Re: Gundam toys
From: Michael Llaneza <maserati@e...>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:03:32 -0800
Subject: Re: Gundam toys
Those look very nice. I'd want several dozen of the suits for Lightning
Strike, that's exactly the size I want.
Ray Forsythe wrote:
> I don't know if anyone has seen this set before, but I picked up an
> Albion assault carrier set a few weeks back from the Bandai Gundam toy
> line. It's the carrier from Gundam 0083, and several of the GZG IJN
> ships look to have been inspired by the design.
>
> ANyway, the ship is about a foot long and 5" wide. It may yet make an
> appearance as a largish troop lander, or maybe a scenery piece in a
> starport battle.
>
> The best part is the set comes with five tiny mobile suit figures,
> which have "Dirtside II combat walker" written all over them. The
> detail is pretty good for soft plastic.
>
> I've tossed some pictures up on my website at:
>
> http://www.wombatzone.com/gallery.html
>
> Now the only problem is getting enough to put a decent sized element
> together.