non-PG 1/60 Zeta Gundam

Jak Crow · Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:17 pm

Does anyone have the 1/60 non-PG Zeta that doesn't transform?

Xanatos11 · Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:29 pm

Im not familiar with it. What line is it and when is it from?

mcred23 · Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:00 pm

I believe he is referring to the original Zeta kit.

But anyway, Jak Crow, what are you asking about said kit?

Jak Crow · Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:29 am

I wanted to know how good it is because I was thinking of buying it. The pics make it look pretty featureless and not even as detailed as the 1/60 HG Wing 0 and God Gundams, which btw, have panel lines out the ass that make them look great when painted. If this Zeta model is as good as the others, I will get it since I can't see chunking out $200 for the PG model that I will never transform after putting it together.

James E. 'ZEE' Doyle · Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:02 pm

It's a much older kit and nowhere near the same level of finish as later 1/60 kits.

Jak Crow · Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:57 pm

Really? I guess I will skip it then.

Koshernova · Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:19 am

Unless you're a huge fan of specific old designs which haven't gotten a makeover, you're always better off skipping old kits altogether.

That is, unless you want to kitbash them for pieces or buy cheap kits to try out paint schemes.

Jak Crow · Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:58 pm

Nah. I'm just trying to get 1/60 models right now without breaking the bank. I've got all non-PG 1/60s and most of the toys except this old zeta.

Metal Legend · Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:29 pm

You got the old Gelgood Cannon, Jonny Riddan Zaku or Full Armour Gundam in 1/60th???

I have the old Gelgoog and its pretty good for a 24 year old kit lol

http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Dis=-2&Mac ... ord=1%2F60

Jak Crow · Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:05 pm

Oh, no. I don't like those designs at all so I've skipped them. My current objectives are the 1/60 Wing 0 Custom toy, the Shining toy, though I may settle for the 1/60 HG model, and the Nu toy. I would have gotten the Nu toy, but the seller on ebay has disappeared, much to my annoyance.

Samster · Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:46 pm

Huh 1/60 Nu figure? Where did you see this? I've never heard anything about it.

James E. 'ZEE' Doyle · Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:06 am

I believe he's referring to one of the deluxe large-scale figures that was released exclusively in North America a few years back. It's not 1/60 scale, though.

Samster · Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:33 am

Really? The only one I ever saw was the deluxe Wing Gundam but a quick search netted this on eBay. I am a Canuck so it may have been a U.S. only deal.

James E. 'ZEE' Doyle · Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:10 am

That's it. It was released along with the Sazabi just before the US Gundam toy line crashed and burned for good. It was preceded by a GP01 Full Vernian and a GP-02A, and also the aforementioned Wing. All were non-standard, "fit-the-box" scales, though the Wing came closest to true 1/60 scale.

Koshernova · Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:10 am

Jak Crow wrote:Oh, no. I don't like those designs at all so I've skipped them. My current objectives are the 1/60 Wing 0 Custom toy, the Shining toy, though I may settle for the 1/60 HG model, and the Nu toy. I would have gotten the Nu toy, but the seller on ebay has disappeared, much to my annoyance.

The Wing and G Gundam 1/60s are much newer than the old Zeta, so there's little comparison. The Zeta is a kit from the mid-80s, so don't expect the detail you'd get with the Wing and G Gundam 1/60s...

Jak Crow · Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:25 pm

Samster wrote:Really? The only one I ever saw was the deluxe Wing Gundam but a quick search netted this on eBay. I am a Canuck so it may have been a U.S. only deal.

And ironically, that seller is the one that flaked on me.

Jak Crow · Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:27 pm

James E. 'ZEE' Doyle wrote:I believe he's referring to one of the deluxe large-scale figures that was released exclusively in North America a few years back. It's not 1/60 scale, though.

Actually, there's a Wing 0 Custom toy that was released in Asia under the "Collector's Series" that is 1/60.

Jak Crow · Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:39 pm

James E. 'ZEE' Doyle wrote:That's it. It was released along with the Sazabi just before the US Gundam toy line crashed and burned for good. It was preceded by a GP01 Full Vernian and a GP-02A, and also the aforementioned Wing. All were non-standard, "fit-the-box" scales, though the Wing came closest to true 1/60 scale.

I have the GP01 and 02 toys and they might as well be 1/60. Close enough for my tastes any ways.

James E. 'ZEE' Doyle · Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:05 pm

I can just barely recall, but I think those two were in the neighborhood of 1/72 scale

Jak Crow · Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:28 am

James E. 'ZEE' Doyle wrote:I can just barely recall, but I think those two were in the neighborhood of 1/72 scale

I realize the UC units are supposed to be a little bigger than other lines, but the GP01 and 02 toys are the same size as the 1/60 units I have, approximately 12" tall.