1/144 MSM-07/E Zugock-E Bandai Gundam 0080 model kit 

Hello and thank you for checking out my auction for the 1/144 scale model kit of MSM-07/E Zugock-E from Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket.  This model kit was released by Bandai of Japan in 1989, when the OVA series came out. 

As the model number's suffix indicates, this is an Exprimental version of Zeon's amphibious mobile suit Zugock.  Improvements were made to improve its movement speed underwater, and this E variant now packs more firepower than the original model.  Only a handful of the E model was built, and one was featured in the opening scene of Gundam 0080, when a commando team was sent to the Federation's arctic base in an attempt to capture or destroy the NewTyle use Gundam before it can be deployed.

While this particular model has been "updated" with a HGUC release, this kit retains a more anime-accurate styling and proprotions compared to the Katoki/CAD redesign seen in the HGUC version.  This kit was also one of the first true snap-fit Gundam kits developed by Bandai.  Even though they have been toying with the idea with the Char's Counterattack (CCA) kits, it wasn't until the 1/144 Gundam 0080 kits that Bandai managed to make truly snap-fit Gundam models without needing metal screws, which was used in most CCA kits.  The molding design has also been improved so that a plain snapped together model would require next to no painting and still be color accurate.

Here are some of the features of this kit:

- decal sheet includes the Cyclops commando team insignia

- translucent pink monoeye, no need to use stickers or paint

- backpack thrusters can be detached from the torso

- torso can rotate sideways at the waist, tons of moving joints

- patented System Injection technology allows parts of different colors to co-exist on the same runner, resulting in a model that requires minimal painting and still looks good

Kit is brand new unbuilt with all the parts still sealed in factory original plastic bags.  Box shows quite a bit wear including surface wear, most significantly from the tape that was used to seal the box, as you can see in the photos of the side panels, there's quite a bit of glue residue along the edges.  The back torso piece has fallen off the parts tree but is still accounted for in the sealed plastic bag.  This is a 1989 original issue kit.  This collectible kit will be shipped to you from a non-smoking residence.

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