40k player, found your channel while researching weathering techniques from military modellers, would love some warhammer content, especially applying your Ma.k style and techniques to 40k minis.

Still amazes me how this 'niche' of the scale model world has such a worldwide following. Thanks for this upload, Lin.k, I thought i knew the most of the basics about the history of Maschinen Krieger but you taught me some new ones with this. Can't wait for the next installment. Oh and what I absolutely love about the Ma.K community is the sometimes downright hilarious sense of humour in the builds. Stay safe! Greetz, Sticky Fingers

I built my first SAFS in the mid-80's and didn't know much about the background. At that time I just simply love the look of SAFS (it looks liked a toilet bowl with limbs). I purchased all different models of which I could find. I remembered I had bought SAFS, Racoon, Fireball, AFS, AFS MKII, Neuspotter , PKA, Gustav, Hornisse. Too bad my skill are horrible and most of them did not complete right. I bought more in the 00's went Nitto reproduced them again under Ma.K, but most of them were sat in draws for nearly 20 years. I started picking up model building in 2021 and at first I was building RG Evangelion and then found Ma.K on online shopping Apps. After that I went crazy to buy any models that I could find and building them. In fact, I had shipped my old models from HK to SH last year so I can build the old ones and the new ones. For the last two years, I had built 2 Melusine (old and new version by Wave), 2 SAFS (Nitto), 1 AFS (Nitto), 1 AFS Mk II (Nitto), 1 Prowler (Nitto), 2 Fireball SG (old and new version by Wave), 1 Seapig (Wave), 1 Racoon (new version by Wave), 1 Polar Bear (old version by Wave), 1 Luna Pawn, 1 New Rally Pawn and 1 Ghostknight. For the old ones, I still have the Nitto's Jerry, Fleder Maus, Nutrocker, Krote, Fliege not yet started and the new ones that waiting to start including 1 Camel, 1 SAFS MK III, 1 Axeknight, 1 Ammoknight, 2 Vega/Altair, 1 Ketzer. The recent trip to Tokyo, I brought 6 more back to SH, including a Gladiator, Super Jerry, Raptor, Rapoon, SAFS Prototype and Archelon (I swear to god, if I wasn't using a 20" suitcase for my trip I will buy more than 6 as there are still few I could not find in SH). Currently, working on a Falke Ostu. I really admire the works by Sensei Yokoyama since I was a kid. It is great to find out there are a lot of people like the series and I can buy and building the series again. Even though my skill haven't gotten improved very much. The idea of enjoying the process is a thumb up to Sensei Yokoyama. Sensei Lic, thank you for the video and the sharing. Look forward to see more works from your.

Thank you for everything you do for the Ma.K community! Discovered your awesome channel a few years back from your Gunpla videos. Listening to your passion for Ma.K makes me want to slot my first Ma.K kit next in my build backlog!

I had never heard of Ma.k kits before I found your channel. I found it while looking for gunpla tutorials and honestly, your genuine passion and enthusiasm for Ma.k is what made go out and look for one! Not the easiest to find in the US but managed to get my hands on the Friedrick from wave and I'm excited to work on it very soon! (I will definitely be using your tutorials for reference)

You are an inspiration to me, but I heard of you through my Ma.K. interest. I was lucky enough to have acquired 2 Nitto originals way back in the 90s, and still covet them for their history and uniqueness.

I hadn’t ever heard of Ma.k until your previous videos. I enjoy theses back stories very much. I especially respect your awareness and respect of those who developed an affinity for stories/etc... in there youth and don’t want to spoil their memories. Very aware...

I'm new to all of this but looking through all the Ma.K models has really inspired me. I got my 3d printing pen out and am making bits and bobs for my own scratch built mech model. I'm super excited about this project and the work is going at a good pace.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us. Your first hand account is invaluable. I am a Maschinen Krieger noob. I only recently discovered Ma.K. from Fantasy Figures International Yearbook 2021. I was immediately drawn to Ma.K. from this issue, and have been searching for more information. I recently attended Wonderfest Kentucky (no relation to Wonder Festival Japan) and was on the hunt for Ma.K. kits. To my surprise there were quite a few vendors offering them. I picked up my first Ma.K kit (Gustav & Melusine) and really look forward to watching your painting videos and learning more about Ma.K! Subscribed.

Thanks Lincoln for sharing this! I first saw these kits in the 80's and was amazed at how cool they were. I believe they may have been the first multi-media model kits made as well.

Thank you so much for sharing this Linc! I first became aware of Ma.K.sometime in the late 1990s (I think there was an article in Tamiya Model Magazine International) but didn't build my first kit until the release of Wave's Melusine and now I am hooked. Your talk of the Japan bubble really resonates, I lived there for a short time and the outside felt so far away, hard to put into words. Love your work!!!

Your responsible for my obsession with this Universe!! I collect and build these kits with glee whenever and wherever I can!!!

Hi Linc, love your videos, very informative and always helpful. I found your channel whilst looking for weathering tutorials and stumbled across your K2SO videos. I'm now loving your Maschinen Krieger videos and will definitely try and pick one up soon, although they are very hard to get hold of in the UK at the moment. Keep up the good work!

Maschinen Krieger lore you said??! I’m down for that!

I came across MaK by listening to your interview on On The Bench podcast, which also of course led to me to your KZfaq channel. As a 1/35 armour modeller I think MaK provides a nice link into the sci-fi world of modelling and I have subsequently bought 4 MaK kits. These are difficult to get hold of in the UK where I live so all have been bought from Japanese online retailers. Thanks for introducing me to the world MaK Linc!

As a long time Ma.K., Warhammer40k, Robotech, Battletech, and model/miniatures fan, I love your vids. I am so happy Ma.K. has such a following. Keep up the good work Lincoln. The Emperor approves.

Great video, Linc! The past 30 mins felt like 5, it's easy to get lost in the stories of your career. Per request, I found your KZfaq channel in 2018 when looking up Gundam & 40k painting stuff. Through you I've discovered & learned a great deal about MaK & gaianotes products. Thank you!

I had not seen these kits since the late 80s and early 90s when I had found some issues of Hobby Japan here in the States. No a common thing to find back then. Your channel is likely really adding some new eyes to the line. Great stuff.

Thanks so much. So great to hear about the history. Heard about MaK from watching Sergio Solo on KZfaq. Watched him build armor, then wondered what this MaK thing is. Really love the blend of Sf with realistic grit and historical look.

I'm a ship and aircraft modeler who's had passing interest in Ma. K for a while but wasn't interested enough or confident enough in my own abilities to try my hand at it. This video provided just the background I needed to fully raise my interest in the brand, and your tutorials and videos have been a massive help in raising my confidence in how exactly to do this sort of modeling. I've got some 1/35 Fireballs in the mail now, I'm hoping they'll turn out nicely!

For someone like my self, that lived in japan as a kid and now in a 3erd world country as Panama, Central America, knowing the story trhrough Linc-San is simply, amazing. Thanks sensei!!

I found Ma.K by total accident. I was looking into Bandai Star Wars droid models and found your video on K2S0. I was impressed with your skills and checked out more of your videos. Saw one on the Ma.K 44 and was intrigued with the genre. My local hobby shop just got in a Whiteknight kit last week and I snatched it up. Almost ready for paint!

Definitely heard about Ma.K here. Had never come across it until I stumbled on your channel. Great wee video. Really enjoyed listening to you talk.

Hi there! I just wanted to let you know I did come to your channel because I was researching gunpla weathering styles. Quite happy I did too! I have noticed Ma.K. kits from Hasegawa over the years, but while I thought they looked awesome, I couln't 'place' what their story was. What they were about. So happy you made this video. I'm going to dive into it now and get my first kit. Really exciting 🙂

Thanks for the history of Ma.k. My brother and me made a couple of the Nitto kits back in the 80’s and my main take away from those memories was how cool those kits were. Also appreciate the clarification of how ‘Brickworks’ and ‘love love garden’ fit into the Ma.k universe.

MAK has been on my 'radar' for quite some time. Until I really got into digging it for kits through online sources, I'd only seen the old models in well established hobby shops in North America as assembled and painted pieces in display cases. Now, I see the kits (garage and the re-released injection molded kits) on EBay and Amazon. You popped up in my KZfaq recommendations, and I'm glad. I just got my sons started in Gunpla this last Chrismas. While those are neat, along with the Tau 40K battlesuits; MAK always struck me as a good balance of hard SF and near future realism in the Mecha genre that neither 40k or Gundam could ever match (though the Canadian Heavy Gear wargame/RPG franchise comes very close). One of these days, I'll get a MAK kit! I'm so happy to see that they are once again mass produced as injection molded kits, along with the great garage kit resin assecories! "Collectors Premium" is hard to eat when one is building with a 'shoe string' (small) budget!

You got a new disciple 😁 I have discovered MaK on your tutorials that I have used to improve my Gunpla builds...And bought my first MaK kit a couple of weeks ago. Thanx...and thanx 👏🏼

I first heard about ma.K from a close mate, a WW2 modeler way back in 2003 maybe 2004. He had just acquired a vintage Heinrich kit off eBay. When I visited him he proudly held it up to me and said, "this is it, this the pedigree". It was a combination of everything we both loved about ww2 kits and sci-fi. For me it encompassed idea's of the reich wunder-weapons program and what might have been, set into the future of ww3, ww4 and the evacuation of earth. Specifically i liked the technology tree while obviously advanced it kinda feels analog with thematic tones of ww2 in certain design elements. I think it's fair to say after that I was hooked. Praise for your work Lin.K and I love the channel I would especially like to learn more about the ma.K tabletop game miniature line that you mentioned your involvement with an Australian miniature company. Many thanks.

I came to Maschinenkrieger from seeing some of the pictures you were sharing after standing back from Advanced Tau Tactica. I wasn't sold on them as something to do initially, but they have really grown on me since then (mainly due to your persistent enthusiasm) and they are definitely something I'm planning on spending money on now.

You can read the less ramble blog post here! bit.ly/WhatisMaK

Love this. Will listen to this at work to relax and focus!

As a very amateur model maker, I stumbled upon your video's looking for painting tutorials. The Maschinen Krieger Falke Griffon kit you've featured in some of your video's immediately caught my eye. That was the first time I heard of Maschinen Krieger and I love the models. I definitely will be purchasing a few of them! Edit* I've ordered 3 different Maschinen Krieger models since yesterday. You are to blame for this!

Found you through your gunpla vids, and I've loved the MAK content!

Gunpla builder here I have just stumbled across MA.K. this super helpful. I think the hardest thing trying to figure out was what to Google. Listings had several names like, armorkinghts and robot battle. To be honest I couldn't pronounce the creators name LOL, let alone realize that MA.K was the abbreviation. So ya this was super helpful thx.

super interesting video, especially seeing the vintage magazine!!! would LOVE to see scans of all the artwork and photography :..) I found your channel looking for gunpla videos, building up the courage to paint the kits i've been hoarding over the years. I first came across Ma.K when Medicom made little Kubrick versions of them back in 2003, i used to use this international forum called Ningyoushi which was mostly about designer HK vinyl characters. Anyway I remember trying to find out more about Ma.K and feeling so amazed by the mystery of having no idea what it was, but this feeling that the hobby went very deep and i was just scratching the surface. Now watching your videos has got me itching to find out more. I'd like to know more about the lore, since I find it quite tricky the fetishization that can sometimes come with an interest in ww2 fascist mechanical design. But yeah you've sparked a little fire of curiosity! Thanks for taking the time to make this video and for sharing with us! sorry for my long comment!

I think you understate your role in bringing Ma.k to the west. I found out about the property through your channel as have many others. Initially I had to order kits through internet channels, now my local model shop is stocking it thanks to the demand you created. Thankyou

First exposure to your content would have been about three years ago; I was building a garage kit sculpt of Battle Angel Alita and looking for videos on rust and weathering effects, and ended up watching your K2SO series. Little while later a friend recommended the PoP Facebook group and I was like "Oh hey yeah that's the K2SO guy from KZfaq." So I started looking at what else you had on the channel when I joined the group, which I guess you could say introduced me to Ma.K? I'd been somewhat aware of the franchise prior to that, seen models at hobby shows and such, but didn't know a ton about it. I think I had assumed, as many do, that the models were from some Japanese media franchise that hadn't made it to the west; cool models from some anime or video-game I hadn't heard of. Was pretty thrilled when I learned that it was first-and-foremost a modeling franchise. (I see a lot of other faces light up at the idea, too, when they ask me about it: "Wait, the model isn't FROM something?" "Nope, primarily just the model itself." "That's AWESOME.") I want to say I had figured that out by the time I found Paint on Plastic, but that was definitely the point when Ma.K for me went from being something I was dimly aware of other people doing, to being something I was seeing quite a lot of, and then quickly became something I started getting into myself.

This is the most amazing mechanical design I've ever seen..!

I started watching for your awesome weathering techniques and got on hooked Ma.k big time thank you Linc😀

I first learned about Ma K from a thread on /m/. But your channel was the first thing that really went into detail about the history of the property. I’d love to hear some lore about the world tho.

I found your channel from ZakuAurelius, and started watching your Gunpla painting videos. I am hoping to find a cool Ma.K kit from a Canadian online retailer so I join in on the fun! I can't wait to see more content (Both Ma.K, and Gundam)

I have come to your channel because of a customer who mentioned your works here on KZfaq. I am primarily a wargame modeler in both historical and fantastic genres. I build and paint Games Workshop, scale models, and train stuff as well. :) I am a fairly well-rounded modeler as well (not just my lack of hair! ;) )

Thanks for the timeline. I remember when the pics of the molds hit the ma.k discussion board. I loved these kits when they hit a local store and was amazed when I found BK's site and that so many people loved them also when the internet became a thing.

I found out about your channel from acs hobby co in werribee Melbourne great guys and gals there very helpful as was your channel as I also was a gunpla noob only having done cars and i am really enjoy your content and am definitely thinking of trying some ma.k now cheers for all your hard work mate

You're the man who turned me onto ma.k. I've still not bought my first ma.k kit, I need to.

omg the pun in the name! so Japan!! *mindblown* Loved this, もう一同ありがとう！

Got tons of gundams, am here for something different. I very much found it. Love this line! Why isnt it more popular?

I'm a noob to model making in general, luckily enough I came across mak on instagram and then wen't down the rabbit hole. The Melusine I just ordered will be my second kit ever, the aesthetics of the mak stuff is just amazing. Your channel is super informative Linc.

I found your channel while attempting to find a good guide to painting my first model kit which is a Metal Gear Rex. I believe it was a Gundam video of yours that I ended up watching and upon seeing Ma.K for the first time through your channel I was immediately captivated! I still haven't worked up the courage to paint my Rex and I have a few Evangelion RG kits to do afterwards but I plan to get my hands on a Ma.K kit soon after I finish all of those.

Found you when looking for tips on hand painting gundam. Saw the MK. 44 video, and fell in love with Maschinen Krieger 😍

this is so cool

Hi Lincoln! Nice to meet you. I am way late here and hopefully you see this comment. I found you, and subsequently Ma.k by searching Weathering tech's on KZfaq. Never had been introduced to this or knew anything about it previously. So TY for blending several subjects. I am looking forward to researching where to buy Ma.k kits in the US. Best wishes mate! Neil

I stumbled upon it from coming to your channel for Gunpla and general painting info.

I found your channel by KZfaq suggestion and stick around for the technical tutorials and have since decided that I need to do a MK model.

I heard about Ma.K. becuase of you and got lucky and found a little kit at book off today! I am looking forward to painting it sense they are hard to find. Its a lil Inicien Keeper from like 2015. Your painting technique videos also help a lot!

This is cool you telling us Ma.K history. Thank you

Good job, Gunpla newb! Seems like we "met" on the FB group way back, but maybe other forums before that(?). Love my Uncle Linc Sensei!

loved the video linc! Yes I defiantly never heard of Mak until i joined Paint on Plastic after seeing your gunpla stuff. Lets be noobs together :)

I heard about MaK from your videos, after finding your channel by searching gunpla videos. Definitely interested in picking up a MaK kit after seeing some of your work.

Heard about you via your great tutorials and reviews! I'm into gunpla but really want to pick up an ma.k kit and give it a try

I just found your channel, and I love your content! Very interesting topic and great presentation :) Edit: I saw some other people also just found your channel, so I thought I would write how I found it. I was looking for how to use tamiya weathering master

New to Ma.k. I found out about it through the minipainting discord channel and was linked to your videos from there. As someone in Aus I'd very much welcome some more local time live streams.

I can't wait to hear about the lore . Coffee ☕ with Linc will be alot of fun Thank u

aweasome quality info! salutes from Argentina.

Found out about Ma.K through your weathering videos I used for gunpla. And found a store that sells Ma.K locally :D

My introduction to MK was strange. I'm an artist, and i've always wanted to push mechs away from conventional designs. I'm a fan of anime and manga from the 80s and 90s, particularly the armor designs. So over the course of my life every now and then i'd find these cool model kits, and be like "i can never do that" well now i have a job as an art director on a webcomic. Its scifi. And while i have to meet with the demands of the other heads. I started looking for the mech designs i loved. Bingo Bango Bimbo, M.K. Last month i got my first kit, 1/35 sg prowler and Fireball SG. Today i got my Raccoon 1/20 in. Building the two 1/35 models, gave me a sense of peace and serenity i hadn't felt for a long time. Working in art, you constantly have to find new ways to engage with your passion. Especially when you are working for others. My Boss has been pushing me to work less and get a hobby. She was very supportive of me building models. And does enjoy the M.K. Aesthetics. As much as I want the project to go harder on MK Designs. I've managed to work a bit of its DNA on combat gear rather than mechs.

this was so helpful thank you!

Well, you can add the Iraqi community to the international list , I'm the first one in Iraq who start to collect M.A.k kits , am trying to start something new in my country and make the collectors know this amazing and exciting kits

I found out about MK because I was looking for painting tips and found your channel .

Its even more on the fringes. As a 3D modeler, animator, I love making robots that are not only influenced by Robotech, Transformers but Ma.K.

Been into the SF3d community since the Hobby Japan days. I think it's time to tell the tale. However I would love it if you sat down and wrote a script or outline before being filmed. Might make it a little more cohesive... Thanks for what your contribution to the hobby.

Linc! I love this video, your enthusiasm is infectious. :D After thirty odd years as a cartoonist I decided it was time to find a hobby. I always loved miniatures and WH is scratching my monster itch but I also love robots. Where do I find some of these wonderful kits to scratch that itch? Much thanks. :D

Ill be honest, I came by machinen krieger art when looking for reference images. Took me days to figure out what it was and even then whenever I looked up machinenkrieger all i saw was just tutorials on putting them together.

You should do a documentary on Maschinen Krieger Maybe some interviews please

I actually feel a lot better knowing someone else has trouble "reformatting" memories. I've been stopped mid sentence bc I was speaking Japanese to my mother. LOLZ

awesome video. Thanks. Wanting to get into it

Ooooooooohhhhh 3Q = SanQ ~ thank you 🙈 every damn time. Waterslide deck-uls. I’d seen MaK and RBV here and there on the internet before stumbling on your videos, but nobody else was very forthcoming in what it was. I remember the closest I’d gotten was searching Ammoknight and finding something on Amazon that made Warhammer prices look cheap. Then your videos led me down the path to the dark side 😎👍

Would love some more info about the original scratch builds, parts and kits used🤔😊😊

Hi Lincoln. First of all great video. I have just gotten into Maschinen Krieger may I ask is the original 1:20 Nitto Heinrich the very same mold that you will get from Wave today? Many thanks in advance.

That language thing happens to me too. It's so easy in head. But when you try to say it, just fumbling it. Or the worse one ots when you forget the word in one language but remember in other. Or even in both. Or for me in all three languages. Which is annoying since I use am all regularly. Also great video love the work that's been done.

First heard about Ma.K from Bernard Cher M workshop, Singapore

I heard about Ma.K through your gunpla tutorials and ZakuAurelius. He also does mostly Gunpla and a bit of Ma.K. Would love to know more about the lore and it's still very hard to find kits.

Found PoP when i was looking for handbrush gunpla technique, it was the barbatos lupus one..stick around for the painting philosophy..i still got my Ma.K kit unopened tho 😅

hello from Wales. found your channel a while ago. you have cost me hundreds of pounds! Ma.k are the best models ever in my opinion. they will own any setting for any diorama/weather or timescale. thanks for the introduction to my addiction. p.s your hands look small in the white knight video, is it 1/16 or 20?

Important question for me. Jump snowman and gansboy... What can you tell me about these 2 toys being sold by sideshow collectibles? .... I've bought gansboy and I want jumpsnowman but can't find any information about the connection to ma.k

I heard about SF-3D, on the 80's on an american catalog from the extict store on Oveland Park.

I am intrigued by the ma.k designs but I need „lore“ to get involved in a universe. Can you recommend some books and places to purchase them? I live in Europe if that helps.

As a kid who grew up on ms 08th team gundam. This is what I’m looking for. These kits have the perfect look and I can’t wait to dive in but the price is a bit prohibitive but I’ll get the kits I want at a good price.

Hello there. I mentioned you and this video in my own video. Also, I put a link to this video in the description of my video. I hope that is okay. A nice guy would probably have asked first. Sorry about that.

Someone shared your channel with me for your hand-painting plamo tutorials, and I saw the Ma.K stuff for the first time on here. As far as I'm concerned you are the Western authority on Ma.K.

I found Ma.K through the Pinterest 🤓

Is this considered a “boutique” hobby? I’ve been aware of Ma K for many years but only recently have been able to purchase a few models (and god bless whoever came up with the 1/35 Gacha-nen capsules- I’ve been able to buy a few cases of those). But even when I was able to visit Japan a few times over the years I’ve found it very difficult to find these kits.

私もMaschinen Krieger好きです。いくつか持っています。また見に来ます。

Hi there, I became a channel member for 8.99 recently hoping I would see extra video content here as the perks imply but I don't see any. Am I missing them somewhere? I don't want to request a refund yet, but if there are no videos here I would prefer to just go join your patreon. Thank you kindly and keep up the great and helpful work.

I’ve used that German website for reference and to see the catalog of kits

I found Ma.k through the Lego community and was wondering if you've ever seen any models from that? Would love to hear your opinion on it! "Ma.k Bricks" on Flickr is a good photo pool to check out and also a builder called Calin, also on Flickr, makes awesome stuff including the all time best lego iteration of the Flake.

I dont really understand where to get those models or lore, does it have any lore?

Are you from Japan originally or something? I’m sure there is an interesting story here

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Unfortunlly it never became an anime or a film itself. We only have the models, that are great, but nothing about the storie of the MK Universe. Is like have a X-Wing and no nothing about the SW universe.