Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Six identical legs are included together.

Detail of the legs

Hexa Gear Booster Pack 008 Insect Leg - The articulated joints on the legs. There are fewer moving parts than you'd expect, w

The articulated joints on the legs.
There are fewer moving parts than you'd expect, which seems like the better choice in terms of durability.

Articulation at the foot section

Hexa Gear Booster Pack 008 Insect Leg - The mid-leg connector socket parts come in three different bore sizes to choose from,

The mid-leg connector socket parts come in three different bore sizes to choose from,
which should come in handy when considering collaborations with other kits.

Shown attached as V-Thor's backpack

Hexa Gear Booster Pack 008 Insect Leg - Shown applied as legs on the Bulk Arm Alpha jungle warfare spec (1/3)

Shown applied as legs on the Bulk Arm Alpha jungle warfare spec

Shown applied as legs on the Scarecrow forest color version

Hexa Gear Booster Pack 008 Insect Leg - Shown in collaboration with the Forest Buggy, Governor Engineer Set Type A, and Early

Shown in collaboration with the Forest Buggy, Governor Engineer Set Type A, and Early Governor Vol.1 jungle warfare spec

Hexa Gear Booster Pack 008 Insect Leg - Combine with the separately sold Booster Pack Cockpit / Sniper Cannon / Booster to bu

Combine with the separately sold Booster Pack Cockpit / Sniper Cannon / Booster to build the Blockade Ivy.

This kit is the Hexa Gear series Booster Pack 008 Insect Leg. Released alongside Booster Packs 7, 9, and 10 — Cockpit/Sniper Cannon/Booster— and the idea is that you combine all four Booster Packs together to build the Blockade Ivy. This particular kit handles the leg section of that build.

True to its name, it includes six identical mechanical legs, and they go together with solid detail and a satisfying build feel. For a multi-jointed leg design, the number of moving parts is actually on the lower side — but considering durability, I think that was a reasonable call. In my experience, when thin legs like these have too many joints, the joint strength tends to get shaky under the weight of the body. Thanks to that restraint, even when configured as the Blockade Ivy, the legs hold their position really well.

The six legs can be separated at the joints or recombined in various ways to collaborate with all sorts of Hexa Gear kits — they can be used as V-Thor's backpack or as legs on various mech kits. For more flexible collaboration options, you can also swap out the bore size at the mid-leg joint, with three different socket sizes available to choose from.

So rather than just serving as the Blockade Ivy's legs, this kit is versatile enough to be applied to a wide range of Hexa Gear kits depending on your preferences. Whether you want to build the Blockade Ivy or just have fun mixing and matching, this looks like a kit worth picking up. :-)

Hexa Gear Booster Pack 008 Insect Leg | 2023.11 | ¥4,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.