1/144 HGUC AMX-011S Zaku III Custom Gundam Model Kit

Title: AMX-011S Zaku III Custom
Scale: 1/144
Grade: High Grade Universal Century (HGUC)
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Release Date: 08/1999
Suggested Price: ¥ 1500
Overall Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
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HGUC AMX-011S Zaku III Custom Gunpla Picture Gallery

Built by Woo from HKML, battle damage version by Peter.

Infomation of AMX-011S Zaku III Custom

The AMX-011S Zaku III Custom (aka Zaku III Kai), was a mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. One of these mass produced units was piloted by Mashymre Cello.

Technology and Combat Characteristics

The Zaku III Custom has some differences from the basic AMX-011 Zaku IIIs. It sported a heavier and more stylized armor, a new head mounting a pair of vulcan guns, optional left shoulder armor with a hide bomb dispenser, a large backpack with powerful thrusters and ejectable external propellant tanks, and an enormous rear skirt armor plate. Rather than building a new unit, all the part that are used by the Zaku III Custom are optional parts of the orginal AMX-011 Zaku III.

Armaments

• Beam Rifle

Unlike the standard Zaku IIIs beam rifle, Mashymre's Zaku III equips a customized beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap. Power rate is unknown.

• 30mm Vulcan gun

Mashymre's Zaku III mounts a pair of vulcan guns mounted on the head, which is different from the mouth cannon mounted on standard Zaku IIIs.

• Beam Gun/Beam Saber

Mounted on recharge racks on the front skirt armor and hand operated in use, these weapons possess two modes, a close combat beam saber mode and a long range beam gun mode. Both modes have a power rating of 2.8 MW.

• Hide Bomb dispenser

Mounted in the left shoulder armor of Mashymre's Zaku III.

• Optional Shield/Weapons Rack

Unlike the previous Zaku II, the Zaku III's shoulder mounted shield is optional equipment, though it was standard practice to install one. Also unlike the Zaku II, the shield of the Zaku III doubled as a weapons rack to store extra armaments.

Special Equipment & Features

• External propellant tanks

Mounted on the back of the Zaku III Custom are a pair of external propellant tanks, which help extend the Zaku III Custom's operating time. These propellant tanks can be ejected when depleted or to help reduce total mass.

History

Although the AMX-011 Zaku III design lost out to the AMX-014 Doven Wolf as Neo Zeon's intended new frontline mass-production mobile suit, several prototypes did get produced. These Zaku IIIs proved quite popular with many Neo Zeon officers and ace pilots fighting in the First Neo Zeon War. One Zaku III unit ended up in the hands of Haman Karn loyalist Mashymre Cello, who would employ his customized Zaku III in one of the last battles of the war. Although Mashymre's Zaku III was referred to as the AMX-011S Zaku III Custom, it was indeed nothing more than the basic Zaku III with various optional equipment selected by Mashymre.

During the Battle of Axis, Mashymre Cello attempted to engage Ple Two's NZ-000 Queen Mansa, and nearly scored a hit with his beam saber before being intercepted by AMX-014 Doven Wolfs, lead by ace pilot Rahkan Dakaran. During the fight, the more advanced Doven Wolfs outperfored Mashymre Cello and nearly destroy him, but Mashymre used his newfound Newtype abilities to resist and destroy one Doven Wolf before detonating his Zaku, killing himself in the process. [Source: wikia]

1/144 HGUC AMX-011S Zaku III Custom Model Kit Review

Unboxing Review of 1/144 HGUC AMX-011S Zaku III Custom Model Kit by mobilesuit101

1/144 HGUC AMX-011S Zaku III Custom Gundam Model Kit
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