#Gundam gusion

[gundamfight]

#Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans #Gundam Barbatos #Gundam Wing #Wing Gundam #Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City #The Witch from Mercury #Gundam Pharact #Gundam Seed #Freedom Gundam #Gundam Gusion #Rouei #Hyakuren #Gundam 00 #Cherudim Gundam #Gundam Arios

[gremoria411]

With all the things you've posted looking at the mobile suits of various series, I wondered if you had any specific tastes in mecha design. Are there particular details or design cues that you're especially fond of?

@wordsandrobots, I fully expect to follow this up at sone point (and likely run out of pictures/want to ramble even more), so I’m going to pull it out as a proper post:

That is an *excellent* question, actually, since I hadn’t considered my tastes in such a broad scale before (and well-timed too, since I’ve got a post talking about Gusion in the works). It’s why I typically like talking about design series, since I can compare and contrast within that scope.

I typically focus on Gundam, since I generally like it as a series and there’s a massive variety of designs to appreciate, with a broad range. I’m largely influenced by the Anime, model kits and occasionally videogames, though in a lot of cases I can like a character, and that can lead to a greater appreciation of their mobile suit.

Specific design notes…. I tend to notice them more in the context of an artist - I adore a lot of Ippei Gyoubu’s design touches, from the bright colours to the detailed hands to the panel lines and little touches that you’d never notice. Kazuhisa Kondo has the organic shape and uniquely rounded weaponry and it’s styled in such a way as to apprear blurry, almost ephemeral, like you’re glimpsing it through a haze of smoke and gunfire and dirt, while frantically turning to get away, get away from the conflict. And yet the designs are still recognisable, and in a lot of respects draw from contemporary sources.

I’m similarly fond of Makoto Kobayashi and Kuino Okawara, though I typically struggle to explain how (Makoto Kobayashi tends to have really good composition? I think. So they look simple and detailed all at once, and they’re part of a scene, so it’s what you choose to focus on? And Okawara just makes it look so…. Effortless)

Hajime Katoiki I do like as well, I just struggle to nail down why. I suppose it’s because of how clean his designs look.

Moving away from the preference of artists (and honestly, it’s only that some of their design hallmarks are very distinct), I often have a preference for specific “types” of mobile suit. I talked about this a little in regards to the Code: Fairy designs, but I often find myself drawn to specialist mobile suits over generalist ones. From a modelling perspective, I often like each one to be distinct in a lineup in some way (unless they’re similar models, then I just put them together so the differences show). Often this can just be a distinct weapon, but it’s just as often the form of the mobile suit (the Gusion’s a good example here, since it draws the eye due to its heavyset build, understated colour scheme and giant hammer) or even the colour (see: the Infinite Justice being bright pink). This tends to encompass a lot of close-quarters units (like the Pixy and the Efreets) simply because there’s a lot of ways to do that well. Another reason is that whereas generalist suits tend to show up in large roles throughout the series, specialist ones tend towards “monster-of-the-week”, typically being an obstacle to be defeated or just having one or two cool scenes (like the Efreet Schneid). So I find they stick in my head a lot better.

I can like a lot of designs from a series as well, but of course I tend to have a lot of different criteria as to what designs I like, depending on the suit’s billing and purpose (what makes a great grunt suit and what makes a great protagonist suit are quite different after all). I do very much like a lot of the UC Grunt suits (though I’ll probably touch on that in more detail at a later point), for example, but I only really like one from Anno Domini, the Tieran (since it looks so much like a walking tank as opposed to the spindly nature of the Flags and Enacts). That said, I don’t think that the Flags, Enacts and GN-X’s are bad designs, they’re just not really the sort of thing I like.

In fact, I reckon that’s why I’m particularly fond of Iron-Blooded Orphans’ Aesthetics, since a lot of the units from that series would be close-quarters specialists in any other series. But because melee is so common in Post Disaster, virtually everything carries a nice solid sharp stick. The only exceptions I can think of are Gusion Rebake (which is more of an all-rounder), Flauros (and even that has hatchets that leave cqc a viable option) and Dainsleif Grazes (which only have one arm, so….).

#gundam #ramblings #art #Gundam Kimaris Vidar #Gundam Schwarzette #Schreck Gustav #Sazabi Ground Type #Mass Production v Gundam #Vigna Ghina II #Gerbera Tetra Kai #Dag Doll #Gundam Gusion #Efreet Schneid #Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans #Ippei Gyoubu #Kasuhisa Kondo #Makoto Kobayashi #Kuino Okawara #Pretty much every design here is something I like #Kimaris Vidars a maybe #I really wanted to add something from M-Msv but I couldn’t find the design I wanted.

[holmslice69art]

(from 2015 right after Gundam Gusion's first appearance in IBO)

#my art #holm's art #gundam #g tekketsu #gundam ibo #gundam iron blooded orphans #pepe the frog #gundam gusion

[sweetiepipebomb]

drew another robot today

#gusion #mobile suit gundam

[master-bigg]

Hammer & Axe #gundam #gunpla #mecha #mechaunion #thaigunpla #toyunion #toyelites #toyphotography #toygroup_alliance #toyslagram #plamo #plamodel #gundamstagram #gumdamphotography #instagunpla #thewitchfrommercury #dilanza #ironbloodedorphans #gusion #gundamgusion https://www.instagram.com/p/CprbuQLuRK0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#gundam #gunpla #mecha #mechaunion #thaigunpla #toyunion #toyelites #toyphotography #toygroup_alliance #toyslagram #plamo #plamodel #gundamstagram #gumdamphotography #instagunpla #thewitchfrommercury #dilanza #ironbloodedorphans #gusion #gundamgusion

[gundamonium]

Thicc bois club. 

#thicc #gundam #iron blooded orphans #gusion #gunpla #bandai #anime #mobilesuit #fun

[unknown-mecha]

Undefeated of the East assisting Tekkadan in their time of need? This is that good Master Asia shit.

#sd gundam battle alliance #gundam #master gundam #gundam gusion rebake full city #master asia

[absolute-matter]

Because of conscription(I must in military service), my work must be take a break from now.

#gundam #gunpla #gundam iron blooded orphans #gundam gusion rebake full city

[lilenui]

Shino, Yamagi and Eugene give some adorkable meta commentary on the Mobile Suit Gundam: Try Age cards:

[Shino] and Try-Age "It's amazing, isn't it! I can't believe there's a card of mine that can be used in a machine called Try-Age!! If you use it, you'll be able to admire my cool and brave figure! I'm so excited! My card must be more popular than Mikazuki's or Akihiro's! Whoever gets it is super lucky, they must be so happy they won't be able to sleep tonight, right!? (Norba Shino) [Yamagi] and Try-Age "This is Gjallarhorn's....... this helps a lot. I think the try age cards are very useful as mobile suit data, even if they are just for fun. As usual, we don't have a lot of leeway, so we'll use whatever we can ...Um, in that case, if you have any other cards, could you please give them to me? Like Shino's Ryusei-Go ...they're based on the same Graze model, and I was wondering if I could have one for comparison." (Yamagi Gilmerton) (Isurugi's Schwalbe Graze card)

[Eugene] and Try-Age "Huh, if you take this card to a machine called Try-Age, you can play with it like fighting with mobile suits. Since this one has Gusion Rebake drawn on it, does that mean there are other cards with Isaribi as well? .....Whaat, you don't have any~! Sure its a battleship, but it moves super fast you know? Let me show you next time, it's fine, it's fine! That's the authority of the deputy boss! (Eugene Sevenstark)

#gundam #gundam ibo #gundam iron blooded orphans #norba shino #yamagi gilmerton #eugene sevenstark #ibo #Try Age #Yamagi being Yamagi #Shino being Shino #Eugene being Eugene

[toskarin]

I'm brand new to mecha things so I don't really know anything yet (I learned what a gundam was the day before yesterday) but do you have a favorite gundam/mobile suit? and what is it?

I have a lot! this is one of those questions I give a different answer to every time I'm asked, but that's just because of how many mobile suits I like

anyway my internet's being weird so I can only give one. here's my favourite frog, ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion

[doubleddenden]

I built my second gunpla- Gundam Bael from Iron Blood Orphans. Hate the Pilot, but damn if that ain't a cool looking mobile suit

It took me about 2 days- not 48 hours, it was more like 6 total. There's a lot more pieces than I remember from last time, and this one is more flexible too. Lots more tiny pieces as well. Still, a good way to work my hands.

I might consider another in the future. I'd REALLY love to find Barbatos Lupus Rex and Gusion Rebake Full City, but generally I am open to whatever looks coolest and is on sale at the moment.

Fuck those stickers though. Why are they so TINY

#gundam #gunpla #gundam bael

[gundamfight]

#Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans #Mikazuki Augus #Orga Itsuka #Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex #Gundam 00 #Gundam Throne Drei #Gundam Seed #Calamity Gundam #Forbidden Gundam #Raider Gundam #Gundam Narrative #Narrative Gundam B-Packs #Gundam Unicorn #Jegan Type D #Gundam Gusion #Gundam Wing #Gundam Deathscythe

[gremoria411]

Alright, so given that I accidentally deleted the original prior to posting (call it queued posts or call it scheduled posts, not both), I might as well do this again

Given that I’ve been talking about it a lot lately, what do I think of the Gundam Gusion’s designs?

First up, the “original” Gundam Gusion, as it appears when being used by the space pirate organisation Brewers. Honestly, I love this thing. It’s one of two High Grades (the other being the Kimaris) that I bought when season 1 was coming out (a practice that I regrettably didn’t have the opportunity to repeat with G-Witch). But yeah, a big chunky, round, frog-looking Gundam, it really stands out in a lineup, but without being too flashy. Another part of it will be my preference for specialised suits over generalists - the original Gusion’s armed with a hammer, submachine gun and grenades (and an axe if you read the manga) in addition to the built-in anchor cannons. I really like how tight it’s loadout is - it can carry it all, and still retain its mobility for fighting in the debris zones. It’s a superheavy raid suit designed for very-short range anti-ms and anti-ship combat - tailor made for a space pirate outfit. All that said though, I think it’s good that it’s essentially just a brief foe to Tekkadan and doesn’t outstay it’s welcome - it’s a unit based on Kudal’s style of excess, so once he’s dead, it shouldn’t hang around long enough for it’s flaws to become apparent and it’s a memorable foe nonetheless.

Next up, the Gundam Gusion Rebake. Honestly, I didn’t like this one so much when it first appeared. Partially because there’s so little fanfare, but I thought it looked too similar to the Barbatos (especially compared to its predecessor and the Kimaris). Not helping matters is my understanding that both Gusion Rebakes were shafted from a High Grade perspective (The Axe is in an option set, and they both contain a lot of white wraparound colour correcting stickers in addition to requiring further colour correction - I try to paint instead of using wraparound stickers, but white can be a struggle). With the reveal of the Gusion Rebake Full City, I went back and reevaluated it. I came to appreciate the smoother form, the rounded lines. I like how it clearly retains some elements of the original Gusion (the shield and the backpack being made from Gusion’s back and legs, respectively), while taking some from the Barbatos (along with some spare armour). It makes a nice halfway house between the two designs, while still having its own unique elements. I do like its head very much, it’s sleek and rounded and the long-range emphasis helps it considerably. I’m quite fond of the rounded legs too, they remind me of the Gundam Ground type, another unit that was equally comfortable at range or close-quarters.

Finally, the Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City. Given that I said that this caused me to reevaluate the Gusion Rebake, I mustn’t like this one so much? Not so! The Gusion Rebake Full City has a wonderfully blocky design that lends it much more weight than the original, even though it’s overall mass doesn’t increase that much. The aforementioned unique elements of the Gusion Rebake have blossomed wonderfully, fully divorcing it from the Gusion and Barbatos. It’s new, more inhuman design plays into Tekkadan’s reputation as “the devils of Mars” and this is very apparent during its fight with Galan Mossa (the bearded gentleman). Armament-wise, it’s not too much over the Gusion Rebake. I do like it’s arm rockets, but the Variable Scissor rear armour….. okay, yes it is silly, because I alway think Akihiro should get shot in the middle of using it. However a) if any suit can multitask it’s probably the Gusion Rebake Full City b) it’s typically only used against single/armoured enemies. And c) it is essentially the last word in anti-armour weaponry, so it being unwieldy is perhaps an acceptable trade-off. I have a habit of considering a lot of IBO’s weaponry as silly until I actually consider the setting (Mobile suits have a *slightly* different origin in IBO when compared to other settings), so I’m perhaps lenient on it. The Gusion Rebake Full City also has the distinction of being in one of my favourite scenes in Iron-Blooded Orphans, which gives it brownie points (though to be fair it’s hardly unique in that regard, with Flauros and Bael also having similar honours).

#gundam #ramblings #gundam iron blooded orphans #Gundam ibo #iron blooded orphans #gundam gusion #Gundam Gusion Rebake #Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City

[the-stray-liger]

So! Her name is Tanja Eich. She was born well after the events of IBO. She has had the surgery twice as a means of helping her pilot a salvage mech/exosuit. She's a part of a scrapper crew that one day finds the mangled remains of several gundam frames, namely the Gusion and Astaroth. She's trans and picks fights at the drop of a hat and im torn on a name for her composit gundam frame

But yeah! Her and her crew basically cobble together the frame parts to make what I'm eventually gonna kitbash and paint. Idk any other story details yet but! It's there XD

She sounds CHARMING I would love to meet her and I would LOVE to see the kitbash when you've done it!!!

[sweetiepipebomb]

I have been drawing the robots again (wips)

#gundam #transformers #arcy #gusion

[cradlestar]

a few of my thoughts on the 3 new G-Witch kits:

Not!Gundam Lfrith

it’s totally another Lfrith. Why is Bandai so secretive 😂 is the name itself a spoiler? “Mass-produced Gundam” or something?

It could be a Gundam for a major character, but its loadout seems too basic. Not even a GUND-BIT shield?

Lots of shared frame parts with the pink Lfrith. Check out the diagonal panels on the upper legs, the two pipes behind the knee joints, and the drum-shaped feet joints. Not to mention the shoulders and elbows

Gundam Schwarzette

Very Jeturk elements, especially the Darilbalde. The halo, backs of the legs, the location of the shell units, shape of the torso. Cloven hooves are almost like the Dilanza

Hopefully the sword will have some nifty features (it splits into two?)

Double-jointed elbows! Lfrith and Aerial, eat your heart out!

Might be Guel’s new MS, but 1. it doesn’t have a polearm when both his MS used polearms, and 2. the colour scheme doesn’t scream Guel to me. It fits Lauda though

Demi Barding

Likely Chuchu the Chad’s new MS. Colour scheme reminds me of Gusion Rebake. If this had four arms it would be even cooler than it already is!

Very intricate shoulder design, I’m worried some of those circular details will be stickers

Honestly kind of loving that Demi Trainer head on the backpack, it’s like a discount version of Seraphim. It would be cool if it could detach and act like a drone of sorts

“barding” is a term for horse armour, so extra mobility can be expected

Also like that the new rifle has no attachments/wires, so it can be posed more freely

Unrelated but Demi Trainer fans rejoice! Bandai liked it so much, they ported it to 30MM!

and the mystery of New Product A continues...

#since chuchu and possibly guel will be getting upgrades...can we get an upgrade of the aerial? *eyes emoji* #no grunt variants as i have no thoughts about them #g-witch #mobile suit gundam the witch from mercury #gunpla