As I work on these models, I realize more and more that actual engineers don't design these gundams. Wow, this was back heavy. I have no idea how this would work in real life. The whip is surprisingly flexible and I believe that beam is larger than the actual gundam itself. The wings can extend, although not as smoothly as the Wing Gundam. Well, that was a Perfect Grade.

The transformation is surprisingly painless. You detach the whip from the arm, flip the legs over the head, and reattach the whip to the butt. I don't know how that flows in the actual anime and now that I think about I don't believe I ever saw the Epyon transform. Also now that I look at this, I realize the cockpit is facing downward in plane mode. Perhaps it flips internally so he's not hanging from his seat.