ウサ男‘s HGUC 1/144 RMS-106CS Hizack Custom (A.O.Z RE-BOOT version). Many images and full info and credits
APPEARANCES
TELEVISION
* MSZG: First Seen in Episode #39
* GBD: First Seen in Episode #10
MANGA
* A.O.Z Re-Boot
NOVEL
* Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
GAME
* Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam
From the Modeler:
I tried making the HGUC Hizack Custom (A.O.Z Re-Boot version). The Hizack Custom… is a very minor MS that only appeared in one episode of the main story of Z Gundam, so naturally the possibility of it being made into a kit was extremely low. A little while after the HGUC Hizack was released, B-CLUB released modified parts, but other than that, I don’t think it was made into a three-dimensional model…
There is a big difference not only in the details but also in the form from the normal Hizack, and there were quite a few modified parts.
Painted areas and color recipe
Backpack, leg thrusters, sniper beam launcher tip, etc. → (Gaia) Frame Metallic (1)
Sniper beam launcher body → (Creos) Neutral Gray
Concave molds in each part → (Creos) Water-based Gundam Color Witch of Mercury Michaelis Purple
All parts other than the metallic parts have been sprayed with Mr. Color GX Super Smooth Clear (Creos).
The decals used are mainly Gundam Decals for MG Crossbone Gundam X2 and HGUC Unicorn Gundam, with Sujibori-do’s Robo Decals also used to give it a Katoki style.
After assembling it temporarily, I thought it was “cool and incredibly easy to assemble.” As per Fujioka Kenki’s design drawing, the head is slightly squashed and has hard lines typical of the Federation, making it a great kit. Moreover, the only seams are the tip of the sniper beam launcher, part of the back of the head, and the upper thighs, and I used a dammo to mold all of them in a stepped manner, so I didn’t have to erase any seams.
The molding was also very solid, so I only had to re-carve the parts with a chisel, which I usually do, and it’s been a long time since I’ve had such ease (lol). I’m happy that the spike armor on both shoulders is also molded as a single piece, and I only need to planer the party lines with a skewer, so I can benefit from this latest kit.
The painted areas are color-coded, which is impressive… The Hobby Hizack (A.O.Z RE-BOOT version) on which this kit is based also had separate parts for even the most minute details.
The mecha color of this kit is purple-gray, and there was no color that looked similar to lacquer this time. So I decided to use the water-based Gundam color Michaelis Purple this time… Recent water-based colors have a strong coating and high hiding power, and even if they bleed over, you can wipe it off with a cotton swab and Magiclean, so I hardly masked it at all.
What’s more, I was very grateful that I could apply lacquer over it if I first sprayed sand with an airbrush, and it has greatly expanded the range of my painting. The wide range of colors is also an advantage of water-based acrylic paints, and the mixing instructions in the Gunpla manual often only include paints with water-based colors, so I can use them without any problems even though I mainly use lacquer… Whether I applied it with a brush or an airbrush, the painting feel was comparable to lacquer.
The molding color is a pale shade close to Fujioka Kenki’s design drawing, and although it is slightly different from the TV version, it is a pretty good molding color.
The sniper beam launcher doesn’t look interesting if it is the same color as the frame, so I painted it with neutral gray and Frame Metallic 1. I quickly painted the small thrusters with Frame Metallic 1 with a brush, which was fun (lol).
I inked it with dark gray and black, and then spent three days slowly pasting the decals, spraying on a matte smooth clear coat, and it was completed in the short time of 12 days this time… The quality of the kit’s raw materials was at its peak, and it was fun to build.
And finally, the instructions.
I’m really glad that the Hizack Custom has lived so long that it’s been made into a kit (lol). It has a nearly seamless structure, near-perfect molding and color separation, a wide range of motion, and benefits from the latest kits, so it was a shock to me, as I only build old HGs.
I’ve been following “ADVANCE OF Z Under the Flag of Titans” since it was serialized in Dengeki Hobby magazine, and I didn’t expect so many kits to be released at the time…I thought it would end with the Hazel series, so this is also a shock in a way (lol).
Modeler: ウサ男 on X
