Mechanista in G

What if a mobile suit was a Gundam, but also a cop? Hmmm. Sorry, I guess that doesn't narrow it down. Ok, and ALSO a total chump. No? Still don't know? Well, it's the Jegan. One of the many children of the GM project, the Jegan and its many variations are a classic example of how over time, optimization strips the excitement out of design. It's not a bad robot, by any means. But it's definitely no...

The dice ever demands a consistent narrative from this podcast. From the ashes of a botched recording, my d20 insists on a sequel to last week. The Wing Gundam Zero, commonly referred to as Wing Zero or just "Zero," is a machine that casts a large shadow over the After Colony timeline, and even mobile suit design in the timelines to come. Plus, with three variants, the Wing Zero is just a COOL ROB...

Debrief the target on the design and capabilities of my Gundam? ...Mission accepted. Dylan and Six discuss the Okawara-designed Wing Gundam, as well as its Katoki version. The normal design has its pros and cons, but the Katoki design... well, that's Just Love. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Break...

Under the sea. Under the sea! Mecha get better down where it's wetter, no gerobi! Up on the shore they're hard to slay, under the sea that Gundam's prey! It is no trouble, turn them to rubble, under the sea! Meet the Trilobite, our first Anno Domini machine, our first aquatic machine, our first GN drive machine... our first two pilot machine! Dylan and Six dig into this underappreciated robot, and...

Mobile Suits, Mobile Armors... ok! We've covered the two types of machines that will be part of this show! Now we can just dive deep in on... what? Mobile FIGHTERS? Hmm. Ok. I guess we can accept this. Dylan and Six check out the horse-riding punch boy, and with THIS, we have every type of machine that- Mobile Horse?! You are making things up. Come on. That can't be real. ...Fine. FINE. Mobile Hor...

Our first mobile armor has a heavy burden to bear: the weight of all those souls trapped by gravity. In space you don't need legs, so strap on some big fuel tanks. And do your best, even if in the end, the world will refuse to change. Today, we are all Quess Paraya: we know all this already, and yet we do our best. Thank you Quess, and thank you α Azieru. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan i...

SPOILER WARNING: This episode is not safe for anyone listening along with the Great Gundam Project! We are covering Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans! Sometimes it feels like grunts are where mobile suit artists can really flex their talents. The Graze is a fantastic design: modular, striking, assertive, and crisp. There are numerous interesting variants, including one that's a war crime! It has element...

Well, this is a pickle. Is the Hyaku Shiki a Gundam? I'm kidding: this is a silly, tired debate. The Hyaku Shiki is absolutely a Gundam. All that remains to be determined is how cool it and its variants are. Oh, you didn't know about the Hyaku Shiki variants? You, my friend, are in for a treat. Chunky boys, un-Gundam-like Gundams, xenomorph heads, a ?pulse laser? We got it all here. If you want to...

After two Gundams, the dice have served us up a very different beast, though still a product of the One Year War: the Gelgoog, Zeon's endgame grunt. Six and Dylan are both initially skeptical about the Big Shoulder Boy, but by the end of their discussion there's a begrudging respect for the effective and practical design of this workhouse. Plus, there are so many cool variants! I want a Galbaldy A...

How is it that we rolled Gundams for both of our first two episodes? Well, whether this means fate is conspiring to foil us or assist us, we have a lot to talk about in the experimental Gundam prototype from War in the Pocket. Grab your Fritos Scoops and tuck in to a machine that, thirty-one years later, still looks modern and stylish. Hey, Alex. Good to see ya. If you want to find us on Twitter,...

Welcome to Mechanista in G, our newest podcast. Six and Dylan are both enthusiastic about giant robots, particularly Gundam. What better way to express that love than a weekly podcast where we take a single mobile suit (the robots of Gundam) every week, and look at its design, mechanically, symbolically, and more. On this first episode, we're tackling THE Gundam: the RX-78-2. If you want to find u...