People over at Japan Science and Technology Agency came up with an estimation for building an working life size gundam (18Meters)
Estimated cost:
| ITEM | UNIT COST | QTY | COST |
| Aluminum alloy (honeycomb) | $1,800 | 43,875 | $79,000,000 |
| (+ Metal manufacturing/processing) | $240,000,000 | ||
| Main computer (IBM) | $1,550,000 | 1 | $1,550,000 |
| Gas turbine engines (GE) | $52,000,000 | 7 | $364,000,000 |
| Superconductive motors (IHI) | $260,000 | 30 | $7,800,000 |
| Motor drivers | $260,000 | 30 | $7,800,000 |
| Reducers | $760,000 | 30 | $22,800,000 |
| Sensors | $910,000 | ||
| Cockpit | $450,000 | ||
| TOTAL: | $724,310,000 |
Yes.. 725Mil!!! So.. will we see a real working gundam in our lifetime? hmmm..
- Full report at Pink Tentacle
Here is how a Gundam look like
Made this last year, Master grade Gundam RX78-2 ver2
Posted in Toys and anime | Tags: gundam
