I know that Bandai will probably be running with the Version 2 upgrades for a while, but I wonder what other kits they might release outside of that. Since they released the F91 and Crossbone kits, the only UC Gundams they haven't released a version 1 for are the Victory Gundams. They obviously have the engineering and technology for smaller MG kits from their work on the F91 and Crossbone Gundams.
The obstacles I could see them facing with the Victory Gundams would be in regards to the transformation and the skirt armor in particular. Those were the biggest annoyances I had with the earlier HG versions. They kept falling off because of the concessions for the transformation. They shouldn't have too many problems with this thanks to modern technology though. There is also the issue of the cockpits. In the show they are able to slide the cockpits forward to get in and out of them. They didn't even attempt this with the 1/60 scale V2 much less the 1/100 versions. I think if they could pull it off, it would be very cool as I liked that feature in the show. The transformation is also important because they need to make sure it doesn't fall apart a lot. The issue I have noticed with my 1/60 V2 Gundam is that the top fighter arm "plates" that swing up to mount to the core fighter tend to pop out easily. That flaw is inherent in the design of the V2. Hopefully they can overcome it somehow. The other issue is demand. Would they sell? I know that the "happier" Tomino has recently disavowed Victory Gundam because of how dark it is. Is it still popular with fans in Japan? I would think it would hold up at least as well as F91 because it actually had a full length, and well done, series. That being said the designs are a little plain. I got bored of them until I started watching the series recently. The advantage for Bandai is they can release multiple versions to include the V-Dash, Buster, and Assault packs. Hopefully they would at least include the Hexa head with the standard Victory Gundam kit. What do you guys think??
