SD BB Senshi Zeta Gundam Mini Review

The Zeta Gundam is a very iconic MS, yet it never seems to get the best of kits. The 2.0 is good, but it has issues preventing it from being great, the RG breaks when you look at it strangely, the HGUC was simply dated crap, the PG was expensive with bad proportoons, and the MG 1.0 had no reason to be bought. So, with this, I wanted a Zeta kit on my shelf, not one that would necessarily satisfy me completely, but one to hold the spot until a better version came out. So in this, I decided to purchase the BB Senshi Zeta Gundam, due to how cheap it was, and due to the fact I usually don't mind if an SD kit is not impressive because frankly i've got pretty low standards for them. Soon my prayer for a better Zeta was answered in the form of the HGUC AE Zeta, but until that kit arrives, this one was also pretty neat to have.

The kit itself is what it is, if you're expecting anything really good from this kit, you might be disappointed. Color accuracy is not great, although this is normal for most BB Senshi. Articulation is limited with everything is on a hinge or swivel, no ball joints here. This kit doesn't even have elbows, the arms can go side to side, but no bend. The accessories are nice though, you get a beam rifle, the waverider shield, and the Hyper Mega Launcher.

The BB Senshi Zeta can also transform to it's Waverider Mode with a slight amount of partsforming. To transform it you have to take of the waist part, head, and put the shield in a different place, but that's all the partsforming, rest is actual transformation which is quite neat for an SD kit. It's also worthy to not you'll need to display the Waverider on the Hyper Mega Launcher.

Verdict:

The SD BB Senshi Zeta isn't an impressive kit, it's something that will just stand there and look like what it is. I do recommend buying a black fine tip marker for this guy as he looks really bland without the black areas in his chest and head filled in. Despite this, i'm not too disappointed, and that's because he transforms. Yes, there is slight partsforming, however i'd be willing to say it's excusable, there is no way the head's transforming, and the shield partsforms on every Zeta kit, so the fact the waist joint is the only partsforming part is completely acceptable! Sure, in other aspects, the Zeta is a mediocre SD, missing color apps, bad color accuracy, and is a brick, but honestly, i'm quite satisfied with this kit.

Pros:

- 90% of the kit transforms despite being an SD. (!)

- Quite a cheap kit.

- No hollow parts.

Cons:

- No ball joints, everything is a swivel and it limits posing.

- A lot color apps are missing, but it's an SD problem more than anything.