At the bottom of the Gravity Well

After 6 months of waiting, the latest episode of Gundam Unicorn (Gundam UC) have been revealed!

An event, showing Gundam UC episodes, from episode 1 to 4 held last Tuesday (October 25). An episode is 1 hour long, so the event took more than 4 hours!

Gundam UC episode 4 will be on sale in advance on November 12 (theaters), and December 2nd (shops).

Rise of the machine: 2010 Gundam ver.

Last year, a 1/1 scale RX 78-2 Gundam was built for display at Odaiba, Tokyo. The event, ended 31th August 2010 (if I not mistaken) has attract many Gundam fans all over Japan and world.

But what happened after that date?

Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a place where many plastic models/toys makers' HQ and factories located has launch an event. The event: Shizuoka Hobby Fair, is to celebrate the 50 years of this (model kit making) industry.

Located 3 hours by train from Tokyo (not shinkansen or bullet train), it showcased the upgraded 1/1 scale Gundam and a hobby museum.

As the name -hobby fair-, the event is particapated by not only Bandai, the Gundam makers, it also participated by populars model makers such as Hasegawa and Tamiya.

One of the popular hobby magazine here, Dengeki Hobby Magazine, also have their modelers' work showcase here.

Back to the topic.

The 1/1 scale Gundam is upgraded, with a beam saber. If the event at Odaiba is to mark the 30th aniversary of Gundam, the event at Shizuoka is to mark the 30th anniversary of Gunpla (Gundam Plastic Model).

Also to celebrate this anniversary, Bandai with Sunrise, has produce a three part anime on the Gunpla builders theme.

Enjoy the pics....

With mist effect

With light on

A 1/1 scale Zaku head

A 1/1 scale core boaster

1/1 scale Gundam under construction

Work by Dengeki Hobby Magazine modeller

Work by Dengeki Hobby Magazine modeller

My senpai

The GUNPLA Phone

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At last, the phone that I waiting for has arrived. I booked this phone more than 3 month ago (before the order for iPhone4 opened). And finally, its here. Just look at the box.

I was surprised when saw the box (not the package, not what you see above). It was soo big. Org Melayu kata: sepemeluk.

The shop assistant (店員さん), asked me if I want to take the box. I said: "No thanks, the package is big enough for me".

Not related to this post. Omlet Rice that I have for dinner that day. M size, compare it with the S size (normal size). Big? No lah.

So, what is in the package? Why so big? To answer that question, lets open it.

The package

Inside

Above is the pic showing the inside of the package. A Gunpla is also given to the buyers of the phone. At the right side is the parts to build the Gunpla. A Metal In Frame is at the left side above. And the box containing the phone at the left side bottom.

The Phone

Here is the phone. It is based on 945SH (well it is a 945SH model). White in colour. There is White Base marking, EFSF (earth federation space force) marking, and the "RX-78" writing.

Display

It has Gundam customized contents unlike the real 945SH. Here is the one of the animated wallpaper showing the drawing of a wire frame of RX-78. Another wonderful thing of the display is, it is a touchscreen and can be flipped just like other AQUOS phone.

The display flipped.

Now, lets built the Gunpla.

The parts and the instruction

Lets start with the Metal in Frame

The Metal In Frame

This is the heaviest parts.

The Frame from the back.

The frame from front.

Well, it does look like a frame. You can see the core booster at the abdomen.

Next, lets assemble the other parts.

Complete

Hmm. I don't know if what I'm thinking is true. This RX-78 is a little bit... fat(?).

With the stand and the phone holder.

Also included is the display stand and the phone holder. The design is based on the catapult of the white base.

This model is a little bit bigger than other HGs (1/144). Non scale (?)