OLD MSV 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) Box

Release 1983.12

Price ¥2,500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Runners (1/6)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Runners (2/6)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Runners (3/6)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Runners (4/6)

Runners

Cellophane parts used in place of the clear head parts, and waterslide decals

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Parts diagram (1/6)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Parts diagram (2/6)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Parts diagram (3/6)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Parts diagram (4/6)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Manual (1/8)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Manual (2/8)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Manual (3/8)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Manual (4/8)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Manual (5/8)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Manual (6/8)

Manual

Straight build + waterslide decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) (1/2)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) (2/2)

High-mobility backpack with enlarged side sections

Thicker leg armor for Johnny Ridden's unit

The mono-eye light-up unit is identical to the previous 1/60 Black Tri-Stars Zaku.

1/60 Johnny Ridden figure

Some parts from the Black Tri-Stars kit are left over as leftover parts.

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Two-handed firing pose with Zaku machine gun (1/3)

Two-handed firing pose with Zaku machine gun

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - One-handed firing pose (1/4)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - One-handed firing pose (2/4)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - One-handed firing pose (3/4)

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - One-handed firing pose (4/4)

One-handed shooting pose

Together with the 1/60 Black Tri-Stars Zaku.

OLD 1/60 MS-06R-2 Zaku II (Johnny Ridden) - Beyond the added leg armor, the backpack side sections and elbow joints are also

Beyond the added leg armor, the backpack side sections and elbow joints are also larger.

Together with the 1/144 and 1/100 Johnny Ridden Zakus.

Together with the 1/60 Char's Zaku.

Following the Black Tri-Stars Zaku, Johnny Ridden's Zaku has also been released as a 1/60 MSV kit. The basic frame is completely identical to the Black Tri-Stars unit, with the molded color changed to Johnny Ridden's signature crimson and the addition of those chunky leg armor pieces. On top of that, the spike armor's horns are larger, and the round sections on the sides of the backpack along with the elbow joints have been swapped out for bigger parts — all the little details that make Johnny Ridden's unit distinctive are faithfully reproduced here.

Since the base body is built on the 1/60 Black Tri-Stars kit, all the structural characteristics are identical (see that review). Thanks to the significantly improved joint strength and proportions compared to the older 1/60 Zaku, this kit also delivers outstanding value for money and is a pretty high-quality old-kit in its own right. That said, the molded colors do look a little cheap compared to more recent kits, so in terms of straight build visuals, the Black Tri-Stars version does come out looking a bit better.

Either way, alongside the 1/60 Black Tri-Stars Zaku, this is a kit I'd happily recommend as a high-quality MSV kit — it's a great old-kit that'll have you marveling at the fact that something this good existed over 30 years ago. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.2.5 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.