Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Various angles (1/7)

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Various angles (2/7)

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Various angles (3/7)

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Various angles (4/7)

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Various angles (5/7)

Various angles

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Detail shots (1/4)

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Newly added weapons included with this kit

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - The Sturm und Drang units mounted on the forearms can be deployed or folded up u

The Sturm und Drang units mounted on the forearms can be deployed or folded up using multiple joints.

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - You can detach the fixing pins from both Sturm und Drang units and combine them

You can detach the fixing pins from both Sturm und Drang units and combine them with the included combination beam sword to recreate Zweihänder Mode.

In Zweihänder Mode, you can attach the massive beam parts to it.

The weapons from the original MG Gundam Epyon are also included.

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - New mounting gimmick parts with a newly sculpted design are applied on both side

New mounting gimmick parts with a newly sculpted design are applied on both sides to allow the Epyon Shield to be attached to the rear skirt.
Other than this, the main body is completely identical to the original.

A clear action base is also included in the box.

The finger-swapping system is the same as before.

Leftover parts

The articulation of the main body is the same as the original.

Beam Sword Action 1

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Beam Sword Action 2 (1/3)

Beam Sword Action 2

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - Zweihänder Mode pose with the massive beam parts attached. It looks incredibly i

Zweihänder Mode pose with the massive beam parts attached.
It looks incredibly imposing, but the size and weight make it really tricky to hold a pose..

Transformed into MA form

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - The difference from the original is that two Sturm und Drang units are now mount

The difference from the original is that two Sturm und Drang units are now mounted on the rear.

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - MA form up on the stand (1/5)

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - MA form up on the stand (2/5)

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) - MA form up on the stand (3/5)

MA form up on the stand

Alongside the standard release MG Gundam Epyon.

This kit is the MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the standard release MG Gundam Epyonwith the Sturm und Drang added to the lineup. "Sturm und Drang" means "Storm and Stress" in German, and it's the unit that appears in Glory of the Losers.

The main body itself only gets newly sculpted armor parts and fixing pins for mounting the Epyon Shield to the rear skirt — everything else is identical to the standard MG Gundam Epyon. The new weapon, the Sturm und Drang, mounts on both arms and can be folded and deployed in a multi-joint configuration. There's also a new feature where the beam sword and both Sturm und Drang units connect to the Epyon Shield via thick lead wires — but these connections tend to come apart during posing since the wires get in the way. The wires do have internal wire cores so you can bend and hold them in any position you like, but having three of them to deal with is a bit of a hassle.

If you detach the Sturm und Drang units from both arms, you can combine them with the separate combination beam sword to recreate Zweihänder Mode. You can then attach beam parts that reach up to 40cm in length, recreating the massive beam saber that appears in Glory of the Losers. The end result is a seriously imposing pose that can take up over 60cm of display space horizontally. To support all of this, a clear action base is also included to prop up the large, heavy beam saber.

The joint strength on the MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) main body itself is decent enough, but the connection between the Gundam Epyon and the stand joint parts is pretty weak, making it hard to lock in aerial poses. You'll probably need to do some reinforcement work to get a stable display with the massive beam saber pose.

All that said, the real appeal here is seeing the Sturm und Drang equipment realized at MG quality in a convincing way. With the massive beam saber included on top of that, this is going to be a pretty tempting item for fans of Glory of the Losers. Sure, the size and weight make posing a challenge, but seeing even this kind of obscure setting get the plastic model treatment is something worth celebrating. :-)

MG Gundam Epyon (Sturm und Drang Unit) | 2023.12 | ¥6,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.