Rg Z 39;gok Review

[Diante Scharsch]

Thisbeing my first full review of my site I want this review to serve as a template for future reviews of kits. While it may not serve the full purpose for kits I have already built, it will be as such for future kits I purchase and construct.

Lining for the most part is crisp and easy to distinguish. There are a few detail divots on the back of the feet that are not so well formed that will require additional work if you want them to stand out.

First off, while you can get a 90 degree bend at the knee, the elbow can only really do about 80 degrees. Now you can make up the rest of the bend with the segmented sections however they are not as flexible as might appear. They only add a bit to the overall arm/leg bend. As an important note, the joint tension in the elbow/knee bends is tighter than in the segmented parts so you will have to take care in bending these parts as I fear the thinner and weaker segmented joints may get stressed and be prone to breakage.

In the hips you get an adjustable hip joint; either higher up or lower down for more range of motion. The two front panels act as separate pieces of skirt armor and can flip up to provide clearance for the legs. It can do the splits if need be.

At current prices as I update this, 2500 yen is close to $21 which makes this kit a much fairer deal now than before. Rarely will update these things like this but I felt the score a bit low upon re-reading this.

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Char's Zaku is the most recent release in Bandai's A.N.I.M.E line. It comes in the standard Robot Spirits window box. Included with the Z'gok are a fair amount of accessories to include two replacement claws with 4 "fingers" each, a replacement mono eye, blaster effect parts, thruster effect parts, battle damage effect parts for the arm, and battle damage effect parts for the Robot Spirits GM.

Z'gok is molded in all color plastic with the exception of his mono eye wich is painted in a metallic pink, and the black portion of the upper chest vents. The plastic is the same high quality that you would expect from Bandai and all of the molded parts are sharp and crisp.

Articulation is where this figure really shines. The figure is engineered in such a way that it can pull off some wildly dynamic poses while still maintaining a seamless sculpt. Bandai accomplishes this by including sliding panles in the hips as well as a pull down hip joint that allows the hips a wide range of motion. The shoulders are on a hidden butterfly joint, and the ankles are on a hidden pull down joint. The torso also has impressive amount of range wich allows for some very nice crouched and "Iron Man" poses. All off this articulation is accomplished without making the figure feel fiddly or cumbersome to handle.

As if the engineering and articulation arnt enough to convince you that this is a solid release, Z'gok also includes a lot of really cool accessories. These include four different effect parts, plus replacement claws, and a replacement stationary mono eye.

I absolutely LOVE the battle damage parts and hope we see a lot more of these in upcoming releases. The "claw stab" effect parts are almost cool enough to make me want to get the GM just so I can put them to use.

Another area the figure really shines is in it's balance. The feet are big and bulky with a lot of surface area that makes posing very easy, and with the claws extended, even hand stands are a breeze.

I only have one small complaint with the figure, it suffers from an abundance of nub marks, wich is nothing new for the Robot Spirits line. That aside, the combination of dynamic articulation, next level engineering, and wide range of accessories all come together to make Char's Z'gok one of my favorite Robot Spirits releases of all time. If you're a fan of Mobile Suit Gundam this is an absolute must have.

Sweet! And very cool review! I'm loving this return to the mecha of MSG. Not sure if we'll ever get all of the Zeon suits in RS form, but we're just one Ball away from having everything on the Federation side, so I guess it's possible. I still can't believe they're doing the Guntank.

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