Japan's Making a Gundam!

Ok, while it's not a "real" gundam, it's the first 1/1 scale model made to my knowledge. This summer excited otaku can travel to Fujikyu Highland park and for only 700 yen check out a full size replica of gundam RX78, unfortunately it's just lying on it's back.

While that's all some of my favorite "movie" stars do, I expect more from an 18 meter robot of metal and weaponry. This thing doesn't take it like those actresses I mentioned before, it dishes it out, with extreme prejudice, with a jaunty tune playing in the cockpit. Ok, so I guess it has more in common with porn stars then I originally thought.

Ah well, but hey, anyone in the JR Shinjuku station vicinity can pop on by and check it out. I know I would, if I was rich... or lived in Japan.

Full Article here

\\drew