JGSDF Type 06-Ⅲ Tank Roku [Custom Ver.]

Kotobukiya Model Kit

Release Date: September 2023

[ ! ] M.S.G Weapons as shown in the images equipped on the Roku are not included and needs to be acquired separately

Another color of JGSDF Type 06-Ⅲ Tank Roku, equipped with five-fingered manipulators, is joining Kotobukiya’s plastic model kit lineup as a custom version!

• JGSDF Type 06-Ⅲ Tank Roku is created by the robot designer Moi, who is active on social media.
• Roku comes to life with a new sand-based coloring, designed especially for this kit!

【Story】

Year 2090: Not long after the rapid development of AI, the line between humans and machines was almost indistinguishable and technology to predict the future was taken for granted.

• The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) was the first to equip the new Type 07-Ⅲ Autonomous Tank with a highly accurate future prediction AI.
• While most people shied away from this technology and its near-human-level personality and communication skills, Captain Natsuki Kukuri nicknames her own unit “Nacchin” and treats it as an equal member of her team.
• One day, while Natsuki and Nacchin are on duty, a sudden incident occurs that changes the world. What they once knew had been altered and fractured, resulting in the strange world they now find themselves in.
• These two’s consciousnesses overlap in multiple universes, resulting in different identities.
• The Type 06-Ⅲ Autonomous Tank, otherwise known as Roku, is currently the most widely operated and deployed autonomous tank.

【Settings】

• Of all the generations of autonomous tanks, Roku remains one of the longest operated models, and currently is deployed all throughout the country.
• The custom type Roku utilizes the next generation of composite heat-resistant armor which has been in development, with further improvements being made to the performance of the hydrogen battery.
• Equipped with new manipulator parts that have five fingers, it can flexibly handle even complex and high-precision work. This model was designed to be a more advanced version of the standard-type Roku.
• The multi-joints all over the body can be used to equip Roku with various devices so it can take on any situation.

Model Specifications:

• The design uses the original designer Moi’s new CAD data. Type 06 Tank Roku is brought to life while preserving the atmosphere of the story illustration.
• This model is a high-spec, full action model kit with 60 points of articulation.
• The kit includes HAND UNIT ROUND FINGER B in the Nacchin color scheme, which can be equipped to Nacchin’s forearms by using the included arm adapter parts.
• The model is equipped with 12 3mm connection points, allowing users to freely customize the unit with separately sold M.S.G and other parts.
• Like Nacchin, this model was designed with future developments in mind, allowing the hatch on the head to be opened and closed like in the story.
• The cockpit seat and pilot are not recreated on this model.
• The kit includes both an articulated and a deployed, fixed outrigger for the heel.
• By deploying the new rear outrigger, the model becomes more stabilized and can stand independently.
• The contact display (looking forward) is pre-painted. The runners of this kit come in three colors, making it easy to assemble the model in its original color scheme with no painting required.
• The kit includes four additional contact display (blank) parts which can be affixed with the included decals to create a variety of expressions.
• The kit includes two universal grip parts and two grip adapter parts, all equipped with 3mm joints. These parts can be used with a wide range of parts, including M.S.G.
• The point for 3mm connection joints on the bottom of the model is compatible with the included Nacchin base or the separately sold New Flying Base.

Included Items:

• Roku Custom Ver. Model (2 Types of Leg Parts Included)
• HAND UNIT ROUND FINGER B
• Arm Adapter Parts x2
• Contact Display (Pre-Painted/Looking Forward x1, Blank x4)
• Weapon Grip Adapter Parts x2
• Universal Grip Parts x2
• 3mm Joints x4
• Nacchin Stand
• Decals