Kit Review

Straight build

MG Zephyranthes ~ Coating Version - Front, rear, and upper body close-ups (1/3)

Front, rear, and upper body close-ups

Full Burnern backpack

The arms have gate marks as a standard feature...;

Aside from the top of the feet, the gate marks on the legs are surprisingly hard to spot.

The shield has a high-gloss finish

Two cockpit hatch open variations

3-stage separation~

MG Zephyranthes ~ Coating Version - Full Burnern Core Fighter (1/3)

Full Burnern Core Fighter

MG Zephyranthes ~ Coating Version - Action pose (1/3)

Action pose

Draw pose

The chest ducts are designed to be swappable.

The shoulder verniers are reproduced with a slide-type gimmick~

This one also speaks with its back. Turns out it's a guy.

1/20 Kou Uraki figure included with the coating version

Comparison with the normal version

Seeing both in person, they're quite a hefty build even among MGs.

Core Fighter comparison

The shiny Gundam trio

MG Zephyranthes ~ Coating Version - In terms of overall coating quality and stability, this feels like the most solid of the

In terms of overall coating quality and stability, this feels like the most solid of the Gundam coating versions

The 4th official MG coating version is the GP01Fb Full Burnern from 0083. It's already a kit with a decent amount of bulk to begin with, and the combination of a stable Extra Finish-style silver coating with a nicely glossy blue and red really works well. The photos came out a bit dull due to the glare and lighting, but in person it looks quite impressive. ^^

Thanks to the joints being a bit stiffer with the coating version, joint strength has improved significantly — but you still need to be careful around the waist. Due to the core block combination structure, if you pick up just the upper body to move it, the lower body tends to pop right off and drop. And since the lower body is even heavier on this kit, be extra careful.

The classic coating/clear version trait of "stiffer joints" applies here too, so the joints are nice and solid. That said, since this is an early MG with pretty limited articulation, action poses are just so-so... but this kit wins on its red color and glossy finish.

Gate marks are relatively hard to spot overall, and the normal version itself already did a good job of hiding the gate marks on the legs. The shield in particular is just stunning with its gloss and premium feel!

All in all, this feels like the most consistently well-made coating version among the Gundam-series coating kits. In terms of coating quality, overall harmony, color balance, and more, it's a step above the First and Zeta coating versions. :-)

MG Zephyranthes ~ Coating Version | 1999.7 | ¥4,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.