OLD MSV 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku

Release 1984.5

Price ¥600

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

Runners

Waterslide decals

Includes a black-and-white assembly manual and a full-color printed mechanical file.

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - Manual (1/8)

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - Manual (2/8)

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - Manual (3/8)

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - Manual (4/8)

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - Manual (5/8)

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - Manual (6/8)

Manual

Straight build + Waterslide decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - Just like the High Mobility Type Zaku, moving the head causes the mono-eye inside to move sepa

Just like the High Mobility Type Zaku, moving the head causes the mono-eye inside to move separately.

Arm, leg, and shoulder articulation is what you'd expect from an old-kit.

Action pose 1

Action pose 2

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - With the MSV 1/144 High Mobility Zaku. The upper body structure is completely identical. (1/2)

OLD 1/144 MS-06Z Z Type Zaku - With the MSV 1/144 High Mobility Zaku. The upper body structure is completely identical. (2/2)

With the MSV 1/144 High Mobility Zaku.
The upper body is completely identical in structure.

Together with the 1/144 Mass Production Type Zaku

Together with the 1/144 High Mobility Type Zaku & Zeong.

This kit is the MSV 1/144 Z Type Zaku, and its full English name is the rather lengthy "Psycommu System Zaku Zeong Test Base." As the name suggests, it was used as a test platform before the Zeong was developed, and it's essentially the same mobile suit as the previously released High Mobility Type Zaku — just with a different lower body configuration.

So naturally, the upper body of this kit is completely identical to the existing High Mobility Type Zaku, and you can think of it as simply swapping out the rocket verniers for legs, with the molded color changed to a darker olive drab. Maybe that's why the silhouette gives off a vibe of a Zeong with legs — basically a Perfect Zeong ^^

Moving the head up and down causes the mono-eye inside to move independently, and the hefty forearms being heavy enough to make the shoulder joint strength feel a bit lacking — these are the same issues as the High Mobility Type Zaku. The newly added legs show the stiff articulation you'd expect from an old kit, but the joint strength itself is solid, so the lower body at least holds its poses well.

Among all the Zaku variations out there, this one gives off the most chunky, beefy vibe, and its unique silhouette — the kind you'd only find in MSV — is definitely its biggest selling point. That said, it seems like the distinctive rocket verniers are more popular than plain legs, so despite being similar to the High Mobility Type Zaku, it feels like it takes a back seat in terms of popularity. Either way, it's clearly a cut above the usual run-of-the-mill Zaku variants as a big, beefy Zaku, and it's a pretty interesting MSV kit in its own right. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.1.9 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.