Tom dives further into the publication history of Syd Mead’s Gundam movie concept art and examines rarely seen original sketches.
Tag: live action
Direct-to-Video Model Kit Movies: The S.F.3.D Nutrocker Video
At the end of the gunpla boom, Hobby Japan and Nitto teamed up to release a direct-to-video short film based on Kow Yokoyama’s model kit and photonovel series, S.F.3.d.
The Hollywood Gundam Bibliography
Tom shares his primary resources for researching the failed 1983 adaption of Mobile Suit Gundam, including links to complete PDFs of the original script by Chip Proser and storyboards.
When Gundam Came to Hollywood
The never-before-told story of the unproduced American film based on the Japanese giant robot series.
Live Action Mecha of the ’80s and ’90s
In the ’80s and ’90s, it wasn’t uncommon to see Japanese promotional videos and commercials based on mecha franchises, but most were low-budget projects that often boiled down to little more than a couple of actors driving around holding airsoft guns.