An interesting tidbit in retrospect; a couple of months ago, I’ve read something about a chapter in the new Gundam Wing novel “Frozen Teardrop”. In a battle Heero was involved in (using a mobile suit named “Snow White”; a bit Wing Gundam-esque), he had his teammate (Duo’s son piloting a mobile suit named “Warlock”; Deathscythe-esque, even if both MSs are in robes and bandages) throw e-packs at some opponents. Heero used his buster rifle to aim at these e-packs and fired at them; setting off the e-packs as if they were grenades or explosives of some kind.

So at least to a point, Z, you’ve been vindicated. :)

I guess I’m slow in picking things up, but in looking at the images here of comparing the GFF to the MG, I noticed some more differences, such as how it seems like the MG’s head has more sharper details like a bigger V-fin and “ears” (though that might be the angle), and how it seems like it has a bulkier upper-torso because the shoulders (and arms) are connected to the torso a little higher. It looks like it’s directly connected to the shoulder vulcans. It’s a little weird to me, but something minor. Also, I thought at first when I noticed it other photos, it seems like the MG generally has smaller “claws” than the GFF version (making the MG more consistent with Katoki’s various lineart of Wing there). More obvious is the fact that the GFF’s wings lack the thrusters at the ends of the wings that the MG version sports, though I don’t think it’s hard to think at the time the wings are intended to be the thrusters (as is the case with Okawara’s design). I’m not sure though, since the related GFF lineart didn’t have them (though the MG’s lineart does). Most obvious is that the ability for the Wing Gundam and Wing Zero MGs to move the “knee” armor is something the GFF (and Wing Zero MSiAs, even the more modern EMSiA that I also have) lacks.

I won’t bother bringing up again the differences of color between photos of the GFF Wing and my own eyes on my own GFF. I guess it’s just my eyes, even though I can see the color blue just fine.

Just something to show that I found:
http://www.geocities.jp/awushu/shenlongka.htm

Not only without using any B-Club parts, but also giving Shenlong’s dragon fang an extending arm! Something missing from the translation from lineart to model at the time, or maybe Katoki wasn’t entirely perfect either. Doesn’t make me dislike his designs of the GW Gundams, though. Anyhow, I thought I’d show you at least this page (and the others, if you explore that website) that I found a while ago. My favorite image in that page I linked to here is the one at the very bottom.

I remember reading something on Danny Choo’s website before, though, about using glue on joints and how that helps. It works sometimes for my MSiAs, but an MSiA (whether an old U.S. version with too much gloss, or a newer one with barely any at all) is by no means a GFF, so I can’t say for certain whether it works or not for GFFs. But have you thought of trying that?