SF3D was a Sci Fi plastic model series which ran during the mid 1980s. The series was created by artist Kow Yokoyama with Kunitaka Imai and Hiroshi Ichimura. SF3D was introduced in the Hobby Japan Magazine as a special monthly installment of scratch built models. Nitto, a small model making company picked up the rights to make plastic models of Kow's designs. The models produced were very high quality with crisp molding, fine details and they included copper rod, brass tube, spring coils, and photo-etched parts. They were one of the first multimedia kits produced. The series ended after a few years. In 1998, the series was reintroduced by Nitto and Kow under the new name Maschinen Krieger Zbv 3000. Or as I refer to it Ma.K. 3000. Or simply MaK

The main focus of this site is the Ma.K. 3000 model. This site will include model making tips, kit building tips and a gallery of my buildups.

September 2008 - PKA Ausf B Berndt based on the same model by Juliano is now added to the Gallery. A couple of PDFs are avaiable for download on that page.

June 2008 - HeavySAFS Conqueror is now loaded.

May 2008 - I'm on a roll SAFS Prototype is now finished.

May 2008 - The FNS 478 Vampyre is added to the Gallery.

December 2007 - A unique design, the Pz Aufkl Schildkrote - (Tortiose) is added to the model Gallery.

September 2007 - The first of hopefully more Dioramas has been added to the Gallery

Keep up on the latest Mak News, see inspirational builds, and meet MaK fans from all over the world.

Join the Maschinen Krieger Forum

You can follow the original MaK discussion here

Yahoo SF3D/Maschinen Krieger Message Board

The IYHSC, a group of dedicated MaK fanatics who are coordinating mail orders for those difficult to obtain Japanese WonderFest resin kits. Their forum can be found here: International Horizontal Yamasaki Student Club

September 2008:

The Wave AFS Mk1 has been released and is now shipping. Kow has said that the successful sales of the AFS family of kits is allowing more kits to be developed at Wave. The next release will be the SAFS SnakeEye. Probably January 2009.

The Hasegawa will release a Falke in 1/20 scale, this is confirmed and has been pushed back to Feb. 2009. I've waited 20 something years for a kit of this, what's a few more months.

June 2008:

The latest MaK news. Kow now has possession of the original Nitto SF3D molds. He is looking for a suitable molder to handle manufacturing.

May 2008:

It's been a while since an update. Big news in case you haven't heard, Hasegawa is going to release something from the Ma.K line later this year. The details are suppose to be announced later this month at a toy show in Japan. Be sure to check the forum for the latest news.

Wave has announced it will release the long awaited SAFS SnakeEye. Will they reuse the Nitto molds or have they re-enginered the SAFS? That's the big question isn't it?

Wave is also going to release the much anticipated AFS MK1, probably this summer.