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Mafty wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:51 pm

Aquarion seems to be a modified recolor of the same designs we see in Nobunaga and M3.

Sousei no Aquarion predates Nobunaga the Fool and M3 by about 9 years.

Some of Kawamori's designs after 2005 have that Aquarion aesthetic.

They're not described as such, no. Sometimes, the lineart is misleading. Under normal operating conditions, its gunpod would be stored internally in a manner identical to the VF-17's. I didn't expect the thinner leg of the VF-171 to have space for the gun pod. Also, its gun pod seems too long for t...

Some questions about the VF-17 and VF-171: - I know that the VF-17 stores its gun pod in its right leg but does it still have space for ordnance in the weapon bay of the same leg? - Are the four "diamonds" in each leg-mounted FAST pack of the VF-17, micro-missile launcher ports? - Does the VF-171 ha...

I looked up the VF-11's Japanese wiki page and it mentions a "GU-16" and "GU-16S". Are those from any official material? Where are the VF-14's micro-missile launchers? Are they in the forearms or legs? When a conformal part covers, let's say, a VF's leg (which has either micro-missile ports or launc...

Seto Kaiba wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:36 pm

the gunpod (incorrectly) as GU-15 (which is actually the VF-19's gunpod).

That's the VF-11C's gun pod (from Macross 7), right?

What about that of the VF-11B (from Macross Plus; the one with a bayonet)?

Were the VF-11's weapons (head laser gun and C-type's gun pod) given "official" names in its own Master File book?

How does a VF's active stealth work?

Does any VF have anti-beam coating?

Yes... though, for the life of me, I couldn't tell you where. Thanks for the reply. It's disappointing that Kawamori didn't flesh out those mecha more. About the VA-3M's weapons, I noticed in its Macross Chronicle entry that it has six high maneuver missiles and twelve micro-missile launchers. Look...

Do the Variable Glaug, Neo Glaug, and Neo Glaug Bis have missile launchers? If yes, how many and where are they located?

It's likely at least 100m, though. The VF-1's maximum operating depth in underwater service was 100m and it wasn't designed around underwater operations the way the VA-3M was. I'm gonna assume it can operate much deeper than 100m and their armor looks sturdier than those of VFs. I wonder if it can ...

How deep can the VA-3M Invader go in the Earth's oceans?

The Japanese Wikipedia entry of the Gundam Dynames Repair mentions it having two GN beam sabers. This got me looking at official artwork. They are stored on the front of the GN verniers.

From Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mechanics Final and Yanase Takayuki Mechanical Design Works.

I wouldn't be surprised if the anime differs from the source novel. Imagine if they make Hathaway survive.

Who is the woman in front of the Gundam's head? Amuro's mother?

I got Mazinger Z vibes (Koji Kabuto being introduced to Mazinger Z by his grandfather).

The "five" in the manga's title refers to five robots: Com-Battler V6, Voltes VII, Daimos, Phobos (Daimos' partner/sister robot piloted by Erika), and Magne Kong (alternate mode of the protagonists' mothership, Magne Bird).

Later on in the manga, the Daltanious takes Magne Kong's place.

Kuruni wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 04, 2020 1:49 am

It's almost impossible, but I wish they take a hint from Hasegawa's one shot Voltes VII

One shot? Choudenji Taisen Victory Five had multiple chapters that were collected into two volumes. It later had a sequel, God Bird, which introduces Hasegawa's version of Reideen.

Generally how many rounds does a VF projectile-based gunpod carry?

Get Ride AM Driver?

So, the gunboat could actually transform into an attack mode similar to that of the SDF-1's? What about the DYRL version of the gunboat?

Do the TV and DYRL versions of the SDF-1 exist in the same continuity?