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Life-Size Freedom Gundam Statue in Shanghai Opens for Public Viewing
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The life-size Freedom Gundam LaLaport Jinqiao in Shanghai was opened for public viewing on Wednesday. The completion of the statue coincides with the opening of the Gundam Base gunpla store in the same shopping complex.
A cornerstone-laying ceremony was carried out on the Gundam's head on Monday. Using a large-scale crane, the head was lifted 18 meters into the air and placed onto the body of the statue. The formal opening ceremony will be held on May 28, and it will be streamed online via the Chinese video streaming service bilibili.
To commemorate the opening of the statue, Bandai opened orders on Wednesday for two new Gunpla models, a small toy, and six apparel items inspired by Freedom Gundam. These items can be purchased in Japan from the "Freedom Gundam Ver. G Popup Shop" website.
Protagonist Kira Yamato pilots the 18.03-meter-tall (about 59-foot-tall) ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam mobile suit midway through the opening for public viewing in Yokohama on December 19.
A previous life-size RX-78-2 Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn anime. The Unicorn Gundam statue can light up and move various s to "transform" between Unicorn Mode and Destroy Mode.
Source: Gundam.info (Link 2)
