Japanese Man Burns Down House Over Gundam Models

[AlphaOmega]

Id be very upset if my Gunpla was thrown out, he went a bit too far though.

*Goes off to construct his new MG Exia"

 

[Dogstile]

Right now, I have nine or so models on my desk here at the office, probably worth anywhere from $250 to $300, ballpark. And those are medium-quality kits, even.

The highest-quality model kits (like, say, this Perfect Grade Astray Red Frame [http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN958463], for example) can run you anywhere from $150 to $200

that doesn't look right, the medium kits are worth 250-300 while the high quality are only worth 150-200?

sorry, just looks odd

 

[John Funk]

Right now, I have nine or so models on my desk here at the office, probably worth anywhere from $250 to $300, ballpark. And those are medium-quality kits, even.

The highest-quality model kits (like, say, this Perfect Grade Astray Red Frame [http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN958463], for example) can run you anywhere from $150 to $200

that doesn't look right, the medium kits are worth 250-300 while the high quality are only worth 150-200?

sorry, just looks odd

I meant all of them combined.

Id be very upset if my Gunpla was thrown out, he went a bit too far though.

*Goes off to construct his new MG Exia"

Envy! The MG Exia is a thing of beauty. I saw a goddamn beautiful 1/100 00-Raiser a few weeks back, though.

 

[dalek sec]

Godsdamned moron...

This is the type of person I hate, they go way the frak over the top in their actions and give the rest of us (read nerds) a bad name.

 

[dalek sec]

It's a cover up story. What really happened was his house was destroyed when the Gundams were no longer there to defend it against... whatever it is Gundams defend people against... the stupidity of armed conflict, if I remember the anime correctly.

More likely they went rouge and the fire thing is just a cover up.

 

[The Shade]

Yeah, that's a totally reasonable reaction.

*flips couch over in rage*

 

[Jeronus]

I can understand his pain. The guy is a 29 year old factory worker who lives with his mom. I doubt he has much else besides his gundam figures. I blame his mom. She must have had some idea how important those figures were to her son before she threw them out.

 

[Davey Woo]

I'd have probably beat the shit out of my mum (if she'd done the same and I was that into my Gundam... Which I'm not)

But I wouldn't burn the house down.

 

[miniwak93]

really tWo things come to mind. weird laughter and a certified WTF

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

(Now for a completely unrelated game, Gundam fans: Can you name all of the Mobile Suits in the above image just based on their head design?)

Oh shit lets see here... Rx-78-2 Gundam, Zeta Gundam, ZZ Gundam, NT-1, Nu Gundam, F91, and ther GPO1.
So how'd I do?


On Topic: I can understand his rage with those models being thrown away (personally I have about 30) but to kill himself? He has some problems.

Oh, and to answer my own riddle, here's my guesses:
-snip-

...Well, I would've been completely wrong anyway. The only Gundam series I've ever seen are G Gundam and Gundam Wing. (Don't hit me!)

*beats*

 

[Robert632]

i thought he just burned down a house in anger at an asshole who allegdedly stole his action figures, but that story is much less sane

 

[0p3rati0n]

EPIC FAILURE! on almost every account of that story.
failure - for the mom the throw out the models
failure - for the man to try to kill him self over an over reaction!

 

[DrunkWithPower]

Japan:Loon Capital since 1979.

Why '79? I would have went to an earlier period.

 

[ROBO_LEADER]

As for your unrelated game, I see a very glaring lack of Wing Zero in that picture.