Was excited to see this toy when it was first announced that a Master Grade rendering of the Gundam Epyon from Gundam Wing would be released by Bandai. I have to confess first that I only watched a handful of episodes of Gundam Wing so I haven't really seen the Epyon in action. I guess the good thing about that is that I can look at the Epyon with a sense of detachment and objectivity since I don't have the "emotional" attachment that most fans are burdened with after watching an anime series. I'm a classic example of that since I'm a Macross nut and consider all Shoji Kawamori designs to be amazing.
On the outside looking in, the Gundam Epyon for me has a very appealing design that melds beautiful lines, exotic curves, an encompassing color scheme that makes just the perfect mesh to give birth to awesomeness. Plus of course, it transforms to a freaking Dragon in mobile armor mode, what's not great about that? *snicker*
The MG OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon is selling for $50.47 at Amazon, 3520 yen at Amiami, 3840 yen at HobbyLink Japan, 4080 yen at Hobby Search.
Color Guide & Manual for the 1/100 MG Gundam Epyon was translated to English from the Japanese manual posted at Dalong's Gunpla Review site. For the meaning of the symbols found in the model kit's manual, kindly refer to this post.
Paints Used & Equivalents:
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| Aqueous Hobby Color | Mr. Color | Tamiya | Vallejo Model Color | Vallejo Model Air | Revell Enamel | Revell Acrylic | Humbrol Enamel | Humbrol Acrylic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black (H2) | Black (C2) | Black (X1) | Glossy Black (70.861) | -- | black (solid matt) (32107) | black (Gloss) (36107) | Black (Gloss) (21) | Black (Gloss) (21) |
| Clear (H30) | Clear (C46) | Clear (X22) | Glossy Varnish (70.510) | -- | Clear (solid gloss) (32101) | Clear (Gloss) (36101) | Varnish (Gloss) (35) | Varnish (Gloss) (35) |
| Clear Blue (H93) | Clear Blue (C50) | -- | Transparent Blue (Transparent) (70.938) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Clear Green (H94) | Clear Green (C138) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cobalt Blue (H35) | Cobalt Blue (C80) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Flesh (H44) | Flesh (C51) | Flat Flesh (XF15) | Cork Brown (70.843) | Skin Tone (71.076) | brown (solid silk matt) (32185) | Brown (solid matt) (36185) | Flesh (Matte) (61) | Leather (Matte) (62) |
| -- | Flourescent Orange (C173) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| IJA Green (H60) | IJA Green (C16) | J.A. Green (XF13) | -- | -- | -- | -- | US Dark Green (Matte) (116) | -- |
| Midnight Blue (H55) | Midnight Blue (C71) | Royal Blue (X3) | -- | -- | -- | -- | Midnight Blue (Gloss) (15) | -- |
| Gray (H22) | Neutral Gray (C13) | -- | Neutral Grey (70.992) | -- | 32171 | 36171 | Dark Admiralty Grey (Gloss) (5) | -- |
| Olive Drab (1) (H52) | Olive Drab (1) (C12) | -- | Brown Violet (70.887) | German Green (71.020) | -- | -- | Olive Drab (Matte) (155) | 92 |
| Orange Yellow (H24) | Orange Yellow (C58) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Purple (H39) | Purple (C67) | Purple (X16) | -- | -- | -- | -- | Purple (Gloss) (68) | -- |
| Red (H3) | Red (C3) | Red (X7) | Carmine Red (70.908) | -- | fiery red (solid matt) (32131) | Fiery Red (Gloss) (36131) | Bright Red (Gloss) (19) | Bright Red (Gloss) (19) |
| White (H1) | White (C1) | White (X2) | Gloss White (70.842) | -- | white (solid gloss) (32104) | white (Gloss) (36104) | White (Gloss) (22) | White (Gloss) (22) |
| Wine Red/Maroon (H43) | Wine Red/Maroon (C100) | -- | Red (70.926) | -- | 32132 | 36132 | Crimson (Gloss) (20) | -- |
| Wood Brown (H37) | Wood Brown (C43) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Yellow (H4) | Yellow (C4) | Lemon Yellow (X8) | Flat Yellow (70.953) | Medium Yellow (71.002) | yellow (solid matt) (32112) | yellow (Gloss) (36112) | Yellow (Gloss) (69) | Yellow (Gloss) (69) |
