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Hizack Custom (AOZ Re-Boot)

A sniper-tuned Zaku cousin that proves Bandai still knows how to make a 2024 High Grade earn its shelf space.

MechaGrade Score

3.9/5

Hizack Custom (AOZ Re-Boot) · 1/144 · 2024

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2024

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is a genuinely well-engineered small kit hiding behind a niche P-Bandai release most people will never notice.

The new-for-2024 tooling gives it modern hip and torso articulation and molded color separation that the original 2000-era Hizack could only dream of. I came away impressed by how much personality a beam launcher and a couple of new shoulder parts can add to a suit I already knew. It will not convert anyone who does not already like the Hizack silhouette, but for the people it is aimed at, it delivers.

Best for: Zeta Gundam completionists and Hizack fans who want the sniper variant with current-generation joints, not the vintage kit

The full review

What it is

The Hizack Custom takes the familiar RMS-106 Hizack, the Zaku-descended Federation mainstay from Zeta Gundam, and re-tools it as RMS-106CS, a long-range sniper variant from the A.O.Z Re-Boot manga side story. Bandai gave it new molding rather than recycling old parts: a redesigned right shoulder armor, a spiked left shoulder guard, a reworked backpack, and a beam launcher with a folding barrel that tucks onto the back when not in use. Building it, I noticed the mono-eye is designed to be swapped by pulling a small part rather than painted or stickered on, which is a small touch that made me grin. It reads as a proper 2024 High Grade, not a reheated old mold with a new paint job.

The catch

This was a Premium Bandai exclusive, first shipping December 2024 at roughly 3,080 yen, which puts it outside normal retail channels and at a real markup once resellers get involved (I saw listings north of 79 CAD). It has already gone in and out of stock more than once, so availability is the actual barrier here, not the build. It is also, at the end of the day, another Hizack repaint-plus-new-parts kit in a lineage that already has a lot of variants, so if you already own two or three Hizacks the novelty ceiling is lower than the sculpt quality deserves.

Who it's for

Buy this if you collect the Hizack family, want a small but well-detailed Titans sniper suit, or are working through the A.O.Z Re-Boot side of the Zeta Gundam timeline and want the kits to match. Skip it if you are new to Gunpla and just want a Hizack, since the standard HGUC Hizack is cheaper, easier to find, and a fine starting point without the P-Bandai hunt. If you can find this one at a fair price, it is worth grabbing before the run disappears again.

What works

New 2024 molding gives it real hip, torso, and roll-axis elbow articulation instead of the stiffness older Hizack kits are known for
The removable mono-eye part and the beam launcher's folding, back-mountable barrel are small design touches that add a lot of character for a modest part count
Color separation on the new shoulder and backpack parts is handled in plastic rather than leaning on stickers

Worth knowing

Premium Bandai exclusivity means inconsistent stock and a markup once it sells out, which is the biggest obstacle to actually owning one
It is one more variant in an already crowded Hizack lineage, so the design novelty is smaller than the build quality
Niche source material (an A.O.Z Re-Boot manga side story) means less community documentation and fewer build guides than mainline Zeta kits

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The build story

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

Assembly moves quickly for a High Grade of this size. The new parts, particularly the shoulder armor and backpack, fit cleanly with the kind of tight, no-glue-needed joins you expect from current Bandai tooling, and gate placement on the visible shoulder and chest pieces stayed out of the way of anything that would show once assembled.

The standout is how much posing range Bandai squeezed out of a small sniper-support suit. Hip and torso articulation plus the roll-axis elbows let it get into low, braced sniper stances that the classic Hizack mold could never hold, and the beam launcher's movable sights and folding barrel mean the signature weapon actually looks like it is doing a job rather than just being held.

Lore & trivia

01The Hizack Custom carries the model number RMS-106CS, an upgraded sniper variant of the standard RMS-106 Hizack fitted with a higher-output Anaheim Electronics generator to power its beam launcher.
02It comes from A.O.Z Re-Boot: Gundam Inle, Black Rabbit Had a Dream, a manga serialized in Dengeki Hobby Magazine and set in U.C. 0091, a sequel to the earlier Advance of Zeta: The Flag of Titans photo-novel within the Zeta Gundam side-story continuity.
03The base RMS-106 Hizack it is derived from was developed at Granada with Anaheim Electronics, which had absorbed Zeon's Zeonic Company, giving the Federation-operated suit its unmistakably Zaku-like silhouette and reliability despite fighting for the other side.
04The kit was a Premium Bandai exclusive that first shipped in December 2024, with a third production batch following in May 2025 after demand outpaced the initial run.