Codename: MG Not-Nu WIP #1

I'm sure someone out there is getting super annoyed with right now for starting work on a fourth entry into the GB. There really is an honest reason for it, I promise.

While at this point 00 Nightmare (the 00 based Quadruped) isn't done yet, it needs paint and even more filling, filing and sanding before it will be ready to roll. The thing about the units I built up for Team Night Warriors is that they are hopelessly unbalanced in a one versus one setting. The Astrea DA has only short range weapons, 00 Nightmare has only long range weapons and the only slightly balanced unit the Quanta Blood Moon is specialized for supporting the other two.

That all said I'm quite pleased with how they turned out and/or are currently coming along, but I won't be using any of the three of them for the final tournament phase.

Instead I've got this lovely MG Hi-Nu that has been gathering dust don't worry it isn't the new one, the new Ver. Ka is the very reason it has been gathering dust at this point. I have decided to use this Group Build as an opportunity to do something that is hopefully pretty cool with it.

Time to start talking plans, as of now it's development codename is "Not-Nu" a Nu Gundam not for new-type use, I stripped the funnels and all of the associated psycommu nonsense after all I'm not a new-type how am I supposed to use any of that through my gunpla? It seems as though funnels need to be controlled individually by the fighter so those seem more of distraction than of any help, so no funnels.

Stripped

We've been having on again off again discussion throughout the forum, about certain gunpla having excessively OP abilities. With no way to actually prove they could do something like that. So my thoughts go to the basic parameters of how an MS performs, you've got weight, propulsive force, reactor output, sensor range  and finally armaments.

But, for others to actually believe that you have made improvements in those areas there has to some way to make a representative visual change to the Gunpla. The loss of Not-Nu's bazooka, psycommu, funnels and periphery were a good start to its weight loss program. Adding larger propellent tanks to fuel an array of verniers and a shield booster will push up it's propulsive force (acceleration and top speed).

Propellent Tanks

The idea for a shield booster came in a fit of inspiration from the Hi-Nu Vrabe and then from all things AoZ (for the good stuff). On a side not the moulded in blocky pattern is leaving.

Shield Booster

Notably the shield booster is still missing the all important booster part of the equation, but that will come. Any suggestions for cool names, because I'm still tapped out??