For Akatsuki-sama: Top-exclusive Zaku

For Akatsuki-sama: Zaku for Top Use
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This page is exclusively for Akatsuki-sama.

Zaku for Top Use
This custom model recreates the Zaku for Top Use, a specialized variant of the mass-produced Old Zaku, by mixing and modifying parts to achieve its unique characteristics.

To closely match the appearance in the show and settings, modifications include adding a blade antenna, white line on the head, processing of the spike shoulder, a Zaku II type machine gun, and a waist-mounted magazine.
Rather than just a simple color change, each part has been modified to convey the distinct Top Use Zaku feel.

■ Main Modifications
- Corrected overall parting lines, sink marks, and other imperfections.
- Added a blade antenna to the head (reinforced with a brass wire pin for durability).
- Painted the white line on the head using masking.
- Modified the head to use a ball joint (adjusted to minimize gaps, resulting in limited articulation).
- Replaced the mono-eye with a HiQ Parts product (glows under black light).
- Changed the Zaku machine gun to a Zaku II type.
- Replaced the Zaku machine gun sight with a HiQ Parts product (also glows under black light).
- Processed the spike shoulder (cut the spikes to better resemble the Top Use machine's impression).
- Replaced the pipe part of the spike shield with aluminum wire.
- Added two machine gun magazines to the waist (used S.O.G. parts considering scale. Areas with weak molding were reinforced with plastic plates, re-engraved, and duplicated for use).
- Replaced the backpack verniers with metal parts.
- Applied black primer as a base coat for the entire model.
- Painted each color using a black-based highlighting technique.
- After a clear coat, applied panel lining using a combination of brown, black, and white.
- Applied decals.
- Added a dedicated stand (a hole has been drilled in the sole of the left foot for attachment).
■ Final Adjustments
- Applied chipping effects using enamel silver paint.