Japan won't be taking over America anytime soon -- not if Carlos Owens has anything to say about it. The Alaskan is building his own giant mecha in his home in Wasilla, probably not in response to Japan's recent unveiling of their massive Gundam in Odaiba, since he started it in 2004. But when that Gundam lands in San Francisco with beam sabers in hand, Owens' robot might be all we've got standing between us and eating ramen every night for dinner. Which is why it's kind of a shame that Owens' mech is only 18-feet tall, since the Gundam is 60-feet tall. On the other hand, Owens' mecha can actually move its arms and bend its knees thanks to an intricate series of cables and hydralic cylinders, while the Gundam can only move it head a little (FOR NOW). God speed, Mr. Owens. And if you're looking for a name for your mecha, might I suggest Maxter? I also think a big footbal helmet would be a nice look... Thanks to the glorious Glorious Cheese for the tip; see more pics here.
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Hachiko said:
We're straddling a Depression; most people are eating ramens every night already.
rosewater said:
at some point, our military should start building a fleet of kampfers in answer to japan's clear display of giant robot aggression.
AfterGlow said:
Japan throws the gauntlet, and the US picks it up.
"It's so on, see you at the border, bitch!"
Captain Flunky said:
PLEASE tell me this guy is building it to kill Wasilla's most famous ex mayor.
GAJoe said:
This is what I was talking about in the comments for the moving head. We have to catch up to the Japanese, lest we be out paced in a robot arms race. In these hard economic times, funding a massive military industrial complex to mass produce these giant robots is just what we need to kick start our failing financial fortunes. Also, they can help with our dangerous mutant problem.
We choose to build a fleet of killer robots in this decade and to do the other things, not because they are easy but because insane Japanese people already did.
Misterben said:
Forget the Japanese, I think he's building this thing to keep the Palins from coming back to town. "Keep your skank daughters out of Wasilla or I'm switching Maxter to 'go'!"
Bill said:
This is further proof that todays children will be sacrificing their lives in tomorrows robot wars!
MyNoNos said:
We don't need a mech to fight off the Japanese Gundam. We just need a farm boy with a snow speeder and a tow cable and that bitch is toast.
J.H. said:
But unlike an at-AT, Gundams can fly. Hell Gundam is way more mobile than an AT-AT, chances are the candy-ass Jedi farm boy gets taken down by a beam saber anyway (I'm assuming it is Amuro piloting).
Ok, I'm stopping myself from turning this into a "Guy A would own Guy B" debate lest the Char v. Max Aterling/Genus debate pot gets stirred!
Ahriman said:
Alaskan...robot?
ANCHORAGE'S LIBERATION IS AT HAND!
CHAIRMAN CHENG WILL FAIL!!
Matt said:
ANIME DORK ALERT!!
Anyone remember Robot Carnival? That part where the Japanese samurai and their steam powered robot fights off (heh heh - I almost typed "beats off") an American electric powered robot?
Rematch bitches!
OnanRulz said:
Matt, that was quite possibly my favorite short from the collection.
NeverPlayedWOW said:
That robot has no chance against Gundam :( still cool though
Glorious Cheese said:
One thing that definitely makes the Alaskan Mecha more dangerous than the Japanese Gundam is the fact that there are hydraulic parts involved. This guy's risking serious injury if he ever has a malfunction with those high-pressure components, which makes his dedication to building this thing even more bad-ass. ;)
FuryOfFirestorm said:
I can just next month's headlines...
"Bristol Palin knocked up by giant robot!"
Yeah, I went there! (I won't pussy out and apologize either!)
FuryOfFirestorm said:
I can just imagine next month's headlines...
"Bristol Palin knocked up by giant robot!"
Yeah, I went there! (I won't pussy out and apologize either!)
Nat-Wu said:
I'm far more impressed with this guy essentially building an 18-foot working robot in his garage than that Gundam project. Besides which, it'll be a hell of a lot easier for us to turn out about 50,000 of these than for the Japanese to make even one functional Gundam, so I think we've got the win.
Oh yeah, who thinks the first demonstration of this should be it dancing the robot?
nim_ak said:
Wow, I actually live in Wasilla and had no clue that the start of Americas Mech strike force was being started down the street. Move over Palin, my towns famous for being home to a dangerously unstable robot and a guy with too much time on his hands!
nim_ak said:
Also he has an Abe Lincoln hat. Comments?
Lugan said:
NeoXorn said:
I'm sad that no one is making a combiner robot.
Kitsune said:
Oh god. I live in Wasilla. I need to know where this is so I can go gawk at it.
nim_ak said:
5 Bucks says it guards the Big Lake meth labs.
scotty said:
all of ya are stupid..do u not now that japan is our allies and they share all there technology with even the gundam tech..so y is this man doin that when we are just gonna get the tech to build one
jake said:
1 shot from an RPG and that things history.
