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Gundam Char's Counter Attack MG RGZ-91 Re-GZ 1/100 Model Kit |  | Brand: Gundam
Category: Toy
Buy New: $49.60
as of 9/9/2010 13:52 CDT details
New (2) from $49.60
Seller: Hobbyfan
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 392435
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 4.7 x 15.8
EAN: 4543112033284
ASIN: B00030EU5I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This item is a posable, high-grade or better injection-plastic kit of an item from the Gundam universe. It does not require either cement or paint to complete or use. The RGZ-91 Re-GZ gets the MG treatment and as usual the results are superb. There are 17 runners of parts here. Even if you don't paint or glue this kit (naturally it's all snap-assembly), it's going to take a few hours to put it together properly. As usual, everything on the kit moves. Fully-posable at all joints; extensive internal detail; individually-posable finger joints; numerous weapons, including the beam saber, beam rifle and shield. The Back Weapon System is a kit in itself with fantastic detailing and its own display stand. Of course, the kit is also molded in color, and features snap assembly.
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| Customer Reviews:
A more-than-decent Gundam kit. August 7, 2008
John A. Rock (Marietta, GA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To shed some light on the enigmatic name of the model kit: Re-GZ stands for Refined Gundam Zeta, which was in turn the titular mech of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. The Refined Gundam Zeta, or "Reg-Zee" as it is often pronounced, makes its appearance in the animated movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack as the main character's first Mobile Suit. (Mobile Suits are giant humanoid machines that are piloted by humans, usually designed for combat.)
Anyway, on to the kit itself. A fairly complex model kit, the RGZ-91 Master Grade took me at least a solid five or more hours to build, and that's without a touch of paint, marker, or any decals. To keep the review short, I'll list the kit's strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths-
-A good, solid, simple transformation between its humanoid Mobile Suit mode and vehicular Wave Rider mode. The transformation is easily done and remains true to the story of Char's Counterattack, the movie from which this kit's subject matter hails.
-All the joints are solid, and will even hold firmly without the use of screws or glue.
-The overall appearance of the kit is extremely accurate to the subject matter.
-The kit is symmetrical, making it ambidextrous.
Weaknesses:
-The main problem this kit seems to have is a common one with earlier Master Grade releases- it has trouble holding its weapons. The hilts of the beam sabers can be problematic when trying to keep them in place, but they fit easily into the hands. The largest problem is with the Re-GZ's beam rifle- the handle of the rifle is shorter than the width of the kit's hand- meaning positioning it can be problematic.
-Although only a minor aesthetic issue, the pegholes for the shield are easily visible on both forearms. This is easily fixed with some modeling putty and some paint.
-The feet, due to the necessity of transformation and the design of the subject matter, are rendered almost completely unable to turn. However, the kit is still very capable of many poses in spite of the inflexibility of its lower extremities.
All in all, the Master Grade (MG) RGZ-91 Re-GZ is a good, solid kit. If you find a good deal on it (Japanese retail value is 4,000 yen) and you're a fan of the movie or subject matter, I highly recommend it.
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