaia's custom unit with shields on both shoulders (1/6)

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Gaia's custom unit with shields on both shoulders (2/6)

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Gaia's custom unit with shields on both shoulders (3/6)

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Gaia's custom unit with shields on both shoulders (4/6)

Gaia's custom unit with shields on both shoulders

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Both the spike armor (for Mash) and the shield armor (for Gaia) are included for the l

Both the spike armor (for Mash) and the shield armor (for Gaia) are included for the left shoulder.
However, since the No. 1 polycap used inside the shoulder has to be shared between both options,
you'll need to go through a disassembly/reassembly process if you don't have a spare polycap left over from another kit.

Mash's custom unit configured with spike armor on the left arm

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - The weapons include everything from the previous Char's Zaku II, with the Zaku Machine

The weapons include everything from the previous Char's Zaku II, with the Zaku Machine Gun added on top.

Four hands included in total.

Due to the bulky high mobility type design, knee articulation is a bit limited.

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Gaia's custom unit - Zaku Machine Gun action (1/3)

Gaia's custom unit - Zaku Machine Gun action

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - The shoulder articulation is so good that two-handed poses with the Zaku Machine Gun c

The shoulder articulation is so good that
two-handed poses with the Zaku Machine Gun come out really naturally.

Gaia's custom unit - Bazooka action

Gaia's custom unit - Bazooka action 2

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Mash's custom unit - rifle shooting pose (1/4)

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Mash's custom unit - rifle shooting pose (2/4)

Mash's custom unit - rifle shooting pose

Mash's custom unit - Heat Hawk action pose

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type - Together with the HGUC Zaku II Black Tri-Stars. Overall, the Origin version has more r

Together with the HGUC Zaku II Black Tri-Stars.
Overall, the Origin version has more refined detail and better articulation.

Together with the HG Origin Char's Zaku.

The third entry in the Gundam: The Origin HG series is the Zaku II High Mobility Type - Black Tri-Stars unit. The basic design is the same as the existing high mobility type, but the overall detail has increased and the proportions have taken on a more refined feel.

Naturally, many of the parts are reused from the previous HG Origin Char's Zaku, and to recreate both Gaia's and Mash's custom units from the Black Tri-Stars, both the spike armor and shield armor are included for the left shoulder. Just looking at the shapes, you'd think swapping shoulders would be all it takes — but in practice, since the No. 1 polycap is shared with no spare provided, you actually have to go through a (somewhat tedious) disassembly-and-reassembly process to switch between them. If you've built a lot of HG kits, you might have No. 1 polycaps sitting around as leftover parts, and this would be a great time to put them to use.

Since the previous Origin Char's Zaku was already such a high-quality kit, the High Mobility Type Zaku delivers the same refined proportions, excellent articulation, and solid joint strength. The weapon loadout includes everything from Char's Zaku, and on top of that, the Zaku Machine Gun has finally(!) been added as a new inclusion. It was actually a bit puzzling that the Origin Char's Zaku was missing the Zaku Machine Gun — the Zaku's signature weapon — so it's great to see it included in the High Mobility Type kit. ^^

This kit is significant as a high-quality reimagining of the High Mobility Type Zaku in the Origin lineup — it's a clean, satisfying build that allows for dynamic poses you just can't pull off with regular Zakus, making it the definitive HG Zaku kit. And since the high mobility type looks even more stylish than the standard Zaku, this is a great kit I'd recommend to any Gunpla fan. :-)

HG Origin Zaku II High Mobility Type | 2015.6 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.