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Real-life Rideable Mecha in the Making

NiX — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:33:27 +0000

Kōgorō Kurata, who years ago built a life-size VOTOMS statue, is now concentrating his efforts on building his very own 4-ton 4-meter-tall rideable mech. Once complete, the mech will be able to move through hydraulics, software, and a diesel engine, and it will even have a working cockpit hatch.

Animenewsnetwork has the full story.

Stop-Motion Gundam and Busou Shinki

NiX — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:10:35 +0000

The YouTube account CDCFL801 is totally packed with pain-staking stop-motion animations using various toys and figures such as Gundam and Busou Shinki. The webisodes are particularly noteworthy for excellent editing, super-smooth animation, and dynamic movement. What may be even more amazing is how his extensive collection survives such filming ordeals. Now if only we could understand the dialog…

See a few more below!

Battle Armor Division (B.A.D.)

NiX — Sun, 29 May 2011 17:10:22 +0000

Mecha Damashii recently covered the release of interestingly titled mecha side-scroller Battle Armor Division (B.A.D.) by Crian Soft. As you’ll see in the video below, the gameplay is very reminiscent of mecha classics such as Assault Suits Valken (Cybernator) and Metal Warriors.

B.A.D is an intense and enjoyable Shoote’em up game that captures the feeling of controlling a mass-produced humanoid robot (Battle Armor) piloted by a single soldier while keeping the realistic fast-paced action in a dramatic large scale conflict, from various Factions of Earth and Mars.

Their official site features a demo, screenshots, as well as the full game for €8.90.

Now THAT’s a Kämpfer/Gouf!

NiX — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:13:22 +0000

Over at the forums, resident kit-basher Fox just directed us to a ridiculously good scratch-built original model that won the Hobby Japan: All Japan “Ora-Zaku” Championship 13th.

Named YAMS-130B Greifer, this fan-created mobile suit is a reimagining of the classic MS-18E Kämpfer (or MS-07 Gouf?) for the Unicorn Gundam timeline.

What’s exceptional about this work by Style-S is the attention to detail. From conceptual sketches to 3DCG models to background information to scratch-built armor and LED detailing, the guy has covered it all.

Now I’m not sure if it was part of the contest prize (since I can’t read Japanese), but it is likely that this fan work may go into Gundam canon and even be featured in an upcoming episode of the ongoing Gundam Unicorn OVA. Here’s to hoping that they even release it as a kit.

More pictures and details at the creator’s website over here.