Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Various angles (1/7)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Various angles (2/7)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Various angles (3/7)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Various angles (4/7)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Various angles (5/7)

Various angles

Underside

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Detailed shots by section (1/10)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Detailed shots by section (2/10)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Detailed shots by section (3/10)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Detailed shots by section (4/10)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Detailed shots by section (5/10)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Detailed shots by section (6/10)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Detailed shots by section (7/10)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Detailed shots by section (8/10)

Detailed shots by section

Neck joint articulation

That's about as far as the legs can bend at maximum.

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Wing articulation. Not sure if it's a durability consideration, but the range of motion is narrower than

Wing articulation. Not sure if it's a durability consideration, but the range of motion is narrower than expected.

Tail deployment

The wing flaps also move to a decent degree.

The four small claws at the front of the wings can each rotate slightly.

Wing connection point deployment

The hunting hook on the knee armor can be deployed in three stages.

The structure on top of the thigh can be detached and used as a Fly Drone.

Hexa Gear Agnirage - The face panels can be spread open in all directions to recreate the Imperial Flame. Kinda looks like a

The face panels can be spread open in all directions to recreate the Imperial Flame.
Kinda looks like a Predator ;;

You can mount a separately sold Hexa Gear humanoid kit on it.

To do so, you need to raise the structure on the back and attach the support parts.

Governor: Light Armor Type Rose mounted

Accessory parts for securing the rider

Leftover parts

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Poses with various weapons and gimmicks deployed (1/4)

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Poses with various weapons and gimmicks deployed (2/4)

Poses with various weapons and gimmicks deployed

For the landing stance, extend the landing gear at the front of the wings.

Landing stance

Landing stance + Fly Drone combo action

Hexa Gear Agnirage - Flight pose with Governor: Light Armor Type Rose mounted (1/3)

Flight pose with Governor: Light Armor Type Rose mounted

Together with the previous release, Bandit Wheel.

Together with the Zoids HMM Storm Sword, which is of similar volume.

Kotobukiya has released Agnirage, a major entry in the Hexa Gear lineup priced at ¥12,000. It's a pterosaur-type mech that feels like you're looking at a Zoids kit, with a massive number of parts delivering flashy and elaborate detail.

First off, the sheer volume of runners and parts lives up to the price tag — but once you actually sit down to build it, it doesn't take as long as you might expect. And as befitting a modern kit, it features excellent color separation along with solid buildability, so the hands-on experience is pretty satisfying, right up there with Bandai.

Size-wise it's comparable to the Zoids HMM Storm Sörder, and with the wings spread out it's a large kit reaching 40cm — it takes up quite a bit of display space. The biggest concern with a large kit like this is always joint strength, but thankfully the overall joint strength is on the sturdy side, and pose stability feels better than expected. That said, the range of motion on each joint isn't particularly wide — probably in consideration of durability and stability — so the range of poses you can pull off is somewhat limited.

Also, since the body is so large, you need to pay careful attention to the center of gravity when posing it — but as long as you balance the weight well, the pose holds up without falling apart. The tail connection point is a little loose and tends to shift around, but since the rest of the parts lock in firmly, as long as you're mindful of the tail placement it shouldn't be a major issue.

In terms of gimmicks, you can deploy the knee hunting hooks and the head's Imperial Flame, and the structures on the legs can be detached and transformed into Fly Drones. You can also use the support parts to mount separately sold Hexa Gear humanoid character kits.

Given the price, you might wonder if there should be a few more special gimmicks — but it seems like the focus was on delivering this large and visually striking look. The stability is also impressive for its size and design, so if the style appeals to you, this is a great mech kit that's well worth building. Of course, the real question is whether your wallet can handle it. :-)

Hexa Gear Agnirage | 2018.12 | ¥12,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.