Long live little green robots...

A nuclear World War IV in 2807 kills most of Earth's population and renders the planet uninhabitable. Fifty-two years after the war, an interstellar union called the Galactic Federation re-populates the planet and sends colonists to the surface.

Fearing civil unrest and the colonists forming their own government, the Federation gives the Strahl Democratic Republic (SDR) the right to govern the planet in the late 2870s. In response, the colonists create the Earth Independent Provisional Government and declare independence from the SDR. The colonists hire mercenaries who are descendants of WWIV veterans to form the Independent Mercenary Army (IMA). They attack the SDR forces and the battle to control Earth begins in 2882.

Over the next four years, the SDR and IMA fight each other at several locations worldwide while developing new technologies along the way. The war turns up a notch in June 2883 when the IMA deploys a new weapon to devastating effect - the Armored Fighting Suit powered armor. The SDR eventually builds their own AFS units. New on the field is a sophisticated IMA Smart Gun, - the Mk44 Ammo Knight (Smartgun Equipment Type), perfect for blowing apart mindless SDR constructs at maximum range.

This is a later generation Ma. K kit from hasegawa. These kits are much improved over the previous Wave and Nitto releases. The kit features multiple marking options, excellent engineering, a full standing pilot as well as a torso each with separate heads. The kit is molded in medium gray and includes vinyl tubing as well. As built the kit is also fully articulated in the major joints (legs, torso, head, and arms). I think I spent the better part of a hour experimenting and playing the the figures movable parts.

As it stands (literally) this is my first 1/20 kit. The size and presence makes this a challenging build for me. After the general construction was completed I started to apply some texture to the outer armor. This was done with Tamiya putty reduced with GSI thinner. The texture is a bit too suttel and I should have left it a bit more thicker for the cast texture. Overcoated with Mr. finishing Primer 1200 black for the the Black Basing, I then layed down the rust base coat which was tamiya flat Brown with other subtle tones mixed in. Hairspray on top then a mix of Gunze green paint for the base color.