AK Interactive To Release Two 1/35 Trabant 601S Kits
Two versions of a car that spent decades in service across East Germany, covering the civilian, police, and rally configurations, arrive through Platz at a point when 1/35 scale vehicle kits with 3D-printed figures are moving from armor subjects into civilian cars.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
AK Interactive is releasing two 1/35 scale Trabant 601S plastic model kits, with Japanese sales handled by Platz. The first kit reproduces the Trabant 601 two-door sedan and can be built as either the civilian or police version, with over 80 parts, a 3D-printed seated driver figure, and 6 marking options. The second is the 601S rally version, also over 80 parts, with a helmeted 3D-printed driver figure and 3D-printed wheels. Both are priced at 12,650 yen and scheduled for December 2026.
The 601S is the later version of the Trabant 601, which entered production in 1961. It has a body made by heat-pressing laminated fiber from waste cotton and phenolic resin, front-wheel drive, and a front-mounted transverse air-cooled inline 2-cylinder 2-stroke engine of 593cc. Both new kits reproduce over 80 parts, and each includes figures printed in 3D rather than molded in styrene, one seated at the wheel and one wearing a helmet. Platz handles import and sale in Japan for the AK Interactive releases, with the street price listed at 12,650 yen.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.