Technabob » godzilla http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Custom Chrome Mechagodzilla Lamp with Assault Rifles: Get in My House http://technabob.com/blog/2012/03/25/custom-chrome-mechagodzilla-lamp/ http://technabob.com/blog/2012/03/25/custom-chrome-mechagodzilla-lamp/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:17:14 +0000 Conner Flynn http://technabob.com/blog/?p=89116 Check out this amazingly awesome custom Mechagodzilla lamp complete with assault rifles. He reminds you to turn your light off when you leave the room. Or else.

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This badass lamp gives Mechagodzilla wings, twin G36C rifles and a whole lot of attitude. The wings come from an old toy that Obvious Winner found at a local comic book shop for a $1. They were promptly snapped off and surgically attached to Mechagodzilla using a drill and epoxy.

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After that it was time to arm this beast with some weaponry. The choice? 1:6 scale G36 assault rifles that are nicely detailed. You can even fold the stock and remove the magazine and the bullets inside. Those are some nice guns. I wish I had a lamp this cool myself. Great job. I hope we see a Mothra lamp next.

[via Obvious Winner]

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It was created by artist Johan Bruninx, who makes sculptures using old toy parts covered in a shiny metal finish (among other things.) I only wish I could buy one of these for my dining table. All I can imagine is setting up a tiny scale model of Tokyo on my table and then putting this thing in the middle. I would totally ditch my current candleholders for this one in a heartbeat, and set Gojira loose on my houseguests instead.

[via KNSTRCT and Lazorz]

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Coming this December from Bandai Japan, this remote-controlled Mechagodzilla robot is truly a sight to behold.

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Towering at nearly 20-inches tall (1/100th scale), the mechanical creation is faithful to the version of the Robosaurus Rex from 1974′s Gojira tai Mekagojira (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla).

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Mechagodzilla has light up eyes, nostrils and mouth, and his spinning rocket-launcher fingers and toes have flashing LEDs in them too. But the best part is that Mecha can go all Linda Blair on your ass (or Steve Martin in The Jerk), spinning his head in a complete circle as he screeches sound effects digitized from the movie.

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Now the bad news. Not only is Mechagodzilla only available in Japan, he’ll set you back a whopping ¥84,000 (about $828 USD, depending on how the dollar is doing). Still, if you’re a big fan of the classic franchise, you might just have to pinch your pennies for one of these.

[via Digital Gadgets Freak and SciFi Japan]

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