MG MS-14A Gelgoog 2.0 Work in Progress 3

Getting right into the legs. The manual has you build all the mirror parts first before switching between left and right.

Just like the rest of the kit so far, nothing too complex but there is a high level of detail molded in.

All the 2x parts from the manual.  More detail.  More pistons.  All great.

Once it's done you'll have the better part of the legs complete.  The bend at the knee is anything but spectacular but the Gelgoog is a bulky suit intended to be boosting around in space.  It was never really intended to be a ground pounder or able to pull off awesome kneeling poses.

The left and right sections in the manual are basically identical. 

There's a really cool layered armor effect going on on the frame around the thrusters.

Detailing this frame is going to be fun thanks to stuff like this.

With the feet on we have some very beefy legs.

As you can see the articulation isn't bad, it's just limited.  Sadly I believe it will only get more limited once the outer armor is in place.

Moving on, the waist is the only part of the main kit left.

Not too many parts but the thrusters and engines will take a bit of time to clean up.

Decent amount of parts and not too difficult to assemble. 

The caged effect looks great and blends well with the legs.  Aside from the thruster engines and the cages of the skirts there isn't too much detail to be had though. 

The skirts have little teeth that will let them rest flush or they can move pretty much wherever.

If you can make it out you can kind of see the teeth I was talking about.

Alright, now let's see what the complete frame looks like.

The completed frame looks great.  The only master grades I've built that have a better looking and engineered frame are probably the Nu Gundam Ver Ka and the Sazabi Ver Ka.  I said before that I would put the detail level slightly above the Zaku 2.0's inner frame and I still hold to that.  One thing I really appreciate on this frame is that there's no real visible 'peg kibble' where the outer armor will attach. It looks like a fluid frame.

But how does it move?

The short answer is that it moves ok.  Truth is it moves great considering how the design of the Gelgoog itself limits it's own articulation.

I have been curious since building the legs as to if this thing could kneel convincingly or not.  The answer is...

Kinda sorta.  It's not so much kneeling as it is crouching.  It doesn't look bad, but it's Zaku 2.0 brother definitely has it beat in this regard.

One thing to note after playing around with the frame.  Getting the skirts to lock together and sit flush can be a pain sometimes.  I do feel like having the outer armor on will remedy some of this though.

Next to the 1.0 Gelgoog with its old paint job.

Wow that things dusty. Anyway, the proportions have been tweaked on the 2.0.  I wouldn't say that the 1.0 had bad proportions but I do like the 2.0's better.

I would compare the frames here but the 1.0's inner frame is almost non existent.  Just the lower legs and some random spots here and there.

Comparing any other aspect of these two is kind of a joke.  The 1.0 is as loose as can be and can barely stand up straight.  The 1.0's skirt armor is completely static as well.

Side note and preview:

Hey bro, need a backpack?

One thing the 1.0 has that the 2.0 doesn't.  The backpack which makes the high mobility or B-type Gelgoog.  Well...

It happens to fit in a polycap on the back perfectly.  A little bit of detail work and I think this'll look great on the finished kit.  The one quirk I've always been kinda eh on the Gelgoog's design is that the standard 'googs have nothing on their backs.  It's just a flat place to stick the shield or the twin beam sword.  Well this backpack solves that for me so yay.

Ending the look at the frame with some size comparisons.

Next to the standard sized Zaku I and Blitz Gundam.  As you can see the Gelgoog is pretty big.  Excluding mobile armors and the Zeon I think it's the largest Mobile Suit fielded during the One Year War.

It's not that big however.  Late UC suits like the Sinanju here will still be taller. The old Zeon proportions are present though so the Gelgoog wins out in bulk even to the Sinanju.

Unfortunately I don't currently have an RX-78 to compare it to.  I recently sold my 3.0 and my 2.0 is long since gone.  I do plan on getting a OYW version RX-78 in the near future so I'll have that comparison sooner or later.  I feel it's an important comparison as the Gelgoog is basically Zeon's Gundam.  It was the first MS that Zeon produced that even compared to the Federation's White Devil.  The S and B type Gelgoogs even surpassed the Gundam spec wise if I remember correctly.

Well that's all for now.  I haven't decided what I'm gonna do next on this kit.  I've planned on a custom color scheme since the beginning but I'm not sure if I'm gonna dry fit the armor as-is first.  Also, I do plan on painting up the details on the frame.  Decisions.

Til next time.