Tanker - Builder
Brad :
Tanker Builder here .Where do you find the MaschinenKreiger kits ? No one around here seems to have heard of them . T.B. in New Braunfels , Tx.
Yo, TB!
I second Real G, HobbyLink Japan is a good source for new kits and kits still in production. I get new releases through HLJ. For older and out-of-production kits, I use eBay.
I've got only three completed builds, but I've accumulated a stash of kits (wow, that's unusual, isn't it?) Here are some pictures, to give you an idea of some of the designs...
This was my very first MaK build, the Raptor, a kit by Wave:
My second finished kit is the AFS (Armored Fighting Suit) Mk I. I put it in a little action diorama:
and my third finished build is the AI fighting machine, the Grosser Hund ("Big Dog"), by Hasegawa:
The original kits were produced by Nitto, and then later Wave and Hasegawa got licenses to produce kits. Wave has released the majority of the kits, including redesigns of subjects Nitto originally produced. Hasegawa has done mostly machines and vehicles, some of which are in other scales than 1/20 (eg, 1/72, 1/35).
They're a lot of fun to build, and a good number of MaK fans are also armor builders. There is a lot of cross-over between the two genres, in the techniques and finishes.