Should You Buy An RG Zaku? Probably Not! - RG Eric Manthfield's Zaku

Eric Manthfield's grey on white version of the Zaku II is an awesome take on a classic mecha, but does the RG Real Grade Version do it justice? Not really...

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[shad]

Ah yes this truly is the renaissance of mechagaikotsu. P-Bandai kits...and the prophetic full armor gundam part 2

[joshuahensley]

id love a quick video of you talking about each real grade showing the ones with "ERS" and the evolution away from it.
Well the retail ones lol.

[failed_K]

I’ve always wondered why Bandai hasn’t released any RG Gm’s

[Sunnyboy-obxz]

A friend of mine bought me a real grade Zaku II years ago as my first gunpla, imagin my frustration as I struggle to put the thing together lol....

[QuantaSolace]

Eh, I think I'll still buy one of the RG Zakus. I can't really fault the engineering of the kit considering the Zaku II, in general, was the second Real Grade. I'll just glue the trouble parts on.

[cdwizzerd]

as someone who did glue parts when building, i have to say this is my favourite kit i own & im going to buy at least 2 more RG Zaku.

it’s a real shame there is no RG gouf. that kit would be amazing for sure

[bonfooker]

Still not sure why Bandai is stubborn enough not to make ratchet joints in their kits. It makes a stronger joint and make poses more permanent. Hopefully they step out of their comfort zone and improve them

[benadrylthundercrotch]

The original zaku was my first rg and it turned me off the entire scale until I ran across the z'gok and I was like "oh, some of these aren't misery, cool"

[popskies]

That weak ball joint arm is very easy to fix. Either you top coat the ball joint part or apply a proper amount of any quick dry super glue so that the ball joint can be stiff when attached.

[BrianR]

I recently did the RG Char's Zaku. The early RG really are not fun to build and pieces fall off and joints are loose. They look fantastic, but I did not find them fun. If you want them for your collections then go for it, but it you want a good quality RG, then go for the ones from the Unicorn forward. They keep improving in my opinion and are loosing the complete pre-molded inner frames which makes their joints so much better. I totally agree with you Mecha Gaikotsu.

[haitolawrence]

My RG Zaku II was a difficult build with one problem after another. I had to glue some parts like those two little front torso panels. The tiny little eye took lots of patience to get in place and I was lucky to find it as it popped off and flew across the room while pushing it on. The hoses are fiddly and tricky to attach. Still, it is doable and looks quite nice when completed.

[frigginresulrum]

This is giving me flashbacks to the fragile but beautiful mess that is my RG Zephyranthes

[NbJrNbicus]

0:45 ime a bit new to the hobby, but would the use of superglue to ensure loose parts like that be frowned upon? I come from 40k where almost all of our kits require superglue with the exception of some of the most recent easy build kits and even then the hobby store recommends you glue it to strengthen the joint.

[motorolas]

Just got one 5/12/2022, and can confirm, the front skirts fall off, the balance can be difficult, and for me, no undergating of the nubs had me sweating. But it's a kit I loved building and posing!

[Kylorin]

I found that with the earlier rg kits you make friends with good ol super glue lol.

[XBGaming]

I have a base RG Zaku and I never had any problems with it, though I did tighten up the ball joints with nail polish and I glued the small parts in place.

[thaddeuss.]

Badeeyaa. Say do you remember.
Badeeyaa. Zakus in September.




Happy 21st night of September y'all.

[sulpheralchemist]

Also the side skirts can pull out slightly and slip bakc over the butt plate to get a bit more out of the hip (but looses so much knee articulation because of the high mobility lower legs)

[desertpunk]

I know about those RG problems but I keep buying them anyway .☹️they look all so nice .

[gbresaleking]

I glued the antenna on my hg zaku1 sniper because it kept falling off also, but no more problems now