When I was leaving from the Rainbow Gala 9 doujin event last Saturday, I noticed that there were some Gundam UC (Unicorn) stuff on display in an open area of KITEC. The biggest feature of the displays were linearts used for the first 3 episodes of the OVA. Most were for the background and scenary, especially Industrial 7 space colony and Palau asteroid.
Unicorn Gundam's head unit
Logos of various organisations and factions
Barnagher Links, the protagonist of Gundam UC
Haro the mascot robot
Suberoa Zinnerman, captain of Neo Zeon ship Garencieres
Bright Noa, captain of Ra Cailum
Unicorn Gundam's cockpit
Industrial 7 colony
Inside Industrial 7
Observatory in Industrial 7
Central port in Industrial 7, where Garencieres docked in disguise as a space freighter
Anaheim college
Vist Foundation's mansion
Overhead view inside Industrial 7 colony
Command module of Magallanica, the space colony builder belonging to Vist Foundation that was docked at Industrial 7
Draft sketch of asteroid Palau
Final drafts of Palau
The little dot inside the circles labelled "ＭＳ大" (click images for large size) denotes the size of an MS in comparison
Streets of Palau
Overhead view of Palau's residential area
Full Frontal's room
Sketches showing how the EFSF's attack on Palau will carry out with explosions and their consequence on the asteroid itself
Other stuff were on display as well:
A Unicorn Gundam statue was on display on a stage
The darker counterpart Unicorn Gundam Banshee was also there on display
Gundam UC (the game) and Gundam Extreme Vs were available on PS3 console for free play
HGUC 1/144 Gunplas that appear in Gundam UC were on display
None of the new or unreleased ones were shown though
MG 1/100 Gunplas were also on display on the other side of the glass shelf
The novels were on display as well, of which the OVA was based on
Just as I was about to leave, I saw the sign explaning that e-Max will hold a show that will air Gundam UC episodes 1-4 in one go on 22nd and 29th April, with the upcoming episode 5 to premier on 22nd May. A Unicorn Banshee phone strap is available for a special package that includes tickets for all 5 episodes, but is limited to 500 pieces only.
And finally, a huge rotating HARO was near the entrance to greet the visitors, and wave goodbye to those who were about to leave~
It's not very often we get to see such animation sketches and linearts in public! The details depicted in some places, such as the exterior of Industrial 7 colony and Full Frontal's room, were quite breathtaking as if they really exist. Gotta give the illustrators a big thumb up on this, and the organisers for displaying them to us for free!
Awesome, thanks for posting the pictures! I've really come to appreciate Gundam UC, its a great series, and the designs are really starting to grow on me!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the sketches as it shows so much detail that is missed in the movies.
ReplyDeleteThe Banshee version looks devastating and not something I want to fight with.
@ korewagundam:
ReplyDeleteGlad that you like them! I do like how Gundam UC involves new designs and old ones at the same time, drawing different things of the Unversity Century into one place!
@ bluedrakon:
These linearts show a lot of details and information, and I sometimes like them over the final coloured image.
The Banshee sure looks fierce! It's hard to imagine that it's on the same side as Unicorn right?