The Scope Dog R/C Mech Will Have You Going From Six To Midnight

Sean Fallon — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:20:00 EDT

I think a "wow" is in order with the Scope Dog R/C mech. Plucked from the 80's anime series VOTOMS this 1/24 scale Scope Dog Turbo Custom can do it all.

Using the controller you can make the robot "roller dash" and fire its assault rifle. If you have two, you and a buddy can wage war by firing infrared shots from the guns. The controller will respond with sounds and vibration when your mech is hit. However, building up an army of these mechs isn't going to come cheap. Each one will set you back $248. [Japan Trend Shop via 7Gadgets via DVICE]

Lifesize Scopedog Mecha Towers Over Iron and Steel Celebration

Elaine Chow — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDT

As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation got ironsmithing genius Kogoro Kurata to display his insane 1:1 scale model of the Scopedog mecha from the 80s anime series VOTOMS. Weighing in at two tons and standing a full four meters tall, it dwarfed everything else at the exhibition. The cast iron structure was actually finished in 2005 and has been on display before at other Japanese conventions, but it still thrills every time it rears its mechanical head. Look at the detail on this thing!

In VOTOMS, the Scopedog is a military all-purpose unit— a mass-produced combat vehicle that can fit a single pilot. In an interview with PingMag, Kogoro said that he built the entire structure out of iron mainly to prove that it was possible. The project ended up taking a year, because he broke a bone while working on it. [Robot Watch Japan via TechEBlog

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The Scope Dog R/C Mech Will Have You Going From Six To Midnight

Lifesize Scopedog Mecha Towers Over Iron and Steel Celebration