SF3D was a Sci-fi plastic model series which ran during the mid 1980s in Hobby Japan Magazine as a special monthly installment of scratch built models. Created by artist Kow Yokoyama with Kunitaka Imai and Hiroshi Ichimura, the inspiration came from their combined interest in WWI and WWII armour and aircraft. Kow built the original models from numerous kits including armour, aircraft, automobiles and spacecraft. Together they created a unique series with a very different visual style from the typical "Giant Robot" series in Japan at the time. A small but dedicated fan following soon developed and this prompted Nitto, a small model making company to make plastic models of Kow's designs. In 1998, the series was reintroduced by Nitto and Kow under the new name Maschinen Krieger Zbv 3000 or Ma.K or simply MaK
Of all the series done by Kubrick Medicom, IMHO this is one of the finest released. Largely due to the fact that I've a keen interest in military stuff, even more so when it is done with a sci-fi slant.
For complete detailed pictures of each Kubrick figure, check out the links -
Chapter 1,
Chapter 2,
Chapter 3.1,
Chapter 3.2
For complete detailed pictures of each Kubrick figure, check out the links - Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3.1, Chapter 3.2
I always liked those figures and their counterpart model kits. Never willing to pay for their wickedly high asking prices on Ebay though...
ReplyDeleteHi Dash, the high prices put me off too. That's why I'm glad Kubrick released these sets.
ReplyDeleteI wish Kubrick would reissue these, no limit to them amount i'd buy
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan and collector of Kubrick figures and today I received in the mail two of these S.A.F.S Maschinen Krieger figures. They are beautiful I liked them a lot. I did a simple kitbash and put Ripley's head in a suit and now she is fighthing a Kubrick xenomorph. :)
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