Kotobukiya Hexa Gear

Governor LAT Solid [Prime]

Kit Review

Straight build

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] (1/2) Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] (2/2)

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - For weapons, you get a Lightweight Rail Gun: Type L and a Carbon Blade.

For weapons, you get a Lightweight Rail Gun: Type L and a Carbon Blade.

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - The Carbon Blade can be stored in the rear.

The Carbon Blade can be stored in the rear.

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - There are 4 types of hands included in total.

There are 4 types of hands included in total.

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Excellent limb articulation. Way better than the previous Governors.

Excellent limb articulation.
Way better than the previous Governors.

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - The waist is also flexible forward and backward.

The waist is also flexible forward and backward.

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - The waist joint tends to pop out during posing. Since it moves via the ball joint conn

The waist joint tends to pop out during posing.
Since it moves via the ball joint connected at the bottom anyway, you can just glue the fixing pin part with bond.

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Glide Module "Falke" articulation

Glide Module "Falke" articulation

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Action poses reminiscent of Iron Man (1/2) Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Action poses reminiscent of Iron Man (2/2)

Action poses reminiscent of Iron Man

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Aerial attack poses (1/2) Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Aerial attack poses (2/2)

Aerial attack poses

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Kick pose (1/2) Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Kick pose (2/2)

Kick pose

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] - Together with Governor Armor Type: Pawn A1. It's a completely new structure with total

Together with Governor Armor Type: Pawn A1.
It's a completely new structure with totally different sculpting and proportions.

This kit is the Governor LAT Solid [Prime], released as part of the Hexa Gear series. It's a new Governor kit designed with a different structure from previous ones, and a notable feature is the Glide Module "Falke" mounted on the back, which articulates flexibly.

The new joint structure used in this kit offers better arm, leg, and waist articulation compared to previous Governors. Unlike earlier Governors where the shoulders would frequently pop out during posing, the overall joint connection feels improved as well. This makes posing easier and the hold more secure. The grip between the soft hands and weapons has also improved, so no complaints there either. The one issue is that the waist joint connection tends to pop out occasionally during posing (see review photos) — it's probably best to glue the ball joint to the fixing pin.

Overall, it boasts a noticeable step up in quality compared to previous Governors, and thanks to the more flexible articulation and improved joint strength, it's just more satisfying to handle. The size-to-price ratio (7cm for ¥3500) is still a bit of a tough sell, but if it suits your taste, it seems like a pretty satisfying small-scale SF action figure model kit to build. :-)

Hexa Gear Governor LAT Solid [Prime] | 2023.9 | ¥3,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.