{"rewrite":{"id":"r_44f4b55e1d916fe5977ad2ea","clusterId":"c_8441a9bd861c133c36fdc0af","slug":"ak-interactive-to-release-two-1-35-trabant-601s-kits","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"AK Interactive To Release Two 1/35 Trabant 601S Kits","summary":"AK Interactive is releasing two 1/35 scale Trabant 601S plastic model kits, with Japanese sales handled by Platz. The first kit reproduces the Trabant 601 two-door sedan and can be built as either the civilian or police version, with over 80 parts, a 3D-printed seated driver figure, and 6 marking options. The second is the 601S rally version, also over 80 parts, with a helmeted 3D-printed driver figure and 3D-printed wheels. Both are priced at 12,650 yen and scheduled for December 2026.","whyItMatters":"Two versions of a car that spent decades in service across East Germany, covering the civilian, police, and rally configurations, arrive through Platz at a point when 1/35 scale vehicle kits with 3D-printed figures are moving from armor subjects into civilian cars.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 601S is the later version of the Trabant 601, which entered production in 1961. It has a body made by heat-pressing laminated fiber from waste cotton and phenolic resin, front-wheel drive, and a front-mounted transverse air-cooled inline 2-cylinder 2-stroke engine of 593cc. Both new kits reproduce over 80 parts, and each includes figures printed in 3D rather than molded in styrene, one seated at the wheel and one wearing a helmet. Platz handles import and sale in Japan for the AK Interactive releases, with the street price listed at 12,650 yen.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"AK Interactive's two Trabant 601S kits share a December 2026 date and a 12,650 yen price, but only the rally version includes 3D-printed wheels alongside its helmeted driver.","twitterPost":"Both AK Interactive Trabant 601S kits cost 12,650 yen, yet only the rally version ships 3D-printed wheels with its helmeted driver.","threadsPost":"AK Interactive's two Trabant 601S kits share the same 12,650 yen price and December 2026 date, so the split is content rather than cost. The rally version pairs its helmeted 3D-printed driver with 3D-printed wheels, while the civilian and police build gets a seated driver.","newsletterBlurb":"AK Interactive is releasing two 1/35 Trabant 601S kits, sold in Japan by Platz and scheduled for December 2026. One builds as either the civilian or police version with 6 marking options and a 3D-printed driver seated at the wheel. The other is the rally version with a helmeted driver figure and 3D-printed wheels. Both are priced at 12,650 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3109066/\",\"title\":\"Two 1/35 Scale Kits Reproducing East Germany's People's Car, the Trabant 601S, Include 3D-Printed Driver Figures! Civilian/Police and Rally Versions Released by AK Interactive\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4616,"outputTokens":711,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1790063962,"createdAt":"2026-09-22T07:53:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T07:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-22T07:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8441a9bd861c133c36fdc0af","canonicalTitle":"東ドイツの国民車「トラビ601S」を再現した1/35スケールキット2種に3Dプリント製ドライバーフィギュアが付属！市販車／ポリス仕様とラリー仕様がAKインタラクティブから登場","representativeArticleId":"a_9c609018facccd525f879dad","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Trabant 601S\"],\"studios\":[\"AK Interactive\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-22T06:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-22T06:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-22T07:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3109066/","title":"東ドイツの国民車「トラビ601S」を再現した1/35スケールキット2種に3Dプリント製ドライバーフィギュアが付属！市販車／ポリス仕様とラリー仕様がAKインタラクティブから登場"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Trabant 601S"],"studios":["AK Interactive"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}