RE100Universal Century

AMX-107L-2 Gundam Lindwurm

A Bawoo in a Zeta Gundam's clothes, and honestly, the clothes fit great.

MechaGrade Score

3.8/5

Gundam Lindwurm · 1/100 · 2022

GradeRE100

Scale1/100

Released2022

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is a reskin kit that earns its own shelf space instead of just living in the shadow of the suit it's built from.

The RE100 Bawoo frame underneath is proven and the new Zeta-inspired head, torso, and backpack sculpting genuinely change the silhouette rather than just changing the sticker sheet. I came away impressed with how much this kit disguises its parts reuse, and the two-mode transformation gimmick gives it more play value than a straight MS-only kit at this scale.

Best for: Bawoo fans and Build Divers completionists who want a fresh sculpt at MG-adjacent size without an MG-length build session

The full review

What it is

The Lindwurm is Bandai's redress of the AMX-107 Bawoo into a suit that leans hard on Zeta Gundam's head and shoulder language, and it works. Building it, the parts don't feel like a reused Bawoo with a new head glued on, the torso, waist, and leg sculpting have genuinely been reworked so the proportions read as their own thing. The color scheme is a big part of the appeal here, it is one of the better looking paint jobs P-Bandai has put on an RE100 shell, and the included decals do a lot of work selling the Zeta lineage without needing a brush. It transforms into Attacker and Nutter halves that can be displayed separately, which is a genuinely fun extra for a kit at this scale.

The catch

This is a P-Bandai exclusive, so you are paying secondary market or premium bandai pricing and there is no guarantee of a restock, which pushes the value math in a different direction than a retail kit. RE100 as a line skips the full inner frame of an MG, so some of the engineering feel is closer to a beefed up HG than a true MG substitute, and a handful of joints lean on ABS plastic, which on other RE100 kits has shown a tendency to stress whiten at tight bends over years of posing. The transformation gimmick, while fun, means some panel lines and seams exist to serve the folding mechanism rather than pure aesthetics, so a few surfaces look a little busier than a fixed-pose kit would.

Who it's for

If you already like the Bawoo shape or you are chasing every suit that has crossed paths with Build Divers, this is an easy recommendation, the redesign is thoughtful enough to justify owning both. It is also a solid pick if you want something between HG and MG complexity that still rewards a careful build with a transformation payoff. Skip it if you only care about mainline Universal Century suits or if P-Bandai pricing and secondary market hunting are dealbreakers for you, in which case the retail RE100 Bawoo will scratch a similar itch for less.

The build story

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

The build moves at a comfortable pace, closer to a meaty HG than a marathon MG session, with gate placement that is mostly considerate though a few small transformation-hinge parts need careful nub cleanup so the folding joints stay tight. Fit across the frame is snug rather than loose, panel lines are present but benefit from a wash or liner since the plastic alone doesn't sell all of the surface detail on its own.

The standout is the transformation engineering, splitting into the Lindwurm Attacker and Lindwurm Nutter halves for independent display is more ambitious than most kits attempt at this scale, and the articulation holds up fine in mobile suit mode for the usual gunpla action poses. Loadout is a beam rifle, dual beam sabers, a shield, and backpack propellant tanks, which is a reasonable spread for the price band even before factoring in the novelty of the transformation.

Lore & trivia

01The Gundam Lindwurm is built on the AMX-107 Bawoo's RE100 frame, redressed with new head, torso, and backpack sculpting to visually connect it to the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, which the Bawoo's lineage traces back to.
02It comes from Gundam Build Divers' Genius Head Line, where it is piloted by the solo Diver Mito Kogure, a character built around aerial combat specialization.
03The suit was designed by mechanical designer NAOKI and started life as a fan custom concept before Bandai brought it into the official Build Divers lineup.
04Its transformation splits the suit into two independently displayable halves, the Lindwurm Attacker (upper body and weapons) and the Lindwurm Nutter (lower body drone unit).