HG Gundam Astray Red Frame Flight Unit 

 The MBF-P02 Astray Red Frame is one of five identical prototype combat mobile suits developed by Orb using stolen data from the Earth Alliance's G Project and has an incomplete Natural-use OS. Most of the technology from the G Project are successfully copied with the exception of Phase Shift armor. In its place, the Astrays' designers made the machines out of a lighter foaming metal compound, with minimal armor over the frame. This made the Astray mobile suits lighter and faster than their G Project counterparts. All the five prototype Astrays are also designed with backpack that can be lowered to the back skirt armor, allowing the mounting of additional equipment on the back.


Special Equipment:

Flight unit

    While staying in Orb, Lowe acquired an MBF-M1 M1 Astray flight pack, and modified it for use with Red Frame. The detachable backpack now features fuel tanks in its left and right wings, which give the modified flight unit greater cruising range than the original version. The flight unit seems to be attached to the external connector on Red Frame's back and serves only as a supplemental booster as Red Frame's backpack is still present.

DDRAIG Head

    An optional head unit designed by Lowe Guele, it is designed to be used in conjunction with the Caletvwlch. It has enhanced sensors, Mirage Colloid control functions and can emit a beam antenna under the V-fin. In addition to the saber function, it is also possible to draw letters and figures using the beam.

Gundam Description from: gundam wiki

prototype pictures from: master file

I cant wait for the release of this kit! the kit has new weapons and that new flight pack opens up new ideas for modification.
Im looking forward also for new after market decals and detail options for this kit.
I hope that this would include a flight stand for that cool in flight pose!

Manufacturer :
BANDAI

Grade :
HG SEED

Gundam Series :
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

photo from : gundam planet
 Weapons include the Gerbera Straight, beam rifle, beam sabers and shield on top of the new accessories.

HG Gundam Astray Red Frame Flight Unit

1/144 RG Karaba Zeta Gundam
modelled by: Jeezer M. Malicad a.k.a. Jhez Haptism

Real Grade Karaba Zeta Gundam

The Zeta Gundam is a high-performance, next-generation MS developed by Anaheim Electronics in partnership with the Anti Earth Union Group.

In terms of weaponry, the Zeta is very well armed with an arsenal favoring beam weapons. It includes standard Gundam type armament including head mounted Vulcan guns, dual beam sabers, and a high powered beam rifle. It also sported arm mounted grenade launchers which could be given additional ammunition from detachable storage packs, and could also house a grappling tool for various purposes. The Zeta's most prolific weapon however is without a doubt the Hyper Mega Launcher, a massive rifle used to great extent in the latter parts of the Gryps Conflict and during the First Neo Zeon War. This weapon fires very high powered beam shots capable of destroying even battleships with a well placed shot. Both the launcher and beam rifle could also double as a cunning melee weapon as the launcher and beam rifle had a built in beam saber bayonet-style modes called the long beam saber. The beam rifle and Hyper Mega Launcher could be used while in Waverider configuration as well, and the hip mounted Beam Sabers doubled as beam guns in this mode. Info from: gundam wiki


The box art:

Here is a picture of the manual showing the Karaba marking which would make this kit diffrent from the regular zeta gundam.

Here is the comparison with the oroginal zeta gundam.

Here are the shots of the runners of the kit

Let the build begin!
The tools as seen on the picture.
Side cutter
Regular cutter
Hobby knife
Cotton buds
Scissors
Tweezers

Shots of the inner frame.
some times you cant believe its in 1/144. its almost like a Master grade frame.

some shots of the internal boosters
shots taken for flight testing the wave rider mode

Armor test fitting.

picking the pieces up.

almost half done zeta

piece by piece by piece....

As i have heard about the RG Zeta. the parts can easily be broken due to the kits small and thin parts

these parts are really small
comparing the scale with my hobby knife. During assembly. Handle the parts lightly and do not apply too much pressure when snap fitting the kit parts to avoid damaging or breaking them

The Completed kit.

no super glue, no modifications, just pure straight build

Overall Height	19.85 meters65.125 ft 781.496 in (MS mode)
Head Height	18.7 meters61.352 ft 736.22 in (MS mode)
Wingspan	18.61 meters61.056 ft (Waverider mode)
Max Weight	62.3 metric tons
Standard Weight	28.7 metric tons
Power Output	2020 kW2,708.864 hp
Sensor Range	14000 meters45,931.759 ft
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso)

Wave Rider Mode

Back to RG, Same feelings when buit this kit, same way of building, and same act,had fun building and playing with this kit and transforming it several times. MS-MA-MS-MA-MS-MA, then thinking "I am strascream" and still the kit condition is fine, no stress marks.

My tips on this zeta:
BE EXTRA CARE FULL WITH THE PARTS. make sure that you double check some of the parts since there are some extra plastics on the molds of some of the parts. make sure you test fit and move the joints just to llosen them up a bit. the hardest part of the kit was the kits v-fins there so small you need extra care and patience when putting them on.