Blokees Evangelion Kits Compared: Action Edition vs DX vs Legend Edition vs Fantastics

Blokees sells Evangelion in four lines, and the names do not tell you much. Action Edition and Action Edition DX are the Eva units in their Rebuild film designs, Legend Edition is the Eva units in their original TV designs, and Fantastics is not a mecha line at all: it is the pilots, Rei, Asuka and Mari, as 32-piece snap-together figures in their plug suits.

ToyNoble covers eight of these kits, all rated 14+ by Blokees. We compared Blokees’ published specs, owner reviews and two independent builds rather than building the kits ourselves, and checked every price on Blokees’ US store on November 10, 2026. Every kit links to our researched review, and you can compare all of our researched kit reviews in one place.

How do all eight kits compare side by side?

Legend Edition Test Type-01 TV Ver.: 282 pieces, a Positron Sniper Rifle and a TV-style launch platform, $39.99.

Blokees is the Chinese snap-fit brand better known for Transformers. Going by the publish dates on its US product pages, the two Action Edition Evas arrived in late August 2025, the DX Unit-00’ a month later, and the Legend Edition and Fantastics kits in mid 2026. You can see all of them, plus the rest of the brand, in every Blokees kit we cover.

Specs are Blokees’ own, as recorded on its product pages; “Not listed” means Blokees leaves the field blank. Figures in brackets are the Entry Plug Interior version. All eight kits are rated 14+.

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Blokees Legend Edition Evangelion Test Type-01 TV Ver.

Best for: Fans of the original TV series Unit-01

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$39.99

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Blokees Evangelion Action Edition Production Model-02

Best for: Asuka and Unit-02 fans who pose weapons

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$39.99

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Blokees Action Edition DX Evangelion Proto Type-00'

Best for: Eva fans who want a shield and effect parts

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$49.99

The first three lines are mecha kits: you build an inner frame, plate armor over it, and end with a posable Eva. The Fantastics kits are figure kits, a pilot in a plug suit with swap faces and hands, closer to a figure you click together than a model you build; a finished, posable Rei or Asuka at this size usually costs more than $39.99 from other makers, as our anime figure kit guide explains. Our Blokees line comparison covers where Action Edition sits against the Transformers tiers.

Blokees’ US search page also listed three Legend Edition Evas we have not reviewed yet, Production Model-02 TV ver., Proto Type-00’ TV ver. and a Legend Edition EX Test Type-01 Awakening TV ver., each at $39.99. This guide compares the eight kits we have data for.

Action Edition vs Action Edition DX: what does the extra $10 buy?

Action Edition DX Proto Type-00’: the ESV shield with its translucent blast effect, $49.99.

The DX kit is not a bigger Eva. Blokees lists the same height for Unit-00’ as for Unit-02, and the body shares the new inner frame, two-stage hinge joints, extendable upper arms and opening back panel that the Action Edition pages describe. What you pay $10 more for is the box of extras, and the box itself is thicker: 12.60 x 9.84 x 6.69 inches against 4.13 inches deep for the standard kits.

My Shiny Toy Robots built the DX kit in May 2026 and counted 17 bags and 33 runners, two Entry Plugs, eight swappable hands in a softer plastic, and a display base that converts into the launch platform with pylons. The reviewer called the shield as tall as the Eva and wider, too heavy to hold in one hand but fine in two, and said the effect part should be shown from the side because it hides the shield and the figure from the front.

The standard Action Edition kits put their money into weapons instead, plus the ruined structure and the restraints and transport floors that recreate the launch from the NERV base. If you want Operation Yashima on a shelf, the DX is the only kit that does it; if you want a fighting Eva, the $39.99 kits already have the weapons.

Model kit · 14+

Blokees Evangelion Test Type-01 Action Edition

Best for: Evangelion fans 14 and up who pose figures

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$39.99

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Blokees Evangelion Action Edition Production Model-02

Best for: Asuka and Unit-02 fans who pose weapons

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$39.99

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Blokees Action Edition DX Evangelion Proto Type-00'

Best for: Eva fans who want a shield and effect parts

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$49.99

Legend Edition vs Action Edition: TV design or Rebuild design?

Legend Edition Type-08α: 258 pieces, about 7.40 inches, the tallest kit in this guide, $39.99.

This is the choice most Evangelion fans care about. The Action Edition Unit-01 and Unit-02 follow the Rebuild films, which gave the Evas slimmer bodies, white forearms on Unit-02 and curved horns; the Legend Edition Test Type-01 TV Ver. follows the 1995 series. Mecha Catalogue compared Blokees’ two Unit-01 kits in November 2025, with photos, and the difference is the chest: the TV version has the much wider pectoral region that gives the Eva its menacing silhouette, while the Rebuild body is more humanized.

Legend Edition also tells you more. Blokees’ TV Ver. page lists pre-painted pieces, four weapons, five hand types, a jaw that moves and a neck that opens to take the Entry Plug, which is the TV-accurate place for it, instead of the back panel on the Rebuild kits. The closest thing to a count for the Action Edition Unit-01 is Geek Culture’s unboxing, which tallied 10 runners and 83 loose pieces such as joints and hands.

Type-08α is the odd one in the line: a Legend Edition kit but a Rebuild unit, Mari’s pink Eva from the later films, and the tallest Blokees Eva we cover. Blokees says its upper arms extend and its hinges have two stages like the Action Edition kits, and its back opens for the Entry Plug. If the TV series is your Evangelion, Legend Edition is the only Blokees Unit-01 that looks like it.

Model kit · 14+

Blokees Legend Edition Evangelion Test Type-01 TV Ver.

Best for: Fans of the original TV series Unit-01

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$39.99

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Blokees Legend Edition Evangelion Production Model Custom Type-08α

Best for: Mari and Unit-08 fans who want a tall Eva

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$39.99

What are the Fantastics pilots, and how do they pair with the Evas?

Fantastics 02 Mari Makinami Illustrious: 32 pieces, three face plates, four sets of hands, a stand and a collector’s card.

Fantastics is Blokees’ figure-kit line, the same one that makes its Hatsune Miku figures. Each pilot is PVC and ABS, snaps together without tools, and comes in two versions on the same product page. The $79.99 “With Entry Plug Interior” version adds the cockpit, with a front cover that lifts, an extendable headrest, a rotating light wheel and a handle that slides on a rail; the pilot inside is the same figure, so the $40 difference is the Entry Plug and the box, which grows from 7.87 x 2.95 x 9.84 inches to 18.35 x 9.06 x 6.69 inches. Make sure the cart says the version you meant.

The pilots were designed to stand next to the Evas, and the match-ups write themselves. Set expectations on posing, though: one Rei owner on Blokees’ store finds the articulation limited but still worth the price, because the pilots are figures with swap parts, not the double-jointed frames the Evas have.

Pair prices are our arithmetic from Blokees’ list prices. Blokees’ US store banner offered free shipping on continental US orders over $99 when we checked.

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Blokees Evangelion Fantastics Series 01 Rei Ayanami

Best for: Rei fans who want a small pilot figure

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$39.99

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Blokees Evangelion Fantastics Series 02 Mari Makinami Illustrious

Best for: Mari fans building the Eva pilot set

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$39.99

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Blokees Evangelion Fantastics Series 03 Asuka Shikinami Langley

Best for: Asuka fans who want her in the red plug suit

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$39.99

How long do they take to build, and what do you need?

Action Edition Production Model-02: the Progressive Knives deploy from the shoulder armor, $39.99.

Blokees does not publish build times, so the counts and the reviewers are the guide. The Legend Edition kits at 258 and 282 pieces and the Action Edition kits with 16 or 17 bags of runners are evening builds; My Shiny Toy Robots called the DX build stress-free and the Unit-02 build a dream, without putting a clock on either. The Fantastics pilots at 32 pieces are a short sit.

One Unit-00’ owner on Blokees’ store, a Gunpla builder, found the first Blokees kit a little frustrating before getting used to the way the parts seat, which is worth knowing if you come from Bandai. Our first Blokees kit guide covers that adjustment.

Two handling notes from the sources. The Rebuild-style shoulder pylons are separate pieces on ball joints, and in the upgraded China edition of Unit-02 a pylon ball joint snapped the first time the reviewer pulled the jetpack-style pylons off, so swap shoulder parts gently and rarely. On the TV Unit-01, several owners say small parts such as the horn come loose easily, and one says an arm came off, so it is not a kit for rough handling.

How do they scale and display next to other Evangelion kits?

Action Edition Test Type-01: about 6.7 inches, with fluorescent paint on the green parts, $39.99.

Mecha Catalogue puts the Blokees Evas at more or less the same height as Bandai’s Real Grade Unit-01, and Geek Culture describes the Action Edition Unit-01 as built in a scale that rivals the RG. So a Blokees Eva goes on the same shelf as an RG Eva, and the Blokees TV Unit-01 fills a gap the Rebuild-heavy market leaves. Our Blokees vs Bandai vs Yolopark comparison goes deeper on how the RG build differs.

Plan for the base, not just the figure. Every Eva kit includes a launch platform or transport floors plus a ruined building, and the TV Unit-01 includes a stand one owner found weak, so give it a flat, stable spot. Our display guide covers dust, light and risers for kits at this size.

What do owners and reviewers report about each kit?

What follows is paraphrased from owner reviews on Blokees’ store as we recorded them for our reviews, plus the two My Shiny Toy Robots builds. Review counts are small, so treat them as early signals.

Two patterns. The TV Unit-01 has the deepest record and the most complaints, and they are about quality control and fragility, not design; the DX kit has the most consistent praise. Check the box art before you buy, since Unit-01 exists in both designs from Blokees.

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