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Re: MS 07 "Long Skirt"
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Date: 
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 12:15:36 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Borislav Marinov writes:
> 1.  It isn't as mean spirited as the older Dark Gundams (the 06 and 07 "feel"
> like good guys) which mind you is not bad at all
> 2.  The arms and legs are boxier and at least to me, seem as much as 25% thinner
> 3.  The new leg and arm designs while using probably as little as 1/3 of the
> pieces needed in the previous design seem somewhat plain for a Gundam (but then again are perfrect for a GM, and this goes back to my first question).

Essentially I wanted to make a clean and purposeful looking design without
ornate or non-functional elements. Its sense of strength flows from its
overall angular shape (which doesn't suggest that it would be cannon fodder
like a GM). And of course red is always bad in the gundam universe since
it's Char's trademark color, "The Red Comet".

> And here is something I can't quite grasp, how does the ankle armors work on
> the 06 and 07?  In all my Gundam research I have never encountered a system
> where the front ankle aromor lies on the same line as the top leg armor.

It's similar to this:
http://www.gundam.com/mecha/index.cfm?mechaid=35&series=5
Though my variation has the front and back lower armor leg hinge like a
clamshell from the top which reduces the gap to the ankle armor without
restricting motion as the ankle bends.

"K"



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  Re: MS 07 "Long Skirt"
 
(...) then again are perfrect for a GM, and this goes back to my first question). (...) I see, well in that case I must congratulate you on a job well done. In my opinion the 06 and 07 trully lack any non-functional elements. Sadly, this is exactly (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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  Re: MS 07 "Long Skirt"
 
(...) Wow! I have lots of things to comment on this MS. First of all though, is this a Gundam or a GM? Either way, here are the things I like: 1. The design is extremely clean. 2. The 07 and 06 seem to be very efficient when it comes to # of pieces (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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