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It’s A Gundam Pen

Jason Chen — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:40:00 +0000

There are two types of people in the world: People that get excited about filling the shit out of their taxes with a Gundam pen, and people who are dead inside. Who are you?

[Strapya via Technabob via Dvice]

Japan’s Love Of Huge Robots Continues With Kobe’s Tetsujin

Adam Frucci — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:00 +0000

First, it was a life-sized Gundam in Tokyo. Now, Kobe has just completed its life-sized Tetsujin, or Gigantor, robot. Haven’t you seen your own disaster movies, Japan? This isn’t going to end well.

[Japan Probe]

Massive 364-Foot Taekwon V Statue Will Crush Puny Humans

Danny Allen — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:45:55 +0000

Holy crap! So Japan builds giant Gundam and Testsujin statues (18 and 18.3 metres, respectively), now South Korea is building this freakin’ huge Taekwon V (Voltar the Invincible) replica that will be more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

Taekwon V will be the center-piece of Robot Land, a nearly $US600 million dollar development of entertainment areas, exhibition halls, research centres and businesses that we’ve mentioned in the past. Though it broke ground long before the Japanese projects, many believe South Korea’s Taekwon V cartoons copied Japan’s Mazinger Z in the first place. Reow.

The park is set to open to the public in 2012, with full access starting in 2013. And yes, that’s a monorail whizzing past Taekwon V’s ankles. Awesome. [Robot Land (translated) via Plastic Pals]

15-Metre Michael Jackson Gundam Almost Destroyed Las Vegas

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:30:00 +0000

Las Vegas is the most horrible place on earth, so I’m almost sad it wasn’t destroyed by a 15-metre robot Michael Jackson wanted to build in his image that would stomp around the desert. No, I’m not making this up.

In 2005, Jackson planned a series of shows in Las Vegas and planned, among other spectacles, a 15-metre mecha that would terrify people flying into McCarran airport as an advertisement for his show.

When he couldn’t find enough money, he downscaled the idea to a Godzilla-sized robot that would stand at the entrance of a casino, with a moving face that shot lasers.

Because the money never materialised and Michael moved away, it never got built. Oh, what a spectacular doom that would have been, drunken frat boys crushed by a giant moonwalking robot. [The Guardian]

Man Goes Ape Shit After Mum Throws Out Gundam Action Figures

Danny Allen — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:20:00 +0000

A 29 year old from Kasai City, Japan who doused himself with kerosene and torched his house, escaped without injuries and told police he wanted to kill himself after his 55-year old mother tossed “his valuable Gundam plastic models.”

The resulting fire eventually burned down the two-story house, which was about 250 square meters (about 2,700 square feet) and made partially from wood… His mother was also in the house but escaped without injuries.”

Jeepers, what a nut job. [The Kobe Shimbun (translated) via Anime News Network via Current]

Full Size Gundam Get Attacked By Laser During Inaugural Ceremony

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:30:00 +0000

I am not a full size Gundam in Tokyo—although I want to be one when I grow up—but if I were attacked with greeen lasers during my inauguration ceremony, I would get pretty damn pissed off. Then I would destroy everything in sight, and go to have a carrot cake and coffee afterwards. [Mainichi Daily News]

The Tokyo Gundam Like You Have Never Seen It Before

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Now fully finished, the amazing full-scale Gundam is now an unofficial Tokyo landmark. The robot is so impressive that photographers are populating Flickr with beautiful photos showing every single little detail. [Flickr Search]

Preeeeetty Pink Gundam Confuses My Masculinity

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:20:00 +0000

I love Gundam. Seriously, I really love love love it. But this pink hellokittyzed Gundam makes me have doubts about my sexuality.

It’s ok, I want to have it anyway. [Forevergeek Technabob]

Full Size Gundam Video: It Moves! It Moves!

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Yes, not only it looks amazing at night but the full size Gundam protecting Tokyo right now actually moves, as this video shows. You can check all its details up close in these videos:

Gundam under construction

Gundam details

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Activated Full Size Gundam Robot Looks Amazing

Jesus Diaz — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Holy frak. If you thought the 59-foot-tall Gundam in Tokyo was impressive when it was finished, you haven’t seen it fully armed and operative at night. Beautiful and actually scary. Check the close up.

Come on people, let’s start building these robots now. I’m sure the bad aliens are going to come any second now, so better hurry up. Don’t forget to check the rest of the beautiful shots at Pink Tentacle. [Pink Tentacle]