Cels of Gatchaman mecha are VERY hard to find. This is because many of the mecha shots were stock footage and constantly reused.
I like the mecha from the first series the best. Joe's car and Jun's bike are my favorites. If any of you have an extra cel of G2 or G3, I'd be interested!
OK, here's the sixth memer of the team - the original Godphoenix! In Gatchaman II, the original ship was retired, but it came back for a special rescue mission when the new Godphoenix wasn't able to. |
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The cel itself (scanned on a dark background). |
This cel of the Godphoenix is from episode #8. In this scene, the ship is being rocked by an underwater explosion. The scene was shot in and out of focus to make the attack more realistic. This cel was originally filmed out of focus. |
As seen on TV. |
The cel.
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The pencil drawing.
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An animated GIF of the plane flying.
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This is Ken's G1 fighter. The cel was hand-inked and it included two cels of the flame effect. Click on the upper-right image to see an animated GIF of how the effect looks on TV. |
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Here are two model sheets of Joe's G2 racer. This car is almost as cool as the Mach 5! |
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This is Jun's G3 bike. |
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Jimpei's dune buggy turns into his G4 tank-treaded flying thing... |
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Ryuu's "G5" is the Godphoenix, but in its original state. It's classified as a "hovercraft". |
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From Gatchaman II, here are some mecha shots. |
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The New Godphoenix |
The drawing of the cel over there. |
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This space reserved for a cel of G2! |
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G1 |
G3 |
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G4 |
G5 |
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To finish out this section is a special effects cel of the New Godphoenix. |
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