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"...The Men of Earth came to Mars.
They came because they were afraid or unafraid, because they
were happy or unhappy, because they felt like Pilgrims or
did not feel like Pilgrims. There was a reason for each man.
They were leaving bad wives or bad towns; they were coming
to find something or leave something or get something, to
dig up something or bury something or leave something alone.
They were coming with small dreams or large dreams or none
at all.... it was not unusual that the first men were few.
The numbers grew steadily in proportion to the census of Earth
Men already on Mars. There was comfort in numbers. But the
first Lonely Ones had to stand by themselves..."
--Ray Bradbury: The Martian Chronicles
ter·ra·form
tr.v. ter·ra·formed, ter·ra·form·ing,
ter·ra·forms
To transform (a landscape) on another planet into one having
the characteristics of landscapes on Earth.
During the Sentinel Era of the Universal Century,
let's say 0086 or something (Whatever, I'm not that big of
a fan boy.) Aneheim Electronics Advanced Research and Projects
Group (AEARPG) led an independent study on the feasibility
of placing a permanent colony on the martian surface. This
colony would be the launching point for a terraformation project.
To make Mars into another Earth could solve the problem of
overpopulated space colonies in the Earth Sphere.
A special task force dubbed the Fourth Planet
Terraformation Initiative was created to oversee the project.
Phase one of the Independent Permanent Mars Colony and Terraformation
Study (IPMCTS) would be to seal off large portions of the
Valles Marineris Canyon system making the Canyon itself into
a colony.
Having no support from the Earth Federation,
AEARPG took it's own security measures in the form of three
mobile suit squadrons amid fears of terrorism from Zeon remnants
and other military capable groups. These MS squadrons would
patrol and scout the martian landscape and defend the project
if necessary.
For the first year of the project, all was quiet.
Work proceeded on schedule and the 29th Zeta Plus MS Squadron
spent most of their time mapping the landscape and escorting
shuttle and transport craft.
About the Kit »
 This
is the Master Grade Zeta Plus A1 Type. I gave it a custom
color scheme designed as Martian camoflauge. I designed the
decals in Adobe Illustrator and had them printed by "Scale
Models 4U". Since this mecha would be oporating on Mars,
I gave it a dusty post shade to simulate Martian dust.
Overall, I really like the MG Zeta Plus kits.
There are some issues that arrise when in Wave Rider mode,
such as the back armor not meeting up with the chest armor,
but other than that, it's a great kit. It has several locking
mechanisms which keep it from being floppy and they actually
work pretty well. Well, as long as you don't treat it like
a toy that is.
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