1:1 RX-78 Gundam model in Odaiba, Tokyo

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Gundam robot anime series, an 18 meter Gundam model has just been erected in Odaiba, Tokyo.

Various Tokyo bloggers have started to put up images on the net. In most photos it is difficult to judge the actual scale of this bohemoth, but this one at punynari.wordpress.com   gives you a good idea.

1:1 RX-78 Gundam Statue Odaiba, Tokyo

1:1 RX-78 Gundam Statue Odaiba, Tokyo

The robot will only be up for two months before being moved to an undisclosed location….

I wonder if the marketing people at  DreamWorks are kicking themselves for not doing something similar for the latest Transformers movie.

4 Responses to “1:1 RX-78 Gundam model in Odaiba, Tokyo”


  1. 1 Zuco June 11, 2009 at 10:46 am

    I took many pics of it and believe me it’s awesome.
    It’s still under construction but it seems to be a great show when they finish it.

  2. 2 travel67 June 11, 2009 at 11:42 am

    I think if you could take a similar shot to the one above which had both the feet in the frame and a either a clean blue sky or some interesting clouds it would be awesome.

    It reminds me of the trailers for the new Star Trek where they are finishing the construction of the Enterprise.

    Will the statue be lit up at night? Another fantastic photo opportunity.

  3. 3 Neal Minosa July 11, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    this is one of the reasons why boys never grow up and never outgrow their toys! amazing!!!


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