Celebrating 50 years of the Bandai Spirits Chogokin series, the Chogokin 50th Anniversary Exhibition is on now!
Visitors can enjoy this free admission event from Friday, May 10th to Monday, July 1st at the TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO in Akihabara.
Hearing that items from the SAND LAND movie were on display, we decided to head on over and take a peek for ourselves!

50th Anniversary Merchandise
Chogokin: Chogokin Robo 50 Parts

The Chogokin series is the famed Bandai Spirits toy series that utilizes die casted composite materials.
The use of die casted and plated parts is the extra touch that gives Chogokin figures a texture that makes them look like the real thing!

Even among the many amazing figures in the Chogokin series, the SAND LAND Royal Army Tank Corps No. 104, one of the stars of the SAND LAND movie, manages to stand out!
The cuteness of the penguin-like design and the weight of the tank makes for the perfect balance you'd expect from a Toriyama-style mecha.

Plus, it even comes with posable miniature figures of Beelzebub, Rao, and Thief, all of whom took turns at the wheel in the movie!
Just imagine all the cool ways these figures can be placed and posed! The possibilities are endless!

Seeing the real thing, what really bowled us over was the impeccable shading used to make the exterior look like real armor! From the use of different materials for the body of the tank and the lights to the painstaking work put into even hard-to-see parts like the inside of the treads, the attention to detail is stunning!

Chogokin: SAND LAND Royal Army Tank Corps No. 104 is on sale now!
If you're still on the fence, come on down to the Chogokin 50th Anniversary Exhibition and see it for yourself!