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No, we still need the space-use GM Command, and the GM Sniper II, in addition to the Zaku II FZ and Kampfer. Yes, it is, and in the same style and relation that the 08th Team Zaku II has with the MSG Zaku II. The same place your bloody HG plain vanilla Dom is at. Just mod the thing if you're that dead set against buying a Master Grade.

IMO... that describes a model collector, not a model builder.

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... Your criteria for "back heavy" is very, VERY open-ended. Basically, anything with something on its back qualifies as back heavy, according to that list. You also cite design rather than weight. GP03S, for example, is a space use-only suit. It weighs nothing. Therefore the concept of back heaviness does not apply. I cited Deathscythe ver. Ka, NOT Deathscythe Hell Custom. DSHC, as well as the other "Customs" in Endless Waltz (minus Wing Gundam Zero Custom) are all Ishigaki refines of Katoki redesigns. If you're getting your designer credits from MAHQ, well, don't. DSHC isn't even very back-heavy; its wings extend to the side, with the option of folding around the body. This is in contrast to the Master Gundam, whose cloak collapses into two wing-like structures. What the heck do shoulders have to do with back heaviness? You're stuffing Taurus and Virgo in the list... why? As for V2... its "wings" are two thin beam structures (therefore weightless) generated by extensions jutting out from the chest and back. There is no weight here, thus there is no back heaviness. Only a few of Katoki's designs have such prominent back features. If you want to really examine the designs here, you'll notice that Katoki puts the most noticable features into the legs and shoulders of his works, with heads following closely. If you want to complain about back-weighted designs, load up a photo of a VF-1S with FAST packs attached, or any number of ZZ Gundam designs.

Ex-S is back heavy because those are capital ship-grade boosters attached to it's back. The design is meant to get in, disrupt enemy lines, and get out. That's why it has fuel pods attached to its shoulders in Ex-S mode. Also, Gundam Sentinel takes place entirely in space. Therefore, weight has no bearing on the design of the space use-only Ex-S Gundam. Calling it back heavy has no meaning, unless you have something against logical design. Well, let's think about that. Master Gundam, Ex-S Gundam, S-Booster Gundam, Wing Gundam Zero Custom, Wing Gundam ver. Ka... versus Nobel Gundam, Temjin, GP03S, GM Type C, Zaku II F2, Tallgeese, Deathscythe ver. Ka, Sandrock ver. Ka, Devil Gundam, Taurus, Virgo, Mercurius, V Gundam, V2 Gundam... the list goes on. Most of Katoki's designs aren't back heavy. It's the back heavy ones that people happen to find most notable--which says something in and of itself.

Just so no one gets their hopes up; the show in question is also a 5 minute short, just like the SEED prologue thingy that just came out with the DVDs. Nothing to see here, nothing to be excited about. That animation quality looks TERRIBLE. And where's my Blue Frame Astray? Moving along...

No cookie? No loss! *eats a donut*

See? Bias!

What Stamen said. That's two women now.

There are other angles and shots that accomplish far more than the last screencap. Eps 1 and 2 both show the engines without any armor on, and from a side view no less. Edit: Now that we've solved this little problem... where'd wm_cheng go?

VF-0D is a hard one to get right... but when you do, it's gorgeous. Looking good so far.

Well, I said you need to copy/paste the URL. Told you it would work! Alright, the spinner... screencap grabbed. This is from episode 2. You can see the spinner on the left side, just over some mechanic's shoulder. It's a side view, and it's the VF-0D's, but it's good enough. Link

That's not a bad redrawing of THE swimsuit shot. Not a bad cook outfit, either. Have her pose next to a Valk while wearing that thing. Uber fanservice, eh?

I'd rather see her in that red bathing suit standing on top of, or next to, a VF-0D. Give her the white high heels, too. Who needs odd Zentradi mecha when you've got the most gorgeous plane ever designed?

3 on the first page... and how many Millias on the other 7 pages? I hope Joseph finds the idea interesting enough to draw.

You should draw Misa sometime. There's not a whole lot of love for her around here; yet she fits better into a swimsuit than any of the Macross girls. Such bias!

Did you copy/paste the URLs into your address bar? They just loaded for me. Either way, the screencaps are relevant; I'm not knowledgable in aircraft terminology and history, so I'm just guesstimating the name of the section in question.

Well, let's solve this problem with a couple of screencaps. To view these, copy/paste the URLs into your address bar. Capture 1 That's the VF-0S' fan as captured from episode 1 of Mac Zero. At least, that's the scene that Stamen0083 was referring to. Now... Capture 2 This is a capture from Mac Zero ep 2. Raizo is yelling at Shin for his handling of his VF-0D during the training sequence. It's not really specified for sure, but I believe the fan blades behind him are the VF-0D's. This is for another person to answer, but given that they're both VF-0 series planes, I'm sure they'd use the same fan blades, even though the VF-0D isn't quite as fast or as good a performer as the VF-0S. So, unless wm_cheng wants to scratchbuild the stuff seen in the first screencap, then the blades Hasegawa included are correct enough.