Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] (1/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] (2/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] (3/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] (4/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] (5/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] (6/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Detail shots (1/4)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Rear view with the Gunner Pack removed

Outer armor removed

Internal frame

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Frame detail shots. It's a full-body frame, but it's pretty plain. (1/4)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Frame detail shots. It's a full-body frame, but it's pretty plain. (2/4)

Frame detail shots.
It's a full-body frame, but it's pretty plain.

Frame articulation

Getting into a kneeling pose is super easy.

There's some detail on the inside of the skirts, but it's really bare-bones..

Cockpit hatch open

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - You can remove the helmet and rotate the mono-eye, but the process isn't exactly

You can remove the helmet and rotate the mono-eye, but the process isn't exactly convenient.

The verniers on the legs can swing out slightly to the side.

Weapons loadout

You can open the center of the rear skirt to store the beam rifle.

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - The shield connects via a two-stage sub-arm, allowing for flexible positioning. T

The shield connects via a two-stage sub-arm, allowing for flexible positioning.
The hold is pretty solid too.

Gunner Pack

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - The barrel connects via a multi-joint arm, allowing it to be positioned in variou

The barrel connects via a multi-joint arm, allowing it to be positioned in various directions,
and it's linked by a mesh pipe with a metal wire running inside.

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - The "M1500 Orthros High-Energy Long-Range Beam Cannon" can be put into

The "M1500 Orthros High-Energy Long-Range Beam Cannon" can have its front/rear sections deployed and the center portion pulled out
to put it into firing mode.

The hands use a system of four interchangeable finger types.

Joint parts for the Action Base.

Lunamaria Hawke figure

Limb articulation.
Pretty decent considering the bulky build.

Hip slide gimmick

The ankles are quite flexible, giving great ground contact.

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Beam rifle aerial firing pose (1/3)

Beam rifle aerial firing pose

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Beam tomahawk action (1/4)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Beam tomahawk action (2/4)

Beam tomahawk action

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Gunner Pack firing pose (1/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Gunner Pack firing pose (2/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Gunner Pack firing pose (3/6)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Gunner Pack firing pose (4/6)

Gunner Pack firing pose

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] - Together with the No Grade 1/100 Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] released

Together with the No Grade 1/100 Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] released in 2005.

Together with the MG Force Impulse Gundam released in 2008.

Straight build

The Zaku Warrior — one of Gundam SEED Destiny's most popular mecha — has finally made it to MG as the MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Hawke Custom]. It took 14 years after the No Grade 1/100 release, and 11 years after the MG Force Impulse Gundam, to finally get the MG treatment.

First off, Lunamaria's signature color came out beautifully in a deep crimson molded color — not quite pink, not quite red. The proportions do a great job of capturing the Zaku Warrior's characteristic hefty feel, but even accounting for current trends, the head does feel a bit too small.

Despite the stocky build, it pulls off decent articulation thanks to the hip slide gimmick. The ankles in particular are very flexible, giving it great, stable ground contact when posing. It also has that solid, weighty MG feel with a full frame packed inside, and the joint strength holds up well against the weight, making this a very stable kit overall. On top of that, the power cables on the legs use a single-piece molding that still articulates at each segment — a nice premium touch.

The Gunner Pack has color separation and detail that's fully up to MG standards. The power cables are provided as mesh pipes with wires inside, and the sturdy multi-joint arm lets you position the barrel (M1500 Orthros High-Energy Long-Range Beam Cannon) at all sorts of angles. The hands that grip the weapon use the typical interchangeable finger system, and they hold the weapon securely enough.

The biggest disappointment with this kit is the frame. They did implement a full-body frame, but the detail is so bare that you start to wonder if this is really okay. There's clearly plenty of space where more detail could have been added, and it really shows that they didn't put much effort into it. If the frame detail had been done well, the overall quality would have been so much higher — it's a real shame.

Also, you can remove the helmet and rotate the mono-eye, but the helmet doesn't come off easily, and the mono-eye is stiff and hard to turn. On top of that, the head is small and the mono-eye opening is narrow, so even when you do rotate it, you can barely see the difference. -_-

Overall, it's a bit hard to rate... Even before release, there were complaints that the sparse parts and plain frame made it no different from an RE/100. That said, the solid, weighty feel is quite different from an RE/100 in terms of hands-on experience. (MG is still MG, after all.)

Anyway, there are various things to gripe about, but this kit stands out for its hefty volume and weight, backed up by reassuringly sturdy joints. It looks like there'll be various Zaku Warrior color variants down the line, and at ¥4,300, the package is actually pretty satisfying. Still, you can't quite shake the feeling that they could have done more but didn't — it's one of those subtly underwhelming kits. :-)

MG ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom]
Category	Rating	Analysis
Seam Lines	★★★★★★	The effort of splitting the limb armor into four separate sections
Molding Color / Color Separation	★★★★★	The color and color separation are fully up to MG standards
Proportions	★★★★★	The weighty feel is there, but the head seems a bit too small..
Articulation	★★★★☆	Articulation seems well done for the build. Ankle articulation is great!
Joint Strength	★★★★★★★	Solid overall for the weight. Multi-joint parts hold their position well too.
Internal Frame	★★★★	Full-body frame, but feels a bit half-hearted...
Detail	★★★★☆	Exterior is excellent, but the frame is lacking.
Weapons / Accessories	★★★★★★	The various weapon and armament gimmicks are fully up to MG standards
Parts Count / Price	★★★★★	255 parts total. Parts per ¥1,000: 59.3. Plenty of volume for the price.
Uniqueness	★★★★★★	Feels a bit half-hearted in places, but the heft and sturdiness make up for it.
Dalong's Point : 106 pts.

* The scoring system used only for MG has been carried over from First 1.0 twenty years ago,
so applying it uniformly even to the latest kits — whose quality has leveled up across the board — is honestly a bit ambiguous.
Since it's just my personal take and can't clearly capture the differences in kit quality over the years,
please don't read too much into it and just use it as a loose reference.
(For kits scoring above 100, take it to mean the quality is much better than kits of the past.)

MG Gunner Zaku Warrior [Lunamaria Custom] | 2019. 9 | ¥4,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.