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EB-04jc4 Geirail Scharfrichter and UGY-R41 Landman Rodi Set

Two grunt suits, two factions, one box, and honestly more fun than a mob kit has any right to be.

MechaGrade Score

3.6/5

Geirail Scharfrichter and UGY-R41 Landman Rodi Set · 1/144 · 2017

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2017

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The verdict

I think this set is one of the better values in the whole HGIBO mob-suit lineup, mostly because you get a Gjallarhorn heavy and a Tekkadan heavy in the same box and neither one feels like filler.

The Geirail Scharfrichter in particular surprised me, it wears its Gjallarhorn heritage well and comes loaded with more hardware than the standard Geirail. The Landman Rodi is the plainer of the two but still holds a pose and looks the part of a semi-modern Tekkadan grunt. This was originally a Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusive, so track down a copy before you judge the price.

Best for: IBO completionists building out army units or diorama scenes who want two distinct grunt suits from opposite factions in one purchase

The full review

What it is

This is a two-in-one HGIBO release pairing the EB-04jc4 Geirail Scharfrichter, a heavier, weapon-stuffed sister machine to the standard Gjallarhorn Geirail, with the UGY-R41 Landman Rodi, one of Tekkadan's later-season semi-modern mobile suits. I went in expecting a pair of also-ran grunts and came out liking the Scharfrichter a lot. It ships with claw shields, a land mace, a pickel, and a rifle, so its hands are never empty, and swapping loadouts between poses is part of the fun. The Landman Rodi is simpler by design, a submachine gun and its signature Hammer Chopper, but it is fast-looking on the shelf despite its bulk, which tracks with how the anime treats it.

The catch

The head sticker for color separation on the Scharfrichter is the most commonly flagged annoyance, several builders mention the color-correcting head stickers being finicky or a bit low quality to align cleanly. This being an online-shop exclusive also means pricing and availability run higher than a standard retail HG, so budget for a secondary market hunt rather than a shelf pull. Neither suit brings the articulation ambition of a lead-hero HG, these are mob-suit kits at heart, so hip and shoulder range are functional rather than exceptional, and detailing leans on molded shapes plus a handful of stickers rather than full panel-line work out of the box.

Who it's for

If you are building out an IBO mob army, doing a diorama with Gjallarhorn and Tekkadan forces facing off, or you just like grunt suits more than hero units, this set earns its price by giving you two distinct silhouettes and full weapon loadouts in one box. Skip it if you only want one of the two suits, since you cannot buy them separately in this release, or if you are chasing MG-level articulation and panel lines, because this is squarely mob-suit-tier HG engineering. For anyone assembling a full-scale IBO battlefield, though, this is an efficient way to get two combat-ready grunts at once.

What works

Two complete mobile suits with full weapon sets (claw shields, land mace, pickel, and rifle on the Scharfrichter; submachine gun and Hammer Chopper on the Landman Rodi) in a single box
The Geirail Scharfrichter's heavier armor profile and expanded arsenal make it feel meaningfully upgraded over the base Geirail rather than a simple recolor
Good value for army-building or diorama work since you get a Gjallarhorn suit and a Tekkadan suit from the same release

Worth knowing

Color-correcting head stickers on the Scharfrichter are fiddly and a common complaint among builders
Being a Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusive means higher aftermarket prices and less predictable availability
Articulation and detail work are mob-suit-tier, not up to lead-unit HG standards

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The build story

What the build is actually like, and the engineering worth knowing about.

Both kits build fast the way HGIBO mob suits usually do, simple runner layouts, straightforward gate placement, and no surprises in part fit. The Scharfrichter's extra armor pieces and weapon runners add a bit more clipping time than the plain Geirail, but nothing that trips up an intermediate builder. The head sticker step on the Scharfrichter is the one spot where I slowed down, since getting the color-correction sticker seated straight took a couple of tries.

Where this set earns its keep is loadout variety, the Scharfrichter alone gives you four weapon options to pose with, and stacking both suits together for a two-faction scene is where the set really pays off. Neither suit reinvents HGIBO articulation, hips and shoulders move enough to hold a stance, but this is built for army-scale posing rather than acrobatic dynamic shots. For the price of a two-pack you are getting full accessory loadouts on both suits, which is the real value case here.

Lore & trivia

01The EB-04jc4 Geirail Scharfrichter is a heavier, more heavily armed sister machine to the standard EB-04 Geirail introduced in the second season of Iron-Blooded Orphans, built for close-quarters battlefield melee despite reduced base mobility offset by a back-mounted hover unit.
02The UGY-R41 Landman Rodi is a semi-modern Tekkadan mobile suit design that Gjallarhorn pilot Hush Middy was surprised to find was faster than its bulky frame suggested when he sparred against one piloted by Chad Chadan.
03In the anime, Tekkadan pilots Aston and Takaki Uno used a pair of Landman Rodis and their Alaya-Vijnana System to try to disarm McGillis Fareed, though McGillis ultimately turned Takaki's own fallen Hammer Chopper against them.
04This Geirail Scharfrichter and Landman Rodi set was originally released in December 2017 as a Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusive rather than a standard mass-retail HG.