#Zaku Warrior (Live Concert Version)

[gundamfight]

[argumentalist]

I wasn't super-impressed by Gundam SEED. I basically just watched it to learn where that Destiny Gundam my wife got me came from. But when I saw this Live Concert version of the Zaku Warrior I just had to have it.

I didn't actually go to the Gundam Base in Japan to get this... I just bought it off P-Bandai last year.

This is just a recolor of the Zaku Warrior - so those are the instructions that are in the box. There's also a single sheet detailing the changes with an updated color and marking guide.

Of course I had to paint the Lacus/Meer pilot figure.

The original Zaku Warrior instructions have a painting guide for Lunamaria Hawke - but this seated pilot is clearly not her. So I had to actually look up the scene from the anime to get the colors right.

Of course the seated pilot is just getting entombed within the kit, never to be seen again... So I'm not sure why I feel the need to even paint him at all.

I had a really hard time deciding how to panel-line this kit...

None of my panel-line markers looked right on the pink. I tried mixing up some magenta panel-liner of my own, but I wasn't happy with how that looked either. Ultimately I just went with the brown pour-type Gundam Marker and I think it looks pretty decent.

And I painted the monoeye with a metallic blue DSPIAE marker.

The kit comes with a small sheet of waterslide decals and some foil stickers. The shield spikes are supposed to be yellow, and there's supposed to be a yellow starburst pattern behind them... But that's all done with foil stickers. And I didn't want to do that.

I picked up some SIMP waterslide decals. In addition to the same decals included with the kit there were some yellow starburst decals for the shield.

There was still nothing for the shield spikes though, so I had to prime and paint them. And since I didn't have any white primer they didn't turn out quite the color I wanted.

I used a lot of Mr. Mark Softer on this kit.

The right shoulder is curved just enough that the decal had a hard time laying flat and needed several applications of Mr. Mark Softer.

And the shield has a lot of surface details that the decals struggled with.

The posing options are a little limited for this kit... It's basically just acting as a prop in a stage show. While I could certainly do some sort of dramatic battle pose - it wouldn't really make sense.

Still - the kit looks fantastic for what it is.

I'm thrilled to have this thing up on my shelf. It was a fun build that looks truly unique.

[demilypyro]

Idk exactly what you're looking for but Gundam SEED and it's sequel Destiny have some PINK Gundams, it's what got me into Gundam, my favorite personally is the Zaku Warrior Live Concert version bc it's silly but the Infinite Justice Justice is pretty cool imo

maybe i’ll refund the gunplas and stop watching the show.

[gunplagirl]

maybe you could watch a nice movie that you know you like

I’m going to attempt to work on the HGSD Zaku Warrior Live Concert Version.

[botomaki]

[11-8-2021] After months of shipping purgatory, this 1/100 MG Zaku Warrior (Live Concert Version) kit was FINALLY delivered today. I pre-ordered it back in April and it's been sitting in some dock in Japan since August (according to tracking). I know it's cheesey but it's a Gundam Base Limited kit and the Zaku Warrior kit is damn good. Now, I'm just waiting on the MG Tallgeese Flugel, the MG Lightning Strike Gundam, and the FM Freedom Gundam~ #MG #MasterGrade #GundamBaseLimited #ZakuWarrior #ZakuWarriorLiveConcertVersion #LacusClyne #MeerCampbell #GundamSeedDestiny #LimitedEdition #SpecialEdition #Gunpla #Plamo #ModelKits #GunplaBuilder #GunplaCollector #ThisIsWhyImBroke https://www.instagram.com/p/CWCvpAhLBtC/?utm_medium=tumblr

[shiroi-susanoo]

I was pretty aversive to this kit when I first saw it but the pink pulled me in... like a strawberry milk color. It's so small and adorable

[gunplagirl]

Are you a fan of the zaku based design? And if so which rendition/redesign do you think looks better? (I.E. the ones that look like a zaku but technically are not.)

Yes, my next build is actually going to be the HGGS 1/144 Zaku Warrior Live Concert Version :)