QUOTE(reehdus @ Jan 31 2011, 11:42 AM)
Looks quite nice actually...am I just imagining things or are the Delta/Hyaku Shiki actually bulkier a bit than the Delta Plus? If they released Delta in an MG HD version like they did the Hyaku Shiki...i'd be sold...lolz...also a bit curious about the origins of the Delta...it was a prototype but instead of realizing it they built the Hyaku Shiki due to some movable frame restrictions right. Was the Delta Gundam actually built during the UC timeline or did it remain a conceptual model only?
The Delta gundam was a concept.
The Delta Gundam was supposed to be the next generation transformable mechas by AE, but it was rumoured that the movable frame wasn't strong enough to withstand regular transformations. Hence the transforming mechanism was scrapped and the leftover designs were made into the Hyaku Shiki instead. It was never built, only concept pictures were present.
That's the in-universe explanation. In real life, the Delta Gundam existed only when modellers kitbashed their own versions mostly combining Hyaku Shiki with Zeta parts. It was only "officially" adopted in gundam UC as Delta Plus after becoming popular.
QUOTE(Parody @ Jan 31 2011, 05:11 PM)
That rifle looks like it was "stolen" from Sinanju. The original Katoki design wasn't that rifle. 
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Actually it is. The scope is on the right rather than on top, unlike the Sinanju's rifle.
The very first design of the Delta Plus shows it carrying the FA Hyaku Shiki Kai's rifle. In fact, Katoki mentioned that he included that weapon since he didn't really design any alternative arsenal for the Delta Plus.
The linart that you posted are the refined designs produced after the decision was made to animate Unicorn.
Several other noticeable changes involving Unicorn mecha compared to the earliest Katoki designs are as follows:
1. Unicorn's head vulcans were not included in the linearts.
2. Sinanju's original arsenal only included beam sabres and the beam rifle. It didn't even have a scope.
3. Delta Plus's rifle issue as mentioned, and its shield was never shown. I remembered seeing it carrying the Delta Plus shield in one of the novel pictures though but I could be wrong.
I might have left out more.
For those who didn't manage to download Katoki Mechanics from the link I posted a long time ago, here's an alternative source:
http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/pictures..._gundam_unicornThis post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Jan 31 2011, 08:32 PM 
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