HG Zaku II Thunderbolt Ver English Manual & Color Guide

From Bandai comes the 1/144 High Grade model kit rendition of the Zaku II from the Gundam Thunderbolt manga series. Love this version of the iconic Zaku II, awesome is an understatement to describe this variant.




Construction Manual & Color Guide for the 1/144 High Grade Zaku II Thunderbolt Ver was translated to English from the Japanese Manual posted at Dalong's Gunpla & Model Kit Review site. For the meaning of the symbols found in the model kit's manual, kindly refer to this older post.

Paints Used & Paint Conversion Equivalents:

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Aqueous Hobby Color	Mr. Color	Tamiya	Vallejo Model Color	Vallejo Model Air	Revell Enamel	Revell Acrylic	Humbrol Enamel	Humbrol Acrylic
Black (H2)	Black (C2)	Black (X1)	Glossy Black (70.861)	--	black (solid matt) (32107)	black (Gloss) (36107)	Black (Gloss) (21)	Black (Gloss) (21)
Brown (H7)	Brown (C7)	Brown (X9)	Chocolate Brown (70.872)	Burnt Umber (71.040)	32181	36181	Service Brown (Gloss) (10)	Service Brown (Gloss) (10)
Clear Yellow (H91)	Clear Yellow (C48)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Cocoa Brown (H17)	Hull Red (C29)	--	Hull Red (70.985)	--	--	--	--	--
Dark Green (H36)	UN Green (Nakajima) (C15)	J.N. Green (XF11)	--	Olive Green (71.007)	--	--	Bronze Green (Matte) (75)	--
Daytona Green/Bright Green (H26)	Daytona Green/Bright Green (C66)	--	--	--	emerald green (solid matt) (32161)	Emerald Green (Gloss) (36161)	Emerald (Gloss) (2)	Emerald (Gloss) (2)
Gold (H9)	Gold (C9)	Gold Leaf (X12)	Gold (Metallic) (70.996)	Gold (Metallic) (71.066)	gold (solid metallic) (32194)	Gold (solid metallic) (36194)	Gold (metallic) (16)	Gold (metallic) (16)
Gray/Nezumi (H22)	Neutral Gray (C13)	--	Neutral Grey (70.992)	--	Dark Grey (Gloss) (32171)	36171	Dark Admiralty Grey (Gloss) (5)	--
Khaki Green (H80)	Khaki Green (C54)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Midnight Blue (H55)	Midnight Blue (C71)	Royal Blue (X3)	--	--	--	--	Midnight Blue (Gloss) (15)	--
Navy Blue (H54)	Navy Blue (C14)	--	--	Steel Blue (71.087)	--	--	Navy Blue (Matte) (77)	Navy Blue (Matte) (77)
Neutral Gray (H53)	Neutral Gray (C13)	Neutral Gray (XF53)	--	--	--	--	US Compass Grey (Satin) (128)	US Compass Grey (Satin) (128)
Pink (H19)	Pink (C63)	Pink (X17)	Old Rose (70.944)	--	--	--	Pink (Gloss) (200)	--
White (H1)	White (C1)	White (X2)	Gloss White (70.842)	--	white (solid gloss) (32104)	white (Gloss) (36104)	White (Gloss) (22)	White (Gloss) (22)
Yellow (H4)	Yellow (C4)	Lemon Yellow (X8)	Flat Yellow (70.953)	Medium Yellow (71.002)	yellow (solid matt) (32112)	yellow (Gloss) (36112)	Yellow (Gloss) (69)	Yellow (Gloss) (69)
Yellow FS33531 (H313)	--	--	Iraqui Sand (70.819)	Sand(Ivory) (71.075)	--	--	Pale Stone (Matte) (121)	--
Yellow Green (H16)	Yellow Green/Roman Green (C64)	Light Green (X15)	Lime Green (70.827)	--	32160	36160	Lime (Gloss) (38)	--