OLD MSV 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer

Release 1984.3

Price ¥400

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OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

Runners

Waterslide decals

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - Parts (1/2)

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - Parts (2/2)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - Manual (1/4)

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - Manual (2/4)

Manual

Straight build + wet decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

The mine layer backpack is chunky and has great depth to it.

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - The power cable coming out of the right side of the head connects to the backpack, so you

The power cable coming out of the right side of the head connects to the backpack, so you can't rotate the neck. T_T

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - A standard backpack, power cable, and officer-type head are also included, so you can buil

A standard backpack, power cable, and officer-type head are also included, so you can build it as a normal Zaku too.

Articulation similar to other MSV Zakus.

Interestingly, the shoulder shield has a slight range of motion built in.

Some action poses

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - When I think of the Zaku Mine Layer, that rear view is the first thing that comes to mind.

When I think of the Zaku Mine Layer, that rear view is the first thing that comes to mind... but I couldn't put it on a stand, so I just took the photo at an angle. ^^;

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - Alongside the 1/144 mass production Zaku. They share the same base body in the lore, but t

Alongside the 1/144 mass production Zaku. They share the same base body in the lore, but this one was redesigned in MSV style, so the proportions are completely different.

OLD 1/144 MS-06F Zaku Mine Layer - Alongside the MG Zaku Mine Layer released in 2008. The mine layer backpack's detail and de

Alongside the MG Zaku Mine Layer released in 2008. The mine layer backpack's detail and depth hold up surprisingly well!

This is the original MSV kit — the 1/144 Zaku Mine Layer — which was also released as an MG in 2008. The concept is simply a normal Zaku II F-type with a mine layer backpack added, but rather than reusing parts from the 1/144 mass production Zaku, it uses a newly designed MSV-style normal Zaku II as the base body.

A standard backpack and power cable for the normal version are actually included, so you can build it as a plain Zaku II as well. The mine layer pack is large and has great depth to it — it looks like you could slap it straight onto an HGUC Zaku without it looking out of place. One thing to note though: when you attach the mine layer pack, the power cable on the right side of the head has to connect to the backpack, which means the head can no longer rotate.

The newly reinterpreted MSV-style normal Zaku base body shares the same construction and articulation as the other MSV Zakus. Joint strength can be hit or miss, but in this kit's case, everything except the center hip joint is pretty solid. It's also worth noting that the right shoulder shield has a movable section added, giving it a slight range of motion — a nice little touch.

As the original kit of the Zaku Mine Layer — a design many will know from the MG release — the mine layer backpack's sculpt still holds up even today, which makes this a pretty recommendable MSV kit. :-)
[ Updated at 2016.8.26 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.