Little fun fact about this mobile suit and why it was painted in chars colors. In lore it was originally planned to be used by Char during his attack on the earth in the movie Gundam Chars Counter Attack. But since the Sazabi was completed in time for the attack he was never used by Char and instead put into storage.
I love this kit and have paired it with the Tristan. I like the lore that Char did not push through with using this, as the Tristan was previously the Alex, which never made it to Amuro. They were the intended models for the two famous rivals.
They were dead-set on only reusing what the already-present molds could do and not a bit more :') I think if they had handles with holes in them and no blades, like some old kits strangely had, they would include some new clear beams
I did buy this kit specifically because it comes with the Gears Doga guns. The Zaku III that appears in Unicorn wields one. And since the Zaku III hasn't seen some sort of update/revive/unicorn version like a number of other kits... As for the colors, well, the Char scheme is neat. I am not so hot on the glossy plastic, however, so I may end up painting it.
Ah yes The Twilight Axis, like many others I was disappointed by the HG Tristan, but yeah it is what it is just need to accept that. Also interesting review of the Zaku III Twilight ver, not a lot of people reviewed it. So it is much appreciated
I actually didn't mind the articulation of the Tristan much, knowing the age of the base kit, but wished the new parts were better made (that big white gun...) Real glad you ennoyed the review! I struggled a bit deciding to make it or not since I wasn't sure if anyone would want to see a mostly forgotten P-Bandai release from 2017. Glad I did
I honestly don't mind this kit's existence for the lone fact that you can use all of the grey bits to fix the weird blue on the OG custom without paint
It was quite a while ago when it was sold on PBandai after all, and Bandai didn't sell second rounds of it, so it's a bit forgotten, though people can make one out of retail kits
If this was a normal retail kit it would be sort of cool that you can mix and match pieces. But it always amazes me how low effort some of the P-Bandai kits feel. 15+ years later and they can't have the fuel tanks the right colour or give you a normal beam saber for a so called "premium" product? Once again I like your balanced take and that you don't just go on a rant. Makes for another enjoyable video!
I bet the designers were only allowed to use what was already there, so they weren't even allowed to make a new beam saber handle for clear blades or even mold the whole runner in white for the tank (which PBandai MG kits totally do). This kit is bizarrely really expensive online nowz even though there's really nothing that isn't avaliable in retail kits...
Ahh Yes after seeing your previous review on the Zaku 3 I was actually thinking are you gonna review the Twilight Axis version if you could get your hands on it & boy was my wish answered! Yeah it’s design & articulation is outdated, But hey, at least it exists to please fans of Twilight Axis and includes weapons of the Geara Doga
It's actually a bit hard to get this kit now since Bandai never released second rounds of it and mine was from the initial release (and had the luck of sitting around unbuilt till now). I think I kinda like this kit the other way around and enjoyed the animated fight that came because of this kit, which was actually nicely done, because the poor Unicorn one was barely on screen at all...
Bandai seems to calculate prices according to how much plastic is used (and sometimes add a bit more on top). This will haunt you every time you see unused parts or entire runners that are only for a few pieces... it's all trash that costs money
@@HobbyClubhouse Depends. Sometimes those leftover parts are perfectly usable for customizing. The Astaroth Rinascimento is a perfect example of this. Other times, you’re going to have to put more effort in to kitbash with those parts. Regardless, I never throw away unused parts.
the options are nice but wow lol, would literally be better off learning how to customize an original hguc zaku III into this version than hunt this down and pay scalper prices.
It really is terrifying if you look up the price of this kit online, especially when it contains no unique parts. If you get two Zaku IIIs, you even actually get two complete MSes
Twilight Axis was basically Bandai testing the waters for interest in late UC stuff that wasn’t Unicorn. They also used it to gauge interest in a HGUC Zeta Byarlant and a MG Jegan, both of which we later got.
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Little fun fact about this mobile suit and why it was painted in chars colors. In lore it was originally planned to be used by Char during his attack on the earth in the movie Gundam Chars Counter Attack. But since the Sazabi was completed in time for the attack he was never used by Char and instead put into storage.
I love this kit and have paired it with the Tristan. I like the lore that Char did not push through with using this, as the Tristan was previously the Alex, which never made it to Amuro.
They were the intended models for the two famous rivals.
I'm honestly disgusted Bandai didn't even have the decency to swap out the beam toothpicks for actual effects.
They were dead-set on only reusing what the already-present molds could do and not a bit more :') I think if they had handles with holes in them and no blades, like some old kits strangely had, they would include some new clear beams
Probably the best review I've seen so far! Wow this was good, subscribe!!!
Thank you so much - especially for appreciating this oddball Zaku III:) Welcome to the channel
I did buy this kit specifically because it comes with the Gears Doga guns. The Zaku III that appears in Unicorn wields one. And since the Zaku III hasn't seen some sort of update/revive/unicorn version like a number of other kits...
As for the colors, well, the Char scheme is neat. I am not so hot on the glossy plastic, however, so I may end up painting it.
Ah yes The Twilight Axis, like many others I was disappointed by the HG Tristan, but yeah it is what it is just need to accept that. Also interesting review of the Zaku III Twilight ver, not a lot of people reviewed it. So it is much appreciated
I actually didn't mind the articulation of the Tristan much, knowing the age of the base kit, but wished the new parts were better made (that big white gun...)
Real glad you ennoyed the review! I struggled a bit deciding to make it or not since I wasn't sure if anyone would want to see a mostly forgotten P-Bandai release from 2017. Glad I did
I wish hg Tristan is p bandai
I honestly don't mind this kit's existence for the lone fact that you can use all of the grey bits to fix the weird blue on the OG custom without paint
Ooh cool, interesting! Didnt know this kit existed!
It was quite a while ago when it was sold on PBandai after all, and Bandai didn't sell second rounds of it, so it's a bit forgotten, though people can make one out of retail kits
If this was a normal retail kit it would be sort of cool that you can mix and match pieces. But it always amazes me how low effort some of the P-Bandai kits feel. 15+ years later and they can't have the fuel tanks the right colour or give you a normal beam saber for a so called "premium" product? Once again I like your balanced take and that you don't just go on a rant. Makes for another enjoyable video!
I bet the designers were only allowed to use what was already there, so they weren't even allowed to make a new beam saber handle for clear blades or even mold the whole runner in white for the tank (which PBandai MG kits totally do). This kit is bizarrely really expensive online nowz even though there's really nothing that isn't avaliable in retail kits...
Ah yes Char’s Zaku III (will this be in the Nightingale review during the comparison)
This little guy won't be at the Nightingale review unfortunately. The big boy's taking it easy in storage for now:)
Ahh Yes after seeing your previous review on the Zaku 3 I was actually thinking are you gonna review the Twilight Axis version if you could get your hands on it & boy was my wish answered! Yeah it’s design & articulation is outdated, But hey, at least it exists to please fans of Twilight Axis and includes weapons of the Geara Doga
It's actually a bit hard to get this kit now since Bandai never released second rounds of it and mine was from the initial release (and had the luck of sitting around unbuilt till now). I think I kinda like this kit the other way around and enjoyed the animated fight that came because of this kit, which was actually nicely done, because the poor Unicorn one was barely on screen at all...
So it doesnt have the left shoulder of zaku III base
Dude wth they couldn't even me bothered to add some detail stickers and beam effect parts and they just included the toothpick beam sabers
I heard this zaku was actually ment for char but he never got to use it
its interesting that this kit has an exact price of 2052 yen.....
Bandai seems to calculate prices according to how much plastic is used (and sometimes add a bit more on top). This will haunt you every time you see unused parts or entire runners that are only for a few pieces... it's all trash that costs money
@@HobbyClubhouse Yeah that is understandable. HG Shining break.
@@HobbyClubhouse Depends. Sometimes those leftover parts are perfectly usable for customizing. The Astaroth Rinascimento is a perfect example of this. Other times, you’re going to have to put more effort in to kitbash with those parts.
Regardless, I never throw away unused parts.
the options are nice but wow lol, would literally be better off learning how to customize an original hguc zaku III into this version than hunt this down and pay scalper prices.
It really is terrifying if you look up the price of this kit online, especially when it contains no unique parts. If you get two Zaku IIIs, you even actually get two complete MSes
6:44 if it Bandai doesn't made it, the you have to scratch build it
Although it's a bit of a cash grab, I think it's the best the zaku III has ever looked
I just don't think the Zaku III looks good as a model kit
The TA kits were all very low effort
I imagine the designers were told they were only allowed to use what's already made so Bandai could resell things without any extra costs
Twilight Axis was basically Bandai testing the waters for interest in late UC stuff that wasn’t Unicorn. They also used it to gauge interest in a HGUC Zeta Byarlant and a MG Jegan, both of which we later got.