Friday, February 1, 2013

Volks' BETA figure kits...

A couple of posts ago I had mentioned the BETA kits that Volks had offered in conjunction with various hobby events in Japan, or as mail-in promotions.  Here is a picture of one of their elaborate displays featuring the models of various classes that populate the dioramas seen in Hobby Japan, and a grab from a YahooJP auction featuring kits of Destroyer, Venator and Lux BETAs. (Spot the little person torn in half in front of the leading Destroyer...)


These are pretty difficult to find.  Really, if you're fortunately enough to have an opportunity to buy them, you don't have extras because you need armies of them.  Luckily, Kotobukiya is including BETAs in their plastic kits.  Unfortunately, the larger ones like Grapplers are made from parts scattered through various different kits.

What we all need are bags of a dozen or so little Tank-class BETAs, and maybe vinyl or Revo figures of the larger guys.

1 comment:

  1. Nice find. where did you get the Destroyer class from? Been looking for one myself.

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