Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's very small at about 7.4 cm.

It's small enough to fit right in the palm of your hand.

Size comparison with an HGUC kit

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 (1/2)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 (2/2)

Back view without weapons

You can plug a nut-shaped part into the back and mount it on a stand.

Weapons and extra hands included

The articulation on the arms and legs is quite good.

The shoulders move flexibly forward/backward and up/down.

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 - Various poses (1/10)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 - Various poses (2/10)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 - Various poses (3/10)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 - Various poses (4/10)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 - Various poses (5/10)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 - Various poses (6/10)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 - Various poses (7/10)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 - Various poses (8/10)

Various poses

Posed on the stand

In August 2017, Kotobukiya launched a brand-new original lineup called Hexa Gear. It's basically a series featuring 1/24 scale combat soldier characters along with a variety of mechs, and as the name suggests, it's built around hexagonal nut-shaped connection points and polycaps as its base.

This kit is one of the first four releases — it's a human combat soldier character kit with the rather long name "Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1". Being 1/24 scale, it's a cute little thing at only about 7.4 cm tall, though at 1,600 yen the value for money isn't exactly great.

It's small, but the articulation is fantastic — you can pull off all kinds of poses on par with a ball-jointed doll. Joint strength is somewhere in the middle, neither terrible nor rock-solid, but since the kit is so small it doesn't really cause any issues holding poses. That said, with so many moving parts it does take a bit of time to get everything dialed in just right, and the weapons mounted on the back don't lock in very securely and tend to fall off.

Pre-painted parts are included right out of the box, so even a straight build looks great. Weapons-wise, you get a rifle and a sword. You can also plug a hexagonal nut-shaped part into the hex socket on the back and mount it on a Kotobukiya-specific stand — it's a small kit, but it packs in a solid amount of functionality.

It's a small kit, but the top-tier articulation makes posing a real treat, and since you can seat the figure inside same-scale mechs, it's pretty much a must-have for anyone getting into Hexa Gear. :-)

Hexa Gear Governor Armor Type: PAWN A1 | 2017.8 | ¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.