OLD MSV 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon

Release 1983.4

Price ¥500

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OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

Runners

Waterslide decals

OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - Parts (1/2)

OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - Parts (2/2)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - Manual (1/4)

OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - Manual (2/4)

Manual

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - Only the spike armor sections have a rough matte molded finish. For the mono-eye, just like th

Only the spike armor sections have a rough matte molded finish. For the mono-eye, just like the previous MS-06R Zaku II, it's easiest to apply the wet decal mono-eye onto the inner parts first before assembling.

You can swap out the head antenna to recreate Sergeant Greden's unit.

A total of 4 hands are included.

OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - The articulation is still nothing to write home about, but it's a slight improvement over the

The articulation is still nothing to write home about, but it's a slight improvement over the previous High Mobility Zaku.

OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - The shoulder forward/backward articulation gimmick and maximum spread angle of the arms and le

The shoulder forward/backward articulation gimmick and maximum spread angle of the arms and legs.

The Big Gun mounted on the side of the waist can rotate horizontally.

Walking pose

OLD 1/144 MS-06K Zaku Cannon - Holding the Big Gun with both hands. It's a bit of a tight fit, but you can just barely manage

Holding the Big Gun with both hands. It's a bit of a tight fit, but you can just barely manage it.

Together with the 1/144 Mass Production Zaku.

Together with the previous release, the 1/144 MS-06R Zaku II.

Together with the MG Zaku Cannon released in 2008.

The second MSV release is the Zaku Cannon, which also got an MG release back in 2008. It's a unit decked out in a desert-themed color scheme, with large Big Guns on both hips and a cannon pack on the right shoulder. If the Federation has the Guncannon, then Zeon has the Zaku Cannon!

The overall proportions are a bit slimmer compared to the chunky 1/144 MS-06R High Mobility Zaku — probably because the Big Guns needed to be placed on both hips, so the body had to slim down to make room. The articulation is a slight step up from the previous kit, but the joints are still too stiff to pull off any really dynamic poses. That said, the signature two-handed Big Gun grip can be pulled off, even if it takes some effort.

And compared to the previous kit which was pretty loose all over, a few joints here and there are a bit sturdier this time around — but the arms and some other joints are still floppy, so this kit is another classic old-release that'll need some joint tightening.

Anyway, the MSV series is a lineup that shows off far more complex and imaginative detail than the standard versions, and these kits are satisfying just for the chance to get your hands on so many different MS weapon variants. Sure, it can't match the incredible quality of something like the MG Zaku Cannon, but there's a certain mysterious aura that only the original can pull off — it really does make you think, yep, the original is still the original! :-)
[ Updated at 2016.7.22 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.