HG The Witchfrom Mercury

Heindree

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG Heindree - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Heindree - Various angles (1/6) HG Heindree - Various angles (2/6) HG Heindree - Various angles (3/6) HG Heindree - Various angles (4/6) HG Heindree - Various angles (5/6) HG Heindree - Various angles (6/6)


Various angles

HG Heindree - Detail shots (1/4) HG Heindree - Detail shots (2/4) HG Heindree - Detail shots (3/4) HG Heindree - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HG Heindree - The torso, shoulders, and legs have an internal frame structure. (1/2) HG Heindree - The torso, shoulders, and legs have an internal frame structure. (2/2)

The torso, shoulders, and legs have an internal frame structure.

HG Heindree - The Lantern Shield and Round Shield included as weapons (1/2) HG Heindree - The Lantern Shield and Round Shield included as weapons (2/2)

The Lantern Shield and Round Shield included as weapons

HG Heindree - The Lantern Shield has a beam handgun mounted on the inside of a small round shield, with a white lance running

The Lantern Shield has a beam handgun mounted on the inside of a small round shield, with a white lance running through it.
The lance can be adjusted forward/backward in length and rotated.

HG Heindree - Using the joint gimmick inside the Round Shield, it can be positioned to face the front of the fist as shown ab HG Heindree - Using the joint gimmick inside the Round Shield, it can be positioned to face the front of the fist as shown ab

Using the joint gimmick inside the Round Shield, it can be positioned to face the front of the fist as shown above.

HG Heindree - Flexible limb articulation (1/2) HG Heindree - Flexible limb articulation (2/2)

Flexible limb articulation

HG Heindree - Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

HG Heindree - The three thrusters are connected to the backpack via ball joints, so they can move around a bit.

The three thrusters are connected to the backpack via ball joints,
so they can move around a bit.

HG Heindree - Various poses (1/4) HG Heindree - Various poses (2/4) HG Heindree - Various poses (3/4) HG Heindree - Various poses (4/4)

Various poses

HG Heindree - Beam handgun firing pose with the Lantern Shield (1/2) HG Heindree - Beam handgun firing pose with the Lantern Shield (2/2)

Beam handgun firing pose with the Lantern Shield

HG Heindree - Lantern Shield - lance attack pose (1/3) HG Heindree - Lantern Shield - lance attack pose (2/3) HG Heindree - Lantern Shield - lance attack pose (3/3)

Lantern Shield - lance attack pose

HG Heindree - Together with the HG Beguir-Beu, which shares a similar skeleton.

Together with the HG Beguir-Beu, which shares a similar skeleton.

HG Heindree - Together with the HG Gundam Lfrith.

Together with the HG Gundam Lfrith.

This kit is the HG Heindree released as part of the Mobile Suit Gundam "The Witch from Mercury" series. The skeletal structure is similar to the HG Beguir-Beu,, Michaelis, / and Beguir-Pente,though the exterior has been newly realized with knight-style armor.

First off, it overall shows solid joint strength based on a polycap-less design along with flexible articulation. The joints still feel a little stiff, but they're definitely easier to work with compared to the earlier releases. For weapons, you get the Lantern Shield and Round Shield, with the Lantern Shield being a composite weapon combining a small round shield, beam handgun, and lance. The lance on the Lantern Shield can also be adjusted forward and backward in length, or rotated a full 360 degrees.

All in all, this is a well-executed, clean HG kit of above-average quality. The Witch from Mercury HG lineup really feels like it's been getting more and more polished as the series goes on. Either way, if you like the design or you're into medieval knight-style mecha, this is definitely a kit worth having some fun with. :-)

HG Heindree | 2023.2 | ¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.