This model is not 18 meters tall.
No, a full-size, 18-meter Gundam statue is being placed on the island to celebrate Gundam's 30 anniversary. For those of you interested in these things, it's an RX-78-2, the primary Gundam from the original series-- and the predecessor of the RX-78-7, which is being featured in the newest Gundam series, although the latest from Bandai (Japan) is that there will be no new show airing in 2009. He was responding to a question, however, of whether a new show would be announced in 2009...a dodge? We'll see-- I'm guessing we might hear some news from August's Gundam convention, Big Expo, which will also be featuring a new Gundam movie.
