Dude - A 5 Foot Gundam

[Sand Rat]

Why wasnt I told of this sooner?

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/04/bandais-gundam-robot-goes-life-sized/

 

[Bill]

lol

\"...Marketed as a \"sophisticated plastic model\" (kind of like its companion to the left)...\"

Looks great...

 

[noneedforaname]

How much is the one on the left?

 

[Sand Rat]

She certainly looks sophisticated to me.

Course the one on the right will probably be cheaper in the long run.lollol

 

[hakoMike]

At least they chose the classic RX-78 model ....

er, ummm... (clears throat)

yes, that\'s a pretty girl.

 

[Arkzein]

It\'s a fake, that woman on the left is only 5 inches tall!

I would say this is pretty far out there, but having one of those sitting around the place wouldn\'t be as strange as those life size women dolls they have over there so not *too* insane. Have to admit when it comes to the height of geekdom the Japanese have the rest of the world licked.

 

[Sand Rat]

Actually from what I have seen on HBO and such like, the Gundam is cheaper than the Real Doll.

Go figure.lol

 

[Hinton]

Originally posted by Arkzein
I would say this is pretty far out there, but having one of those sitting around the place wouldn\'t be as strange as those life size women dolls they have over there so not *too* insane. Have to admit when it comes to the height of geekdom the Japanese have the rest of the world licked.

Like one of these?

 

[supervike]

Which one is fake?

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by supervike
Which one is fake?

Michael Jackson

 

[matty1001]

\"fear-inducing flashing eyes\"

O sh!t

 

[Onis Lair]

the giant hassle of self-assembling over 250 parts might just deter all but the most hardcore fans who won\'t even get the pleasure of mounting up and wearing it around the house, shooting at imaginary Gundam Wings.

Wanna bet about that. I gar-ron-tee some geek will make the adjustments needed to wear it as an actual suit.

 

[Arkzein]

Dear Lord, they don\'t even look fake anymore...

Have to be very short and slight to fit into that, I can see some poor child getting forced into it. \"Hey, you\'ll love it, go on, and you get to tour around these things called \'conventions\' it\'ll be fun, we\'ll show *all* your friends...\"

 

[hakoMike]

Here\'s the actual National Geographic article for those interested.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0610_050610_robot.html

\"But it\'s the little, \"unconscious\" movements that give the robot its eerie verisimilitude: the slight flutter of the eyelids, the subtle rising and falling of the chest, the constant, nearly imperceptible shifting so familiar to humans.\"

(or, as a coworker is known to say, \"heh heh. Girl robot.\")

 

[uberdark]

Originally posted by Onis Lair

the giant hassle of self-assembling over 250 parts might just deter all but the most hardcore fans who won\'t even get the pleasure of mounting up and wearing it around the house, shooting at imaginary Gundam Wings.

Wanna bet about that. I gar-ron-tee

some geek will make the adjustments
needed to wear it as an actual suit.

actually its already been done. i have seen and am friends with friends who make mecha outfits out of plastics, cardboard and such and it actually looks pretty cool.