As Japan rebuilds their giant Gundam statue, Hajime Sakamoto remains unimpressed. He wants to build a working Gundam, and hopes his company’s 13 foot humanoid robot — complete with room for a human pilot — is a step in the right direction.
This time-lapse video of the 1:1 scale model Gundam in Shizuoka, Japan, is the most visually stunning thing you’re bound to see all day. Watch it and go into a trance, only to wake up and book flights to Japan.
Joining Tokyo’s life-sized Gundam statue, the second life-sized Gundam has started being built in Shizuoka for its July 24th unveil. It’ll hold a massive beam sabre and will mark the 30th anniversary of the Gundam plastic figurines. [JapanToday via Kotaku]
A lot of you like Gundam, but do you have room in your houses for a 1.5m-tall Gundam? And enough moolah in your bank account so the $US3400 sting wouldn’t be too painful? If so, proceed downstairs…
There’s no place more fitting for a Gundam Cafe than in Tokyo’s Akihabara district. Sadly Japanese maids don’t draw hearts in syrup over your pancakes or put “love spells” on you like at Maid Cafes… but there are Gundam biscuits!
