Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) (1/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) (2/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) (3/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) (4/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) (5/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) (6/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) - Detail shots (1/4)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The standard Gundam Heavyarms weapons are all still included.

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) - The round parts on either side of the ankle guards have been omitted to accommodate

The round parts on either side of the ankle guards have been omitted to accommodate the caterpillar attachment.

The newly added Igel Unit equipment

The weapon containers mounted on the shoulders each have as many as 12 open gimmicks.

Open gimmick on the missile pods added to the legs

The caterpillar units on the back of the legs can be deployed.

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) - To attach the Igel Unit equipment, you'll need to remove the existing Gundam Heavyar

To attach the Igel Unit equipment, you'll need to remove the existing Gundam Heavyarms' weapons first.

Leftover parts

Ground pose

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) - Full salvo pose using all gimmicks (1/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) - Full salvo pose using all gimmicks (2/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) - Full salvo pose using all gimmicks (3/6)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) - Full salvo pose using all gimmicks (4/6)

Full salvo pose using all gimmicks

Together with the standard MG Gundam Heavyarms.

Together with the MG Gundam Heavyarms Kai EW version released as a Club G exclusive.

This kit is the MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's the existing MG Gundam Heavyarms with the new Igel Unit equipment added on — the main body is identical to the standard version in both molded color and parts composition.

So everything about the main body is exactly the same as the regular MG Gundam Heavyarms release. For info on the main body, check out the MG Gundam Heavyarms review and for this review, you can just focus on the new Igel Unit equipment. The Igel Unit consists of weapon containers mounted on both shoulders, missile pods added to both legs, and deployable caterpillar units added to the rear legs. Each weapon container has as many as 12 open gimmicks, and the caterpillars include a gimmick that lets you lower and extend them backward.

Thanks to all this, the already flashy full salvo pose that Heavyarms is known for gets a serious upgrade — you can even deploy the caterpillar gimmick to pull off a stable firing stance. Sure, it's essentially just an armament variation, but this is the most fully loaded version of the Heavyarms, and that spectacular full salvo is what makes it so appealing. Even if you haven't been particularly interested in the Endless Waltz series, this is a pretty tempting kit if it suits your taste. :-)

MG Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit) | 2019.11 | ¥5,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.