Most of the gunpla exclusives are mostly just repaints abd slightly some modification. Tallgeese II have the same mold except for the head and colours. RG zeta 3 is just a repaint, banshee ver ka is just different colour. basically u can get the same thing and paint it yourself.
Besides, comparing to sic/shf, the gunpla exclusive still seems acceptable. Those line is purely bandai crazy exclusive line

Think d v-fin r actually symbols similar to d ones tat can be found on samurai's helmet, juz a japanese culture thing

i don't think that'll happen.. the main mechs (ranging from "new" to "not-so-new") will still be release as regular (if it's as u said it, there'll be too less buyers for popular mechas).. afterall bandai profit from the sales in quantity, for the regular kits, and staying power of the fans..

and for those models with different design/weapons, it only applies to kits that bandai's not confident with the sales if mass-produced.. in this POV completists are mostly going to be left out unless those who are able to fork out the extra $$$ to really complete their collections.. and, it's really, really rare to see collectors who even complete the mechs from one line (RG/MG/HGUC) + from one Gundam era..
who does that, really?

thats like asking why a giant robot needs 2 eyes and a mouth. A redundant question really.

serious answer:
This is a show for the japanese ppl it was style to look like robot in samurai gear, the designer just take design cue from it and make it appealing for their audience. Whats more awesome then samurai wielding katana u ask? Why samurai robot wielding beam saber and pew pew lazer thats what. Since the look of it is so iconic the whole v fin 2 eye mouth slit is the very face of gundam, without it u cant call ur robot/show gundam. Just like u cant call a show macross without gerwalk (however redundant that mode may be).

in universe answer:
No function other then aesthetic. However subsequent gundam uses the same design motives as physiological warfare since the white devil was so effective in battle, having a gundam face would put fear to ur opponent and also to raise ur ally morale since gundam is the face of victory/justice/righteousness. Which is why u c alot of character hav some sort of reaction be it shock, awe, fear or anger when a gundam appear. At least in the Universal Century. Alternate universes u have to refer to serious answer above.

fan answer:
Function as communication antenna, relaying orders from ur superior officer. However this explanation is abit dumb since grunt dun hav this feature n tey can communicate with their superior just as well.

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Mar 28 2013, 10:59 AM

in fact humanoid robot actually is not efficient in real war.

Unless u can overcome the speed factor & materials

hope there still MG Buster tomorrow. huhuhuuhuhu. going there tomorrow afternoon

agito is not talking bout cost or physic, he's talking bout the humanoid feature in general ie hand, leg, head, etc.

u cant justify the existence of leg in space. In fact biologically ur own body will degenerate ur leg bone in prolong 0G environment. If nature deem it unnecessary, its hard to find reason for doing it deliberately other then for aesthetic reason.

but this is getting way out of topic.......

Haha, yeah a robot is all bell and whistle in cartoons and animes, sure it does look cool, but practically, such a thing presents itself as a big target. More moving parts means less armor, more complex, much higher chances of maintenance, higher ground pressure etc. Such a thing won't be feastable, at least for such a scale.

At least we can dream via gundam, paylabors, macross etc

gun cannon will beat gundam in real world

Or maybe planes like Skygrasper LOL

so sad I cannot go there, waaaaaaaaaa

What else gooding deals there? plan to go this lunchtime...

CANT WAIT !!!!!!!

Hahahah...I mean gunpla....but going with waifu...looking for toys for my kid. Kenot buy gundams now...just survey2 unless really tak tahan then grab. My haul will need to be done when waifu not around...

did you notice prices for banshee and unicorn destroy mode bro?

Hahaha! Yeah, all those plush toys r in boxes in front
I saw ppl buying power rangers too, RM5 each for figures that cost RM30+ in Jusco and TRU

For those who wanted to buy MG Age 2, it's RM151, just wait for d promo on Sat and Sun, dun get cheated

bought the expo unicorn sd during the last sale although i broke one side of the v-fin base.

i see the 1/144 titanium unicorn?price if anyone remembers.probably gone though hm

in your second pic, the second shelf, on the right bro.maybe you missed it

anything else worth getting? other than buster. Any old cheap kits? thinking of dropping by tomolo afternoon.