BANDAI SPIRITS Adds Steller's Sea Cow to PlanoSaurus Gachikoseibutsu Club Line
The Steller's sea cow kit continues the Gachikoseibutsu Club series' pattern of applying its skeletal and skin assembly system to animals beyond dinosaurs, in this case a marine mammal known for its extinction in 1768.
Key Facts
- BANDAI SPIRITS will release the PlanoSaurus Steller's Sea Cow plastic model on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
- The Steller's Sea Cow kit is priced at 1,925 yen including tax.
- The Steller's sea cow is believed to have gone extinct in 1768.
- The kit includes a clear base and a sticker sheet, and is non-scale.
- Articulation covers the mouth, head, neck, arms, abdomen, and tail flukes.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
BANDAI SPIRITS is expanding its PlanoSaurus Gachikoseibutsu Club series with a new kit based on the Steller's sea cow, a large marine mammal that survived into the 17th century and is believed to have gone extinct in 1768. The kit is set for release on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at a price of 1,925 yen including tax. The Steller's sea cow model follows the series' two-build system: a skeleton build that lets assemblers learn the internal structure, and a dinosaur build where integument parts are attached over the skeleton. The skin parts include fine wrinkles molded into the surface, reproducing the animal's physique, which stored fat for adaptation to cold regions. Articulation covers the mouth, head, neck, arms, abdomen, and tail flukes, allowing the model to be posed in a swimming stance on a clear base included with the kit. Assembly is snap-fit with no adhesive or tools required, and parts pop off runners with a touch-gate system. The kit is non-scale and includes a sticker sheet and the base.
The Steller's sea cow kit arrives on the same day as the Archelon, another new member of the Gachikoseibutsu Club line. Archelon is the largest turtle in history, with a lightweight special shell that kept its massive body from being crushed. That kit carries a 1,760 yen price, below the sea cow's 1,925 yen.
The Gachikoseibutsu Club name marks kits tied to an anime, while the main PlanoSaurus line stays focused on dinosaurs. Both new releases use the touch-gate system, where parts pop off runners by hand, and snap-fit assembly that needs no adhesive or tools.
Archelon lived in the Late Cretaceous period. Its mouth opens and closes, and its neck, limbs, and tail move, so it can be posed swimming. A name seal and a clear blue base evoking the ocean are included, matching the sea cow's sticker sheet and clear base.
Both kits ship with a note that photos are development samples and may differ from the final product. The sea cow and Archelon releases follow the series pattern of pairing a skeleton build with an integument build, and both skeletons keep their joints movable before the skin parts go on.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.