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Steam Punk R2D2

Posted in Places, Shops, Stuff by tokyobling on October 4, 2009

At Nakano Broadway I found this outside a shop selling military gear. Isn’t he gorgeous? Japanese must be the most talented welders in the world.
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  5. Lisa E. said, on October 5, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    Ha! This is adorable.

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    • tokyobling said, on October 6, 2009 at 12:18 am

      Isn’t it? I want one for me porch! Well, first I need a porch. I hope they made it so that certain parts are more rust prone than others. This will look even better in 100 years time!

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  7. Robai said, on October 5, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    These are pretty straightforward tack welds in the picture, but the “collage” combination of scrap parts is pure genius.

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    • tokyobling said, on October 6, 2009 at 12:17 am

      Robi, thanks for your comment! There are very few subjects on our Earth that I know less about than welding. It’s good to read your comment!

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