Hand-painted Gundam-themed film camera by Little Road Camera
David C W, operating as Little Road Camera from Taiwan, hand-paints custom Gundam-themed 35mm film cameras in extremely limited batches. The camera is a modified IUTD To Be Continued (TBC) reusable point-and-shoot with a fixed 28mm f/8 lens, 1/120 sec shutter, and built-in flash. It features the classic red, blue, yellow, and gray Gundam color scheme with water transfer decals. Batches range from 8 to 15 units; the third batch had only eight cameras, distributed to the UK (2), US (4), Japan (1), and Philippines (1). David has produced 58 cameras total, each with small tweaks—for batch three he removed the orange flash filter to improve performance. The camera is not sold on his eBay shop; interested buyers must contact him via Instagram for a waiting list. The project gained recent attention from Yanko Design and Design Boom.
Key facts
- David C W from Taiwan operates as Little Road Camera.
- The camera is a customized IUTD To Be Continued (TBC) 35mm reusable film camera.
- It uses fixed 28mm f/8 lens, 1/120 sec shutter, and built-in flash.
- The color scheme is red, blue, yellow, and gray from Gundam anime.
- Water transfer decals are applied for additional Gundam details.
- Batches are limited: first batch 15, second 10, third 8 cameras.
- Third batch distribution: 2 to UK, 4 to US, 1 to Japan, 1 to Philippines.
- Total production: 58 cameras so far.
- Orange flash filter was removed in batch three for better photo quality.
- Camera is not listed on eBay; available via Instagram waiting list.
- Featured by Yanko Design and Design Boom.
Entities
Artists
- David C W
Institutions
- Little Road Camera
- IUTD
- Yanko Design
- Design Boom
- Bandai
- Cartoon Network
- Toonami
Locations
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Japan
- Philippines