Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Zaku II - After applying the seals. There's really only the mono-eye and markings. (1/4)

SD Zaku II - After applying the seals. There's really only the mono-eye and markings. (2/4)

SD Zaku II - After applying the seals. There's really only the mono-eye and markings. (3/4)

SD Zaku II - After applying the seals. There's really only the mono-eye and markings. (4/4)

After applying the seals.
There's really only the mono-eye and markings included as seals.

Comes with a machine gun, heat hawk, and bazooka.

Hollow undersides on the weapons and backs of the hands.

SD Zaku II - Oh wow! The Zaku's signature head cover open gimmick is here, along with a mono-eye rotation feature too! The he

Oh wow!
The Zaku's signature head cover open gimmick is here, along with a mono-eye rotation feature too!
The head cover isn't a hinged type though — you pull it off and reattach it standing upright.

The machine gun's magazine can also be mounted on the rear skirt.

The left shoulder can also be pulled forward.

Machine gun action pose

Bazooka action

Heat hawk action

Together with MG / HGUC Zaku II mass production type

Together with the old G Generation Zaku II.

Couple shot with BB Senshi First Gundam

The SD line keeps reinventing itself, and this time it's the Zaku II — an icon of the Gundam universe that stands shoulder to shoulder with the First Gundam. The old G Generation Zaku II was small and cute but felt a bit flimsy overall... and sure enough, the new BB Senshi Zaku II has been reborn bigger, beefier, and more solid. ^^

First off, the color separation has become nearly perfect to match the larger size, and the detail on the power pipes and weapons is much more refined. Notably, you get a removable head cover open gimmick along with a mono-eye rotation function, the ability to mount the machine gun magazine on the rear skirt, and the left shoulder that pulls forward — lots of features recreated, as you'd expect from a new release.

One thing that's a bit of a letdown though... the angle of the feet is a little off, so the kit tends to stand like it's slightly floating. It's not bad if you get the pose just right, but there's something about it that feels a little unstable.

Reborn with quality that's incomparably better than the old kit — as you'd expect from a new BB Senshi release — the BB Senshi Zaku II is another high-quality SD kit that I'd recommend to any Gunpla fan across the board. You might think of Char's custom first when you hear "Zaku II," but for some reason, being a bald mass-production type makes you want to build a bunch of them and set up a parade shot... it's just that kind of kit. :-)

SD Zaku II | 2001.7 | ¥500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.