Gundam Discussion - Twilight Axis

[Serra]

Yeah, I think the only notable change was the same stuff as final plus -- Athrun show's up before Durrandal is shot and the aftermath where Lacus becomes Zaft Chairwoman.

[Edelweiss]

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[The Blackrose]

Hey now. If Final Plus didn't exist, it wouldn't give me this:

https://twitter.com/_Agent_Adam/stat...93715514793984

[Edelweiss]

M'quve's Gouf.

[Xajii]

Oh hell yes. Gouf is my favorite suit. Although the Gouf custom is cooler

[Edelweiss]

Still have that potentially in the wings, though it would have to match the B-3's design (armor and weapons would be virtually brand new; excluding cable armor, and the hands and feet). A Gouf Heavy Arms would actually require far less new parts (second machinegun hand, new forearms armor, x1 each standard spike replacement on the shoulder pauldrons, some antenna block things on the sides of the head (and a new forehead machinegun in the commander's antenna slot), corrugated-looking power cables, spare ammo magazines on the hips, and some vents added to the side calf thrusters (and one each of similar-looking thrusters on the rear calves).



Alongside shit we haven't incomprihensibly gotten is the Zaku I (which requires a very small amount of new parts and parts replacement from the II). Considering how much they milked the 2.0 with standard releases and exclusives, getting even more out of it with a handful of Zaku I variants would probably record or something. For that matter, we might as well lump the Efreets in there too, since they use some amount of Zaku and Gouf parts, and would use the Zaku/Gouf frame. The 1 meter height difference between the Efreet and the Goufs would probably mean a new crotch to adjust the height, maybe some scaling to keep proportions right.

Also to add to the list of not ever, even as an AU: Gaia Gear.

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[Cleverness]

MG Gaia Gear is coming out right after MG G-Saviour, didn't you hear?

[Edelweiss]

MG Gaia Gear is coming out right after MG G-Saviour, didn't you hear?

[Tarage]

The OST is out now. It is deliciously epic.

Some samples:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAevN_0IF3Pv0LsUCx7hCQ




And what I can only guess will be the final asskicking song...

[Serra]

Full version of OP2 on there too, or only the short one?

[Edelweiss]

Full version of OP2 on there too, or only the short one?

Doesn't seem like it so far, but then again I didn't really check terribly hard.

PSA tiem: the GN Arms Type-E that's being released alongside the RG Exia is merely a colorswap of the old HGAD GN Arms released in 2008, so it's probably not worth the middleman markup (it does not include the HGAC Exia either).

[Tarage]

Full version of OP2 on there too, or only the short one?

Short.

[Cleverness]

I don't think the full OPs/EDs generally get included into the recent Gundam OSTs, they come out on their own single albums. Think maybe the last time it happened was either Turn A or SeeD

Really happy this one came out though, love the tracks from the anime.

[Edelweiss]

It's probably a licensing thing.

[Insanecyclone]

Wait, I posted this already. Damn you bamco. Fuck it.

[Serra]

I don't think the full OPs/EDs generally get included into the recent Gundam OSTs, they come out on their own single albums. Think maybe the last time it happened was either Turn A or SeeD

Really happy this one came out though, love the tracks from the anime.

Well, w/e -- single for it came out this week too.

[Insanecyclone]

I like this Seed Battle Destiny on vita. Shit is fun as hell by covering everything SEED including MSV suits.

Well worth it.

[Mrbeansman]

So I've been wanting to pose my PG Wing zero with its wings spread but it's having none of that. Is there such thing as a stand for 1/60s? I know the Strike Freedom had a stand but I don't know much beyond that.

[Edelweiss]

So I've been wanting to pose my PG Wing zero with its wings spread but it's having none of that. Is there such thing as a stand for 1/60s? I know the Strike Freedom had a stand but I don't know much beyond that.

Nope. You have a couple options though. I'm positive there's a third-party stand that discreetly fits around the crotch-leg area of most PGs, but no idea where you'd go about getting one (probably the usual Hong Kong places). Another is to see if someone can get you just the runners/parts from the 00 Raiser's stand. A third is to build one yourself.

I'd go with maybe trying to fangle the 00 Raiser's stand as it actually includes a U-shape seat adapter meant for the 0 Raiser to be placed on, that also fits on the support arm meant for 00; it could at least probably be modified to fit Wing Zero if it's somehow required. You'll want to take some steps to reinforce it perhaps (as the photos below will show) depending how much you have to modify the U-shape seat (maybe going as far as using metal rods to join the whole assembly from arm-to-adapter).

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0 Raiser on the U-seat adapter:

The twin support arms, with the 0 Raiser arm plugged into 00's for additional support:

U-seat adapter on the 0 Raiser support arm (notice that it looks very sturdy in comparison to the next image):

U-seat adapter on 00's arm (note how precarious the assembly is, and why I strongly recommend you reinforce that shit):

To be clear, the concerns lie in the connections for the two circled parts.

It would be a very good idea to reinforce that particular section. How, is a question of time I guess. The quick way would immobilize and prevent the joint there from moving forward or backwards (not a bad idea if you don't need it to move, since i'm skeptical about that holding up over the years). Insert a metal rod or two, glue that shit solid, and then add some more rods into the arm, that terminate inside the adapter to disperse some of the load bearing onto them.

A more time consuming way would involve bulking up that whole section to have the arm-to-adapter span not become so concerningly focused on a single plastic peg, and whatnot. It would rest on the cylindrical joint there, and still give you a reasonable range of motion while drastically limiting how much weight is focused on such a narrow section. It sort of looks like this crude Paint edit:

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The diagonal lines are supposed to be an outer layer of (probably) styrene plastic plate and putty; this basically comes to a half-round cap around the cylindrical joint. You'll still need to drill in at least one, preferably two solid metal rods to provide rigidity and strength; the styrene plates and putty will add some too, but they're more for providing bulk and surface to meet that joint.

[Serra]

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I don't understand the end of this episode -- shouldn't Aila's system only work on her since she has that special ability? Also, what about the whole "you'd get disqualified for using such a system" rule?