Kit Review

Straight build
+ panel lining + decals

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (1/6)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (2/6)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (3/6)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (4/6)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (5/6)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (6/6)

Upper body front and back

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version

Leg section

Head and backpack decals

Shoulder and shield decals

The frame has a pearlescent metallic feel.

Interestingly, this kit includes the Kämpfer's weapons.

The most heavily armed Zaku shot ever

This limited edition kit comes with a bonus full runner of MG Kämpfer weapons.

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - Kämpfer shotgun action pose (1/3)

Kämpfer shotgun action pose

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (1/3)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (2/3)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version (3/3)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - Kämpfer Giant Bazooka action (1/3)

Kämpfer Giant Bazooka action

Kämpfer Sturm Faust action

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - The Kämpfer and the Zaku were both active in the same era, so it makes sense tha

The Kämpfer and the Zaku were both active in the same era, so it makes sense that their weapons would be compatible.
That said, the Kämpfer weapons don't have the palm peg for locking in place, so they're a bit tricky to hold securely;

Zaku weapons full armament shot

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - Action poses. So much impact! (1/4)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - Action poses. So much impact! (2/4)

Action poses. So much impact!

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - Zaku Bazooka action (1/3)

Zaku Bazooka action

Heat hawk action

Alongside a standard MG Zaku II.
It's the same kit, just different molded colors.

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - Alongside the similarly desert-toned Zaku F2 Ground Type. The Kawaguchi version

Alongside the similarly desert-toned Zaku F2 Ground Type.
The Kawaguchi version Zaku is way closer to that desert color (written as "desert," read as "poop brown").

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - Alongside the latest MG Zaku Cannon, which has a somewhat similar color tone. Lo

Alongside the latest MG Zaku Cannon, which has a somewhat similar color tone.
Looking at them together, the Kawaguchi version Zaku II gives off more of a coffee-brown vibe..

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version - Together with the Kawaguchi version First v1.5, also a Pro Shop limited. Both ar

Together with the Kawaguchi version First v1.5, also a Pro Shop limited.
Both are color variant + decal limited editions.

Straight build

The second Pro Shop limited is a color variant kit of the Zaku II Type J v2.0. Also going by the name Kawaguchi Produce Version, it's a kit with changed molded colors and added waterslide decals. The color scheme has that yellowish desert-unit feel, though it's officially defined as an Africa combat specification. That's why the decals printed on the chest and shield are shaped like a map of Africa.

The yellowish tone is deeper than any other similar kit out there — it almost gives off a coffee-brown vibe. If you check out the comparison shots with other yellow-toned kits, you can easily see just how different the color is. Either way, the color itself is bold and vivid, so it looks great.

The included waterslide decals come with all sorts of different markings, but the number actually instructed to go on the kit is pretty small. So compared to the First v1.5 Pro Shop limited, it doesn't take nearly as long to apply them. Still, waterslide decals are really the highlight of any Pro Shop limited, and the difference between applying them and not is pretty significant.. (especially on the shield)

One more thing — this kit unusually comes with a bonus full runner of MG Kämpfer weapons. Not sure why, but it seems like it's just a freebie. Since the Kämpfer and the Zaku were both active in the same era, the weapons do match up well enough — but since the MG Kämpfer is a bit of an older kit, the palm pegs aren't compatible, so the grip is pretty loose. It's hard to keep them in hand..
Still, just grateful for the bonus.

Unfortunately, since this limited edition came out before the First 2.0 was released, it makes for an awkward pairing — the First at v1.5 and the Zaku at v2.0. Just built and sitting on a shelf they might look like a similar level of quality, but once you handle them, the difference is pretty noticeable.

Either way, this kit is significant in that it marks the beginning of limited edition releases for the MG Zaku 2.0, which is one of the best kits out there. :-)

MG Zaku J v2.0 ~ Kawaguchi produce version

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.