Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - Detail shots (1/4)

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

You can swing the hatch wide open and seat a humanoid Hexa Gear kit inside.

Rifle with a removable magazine

A total of 3 hand types are included.

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - The waist joint parts use a hexagonal socket, but parts with a round socket are also included so yo

The waist joint parts use a hexagonal socket,
but parts with a round socket are also included so you can collaborate with other kits if needed.

A good number of parts for the Bulkarm end up as leftover parts.

Limb articulation

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - Action pose (1/4)

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - Action pose (2/4)

Action pose

Transformation

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - To transform into vehicle mode, first open the front hatch and detach the joint parts inside the sh

To transform into vehicle mode, first open the front hatch,
and detach the joint parts inside the shield.

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - Rotate the head forward, then secure the shield on top. Next, rotate the arms 90 degrees backward a

Rotate the head forward, then secure the shield on top.
Next, rotate the arms 90 degrees backward and fold the wing parts on the shoulders down to cover them.

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - Connect the shield's joint parts to the rifle and slot it alongside the left arm, then plug the sep

Connect the shield's joint parts to the rifle and slot it alongside the left arm,
then plug the separately included joint parts into the underarm area.

Fully extend the waist forward to lay it flat at 180 degrees.

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - Straighten the legs into a flat position as shown, reattach them, then connect them securely to the

Straighten the legs into a flat position as shown, reattach them, then connect them securely to the joint parts added under the underarms.

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - A pretty convincing vehicle mode. (1/5)

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - A pretty convincing vehicle mode. (2/5)

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz - A pretty convincing vehicle mode. (3/5)

A pretty convincing vehicle mode.

Underside

Together with the existing Bulkarm Alpha.

This kit is the Bulkarm Glanz, released as part of the Hexa Gear series. The name might make it sound like a variation of the previously released Bulkarm Alpha, but while some of the skeleton parts are reused, the overall design is completely new. That said, the chunky, hefty volume that's characteristic of the Bulkarm series is still very much alive and well.

First off, the joints throughout are quite solid, which means even with that large, heavy body the kit holds its poses really well. It feels like extra attention was paid to joint strength, probably because of the transformation gimmick. The cockpit hatch opens up really wide both front and back, though the cockpit itself is a bit tight, so getting a humanoid Hexa Gear kit seated inside is a bit of a struggle. (You're basically cramming them in..)

On the weapons side, you only get a single simple rifle, and the chunky design makes it a bit tricky to pull off dynamic poses. As such, this kit seems to be more about the transformation into vehicle mode than the humanoid form — and it transforms perfectly into a racing car that feels straight out of Cyber Formula. The transformation process itself is fairly clean, but more than anything, the vehicle mode locks together solidly and looks great. On top of that, all the wheels actually spin, so you can set it down and roll it around like a minicar (...)

In the end, there's not much going on outside of the transformation, but it's a durable kit and the transformation itself is a pretty strong selling point. If you were a fan of Transformers that turned into cars, this is definitely a kit you'll have a blast with :-)

Hexa Gear Bulkarm Glanz | 2019.8 | ¥6,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.