Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I (1/6)

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I (2/6)

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I (3/6)

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I (4/6)

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I (5/6)

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I (6/6)

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I - A newly added belt-fed MS machine gun for this kit. The ammo box is mounted unde

A newly added belt-fed MS machine gun for this kit.
The ammo box is mounted under the backpack.

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I - The heat hawk — with separate versions for display and combat — along with the f

The heat hawk — with separate versions for display and combat — along with the four hands, are the same as before.

The frame is identical to the other Origin Zakus.

Still excellent articulation.

Kneeling pose

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I - Dynamic aerial firing pose (1/3)

Dynamic aerial firing pose

Heat hawk action

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I - Together with the HG Origin Zaku I Denim/Slender unit. Apart from the shoulders,

Together with the HG Origin Zaku I Denim/Slender unit.
Apart from the shoulders, backpack, and weapons, they're nearly identical.

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I - Together with the HG Origin Char's Zaku. The shoulders and backpack are parts ta

Together with the HG Origin Char's Zaku.
The shoulders and backpack are parts taken from this kit.

The MS-05S Char Aznable's Zaku I has been released as the 13th kit in the HG Origin series. It's essentially based on the previously released HG Origin Zaku I - Denim/Slender unit, with the shoulders on both sides and the backpack swapped out for parts from the HG Origin Char's Zaku II.

It's a kit that just mixes and matches existing parts, so there's nothing particularly new here — but since the base kit was already such a high-quality build, this one delivers the same excellent articulation, solid joint strength, and refined proportions and detail. And perhaps feeling a bit guilty about just recycling old parts, they did at least throw in a newly added belt-fed MS machine gun.

A belt-fed Zaku machine gun is a pretty rare item, so that's a nice little bonus in its own right. Either way, even if it is a simple combination variant, the overall quality is solid — so if the look appeals to you, this is definitely a kit you can have a lot of fun with. :-)

HG Origin MS-05S Char Aznable' Zaku I | 2016.12 | ¥1,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.