BellFine Launches Plastic Model Line for Malaysian Concept Art Series TANKHEAD
BellFine is turning an overseas concept-art world into a physical model line, starting with a design that blends Japanese tank and samurai armor motifs with sci-fi, and a second kit is already teased.
Reporting from 1 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web.
Japanese model manufacturer BellFine announced at the Shizuoka Hobby Show that it will produce 1/48 scale plastic model kits based on TANKHEAD, a virtual war chronicle by Malaysian artist Emerson Tang. The first release is the six-legged tank TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, scheduled for late 2026. A second kit is already in development.
BellFine is bringing the alternate-history war world TANKHEAD to the shelf. The Japanese model maker announced at the Shizuoka Hobby Show that it will release a series of 1/48 scale plastic assembly kits based on the concept art of Malaysian creator Emerson Tang. The first kit, TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, is a six-legged medium direct-attack Tankhead used by the Yamachi Dominion. Its design draws from Japanese tanks and samurai armor, and it mounts a 120mm cannon, anti-Tankhead missiles, a rotary cannon, and a minigun. The kit is set for pre-order this summer and release at the end of 2026. A second kit, glimpsed behind smoked glass at the show, appears to belong to the Britannican Alliance faction.
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