Zeta Gerwalk // Archer Zeta

After watching macross, i became rather interested in a valkyrie's Gerwalk (Ground Effective Reinforcement of Winged Armament with Locomotive Knee-joint) mode concept. After some thinking, I began wondering whether i could apply the same concept to a transformable mobile suit from Gundam. After some heated debates with TOfu, who claimed gerwalk was not achievable with the Zeta Gundam, i decided to do a little experiments with the mastergrade kit.

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At first, I tried using the old Zeta version 1 master grade, which was not such a good idea. Yes, from the picture above, gerwalk does seem to work, but because the Zeta's joints are as soft as melted cheese, the kit basically fell apart immediately after taking the shot.
So what were my alternatives? I did not want to lose in my debate, yet I did not have any solid proof that the Zeta could indeed go into Gerwalk mode. Then my Zeta 2.0 arrived, allowing me to prove my theory.
I placed picutres of the VF25 so those who have no Gundam/Macross knowledge can still get a general understanding

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It is generally assumed that a Gundam can assume the battroid form so no explaination needed. You may also note that Zeta is one of the few MG's that can kneel properly, becuase it has an unrestricted pelvic joint.

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The Zeta Gundam is also one of the few mobile suits that can fully transforom into a high sppeed fighter

So here comes the real question. Would the MG Zeta 2.0 be able to achieve Gerwalk mode, yet still be posable and not fall apart with the slightest touch?

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Well, i guess the pictures can speak for themselves. I should note though, that i did have to swap the wings around. Due to the Zeta 2.0's simplified yet improved wing joint, it is no longer able to extend the wing binders out like the version one. However, unlike the version one, this Gerwalk mode is very sturdy, and would not fall apart

So yeah. Battroid, Fighter and Gerwalk all in one super glossy Bandai Mastgrade. What more can Zeta fans ask for??
Perhaps they could have given the 2.0 some landing gear. As you can see in the following pic, I had to recylce them from the first Zeta MG, but they do fit after a little bit of modifying.

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Another fun idea also came to mind. Originally i was thinking of constructing a booster system for the Zeta like the one seen in Gundam Evolve. Using spare parts from a MG ZZ, it ended up looking more like the archer arios from 00

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Just for laughs ^^ Heres how archer arios actually looks like

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And here's how my Zeta turned out

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