Kit Review

Straight build

Front close-up shot. The darker molded color and some added stickers really stand out.

Backpack stickers

Leg stickers

The stickers give it a nice little boost in atmosphere ^^

Same weapons as the HGUC mass production Zaku II.

Some stickers have been added to the weapons as well.

Action pose

Fully armed

HGUC Zaku II ~ MS IGLOO version - Alongside the normal HGUC Zaku II mass production type (left). The IGLOO version's colors h

Alongside the normal HGUC Zaku II mass production type (left). The IGLOO version's colors have gone nice and deep, MG-style.

HGUC Zaku II ~ MS IGLOO version - There were actually a lot of complaints that the normal Zaku II's molded color came out way

There were actually a lot of complaints that the normal Zaku II's molded color came out way too bright..
And it seems like it finally returned to the original feel with the IGLOO version limited edition.

The Zaku II that appears in MS IGLOO — a Gundam side story done in CG — has been released as a Bandai Museum limited edition. Honestly, the IGLOO Zaku II and the anime Zaku II are pretty much the same thing; There are two IGLOO Zaku II limited editions out there: this kit and the desert-colored Semovente spec.

The IGLOO Zaku II is a limited edition that takes the existing HGUC Zaku II mass production type, darkens the molded color a bit, and throws in some extra stickers. A lot of people felt the normal Zaku II's molded color came out way too bright, but the IGLOO limited edition brings it back to a deeper tone closer to the MG. Maybe that's why it gives off a tougher impression compared to the somewhat washed-out normal version.

The added stickers are pretty small, as you'd expect from an HGUC, so they can be a bit tricky to apply — but once they're on, it definitely feels a notch more premium. Aside from the molded color change and the extra stickers, it's essentially the same kit as the regular mass production type, but it's still a meaningful release just for the fact that an IGLOO version Zaku II exists. :-)

HGUC Zaku II ~ MS IGLOO version
2004.7 (Bandai Museum Limited Edition)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.