{"id":11585,"date":"2012-09-14T01:36:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T01:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=11585"},"modified":"2013-09-15T05:57:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-15T05:57:46","slug":"2013tourphotos1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/2013tourphotos1\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamatour 2013 Photojournal 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The complete movie lineup at the Shinjuku Piccadilly theater during the week of my visit. I saw 5 out of the 15.<\/div>\n

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Display cases with merchandising from various non-Yamato<\/em> movies.<\/div>\n

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The 1\/1 scale Gundam still standing proud in front of Diver City mall, Odaiba. This was my third time in its mighty presence. The Gundam Front<\/em> pavilion inside showed no sign of slowing down. In fact, a new section had been added to explore the real science behind the saga’s science-fiction.
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A lot of attention was given to the reality of the space colonies.<\/div>\n

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This huge model (I would guess about 3 feet long) is probably the closest I’ll get to a space colony in my lifetime. Alas.<\/div>\n

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The surface detailing is exquisite, and there’s even an interior.<\/div>\n

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I would have understood the “Large Helical Device” better if there was more English on it.<\/div>\n

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But I totally get the Junior Mobile Suit and completely real robot legs.<\/div>\n

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1\/1 scale Gundam<\/em> cockpit, as used by Amuro Rei in 1979. These days its design seems completely inadequate given the complexity of later Gundam<\/em> mecha.
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A 1\/144 scale White Base<\/em> from the first series. Big enough to dominate your living room.<\/div>\n

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A 1\/1 scale Haro (he’s inescapable) and a more up-to-date mobile suit cockpit. You could actually climb into it for a photo-op, but for me it was enough to know that it existed.
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Interesting statue at Odaiba’s Marine Park. Must be one of a kind, because where else could you possibly find one? At right: the view across the bay toward the east side of Tokyo.
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More views from the park.<\/div>\n

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At left: the Statue of Livelty facing Fuji Television’s fortress of power. At right: Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki in its natural state – about to enter my stomach.
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