Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Full parts layout

Hexa Gear Governor Engineer Set Type A - The two engineers are completely identical except for their faces — one of them has

The two engineers are completely identical except for their faces.
Only one of them has goggles on.

The body is the same scale as regular Governors.

An adorable little droid

Four tools are included.

Hexa Gear Governor Engineer Set Type A - There are two toolboxes — one closed and one open — and you can store the tools insi

There are two toolboxes included — one closed and one open,
and you can store the tools inside the open one.

You can also mount them in the back pocket or on either side of the engineer's waist.

Four types of hands are included for each figure.

Only 2 leftover parts.

Limb articulation

The droid's eyes move on a ball joint.

Group pose 1

Group pose 2

Group pose 3

Group pose 4

This kit is the Governor Engineer Set Type A, released as part of Kotobukiya's Hexa Gear series. It includes two engineers, one droid, and a set of tool accessories. There are four tools in total, along with two toolboxes — one open and one closed.

The engineers are similar in size and construction to existing Governor kits, just with different designs. They have the same solid articulation and joint strength you'd expect, and I appreciate that the shoulders are designed to stay put and not pop off easily. The little droid has ball joints at the arms, legs, waist, and eyes, so it moves around quite freely — and surprisingly, you can get a good variety of expressive poses out of it. The four tools can be stored in the open toolbox, or mounted in the engineer's back pocket or at the waist.

Using all these different combinations of accessories, you can freely recreate all kinds of scenes like the ones shown above. The overall contents and kit quality are perfectly fine, but the issue is — as always — the price... All of this fits inside a small box about the size of a slightly oversized SD Gundam kit, and it'll run you a whopping ¥5,400. Everything combined barely fills the palm of your hand, so this has to be one of the worst value-for-money kits in the entire Kotobukiya lineup.

In the end, it's pricey for what you get — but it's not so expensive that you'd call it a luxury item outright. If the style is right up your alley or you've been looking for a poseable little mechanic figure, it's a good-quality kit that's worth the investment. :-)

Hexa Gear Governor Engineer Set Type A | 2022.10 | ¥5,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.