====== Super Armoured Fighting Suit - 'Rapoon' ======

  * Manufacturer: Wave
  * Part number: MK-17
  * Year of production: 2017
  * Scale: 1/20	
  * Series: Maschinen Krieger / SF3D
  * Kit type: Articulated model kit, poseable with polycaps
  * In-universe role: Super Armoured Fighting Suit Mk.III Recon Type Rapoon, //Mercenary forces//
  * Build date: October 2022

Bought new from Yahoo Japan Auctions (via [[http://www.buyee.com|Buyee.com]]) in July 2021.

**Manufacturers images below:**

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//Note: The Rapoon can be built as a pure recon-design, or as a armed version. The above shows the pure recon type - the armed design replaces the left arm for a powerful laser cannon as per the box art.//
===== Tools Used =====

===== Colours Used =====

===== Background Info =====

===== Box Contents =====

   * Instruction manual / painting guide
   * 1x waterslide decal sheet
   * 14x Parts sprues
     * A (S.A.F.S), red, main body (front), hand, fingers, hatch interior
     * B (S.A.F.S), red, feet, legs, joint parts
     * D (Snake Eye), clear, hatch sensor cover
     * DD (Rapoon), red
     * E (Snake Eye), red, hatch parts
     * EE (Rapoon), beige, pilot head
     * F (S.A.F.S), red, arm, shoulder/skirt armour
     * G (Raptor), red, laser cannon, main body (sides)
     * I (Raptor), red, pilot head (alternate), leg armour
     * PC (Prowler), grey, joint parts & polycaps
     * PC (S.A.F.S), grey, polycaps, tubing, joint parts
     * S (Prowler), red, arm, hand, fingers, front sensor
     * T (Prowler), clear, front sensor cover
     * V (Racoon), red, sensor parts

Box art:

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Instruction manual and painting guide:

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Waterslide decals:

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Parts sprues:

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===== In-Progress Images =====

**[Update 13th October 2022]** - Starting building the Rapoon kit.

Parts clipped out:

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Arms built:

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Torso section:

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Legs:

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Main body, prior to any additional details:

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