Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Various angles

Head section

PUDU Bellabot - The bottom has wheels, but they don't roll very well..

The bottom has wheels.
They don't roll very well..

Comes with stickers for 10 different expressions, plus 3 swappable head parts.

You can load and unload 4 plates inside the body.

You can also use a plate with a fixing hole.

PUDU Bellabot - The remaining 9 expression poses (1/9)

PUDU Bellabot - The remaining 9 expression poses (2/9)

PUDU Bellabot - The remaining 9 expression poses (3/9)

PUDU Bellabot - The remaining 9 expression poses (4/9)

PUDU Bellabot - The remaining 9 expression poses (5/9)

PUDU Bellabot - The remaining 9 expression poses (6/9)

PUDU Bellabot - The remaining 9 expression poses (7/9)

The remaining 9 expression poses

This kit is the Bellabot, released as a Kotobukiya plastic model. It's a robot made by a company called Pudu Robotics — the kind of serving robot you've been seeing a lot in restaurants lately. Even with just 2 molded colors, it pulls off a really solid look.

The bottom does have wheels, but the way it's built, it doesn't really roll around that well. You get cute stickers for 10 different expressions that you can swap onto the screen on the head. And since swapping stickers one by one is a bit of a hassle, 3 separate head parts are included so you can change expressions easily. The face stickers also have fairly light adhesion, so they're easy to peel off and reapply.

There aren't any special gimmicks on the main body, but the 4 plates inside the torso are removable. There's also an extra plate with a fixing hole included, though no accessories to actually place on the plates are provided. The part that holds the plates in place inside is a bit flimsy too, so they tend to fall out pretty easily with even a small bump.

All in all, this is a fun little kit with a small parts count that's easy to enjoy casually, and its uniqueness is definitely its biggest selling point. The basic quality is clean and tidy, so if the design appeals to you, it seems like a fun kit worth picking up without hesitation :-)

PUDU Bellabot | 2024.12 | ¥1,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.