Yukio Kikita Illustrator Born in 1949 Born in Gifu Prefecture.
Draw a wide variety of illustrations from people, landscapes, animals and plants to science fiction robots. Currently active in Nishi-Ogikubo area.
In this reunion with L-Gaim for the first time in a long time, memories of work at that time have been revived.
It's like, "Oh!
The coloring of the illustrations has been changed from airbrush to PC, but I tried to make the best use of the airbrush feeling at that time.
At the time of the meeting of the illustration, I showed you a sample before the product of Bash,
I was familiar with the assembled plastic model, so this heavy feeling and the real work such as metal parts are not odd,
I was quite surprised at the presence of the presence.
One of the representative SUNRISE ROBOT ANIME of the 80's "Heavy Metal L-Gaim".
Among the so-called real robot line animation works, its world setting and design are unrivaled presence
, Especially the design concept of the humanoid mechanism `` Heavy Metal '' has a great effect on subsequent robot animation
Known for giving.
In order to reproduce the charm of "Heavy Metal" in three dimensions, various hobby products have been lined up since the broadcast
It can be said that it is a feature of this work, but it was born with a new brand name at that time as a flagship item of finished toys.
That was L-Gaim, the first in the "HI-METAL" series.
“HI-METAL” is a high-end toy brand for adults, which was still small at that time.
We have pursued points such as realistic appearance, movable ver. A.N.I.M.E., composite materials, and luxurious packaging.
As an epoch-making toy, it has become a landmark in history.
In 2020, inherit the name of "HI-METAL"
Heavy metal is revived with the latest finished product brand "HI-METAL R"...!!
Three-dimensional with a feeling of size equivalent to about 1/100 scale, about 1.5 times the size of "ROBOT SPIRITS <SIDE HM> L-Gaim" released in 2011
(The silhouette in the above image is the size of the ROBOT SPIRITS). And, "Bash" of this size will be the first commercialization as a mass product.
![[ABS] The exterior uses glossy hard ABS resin. [Die-casting] Die-cast material is used mainly for the internal movable frame and sole. Here's why it bears the name HI-METAL.](img/20200203/m02.png)
![[PVC] Flexible wrist blocks (parts), which are soft gloves, and energy cables for each part are made of flexible soft PVC material. / [Abdominal rubber coating] The abdominal parts are made of ABS resin to maintain a robust structure, but by applying a special "rubber coating" on the surface, the appearance and feel of the soft resin-like texture are doing.](img/20200203/m01.png)
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Based on the respect for the historic HI-METAL series, this brand rebuilds and renews products with the latest in technology while retaining the "transformation" and "composite material" elements that make up the series.
*Images are for illustrative purposes.
