Monday, March 6

Two kits for one in Kaiyodo's new 35th scale ARTPLA Küster

Artpla, a name that I was not really familiar with. They DO make a heap of kits and are well-known on the Japanese market, however, why they were brought to our minds today, as they have just released information on a 1/35th scale Küster from the Ma.K world. Not just one, but TWO in a box for not much money! We take a look at what's in the package in our preview...

Two kits for one in Kaiyodo's new 35th scale ARTPLA Küster

Küster (set of 2)
by ARTPLA 
1/35th scale (10.5cm high)
Maschinen Krieger (SF3D) Series
2 kits inside the box
Price: $43.69 USD
Kit is expected to release in June 2023.
Kaiyodo from Japan has done all of us a favour in releasing this new, two-in one boxing (meaning two kits in the one box) of the Maschinen Krieger (SF3D) Series "Küster" bipedal walker in 1/35th scale to the market. 

For those of you not familiar with the Küster, here it is, in duplicate, with the two kit walkers made up.
This is the Japanese original edition, in a brand new plastic kit of the ARTPLA Kuster. There are a total of eight sprues included in the kit, four for each walker, with one moulded in green, while the other walker is moulded in tan coloured sprues. (There is another set in blue and cream from the pictures we have seen also).
 
The decal sheet included in the kit has several markings in numbers and different walker markings. Many that Ma.K fans would be well familiar with.
A few close-ups of the details of some of the parts of the kits.
An all-around view of both of the completed kits, two in the box makes this a very interesting proposition. The fact you can pair them up with all of your 1/35th scale figures, accessories & dioramas makes this a great idea from Kaiyodo.
A view of a few of the kits made up, painted and weathered...
This two in one kit will be released in June, We have already picked up up ours on pre-order so we didn't miss out from Hobbylink Japan Website