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I saw a Porsche SUV today. And I was like, "hm." From me, that's disapproval- a "hm" with one m is, I don't approve. Two ms ("hmm") is "I am intrigued but I'm dropping it for now," and more ms is "let me think." Anyway. I disapproved because... man you spent the money on a Porsche and it was to get an SUV?! Yeah let me just buy the Lamborghini station wagon. Like. What are we doing?! The Porsche 9...

When's the Legend MG, Bandai? Actually, when are ANY new MGs? You put out two last year. You put out ONE this year! And I'm supposed to believe gunpla is bigger than ever?! In 2019 you put out seven! What is going ON? Anyway. The Providence is cool, thanks in large part to an excellent MG. The Nix Providence sucks. The Legend could use that MG sauce to be cooler. Those are my thoughts. If you want...

Por-shay. I guess. Who caaaaares. The Porsche 911 is one of those "cool" cars. They are called this because they're just cool. And you know? Despite all trends, the 911 just stays cool through all its variants! You'd think the Modern Allcar design would creep in, but Porsche stands firm and it AAAAAA 996 Resources for this on Wikipedia are... bad! Thankfully, after the recording Twitter user Jamie...

This week, another Emrys request as we tackle the backbone of America's armored division in World War II, the M4 Sherman medium tank! Or that's what I thought until I checked the message history, and discovered it was actually a message from Aedan, Emrys's son who guested on our episode back in the day on the Gwazine-class & Friends ! So let's talk about the first tank we've ever covered on th...

Sometimes it's the variations that salvage the core design. The Geara Zulu is, frankly, a pretty uninspired attempt to work more WWI and WWII German military design into the already pretty German Geara Doga. Frankly, I side-eye anyone who looks at Zeon designs and decides there's not enough stro ß truppen in them. We could actually use LESS Nazi and Prussian imagery, thanks. But here we are. And a...

Ippei Gyoubu, you've done it again... is what I would say, if I'd remembered this thing EXISTED before we rolled it. Look, I'm not saying it's a bad design. It's alright. It has some real charm points. Mostly I'm saying that I really tuned out during Iron-Blooded Orphans season 2. Let they who were not bored cast the first stone. me lookin at the Dapper Harem Man like i'm real happy for you or sor...

Pour one out for Lila Milla Rira. Gen Urobuchi sure will. First Gundam was big on its villain of the week, but a real feature of Zeta was the grunt of the week: a design that isn't even particularly threatening, but shows up like "wow reasonable cool robot" then fades into the background. Of that style, the Galbaldy is one. And yet, there's more going on than you might think. If you want to find u...

I suspect this listener request was just for a very simple name goof, but we had a good time regardless. I've never paid much attention to Pontiacs, even less since the brand died. But despite a lifetime of scorn for American muscle cars, this podcast, and the listener requests that forced me to stare at these designs, have taught me some respect. There are some winners here, for sure. Here is a l...

Sometimes, all it takes to be a hero is to be a small uwu version of a mobile suit. We roll some all stars this episode as we continue to dive into SD Gundam Sangoku Soketsuden and World Heroes, and even close the ep out with two designs from the barely-started manga World Heroes Kirihagane Monogatari! Here is a link to a folder of images we reference this episode! If you want to find us on Twitte...

The Alexander is an interesting friend. It's a VERY different design from what we usually cover on this show, and even quite different from its peers in Code Geass. If I had to compare it to something, it reminds me of the EMMIs from Metroid Dread? Humanoid-presented robobug, crawlin around all fast. I like both. Though, don't tell Dylan... I like the EMMIs more than the Alexander. Here are links...

Even on a grunt variety roundup, we can't escape how much missed potential G-Witch has. We're sitting here praying for an art book as we talk about all manner of Witch from Mercury mobile suits, very few of whom are in more than one scene , let alone more than one episode. There are a lot of winners here. There are a lot of weirdos here! But I think they all deserved more love and attention. G-Wit...

I hope that character in the name doesn't mess with your podcatcher. Look at whatever software you use, be it Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, PocketCasts, RSSRadio, what have you, and ask: are you good with Greek? And if not, well... ok. That's fair. I hold no grudge against you for this. We do just write "Delta" after all, who are we to point fingers? If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is ...

The week before the Great Gundam Project starts Mobile Suit Gundam 00, we roll the first mobile suit you see in the first episode of Gundam 00! How's that for timing. Thanks, dice! But, uh. The Enact is actually not all that cool. Now! The HELLION! That's a pal. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Brea...

Back in the early episodes of this show, we covered the Hyaku Shiki and the Delta Gundam. And we were fairly thorough, all things considered! But it's such an influential tree of designs. There are so many takes on it. So we're back again, because of If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and o...

I really regret not shouting out my love of these games louder before Volition was cruelly shuttered. FreeSpace 1 and 2 are tense spacefighter Ace Combat, with atmospheric music, harrowing atmosphere, great gameplay, and yes- some pretty darn fun ship designs too. In honor and sadness at the end of Volition, the developers of the series (and several other remarkable series besides), I wanted to ta...

I don't have a lot of fun quips or anything for these show notes. I haven't seen a MINUTE of Gundam AGE. I know this will change eventually- I plan to watch along with the Great Gundam Project. But for now, I just look at the pictures and say "yea this suit seems alright." Uhm. I gotta say something funny. "Hark! A Vagan!" Was that funny? Did I do good? If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is...

I feel like I'm in Full Mission Mode. That mission is to bring you a podcast on everyone's favorite beam lobster and its family! Please, please don't tell me if you have a different favorite beam lobster. You'd really hurt the Val Walo's feelings. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our...

Saturn was doing plastic cars before it was popular. You know, for a long time I thought the shuttering of GM's Saturn division was unjust, but looking at it now... maybe it was fine? Then again, what the hell else does GM have going for it. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending...

It's funny to think about Advance of Zeta, and the Titans Test Team, as an extension of the Titans. It fits surprisingly well- 0083 already shows that the factions within the Federation that would become the Titans are throwing money around like crazy on mobile suit designs that are irrelevant by the time of Zeta. The GM Cannon II, the GM Custom, the whole Gundam Development Project... and of cour...

Transformable mobile suits. Remember when we all thought those were the way of the future? It's probably too harsh to call them a "fad," but they're like... I don't know, like kale. For a minute everyone's convinced we should be doing all kale all the time, and now it's just a food you sometimes have. Sure, I'll take a Gaplant. Why not. But Mobile Armor forms are more of a novelty, I think. All du...

We are the World, we are the Heroes. This episode we finally roll Guan Yu, the DEFINITION of a hero. He's THE GUY. Also Cleopatra! And some dude named Sasuke! No not the guy with the eyes! I mean he has eyes but he doesn't have Eyes. He IS a ninja though. Hmm. Hmmmm. Well, whatever. This is another episode with difficult to look up source material, so please enjoy this Google Drive folder with eve...

So wait. Are there... OTHER Dras? Is there a Dra-A and a Dra-B, and perhaps more? Maybe they never made it to production. Like, if you look at the file name of this episode, it's mechanista217.mp3. There aren't 217 episodes on this feed. We've lost a few... there have been recordings that were unusable. And we didn't just replace those numbers. We retired that episode number, like a jersey at a ba...

Ah, the mysterious spectre of Frozen Teardrop. It seems dumb. Good dumb and bad dumb, for sure. I am of the opinion "good dumb" more than "bad dumb," but I also like most of Gundam Wing's dumb parts, so I have my preferences. These designs, though... I just want them to be nailed down! They're these intangible things, covered in cloaks and inconsistent from portrayal to portrayal. Katoki, just tel...

Forget about the Rotary Club, this week we're all about- wait. Wait hold up. What IS the Rotary Club? I genuinely have never known. Let's google this. ...Huh... I guess it's just a community support and goodwill group? Ok. I mean that's fair. I suppose I'm in favor of that. I say this with all of the same enthusiasm that I say I suppose I'm in favor of rotary car engines. Which is why we're here t...

It's time to close the book on Correct Century. Of all settings, it's perhaps the least likely to ever get a spinoff manga, let alone another anime. Even if the fandom gave Turn A the proper respect, it's just too weird a thing to riff on very easily. So goodbye, Turn A. Let the Eagail carry you home. Or, actually. Don't, maybe, the Eagail's track record isn't super impressive. If you want to find...