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They built a life-size, 1:1-scale Gundam. It doesn't work (we think), but the damn thing is still 59 feet tall and hanging out in Odaiba (which is very close to the Tokyo Big Sight, if you're up on your Tokyo geography). Supposedly, the head can move and it has lights, and will only be up for two months, until the end of some big Gundam fest at the end of July. I'm dead certain that afterwards, they'll be walking that thing to war. Hopefully they'll attack North Korea first, so we can have enough to time to build Gundam Maxter. More pics over at Danny Choo.
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OnanRulz said:
What will it take for the operating guide to accidentally fall into my lap?
MattK said:
World War II, PART 2: Remember Pearl Harbor (the awful Michael Bay movie)
OnanRulz said:
If Japan attacked us over that movie, I'd think we deserve it.
Gasstak said:
Once they get one that can move we're all screwed.
Arsenal said:
move that to the top of the linst of crap I would buy to put in my lawn if I was crazy rich
Ramone said:
WANT!!!11
Mechabeast said:
It took them over 2 months to build the damn thing. Why take it down? Christ, we still have a 500 piece puzzle that we refuse to dismantle.
MattK said:
@Mechabeast: Can said 500 piece puzzle be hijacked to take over the world? Remember the Ducktales episode "Robot Robbers" where similarly gigantic operated-robots used for construction were hijacked to rob banks. Now imagine something similar, only with a robot designed to wage war!!
Scortia said:
It's a shame it'll be moved after two months. I'd actually attempt to return to Japan within the year to see that in person. I hope it's facing Odaiba's Statue of Liberty.
Brion said:
First thing that came out of my cousin and I's mouths were, "Awesome."
Seriously never take it down. What's next? Real life tentacle monsters?!
Bunta8447 said:
It's so beautiful!!! Where can a buy one??
Seriously I'm about to buy a ticket to Japan and hijack that thing. I mean who doesn't want to own a Gundam??
Eozen said:
Now all we need is some introverted, socially inept Japanese teenager to stumble into it and demonstrate an uncanny ability to pilot the damn thing.
bobbydigital20g said:
GUNDAM FIGHT READYYYYYYYYY.....!
Interositor said:
Niiiice.
Though they could have put him in a crane stance or something.
chad said:
shame that they plan to take the thing down after all the work to make it and if it took two months to build it wonder how long would it take for a working one. minus working weapons
drgnrbrn316 said:
It's a Gundam!!!
varrior said:
I think we're all goddamn doomed.
WhoWhatWhere said:
Oh...my....god....
-clearthroat-
Yeah.... I call dibs when their done with it!!!
Seven said:
No... It's THE Gundam.
It's almost to bad they don't have it holding it's shield and/or the mega particle Beam Rifle, or the Hyper Bazooka.
But that might be enough cool overload to cause a spike in deaths via worldwide nerdgasm.
Bill said:
That is awesome. Nothing else need be said.
ThatCostumeGirl said:
*in awe*
Snoodle said:
It's beautiful *_*
supergodmasterforce said:
"Scortia said:
It's a shame it'll be moved after two months. I'd actually attempt to return to Japan within the year to see that in person. I hope it's facing Odaiba's Statue of Liberty.
Posted 06/09/2009 at 08:40:37 AM..."
saw that on the news here this morning - seems to be facing the Fuji TV building - which would make it look like the statue of liberty is hiding from it, around the corner behind the shopping mall, cowering in terror.
Eozen said:
That right arm has a beam rifle-esque bent to it, don't it? Hope to see them put it up.
Capsulesn'Coffee said:
Mark my words, the next time we see that sweet, sweet Gundam is on the White House lawn holding a fifty foot Japanese flag.
Check-mate.
Capsulesn'Coffee said:
Mark my words, the next time we see that sweet, sweet Gundam it will be on the White House lawn holding a fifty-foot Japanese flag. Checkmate.
Joe said:
One word: wow!
ariel wollinger said:
they could make a decent american gundam movie, with a japanese director and a story like char's counter attack. Whey could even use this as a prop in the movie.
Zeiglyness said:
Live action gundam made in the US? 1. it would be based off of either SEED or Wing as both were more popular in N.A. But either way, they'd ruin it like Dragonball.
anathica said:
How many people volunteer to chain themselves to it in protest of them taking it down?
-raises own hand-
anathica said:
How many people volunteer to chain themselves to it in protest of them taking it down?
-raises own hand-
aloha said:
it is kinda bad feeling to see it every night not able to move his hand :(
go gundam go
