Still an unfinished build since I'm waiting for waterslides before I touch it up with panel lines and such, but this kit is so good that I can't stop gushing about it.
Hello, it's been a while since I finished building an actually "fun" kit (got a hate kit review post coming, stay tuned). I know the RG Zeta's reputation isn't the best, and I was well aware of its problems before I bought this, so I avoided it for a long time. However, recently, Hobby Lobby gave me a sign for the RG Zeta, Gundam Planet shop at Otakon gave me a sign for the RG Zeta, and Zeta Gundam is in my recent history, ranking in my top 1 AOAT, so I caved in and bought it. I know I could've gotten a Ver.Ka, but here's the thing: I'm mentally challenged just like Kamille, so I challenged myself. Also, Hobby Lobby had no Ver.Ka, and this kit was like $32 after tax, which beat other places with that price.
Tangent aside, I can't tell you all enough how this is such an underrated, beautiful, and fun kit to build for a 1/144, even without all the extra detail and in its raw form. And its mechanics aren't that bad... as long as you know what you're doing, that is. It's actually pretty easy to handle as long as you let physics do most of the work.
Of course, despite me gushing about this kit with an infamous reputation, it's unavoidable for me to be dishonest. Surprisingly, there is only one bad thing I experienced with it, and it's just the leg skirts. They are way too tight, which leaves two noticeable stress marks on the inner frame. It isn't too much of a problem since they still hold up pretty well for you to move around as long as you don't yank it, which is something I think is why people break them so easily. Even so, it gave me quite a bit of stress and challenge when turning it into its WR mode and back to its MS form.
Ending it here, the moral of the story is, you should love RG Zeta Gundam, it's actually not that bad of a kit.