Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

It's a unit shaped like a bird, of sorts.

HGBF Dark Matter Booster - Mounted on Action Base 2 (1/3)

Mounted on Action Base 2

Underside

The red wing sections can be detached and used as a weapon called the Dark Matter Blade.

You can also spread the parts on both sides open to expose the verniers.

To convert it into backpack form, first bring the three legs together into one...

Tuck the head down and rotate the wings to form a heart shape.

Finally, rotate the mounting pin on the back and pull it out, and it's ready to attach.

HGBF Dark Matter Booster - A variety of joint parts are included so it can be compatible with many kits beyond the Exia Dark

A variety of joint parts are included so it can be compatible with many kits beyond the Exia Dark Matter.

Kits like the HG Strike Noir can have it attached directly without any additional joint parts.

For kits with two backpack holes, this type of joint part is used.

Attached to the HGAC Wing Gundam

There are also various joint parts that work with most other HG kits.

Attached to the HGUC Zephyranthes

It can also be combined with the Aile Pack from the HG Slaughter Dagger using the joint parts.

Actually looks pretty good together~

This kit is the "Dark Matter Booster" — the armament that came with the HG Exia Dark Matter, now released separately as a custom parts kit. It's a typical custom parts release that adds a few joint parts not included with the HG Exia, and at its core it's a bird-shaped mech.

It has a good range of articulation across the wings, head, and leg sections to allow transformation between bird form and backpack form. The lower wing sections can also be detached and used separately as a weapon called the Dark Matter Blade. And like other custom parts, it comes with a variety of joint parts that let you attach it to almost any HG kit — and compared to other custom parts, it feels like it suits a relatively wider range of kits pretty well.

That said, with so many moving parts in the wings, getting the pose just right can be a bit tricky, and the ball joints have a tendency to pop out, so nailing the exact angle isn't always easy. Still, it's a pretty unique mech in its own right, and a solid enough custom parts kit overall. :-)

HGBF Dark Matter Booster | 2014.3 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.