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Van Force Pictures and Instructions from gabriel

  • Andrew
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  • Feb 7, 2006
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  • Asia, LEGO, Mecha
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    • Ask and ye shall receive! In my recent post on the alternate Exo-Force design by anime director and mecha designer Shoji Kawamori, I asked if any Japanese LEGO fans knew of any better pictures of a completed Van Force mecha.

    Azumu (of LEGO-BINGO, who it seems is much more consistent about checking Brickshelf than I am) responded:

    Regarding instructions for Kawamura-sensei’s “Van Force,” gabriel-san customized the model a bit and uploaded them:
    http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=161353
    There were a few places in the magazine that were hard to figure out, so it’s not a complete recreation, but I think it’s pretty much complete.

    Thanks Azumu-san! So without further ado, here’s a bigger picture of Van Force:

    Click the image (or the link Azumu-san provided) for the full gallery, complete with step-by-step building instructions! Awesome.

    Oh, and those aren’t custom decals. Japanese LEGO specialty store Click-Brick handed out Van Force sticker sheets with the purchase of any Exo-Force set. Since The LEGO Company worked with Mr. Kawamori to design Van Force, I believe the sticker sheet is “official.”

    Andrew posted this entry on Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 at 8:49 pm. Posted in the category Asia, LEGO, Mecha You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

    2 Responses to “Van Force Pictures and Instructions from gabriel”

    1. The Brothers Brick - LEGO Blog » Blog Archive » New Exo-Force Alternate Model “Naoe-Force” Says:
      March 25th, 2007 at 3:50 pm

      […] Shoji Kawamori has designed two “Van-Force” models, which you can read about and see pictures of here on The Brothers Brick. All along, Mr. Kawamori has worked with Japanese Master Builder […]

    2. Kikimaru Says:
      March 26th, 2007 at 5:49 pm

      That is sweet — I don’t have the skills necessary for a transformable suit like that, so will be building that ASAP!

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