Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

5 old-school kits bundled together.

1. WALKER GALLIAR

Walker Gallia

Weapons and accessories

The upper and lower body can be separated for transformation.

Separated and transformed into Gallia Hover and Gallia Will

Articulation is flexible only at the hip joints

1/144 Blue Gale Xabungle Set 1 - Giant Bazooka & Semi-Auto 30mm Rifle action poses (1/4)

1/144 Blue Gale Xabungle Set 1 - Giant Bazooka & Semi-Auto 30mm Rifle action poses (2/4)

Giant Bazooka & Semi-Auto 30mm Rifle action poses

Together with the Walker Gallia released in the RRR series in 2008.

2. CAPRICO TYPE

Caprico Type

Close-up of the head

1/144 Blue Gale Xabungle Set 1 - Pretty standard 90-degree articulation, but the elbows do have a neat cylinder linkage gi

Pretty standard 90-degree articulation, but the elbows do have a neat cylinder linkage gimmick.

Movement of the rear head panel

Action pose

3. SENDVEAD TYPE

Sandvid Type

1/144 Blue Gale Xabungle Set 1 - It's not easy to neatly align all 24 segments threaded with a lead wire inside. Each segm

It's not easy to neatly align all 24 segments threaded with a lead wire inside.
Each segment moves independently, so they easily end up pointing every which way.

The tip weapon can be swapped between a drill and a claw.

Leg articulation

Articulation points on the upper body

An action pose of sorts

4. TRAD11 TYPE

Trad 11 Type

1/144 Blue Gale Xabungle Set 1 - Some articulation to speak of — but aside from the shoulders rotating out wide to the sid

Some articulation to speak of.
Aside from the shoulders rotating out wide to the sides, it's pretty stiff overall.

Action pose

5. GALLOP TYPE

Gallop Type

1/144 Blue Gale Xabungle Set 1 - Just like the Trad 11, aside from the shoulders rotating out wide to the sides, the artic

Just like the Trad 11, aside from the shoulders rotating out wide to the sides, the articulation is pretty stiff overall.

Action pose

1/144 Blue Gale Xabungle Set 1 - Together with the HG Xabungle Type released at the same time. Interestingly, the bundle o

Together with the HG Xabungle Type released at the same time.
Interestingly, the bundle of 5 old kits and a single HG Xabungle are the same price. (¥3800)

This kit is the 1/144 Combat Mecha Xabungle Set 1, released as a Premium Bandai online exclusive. Following the HG Xabungle Type, and just like the earlier Vifam/Dragonar releases, this is a repackaged bundle of old kits. True to its 40-year-old origins, it's an old-school kit in every sense — you need to glue 100% of it together.

The set includes five old kits: Walker Gallia, Caprico Type, Sandvid Type, Gallop Type, and Trad 11 Type. The Walker Gallia comes with separation and transformation features, and the Caprico Type has a linked cylinder mechanism in the forearm. The Sandvid Type's multi-jointed arm is pulled off fairly convincingly with a lead wire and 24 individual joint parts — though since each segment moves on its own, getting them all lined up neatly is easier said than done. The Gallop Type and Trad 11 Type are on the smaller side, so their articulation is limited, but the detail is actually better than you'd expect.

Since this is a reissue of 40-year-old molds, it feels a bit awkward to judge it by today's standards. The overall lack of articulation is just something you have to accept, but joint strength is actually better than expected. The old-school detail has a surprisingly crisp quality to it, and there's a certain charming, nostalgic feel that's hard to dislike. That said, as you'd expect from aged molds, there are quite a few spots that need cleaning up as you build — worth keeping in mind.

Either way, the real value here is that these hard-to-find old kits have been reissued. It's tough to recommend to folks who aren't familiar with Xabungle, but for longtime fans, it's a perfect little time machine back to the romance of the '80s. :-)

1/144 Blue Gale Xabungle Set 1 | 2024.3 | ¥3,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.