Review of Daban MG Zeta Fighter

Presenting one of my favourite kits ever which I have been hoping to build for a long while. The Daban MG Zeta Fighter.

The box is impressive.

The plastic is as expected from Daban. A little on the softer side. Its just that DevilArts has spoiled me now lol.

The Daban MG Zeta Fighter converts into a jet so the construction is a little different for it with lots of hinges and sliding parts. That again is also a weakness because the kit will not be as strong as a usual kit. But so far so good.

The arms are up and running. Now working on the waist piece and the legs.

Ok, looks decent doesnt it. But there are some problems already. The connections are decent but the ankle is quite problematic. I think it has to do with the conversion to the jet but the ankle more often than not does not get it right enough to make the Daban MG Zeta Fighter stand properly.

Attaching the top half with the bottom and immediately, I realise that the ball socket joint between the two parts is very bad. The clutch is not strong so when I tried to push down the ball into the socket, the parts just split open and to make it worse, the socket piece actually split apart under the pressure. Not a very good thing to happen. Quite a let down actually.

The problem seems worse with the jet pack on. The ankles are difficult to position and the waist also leans back because there is no firm connection with the legs. 

The beam rifle and the mega launcher with the shield. It also comes with a stand but I did not make that.

In the meantime, the Zeta unfortunately could not stand up to a philosophical conversation with my son so I came home to find the legs separated haha. I did not feel motivated enough to piece things together so I just gave up.

The Daban MG Zeta Fighter is a little disappointing but I think that has a lot to do with its feature of being able to transform into a jet. Was it for me? Nope, I dont think so.

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