Gundam goes large as life

[Ika]

http://www.physorg.com/news73893894.html

The 1.5-meter (five-foot) tall version of the Gundam -- whose adventures in far-away worlds have been a longstanding hit on Japanese and US television -- sends red laser rays from its head and flashing lights through its eyes.

Weighing 35 kilograms (77 pounds), the robot strikes poses, makes robotic noises and fires away with its "Vulcan" machine gun.

The metallic-bodied man-machine has been collected for years in miniature version.

While children may be enthralled by the life-size Gundam, at a price tag of 350,000 yen (3,000 dollars) the target audience is 20- to 40-year-old men, toymaker Bandai Co. said.

"They can use the robot as part of interior decoration -- decorating their living rooms, for example -- or else simply enlarge their collections," a spokeswoman for the company said.

"Since Gundam is so popular among men in this age range, I am sure they will be very happy with a Gundam this big," she added.

Bandai Co aims to sell 1,500 models of this "Hyper Hybrid" Gundam starting on December 16 in specialty stores or online.

Another page with some extra info

 

[pontifex]

wait, a life size gundam is only like 5 feet tall?????
i thought those things were like 2-3 stories tall if not taller?

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: pontifex
wait, a life size gundam is only like 5 feet tall?????
i thought those things were like 2-3 stories tall if not taller?

Okay, human-sized. I guess the site isn't very well-versed in Gundams.

 

[Born2bwire]

I have to admit, I would have expected a much higher price tag than $3K for one of these.

 

[Maximus96]

too bad its the old gundam, i'd like to have a 5' tall version of some of the newer ones. i don't know how to convince the wife tho... i couldn't convince her to let me buy a perfect grade as it is...

 

[Jeff7]

Now I finally know what "Gundam" is. I feel so very mentally enriched now.

 

[Maximus96]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Now I finally know what "Gundam" is. I feel so very mentally enriched now.

you are well on your way to become a mental giant.

 

[Eeezee]

I've already ordered 6

 

[uhohs]

bigger picture

and the older gundam designs = best.

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Maximus96
too bad its the old gundam, i'd like to have a 5' tall version of some of the newer ones. i don't know how to convince the wife tho... i couldn't convince her to let me buy a perfect grade as it is...

I never liked the new Gundams... it just doesn't make sense to have these huge wings etc (e.g. Gundam Wing, Gundam Seed), gives your enemy a bigger target to shoot at!

 

[Kelvrick]

It doesn't look that detailed. Probably why its so cheap.

If I'm buying one of those, I'd pay another couple hundy to have it more intricate.

 

[bacon333]

Originally posted by: pontifex
wait, a life size gundam is only like 5 feet tall?????
i thought those things were like 2-3 stories tall if not taller?

 

[Baked]

It'll take about four hours, however, to assemble the 260 or so parts.

Noob.

 

[Maximus96]

Originally posted by: BCYL

Originally posted by: Maximus96
too bad its the old gundam, i'd like to have a 5' tall version of some of the newer ones. i don't know how to convince the wife tho... i couldn't convince her to let me buy a perfect grade as it is...

I never liked the new Gundams... it just doesn't make sense to have these huge wings etc (e.g. Gundam Wing, Gundam Seed), gives your enemy a bigger target to shoot at!

whats funny is when feathers starts to fall off of gundam wing...that always cracked me up. to me the old design seems so outdated. i think they should make one of the bad guys, like a Rick Dom with the giant bazooka.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
It doesn't look that detailed. Probably why its so cheap.

If I'm buying one of those, I'd pay another couple hundy to have it more intricate.

There's only 14 parts that it can move.

 

[AkumaX]

i'd want a Wing Zero Custom.. ohhh yeeeeaa

and maybe a Strike Freedom + 8 Justice