Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with HGUC/MG.
A regular MG doesn't even come close...

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer (1/2)

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer (2/2)

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer (1/4)

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer (2/4)

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer (3/4)

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer (4/4)

The beefy upper body.
The yellow parts scattered all over really catch your eye.

The head is of course identical to the base Huckebein Mk-III.

The arms are reminiscent of the Power Loader from Aliens.

Lower body compartment.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Rear view. (1/3)

Rear view.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Legs and feet. (1/3)

Legs and feet.

Sole of the foot.

So, this kit is the existing Huckebein Mk-III with the Boxer unit added in.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - To combine the Huckebein Mk-III with the Boxer, you need to remove the feet/weapons/bac

To combine the Huckebein Mk-III with the Boxer, you need to remove the feet/weapons/backpack,
and swap out the hands.

Leftover parts after combining.

It has to end up looking like that before the combination is possible.

To combine with the AM Boxer, you swap in the hands with holes in them...

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Just like this... Like the Power Loader from Aliens 2, it's so the Huckebein Mk-III's a

Just like this... Like the Power Loader from Aliens 2,
it's so the Huckebein Mk-III's arms can grip the Boxer's arms.
The handle section inside the Boxer's arms can also slide forward and backward, so you can get a good variety of poses.
So cool~

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - You pull out the Huckebein Mk-III's feet, then slot the polycap — now without the foot

You pull out the Huckebein Mk-III's feet, then slot the polycap — now without the foot — onto the Boxer's peg,
which gives you a pretty solid connection.

The AM Boxer alone — Huckebein's close-combat dedicated unit.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - The slot where the Huckebein goes is completely empty. (1/3)

The slot where the Huckebein goes is completely empty.

Breakdown of the AM Boxer by section.

Two pairs of hands are included...

The detail and proportions on the open hands and fists are pretty nice.

The four finger joints can move slightly too...

Articulation shots of the AM Boxer alone.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Action poses from the AM Boxer itself. (1/3)

Action poses from the AM Boxer itself.

Articulation of the AM Boxer on its own.
Not too bad at all.

Double-joint articulation using the quirky elbow gimmick.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - The section where the two arms link up has a fairly high range of motion, so whether or

The section where the two arms link up has a fairly high range of motion, so...
whether or not the Huckebein Mk-III's arms are attached, the Boxer's own articulation comes through just fine.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - The knees only bend that much, but for a combined set of two legs, it's actually pretty

The knees only bend that much, but
for a combined set of two legs, it's actually pretty decent.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Action poses. With such a great build and vibrant color scheme, even the slightest move

Action pose.
With such a great build and vibrant color scheme, even the slightest movement looks incredibly striking.

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Throwing a punch worthy of the Boxer name... (1/6)

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Throwing a punch worthy of the Boxer name... (2/6)

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Throwing a punch worthy of the Boxer name... (3/6)

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - Throwing a punch worthy of the Boxer name... (4/6)

Throwing a punch worthy of the Boxer name...

Super Robot War H u ckebein B o xer - A "Come, my followers~" action pose using the open hands. Somehow it's giving

A "Come, my followers~" action pose using the open hands.
Somehow it's giving Psycho Gundam vibes.

Together with the Huckebein Mk-III.

Together with the Huckebein series lineup.

The Huckebein Boxer — which many of us hardly dared to hope for — has been released in 1/144 scale. In the lore it's a close-combat enhancement form of the Huckebein Mk-III, and the mech has a real Power Loader vibe, like the one Ripley pilots in Aliens 2. When the design sheets were first revealed, they sparked a huge scratch-building urge among a lot of fans, but leave it to Kotobukiya to go ahead and release it as an actual kit.

The kit basically includes the existing Huckebein Mk-III as-is, with the AM Boxer unit bundled in on top of that. As a result the box is big and the parts count is high, putting the price at ¥7,000 — a record high for a 1/144 kit. It's that large in the lore too, so it easily dwarfs a typical MG in terms of sheer size — it even feels a touch bigger than the MG Sazabi. It's the kind of scale where you'd almost want to compare it to a PG.

True to Katoki Hajime's design style, the edges are sharp all over, the color separation is elaborate, and the proportions of the design itself are excellent. Articulation isn't something I'd call great, but then again it feels almost rude to talk about articulation on a combining robot of this size and caliber... Just standing there on its own is more than enough to make it look seriously badass. Being a Kotobukiya kit, the molded colors do look a bit cheaper compared to Bandai — that's a fair criticism — but even as a straight build, the color scheme and presence are good enough that you can let it slide.

That said, with the sheer size of this thing, joint strength is a bit of a concern — especially in the legs. When you pick up the body, the legs do dangle a bit... but given the size and weight, that's kind of unavoidable. On the plus side, when it's standing on a surface the joints hold up solidly enough, and despite the height it doesn't seem like it'll topple forward or backward. The combination with the Huckebein Mk-III is also simpler and more brute-force than you might expect — you remove the backpack, weapons, and feet, then lock the polycaps together, which actually makes for a surprisingly solid connection.

Personally, this is one of my favorite kits in Kotobukiya's Super Robot Wars lineup, because it feels like the kit where Katoki Hajime's design is realized most beautifully. The SRX is flashy in its own right, but honestly the colors and color combinations there have a bit of a toy feel to them. The Huckebein Boxer, on the other hand, gives off a strong "mecha" vibe and has such a distinct personality that I like it a whole lot more. :-)

Super Robot War Huckebein Boxer | 2006. 12 | ¥7,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.