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Modeling maker Kaiyodo's large-scale soft vinyl finished product series "Mega Soft Vinyl" includes the anime "Aim for the Top!" ], a humanoid super-class machine weapon Gunbuster for the decisive battle against space monsters is now available! Reservations are being accepted from Monday, July 3, 2023.
Mr. Taku Sato, a sculptor who used to be called "Robo Master" for his superb sense of creating three-dimensional arrangements that bring out the coolness to the maximum while faithfully expressing the image in the robot modeling. In order to preserve his talent, who passed away suddenly in 2006, Gunbuster, one of the masterpiece kits, has been released as "Aim for the Top!" ] Resurrected as a mega soft vinyl for the 35th anniversary!
The original is a soft vinyl kit released by Kaiyodo in 1991. In order to revive it as a big size finished product with a total height of over 55 cm, which is suitable for the setting in the Gunbuster play (240 meters), it has been refined to convey the charm of the original prototype as much as possible. A pose that makes you feel powerful even though it is a simple standing figure, while maintaining a beautifully balanced form, details such as details and edges have been arranged to make it look great on a large scale. It is a detachable specification using magnets, and by replacing both arms and replacing the chest parts, it is possible to reproduce an impressive pose with the arms folded and the standing state with the arms lowered.
The painting is also carefully finished so that it shines in this size, along with the vivid full-color version, as a limited edition of Kaiyodo directly managed stores, "Aim for the top!" ] Two versions of the “Carneades Project” ver.
With this Gunbuster as the first model, the Mega Soft Vinyl series will continue to develop big size models one after another!
Mega Soft Vinyl Gunbuster
- Pre-painted soft vinyl figure
- Height: about 550mm
- Prototype: Taku Sato "Robo Master"
- Price: 49,500 yen each (tax included)
- Scheduled to be released in November 2023
- Sales route:
Regular version (full color): Hobby shops nationwide, Kaiyodo directly managed stores (Kaiyodo Online Store, Hobby Lobby Kadoma, Hobby Lobby Tokyo, China Tmall Kaiyodo flagship store Carneades Plan (monochrome
) Ver: Limited to Kaiyodo directly managed stores (Kaiyodo Online Store, Hobby Lobby Kadoma, Hobby Lobby Tokyo, China Tmall Kaiyodo Flagship Store
* Some stores do not handle it, so please contact each retail store.
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