Ngee Khiong Ex: MG Gelgoog Ver. 2.0 Part 15 [Final]

Saturday, October 13, 2012

MG Gelgoog Ver. 2.0 Part 15 [Final]

The Gelgoog family
The last posting for MG Gelgoog Ver. 2.0 already.

Mentioned him over and over again throughout this review series, here's Char's Gelgoog Ver. 2.0 standing next to the production type version:

Front view

Left side view

Left rear view

Rear view

Right rear view

Right side view

Apart from the color scheme, blade antenna and beam rifle, the figures included with the two kits are obviously different as well, even though this doesn't have anything to do with the models themselves. ^^;
Comparison with the first Master Grade Gelgoog, which was released in 2007. It's the 11th release in this Gunpla line, and is one of my earliest MG kits I assembled. ^^

Front view

Left side view

Left rear view

Rear view

Right rear view

Right side view

Despite being a 15-year-old kit, the first MG Gelgoog's height and proportion is actually quite close to that of Ver. 2.0. ^^ Some of Gelgoog's signature design features, including the large shoulder, leg and rear skirt armors are consistent between the old and new versions. However, I would agree to the argument that the rear skirt armor of the first MG Gelgoog is disproportionately huge when compared to its body. ^^;

The head, body and upper arms had been enlarged slightly to fix the proportion, more details were added to all the armors, and the color scheme was changed as well. So, in terms of exterior appearances, I think it's fair to say that there's no super drastic makeover implemented to differentiate Ver. 2.0 from the first Gelgoog. The changes made certainly aren't as apparent and absolute as Ver. 2.0 of Zaku II versus its first release.

However, looks can be deceiving. ^^; Beneath the armor parts, everything is different. ^^; For the first Gelgoog, like most of the earliest Master Grade kits, its inner frame exists for display purposes and not as actual support for the joints. As a result of that, the inner frame looks disproportionately thin as compared to the armors, which isn't practical at all. However, for Ver. 2.0, its inner frame is the embodiment of all the movable joints, and it's very solid at the same time. The complete skeletal frame of the Ver. 2.0 would give you a rough idea of how the completed model would look like. Not for the first Gelgoog though. ^^; Much of its shape depends on the armors, not the frame.

Speaking of inner frame details, some observations on the similarities and differences between the two versions:

Details inside the shoulder armors. The pipes seem to be of the same design. Some of the "teeth" details near the edges are not too far off from Ver. 2.0's design as well.

Three thrusters inside the rear skirt armor instead of five.

Having three thrusters behind the leg is identical between the two versions, but instead of being individually movable, they are designed as a fixed block on the first Gelgoog. ^^;
Looking at all the parts I didn't paint and panel line back when assembling this kit makes me feel like reworking on the first Gelgoog. ^^;

Anyway, another major difference between the two versions, the one area where I think the first Gelgoog did way better than its successor is its weapon. For its massive size, that beam machine gun assigned to the first Gelgoog should be inherited by Ver. 2.0. ^^; But since it ended up with the smaller beam rifle, borrowing the machine gun from its predecessor is the only way to realize having a bigger gun I suppose. XD

A quick comparison with MG Zaku II Ver. 2.0: