Life-Size Gundam

Late hijack desu. Very much looking forward to seeing this life size Gundam thats going to be built in Odaiba round the corner.
Apart from the head being able to move up/down/side to side, there will be devices all over the body that will let of some steam as illustrated in the image - Gundam fart?
See more pics at Walker Plus giving you a rough idea of how big its going to be.
Original text from zoniku below.
Japan has finally done it. They've built an actual life-size RX-78-2 Gundam (from the very 1st Gundam anime series) as part of Gundam's 30th Anniversary. It's 59 feet tall, built with fiberglass-reinforced plastic over steel, & the head will be able to move. Japanator has more info in their post. It'll be finished in July & be up for 2 months before being taken down. Seeing it will be free of charge.
Obviously, this is an otaku's dream come true. Pretty sure this makes you guys excited, doesn't it? Makes me hope they'll do something like this for Evangelion someday...
Pic also from Japanator since I couldn't find anything better.
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初音ミク命
According to Kotaku ( http://kotaku.com/5168457/japan-getting-life+sized-standing-gundam ) it will not be built until July.
Thank you for the clarification. I didn't know if it meant construction was STARTING in July or FINISHED. Added date to post.
Student
i don't think they built the cockpit.
i would pay to go up there.
Another Gundam was built for a park that was laying down & you could go into the cockpit if you cleared "missions" in 8 minutes by running around & collecting intel via remote control. Video info here:
http://kotaku.com/gaming/clip/tour-of-giant-gundam-284660.php
student, nerd, gamer
http://www.myspace.com/fallenxsun
id actually love to make an underground base near my house. then id love to steal that when its done, and do some fixing on that thing so its fully movable. then i cud lik go around in it and other sttuff gundam pilots do lol.
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
http://lolipedofin.wordpress.com/
I thought it was already built once... What's the difference with this:
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/852/Gundam+Crisis.html
???
流浪人
That was a laid down model.
This one will actually be standing.
Plus, this one is free to see. ^_^
Casshern - Student
Check Ngee Khiong
Best website. Has more pics and info has the scale plans too
http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/
ばり★すた
Now, the real question is, can you pilot it?
Otaku, Animation Major
http://xlhaseolx.deviantart.com/
Finally. Now all we need is a working one. :D
Student, Help Desk Worker
http://aaronsblog-godpir.blogspot.com/
Ohh...!! I can't wait, I wish I had the money to go to Japan and see it with my own eyes once it is built...too bad I can't...which reminds me, I need to brush up on my Japanese
A Curiosity
This is working, they say that they are going to tear it down, but in actuality there is a top secret organization that will recruit pilots to use the gundam as an Ultimate weapon. They just say that they are going to tear it down so they won't scare the citizens of Japan.
haha.
Student @ UofT
http://balancebox.wordpress.com/
Any mech fan would be so drooling over this! its like a dream come true. someone go steal the gundams XD
Tech Support/Semi-programmer XD
Aaaaahh I wish i could go... if it weren't for the PG strike and zeta I would have enough funds to go XD
gundamaustralia.com launch imminent!
http://www.gundamaustralia.com
Best news ever. I hope DC goes and takes some photos for us.
Designer
http://kyoricasorochi.blogspot.com/
Not excited as long as it cannot move like it is, in the anime.
Graphic Arts Student
Pure epicness. Oh how I wish I could go see it in person.
College Student
http://bayonette.multiply.com
Hmm, it kinda reminds me of that proposal on making a real-like, moving Gundam (which costs billions of Dollars, enough to bankrupt the world).
IT Manager
http://thumbnail-of-life.blogspot.com/
RX-78-2 Gundam is a good choice.
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
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Finally we're still alive to see this epic event~~~~~~
College Student
I wonder what special 30th anniversary kits they will release. Maybe a top secret PG Exia? Who knows haha. ^^
Peon
a life size rx78... now all it needs is a minovsky reactor
WHY?!?!?!?! What the use of tearing it down. Keep it up for all to see since won't be in Japan for a couple years.
Studio Bleach founder/owner
http://myspace.com/studiobleach
As I said many moons ago, when I explained why I am not much of a Gundam fan anymore (you can blame SEED), this is one thing I would hope to see when I finally visit Japan.
Student of Computer Info. & Office Sys.
Baw it's only temporary...
yup it just prototype maybe....
Universitary Student
just when i'm coming to japan, it's perfect :D
Web Developer
http://www.twitter.com/SteveKeys
I'm glad it's good ol' RX-78-2.
Student
Awwwh, only two months? I'll never get to see it =(
Still, kind of an otaku's dream, isn't it?
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
I would love to go see this.
College Freshmen
It would be really cool if it was a lighthouse. Or better yet, it could become the Japanese version of the U.S.'s Statue of Liberty.
Otaku, CNS / IT student
Oh wow, thats an awesome idea! You sir, are a genius.
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
Oh, I remember reading about this, just can't remember from where. It'd be cool to see at least once, but I won't be there before they take it down.
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
wow, around the corner?!
can't wait for pics
Student
This is awesome to epic proportions. :D
The idea is a little silly, but worthy for the 30th anniversary!
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
I swear this is dejavu... I mean, I know I saw it earlier... but just this image.... I feel as though I've seen it before, but can't think for the life of me where...
GODZILA WONT BE HAPPY!
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
http://www.aprilius20.com
Next up, the 1:1 GFAS-X1 Destroy:p
Student, artist, dreamer
http://tranquil-solace.com
Am I the only one who thinks, that it won't be very long before Japan starts employing working mechas for military use XD? This is cool either way!
Undergraduate
http://enrius.wordpress.com
I think maybe there will be people dying to buy this gundam... just imagine, "Hey I got a 1:1 scale gundam in my backyard!" Nice pick up line.
http://quentinlau.blogspot.com
For those who are really interested to go there in between July and September, it will be in Shiokaze Park (潮風公園), Odaiba (お台場), Tokyo.
Man, this is, what, the 3rd news item that has been hijacked from me?
I wonder what they'll do with it once it's taken down. Perhaps sell it for a bunch of money???
lifelong slacker
That is awesome. I would definitely go see it if I were in Japan at that time. Anyone care to buy me a plane ticket to get there? I'll take pictures for you. :D
???Confused???
too awesome...they need to build a viewing platform high up somewhere for a better view...
University Student
http://twitter.com/shikinami
"Makes me hope they'll do something like this for Evangelion someday..."
I second that. Maybe we can hope something like this in 2015. ^^
Metrosexual Narcissist
http://www.michaelflux.com
Just the head? Pfft... Come back when it can walk and go 'pew pew pew'!
Student, ...someday...zzz
Launch it out into out space!
pop culture archivist
http://supremenothing.blogspot.com/
I'll be looking forward to the eventual Gundam / Trooper team-up photoshoot!
Graphic Designer, Business learner
http://blog.yam.com/igCharcoal
(Planning to go Japan for my graduation trip...=v=)
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
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I wonder what they'll do with the pieces once it's done.
I T
http://Mikuru.net
i want to visit !! i wish they build like EVA models next time, those looks awesome !!!!!!!!
Injured
Hopefully Danny goes and makes some good StormTrooper Danny visits the mighty GUNDAM videos for us to see. Also maybe the space visitors will see it, who haven't been 'visible' for the recent past, and it will scare them away! . . . .
teacher
Why oh why am i moving away from japan before this happens :(
大学生
Now I really have to make it to Japan this year! Must see lifesize Gundam!!
Theme Park Otaku
http://servoism.blogspot.com/
SO awesome. I expect Pictures!
(^ ^)
Hospital supply manager and Gundam pilot in training
I'm planning a trip just to go see it. Next time there's anything close to this I might not still be of this world so I don't wanna miss my chance. Nippon banzai!!! Can't wait to go back to Japan! Most honorable place in the world!!
Pedobear approved
I'd love to go see it but sadly the chances of me actually being able to go to Japan this year are slim to non existent. :(
Student
I read about it on ANN, well done Japan!
Otaku
is that gundam gonna be the rival of the statue of liberty!? lulz! xP
Messaging specialist
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Daaaamn that's even cooler than the Gundam that's always lying on it's back @ that amusement park ! I'm going to Japan in September I hope they haven't teared it down by then ! Odaiba here i come !
Hospital supply manager and Gundam pilot in training
I sure hope to cause I might have to wait till september too before I have a week off. Can't wait to be standing next to it... I hope I'll be able to.
US Navy Sailor
http://punynari.wordpress.com/
Sniff... Hopefully they display it again because I won't be able to see it...Can't say why...
Student and full-time otaku
Cool, only too bad it's only for 2 months: no time to be there yet...
Student, Performer
http://kesenaitsumi89.wordpress.com/
Wow...Lucky the chance is coming just when I'm reaching Japan!!
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert, Guitar Slinger,
http://myspace.com/dyingoblivion
Out of all the Gundams that were made, they chose to model it after a Rx78???
Hospital supply manager and Gundam pilot in training
I think it was a pretty obvious choice... I went to the Kami-Igusa station to see the bronze statue of an RX-78 Gundam and it was a pretty nice sight. But I can't wait to see this. Nothing in the world can compare to this... well, maybe, but still COME ON!!! Nippon banzai!!
Photographer Wanna-be
Scrub that project, replace with a giant Gundam sized Candy Girl - any one with a tight ass and big boobs will do fine. Dark hair too, and oh Brazilian all the way (you know what I mean) thanks.
10% Student, 10% Salesman, 80% Gaming/Otaku
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I cant believe it but I've just booked my holiday to Japan 3 weeks ago! its 2 weeks in August which means I get the chance to see this beast :D cant wait!
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Would make an excellent attraction...Or a real life model for future references...
Passerby
http://jitokun.wordpress.com/
If it true then it will be a great attraction.
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
EPIC WIN!
Dental Technician, i make teeth!
http://antsizedman.blogspot.com/
Hope is still up in September, would be very cool to see.
Peon
next up is a life size tengen toppa gurren lagann
Otaku
Best idea ever!!!
Student, future NEET (oh noez...)
http://club.ign.com/b/about?username=killsimon
*sigh* Only if I could afford the plane ticket....
Lazy College Student
Japan's first step towards world domination o.o
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
Ok people, now that we've proven that it can stand, let's add the powerplant in. ^_^
Dental Student
http://www.myspace.com/papaontacult
japanese once built a walker,yeah a walker like ones in mechwarrior but only stand 2 meter high and only walk without hand,how about perfecting it and add a mechanical hand?maybe it would be like Ripley's in Alien,but yeah we could make it bigger,and using a fuel cell, and yes make a big machine gun too hahahahaha
Dental Student
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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/704791/land_walker_japanese_robot_suit/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwbUljGs3g
Student
It would be great if a trip to Japan to see this was the prize for a Giveaway, but that is way to much. Ohh well. Wishful thinking.
大学生
http://justaskeikaku.net23.net
lol are we allowed in the cockpit?
Student
http://konadora.wordpress.com
Oh wow, but how tall is 59 feet actually? Doesn't sound very tall o_O
Guitar Teacher, Musician
http://www.youtube.com/user/roskotroff
Oh My Odin, thats amazing, I would like to see it, it`s great, being there looking that huge Gundam would be incredible.
Its so cool! I'm going to Japan this summer, so I will see this godly creation!
http://www.c-games.info
Is that for real? The Japanese must love their robotoys more than I had thought.
Upcoming College Student and Otaku
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/Patches418?ref=profile
Only in Japan would they build a Gundam monument. Love Gundams and will always like them.