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Oh Banpei. Making him was certainly an experience. I always thought he was the cutest character so i set off on an incredible adventure in making him <3 But as i started i realized making a robot isn't the easiest task. However, i am satisfied in the way that he came out. There are details i still want to add but i think that will be in the future. The bigger problem was trying to get him to Washington D.C. THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. eek. Boston Amtrak was fine with bringing him on the train with me - but Washington Amtrak wouldn't have it. They wanted me to leave him there? Robots certainly shoot bombs - but Banpei wouldn't be any threat to Washington, in my opinion. To make a long story short, it was a happy ending at the end of the day.

I felt like i wanted to do something for the Katsucon group because i was going to wear my old blue Belldandy costume. silly me!

Ingedients: The two main spheres are pots for plants, paper-mache, chicken wire, styrofoams balls, handcuffs (yes, handcuffs), dowels, lights, and foam.

Award: Honorable Mention for Craftsmanship at Katsu '04

Debut: Katsucon '04

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Pictures

Pictures of Robot and Group from Lionel and DeathCom