Snap build and Panel line ... Review by: archaznable
The Zaku 1 Sniper Yonem Kirks is the 2nd one ... the first one has the same build but the only difference is the color of the body and the back pack. Zaku 1 Sniper is such a cool kit where in it sports a long sniper rifle hence it's name. Yonem Kirks Zaku 1 was seen on Unicorn OVA episode 4 At the bottom of the Gravity Well were in you seen a hover craft above and the Zaku 1 sniper was there shooting away some GM's.
Now on with the kit review the HGUC 1/144 Zaku 1 Sniper (Yonem Kirks) was really good and it was solidly build. Got good articulations too and a basic set of weapons. The thing that irritates me when I was snap building this kit was the small as a pebble rope buckle that you have to apply cement on each corner on top of the body. I was having a hard time putting it in but manage to put it I think it's only optional.
The hand was double jointed where in you can make a perfect L shape pose on the arms. The feet also has some good articulations where in you can perfectly have a good kneeling pose. If you want to make a perfectly good kneeling pose you have to pull out the knee ground to support the balance with the pose because the kit will be unbalance because of it's long sniper rifle.
Another note be-careful in putting out the hose on the back of the Zaku 1's back pack it can spring out when you are putting hose to connect to the sniper rifle. Well anyways you can check out the pics below of my snap build kits.
My rating for this kit was 8/10 if you already have the original Zaku 1 Sniper don't bother getting this one because on what I said it is the same. However if you don't have the original zaku 1 sniper then this is a must have and it's a good grunt unit if you plan on army building it.
