• Manufacturer: Bandai
• Part number: BAN905569
• Year of production: 2001
• Gundam in-universe model number: MSZ-006A1
• Scale: 1/100
• Series: Zeta Gundam
• Kit type: MG
• In-universe role: Test version of a prototype transformable mecha
• Build date: ???

• Tamiya TS lacquer (for the cream/beige)
• Tamiya clear semi-gloss (for the original orange colour)
• Standard in-box dry transfers
• Gundam panel line pens

My first ever Master Grade kit… and in hindsight…. not the best.

I think the design looks fabulous in various manufacturer images, but in the flesh, it really doesn't work. Since it is one of the earliest transformable designs that Bandai made, it's really clunky in terms of articulation; the hip joint wants to fall apart all the time, since it's where the legs pivot up and under when transforming.

Really it should have just been made as a non-transformable design, with better articulation for more dynamic posing.

Still, it was my introduction to MG models, and I'm reasonably happy with the finished outcome; I used a spray can of beige/off-white to match the box art, and a clear coat of semi-gloss on the unpainted orange parts. Along with some panel lines from a marker and the standard decals it came out looking alright.