Mechanista in G

Jan 29 2025 292 ep. 159

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Two Gundam fans randomly select a robot from Gundam every week, and then talk about its design mechanically, symbolically, and more.

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Mechanista in G – Mega Man X (Part 2)

X Dive is an- ahem, sorry. X DiVE is an interesting image of what Mega Man design might look like if the series had been continued to the current day. We spend a lot of both of these episodes talking about how the designs from the X series of games are so bad, but they cover a pretty specific period of time, and reflect the aesthetics of that era. Kind of. Frankly there was good de

Mechanista in G – Mega Man X (Part 1)

X gonna give it to ya, or so I'm told. Today we make a surprising discovery- at least when considered with a mecha/robotic design eye, a lot of Mega Man's design is pretty... bad? These boys truly, truly don't know how to use color. There are some winners, don't get me wrong, but... yeesh. Not the best I've seen. Samus really puts X to shame. Also the X parasites, come to think of

Mechanista in G – GNZ-003 Gadessa

Like a lot of Season 2, the GNZs feel a little underbaked to me. Not that much individually, but as a line of products. I suppose this is just how thoroughly this show has made me MSV-brained, because without seeing a bunch of variants and clear iteration, grunts and such don't feel right to me anymore. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media's Pa

Mechanista in G – T-34 Tank

Really, tanks are just Heavy Cars, right? Kinda. I mean treads turn because of the wheels inside them. So it's a big box with a motor that turns wheels. I suppose this kind of reductive logic leads you to saying things like "a CAT5E network cable is a sandwich" so perhaps I should stop while I'm far, far behind. The T-34 was a workhorse of WW2 not because it was the best tank, but

Mechanista in G – MSJ-121 Demi Trainer

Trainer types are an interesting type of mobile suit we don't get to see often. The GM Trainer is an example, as is the Nero Trainer Type of course. Those two are different in terms of order: when they were designing mecha for the show, the GM came before the GM Trainer, but the Nero and the Nero Trainer Type were pretty much designed at the same time. Here's a third style: we see

Mechanista in G – MOGUERA

Steel Ground Dragon! If MOGUERA were a pokemon, I'd say that was too many types! Though bit aside, MOGUERA wouldn't be Dragon type. Just Steel/Ground. This guy was in one sci-fi movie in the 50s, and then almost disappeared for forever. But almost forty years later, the Godzilla franchise decided they needed a successor to MechaGodzilla... and the rest is history. Let's read some o

Mechanista in G – MD-0031 Dilanza

Children like Gundams. Young adults like ace custom versions of grunts. But true maturity is loving a basic, no-frills grunt. And there aren't many that draw those better than our friend Ippei Gyoubu. So when we saw he had not just a non-custom version of Guel's machine from the start of the show, but a predecessor to that? Well. Let the good times roll. You can find a video ver

Mechanista in G – ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam

listen i know i was wrong about the pronunciation. but you have to remember that dylan has some weird pronunciation all the time. and i am not trying to like, dunk on them for that. but it does make me default to confidence even when it's misplaced. Anyway. This Gundam sucks. But its spinoffs are neat! You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media's

Mechanista in G – MD-0064 Darilbalde

As a rival machine, the Darilbalde is an interesting example of how mobile suit aesthetic has changed. Certainly, part of it is down to Ippei Gyoubu's art style, but the bulky elegance of the Darilbalde, its spears and shields, it's a far cry from the Zaku II Commander Type. Here is a link to a Google Drive folder of images we reference that aren't easy to find, as well as Schiz

Mechanista in G – Vic Viper

We're always comparing transforming robots and their flight forms to schmup ships. Well, maybe it's time to turn the tables. As per a listener request, let's talk about a schmup ship, and... ok well, I guess we don't really compare it to robots much. Except the one that is a robot! Or two. Two that are robots. One of them's a Super Fighting Robot! Oh wait then there's technic- Y