Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Size comparison with an MG. The Super Robot Wars 1/100 is a bit bulkier than your typ

Size comparison with an MG.
The Super Robot Wars 1/100 is a bit bulkier than your typical 1/100 Gunpla.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II (1/7)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II (2/7)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II (3/7)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II (4/7)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II (5/7)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II (6/7)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II (7/7)

Upper body

Back

Head

Arms and the Chakram Shooter mounted on them

Legs

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Thanks to the larger scale, the leg armor is assembled piece by piece, resulting in m

Thanks to the larger scale, the leg armor is assembled piece by piece,
resulting in more three-dimensional and distinct color separation compared to the 1/144.

Weapons set.
Same lineup as the 1/144.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Photon Rifle and G Impact Cannon. There are more white color separation points than o

Photon Rifle and G Impact Cannon.
There are more white color separation points than on the 1/144.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Difference from the 1/144. The G Impact Cannon's grip, which was a swap-out part on t

Difference from the 1/144.
The G Impact Cannon's grip, which was a swap-out part on the 1/144, is now reproduced as a movable piece.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - The two grip halves that spread apart are linked by a gear mechanism in the center, s

The two grip halves that spread apart are linked by a gear mechanism in the center,
so moving one side automatically moves the other in sync.

Beam saber reproduced in soft parts

As expected of a 1/100, all weapons can be secured via pegs on the palms.

Chakram Shooter that mounts on the left arm.

Hands come in 3 sets: articulated hands, fists, and open hands.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Exclusive to the Super Robot Wars 1/100. Includes a painted figure of pilot Brooklyn

Exclusive to the Super Robot Wars 1/100.
Includes a painted figure of pilot Brooklyn Luckfield.
It's roughly 12cm tall, so the scale works out to about 1:15 or so.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - As you'd expect from a figure specialist manufacturer.. the paint quality and finish

As you'd expect from a figure specialist manufacturer.. the paint quality and finish are really quite impressive.

Articulation.
The arms fold up completely, but the leg articulation is a bit lacking.

The shoulders can swing forward quite a bit.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Bending the knee causes the thigh's slide armor to shift slightly, but it's pretty st

Bending the knee causes the thigh's slide armor to shift slightly,
but it's pretty stiff and a bit tricky to move..

All 5 fingers articulate individually.

Backpack rotation.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - The waist ball joint is a bit weak.. and since the back is heavy, the upper body keep

The waist ball joint is a bit weak..
and since the back is heavy, the upper body keeps tipping backwards.. T_T

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Photon Rifle action pose (1/4)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Photon Rifle action pose (2/4)

Photon Rifle action pose

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Chakram Shooter action (1/5)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Chakram Shooter action (2/5)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Chakram Shooter action (3/5)

Chakram Shooter action

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Beam saber action. (1/4)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - Beam saber action. (2/4)

Beam saber action.

Alright, now open up the crotch cover..

G Impact Cannon mounted.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - No matter how you look at it, that crotch cannon is just awkward.. ; (1/3)

No matter how you look at it, that crotch cannon is just awkward.. ;

Together with the included figure.

Together with the 1/144 Hückebein Mk-II.

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II - The 1/100 did come out first, but the later 1/144 has such excellent color separation

The 1/100 did come out first, but the later 1/144 has such excellent color separation that
it's honestly hard to tell them apart just by looks.

Separate from the 1/144 and non-scale Super Robot Wars series, a dedicated 1/100 Super Robot Wars lineup has been added. The first release in that lineup is the Hückebein Mk-II, which came out in May 2006. Unlike most other kits where the smaller scale comes first and the larger scale follows later, the Hückebein Mk-II actually had the 1/100 come out first, with the 1/144 following afterward.

Compared to the existing 1/144 Super Robot Wars kits, the main differences are the larger size that comes with the bigger scale and the more refined color separation. The 1/144 Super Robot Wars series already shows impressive color separation for its size, but naturally the larger body of the 1/100 gives more room to work with, making it easier to split up the parts.

Compared to the 1/144, there are differences in things like the leg armor and the finer color separation on the weapons.. but the leg armor assembly in particular is really something unique. The armor pieces are fitted one by one like a mosaic onto a base frame, achieving a highly three-dimensional parts and color separation that would be difficult to pull off at 1/144 scale. There are other small color separation details here and there too, but since the 1/144 already turned out so well, the advantages of the 1/100 aren't immediately obvious at a glance.

There are several areas where the larger scale is put to good use — the thigh armor slide gimmick, the articulated fingers, and the G Impact Cannon's linked grip mechanism, to name a few. That said, the armor slide gimmick feels like the technology isn't quite there yet.. compared to Gunpla, the range of motion is narrow and it's stiff on top of that, so it doesn't look great in action. The articulated fingers are decent enough, though the individual finger joints don't move. On top of that, the palms have a weapon-locking peg that wasn't on the 1/144, which means you can hold all the weapons nice and securely — at least grip strength isn't an issue with this kit.

Articulation is about average, so there's not much to get excited about there.. but joint strength is where this kit has some real issues. Being one of Kotobukiya's early kits, the polycap strength feels a bit iffy OTL.... It's fine enough just standing on its own, but the knees, hip joints, and waist joints are all a bit weak, so poses tend to shift out of place easily, which makes pulling off action poses a bit of a struggle. In that regard, the smaller and lighter 1/144 has a clear advantage.

The biggest selling point of the 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II is ultimately its solid, imposing presence that rivals or even surpasses most MG-class kits. If you're not expecting too much from the articulation or joints and just want something to display proudly with perfect color separation right out of the box, it's a pretty decent kit. :-)

Super Robot War 1/100 Hückebein Mk-II | 2006. 5 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.