HG RGM-89D Piko Altidore’s Jegan Type-D - A Review
If you know me from elsewhere, you might know that I have a thing for black and/or dark-colored kits. I also have a soft spot for Grunt Suits and the “Mass Production" types. Especially the normally underrated machines that, in the right hands, can become something far cooler than the cannon fodder that they get to be in their main series entries.
It was all of that (and a little pre-planning) that lead me to get this P-Bandai kit. It’s a Jegan running a dark, almost Jesta styled color scheme that seems to have been piloted by someone willing to push their machine (in the pics posted to sell the toy to sucker--er… "Builders" like myself).
Here’s my review of the P-Bandai kit; the HG Piko Altidore’s Jegan Type-D
Like all P-Bandai stories, this one starts WAY Back in August of 2025. I’ve been trying to cut back on kits ‘till I put a bigger dent in my Backlog Shelf (of Shame). Then the big online Gundam event that Bandai has been doing since the Lockdowns hit and this dark colored kit caught my eye. I even made jokes about it being “Jesta” solid looking kit until I realized that it wasn’t.
It was a Jegan.
Needless to say, I did the math and put in an order. I knew it would ship in late February/early March. I also knew there was a safe bet my bank account wouldn’t be good for much beyond bills as sales of my comic have been thin recently. This kit would be a “Last Hurrah" of sorts while my funds recover. I even saved it ‘till April before I started this build.
So! How did it go? Well… it's a recolor of the Jegan Type-D. It’s a fairly easy kit to snap up and shouldn’t take much time for a straight build. The nubs are going to be the worst part as it’s dark plastic and some parts are the more brittle formula. There are some swirls on mine but nothing terrible.
It's running polycaps – something I honestly don’t mind – so things are fairly solid. It shouldn’t sag over time but I’ve always been more interested in the overall flexibility and poseability in the short term. The P-Bandai listing had some pretty great action poses and, in that respect, this kit delivers. Although it doesn’t have the now common full elbow bend, it does have a fairly mobile knee bend. Same thing goes for the ankles.
They are pretty flexible in their own right. The only downside is the same issue with Many a kit from the later UC Era: The bell-bottom legs get in the way of the feet. It’s a neat look and give a place to add thruster details but they stop the ankles from flexing as far as they can by preventing the feet from going as forward and as far to the sides as it looks like they should.
That said… it’s not that much of an issue. It also rocks a solid core and yet you can get some solid bends entirely from the legs and hips. The very mobile shoulders and their ability to flex forward like the sniper-style kits compensate a lot for the lack of mobility in the elbows. This Jegan contains multitudes.
The loadout of this kit is interesting. It has two beam saber blades but only one hilt. It has two beam rifles as well as a left hand to go with it as that’s part of this particular kit’s gimmick. The shield is a fun piece in that it has two Massive color-correcting stickers. In fact, that’s the bulk of the stickers. Again… it’s a fairly simple kit.
There Are parts for the other Jegan head types on the runner but they’re not terrible different from what we get. They are Nice-to-Haves for the Modders out there, though.
So, what’s the verdict? I can't say that this was a bad buy. I love the look of blue armor so dark it reads as black with touches of white and dark grey. It’s very well balanced and holds poses like champ. If you have the chance, I’d say pick one up. If you don’t but want the kit it’s based on, snag a RGM-89De Jegan (Ecoas Type). It’s a solid addition to a Grunt Suit collection.
