繼高達之後, 再有一比一鐵人28

神戶18米鐵人28硬撼東京高達(圖)

今年夏天日本神戶將展出一台高18米的「鐵人28號」實體機械人！繼之前我們為大家介紹過，東京潮風公園落成了一台比例一比一的機動戰士高達後，最近這部18米高的鐵人28又將近成形，實在令一眾機械迷心頭為之一震。看來今年暑假，機械迷又多了一個好去處。

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建成後的「鐵人28號」實體機械人計畫將於神戶的若松公園展出，其身高18米，身軀比原著中所描述「身高10.2米、體重31公噸」更高更重。工作人員已早於上個月開始進行建造工程，現時其頭部、四肢、軀幹等部分零件亦已幾近完成，而接下來便要進行組裝工序，預定最終會於8月份完成並展出。

「鐵人28號」是日本漫畫大師橫山光輝的成名作，於1956年開始連載，一直深受廣大市民和漫畫迷的歡迎，連載時間長達10年之久。而其後陸續推出的廣播劇、電視劇、動畫及電影，更令其知名度大大飆升。此作可謂是機械人始祖，它對後來的「鐵甲萬能俠」、「機動戰士高達」等作品均具有不同程度的影響。
對於今次的好消息，不少Fans都表示十分期待它的落成，更有網友笑問日後大阪是否會「跟風」推出一台實體鐵甲萬能俠，東京會否推出暴走的初號機……希望日本打造成「超級機械人大國」，刺激旅遊業。網友的推測是否屬實就不得而知，不過大家不妨先上官方網誌看看工作人員不定時的製作日誌。

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Perhaps the Japanese know something we don't! A 60-foot statue of famous cartoon robot Gigantor was recently built in the city of Kobe. Towering over Kobe's Wakamatsu Park, the statue weighs 50 tons, costs about $1.5 million to build and took about six weeks to erect. Just like the humongous Gundam robot spotted in Tokyo, the Gigantor stands about 59 feet tall. For those of you who are not familiar with that robot, the Gundam could shoot light from its body and was best viewed at night. It was built to mark the 30th anniversary of the highly successful Mobile Suit Gundam franchise.

Do these robots come alive and protect their city from mass destruction? That's my guess. Until then, though, high-five to Japan for providing some cool-as-heck tourist attractions.


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The Gundam was only up for the Summer in Tokyo but the Gigantor will protect Kobe indefinitely. For those of you who 'd like to know the story behind the Gigantor - he's a symbol of the rebirth of Kobe after it was devastated by the 1995 earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people. January 2010 marks the 15th anniversary of the tragedy. Too cool!