HGBuild Fighters

Super Fumina Axis Angel ver.

A pink Qubeley homage that asks for a paint job before it asks for a fight.

MechaGrade Score

3.2/5

Super Fumina Axis Angel ver. · 1/144 · 2017

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2017

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

I like this kit for what it is, a display piece with a strong silhouette that needs a little extra love to really land.

The four-winged Qubeley-style binders and the layered skirt armor give it real shelf presence straight out of the box, but the articulation and part fit are exactly what you would expect from a character-focused HGBF kit rather than a combat one. If you go in wanting a posey action figure you will be disappointed. If you go in wanting a cute, distinctive centerpiece to customize, this delivers.

Best for: Builders who want a striking display piece to customize, not a poseable action kit

The full review

What it is

This is the girl-type HGBF kit built around Fumina Hoshino's personal Gunpla from Build Fighters Try, and the Axis Angel version leans hard into its Qubeley homage with four flexible binder wings on the back standing in for the classic funnel array. Out of the box the silhouette is genuinely striking, the layered pink and white skirt armor and the pointed little face hat sell the character instantly, and the kit gives you a beam rifle, two lances, and swappable clenched and open hands to pose with. I found the first assembly quick and low stress, which fits the HG price point and the kit's role as a display centerpiece rather than a poseable fighter.

The catch

The wings and skirt lean on stickers for the pink accent lines and the eye details, and builders have flagged that placement can feel fiddly since some eye stickers go under a clear lens piece and others sit directly on the molded face. The rubbery pink material used on the skirt parts does not take paint well if you want to upgrade the finish, which is a real limitation for anyone planning to panel line or repaint. Articulation is also modest, several builders have called the poseability plain, so this reads more as a display figure than a kit you will keep re-posing.

Who it's for

Pick this up if you are drawn to the character and want a distinctive, girl-type kit to sit on a shelf, or if you enjoy customizing and do not mind wrestling with the rubbery skirt parts to get a better paint finish. Skip it if you want strong joint articulation or a kit that holds dynamic action poses, the Conscience Wings look great parked but this was never built to be thrown around. It is also a fun pick if you already like the Qubeley and want a lighter, more whimsical take on that funnel-wing silhouette at HG price and effort.

The build story

What the build is actually like, and the engineering worth knowing about.

Assembly is fast and beginner-friendly the way most HGBF kits are, with new molds cut for every piece of the armor so the parts feel purpose-built rather than recycled from an older frame. Gate placement is typical HG fare, nothing that causes real headaches, though the eye sticker application takes a bit of care since you are choosing between placing them under a clear lens piece or directly onto the molded face.

The four Conscience Wing binders are the engineering highlight, they move independently and echo the Qubeley's funnel-wing design in a way that reads clearly even at 1/144 scale. Color separation on the main body is solid for an HG, but the pink accent lines on the wings and skirt are stickers rather than molded color, and the skirt's rubber-like parts resist paint if you want to go beyond stock. The full weapon loadout, a beam rifle plus two lances with both hand types, is generous for the price point.

Lore & trivia

01Super Fumina is the personal Gunpla built and piloted by Fumina Hoshino, the protagonist of Gundam Build Fighters Try, and the Axis Angel ver. is a redesigned variation that first appeared in the franchise's Amazing Try storyline.
02The kit's design is a deliberate nod to Haman Karn's AMX-004 Qubeley, most visible in the four shoulder-mounted binder wings that stand in for the Qubeley's iconic funnel array.
03In-universe, the wings are called Conscience Wings and are said to use an Absorb System to convert enemy beam attacks into stored Plavsky Particles, which are then released through a Discharge System for propulsion.
04This HGBF kit released in March 2017 as kit number 054 in the High Grade Build Fighters line, standing about 5 inches tall when assembled.