Mazinger's & Grendizer's Bases - Trilogy Set

For those who have grown up today, but inside still remain a bit of a child (just like yours truly, class of 1969) and for all those nostalgic for the 70s and 80s who spent whole afternoons in front of the TV, dreaming of battling with their mechanical heroes against mad scientists, ancient evil civilisations or alien invaders, here is a Lego set that takes us back in time.

These are the three iconic operating bases of the first three super robots born from the mind of the Japanese Go Nagai, brilliant and prolific author of numerous manga (Japanese comics), later transfused into animated series.

So let me introduce you to the Research Institute for Photoatomic Energy (base of Mazinger Z), the Sciences Fortress (base of the later Great Mazinger) and the Space Research Centre (base of Grendizer, the absolute protagonist of the third and last chapter of the trilogy, very famous in Italy and France with the names - respectively - of Goldrake and Goldorak).

If Mazinger Z rose from the bottom of the pool located next to the Research Institute for Photoatomic Energy and the Great Mazinger was literally shot skywards from an underwater ramp in the sea in front of the Science Fortress, Grendizer (inside his flying saucer) instead went into action with a dramatic takeoff from inside the hydroelectric dam located below the Space Research Centre.

The set has been constructed according to the typical canons of the wonderful ‘Architecture’ series (almost as if to imagine the real existence of these buildings): thus, glossy black perimeter base, small overall size, common standards among the objects represented, and medium/small size of the buildings.

The set, in fact, stretches 45,9 x 17,5 cm (equal to 58 x 22 Lego dots) and at its highest point measures 15 cm.

It required 1340 bricks to make it.

(NOTE: the correct order of the trilogy, i.e. Mazinger Z / Great Mazinger / Grendizer, has not been followed in the display, simply for aesthetic reasons, as it is more pleasing to the eye to have the bulkiest and tallest element in the centre, which also has bare vertical walls at the sides, since it is a section of a mountain).

I really hope you enjoy this project of mine and - whether you prefer the Rocket Punch, the Great Boomerang or the Double Harken - vote in large numbers to support its realisation by Lego.

Have a nice day.