Gundam Z18

GAZ - E 18A Gundam Z18:

Allegiance: Colonies of the Outer Region Strategic Alliance (CORSA)

As the 18th iteration of the famous Zenith "Z" architecture, the GAZ - E 18A is CORSA's newest high performance mobile suit and the symbol of outer colonies' military might. As a general purpose combat mobile suit, the Z18 is armed with a variety of melee and ranged weapons. These include a beam rifle with energy bayonet, twin fixed blasters, an anti-ship sword (right side of backpack), missile pods (in backpack), and a combat shield with integrated scatter beam projector and "Razor Edge" (the yellow tip can be superheated and used as a stabbing weapon). This particular Z18 is painted in traditional colours and adorned with markings of the "cosmic dragon" that is the symbol of colonial alliance.

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My third Gundam design after the Nefarious and the Genesis. The design pays homage to the original RX-78 Gundam and other "general" purpose Gundams that have appeared in various series. For this picture I used the lines from the scan rather than trying to draw the lines again in Photoshop. It didn't turn out too badly, although it's not as clean as going over the lines again in Photoshop. I'll be sure to be more careful when I ink my next sketch.


Other Gundam Z18 pics:
In-action Version
Spec Sheet