Deacon Blues wrote:That's why you don't buy from ebay? Duh...

Definitely learned my lesson. I also ended up getting a bootleg copy of Gundam 0083, though I pretty quickly realized that was a bootleg when the very first scene pixelated to death.

My primary concerns were definitely the first two (static menu and the subtitles in Ep. 5). Now that I know the subtitles are part of the video rather than part of the DVD features and that the menu is supposed to be static, I feel pretty confident this is a legitimate copy. I checked the Sunrise an...

I just purchased the third DVD to Gundam Unicorn, but I'm suspicious that I may have been swindled and sent a bootleg. I am hoping that somebody who owns the third DVD from RightStuf can check their copy against the following description to help me verify whether or not this DVD is legitimate. 1. Th...

Probably the other Musakas went on ahead. We know that Musaka IV - the one carrying the captured nukes - travels much more slowly than the rest of the fleet, and it doesn't actually reach Axis until the middle of the final battle. If Nanai's Musaka stayed behind to supervise the loading of the nuke...

Yep, the fleet that goes to Luna II is the main fleet. Of the roughly 13 Musaka cruisers in the Neo Zeon fleet, only three go with the Rewloola to Axis; the remaining ten or so, accompanied by dummies of the Rewloola and its escorts, proceed to Luna II. Exactly how many real Musakas are there at Lu...

I was reading the liner notes to my DVD copy of Char's Counterattack last night and there something it mentioned that struck me as odd. The narrative of the war on the first two pages describes the main Neo-Zeon fleet departing Sweetwater for Luna II as part of the terms of the treaty hashed out at ...

About the uniform formality for Bright-taichou, I'd hazard it's the result of non-dramatic organizational terms. Bright did wear his EFSF uniform during Zeta Gundam, but he got more casual during his stint in AEUG, which by no means had a strict dress code. Since Lond Bell fleet was based on AEUG p...

Well, it's probably not him, but why not be the judge yourself? Have a look: Screenshot from Char's Counterattack And, also, what's with the change in uniforms from Char's Counterattack to Gundam Unicorn ? No, seriously, it's been just three years and the Federation Forces decided to change their un...

Close or short range combat models are the next best choice, though. Don't believe me? Put a copy of Top Gun in the DVD player, and see how important close range combat is to the pilots who want-and need-to be winners. Trade Tomcats to MS, and the rules remain the same. I do not believe this is a p...

From an out-of-universe perspective, doesn't the idea that the Zaku II FZ and the GM Sniper II are the predecessors of the Hizack and Nemo, respectively, fit nicely with the Gelgoog Jaeger being a predecessor of the Galbaldy Beta, all three from the design point-of-view, of course. If the designer o...

The MS development history in Zeta Gundam Part 3 suggests another possible reason: Although the existing GM was an accident-prone machine due to its rushed development, there was still some resistance to the idea of using captured Zeon mobile suits "as is." Thus minor changes were made to...

Possibly, but there are roughly a dozen Jegans seen, along with a smattering of G-Cannons, when the Black Vanguard finally make it into the colony. Far more than Space Ark could conceivably operate. And one wonders what so many MS were doing in garrison, anyway, with all the fighting going on betwe...

See, I think this fits very well with the image of Kycilia as being the female Gihren. By that I mean, if she were to have been the eldest child and in Gihren's position, I seriously doubt she would have done anything differently. Given the option, I don't see why she would not have sacrificed her f...

Regarding the off-topic discussion: If I remember correctly, Char was a Lieutenant Commander at the start of the series (under Dozle) and then, following his ousting by Dozle over Garma, he was brought in by Kycilia. Somewhere along the way he must have been promoted to Commander because by the end ...

Thanks! I thought the style of the drawing looked an awful lot like Gundam Sentinel.

Can anyone identify this fellow and where it comes from (i.e. series, manga, OVA, etc)?

Deacon, this is certainly much better and more detailed than the mere list I made in the other thread. Very nice!

You can read about MAD WANG 1160 in my "Tidbit-o-Deacky" thread here. Excellent! I will edit out my asterisk for that particular entry! :D And I actually have something a bit more comprehensive than the list you see above. I think I'll revive my "Master Publication" list that I ...

ZeroBusterXX wrote:Uh, not to go off-topic, but what's "Artificial Newtype Story: Mad Wang" about?

Not sure. It was on Wikipedia's timeline, which is why I marked it with two asterisks.


EDIT: Sorry, Mark - I didn't mean for that last post to look like I was trying to hijack this thread.

I have been trying to work on a comprehensive list, but I have to admit, I didn't appreciate the difficult of such an understanding, much less how maddening it could be during periods like 0079 or 0087/88. :x In any event, with my eyes on the verge of falling out, here is the list I have compiled. I...