something that i've privately complained about but never really mentioned in other places is how much missed opportunity Gundam has had as a whole when it comes to stuff that isn't mobile suits (more specifically Universal Century since that's the one touted as THE real robot part of the franchise)
like sure, the Magella Attack and Core Fighter are pretty iconic designs from 0079, but that's the problem i have - you don't really see a lot of similar things later on in the timeline! i get that it's a funny robot franchise and all that, but it just feels really strange when something that could be done with conventional vehicles is instead done by more mobile suits! 😔
i try to remedy this issue whenever i write any fanfics regarding the series but i would really like to see it tackled in the franchise properly! maybe something similar to UC Hard Graph Iron Mustang, but taking place at a later point in the timeline, like the late 0080s perhaps, it could be really fun to go through imo!