The Orange Cat Industry Tekkaman Blade D-Boy is a snap-fit plastic model kit of the title hero from the 1992 Tatsunoko Production anime Space Knight Tekkaman Blade, the armored form that protagonist Takaya Aiba (D-Boy) transforms into. Officially licensed by Sotsu and Tatsunoko, the kit reinterprets the originally rounded anime design as a massive, sharp-edged mecha with oversized shoulder armor, slim high-heeled feet, and opening shoulder cannons. Orange Cat Industry is a Chinese model-kit maker known in the third-party scene for character kits outside the Gundam universe, and the D-Boy was among its first officially licensed IP releases.

Key Features

• Standout size - the finished build stands roughly 22 cm (8.6 in), taller than a typical 1/100 Master Grade Gundam.
• Sharp-edged redesign - the rounded anime silhouette is reworked into an angular, sci-fi mechanical look with enlarged shoulders and high-heeled feet.
• Tek Lancer - the signature double-bladed lance displays as a single pole-arm or splits into a dual-wield pair.
• Tek Shield - a removable shield that mounts on the forearm or stows on the rear waist via swap parts.
• Opening shoulder cannons - both shoulders open to reveal internal clear-green detail for recreating the Voltekka firing pose.
• Perfect color separation - full color break-up straight from the runners with no correction stickers or decals required.
• Stand adapter included - a crotch-mounted adapter terminates in an octagonal peg compatible with Bandai 1/100 universal action bases (base not included).

Builder Context

This is a snap-fit kit with a simple internal structure comparable to a Bandai HG-grade build, completable in roughly 3-4 hours out of the box and approachable for beginners through experienced builders. The soft plastic makes nub removal easy and the keyed, chamfered connectors are forgiving, though painters should note that the slim pegs and recessed panel lines reward some pre-build prep.

Why Build This Kit

The Orange Cat Industry Tekkaman Blade D-Boy is one of the few officially licensed plastic kits of the Space Knight Tekkaman Blade hero, making it the primary option for builders who want the character as a buildable kit rather than a pre-painted figure. At about 22 cm it finishes taller than an 18 cm 1/100 Master Grade Gundam, giving it strong shelf presence despite an HG-level assembly difficulty of roughly 3-4 hours. Because the kit has complete color separation and no stickers, a straight build looks display-ready, and most builders only add a panel-line wash and a flat topcoat to finish it. Buyers should know the soft plastic trades durability for easy trimming: the red knee armor is loose enough to drop off during handling and benefits from reinforcement, and the slim connector pegs can snap if pressed in misaligned. Articulation is strong in the arms and legs, but the torso has only a single waist joint and the head cannot tilt fully upward, so the kit displays best in grounded action poses rather than extreme dynamic ones.

Box Contents

• Tekkaman Blade (D-Boy) main body
• Tek Lancer double-bladed lance (single or dual-wield configuration)
• Tek Shield with forearm and rear-waist mounting swap parts
• Two pairs of replacement hands
• Stand adapter (Bandai 1/100 universal base compatible)
• 14-page instruction manual

Specifications

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