MG Char's Zaku II ver 2.0

What is better as a second gunpla kit after my grand-dad RX-78-2?
 

Of course, his greatest nemesis! The Char's Zaku!

Master Grade MS-06S Char's Zaku II was released more than a decade ago in 2007, and I'm surprised it's still easily available online, with the same retail price! A Lego released 10 years ago would have cost few times more.

After reading some online review, this kit has proven to have stood the test of time. It was, and is still, one of the highest rated gunpla kit to date. That's why Bandai never border upgrading/ re-release even after 14 years!

Char Aznable (real name Casval Deikun) is one of the most iconic and lovable antagonist in the history of animation. His rivalry with Amuro Ray started in gundam-year UC0079, span through few series of gundam, and was concluded in UC0093. That was 14 years of conflict and relationship. 

In real world according to release chronology, it was from 1979 when the first gundam series was released, upto year 1988 when the movie Char's Counter-attack was released (almost 10 years).

Amuro Ray VS Char Aznable

 

 

There are many many gundam series and OVA and movies, but not all are worth watching. After reading a lot online and identified the highly rated & worth watching ones, the recommended watch sequence is as below:  

For me personally i have only watched The Origin, MSG, MS Zeta Gundam, and MSG Unicorn.

I have downloaded all the series i listed but couldn't find the time yet.
MSG Hathaway is coming to Netflix on 1st July 2021, stay tuned. 

Even though this kit has less parts and sort of a straight forward build, it still took me more than a month to complete it. 

A bunch of sate sticks

Sate sticks after sprayed with Semi-gloss Topcoat and left to dry

Char's Zaku back side

Char's Zaku front view

Now, with the Bandai Action Base, I can pose both of them in various combat poses. Awesome!

both nemesis holding their pilot - Char & Amuro

Jedi-like sword fight. Heat hawk VS saber beam

Hee-Yaaa!

Kung-fu kicks each other

Aiming their Bazookas at each other

RX-78-2

Char's Zaku

Back of RX-78-2

Back of Char's Zaku

Let me finish watching Iron Blooded Orphans in Netflix first. 

And guess what i have just started building?