OLD Gundam ZZ 1/144 EWAC Zack

Release 1986.9

Price ¥700First release price: ¥600

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Box side view

Runners

Rubber pipe parts

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

The massive EWAC head

Since the 1/144 Hi-Zack is the base kit, the rubber pipe on the forearm is carried over as-is.

Articulated fingers

Some Hi-Zack parts are left over as leftover parts.

Articulation is identical to the 1/144 Hi-Zack.

OLD 1/144 EWAC Zack - The neck and shoulders are so hard to move that there's really only this many poses you can pull off. (

The neck and shoulders are so hard to move that there's really only this many poses you can pull off.

OLD 1/144 EWAC Zack - Together with the HGUC Isaac released in 2009. (1/3)

Together with the HGUC Isaac released in 2009.

Together with the original 1/144 Hi-Zack.

Together with the 1/144 ZZ Gundam.

The 15th kit in the old-style ZZ series is the 1/144 EWAC Zack. It's a mobile suit that carries a massive EWAC system on its head, and since it's officially a variant of the Hi-Zack, it was released as a variation kit based on the Z series 1/144 Hi-Zack.

First off, since most of the body reuses the Hi-Zack, the basic structural characteristics are the same as the Hi-Zack. In particular, the Hi-Zack's rather fiddly rubber tube assembly method is carried over unchanged, so the severely limited arm articulation is the same drawback as well. On top of that, the overall limb articulation is at rock-bottom levels, so there still aren't many poses you can pull off. To make matters worse, the hip joints are loose, causing the stance to lean to one side and collapse.

On the plus side, the ZZ version does swap in articulated hands, and the unique EWAC head is rendered with decent depth and detail — so there's that at least. But all in all, this isn't one of the more recommended kits in the old-style ZZ lineup, and with an HGUC already out there, it's hard to make a strong case for picking up this old kit. :-)
[ Updated at 2017.7.24 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.