OLD First Gundam 1/1200 Gaw

Release 1982.4

Price ¥300

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Underside

The main body with the accessory mechs removed

3 types, 6 accessory mechs included in total.

The molding is pretty good for the size of the 1/1200 Zaku and Z'Gok.

1/1200 Dopp Fighter

Together with the 1/1200 Musai.

This kit is the Zeon attack carrier "Gaw" — the only kit to have ever been made into a plastic model, and only in 1/1200 scale at that. Its defining features are those massive wings reminiscent of the Gigant from Future Boy Conan, along with its chunky body, capable of carrying multiple MS and Dopp Fighters.

The overall volume and shape do a great job of capturing the Gaw from the original series, and it comes with two each of the same-scale Dopp Fighter, Zaku, and Z'Gok. These accessory mechs can be mounted on the included stand, and the Dopp Fighters can also be displayed fitted into the dedicated hangars on the wings.

The 1/1200 Zaku and Z'Gok included in this kit have surprisingly decent detail — the proportions and detailing are noticeably better than the First Gundam and Guncannon that came with the earlier 1/1200 White Base kit. They're also great little pieces for anyone who enjoys carefully painting small models.

Either way, this kit holds its own significance as the one and only plastic model of the "Gaw" ever made — it seems like a perfect item for stirring up some nostalgia for the Zeon forces of the One Year War. :-)
[ Updated at 2016.2.22 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.