Gundams of the Gundam 00 Movie

The designs of the new Gundams from the upcoming Gundam 00 movie, A Wakening of the Trailblazer, have been out for awhile and talk has been going on all over the Gundam blogging community. I've been meaning to comment on them as well, cause I'm also not too happy about them. First of all...

These are earlier designs of the four new Gundams. Small scale high grades are being produced by Bandai at the moment, so I'll talk about each one individually. Each one seems to have a design flaw that has plagued many models in the past, but they are all right there in your face. I don't know what they were thinking...

Here's Setsuna's new Gundam, the 00 Qan [T]. It looks like a subtle mix of the Exia and 00, with its main point being that massive shield on its shoulder. This one is, in my opinion, the best looking of the four. The thing is, you may see a potential problem with the gunpla. Depending on how sturdy the joints are, that shield is going to make its left arm sag, and possibly cause an imbalance (It'll TIP OVER). We'll see...

Next is Allelujah's new Gundam, the Harute. It's...okay. It's an improvement over the plain Arios, but it seems a bit overkill for an aerial type mobile suit. I mean, look at the size of those things on its back. It looks so tacked on (though its not as bad as the 00 Raiser). That's the main problem with the gunpla too; those things will give it the classic gunpla disease of BACK-HEAVY. Those skinny little legs won't be able to support the weight of its back-pack, though I'm thinking those massive guns will act as a counter-balance of some sort. I don't doubt Bandai's design, but it's just a bit weird...

Here's Lockon's new Gundam, the Zabanya. Again, it looks like an interesting mix of the Cherubim and the Dynames, but it still has that ugly boxy design of the Cherubim. Though, the first thing you'll notice are those massive...Bit things. The whole things just two big squares, looking really tacked on onto its back. These have the potential to give nightmarish frustration on the gunpla too; you see those puny little pegs that hold those blankets on its back? Yeah...those will probably fall off often and not hold them up properly. I don't even want to bother explaining, look at it and figure it out.

And finally...fuck me. Look at those skinny legs, and look at that MASSIVE mutha' fucking weight on its shoulders. How is that NOT going to cause problems? It would only be able to stand up straight and make sure it doesn't budge one decimeter, cause any kind of pose will not hold up for long. I don't really like the design anyway, but I've never liked any of Tiera's Gundams anyway. Oh, and btw, this is Tiera's new Raphael Gundam.

So as you can tell, I don't really like most of these designs and they are riddled with stupid design flaws when considering its model counterparts. Really though, I haven't liked any of the designs after the first season Gundams. But anyway, these new gunpla will lack some serious poseability because of all the awkward weight distrubition. I don't want to give up hope just yet, so let's just hope Bandai comes through in the end.