6 meter tall Gundam statue @ Shanghai: First Images!

The “RX-78-2 Gundam China Special” statue will be displayed at the 8th China International Animation, Cartoon and Game Fair, to be held in Shanghai July 12th through the 16th. It features a color scheme designed by Beijing YANKAI cultural development Co.,Ltd., authors of the Chinese “Mobile Suit Gundam UC” manhua currently running in Guangzhou Tianwen Kadokawa Animation & Comics Co., Ltd.’s “Tian Man” magazine.

To match the “RX-78-2 Gundam China Special”, Bandai will also release a special “MG 1/100 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0 China Special Ver.” kit (MSRP: ¥420). This China-exclusive kit will be available from online retailer Taobaowan, as well as at BANDAI official shop. Orders will open on July 12th, and the kit will also be available at events in China sponsored by the Namco Bandai Group