OLD MSV 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper

Release 1984.3

Price ¥500

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OLD 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

Runners

Waterslide decals

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper - Manual (1/4)

OLD 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper - Manual (2/4)

Manual

Straight build + Waterslide decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper - The chest armor and areas around the feet have a rough matte finish. (1/2)

OLD 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper - The chest armor and areas around the feet have a rough matte finish. (2/2)

Around the chest armor and feet It has a rough matte finish.

Two sets of fists and open hands are included, but there are no other accessories.

Articulation is the same as other standard MSV Zakus.

The uniquely shaped camera face moves like this.

All six flipper-shaped boom sensors can each rotate and articulate independently.

OLD 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper - Action poses. There's no weapon to speak of and the articulation isn't great, so there's no

Action poses.
Since it doesn't have any special weapons and the articulation isn't particularly great, there aren't really any poses worth striking ^^;

Together with the 1/144 mass production Zaku.

OLD 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper - Together with the MSV 1/144 Zaku High Mobility Reconnaissance Type. As you can tell just fr

Together with the MSV 1/144 Zaku Reconnaissance Type.
Just by looking at the model number and shoulders, you can tell it's another reconnaissance-type Zaku.

This kit is the 1/144 MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper, which can be considered the successor to the MS-06E Zaku High Mobility Reconnaissance Type. You can tell they're from the same lineage just by looking at the model numbers. Structurally, aside from the head, backpack, and crotch area, it shares the same design as its predecessor.

In terms of lore, it's an improved version of the Zaku High Mobility Reconnaissance Type, and its defining features are the head with three camera eyes and the backpack with six boom sensors. These boom sensors are shaped like flippers, which is how it got the name Zaku Flipper — think of it as an upgraded reconnaissance unit.

Since the designs are so similar, the articulation and joint structure are nearly identical to the 1/144 Zaku High Mobility Reconnaissance Type. The range of motion is limited and there are no weapons or accessories included, so there really aren't many poses you can pull off. The six boom sensors on the backpack can each rotate and be angled individually, and thankfully those joints aren't loose, so you can hold a pose just fine — but the rest of the body is a mixed bag of loose and tight joints, which feels a bit inconsistent. That said, the overall joint strength does feel slightly better than the Zaku High Mobility Reconnaissance Type, which was loose all over. Though honestly, it's probably less of an improvement and more of the hit-or-miss nature of old kits. (The molds are just so worn out at this point T_T)

Personally, I'm a big fan of that unique backpack — it's an old MSV kit that really stands out, and I think the distinctive head and backpack alone give it plenty of character. :-)
[ Updated at 2016.8.25 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.