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30-plus runners of parts (670 total pieces). About 30 locations secured by metal screws. Two different locations (eyes and chest) light up on the finished kit. Full inner mechanism detail on all limbs. Opening panels on the head, chest, and more. Fingers are individually jointed. Comes with two beam sabers and two huge beam rifles. Locking systems provide stability so things don't flap around like they tend to do on the Master Grade. No English tex kit. Comes boxed in three separate inner boxes plus a special box that contains the 14 individual "feathers" made from plastic-coated thin metal, plus the metal joint parts, screws, and other goodies. Two separate manuals are included. The first, the INSTRUCTION manual (text is in Japanese), has numerous photos of the kit in various construction steps plus painting guide, history of the unit and the Battle Zero unit, cross sections, and an interview with the designer of the kit. The second, the CONSTRUCTION manual, has the actual assembly instructions and detailst but the diagrams are self-explanatory.
Bandai's Perfect Grade Zaku is the perfect partner for the Perfect Grade RX-78 released earlier. This variation of the kit is molded in the red coloring of the Zaku used by Char Aznable in the series, and also has a different backpack unit and leg thruster units than the previously-released green Zaku.
Because of the nature of the Zaku, it doesn't have quite as many little gimmicks as the Gundam kit, but all the fun stuff you'd expect is here: fully-articulated hands, a moving and illuminating camera eye (requires two LR43 watch batteries, sold separately), operable hatches all over the body (20 locations), and inner detail at the same, amazing level as that of the Gundam kit (including 24 moving hydraulic dampers). Includes the Zaku machine gun and "heat hawk" axe weapon. When completed, the kit stands 30cm tall and weighs about 500g. There are a whopping 548 pieces here, so be ready to spend some time putting this together (completion of mine, snap assembly only, took about 12 hours!). Includes figure of Char Aznable.
