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ARZ-154BZII TR-6 (Barzam II) ReZeon Captured (AOZ Re-Boot ver.)

A captured Titans frame in Legion red, built from two kits worth of leftover parts and a genuinely clever swappable head gimmick.

MechaGrade Score

3.4/5

TR-6 (Barzam II) ReZeon Captured (AOZ Re-Boot ver.) · 1/144 · 2024

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2024

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The verdict

This kit is a fun oddity more than it is a great model.

It grafts Barzam limbs onto the Woundwort's core, which means you're building something that looks unlike any standard HG in your case, but you're also building it out of two older molds stitched together, and the seams of that approach show. The head swap for the Eleanor Satellite Link System is the highlight of the whole build. The hover unit stability at the hips is the lowest point.

Best for: Advance of Zeta collectors and Barzam completionists who want the ReZeon red variant and don't mind a parts-bin feel

The full review

What it is

This is the ReZeon-captured, Legion-red repaint of the TR-6 Barzam II, built by combining HGUC Woundwort and HGUC Barzam runners with a handful of new parts unique to this release. The idea is neat on paper: take a Titans test frame, have the enemy faction capture and repurpose it, and give it a new head unit that pops open into a wide V-shaped antenna when the Eleanor Satellite Link System activates. Building it, that head swap is the moment the kit earns its keep. Popping the closed head off and clicking the open-antenna one into place feels like a real transformation gimmick, not a sticker or paint job standing in for one, and it's a nice payoff after the more mundane composite-frame assembly leading up to it.

The catch

Because this kit is assembled from two older HGUC molds plus new red parts, you end up with a genuine pile of leftover sprue, entire Barzam heads, torsos, and thigh sections, with only the mono-eye piece actually missing from the donor kit. That's fun for parts traders, less fun if you wanted a clean, self-contained build. The bigger issue is down at the hips: the long Barzam legs on 3mm joint connections make the hover unit attachment feel loose, and reviewers single that out as the weak point in an otherwise stable stance. Duct interiors and sensor details also lean on paint or aftermarket stickers rather than molded color to look fully accurate.

Who it's for

If you're chasing the Advance of Zeta side stories or you already own the Barzam and Woundwort and want to see how the cross-kit parts system works, this is worth the Premium Bandai hunt, especially for the head-swap gimmick and the aggressive red Legion colorway you won't get anywhere else. If you just want a solid, self-contained HG with tight articulation and no leftover parts pile, skip this one and grab a standard-release Barzam or Woundwort instead. This is a suit for people who already care about the story behind it, not a general recommendation for a first HG.

The build story

What the build is actually like, and the engineering worth knowing about.

You're effectively building a composite kit. The Woundwort's core frame and the Barzam's limbs were designed as separate mobile suits, and this release bolts them together with reinforced chest and drum-frame parts to carry the extra weight. Gate placement follows the parent HGUC kits, nothing unusual in cleanup, but expect a noticeably bigger sprue count than a same-scale standalone HG since you're getting two suits' worth of frame plus new red parts.

The upper body poses well, arms are fixed rather than ball-jointed for stability, which trades a little pose range for a suit that holds a stance without the elbows sagging under the bulkier limbs. The head-swap gimmick for the antenna is the clear engineering win. Accessory count is generous for an HG in this price band, and the connector pieces that let you mix arms with other HG TR-6 kits add real value if you're already building that sub-line.

Lore & trivia

01This kit reuses runners from the HGUC Woundwort and HGUC Barzam (AOZ) kits, with the only entirely missing donor part being the Barzam's mono-eye piece.
02The suit is a Titans TR-6 Barzam II test frame that gets captured and modified into ReZeon's Legion specification in the Advance of Zeta Re-Boot: Gundam Inle OVA.
03The head can be swapped to a version with the blade antenna deployed in a wide V-shape, representing the Eleanor Satellite Link System activating.
04It was released in August 2024 as a Premium Bandai exclusive priced around 5,280 yen.