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Azur Lane Honolulu 1/7 Scale Figure Review
This Azur Lane Honolulu Figure review takes a detailed look at ALTER’s full 1/7 scale release of the Eagle Union light cruiser. Using our original photography, we examine Honolulu’s embarrassed expression, captain’s hat, vivid red-orange twin-tails, fitted naval-inspired outfit, full bust, sheer stockings, removable jacket, detailed rigging, gun turrets, and large display base.
One of the strongest features of this release is how much the figure changes depending on the configuration. Honolulu can be displayed without the rigging for a much cleaner character-focused presentation, while the jacket can also be removed separately.
Once the full rigging is installed, the same relatively simple standing pose becomes a much larger mechanical centerpiece. Large ship-like structures spread outward on both sides, supported independently around the broad circular base.
This review therefore begins with Honolulu herself before adding the jacket and finally assembling the complete naval display.
Figure Details
- Character: USS Honolulu
- Series: Azur Lane
- Faction: Eagle Union
- Manufacturer: ALTER
- Scale: 1/7 scale
- Height: Approximately 260mm
- Materials: Painted PVC and ABS
- Sculptor: Missile (Honolulu)
- Rigging Sculptor: Usagi
- Paintwork: Nanaho Tetsumori (Honolulu)
- Rigging Paintwork: Osami Miura
- Release: May 2023
- Original Price: ¥36,080 including tax
- JAN Code: 4560228206777
- Display Features: Removable jacket and removable rigging
ALTER also released a separate Light Armament Ver. without the rigging. This review covers the full version with the naval equipment included.
For official specifications, visit the ALTER product page.
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Packaging and Contents
The package immediately makes it clear that this is the full rigging version rather than the separate Light Armament Ver.
Dark gray military-style graphics cover the front, accented by bright orange lines and Eagle Union markings. A large transparent window gives a clear view of Honolulu inside.
The separate rigging components also occupy a significant amount of space around the character, hinting at how large the complete display will become.
The rear provides a better preview of the finished figure.
A large product photograph shows Honolulu with the full rigging installed, while a smaller image focuses on her expression, vivid red hair, jacket, and uniform.
Inside the box, the number of separate parts becomes much more obvious.
Honolulu, the removable jacket, large circular base, rigging sections, supports, and smaller components are protected separately.
The included instruction sheet is particularly useful because the complete setup requires several independently supported mechanical parts around the character.
Honolulu – Jacket-Off, Rigging-Free Front View
Before adding the larger accessories, Honolulu has a surprisingly clean and character-focused silhouette.
She stands with one hand placed confidently at her waist while the opposite hand touches the brim of her white captain’s hat.
A subtle shift through the hips prevents the standing pose from looking completely symmetrical. Long legs form a strong vertical line beneath the extremely short naval-inspired outfit.
Without the jacket or rigging, almost all attention goes directly to Honolulu’s expression, bright hair, body proportions, fitted costume, and thigh-high stockings.
Face, Golden Eyes and Embarrassed Expression
Honolulu’s face captures one of the most recognizable parts of her personality.
Golden-orange eyes create a fairly direct gaze, yet the blush across her cheeks softens the expression considerably.
Her restrained mouth adds to the contrast between the confident body pose and the slightly embarrassed look on her face.
Heavy red bangs fall low over the forehead, but they are separated carefully enough that the eyes remain completely visible.
Captain’s Hat and Naval Details
The white captain’s hat provides one of the clearest visual links to Honolulu’s naval identity.
Its black visor is decorated with elaborate metallic gold ornamentation, while the central emblem combines silver, black, and gold elements.
By touching the brim with her raised hand, Honolulu actively incorporates the hat into the pose rather than simply wearing it as a static accessory.
Dark ribbon-like ornaments near the twin-tail bases also help connect the hairstyle with the black sections of the uniform.
Red-to-Orange Twin-Tail Hair Sculpt
The hair is one of the most impressive sculptural elements of the release.
Color begins as a vivid red around the head and gradually shifts through orange toward lighter yellow-orange at several lower tips.
Translucent material and a pearlescent finish help the long strands appear lighter and more luminous than a completely opaque red sculpt would have.
Each twin-tail separates into numerous curling sections. Some strands descend almost vertically, while others curve outward around the waist and hips.
From the side, the hairstyle adds considerable depth behind an otherwise compact standing pose.
Naval-Inspired Outfit and Bust Sculpt
Honolulu’s fitted black-and-white outfit places considerable emphasis on her body sculpt.
Across the chest, the white upper section stretches tightly over Honolulu’s extremely full bust and is bordered by narrow dark trim.
Rather than treating the chest and costume as completely separate surfaces, ALTER adds visible tension and subtle indentation around the fabric edge.
A narrow black strap descends from the neck between the breasts and connects visually with the choker and metallic pendant above.
From this side angle, the raised arm also makes the projection of the upper body particularly noticeable while keeping the narrow waist clearly visible below.
Waist and Fitted Uniform
The torso narrows dramatically beneath the bust.
A central white panel is decorated with small gold-colored buttons, while glossy dark sections follow the waist and hips closely.
Metallic-looking bands wrap around the upper torso near the sides and rear, introducing a harder mechanical accent between the softer body sculpt and fabric-like surfaces.
The short lower section ends extremely high on the thighs, keeping the stockings and long leg line visually prominent.
Thigh-High Stockings and Long Legs
The stockings play an important role in balancing Honolulu’s proportions.
They begin high on the thighs with pale silver-gray and red bands around the upper edge.
Small black garter straps rise toward the short uniform on both legs, adding another decorative transition between exposed skin and stockings.
A semi-transparent finish allows warmer skin tones to remain visible beneath the dark material instead of creating a completely opaque black surface.
Honolulu’s legs are long and comparatively slender relative to the upper body. That contrast gives the standing figure an exaggerated but distinctive hourglass silhouette.
Heels and Lower-Leg Details
The shoes combine silver-gray toes, dark side surfaces, and narrow red straps across the feet.
Relatively small high heels keep the lower silhouette elegant instead of adding unnecessary visual weight around the large display base.
Subtle folds around the knees and ankles also prevent the stockings from appearing like completely smooth painted surfaces.
Side View and Full Body Line
The side profile is one of the strongest views of Honolulu without the rigging.
Her large bust projects strongly in front of the torso, followed by a sharp inward curve toward the waist.
The hips widen again beneath the fitted outfit, producing a pronounced S-shaped profile.
Behind the body, the long twin-tails extend well beyond the waist and curl outward near the legs. Their volume helps balance the prominent upper-body silhouette without requiring additional accessories.
Rear View, Hair and Costume Fit
The rear view shifts attention away from Honolulu’s expression and toward her hair, back, hips, and stockings.
Long red-orange twin-tails frame the back and hips from both sides.
Most of the upper back remains exposed above a metallic-looking horizontal costume section. Below it, glossy dark fabric fits closely around the waist and hips.
Because the hair separates into many individual strands, it surrounds the body without hiding the rear costume completely.
Rear Hair, Back and Hip Details
A closer rear photograph gives a clearer look at both the hair construction and costume fit.
The twin-tails begin high at both sides of the head before expanding into broad flowing sections.
At the center, the back stays open above the metallic waist element. The lower dark fabric uses noticeable sculpted creases as it follows the curve of the hips.
Red-to-orange gradients become especially visible from behind because several pale tips overlap the much darker costume and stockings.
Rear Lower-Body Sculpt
The short rear hem reveals more of Honolulu’s lower-body sculpt than the frontal view initially suggests.
The fitted dark skirt ends high across the hips, leaving part of the lower curve of the buttocks visible beneath the hem.
Thin garter straps descend toward the stocking tops on both legs and keep the naval-inspired styling connected throughout the lower half.
Dark stockings continue smoothly along the thighs and calves, with deeper shading around the knees providing additional definition.
Adding the Removable Jacket
The removable jacket changes Honolulu’s silhouette considerably even before the rigging is installed.
Instead of placing her arms through the sleeves conventionally, Honolulu drapes the dark navy jacket over her shoulders like a cape.
This immediately adds width around the upper body and gives the character a more formal naval-officer appearance.
The dark exterior also creates a strong background behind the pale skin and bright red-orange hair, allowing both to stand out more clearly.
Jacket, Collar and Upper-Body Presentation
A closer front view shows how strongly the jacket changes the composition around Honolulu’s portrait.
The dark collar spreads outward around the neck and shoulders, while bright red lining appears along the open sides.
Because the jacket remains open at the front, it does not hide the fitted white-and-black uniform or Honolulu’s bust. Instead, the navy fabric acts almost like a frame around the central character sculpt.
Small gold details along the sleeves and edges reinforce the officer styling and connect visually with the decorated captain’s hat.
Rear View with Jacket
The rear changes even more dramatically once the jacket is attached.
Most of the previously exposed upper back is now covered by dark fabric.
A central opening near the lower jacket leaves part of the fitted outfit visible underneath, while the long twin-tails fall across both sleeves.
Gold stripes near the cuffs introduce small military accents against the deep navy surface.
Honolulu’s vivid hair looks particularly striking against the almost black jacket, making this one of the strongest rear configurations of the figure.
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Full Rigging Configuration
Installing the complete naval equipment transforms Honolulu from a relatively clean standing character into a large mechanical centerpiece.
Large ship-like sections spread outward on both sides of Honolulu and are supported independently by tall clear rods.
The character remains positioned at the center with the jacket attached, while the surrounding rigging forms a broad mechanical arc behind and beside her.
In this configuration, the large circular base suddenly feels much more appropriate because the supports occupy much of its outer area.
Honolulu and Rigging – Front Detail
A closer front view demonstrates how effectively ALTER keeps Honolulu readable despite the surrounding machinery.
Bright red-orange hair and pale skin remain visually separated from the darker gray and blue mechanical structures.
The navy jacket also creates a useful transition between the organic character sculpt and the equipment positioned behind her.
From this angle, the forward sections of the rigging frame Honolulu’s torso without covering the face or central costume.
Rigging, Gun Turrets and Ship Hull Details
The rigging contains enough mechanical detail to function almost like a separate scale model.
Large tapered hull sections combine blue-gray upper surfaces with darker red lower panels. Fine seam lines, plating, and deck-like textures cover much of their surfaces.
Multiple gun turrets rise from circular mechanical mounts, each fitted with individually defined barrels.
Smaller structures, vents, joints, armor panels, and gold-colored openings add additional depth around the larger pieces.
Subtle weathered-looking shading also prevents the machinery from resembling perfectly clean molded plastic.
Side View with Full Rigging
The side view makes the true footprint of the completed display immediately obvious.
Mechanical structures project far forward and behind Honolulu, creating substantially more depth than the rigging-free configuration.
Several supports become visible from this direction. Although transparent, their number and height make them an unavoidable part of the complete presentation.
The advantage is stability: heavy-looking rigging sections are supported independently instead of placing all of their weight directly on the figure.
Rear Rigging and Mechanical Construction
The complete rear view shifts most of the visual focus toward the naval equipment.
Large armored units curve around both sides, with multiple gun turrets positioned at different heights.
A central cylindrical structure rises behind Honolulu and introduces another vertical element within the otherwise wide mechanical arrangement.
The navy jacket and bright twin-tails remain visible through the open center, keeping the character from disappearing completely behind the equipment.
This direction also shows how much empty space exists between individual rigging sections and why separate supports are necessary.
Alternate Full Rigging Angle
A slightly elevated front angle may be the strongest way to appreciate the complete configuration.
Honolulu remains clearly visible while the size and positioning of the major rigging components become easier to understand.
The circular base also becomes part of the composition rather than disappearing beneath the character and supports.
Orange technical graphics, the Eagle Union emblem, and USS Honolulu lettering visually connect the figure and mechanical structures without adding more three-dimensional scenery.
Paintwork and Material Contrast
The Azur Lane Honolulu Figure combines a controlled military palette with an exceptionally colorful character sculpt.
Honolulu’s red-orange hair provides the strongest color in the entire display. Translucent sections and pearlescent highlights produce noticeably different tones depending on the lighting and viewing angle.
Her skin uses a soft matte finish, while the white upper outfit has a cleaner satin-like appearance.
Darker costume sections and the removable jacket show stronger highlights. The stockings use translucent shading so that warmer skin tones remain visible underneath.
Metallic gold appears on the hat, buttons, costume details, and parts of the rigging, adding smaller bright accents throughout the composition.
The naval equipment combines blue-gray, dark gray, red, silver, and weathered metallic finishes, helping individual mechanical sections remain readable even when the full display is assembled.
Three Useful Display Configurations
One of Honolulu’s biggest advantages is that the full version offers several convincing ways to display her.
Jacket off / rigging off: the cleanest configuration and the best option for appreciating Honolulu’s body sculpt, uniform, hair, stockings, and rear details.
Jacket on / rigging off: adds more naval character and gives the red-orange hair a strong dark background without dramatically increasing the footprint.
Jacket on / full rigging: delivers the maximum visual impact and represents Honolulu most clearly as an Azur Lane shipgirl, but requires substantially more display space.
Since the jacket and rigging are independently removable, collectors are not forced to choose only between the lightest and heaviest configurations.
Display Size, Assembly and Shelf Space
Honolulu herself stands approximately 260mm tall, but the complete rigging configuration requires far more room than that measurement suggests.
The broad circular base, independently supported hull sections, long gun barrels, and spreading twin-tails all increase the required width and depth.
Tall clear supports also deserve some care when moving the assembled figure because several large components depend on them for stability.
Smaller display cabinets will accommodate the rigging-free version much more easily, and Honolulu still feels complete thanks to her large hair sculpt and strong proportions.
On a dedicated Azur Lane shelf, however, the full configuration offers dramatically greater presence.
Azur Lane Honolulu Figure Review – Final Thoughts
Overall, the Azur Lane Honolulu Figure is one of ALTER’s more versatile Azur Lane releases because it works both as a character-focused figure and as a large mechanical display.
Honolulu herself is already impressive without the rigging. Her embarrassed expression, decorated captain’s hat, vivid red-orange hair, full bust, narrow waist, short fitted uniform, long legs, and sheer stockings create a distinctive silhouette from almost every angle.
The hair is a particular highlight. Its red-to-orange gradient, translucent appearance, pearlescent finish, and numerous curled strands add movement to an otherwise simple standing pose. Side and rear views show this treatment especially well.
The removable jacket is also more useful than it first appears. It adds width and formality around the shoulders while providing a dark background that makes Honolulu’s bright hair stand out. This jacket-only configuration is an excellent option for collectors who want more visual presence without using the complete rigging.
Adding the naval equipment transforms the figure completely. Large hull sections, gun turrets, mechanical details, and independent supports surround Honolulu and turn the display into a much more imposing Azur Lane centerpiece.
The trade-off is shelf space. The full setup is considerably wider and deeper, and the clear supports become more noticeable. Collectors who mainly want to appreciate Honolulu herself may actually prefer one of the lighter configurations.
That flexibility is the figure’s greatest strength. Whether displayed without accessories, with only the jacket, or with the complete naval rigging, each configuration feels intentional rather than incomplete.
For collectors of Honolulu, Azur Lane, ALTER, or detailed shipgirl figures, this 1/7 scale release offers an excellent combination of character sculpting, beautiful hair treatment, removable parts, mechanical detail, and genuine display versatility.
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