Lostconfused
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Uses the crappy NA opening, don't care.
Also am I seeing some de-interlacing going on here?
Also am I seeing some de-interlacing going on here?
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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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distantmantra
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ZZ has been up since August, at least it has on DaiSuki.
It was off of Youtube, i think. I know for a fact ZZ was on Daisuki but not Youtube. Youtube seems to have all of the episodes (which Daisuki doesn't have).
distantmantra
Member
I've been watching it on Daisuki's Youtube page for a couple months now.
...."penis."
Lostconfused
Member
Honestly I don't see that big an issue with Exia, it's more a common trend that just seems to be increasing with Exia's release, so nothing all that shocking.
Going over my Strike, Freedom, Destiny, Gundam, and Titans Mk II you can see that the color separation has slowly gone down. It's still better then MG's, but still it seems as though it's going to be rare case of a RG getting the 78-2 level of color separation.
Still I think Exia will get alittle better before release. Going to look at the head again, I will say it does seem rather odd. Almost like it's just to big, and softer instead of the sharper look I expected. That said I'm not an Exia fan, so I could be completely off on it's head sculpt and what people want out of it.
distantmantra
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EvilKatarn
Member
To me the head is the worst part. I guess I could swallow the bitterness of a lack of different shades of blue and white and the ugly shoulders but that head sculpt is just terrible. It just looks so soft and weak. Even the old HG Exia has a more imposing and defined look to it despite lacking some details.
I hope this is a badly fucked up prototype with a non-finalized design. At least the GN sword looks okay.
Yeah, doesn't seem quite right. Still though, given Exia's popularity I'm sure it will sell like hot cakes.
More interested in seeing what UC suit they will go with in July.
EvilKatarn
Member
Hyaku Shiki. #believe
Or they'll start making Unicorn units to celebrate the final episode's release.
I would be in for a Shiki, but honestly will be extremely disappointed if the jump from Zeta to Unicorn and skip Alex and ZZ.
Also the July release usually tends to be the less popular RG release for the year, if Unicorn is coming then surely its November.
Megalosaro
Banned
One of the many reasons I don't like 08 ms team. If they wanted a grunt show they should have been using gms
I feel like there were actually nearly 30 Gundams in employment during the OYW? I mean there's Amuro's, the Alex, and the ones in use by the 08th MS Team. Because unlike in AGE where Flit hoards Gundam tech to ensure that his lineage will continue its dictatorship over mankind, the Earth Federation actually bothered to produce more than one of its super useful mecha.
Son of Cervantes
Member
I remember reading somewhere that the creative team originally wanted to do a show featuring only GM but Bandai/Sunrise told them they had to include Gundams for merchandising purposes. Hence the Groundtype Gundam.
HammerOfThor
Member
You know, I've been out of the Gunpla game for a long time. I wanna get back in. Gonna but a marker, cutter, and knife.
Now, what kit should I buy? I dig regular Gundams, no Zakus or anything. Zeta and Unicorn designs are my favorite, but I just want something that'll look nice on a shelf, and won't turn me back away from Gunpla lol.
Suggestions?
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What are good kits for kids that require no paint to look cool?
Now, what kit should I buy? I dig regular Gundams, no Zakus or anything. Zeta and Unicorn designs are my favorite, but I just want something that'll look nice on a shelf, and won't turn me back away from Gunpla lol.
Suggestions?
Edit:
What are good kits for kids that require no paint to look cool?
Lostconfused
Member
Whatever they had a stupid amount of spare parts kicking around that they had to spend time destroying in the first episode.
At least that's better than "Hey we had a whole totally different White Base and TWO gundams on it! Take that!"
There are 7 real gundams followed by various crappy hand me downs like Ground Gundam that the 8th MS team and Blue Destiny got. Alex doesn't actually count as a Gundam in the one year war. Since it's development started way later and wasn't actually finished even after the war ended and before it got blown up. Also different model number and all that.
HGUC Unicorn, Jesta, and Gundam MK II. If those work out for you and you're not feeling burn out then I'd say MG Unicorn or HGUC Kyshatriya.
I hear the MG Jesta is pretty good when it comes to this, and was partly my reason for getting one.
Exactly, its like the writers thought if there werent any Gundam models making an appearance, no one would have been interested.
So it was never stated that the RX-78 was the only Gundam in the original series, or even origin?
Megalosaro
Banned
There are I believe 7 rx-78s. Amuros is the rx-78-2. The ground gundam isnt really a gundam, it jist happens to have a gundam head
strangedopamine
Member
There are the main ones:
RX-78-1 Prototype Gundam
RX-78-2 Gundam
RX-78-3 G3 Gundam
RX-78-4 Gundam Unit 4 (G04)
RX-78-5 Gundam Unit 5 (G05)
RX-78-6 Mudrock Gundam
RX-78-7 7th Gundam
Lostconfused
Member
The ground types are definitely Gundams. They have better armor and power output than the GMs and they are part of the RX series and not the RGM series.
Of course UC has a lot more gundams than just the RX7-78(s).
Lostconfused
Member
Yes but its an NT-1.
Son of Cervantes
Member
It's a Gundam. It's just a prototype MS built specifically for Newtypes, not part of the original RX-78 line. I think it was originally planned to be the RX-78-4, but the release of the RX-78-4 and RX-78-5 master grade kits/Fix Figurations along with their appearance in manga and video games meant it got retconned into being an entirely new unit.
Yeah... that was kinda dumb. I was more accepting of "there was a totally different White Base and a new Gundam with guncannon cannons, but a Zeon team really was badass enough to take it down" than that.
HammerOfThor
Member
Oh hey, the Gundam Info channel has Z and ZZ dubs this month.
Sweet, I can finally re-watch Z and watch ZZ for the first time.
Edit: I knew there where licensing issues withe the Z openings in the US, but I guess it applies for streaming too :/
Sweet, I can finally re-watch Z and watch ZZ for the first time.
Edit: I knew there where licensing issues withe the Z openings in the US, but I guess it applies for streaming too :/
But later Gundams in the series aren't part of the RX class, are they?
distantmantra
Member
Unicorn is RX-0.
Nu Gundam is also RX-93
strangedopamine
Member
Well here's the model numbers for the main Gundams:
RX-78-2 Gundam
RX-178 Gundam Mk.II
MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam
MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam
RX-93 Nu Gundam
RX-0 Unicorn Gundam
and here's a few more:
MSA-0011 S Gundam
RX-104 Odysseus Gundam
RX-105 Xi Gundam
MSF-007 Gundam Mk.III
ORX-012 Gundam Mk.IV
ORX-013 Gundam Mk.V
As you can see a few of them start with 'RX', some of them don't.
I didn't know there were marks III through V of the Gundam. But yeah, the Zeta and ZZ are Gundams without the RX. Of course they're also AEUG models and not EF models. The Turn A doesn't have an RX, but I guess 10k+ is a long time for a single series to continue.
strangedopamine
Member
Mk.III is a Zeta MSV fielded to the AEUG. Mk.IV was in a couple of SD Gundam games and fielded to the Titans. Mk.V was in Gundam Sentinel and fielded to New Desides (Titans Remnants).
Megalosaro
Banned
What is interesting about ms production numbers is that there is a logic to them. Each faction and company has their own numbering system. I think the titans have the most complicated system.
Of course this only applies to UC timeline. The AUs just put random letters and numbers there
Of course this only applies to UC timeline. The AUs just put random letters and numbers there
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
So want when it comes out
How close to accurate is this? Totally buying and doing something ridiculous for a paint scheme.
strangedopamine
Member
I'd say the others do make sense.
For example FC's Model Number system goes like this:
[GF13(1)]-[017(2)][NJ(3)][II(4)] - God Gundam
1. Gundam Fight
2. Fighter's Seed
3. Nation
4. Iteration (Only Master Gundam and God Gundam do this)
Megalosaro
Banned
How does that make sense though? Take the numbers that apply to the iteration of Gundam fight and its seed. Those are variables that change.
Makes sense to me. The model number tells me when this mech was made/deployed, by whom it was made, and what version of the model I'm looking at.
So I've started watching Zeta Gundam again, this time in the dub. It's amazing how strong this show started off, considering how out of love with it I felt by the time it ended. Kamille is a lot less offensive the second time around, knowing how he'll turn out and all. I really like Emma too, because of her discovering that the Titans aren't all they're cracked up to be.
There's some hilarious revisionism going on, though. Specifically when the Titans take Kamille's parents hostage and someone remarks "Even Zeon would never stoop that low!" Like, c'mon. Holding somebody's family hostage is pretty much exactly the kind of stuff the Zeon would do.
There's some hilarious revisionism going on, though. Specifically when the Titans take Kamille's parents hostage and someone remarks "Even Zeon would never stoop that low!" Like, c'mon. Holding somebody's family hostage is pretty much exactly the kind of stuff the Zeon would do.
Lostconfused
Member
You are in Godwin territory, arguing morality on the scale of Hitler is kind of pointless.
it's just such overkill, and no new design except for the v-fin. i was a little let down.
I love the Astray Red Frame. IMO it's perfection (especially the Kai). And I love the Tactical Arms. With all that said, the reverse red look, with the double tactical arms is awesome, to me. The paint on the example kit is good too (looking at that flat gray fade on the Arms). I'm guessing to kit will be announced soon (what size, though?).
I haven't kept up at all with SEED since the first Astray manga, but I'll def have to get in it as soon as I can.
Wait what? I don't get what you're saying. All I'm saying is it's silly for the AUEG to think that the Zeon wouldn't kidnap people's families because this is Zeon we're talking about and they sure as hell would.
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