I got it for $50 from the local J1Toys
store in Arlington Heights.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boaz
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006
6:11 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [gundam] MG Zeta 2.0
Just FYI. I read some article and at least in Hong Kong Z2.0 is
dropping price fast. It's either overstocking or not selling well. For US, I
noticed that http://www.hoaoutlet.com/
is selling it at $47.50, which is probably a good price for mail order within
US for such new kit.
On Feb 27, 2006, at 6:05 PM, Reynolds, Jason
M. wrote:
Update to say that the tail binder was
first fixed in the Zeta Plus after all.
Just to let everyone
know I also had picked up a MG Zeta 2.0 when I got my Gabthley. Since
there is a great review up at MAHQ I didn't have as much incentive to write
anything up at first. But there were a few things that weren't touched
upon in that review that I wanted to mention.
- The
Tail Binder - The biggest problem I had with the PG and MG Ver 1 Zeta kits
was the Tail Binder. Since it was connected by a polycap in both of
those kits it ALWAYS falls out. Superglue fixes it for a while, but
it always gets loose again. The new kit took the poly cap out of the
equation and the results are AWESOME. I don't remember off the top
of my head if the Zeta Plus had the poly cap so it might not be new.
- Wave
Rider Mode ROCKS - I NEVER got my old MG Kit to fully reach Wave Rider
mode. The new kit is more solid than ANY of the other Zeta kits,
including Z-Plus, with the sole exclusion of the HGUC version. It is
ROCK solid. The ONLY minute flaw is that it is very hard to get the
shield connected 100% correctly to the upper torso armor because of how
tight the transformation is. There seems to always be a very slight
gap between the Cockpit cover and the shield nosecone. Often it I
try to push it in all the way the armatures holding the Wing Binders in
place pops up. Even with this issue, the transformation remains
solid. I will take a picture tonight to demonstrate the issue.
It might be user error in how I am handling the transformation.
- The
hands - while they have a slot in the palms to help them hold the weapons,
it sometimes pops out when trying to carry the Hyper Mega Launcher.
It is only a minor annoyance though. And it can hold the HML in a
pose.
- The
upper arms to shoulder connection - The arm has popped out of the shoulder
connector a few times just like the MG GP-02a. Luckily it doesn't
have a huge shield to contend with so the problem isn't that bad. It has
only been an annoyance when trying to pose the kit with the HML.
- Cover
art - while the cover art is awesome, it actually differs from the ver 2
kit. IMHO the front skirt armor, hip binders, and shoulder armor
look more like the ver 1 MG Zeta.
Overall I would say that this kit is a definitely
a marvel of engineering and a steal for 5000 yen.
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