So I just finished this kit up. Love the zeta, it’s top 5 MS easily and I’m a sucker for anything in actual military/grunt colors. This kit wasn’t anything too bad but it 100% is showing its age.
I ignored the stickers(as is tradition) and used some enamel paint for the eyes and cameras. Deepened the panel lines cause some were mere hints of panels. Lined him and called it a day. Like the finished look but dang the kits got a few hangups.
Arms are definitely meh, and it possesses one of my biggest pet peeves of not being able to hold the guns well. The arms also needs to be positioned right to just hold the gun AND its bicep connection is super tight. Add in the flimsy feeling shoulder and I’m being super careful about how I move/twist the bicep/forearm.
Posing in general is rough. The hip gun things need to be lifted up to allow any posing due to them hitting the back skirt and popping it off and I think the actual hips/leg connection is loose. Thing loses its stance from light pressure. Legs aren’t too bad on their own but those dang fabric tube sleeve things suck. To get them in place was a struggle and by the time I was done the ends were frayed.
Chest went together well but some of the snap connections were super stiff. With the chest being mostly hollow I really felt like I was going to break something. Luckily no issues there.
Overall I’d give it a 6/10. It is dated and takes some mindfulness but I’d build it again. On a related note anyone know of the best MG Zeta to get? After this I want one to actually pose nice and feel more solid. I don’t want one of my fav Gundams to live exclusively in this state. I hear the ver.ka is preem