BAN5060401 - Bandai HG 1/144 TWD-M01 Turn A Gundam

BAN5060401 - Bandai HG 1/144 TWD-M01 Turn A Gundam

The Bandai HG 1/144 Turn A Gundam (5060401) is a High Grade model kit from Turn A Gundam, featuring Loran Cehack’s legendary “White Doll” mobile suit designed by Syd Mead.

This kit is known for its unique and unconventional design, especially its famous “mustache” face, which sets it apart from every other Gundam in the franchise. Despite its unusual look, it’s a fully capable and highly advanced mobile suit within the lore, and the HG kit reflects that with solid engineering and articulation.

The model includes a well-rounded weapon set:

• Beam Rifle (with telescoping gimmick)
• Beam Sabers
• Shield
• Core Fighter that can dock into the chest
• Swappable chest parts to show internal missile silo detail

Bandai also engineered this HG with modern articulation standards for its line, including wide leg movement, functional knee joints, and flexible posing for both grounded and action stances. It’s designed to be easy to build (snap-fit, no glue required) while still capturing the strange elegance of the original Syd Mead concept.

What makes the Turn A Gundam special is its lore: it’s essentially a “culmination of all Gundam technology”, built for extreme versatility rather than a single combat role, which is reflected in its balanced weapon loadout and all-round performance design.

For someone who likes Gundam (and especially Build Fighters or SEED kits you listed earlier), this one stands out because it’s completely different in style—more elegant, strange, and “retro-future” compared to the usual angular or armored Gundams.

It’s a great pick if you want something iconic, unusual, and still very display-friendly from the Universal Century-adjacent timeline.

Fully posable after assembly, it comes with the beam rifle, beam saber, shield, core fighter, and four interchangeable hands. Yes it comes with the mustache