Kotobukiya Hexa Gear

Booster Pack 006 Forklift Type Orange Ver.

Kit Review

Straight build

This kit is the Booster Pack 006 Forklift Type Orange Ver. released as part of the Hexa Gear series. As you can see, it's a forklift-type mech. The two-stage lift can move forward and backward and has angle adjustment as well, so it stays faithful to the forklift gimmick.

It's basically made up of several units — the main unit, driver's cab unit, roof unit, lift unit, and more. There are all kinds of locking gimmicks built inside, and like LEGO, you're encouraged to combine it with other Hexa Gear kits in all sorts of configurations. The separately sold Governor Engineer makes a great fit as the driver, and overall the assembly feels smooth with solid, secure connections.

As a special feature, it can combine with the separately sold Hexa Gear Bulk Arm series to recreate a Power Loader-style robot like the one from Aliens 2. The remaining body can also have its top cover closed up to form an unmanned tow vehicle configuration.

It's a mech model kit with the fun concept of a forklift, and it delivers a surprisingly higher level of quality than you'd expect. Especially if you already have any of the Bulk Arm series kits, this looks like it'd be a really fun one to combine with them. :-)

Hexa Gear Booster Pack 006 Forklift Type Orange Ver. | 2022.10 | ¥5,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.