Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack. What a build!

Upper body front/side shots

Great color separation on the head..

RRR Walker Gallia - Open up the head hatch and you'll find a two-seat cockpit — you can plug in the small pilot figures where

Open up the head hatch and you'll find a two-seat cockpit — you can plug in the small pilot figures wherever you like.

The genius idea of mounting a cannon on the crotch..;
There are also two pilots in the crotch area.

The back. That giant propeller isn't mounted on the back — it's actually attached to the back of the head.

Underside of the propeller. It rotates, of course.

Back view with the propeller removed.

RRR Walker Gallia - The forearm area.. On the forearm you can see a slot for attaching the landing gear after transformation.

The forearm area.. On the forearm you can see a slot for attaching the landing gear after transformation.
Normally it's covered by a small cover part, but that cover is so tiny it's really easy to lose. T_T
I actually lost mine while building it the first time.. So quite a few of the review photos were taken with that part missing from the left arm.
I managed to find it somewhere near the end of the shoot and get it back on.
So for some of the review photos the forearm cover is missing.. please bear with me~~

RRR Walker Gallia - The massive feet. Apparently they enlarged the hands and feet midway through the design process to better

The massive feet.
Apparently they enlarged the hands and feet midway through the design process to better capture the feel of the original.

True to the real robot aesthetic, there are bolt details all over the body.

The sole. The raised sections are rubber, which gives it a pretty realistic feel.

Weapons shots.

The Boomerang Idiom — a pretty unique weapon.
It can fire 13 rounds in a fan-shaped spread.

RRR Walker Gallia - The grip is basically a motorcycle handlebar. There's a peg on the palm for securing it, so it locks in e

The grip is basically a motorcycle handlebar.
There's a peg on the palm for securing it, so it locks in easily.

The rifle does have a movable bipod, but..

The bipod comes in two separate pieces — one spread open and one folded — that you swap in and out.

RRR Walker Gallia - The bazooka is simple but has a solid, hefty feel, and the handle is articulated so it's easy to get the

The bazooka is simple but has a solid, hefty feel, and the handle is articulated so it's easy to get the angle right.

The bazooka can also be mounted on top of the back propeller like this.

RRR Walker Gallia - The kit's bonus.. it includes two small walker machines called Leg Types.

The kit's bonus.. called Leg Types,
two small walker machines are included.

Oh how cute.. they're absolutely adorable.

The detail is pretty average though.

The arms and legs do have some articulation like that.

There are also Leg Type-exclusive figures, so you can seat pilots in them like this.

The small cockpit hatch on top of the head can be opened too.

RRR Walker Gallia - The round parts on either side of the crotch can be assembled with either red parts or clear parts — your

The round parts on either side of the crotch can be assembled with either red parts or clear parts — your choice.

RRR Walker Gallia - Since Kotobukiya splits runners into pairs like they do, there are a few leftover parts that end up as ju

Since Kotobukiya splits runners into pairs like they do, there are a few leftover parts that end up as junk.

Outer armor removed.

Frame shots.. though calling them that is a stretch — this kit barely has any frame to speak of.

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There is an inner frame on the front and back of the torso, but there's zero detail on it.

There's a skeletal frame only in the mid-sections of the arms and legs, but again, no detail..

Interestingly, the only place with a proper inner frame is the back of the feet.

There's also an inner frame hiding in the back of the head.

RRR Walker Gallia - Articulation. For something that looks this bulky, it actually bends quite a lot. With no skirt armor and

Articulation. For something that looks this bulky, it actually bends quite a lot.
With no skirt armor and wide-open hip joints, the knees can come all the way up to chest level.

The arms and legs spread out wide~

Kneeling looks pretty decent too.

It can do a deep squat pose, though it looks a little awkward..

Rifle action pose

The range of motion is actually pretty wide for such a stocky-looking body.

Sniper pose using the rifle's bipod.

RRR Walker Gallia - Bazooka action. (1/3)

Bazooka action.

Remove the cover on the rear end and you can connect it to an Action Base.

RRR Walker Gallia - The Walker Gallia is more dynamic than it looks. (1/4)

RRR Walker Gallia - The Walker Gallia is more dynamic than it looks. (2/4)

The Walker Gallia is more dynamic than it looks.

RRR Walker Gallia - Action shots with the unique Boomerang Idiom weapon. It's awkward to grip and has some weight to it, but

Action shots with the unique Boomerang Idiom weapon.
It's awkward to grip and has some weight to it, but it holds the pose better than you'd expect.

RRR Walker Gallia - Now for the transformation process.. First, open the small switch in the middle of the back and the upper

Now for the transformation process.. First, open the small switch in the middle of the back and the upper and lower body can be separated.

Upper and lower body separated.

RRR Walker Gallia - The connection point of the separated upper and lower body. It's not somewhere you'd normally see, but th

The connection point of the separated upper and lower body. It's not somewhere you'd normally see, but the detail is surprisingly refined.

For the upper body, pull out both hands and rotate the wrists 180 degrees..

And seal them off into a duct shape like on the right.

Then swap in the four landing gear pieces and the simple transformation is complete.

The upper body's transformed form: the "Garie Hover"

Well.. it's got a certain old-school charm to it.

Garie Hover underside.

You can also articulate the back mount slightly to attach the bazooka on top of the Garie Hover.

Using a separate mounting part, you can also display the Garie Hover on an Action Base 1.

RRR Walker Gallia - However, this might be a slight design oversight.. to connect the Garie Hover to the Action Base, you hav

However, this might be a slight design oversight..
To connect the Garie Hover to the Action Base, you have to remove the light structures on the sides of the head.

RRR Walker Gallia - For the lower body, fold the legs and feet back like this.. then bend the upper section back 90 degrees a

For the lower body, fold the legs and feet back like this.. then bend the upper section back 90 degrees and transformation is complete!
Man, what a simple transformation ;;;;;;;;

The lower body's transformed form: the "Garie Wheel"

Two pilots at the front..

RRR Walker Gallia - Three rubber wheels on the underside. Real rubber material gives it a nice sense of realism, but while th

Three rubber wheels on the underside.
Real rubber material gives it a nice sense of realism, but
the rear wheels roll smoothly, the front wheel is stiff, so overall it doesn't roll very well;;

Garie Hover and Garie Wheel

The RRR series trio.

RRR Walker Gallia - Including the enhanced Layzner variant that looks so similar you can barely tell them apart, a total of 4

Including the enhanced Layzner variant that looks so similar you can barely tell them apart,
a total of 4 RRR kits have been released..

A shot alongside the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 for scale reference.

Straight build. The color separation is great, making it nice and colorful.

At long last.. the much-talked-about RRR Walker Gallia has been released. The concept behind the RRR series was to bring back famous mecha from the 80s using the latest technology. And it's said that the very mecha that sparked the creation of the RRR series was none other than this Walker Gallia.

The Walker Gallia is a mecha from the anime Combat Mecha Xabungle, and it's a design that leaves quite a distinctive impression in many ways. A 1/100 Walker Gallia was planned back in the day — even a wooden Prototype was unveiled — but unfortunately it never made it to production. For fans of the Xabungle anime, that's a painful memory, and for the Bandai developers who had to abandon it mid-development, it seems to have been something of an unfinished dream.

That said, the Xabungle anime is pretty much unknown in Korea. The Xabungle mechs themselves did exist as kits in Korea back in the 80s, and Super Taekwon V even did a parody (?) of them at some point. But the anime itself was barely ever introduced here, and honestly, unless you're a die-hard mecha japanimation fan, Walker Gallia is basically a "never heard of it" kind of thing. So this kit can't rely on name recognition or popularity at all — it has to win people over purely on kit quality and its unique style.

With all that complicated background, it wasn't until the 4th entry in the RRR series that Walker Gallia finally got released — and as a result, it ended up being a kit on a whole different level compared to the other RRR releases. When the RRR series was first announced, a lot of old-school fans were excited, but the first entry, Layzner, came out with such a wishy-washy quality that it got slammed with reviews saying it "ruined the memories of the original." Apparently there was a staff shuffle within Bandai's development team that caused the Layzner dev team to get swapped out, which led to that awkward result — but either way, it wasn't a great start. Then the new team put their heart into developing L-Gaim... the quality jumped up dramatically, but somehow it ended up feeling like a strangely out-of-place kit...

So after all that stumbling around, the RRR series finally finds its footing with Walker Gallia — the kit it was originally all about. Bandai-worthy quality, design that shows real craftsmanship, solid joint strength, better articulation than it looks, perfect color separation... It delivers at MG-level quality, feel, and finish — or even beyond — and you really get the sense of "okay, they finally got it right."

Bandai's developers have talked about this kit repeatedly, and they even put together and included a special commemorative booklet — so it's clear how much they care about it. And you can definitely feel that dedication throughout the entire build. Things like under-gate treatment on all the exterior armor panels, high-quality rubber tires, and even the tiny yellow bolts carefully color-separated — every little detail shows the developer's "attention to detail." It's a rare kit in that regard.

Sure, it's not quite at the level of peak craftsmanship like the MG Zaku 2.0 where Bandai went all-in — but given how niche this kit is, it honestly feels like they went overboard with how much care they put into it. Which, either way, just means the kit quality is great.

That said, since it's not an MG, the inner frame side feels a bit neglected. Aside from the back of the head and the back of the legs, there's really nothing you'd call a mechanical frame. The torso, forearms, and thighs do have a frame, but there's zero detail on them, so it just feels like bare skeleton.

The bulky size had me worried about joint strength, but thankfully nothing feels loose or stiff anywhere — it's all just right. The range of motion on the arms and legs is bigger than expected, so you can pull off some pretty dynamic poses. The feet are big, but somehow they don't feel like they're really gripping the ground. Of course, with feet that huge, it's not like the center of gravity is going anywhere — but the soft rubber soles and the articulated toes (?) tend to make it a bit tricky to get a clean, stable angle.

The overall set of optional parts is pretty generous and faithful to the source material. The uniquely shaped boomerang idiom has full color separation all the way down to the red bullet sections, giving it great depth. And the bonus two little Rug-type units included are just absolutely adorable. ^^

In conclusion, the kit quality is more than enough to blow away all the complaints about the previous RRR series entries. It's on par with MG, and in some areas it even surpasses MG. The unique feel of building it — so different from Gunpla — is fantastic too... but the biggest hurdle is still just how obscure the mech itself is. If you're a Xabungle fan, this kit is going to feel like an incredible gift — but for most people, it'll probably end up serving as a weirdly-shaped cure for Gunpla fatigue :-)

RRR Walker Gallia | 2008.4 | ¥6,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.