Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Thanks to the internal gimmick, the limbs can be retracted and extended with articulation.

The hands can also be folded in flush against the body.

Limbs retracted

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - Two types of upper front shell are included — one with eye holes cut out, and one where you apply

Two types of upper front shell are included —
One with eye holes cut out, and one where you apply seals for the eyes.

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - Using the shell without eye holes, with black and red seals to represent the eyes. The shell with

Using the shell without eye holes, with black and red seals to represent the eyes.
The shell without eye holes is actually more effective when the LED is lit, as it lets the eye glow shine through without any seals.

Shell removed

There's even detail molding on the inside of the shell.

Frame shots

Side view of the frame with limbs extended and retracted

There's a tiny Haro hiding in the cockpit up top. (So cute~)

The two eyes are linked together by gears.

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - You can open the front frame cover and turn the lever below the eyes to rotate both pupils in syn

Open the front frame cover and turn the lever below the eyes
to rotate both pupils in sync.

Just turning the pupils is enough to switch between a sad expression and an angry one.

The front frame cover can be opened.

Inside there's a dummy LED unit,
which can be swapped out for a separately sold LED unit.

Interior of the body with the LED unit removed

Using the dedicated LED mounting parts, you can position the LEDs behind the eyes.

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - With the LED unit inserted. The wiring gets in the way, so you'll need to route it carefully befo

With the LED unit inserted
The wiring gets in the way, so you'll need to route it carefully before closing everything up.

When you're not using the LED unit, the extra parts can be stored under the stand.

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - The arms and legs can move up and down to a reasonable degree, but don't have much range front to

The arms and legs can move up and down to a reasonable degree, but don't have much range front to back.

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - Some poses with the LED on. You can turn the pupils to change expressions, but the eye holes are

Some poses with the LED on.
You can turn the pupils to change expressions, but the eye holes are pretty small so it's not super easy to see.

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - LED lit poses using the shell without eye holes. The eye expressions are much more visible than w

LED lit poses using the shell without eye holes.
The eye expressions are much more visible than with the eye hole shell.

A clear shell is also included, just like with Doraemon.

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - With the clear shell on (1/5)

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - With the clear shell on (2/5)

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - With the clear shell on (3/5)

With the clear shell on

A pose with the LED on

Figurerise Mechanics Haro - Together with the transforming No.19 motorcycle from the Figure-rise Mechanics Bulma kit released

Together with the transforming No.19 motorcycle from the Figure-rise Mechanics Bulma kit released the same month.

Together with the Haropla.
Looks like father and son ^^

Haro has been released as a Figure-rise Mechanics kit. Not too long ago, a range of Haros in various colors came out under the Haropla line, but this time it's a premium version with a larger scale and a more elaborate internal frame.

The basic setup is similar to the Figure-rise Mechanics Doraemon — you get an internal frame along with a clear shell. The outer shell itself doesn't have much extra detail compared to the Haropla, but befitting the larger scale, the limb retraction gimmick is now fully articulated. The folding mechanism inside is designed so that the multi-jointed limbs tuck away completely.

Each limb has three-segment joints connected by ball joints, but due to the structure the range of motion is quite limited. That said, the connection point at the body side does move up and down to a decent degree, so some posing is possible. It's a bit of a shame that the limbs don't move much forward and back, but then again, Haro isn't really a design you'd go to for action poses anyway.

At the top of the nicely sculpted frame, a tiny Haro sits like a pilot, which is absolutely adorable. Opening the front frame cover lets you install a separately sold LED unit to light up the eyes. The two eyes are linked by a gear gimmick and can rotate together, letting you create sad or angry expressions. That said, the eye holes in the body aren't very large, so the expression changes from the eyes aren't all that easy to see. On top of that, a clear shell and an additional shell that uses seals instead of eye holes are also included, giving the kit a nice variety of display options.

All in all, this is a clean, well-executed kit that could easily be called the definitive Haro model, and if you're a Haro fan, it's a really fun build I'd highly recommend. :-)

Figurerise Mechanics Haro | 2018. 12 | ¥1,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.