Larger pipe, slimmer but more integrated e-pac, the absence of the jutting sensor, no cartoony yellow parts.
Very minor details indeed, but it's those details that make Rezel's appear nicer.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Jan 26 2011, 07:12 PM

Zeta vs Rezel... Buy both.


YESSSSSSSS... Dreissen has a rocket bazooka !! The large skirt-armours surrounding the forearms would unfortunately cause problems for posing. Bazookas are already a pain to pose with normal kits, even worse with kits that have bulky forearm/chest armour.

Pray that Bandai releases an MG DX then sendiri kitbash...

No MGs for me until they decide to release Tallgeese I.

Few years ago, maybe.

But not now... The concept of Epyon is simply too bizarre - no ranged weapons. It is purely a sitting duck rather than the exaggerated speed monster that's being portrayed in the anime.

Tallgeese I's gladiator look and image of a "perfect" prototype MS appeals more to me.

The HGUC Unicorn series are much more interesting compared to the MG line. With the upcoming release of EP3, more and more grunt suits will be released, even the ones which are not well portrayed in the novel eg Dreissen. As the battle moves towards Earth we can expect to see Jesta, Ankusha, Zee Zulu, Banshee of course, previously unreleased units eg Galluss/Guncannon D/Desert Zaku/Zaku cannon, possible rehashes of old Zeon units such as Hizack Customs, Dom variants, Zaku Snipers... and then more space units in the finale eg Rozen Zulu, Jesta variants, rehash of Unicorn/Banshee etc.

It's great having an animated Unicorn, despite the fact that the novel version is much more interesting and much more elaborate.

Nope, the real winner is Barnage. Read Unicorn to know how.

It's speculation.

But from Bandai's past marketing strategies it'd be surprising for them not to milk profits from any currently-running series. They released almost every mecha variant from the 00 series; and with the Unicorn OVA garnering much success they would surely want to reap rewards.

I used to like any gunpla that looks cool, but after building gunpla and watching gundam animes for so long I've learned to appreciate the design concept, the implementation of gunpla technology, and of course the fictional history of a certain suit. Don't get me wrong - Epyon used to be one of my favourite suits but not anymore. Same with Justice Gundam.

Banagher Links is the English spelling used by Bandai and Sunrise in the Unicorn franchise. It used to be spelled unofficially by various forums as Barnage Linx during Unicorn's early days where only the Japanese pronunciation were present. Riddy/Liddy is now Riddhe instead.

Gundam characters often have names that sound different from their English spelling - the old MG Zeta manual spelled "Kamiyu Vidan" instead of the now-commonly used Kamille Bidan. Another more common example would be Athrun Zala which should Asuran Zala.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Jan 28 2011, 09:11 PM

Depends on whether the Tallgeese will make an appearance in the new gundam Wing novel, and if so, which variant.

Tallgeese III is probably the most famous (likely most popular too) version due the focus on EW models in Gundam W gunpla, hence it wouldn't be a surprise if it gets a release.

Tallgeese I has a special place in many gundam fans' hearts due to its awesomeness in the anime and clean design. And because of this, the release of Okawara's Wing who needs a rival suit, and of course Bandai's current lineup of first generation GW units (albeit in Katokified forms), it may lead towards an eventual MG release... I hope.

What's not to love?

1. The replacement of the awesome Full Armour Hyaku Shiki Kai mega beam rifle with a generic Rezel rifle.
2. The replacement of the Delta Gundam shield with a phallic looking skinny shield that has 4 ugly protruding missiles.

Those two are the reasons why I refuse to buy any Delta Plus gunpla.

Delta Gundam's shield looks like this:


Looks nicer since it's a typical wide and flat shield, rather than the cone-shaped phallus.
The Delta Gundam also has a revised Hyaku Shiki rifle which has a longer barrel.

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.

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_unicorn

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Jan 31 2011, 08:32 PM