OLD Z Gundam 1/220 Byarlant

Release 1986.4

Price ¥400

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

OLD 1/220 Byarlant - Box side view (1/3)

Box side view

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + wet decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Limb articulation. The joint structure is a bit different from other MS.

Action poses

With the 1/220 Mk-II.

With the 1/220 Qubeley and Messala, which are relatively well-built.

With the HGUC Byarlant Custom.

All 9 kits from the Zeta Gundam 1/220 series together. Small but a surprisingly solid series!

The Byarlant was released as the final kit in the old-release Zeta series 1/220 scale lineup. This mobile suit has never been released in any other scale, and since the HGUC line only gave us the Byarlant Custom in its Unicorn version, the original Byarlant remains the only plastic model kit of its kind as of 2017.

The Byarlant is one of those Zeta Gundam units that really stands out with its broad-shouldered design, and even at this small scale, that large frame and wide shoulders are reproduced pretty well — the sense of volume is quite impressive for the size. The unusual design also means the joint structure is different from other kits, which gives it a unique feel when posing. The articulation itself isn't all that great, but the poses you can pull off are distinctive enough to make it a fun kit regardless.

Either way, it's a unit that'll probably split opinions since it's so different from other MS, but the fact that it's still the only original Byarlant kit out there makes it a pretty significant release in its own right. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.5.6 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.