Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Underside

You can deploy the side binders on either side and spread the wings open.

HGBF Meteor Hopper - The mounting pin on the seat area can be inserted into the stand peg hole on any HG kit to lock it in pl

The mounting pin on the seat area can be inserted into the stand peg hole on any HG kit to lock it in place.

HGBF Meteor Hopper - You can plug Wing Gundam Fenice's buster rifle under the nose, but along with the nose cover, the fit is

You can plug Wing Gundam Fenice's buster rifle under the nose...
But along with the nose cover, the fit is pretty loose and it keeps falling off ;;

HGBF Meteor Hopper - With HG Wing Gundam Fenice riding on it (1/6)

HGBF Meteor Hopper - With HG Wing Gundam Fenice riding on it (2/6)

HGBF Meteor Hopper - With HG Wing Gundam Fenice riding on it (3/6)

HGBF Meteor Hopper - With HG Wing Gundam Fenice riding on it (4/6)

With HG Wing Gundam Fenice riding on it

HGBF Meteor Hopper - Displayed using the stand peg hole (1/4)

HGBF Meteor Hopper - Displayed using the stand peg hole (2/4)

Displayed using the stand peg hole

The fourth Build Fighters custom parts release brings us the Meteor Hopper — a completely original unit. Previous releases in this line were parts from specific mobile suits sold separately, but this time it's been released as a standalone unit designed to combine with the HG Wing Gundam Fenice.

The overall shape is a unique unicycle motorcycle(?) kind of design, with a color scheme and styling that feels like something out of Tiger & Bunny. Since it uses the standard stand peg hole, technically any HG kit can ride it, but the colors and overall design are clearly tailored to match its intended pilot, Wing Gundam Fenice. Feature-wise, the side binders and wings on both sides can be deployed, and it comes with both a floor stand for ground display and a stand peg hole for aerial display.

Having HG Wing Gundam Fenice ride on it looks pretty stylish, but the fit in riding mode isn't all that great. The buster rifle and nose section up front are especially loose and keep falling off, so you'll need to watch out for that — and there are other minor issues too, like the arms tending to slip out because the angle is a bit awkward when seating an HG kit.

That said, it's a genuinely unique and distinctive mech that you don't often see in the Gundam universe, so it seems like it could be put to all sorts of creative uses beyond just carrying HG Wing Gundam Fenice. :-)

HGBF Meteor Hopper | 2013.12 | ¥800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.