MG MS-14C Gelgoog Cannon

Introduction:

One of my favorite pieces of work was the old Gelgoog 2.0 Anavel Gato custom I cobbled together using the newer 2.0 Gelgoog body and very old 1.0 accessory parts. (This is well before Bandai ever announced the P-Bandai version of Gato’s unit). I took a lot of time to painstakingly masked that kit since I was participating in an HLJ contest at the time. The kit didn’t place in any category, but I was still very proud of that project. 

This Gelgoog Cannon was my chance to revisit the Gelgoog 2.0 in a new format and bask in the nostalgia of this design. I tried to recapture some of that painstakingly masked detail without delving too far into the minutiae. Despite being a recent-ish P-Bandai design, the Gelgoog Cannon’s Cannon parts are all from the initial MG release in the mid-90s. If you’re planning to pick this kit up, be prepared for some mid-90s jank. If you want to support me and the work I do you can purchase a Gelgoog 2.0 using this link to Amazon. Any time you purchase something with my link, I get a small percentage; it won’t cost you a dime, but it will help me out immensely.

Kit Talk:

People seem to sleep on the Gelgoog 2.0. Sure, the frame is less flexible and detailed compared to the Zaku 2.0 or Gundam 2.0; but there’s still a lot there to enjoy. The armor panels are also nicely detailed with more raised and sunk detail compared to the Zaku. The Gelgoog also has PRESENCE; it’s huge compared to the Zaku or Gundam, and definitely stands out nicely on the shelf. Weirdly, this specific kit has a bit of a fit issue on the back of the legs; I just can’t seem to pinch those bell-bottom legs together as tightly as I want. I don’t recall this being an issue on the last Gelgoog I built, so this part might have just warped slightly over the years. 

I looked through a few of the canon (hehehe) color schemes for the Gelgoog canon, but I settled on this grey and white version. I felt like the simplicity of the armor was a nice contrast to the intricacy of the inner frame and the busy decal layout. I snuck a bit of bright red into the verniers and the tank on the backpack, and I chose decals with small yellow elements for a little pop of color. 

The decal scheme for his kit was inspired by an old Zeongraphy toy. The complexity of the decal scheme elevates the overall design. Decals came from a variety of sources, including Delpi, Bandai, HIQ, and whatever half-used sets I squirreled away for a rainy day. The decal layout of this kit really wants you to know that this Gelgoog is part of the 58th unit; it’s just too bad that unit doesn’t have a cool insignia.

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