Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Hexa Gear Blockbuster - Various angles (1/4)

Hexa Gear Blockbuster - Various angles (2/4)

Various angles

Underside

The canopy opens wide front and back.

The rear of the canopy can hold the Governor's weapons.

Hexa Gear Blockbuster - You can attach separate joint parts to the rear of the canopy and the support section of the air mane

By inserting separate joint parts into the rear of the canopy and the support section of the air maneuver thrusters,
you can mount additional equipment on there.

As expected, quite a few leftover parts remain.

Legs fully raised vs. fully extended.

Hexa Gear Blockbuster - The front gun barrel can move in all directions. (1/3)

The front gun barrel can move in all directions.

The Assault Blade at the tip of the barrel also rotates, though the joint feels a bit loose.

The air maneuver thrusters on both sides can rotate.

Hexa Gear Blockbuster - Action pose (1/4)

Hexa Gear Blockbuster - Action pose (2/4)

Action pose

Loading the Governor Light Armor Type: Rose.

Governor Light Armor Type: Rose loaded pose.

Transforming into vehicle mode is as simple as just folding the legs like shown above — that's it.

Vehicle mode.

Underside

Vehicle mode with the Governor Light Armor Type loaded.

Together with the Motor Punisher released at the same time.

Together with the Motor Punisher in vehicle mode.

The Blockbuster was released alongside the Motor Punisher as part of the Hexa Gear mechanic lineup. Much like the Motor Punisher with its earwig concept, the design seems to be insect-inspired — it kind of looks like a dragonfly, or maybe just another type of earwig. Either way, it definitely gives off a bug vibe.

The legs are made up of four multi-jointed legs, same as the Motor Punisher, but the main body is pretty heavy, and the joint strength on the legs feels lacking as a result. There's an issue where the legs keep sagging downward, struggling to hold the body up — it really would've been nice if they'd paid a bit more attention to the leg joints.

The articulation range of the legs is similar to the Motor Punisher, and on top of that the front gun barrel and Assault Blade are also poseable. The canopy on the cockpit section opening wide front and back is a particularly cool touch. You can of course seat Governor figures in there too, and given the nature of the kit, the Governor Light Armor Type: Rose seems like a natural fit.

Transforming into vehicle mode is even simpler here — you just fold the legs inward and lift it up, and that's all there is to it. The difference from normal mode is so minimal you might wonder if it even counts as a transformation, but since this kit wins on style anyway, I guess that's just how it is.

Anyway, it's definitely a unique mecha model kit in its own right, but it feels like it has less of an impact compared to the Bolt Rex or Rayblade Impulse, which transformed into some seriously cool bikes. The weak leg joint strength is a letdown too, but I'd say this kit is still worthwhile for the variety of interesting ideas it experiments with. :-)

Hexa Gear Blockbuster | 2017.9 | ¥4,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.