Series: Mobile Suit in Action!! (MSiA)
Title: RX-79[G]Ez-8 Gundam Ez8 (Battle Scarred)
Release Date: 2003
Suggested Price: ?
No. of Parts: 1 Gundam figure + 9 parts
Plastic colors: dark gray, gray, dark blue, dirty white, black, red
Gimmicks: trigger hand (2), open hand (2), 100mm machine gun, bazooka gun, beam rifle, parachute pack, shield

Introduction

Contributor: Vanishing Meteor
Date: September 27, 2009

From Gundam: The 08th MS Team OVA comes the Gundam Ez8 which is a rebuilt RX-79[G] Ground Type Gundam with many improvised modifications. It is piloted by Shiro Amada of the 08th MS Team, Kojima Battalion. This is a Battle Scarred MSiA which is different from the MSiA Ez8. Now let's go on with the review.

Head

The head is quite proportional to the body of the MSiA and painted in a dirty white scheme. The main cameras and secondary camera are painted in red. The traditional V-fin on the heads of the gundam were replaced with a communications antenna and it is painted in black.

Torso

The torso is painted well in dark blue and dark gray with the chest armor plating painted in dirty white. The chest armor has a big dent on its center(probably hit by a projectile weapon). The chest mounted vulcan gun is painted in black. The backpack is painted in black and has some scratches on it to show its "battle-scarred" image with its thrusters painted red inside. The skirt armor is painted in a dirty white scheme with scratches and on both sides we have removable magazines for the 100mm machine gun.

Arms

The arms are painted in dirty white with a hole to attach the shield via a peg. It is single jointed like the normal version of the EZ-08. Its shoulders are also painted in dirty white and has battle scars all over it. The right shoulder armor has a faded EFF logo but nothing special about that.

Legs

The legs are painted in dirty white with the feet painted in dark blue and dirty white colors. The legs are like from the generation 1 MSiAs since they are only single jointed. On the right leg we have an exposed beam saber storage rack with the insides painted in gray, however this MSiA does not come with even 1 beam saber and that's quite a disappointment.

Weapons and Accessories

Hands- The trigger hands serve their purpose well, but why give us opened hands when there is no beam saber to hold on to? A waste of plastic.

100mm machine gun- It is painted in gray with a swiveling butt and a magazine painted in dirty white. The magazine can be removed.

Bazooka gun- It is painted in black and has some scratches on it. It has a removable magazine on the back.

Beam rifle- It is painted in dirty white and gray with the gun camera painted in green. Nothing special about it. It doesn't even have the swiveling scope and handle. Quite a disappointment actually.

Shield- It is painted in dirty white with the bottom part painted in dark blue and the handle painted in black. It has a faded 08th MS Team logo on its center. It can be attached to the arms via a peg-in-hole. It has some scratches and bullet "wounds" to show the battle-scarred image of it.

Parachute pack- It is painted in black with the thrusters' insides painted in red. It has two thread-like ropes which is attached to the shoulders. The pack is attached to a backpack equipment rack and can be removed from it. The whole thing can be attached to the back by removing the backpack first. A huge chunk of plastic actually.

Conclusion

The thing looks like it came out from the garbage. It has a very sticky "battle-scarred" paint job on it. Heck, I only removed the garbage-like look from my MSiA by using detergent and a toothbrush and it took me about 6 hours just to remove only some of it. There's also the problem about that exposed beam saber storage rack. Why have it opened when there's no beam saber at all? And finally why give us opened hands when there's no beam saber included at all? Overall this thing is just a let-down and if I were you just pick up the normal version of the Ez8.

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

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