Review: Zaku II Char ver. 2.0

I think it is about time that i post my first review online.
My first review i ever made is about char's Zaku II ver. 2.0
Because i wanted to photograph the internal frame, and some nice detail, i decided to paint the frame. Which is also a first for me. Even painted the pilot with it ^^.

The boxart was one of the things that attracted me when i baught it in tokyo last year

Lots of decal's and stickers.

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A small char figure included as with all master grades.

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All the frame parts for the body. Applied some silver paint here and there. Came to look nice

All those years of painting warhammer finally paid off. I think this tiny figure of Char Aznable looks pretty much like the real thing. Took me quite some time though...

Backpack part. Dont really know what the red and silver parts are. But i thought it looked nice.

The finished body frame. Interesting is the cockpit switching gimmick. By adjusting a lever on the back the cockpit can be swayed left or right.

Parts for the backpack. Painted the inside of the thrusters red. Its these small details i think all over the zaku's body that makes it really stand out. Watch for the finished result.

Parts for the head. The mono eye turns when the head looks left or right. Very clever indeed ^^. I saw this before on my MG. Sinanju ver. Ka. but for some reason it doesn't work anymore

Painting the arm wasn't a real challenge. Some nice parts for you to paint in your own manner. Except for the gold parts the rest cannot be seen when the armour is attached. So i wasn't really afraid of overdoing it.

The foot mechanism is really stern and steady. Though basic, it has a real nostalgic feeling to it.

The sole. The only bad thing about gundam markers, is when painting large area's it leaves some stripes even after it dry's.

Parts for the feet.

Finished legs. The grey parts of the frame didn't turn out the way i wanted. But it isn't that bad after all.

Frame parts for the legs.

A finished inner frame. Looked really cool i think. I'm not per se a real Zeon mobile suit fanboy. but seeing the finished frame really made me fall in love with the Zaku II model.

While the legs are thick and heavy, the arms look rather thin and weak.

Keeping the feet on the ground while posing is something i find important. Not only does it looks cool, it makes the model more steady and not easy to fall over.

The Flexibility of the frame is pretty good

The ankle's are even tough enough to let it stand in this position for a long time.

I even painted the inside of the gun mag. you won't see this in any way but i think its a nice unique detail.

Simple but elegant design of the zaku machine gun. Old principle and a 30 year old design but has some good touch to it.

The leg with the painted thrusters. Looks awesome with the colour scheme of the body.

And finally the fully finished model. complete with decals and stickers.

Love this pose... but never seen char do it in the anime ^^

So i hoped you enjoyed my first review.
If you got any hints or tips, whatever... just let me know.
See you next post