First Otaku Battalion

So this might be old news if you visit Sankaku, but it seems Bandai is building a full scale Gundam (RX-78) statue to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the titular mechs:

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/03/12/bandai-building-18m-tall-life-size-rx-78-2-gundam/

And construction is underway:

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/05/15/gundam-legs/

Now all we need is for them to hurry up and build a Mazinger so we can have a live-action Super Robot Wars XD