Maschinen Krieger

This is a really cool retro-futuristic sci-fi series from the Japanese artist Kow Yokoyama in the early 1980's. Unlike most model ranges, the models and art came first, with 'official' back story and related works like games and novels later.

The visual style is a mish-mash of retro (think dieselpunk or WW2-what-if type scenario) crossed with a blend of utilitarianism and curvy, bulbous lines. There's not much else like it.

The main things that the series is recognised for include:

• The Super Armored Fighting Suits - a cross between a deep-sea diving suit and a powered exoskeleton
• Realistic looking figures, designs and proportions
• Designs that look as if they may have come from Space 1999 or Gerry Anderson's U.F.O, crossed with WW2 experiments

It's not massively known outside of Japan, but there are a range of (large and small) manufacturers producing the figures and models under license. The original manufacturer was Nitto, with their models having been out of production for at least 20 years. The modern 'big names' are Wave and Hasegawa, with Wave concentrating more on the 1/20 figures and powered suits, and Hasegawa producing more of the vehicle designs (though not exclusively so). Many other smaller manufacturers make some of the variants and lesser-known designs mostly in resin.

I've also printed models from resin myself, as listed under the 3D Printed Models section below.

These pages have recently been changed or updated in the Maschinen Krieger models section:

Image	Name	Series	Type	Scale	Manufacturer	Built	Painted	Detailed
	Fledermaus	Maschinen Krieger	Fixed-pose scale model	1/20	Nitto	Partial	N	N
	Grosser Hund 'Altair'	Maschinen Krieger	Articulated scale model	1/20	Hasegawa	N	N	N
	Grosser Hund	Maschinen Krieger	Articulated scale model	1/20	Hasegawa	N	N	N
	Jerry	Maschinen Krieger	Fixed-pose scale model	1/20	Nitto	N	N	N
	Kauz	Maschinen Krieger	Articulated scale model	1/20	Wave	Y	N	N
	Krote	Maschinen Krieger	Articulated scale model	1/20	Wave	N	N	N
	Lancelot	Robot Battle V	Fixed-pose resin kit	1/48	N/A	N	N	N
	Nixe	Maschinen Krieger	Articulated scale model	1/20	Wave	N	N	N
	Melusine	Maschinen Krieger	Articulated scale model	1/20	Wave	N	N	N
	Rapoon	Maschinen Krieger	Articulated scale model	1/20	Wave	Partial	N	N
	White Knight	Robot Battle V	Articulated scale model	1/20	Wave	N	N	N

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