Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Various angles (1/6)

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Various angles (2/6)

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Various angles (3/6)

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Weapons loadout

The Fang Slasher stored in the left forearm can be assembled into a cross shape for posing.

You can pull out the fixing pin on the center of the rear skirt to mount the Photon Rifle.

Detachment and open gimmick for the two Multi-Trace Missiles on the backpack

The beam sword is stored inside the rear skirt.

Only two types of hands are included.

Included stand

Leftover parts

Excellent limb articulation

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Ankle tilt range

The waist bends forward quite a bit too.

Backpack articulation

Photon Rifle pose

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Graviton Rifle firing pose (1/3)

Graviton Rifle firing pose

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Beam sword pose (1/3)

Beam sword pose

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Fang Slasher pose (1/3)

Fang Slasher pose

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Multi-Trace Missile launch pose (1/4)

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Multi-Trace Missile launch pose (2/4)

Multi-Trace Missile launch pose

Together with the HG Huckebein Mk-II.

HG Huckebein Mk-III - Together with the Kotobukiya Huckebein Mk-III (left) released in 2005. The Bandai HG is a l

Together with the Kotobukiya Huckebein Mk-III (left) released in 2005.
The Bandai HG is a little smaller in size.

This kit is the Huckebein Mk-III released as part of Bandai's Super Robot Wars HG series. Some of the inner frame and weapon parts are reused from the Huckebein Mk-II, but nearly all of the exterior armor parts feature brand-new sculpts, giving it a design that's similar to the Mk-II yet completely different at the same time.

Since the inner frame and overall kit structure are the same, the general build quality feels very similar to the HG Huckebein Mk-II. It's a clean, high-quality HG with excellent articulation, joint strength, and color separation. On top of that, using the included stand lets you pull off some convincing Multi-Trace Missile launch/deploy poses as well as Fang Slasher launch poses. Overall, posing is easy and everything holds together well, making this a top-tier mecha action plastic model kit.

Compared to the Kotobukiya Huckebein Mk-III released back in 2005, this one feels a bit smaller and more slender. With a 19-year gap between them, the articulation, joint strength, and parts stability are in a completely different league. That said, the Kotobukiya version still shows pretty decent parts breakdown and proportions for a 2005 kit.

So with Katoki Hajime's Huckebein design — the man who essentially shaped 21st-century Bandai Gunpla — finally getting the Bandai HG treatment instead of Kotobukiya, it really feels like it's found its rightful home. Back in the day, Bandai apparently took issue with it looking too similar to Gundam, which made things difficult for Kotobukiya when it came to releasing plastic model kits. (Though honestly, both Gunpla and the Huckebein are Katoki Hajime designs anyway...) Either way, now that it's out under Bandai's quality-guaranteed HG lineup, this should be a very satisfying kit for anyone who's been waiting for a more up-to-date Huckebein plastic model. :-)

HG Huckebein Mk-III | 2024. 1 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.