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   * Series: Maschinen Krieger / ZbV 3000 / SF3D
   * Kit type: Multimedia kit (plastic, rubber piping, brass, etc), some movement possible
-  * In-universe role: Heavily Armoured Walker / Fighting Suit
+  * In-universe role: Heavily Armoured Walker, //Mercenary forces//
   * Build date: ???
+I bought this kit from [[http://hlj.com|Hobby Link Japan]] in the late 90's or early 2000's - intending to use it as a donor kit to bash up some home-brewed biped mecha for some tabletop wargames I was playing at the time.
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+===== Tools Used =====
+===== Colours Used =====
+===== Background =====
+In-universe, the 'Jerry' is supposed to represent an early attempt by the mercenary forces to produce a viable heavy fighting machine whilst they are perfecting their //Super Armoured Fighting Suits// (SAFS) to combat the enemy //Strahl Democratic Republic// forces who have existing forces of tanks and heavy weapons. It represents a stop-gap design until the smaller, man-sized powered suits and man-carried laser weapons evolved to a point of practicality.
+This was the first Maschinen Krieger design I bought, in the late 90's or around the year 2000. I didn't know anything about Ma.K at the time, but was searching for walker/mecha proxies for board games/tabletop gaming that I was playing at the time. It has sat, unbuilt, for at least 20 years....
+===== Box Contents =====
+In 2021 I finally opened the box which had sat in my big store of unbuilt models to take a look at what was inside:
+   * Instruction manual
+   * Painting guide / information card
+   * 1x Waterslide decal sheet
+   * 5x Plastic part sprues
+     * 3x Main body parts, in green
+     * 1x Pilot figure, in beige
+     * 1x Canopy/sensor cover, in clear
+   * 3x Bags of multimedia parts
+     * 1x Bag of brass and plastic rods
+     * 1x Bag of wiring, thin tubing, nylon spacers/washers and screws
+     * 1x Bag of flexible rubber hose
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+I can understand why a lot of these early Ma.K models by Nitto are so sought after - the quality of the overall //experience// is first class;
+   * Individually bagged components
+   * High quality cardstock reference card and painting guide
+   * Clear, large format manual
+   * Loads of extra multimedia bits (brass pipe, wire, mesh, rubber tubing etc.)
+   * Crisp, clear waterslide decals
+===== In-Progress Images =====