IIRC it was 10000 Yens regular price, so it's expensive. For those
not aware of this book, it's a giant heavy book of all things
original TV series (I can't remember if it covers even the Core
Booster)... Ahh I found a small description (pagedown to nearly the
bottom):
<http://www.toyboxdx.com/rumble_archive/rum012801.html>http://www.toyboxdx.com/rumble_archive/rum012801.html
If you already have a good collection of materials on First (mainly
Roman Album(s) or Entertainment Bible) then there's not much
(perhaps none) new in Gundam Archive. Especially since its
publication, I think the other publications also strived to cover
the same materials. Back then my collection was much slimmer and I
was offered a huge lot of Gundam stuffs including the Archive so I
took it. It's still a prized (and rarely taken out of storage) part
of my collection.
More than likely, if you are a serious fan of First, you already
have Roman Albums or equivalent. If you don't have these books
already, it's quite unlikely you will start spending the money on
Gundam Archive.
Chris Beilby wrote:
I just found this on a seller I was buying from.
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5987989028>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5987989028
I'm not at all sure if his price for this is reasonable (it's the first
I've ever seen this particular book.)
Yep, it's expensive. I paid about $130 for my copy as I recall. Cool
book for the mega fan. I was impressed by having the drawings
reproduced so large, presumably at their original scale. The early
development sketches of the Gunboy and freedom fortress (whitebase)
are really extensive. I did an in depth review here when I got the
book a few years ago.
I really need to track down all the books reviews I've posted on the
GML and stick them on my dormant website.
-James
