HGUniversal Century

RGM-89De Conroy's Jegan (ECOAS Type)

A drab-brown special forces Jegan that punches way above its P-Bandai price tag.

MechaGrade Score

3.7/5

Conroy's Jegan (ECOAS Type) · 1/144 · 2017

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2017

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The verdict

This is a sleeper pick for anyone who likes their Universal Century suits lived-in rather than heroic.

It takes the workhorse HGUC Jegan and reskins it as Conroy Haagensen's personal ECOAS loadout, and the personality that adds is worth more than the modest part count suggests. I came away impressed with how much pose range Bandai squeezed out of under 150 pieces. The only real letdown is the bazooka grip, which never quite locks in the way I wanted.

Best for: UC completionists and Jegan fans who want the special forces variant with real personality, not just a recolor

The full review

What it is

This kit reworks the familiar HGUC Jegan into Conroy Haagensen's ECOAS special forces loadout, a mud brown paint scheme with a sniper visor sensor, a sidearm, a dagger, and a box type beam saber that all reference his close quarters combat role. Building it felt less like assembling a generic grunt and more like assembling a specific soldier's kit, and I liked that. The head alone comes with swappable parts so you can run the enhanced sniper visor down or go back to the standard Jegan crest, which is a nice touch of choice for a kit this size. It builds fast, it clicks together with confidence, and it looks distinct on a shelf full of plain green Jegans.

The catch

The hyper bazooka is the weak link here. Multiple builders flag that it does not seat cleanly in the hand or shoulder mount, so dynamic bazooka poses take some fiddling and won't hold forever. Detailing also leans on stickers rather than molded color, and the foil stickers for the visor, crotch, and head sensor are fussy to apply cleanly and can look a little cheap up close if you rush them. This was also a P-Bandai exclusive release, so depending on when you're shopping, expect to hunt secondhand or pay reissue markup rather than finding it on a regular shelf.

Who it's for

Grab this if you already like the Jegan silhouette and want a version with more character, or if you're building out a Londo Bell / ECOAS diorama and need the special forces color scheme specifically. It's also a genuinely easy, fast build for someone newer to the hobby who wants a kit that still comes with real gimmicks and swappable parts, not just a plain suit. Skip it if you want your first Jegan to be the standard green version, if bazooka display poses matter a lot to you, or if you're not willing to track down a P-Bandai exclusive on the secondary market.

The build story

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

This goes together quickly, which tracks with the low part count. Gate placement is standard HGUC fare, nothing that needs excessive cleanup, and the dark brown and tan molded plastic actually does a lot of the color separation work so you're not stuck painting to make it read as a distinct unit. The swap between the sniper visor head and the standard Jegan crest head is a genuinely satisfying bit of engineering for a kit at this price point.

Articulation is the standout. With the front skirt trimmed for clearance and shoulder joints tuned to support a two handed bazooka grip, you get wide leg splits and stable weapon poses that a lot of HGs from this era don't manage. The accessory loadout, handgun, dagger, box beam saber, and grenades, gives you more posing options than the plain Jegan ever had. The one place engineering falls short is the bazooka's actual grip and mount, which several builders note doesn't lock in with the same confidence as everything else.

Lore & trivia

01The RGM-89 Jegan is the direct successor to the RGM-79 GM lineage and became the Earth Federation's standard mobile suit following Char's Counterattack in UC 0093.
02ECOAS (Earth Cradle Operation and Assault Squadron) ran a darker brown painted Jegan variant with an added sensor visor, distinct from the pale green standard issue units used by Londo Bell.
03Conroy Haagensen's personal ECOAS Jegan adds a sniper focused visor he used to aim a Mega Bazooka Launcher, plus a personalized sidearm and dagger loadout suited to his close quarters combat specialty.