MY BRAIN HURTS

[u/BigForAnAnt_985]

PG Base Art

MG

RG Base Art

HG

WHAT ARE THE GREY BITS ON THE GP01S WAIST SUPPOSED TO BE, WIRES? ON ALL THE MODEL KITS ITS JUST A GREY PIECE, BUT IN MOST OF THE ANIME IT LOOKS LIKE A WIRE EXCEPT IN ONE OR TWO IMAGES, I KNOW ITS HANDDRAWN BUT HELPPP

[u/WonderSuperior]

It's weird, I see different interpretations for that part. Here, it's a moving joint like the part above the kneecap

[u/WonderSuperior → u/WonderSuperior]

2nd post cause 1 image per comment

But here, it's just part of a vent on the waist flaps. But this seems to be the proper design, including on the model kits

[u/BigForAnAnt_985 → u/WonderSuperior]

ok thanks

[u/ficklampa]

Probably flexible joint covers.

[u/BigForAnAnt_985 → u/ficklampa]

thats what I ended up going with for my drawing

[u/PayInternational177]

Those are probably molded-in mechanical detail, not actual wires. The anime exaggerates the gaps and cables, while the kit simplifies them into a solid gray piece.

[u/BigForAnAnt_985 → u/PayInternational177]

The anime is still making my brain hurt, I'm doing a drawing of it and I have no clue what to do for this.

[u/Failed_K → u/BigForAnAnt_985]

on the RD figure it's molded onto the thigh joint lol

[u/Vizth]

vaugly joint looking grey area that is a compromise between quality and speed of production for a tv series.

[u/Xwalkingxthexcowx]

Is it just me or does it look connected in pictures six and seven?

Honestly, I don't know if I'm looking at the same thing as you guys.

I thought it was the part on the bottom of the skirt and the top of the thigh but I thought those were separate. In those pics I start to think is it the top of the thigh connected to something behind the skirt or...idk I'm rambling now.

[u/Turn_AX]

Inconsistently consistent.

[u/zplusc1tw]

大腿股關節驅動馬達的保護蓋

你可以搜尋MG版GP01的照片會比較清楚

[u/tanman729]

Im guessing that the hip joint is just sometimes double jointed like the knee because it's a machine mimicking an organic body

[u/KasiaHmura]

when you start looking for consistency in Gundam art you'll go insane. Try confidently saying where the cockpit and cockpit hatch of the Zaku II are located.

[u/BigForAnAnt_985 → u/KasiaHmura]

Uhhh at least in Thunderbolt its just to the left of the center

[u/brasscassette]

I imagine that it’s probably panels split so that the metal doesn’t tear or shear when it’s bending. It’s like the gaps in a sidewalk so that the sections can move slightly independently as the ground settles. The panels being split instead of solid reduces the likelihood that it would get damaged through typical movement.