A Japanese student student built a moving scale robot of a Gundam model during his spare time.

Using CAD software and a 3D printer, the hobbyist named Roa set out to build a replica of the Zaku II Gundam – featured in the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga – on a 1:10 scale.

But aside from the impressive level of detail the hobbyist has poured into the project, Roa’s mech also moves.

Video shows the robot appearing to kick its leg up while wires and motors can be seen behind the exposed armour panel.

The third-year high school student’s ambitious undertaking is still ongoing and has reportedly been underway for several months.

Gundam is part of an anime franchise created by Yoshiyuki Tomino. The genre-defining Gundam franchise is an influential sci-fi war drama that popularised the use of giant mecha robots in Japanese animations.

According to data from Business Wire, the Gundam franchise had amassed more than five billion dollars in global sales by the year 2000.

By 2018, Gundam had become of one of the top 15 highest-grossing media franchises of all time with more than 20 billion dollars in total revenue.

The creation is now owned by Bandai Namco Holdings.