BANDAI Hobby #10 Zeta Gundam Scale 1/144 Real Grade Figure

I was on the fence for a while when it came to buying the RG Zeta Gundam, having heard that it had stability issues and that parts were prone to breaking, but after building it myself I can say I was pleasantly surprised. Like all RG kits the Zeta packs a ton of detail and gimmicks despite its small size. There’s no shortage of panel lines and the color separation is nice, and the gold stickers break up the abundance of blue and white. For gimmicks (aside from the Zeta’s selling point, the transformation), there’s the grenade launchers in the forearm, rockets on the shield’s underside, beam saber handles that can be mounted in the waist armor and double as cannons, and a removable energy cartridge for the beam rifle. The energy beams for the sabers can also be mounted to the rifle to act as a bayonet. As far as articulation stability goes, the RG Zeta performs surprisingly well, despite having a complete transformation gimmick. The elbows are double jointed and have a full bend, as do the knees. Due to the transformation into Wave Rider mode there are some stability issues in the upper body, and the chest and cockpit can come loose while you’re posing the model in its Gundam mode, but it’s not too difficult to get them back in place, and there’s some decent movement at the waist. The only places where the articulation is let down is the hips and shoulders, where movement is a little restricted. Extras include four beam sabers (two long, two short), grenade boxes for the forearm launchers, adapter for an action base, unpainted Kamille Bidan figure, landing gear for Wave Rider form, and extra hands. The only real downsides are some minor articulation restrictions and stability issues, but since the transformation is this kit's selling point this isn’t a problem. The transformation process is complicated, but it’s not too much of a hassle once you’ve managed to wrap your head around the instructions. As a warning, I’d recommend taking care when putting this together. Some parts of the advanced frame (B runner) are delicate and show stress marks easily. Thankfully I didn’t break any, but I’m sure plenty of others have. In short, it’s an incredible Real Grade kit and a must have for Zeta fans and RG fans alike.

The rg zeta is just an amazing model. But the transformation is really bad, I dont think play with it a good idea, but if just display as gundam, really recommended.

I bought for my older brother for his bday and he loved it. I actually don't know anything about Gundam but his smile made me understand I did the right decision.

Fell apart! A decent quality product and somewhat easy to assemble but a word of warning it does not hold together. I transformed it once after completion and turning it back into robot mode made it fall apart! The part that connects the entire leg is tiny and flies of with ease which sends the leg off the joints. Still an enjoyable product with LOTS of glue to fix it.

buy it

Model looks good but that’s about it. Build is annoying and will be difficult for newcomers so not recommended for beginners, the articulation is bad and parts will fall off… I love the way it looks but just be warned

The inclusion of a complete transformation feature makes it pretty challenging to put together, and also means the kit is full of a lot of small and fragile joints and components. So perhaps not the best kit for youngsters with little patience. But once completely built it does look great.

I ordered the Real Grade from Sukiyaki JP, but I got the HGUC instead. The hell! At least the RG RX-78 & HGUC Kshatriya I had ordered at the same time were correct.

腕に覚えがあり、ググる事ができて、諸事項に対応出来る情熱を持ってる人が手に取るとベターなキット。 ABSの可動部位をシリコンスプレー、パーマネントマットバーニッシュで調整するのは必須。更にキット特有の構造を把握して扱えば無改造無接着で大丈夫。 ブンドドも十分可能でABSの耐摩耗性は特筆。メンテが完全なら何回変形しても無問題。ルービック・キューブと同じ原理。 パーツが外れる！白化した！破損した！動かせない！変形出来ない！飾っとくしかない！etc...全て知恵のない人達の戯言...非常に残念。 改造する素材としても優秀。RG！Zガンダム！変形！etc...故に拘りたくなるもので掛けた手間暇には十二分に応えてくれる。 小スケールで細かくバラせるのが利点。フレームが足を引っ張るが本気出すなら自作して置き換えるのは当然の行為。 総合的に観て『情報と技術と浪漫がある者』ほど楽しく遊べてしまう極めて完成度が高い傑作キットである。

Highly detailed and complicated build, but not too terrible other than some extremely tiny stickers (fake screwheads on the elbow joints about the side of a bolded period in a newspaper.) This is my first non HG or SD Gundam kit, and I adore the way it builds off an internal (largely pre assembled!) skeleton, it feels a lot sturdier than the hollow plastic kits and looks great. I had some trouble attaching the chest to the back, wound up breaking a couple tabs, but it was an easy fix.Tip: the flat part of the bar the chest transformation hinge has slots into the back panel, the actual joints are on the sides of the bar thanks to the skeleton system it uses. Reviews warned me to be careful with the arms, so I'll pass that on as well. Too bad the flight stand I ordered isn't showing up for like another month.

Gunpla du Zeta Gundam de la série éponyme. Magnifique Mobile Suit de la gamme RG ( Real Grade ) à assembler. Reçu plus tôt que prévu. Merci beaucoup

Tolle Figur , sehr detailliert. Aufbau geht leicht und macht Spaß. Als Spielzeug für kleinere eher ungeeignet weil doch öfters was Abfällt ( mein Sohn ist 6 ) aber trotzdem gefällt ihm die Figur und es ist wirklich mal was besonderes

This shipped really quickly, and I have a hard time beating the price for what you get in an RG kit. Looks fantastic, has loads of seals and decals, great mobility, and it stands up on its own. The only con I found is that the waist tends to look a bit thin and bare if the skirts don't stay exactly where yo want them.