Su, Rodrick (rsu@tigana.com)
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 07:41:03 -0800
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Winn Sevilla [mailto:winn@nsclub.net]
> Edward Ju wrote:
>
> > >On Tue, 09 Nov 1999 00:00:37 +0800 Winn Sevilla
> <winn@nsclub.net> writes:
> > >
> > >> Me thinks that it's RGM-111... coz the one that was in F91 was
> > >> RGM-109. It was
> > >> it's ancestor.
> > >
> > >Yeah, the only difference I can discern is the
> shoulder-mounted beam
> > >cannon on the Hardygun. Otherwise they look exactly the
> same, save for
> > >the colour scheme. Gods, the 109 even has the triple
> grenade racks on
> > >each hip. =)
> > >
> > >- d
> >
> > Actually there's a lot of comestic differences between the
> Heavy Gun from F91
> > and the Hardygun from SF91. Take a look at p14 of the MS
> Handbook you get
> > from the NeoGundam kit, the two were next to each other and
> you can see how
> > much more detail Kunio Okawara added to the original
> design. The Heavy Gun's
> > grenade rack mounts 4 smaller ones, whereas the Hardygun's
> mounts 3 bigger
> > ones. The Hardygun's shoulder has also been enlarged to accommodate
> > additional verniers, chest vent is more slanted, overall
> the body is more
> > sleek and less boxy like the Heavy Gun. It even has an
> added hand guard
> > with either verniers or vulcans mounted on it. I didn't
> bother to check the
> > stats, but I am pretty sure the Hardygun has better
> performance too. This
> > kit also happens to be a bestseller at Pony Toys when they
> were still in
> > business - they kept restocking it whenever possible.
> >
> Actually, I prefer the HardyGun from all the GMs in the
> gundam universe... it is
> like "all around" mobile suit. When I choose between a
> HardyGun and a Dragon
> Gundam, I took the HardyGun without remorse... too bad the
> Dragon Gundam got sold
> 2 days later... but i'm content with it... it really looks
> good in any pose I can
> give it... it's really very posable...
>
>
Well, I'll dispute that a bit. Victory Gundam is actually the first mass
produced Gundam, as such, it is a GM when compare to V2 Gundam. And in my
heart, I still have a soft spot for Crossbone Vanguard's Flint, which for
the sake of simplicity and ease of use is an economized version of Crossbone
Gundam.
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