Here’s a mind-blowing look at the 1:1 scale, 59-foot tall RX-78 Gundam robot in Japan. This “full scale model was completed on June 9, 2009 [and] was later reconstructed in Shizuoka Prefecture where it stayed from July 2010 to March 2011; it again reopened in Tokyo on April 19, 2012.” Continue reading for two videos, more pictures, and additional information.
Standing 13-feet tall, the Kuratas robot is no toy, as it’s “fitted with a futuristic weapons system, including a gatling gun capable of shooting 6,000 BB bullets a minute, which fires when the pilot smiles.” That’s not all, it “can be controlled either through the one-man cockpit or from the outside using any smartphone connected to the 3G network.” Continue reading for two videos and more information.
File this under: bizarre hotels. A Gundam-themed hotel may not be for everyone, but for anime fans, it’s a dream come true. You’ll “find Zeon Armed Forces and Earth Federation Forces emblems plastered on the bedding and furniture.” Continue reading for a video and more information.
One of the perks of living in Japan is their many themed restaurants and cafes. This Gundam Cafe – the second in Japan – is located in Odaiba, a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay. Visitors “can guzzle Gundam coffee and munch on Gundam snacks. There is also a Gundam “theme park”, Gundam Front, with attractions, a shop shilling souvenirs, and a collection of Gundam art.” Continue reading for three videos, more pictures, and additional information.
Mobile Suit Gundam, a series created by Sunrise, was the very first in the anime series and features characters wearing mobile suits that were “inspired by the power armors from the Starship Troopers American novel from 1959.” This is what a human-sized version of the suit would look like in real-life. Click here to see more of today’s most popular images, courtesy of Imgur.com. Continue reading for a video of a 7-foot Gundam made from paper.
If Capcom ever created a Gundam vs. Street Fighter mashup game, one of the characters might look similar to the M. Bison mecha above. These amazing examples were created by Kode Logic and include Seth as well as Akuma, in addition to Bison. Continue reading for more pictures.
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Graphic designer Taras Lesko wasn’t able to create a life-sized Gundam robot, so he did the next best thing, build a 7-foot tall model with paper. It weighs 10-pounds, consists of 1250-parts, and took 720-pages of paper. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading to watch an incredible time-lapse video of the build.
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These mind-blowing Star Wars and Gundam dioramas by fans at the Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan are so amazing that they’re “like those miniature cities found in old Toho monster flicks that a man-in-a-suit would stomp through a model town.” Click here to see more pictures. Continue reading to watch two amazing stop-motion Gundam videos.
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When is 00 Gundam, not just a fictional anime character? When a fan decides to recreate the robot using only cardboard boxes and magnets. That is just one of the many pictures gone viral online this week, according to Imgur.com. Click here to see our favorite selections. Continue reading for a few viral videos.
Aside from the beautiful scenery, this amazing time-lapse video of the world’s largest Gundam robot (1:1 scale) in Shizuoka, Japan is great for meditation and relaxation too. Continue reading to watch.
It was built to mark the 30th anniversary of the Gundam plastic figurines at the end of July.
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