Forum - View topicNEWS: 18-Meter Gundam to Rise at Tokyo's Odaiba Island in July
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Josh7289
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Awesome.
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foxia
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Oh my god.... Another lifesize Gundam.... This just gets better and better.
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penguintruth
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I hope police are on hand to prevent Gundamjacks.
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walw6pK4Alo
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So I'm guessing it's the RX-78-2 like always. I guess it's 1:1 at 18 m, though MAHQ lists it at 18.5 m. Close enough. I just wish they'd do something other the iconic piece of crap that lost it's head at A-Baoa-Qu. I guess Zeta or Nu would be a lot harder, Nu being 23 m. They're both much better looking (and better overall) Gundams. Oh well. I hope this thing is permanent.
Especially from angsty teens with no piloting experience, eh? All we need now is a war with the Principality of North Korea. Last edited by walw6pK4Alo on Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:48 am; edited 2 times in total |
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TokyoGetter
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Somebody built a big Zeta in 2004/2005 somewhere... I saw it on TV but didn't retain the info. |
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samuelp
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So is this like, RL(real life)-grade?
AW-grade? (actually works) TETAO-grade (too expensive to actually own) You know what would be totally awesome: If Tokyo gets the summer olympics in 2016, most of the new venues will be on Odaiba (There's a space near Big Site that is specifically where they are planning a giant new stadium, I'm pretty sure), so on long shots of the regatta we might see a giant gundam looming in the background 
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dtm42
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Why is the RX-78-2 holding a naked toddler? Really, I mean, why?
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walw6pK4Alo
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It wants to be Ideon. |
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penguintruth
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Why not? |
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ninjaclown
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Maybe because it is the first Gundam ever to exist. Show some respect for the grandfather of all Gundams, would ya? 
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lheiskell
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Gun...damn
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dtm42
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Number one: it is a naked toddler. I don't know about you, but I don't remember many naked toddlers appearing in the Gundam franchise. Though there certainly hasn't been a dearth of naked angsty teenagers...... Number two: the baby hasn't got a helmet, or a spacesuit for that matter. Number three: the toddler is naked. Is that the sort of picture that comes to mind when people think of the Gundam franchise? I am starting to question if I should really be a part of this utterly weird section of fandom. Number four: the franchise is now thirty years old. Surely that young toddler should now be a disaffected member of Generation X. |
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chinabean
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sweet
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PlatinumHawke
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I like the RX-78 as much as the next /m/an, but I'd respect it a whole lot more if Bandai wasn't all "NEW RX-78 REPAINT, BUY BUY BUY" with it's model sales. Sure it's iconic... it's also beaten to death. |
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sunflowerseed
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Now that is totally awesome! There was a shopping mall had one that was pretty big up displayed a banner for the Olympics I believe recently. I think the Japanese should leave this one up or move it to a National Park along with making statues of other giants from Japan since they are 'history' of Japan.
(sic) The second reason is so those he survive the post-apocalypse of 2012 who are all learning a new language and way of life can have something to worship. 
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