1:20 Hasegawa Maschinen Krieger Mk44 Ammoknights

[shortCummins]

This is my effort of building a 1:20 Hasegawa Maschinen Krieger Mk44 Ammoknights kit.

For some time I’ve been keen to build a kit from this genre, the main thing that stopped me was the lack of availability here in the UK, the main site for them was eBay however the price of these kits could be exorbitant, for instance I’ve seen this kit for over £100! The other option is to buy the kit from Japan, often the kit price is reasonable however the “shipping” would often be more expensive than the cost of the kit. I came across a Japanese? website “plastic-model-republic” that provide the kits, at a reasonable price, and offer free worldwide transport. They provide a variety of kits some are “2nd hand”, mine came in an unopened box and was in perfect condition and cost around £30 delivered to my door within two weeks.

Anywho, this has been one of the most enjoyable builds I’ve ever done, I’m now looking for another Ma.K subject, I’m not sure if it will be another armoured suit, robot or vehicle, but I’m going to build something in the not too distant future!

The pilot figure is a kit supplied figure that has been amended, cut in half and arms repositioned.

1:20 is an interesting scale giving plenty of opportunity to attempt some quite subtle weathering.

Here’s the photos…





























until next time
as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received.
rgds
John(shortCummins)

[Garion77]

Nice job ! Those kits are fun because you can let go your imagination a bit more ! you nailed it !
I understand ! it's the same for me for those types of kit. Really hard to find as a lot of things for our hobby. And now, it's getting worst ... I can't even get mr leveling thinner anymore. Always out of stock for the last year. And the same for lots of enamel products. And it can only get worst with dear mr. trump.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Those are cool.
Like modern robots knights of old

[digger303]

Good work

[shortCummins]

thanks chaps

it was a really enjoyable build and certainly won't be my last

rgds
John(shortCummins)

[Stokesy44]

Beautiful paint job