Justbecauseofthat, somethingisgonnabe a littlebittrickytotakethisoff.
Therewego.
I don't knowif I shouldbewearinggloves, so I'm notgettingfingerprintsonthis.
I'm sureonce I touchthat, it's justgonnabefingerprintsallovertheplace.
Butthatissomeimpressiveboxer.
I gottasayitdoesn't showtheguntoMel, but I just I guessitjustdoesn't reallyneedtowhenyougotBoxerasimpressiveasthat.
Nowthisguy's ifyouguysareunaware.
Thisis a collaborationdesignforthe 40thanniversaryofGundamandnextyearbeingthe 40thanniversaryofgumplabetweenKenOkayama, whois a famousindustrialdesignermostfamousfordesigning a Ferrari, Thinkandthenalso, justbetweentheband I Sotheircollaborationtodesignthisnewkindoftakeonthearcsofneedtoknow.
Interestingly, itdoesn't sayanywhereintheboxlikeour X 72 Gundamindustrialdesignversion.
ItjustsaysGundam G 40.
Soit's not, I guess, actually, a differenttakeontheGundam.
It's supposedtobeitsowndifferentGundam, I guess, apparentlysortof.
Butanyway, anothergoodreasonforthemtomakethisboxsospecialisjustbecauseitis a limitedproduction.
It's sortoflike a vandyke.
Itbasicallywherethey'reonlydoingtheonerunningasfaras I know.
But I didalsoagainhearfromtheBenderuptthatifitsellsreallywell, theymayproduceITMorinthefuture.
Buthewasn't suresothatforthatreason, especially, I decidedtopickuponeofthesekids.
Atfirst, I wasn't goingtoacceptwasn't reallytoointothedesign.
Butafterhearingthatisgonnabelimitedrelease, I thought, Well, if I decide I wanttocheckitoutlater, it's probablygonnabeexpensiveandhardtogetso I bettergetonewhile I can.
So, asalways, a bigthankyoutous a condomstoreforallowingmetopickuponeofthese.
As I know, forthemoment, thiskidissoldoutonusagaininstore.
Ifyouwanttoreadthat, youcanhave a lookatthatandinhereishowthedesignlooksnowagain, notreallysuperintothedesign.
But I thinkwhenit's posed, itlooksmuchmoreimpressivejustbecausewhenit's poseswhenyoucanreallykindofseealltheamazingengineeringthatwentintothisskidanditisveryamazinglyengineeredoutside, despitewhateveryouthinkofthedesign, sothat's gonnagetkindofgoingtobethehighlightofthiskidisalltheengineering, justthebuildofthekids.
Sothereyougo.
Itlooksreallycool.
Justas a featofengineering, I guess.
Andthen a bitmore.
They'rejustaboutthatgetsreallysupertinypictures, I guess, forjustfromtheproductionprocess.
Oh, yeah, becauseitthisalsoincludes a specialbookinsidehereaswell.
I forgotaboutthat.
Yeah, thereat G W C eventinTokyorecentlyBeforetheydidtheawardceremony, theyhadit.
CanOklahomathereandalsosomesinger.
I don't knowwhohewasactuallythere, andtheygave a specialpresentationallaboutthisgonnaandthatwasjustprettyimpressivejusttokindofhearfromhimthatwasanotherreasonwhy I decide.
Okay, I'll, I'llgivethekid a chance.
I'llcheckitoutjusttohear I'm talkingabouttheproductionprocessandanythingtherewiththeband I rubsothatmaybejustdecided.
Thisis, ah, commonimagethatthey'reusing a lotforpromoting.
Thiskid's definitely a littlebitstrangedesignherewiththefootseparatingthethreepartslikethat, it's a bitodd.
I'm notsurehow I feelaboutthatorheardeterminingthedirectionoftheprojectandchallengingnewCGexplorationsaresohereissometextfromCoalMatsuo, whois a directorfilmdirectorhere.
Seehisthoughtsonthat?
Okay, movingonhere.
Wehave a coupleofBandaipeopleherefromtheplanningandMarketingteam.
A band I usecameArochaandfromthedevelopmentandDesignteamCinta.
Y eah, unfortunately, thislong a textlikethisisgoingtobe a littlehardertoshowyou, cause I can't exactlykeepscrollingbackandforth, backandforth, backandforthlikethat.
Sogonnabe a littlebittrickyforyouguystoreadifyou'reinterested.
It's prettycoolandthatwaslooking a littlebitgoofy.
Andthenlastonethere, prettysleek.
Andthenourbigfinishproductthereyoucanseewith a littlepersonjusttokindofget a senseoftherealworldscaleforthat.
Hopefullybend.
I doesn't make a giant 1 to 1 scaleversionofthisjustbecauseit's ugly.
I'd ratherthangettoworkonmaking, like a 1 to 1 scaleZachorsomethingpersonally, but, uh, thetopofthehead, whichisprettyinterestinghowit's justkindof a onesolidcamerathing.
They'reonthetopoftheheadwith a camerathatapparentlywouldprobablyjustmovedbackandforthonthetopofthehead.
Sointerestingdesignaspectforthat.
Youcanreadaboutthat, andthendownhereaboutthelegs, I haveanimportantpurpose.
Andhesaidonethingthatwasthedeterminingfactorwasthattheywantedtodesign a Corpsfighterforaswell, buttheydidn't reallyhaveenoughtime.
Sothat's whytheyendedupmakingan H G becausetheydidn't reallyhaveenoughtimetodesignthewholeCorpsfighteraspectofitaswell.
Butthenlater, attheendoftheirpresentation, hementionedabouthowthey'restillworkingontheCorpsfighterforthisdesign, andsothatledmetobelievethat I thinkthey'reprobablyplanning a masterburiedversionofthisaswell.
Ifthiswasdoneatthe H G stagelikethat, itwouldn't reallyneedtokeepworkingonthecorporateorbend.
I wouldn't needtokeeppayingthisguymoneytokeepworkingondesignworkifthekidhasalreadydoneanddusted.
Butifthey'reallworkingonmaking a masqueradeadorationofthis, whichisgoingtousethequarterfighter, thenyouknow, thatseemslikethatwouldbethatmakessensetomeanyway, Sowe'lljusthavetoseeif a masqueradeofthisdoesactuallycomeoutornot.
Sojustkindof a timelinethereoftheband I gonnafactorythereandthenewonecomingnextyearthegonnafactoryYokohamajustopeningupnextyearwherethat's wherethey'vemovedthe 1 to 1 scaleGundam.
I believethat's wherethey'regonnahavethemovingGundamthereatthegunfactoryinYokohama.
Sothat'llbeprettyamazing.
Allright, sonowthatthat's alldone, let's get a lookattherunnerson.
I mean, it's a coolcollaborationbandice, tryingnewthingsthat's alwaysbetterthannotsogottagiveBandaipropsforputtingoutreallypristinelookingproductherenowiscomingat a price.
Itis a prettyexpensiveHDkitaround 30 $35 aroundthereforanHDkit.
That's quite a lot.
Butyougotta, I guess, justtakentwoaccountsofjustallthemoney.
Probablyproductioncostthatwentintothis.
Andyoudohave a prettyniceproducthere.
Solookingforwardtobuildingthis, guysand I willbelivestreamingthebuildofthis.