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[edit] Albion (Gundam)

One of the better articles about a ship from the Gundam Universe, I think. The page has been upgraded and added to several times, and now I'm looking for additional comments/suggests/thoughts on how to further improve it. TomStar81 09:16, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

Aren't there several alternative Gundam universes (series)? It would be good to have the lead mention which alternative Gundam universe the ship's story take place. If this is not the case, I'd appreciate the names of the series that went before and after to get the feel on the chronology. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 12:25, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
  • There are several Gundam universes, as you said, but the majority of ships from the Gundam universe are either from the mainstream Universal Century timeline (which Albion falls into) or are from the Cosmic Era. I added a notice in the first line about the ship being from the Universal Century timelime. TomStar81 18:47, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
Does any information exist on who designed the ship (a particular cartoonist or anything like that) and if the design was based on any real world or fictional existing design? When did the ship first appear? Any real world facts about this would really complete the article. MechBrowman 03:40, July 24, 2005 (UTC)
  • Item A): Albion is an evolution of the Pegasus class assault carrier, so it stands to reason that she would be based on the lead ship of her class, in this case White Base. Most of material written for Gundam 0083 would support the claim that Albion is based on the old White Base design, but Albion is a greatly improved version of the Pegasus-class, hence the line about her looking very different from Grey Phantom and White Base. According to Mecha Anime Headquaters Albions principal design was by Shoji Kawamori, and Mika Akitaka cleanup cleaned up the sketch. I will check into the other points raised and adress them as I am able to. TomStar81 05:39, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
It would be great if you add that information about the animators, along with what epsiode, series, ect. and the year the ship was first seen. MechBrowman 04:37, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
Rest assured, I will, but I like to solve all raised problems or insert all suggested material at once, otherwise I tend to forget what I put in and what still needs done. Be patient, its coming ;) TomStar81 05:40, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
    • The other half: The ship first appeared in the 13 episode OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory was released (1991-1992), and again in 1992, when the OVA was retooled into the movie Last Blitz of Zeon. It also seems that Albion is present in the 2003 PlayStation 2 game Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space. TomStar81 07:22, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
I'm sorry I did mean to come off that way, I was just expressing approval of the information you were collecting. On a side note, I do not believe there is a particular rule in regards to calling a ship "her", but I do think it sounds less encyclopedic when it is done. MechBrowman 13:43, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
  • Noted and Adressed. Sorry the previous info took so long to collected, I had two sorces that didn't agree with each other, so I had to find a third to confirm which years the series and movie were released. TomStar81 21:14, 25 July 2005 (UTC)