Let's try a RE-BOOT of our own--useful links--https://hobby.dengeki.com/title_re-boot/>official Reboot illustration list, missing first few entrieshttps://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2013/12/mobile-suit-z-gundam-advance-of-zeta.html>scans of some of the earlier entrieshttps://hobby.dengeki.com/comic_novel/19559/>samples of the ongoing mangahttps://m.weibo.cn/u/6199800362?>weibo page of Watership 4.5, a fan circle that makes 3d models and prints of many AoZ designs. Good insight into how they function.http://www.inask.net/blog-category-144.html>another page with their stuffhttps://archive.org/details/Advance_of_Z_The_Flag_of_Titans_Vol.1/mode/2up>internet archive has scans of The Flag of Titans compiled in 6 volumes, this is the first onehttps://jim-quail.github.io/aoz-reboot-translations>WIP translation project for AoZ Reboot, beginning with Dengeki entriesLast thread>>23699770
No new Reboot volume on dengeki, picrel is still the most recent update. https://hobby.dengeki.com/aoz/illust/reboot82/Fujioka drew the OP pic MS Girl art for the Kehaar to celebrate the MRS figure so it's at least a piece of art from the man himself to start off the thread. There's been a handful of other things and plenty of fanart in the meantime, hopefully it'll be enough to keep the thread alive for a little while. For example, Gundam Inle's english translation is almost up to the hiatus point now. Also reminder Flag of Titans novel and manga have been translated for a while now.Anons are free to get as autistic as they like about AoZ and discuss anything even tangentially related to it or ask any questions, no matter how basic. Haven't changed anything in the OP text for now, if anyone has any suggestions feel free to share them.Let's see how it goes from here.
>>23912607Meh, make Proto Asshimar kit and we will talk. Make Fenris Wolf too while at it.
And the [Kehaar] figure in question>>23912612Sure would be nice but Bandai is gonna be BandaiAlso strictly speaking it'd be a bit hard to make a Prototype Asshimar kit when there are no depictions of it. [Kehaar] is a modified version of a Prototype Asshimar, Titans yoinked one for their own purposes and it's a parallel, largely unrelated development line from the Asshimar itself.
>>23912618>Also strictly speaking it'd be a bit hard to make a Prototype Asshimar kit when there are no depictions of it. "Prototype Asshimar" is TR3, the "Prototype" name means it is a brand new Asshimar unit.
>>23912622no... no it does not. It's Prototype Asshimar TR-3. Same way Gaplant TR-5 is different from regular Gaplant and Gundam TR-1 is a specific model. It's explicitly, clearly and plainly described as what I said it is.
>>23912622>During the development of the NRX-044 Asshimar, it was determined that the variable system was subjected to significant stress under gravity. Consequently, a prototype was initially built for testing in zero gravity (outer space), where the strain was minimal. The Titans, recognizing the potential of the variable system, seized this prototype - almost by force and, after making their own modifications, completed it as the TR-3 [Kehaar].
>>23912625I'm not gonna include TR6 everytime i say "Woundwort".
>>23912627>Prototype AsshimarYeah nice try, Chris Chan. You can rape your mom for the second time because your autism is gonna carry everything in court.
>>23912627>Prototype of hovering ground donut is half a robot with fuel tanks on it that only works in spaceI love AOZ nonsense but it is the epitome of Gundam prototype lore bloat
BROS!!?? It's been so long...
>>23912628But nobody's saying you have to do that
Are we alive again? What happened?
>>23912618Even among the AOZ fans it felt like this version of the Asshimar was not super popular. I think the AOZ Hi-Zack would have been a better choice for a Metal Robot figure, especially with the different colors it could have been resold as. Hopefully it will still happen.
Arsenal Base had a card for the whole Black Otter squad a while back. AoZ's characters don't get a quarter of the attention the mecha get so it's nice when they're given even a little bit.
>>23912754it is a pretty random choice, it's not particularly iconic and has little to no shared gimmicks with Hazel or Woundwort. Plus it's goddamn huge which naturally raises the price even more for an already expensive brand. Kehaar of all things getting such a high end figure is a little bit insane from Bandai but it could be a way of showing they have faith AoZ fans will want even this kind of merchandise. While also daring the fans to show their love.It's a weird, unconventional and complicated design, not the sort of thing that could be easily marketed as a model kit, a comparatively more mass appeal brand. Regardless, it's at least good to see it and if something like Kehaar can get a metal robot spirits figure AoZ's future is looking bright.
AOZS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED/ANNOUNCED SINCE LAST THREAD YEARS AGO>Bandai:HG Hazel Icarus >BootleggersHG Advanced Kehaar II by AK ModelMG Hazel Owsla HG Hazel CustomHG Hazel Custom by AK with updated parts (pic related)Also everything else that has been attached to the HG Hazel including the Chobham armor from the no grade Hrududu kitHG Hizack Custom also by AK1/144 ReHaze kit 1/120 (maybe 1/144?) Gelgoog IIII think this is all.Essentially, we're living in the golden age of AoZ.
>>23912784We really are. Have been for a while, honestly. What other series has been getting pretty consistent yearly kit releases? Only thing that really eclipses it is ongoing animated projects, but after they're over even they don't get this kind of frequency. Older series or other non-animated stuff? Astray gets a shit ton more MGs but they're rarer too. And that's without getting into the current boom of bootleg kits, especially the new AK Hazel and its accessories.I don't really like the modified proportions and don't care about articulation that much but the other assorted stuff? I've been waiting for bootleg Hrududu and Primrose for YEARS.I wonder what Fujioka is cooking in the meantime.
>>23912784Huh. They seem to be overhauling the proportions to look closer to the lineart. I kinda like the extra chonk the HG has though.
>>23912784Any word on when we're getting that bootleg Hazel upgrade kit? There's no sign of it on Ali.
>>23912827Q3 2026. So don't count on getting one until around October or so.The Advance Kehaar II is slated to release before it.
The best part of the upcoming Advanced Kehaar II is that it comes with both the ReBoot hover legs and the Flag of Titans ground type feet. The slippers has not been forgotten by time.
>>23912837Advanced Kehaar is already out, no? The prices are rather ridiculous though
And since I'm at it might as well ask; what's up with the sub arm behind the weapon container? For what purpose?
Can the lore experts chime in on what are these things anyway? I think I read somewhere that one of these missiles are nuclear tipped but some don't even look like weapons.>>23912847No, I don't think so. I can only find it for preorder on AliExpress. And yeah, the price is really odd. They cost about as much as buying the AK Woundwort + the Kehaar II parts.This is why I'm not preordering anything. Maybe they are including the whole Woundwort kit and the standard Kehaar parts along the Advanced bits? Their preview images for the Kehaar II didn't include the long rifle which led to me to buy three of those that are just lying around somewhere now.
>>23912848It's how the container is supposed to attack onto a MS, a versatile subarm that can be compatible with all sorts of locations and configurations. Though naturally on a kit it's a lot more sensible to have it plug into the shoulders/head/hrududu with the bottom part instead
>>23912852based on >>23912854 these seem to be from left to right:>micro missile pod>bit container>TR series generator>no idea honestly>I-Field generatorshame there's no wire tether or bathI wonder if you can take out the insides and fit a folding bazooka or Mk-II's shield in there. Seems about right?
and on that note I still think it's fucked up we got the full graph of these container options with Vol 95 but it's TOO GODDAMN SMALL TO READ ANY OF IT WHAT THE HELL MAN
>>23912852>>23912864at least one of those are supposed to be a beam focus thing used by the Queenly
>>23912881That's the inside of the outer lid, no?That said the details DO match it seems. Gonna have to look into it and see if this is described anywhere.On another note there's also the funnel container function (different and bigger than the bits listed here) but that's probably left for the hopefully inevitable TR-6 Hrairoo
>>23912765>it's not particularly iconic and has little to no shared gimmicks with Hazel or Woundwort.I wouldn't claim anything from AOZ is "iconic". It is conceptually a niche art collection of Zeta related mechs. I would say Prototype Asshimar is alot more regconizable compares to Woundwort's random clusterfuck customizations.
>>23912896Of course it's all niche in the grand scheme of things, but relative to big names within AoZ Kehaar is rather low-key. Hazel and Woundwort are by far the most commonly referenced things with Hrairoo not far behind. Kehaar is definitely rarer. It doesn't have the classic Gundam design nor distinct take on it or just plain coolness like the aforementioned suits. Hell, it doesn't even have the classic grunty charm a Hizack would. It's just its own strange, Dom-headed thing that's definitely not everyone's cup of tea. It's not popular by any real measure. Yet here it is with a 30k yen figure with all sorts of bells and whistles. It's bizarre, it's absurd, it's financially questionable yet it's the exact sort of thing Bandai does when they're feeling crazy.It's not entirely unlike choosing to animate Hathaway and go for Xi and Penelope that are rather close to the novel designs in all their rather ugly weirdness and unabashed uniqueness. Don't get me wrong, I love them but they are undeniably an acquired taste and go against most mecha conventions you can think of. Yet Bandai went and used them as the flagships for their big-budget, big-name movie project spanning years and years. It would have been so easy to go with something closer to GFF versions, something more palatable to general consumers yet they went with the radical and the new and the strange just because they could.
>>23912784>1/120 (maybe 1/144?) Gelgoog IIII need to find the reference images I saw, but I'm pretty sure it's roughly the same size as the RG Sazabi.
