Hasegawa’s new take on the Ma. K (Maschinen Krieger) sci-fi universe, first created back in the 1980s by Japanese artist Kow Yokoyama, is steadily growing, with new figure sets now available to 1:20 scale.
The power suits (top picture) are a beautifully sculpted quintet that should make any sci-fi enthusiast itch to get going on the model bench. They are joined by an equally well sculpted set of Mercenary Troops Maintenance Soldiers (bottom), and there’s no sexism in the choice of figures - three men and a girl are featured. The figures come with a set of tools and other bits and pieces, including fuel cans, screwdrivers, spanners and even a pair of coffee mugs.
A small point here from SMN - if Ma.K is supposed to be set centuries in the future, then why do these items look like they’ve come from a World War II movie? Still, maybe it doesn’t matter too much; it’s all fantasy anyway, so we guess the Ma.K creators can do pretty much what they like, just so long as the story and plot maintain their internal consistency.
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There are a few reasons for Ma.K's WWII look;
ReplyDeleteThere were only WWII figures available in 1/20 scale when Yokoyama-san started creating Ma.K in the early 80s.
Yokoyama-san loves the look of WWII imagery and machinery.
It gave Ma.K a unique look that stood out on the shelves in the giant-robot filled Japanese toy/model market.