Nu Gundam Museum Part 5

Hmmmah my plan to use the Evolve style vents will require me to scratchbuild the vents.  Flipping the it around gives it the knock off Chinese Gundoom look where they didn't fix the orientation.  Vent needs to be straight, not slanted when reversed for the Evolve look.
Here you can see I drilled out the vents and created a new bar, as well as adding some detail in the upper corners.  There, the vents are flipped and are straight, no shitty knock off look.

Also, did some hole mods to the shoulder. First drilled 3 holes, then I covered the back side with some plastic. This allows me to create some embedded circular detail.

Nu Gundam Museum Part 4

So the 1988 kit has a pair of hydraulics that are there for display, but don't actually do anything.  In fact the whole assembly just moves upward with the thigh, and it looks somewhat awkward.

Nu Gundam Museum Part 3

G-Dome exhibit lineart vs MG Final Lineart.  Differences: Proportion size of the funnels, Evolve style "upside down" chest vents, white "under chest vents", different arrangement of panels and panel lines.  Fins on top of chest, different helmet vents

Nu Gundam Museum Part 2

More comparison shots

Nu Museum Part 1

I thought it would be interesting to do a comparison build of the nu gundam from the first 1/100 kit design against the newer Ver Ka, a span of 24 years.

Thanks to squee for getting me a built MG 1.0