January 2001 for $35.99
A great model indeed! The classic suit from Zeta Gundam in the Master Grade form, finally! A sheer joy to construct. This great kit includes: Standard Beam Rifle, Translucent pink Beam Sabers, 360mm Hyper Bazooka, Vulcan pod, Folding shield, opening cockpit that shows the pilot inside, and, of course, the Mobile Suit itself. The legs are particularly interesting to build, made up of well over 100 pieces in both legs. The opening cockpit is a cool feature as well. One other feature is that the guns have removable magazines that can hook up behind the shield or on to the waist.
There are no major flaws, the only slight problem I had was that the head halves had a big seam line on them, but that's nothing that putty can't fix. Oh yea, the backpack halves had a big gap, takes some working with and alot of putty to make that look like one piece, as well. Oh well, maybe one flaw. The only major painting requirement is on the rockets on the backpack. As usual, lots of decals and sticker markings. On a scale of 1 thru 5, I would give this a 4.7.
As you can clearly see, this kit is more than up to par with other Master Grade kits. I am willing to give it what, in my opinion, is the highest praise of any Gunpra model: If you look at it, it actually looks like it could be a real Mobile Suit!
On a scale of 1-5, I give it a 5!