OLD Z Gundam 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type Box

Release 1985.7

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

Runners

Waterslide decals

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type - Parts (1/2)

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type - Parts (2/2)

Parts diagram

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type - Manual (1/4)

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type - Manual (2/4)

Manual

Straight build + wet decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type (1/2)

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type (2/2)

New decals added to the shoulders.

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type - Action poses (1/4)

OLD 1/144 MS-07H Gouf Flying Test Type - Action poses (2/4)

Action poses

Together with the One Year War MSV version of the Gouf Flying Test Type.

Together with the previous release, the 1/144 Zaku Cannon.

Together with the 1/144 Gundam Mk-II.

----------- Common notes on the Z-MSV series ------------
This kit is one of the products known as Z-MSV — a re-release of One Year War MSV mobile suits that appeared in Zeta Gundam, reissued under the Zeta Gundam lineup. The runner configuration is 100% identical to the original MSV kits; the only change is the molded color, updated to match the Zeta Gundam version — making it essentially a color variant kit, though some releases also got updated wet decals.

There are seven Z-MSV kits in total. Perhaps because of the quality gap compared to other Zeta Gundam 1/144 kits, they were only released during the original TV broadcast run — though they did get a reissue in 2006 to commemorate the Zeta Gundam theatrical films. Since these kits were originally developed back in the First Gundam era, the overall build quality inevitably falls short of the Zeta Gundam 1/144 kits that came with polycaps as standard.
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This kit is the Gouf Flying Test Type from that lineup. Since it's essentially just a color-changed version of the original MSV release, for a detailed kit review please refer to the MSV Gouf Flying Test Type reviewThe molded color has been changed from the original's gray to a blue-based scheme — a color you rarely saw in old First Gundam-era kits, and for an old-school kit it actually comes out looking quite nice with a subtle, understated feel.

The wet decals, just like the Zaku Cannon, carry the same markings as the original release — so if you're planning to paint it anyway, it really doesn't matter whether you pick up the First version or the Zeta Gundam version. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.2.28 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.