Geoff's Superheroes, Space and other incredible Toys: Gundam

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Gundam on a horsey

Zhao Yun Gundam - Fei Ying Shan
Bandai, 2010, CHINA

Friday, July 10, 2020

Lionbot

Red Lion Robot, Unknown, 1980 's ?

I picked this up in the 1990's at a Belgian fleamarket. Have no clue from which serie this comes from, so if anyone recognizes this toy please send me a message.

I transforms into a car and suffered some damage to the crown piece...

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Of all Gundams, this one has to be the most popular ! It is the bot that started it all. The one that defended the first Zakus attacks... it is even the one to build real size. Yes. really... they did it a couple of years ago in Tokyo (Odaiba's Shiokaze Park). - to see more, click here.

RX78 MegaSize Model, Bandai, China, 2000's

Building was a snap !

Lots of articulations...

...and even more decals!

Monday, August 19, 2013

More bootlegged Gundams ! You have to love these Chinese...

Turn "A" Gundam, ?, China, 2000's

Nice colour scheme. Batteries light up a little red light on the chest - tinny weenie little laser, if you ask me.

Gundam (Wing ?), ?, China , 2000's

This one is like I like... all gold and silver shinny flashy brittle plastic. FDL find...

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Baby baby... light my fire !

Talking about Gundam's ... here's a little Mark II...

Mark II Gundam

2007 China

Bandai

Gundam Wing à la Chinoise...

Gundam Wing, ?, China, 2010's

All plastic, all fragile... Please serve me a cup of Ramen Noodles with this one, OK ?

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Valkyrie

In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live. (Wikipedia)

Quite interestingly, it made its way to the land of emperors and rising suns...

VF-1S, Takatoku, Japan, 1980's

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Damn you ! Where is my gun ?

Mini SD Gundiam with flyingsuit, Bandai, Japan, 2000's

Itsy bitsy Gundam that felt into the marmit when it was young ... Then became a lethal robot full of blades and laserswords and other "don't you touch me" features...

Legend Gundam, Bandai Japan, 2006

Monday, March 11, 2013

What a nice moustache...

If Picasso had his Gundam that would be the one... heavy diecast toy - "titanium" alloy legs. Oh yes, and a moustache à la Hercule Poirot...

Turn "A"Gundam, Bandai, Japan, 1999

With shield

Where's my bowling ball?

With pulse rifle

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Little Gundam

Gundam, Bandai, Japan, 1993

...Look at my Jedi Saber !

This is one of the vintage little Gundam toys (=not models) issued in Japan in the 90ies. Anyone knows from which serie ?

Thursday, September 13, 2012

More Gundams bébé...

BB #163 Buiou Daishougun Kirahagane Gokusai, Bandai, Japan,

2010

CB #04 Knight Gundam GP01 Jr, Bandai,

1992

CB #04 Knight Gundam GP01 Jr, Bandai,

1992

BB #172 Gouken Gundam Kirahagane Gokusai, Bandai, Japan

2010

BB #158 Tenrei Gundam Kirahagane Gokusai, Bandai, Japan,

2010

BB #167 Kishin Daishougun Shiryuuou Kirahagane Gokusai, Bandai,

Japan, 2010

Sunday, August 5, 2012

This shogun glows in the dark !

BB #107 Gundam Dai Koutei, Bandai, Japan, 1992

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Shogun robots...

I had really a fun time building these... (see Gunpla below).

Now, trying to remember which is which...

BB Shin Gouka Ryuusou Ryuusou Ryuub, Bandai,
Japan, 2010

Arms and armor display

BB #139 Victory Dai Shogun, Bandai, Japan, 1994

Shine baby, shine !

Lots of bling... really.

It's a bot ? or a peacock ?

Monday, July 30, 2012

Building robots - Gunpla

Brave Battle Warriors - 021, BANDAI, Japan, 2010

Holidays are there - and this means I have some time to assemble a number of these. GUNPLA means "Gundam Plastic Modelling". The fun here is that these models do not require any glue or paint. And throught the use of "polycaps" (= flexible joints / articulations), they can transform and are fully posable/ playabe at the end of the built. Lots of research and engineering went into these.