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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:00:35 UTC Bernie

   Last week I went to Yokohama with some friends to see Gundam Factory.

   #anime #gundam #yokohama #japan

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:06:19 UTC Bernie

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     what the... 😮

     Seeing an 18-meter tall mecha is always a bit shocking, and this one actually *moves*!

     #gundam #anime #mecha #japan

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:06:42 UTC Bernie

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     This unlucky exhibit opened in December 2020, during #covid and still has few visitors.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:09:51 UTC Bernie

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     This mecha is fully articulated and capable of assuming various poses.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:13:23 UTC Bernie

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     The mecha is actually suspended and controlled by hydraulic pistons on the back.

     https://photos.app.goo.gl/nmJCg34Ehk1Yvt777

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:17:27 UTC Bernie

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     With a reservation, you can get into an elevator to the 4th and 5th floor of the "factory" to get a backstage view of the show.

     #anime #mecha #gundam #japan

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:29:03 UTC Bernie

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     The final sequence of the show, in which the RX-78F00 gets back up and reveals a connection with the original Gundam pilot Amuro.

     https://photos.app.goo.gl/oqtvGoBHxHY9CD4v6

   • Christian Horn (globalc@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:35:25 UTC Christian Horn

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     @codewiz Taking notes for potential improvements at spaceX?

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 11:48:38 UTC Bernie

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     • Christian Horn

     @globalc Shhht! It's a secret!

     One day we'll definitely use mobile suits to defend the White Base from the evil Blue Origin empire.

     https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-moon-starship-step-towards-mars/
     #gundam #spacex #mecha

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 12:04:38 UTC Bernie

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     • Christian Horn

     Old farts like me who watched the original 1979 show will immediately get the reference. For everyone else...

     https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/SCV-70_White_Base
     #gundam #mecha #anime @globalc

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 12:15:53 UTC Bernie

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     Unsurprisingly, the public at Gundam Factory was mainly adults in their 30s and 40s.

     The few children at the show were probably accompanying a nostalgic parent 😏

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 13:08:34 UTC Bernie

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     • Christian Horn
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     @bekopharm If you liked Macross, you might also like the original Gundam or some of the sequels made in the 1980's.

     Now excuse me while I go back to watch the short series "Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket", in which the co-protagonist is called Bernie 😁

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_0080:_War_in_the_Pocket
     #gundam #anime @globalc

   • Beko Pharm (bekopharm@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 13:08:35 UTC Beko Pharm

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     @codewiz as a #macross fan I kinda like that one 🙃

   • raphael@mstdn.io's status on Monday, 31-Oct-2022 08:20:32 UTC raphael

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     @codewiz