Gundamaniac

spoiler alert: please do not read on unless you really want to know. ^^

news from Gunota image from Ngee Khiong,
there will be some new GN drive powered MS on Gundam 00 starting Episode 20, these mobile suits are called GN-X and will be given to Union, AEU, and HRL.

Yet another reason to be miffed about getting that shiny new PS3. ^^; the battle of Sunrise is a PS2 rpg game scheduled to be released this april. This game features charaters from the Sunrise anime titles Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, Panzer World Galient, Metal Armor Dragonar, Armored Trooper VOTOMS, SPT Layzner, King Of Braves GaoGaiGar ,Zettai Muteki Rajin-Oh and Round Vernian Vifam. sources from Gunota, images from Famitsu.

Amuro’s Counterattack. ^^

“I’m the better looking Votom!”, “No I am!”

Dragonar: “how many times do I have to say this, I’m not a gundam!”

“GaoGaiGar Shiiiineeeeeing Fiiiiiinger!”

go voltron! I mean Raijin-Oh. ^^;

by the way this might be my last post for the next few days, since I’m scheduled to have laser eye surgery this afternoon. rest assured I’ll start right back as soon as I’m able to open my eyes. lol. hopefully though, this wuld be my last post wearing glasses. ^^

Being a fan of both Star Wars and Gundam, I find myself wondering who came up with the idea of a laser powered saber, was it a hollywood sci-fi innovation or was it originally from a Japanese manga or anime? Clearly from the date of their release, the first Star Wars movie a ‘new hope’ back in 1977 would predate the original gundam series which was released in 1979. However an older giant robot genre anime called Voltes V sported an equally giant sized sword which springs out from its chest. although the image of the sword is drawn similar to that of a traditional sword, they do call the weapon the laser sword. Incidentally George Lucas also called the lightsaber a laser sword during the early stages of star wars production.

but if we were to count the Voltes’ laser sword similar to that of a beam saber, then we should probably count Frodo’s Sting and Gandalf’s Glamdring from Tolkien’s the the Lord of the Rings as a light saber as well. ^^ however should we consider a light saber in the strictest sense with a blade made out of energy, then the earliest reference would probably be from Issac Asimov’s Lucky Starr series. (not to be confused with the the Japanese manga Lucky Star). released back in the early 1950’s Issac Asimov describes a sword named the force-blade, a weapon with a short stainless steel shaft that could project a force field that could cut through anything. 
speaking of lasers, I’m going to have laser eye surgery tomorrow, hopefully everything goes well. ^^

Remember the Musha Gundam MK-II ver Ka from the PS2 release of Gundam Musou (special). well Akiba Hobby just recently posted some images from the Amusement Expo 2008. Among of which is an image of a figure version of the Katoki verion of the Musha MK-II.

Another noteworthy image on Akiba hobby is the gundam special creative models.

this RX-78 looks cool, however is does have a freakishly small waist. ^^ lol
some more images available on Akiba Hobby.

Another note worthy release posted Gunota and Gundam Base is the MG Minelayer Zaku. personally though I wish Bandai just released the backpack and not another Zaku. ^^; I wonder if the backpack would be available later on at Parts Paradise down at Akihbara. ^^

one thing I didn’t know about the Zaku though, is that one can stick the action stand up on the front. O.O