{"rewrite":{"id":"r_413fad671a9e6cbe99ed1e41","clusterId":"c_95f2c85488cd0ccf7f6a369f","slug":"belfine-to-release-tankhead-type-33-heikegani-plastic-model-kit-in-april-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Belfine To Release TANKHEAD TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI Plastic Model Kit In April 2027","summary":"Belfine is releasing a plastic model kit of TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, a six-legged tank from Emerson Tung's original work TANKHEAD. Preorders open Monday, September 14, 2026, at 11:00, with release set for April 2027. The 1/48 scale kit stands about 103mm tall and 270mm long, priced at 6,820 yen tax included, designed by MDT with box art by Tung.","whyItMatters":"The kit turns Tung's Japan-facing mecha design into a model with a design credit and a box art credit from the original artist, so the release reaches the hobby side of a project that started as a concept-art world.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe kit depicts a six-legged tank head of the Yamaichi Dominions, a faction drawn with an awareness of Japanese culture and design. The machine is modeled after the Heikegani crab, whose shell resembles a warrior\u0026#39;s face, and carries a 120mm main gun, missiles, and a rotary cannon. It runs 1/48 scale, about 270mm long and 103mm tall, molded in PS and ABS, with Mitsuho-machi Design Team handling the design and Tung supplying the box art. The TANKHEAD setting is a war called Neverwar on the planet Arde.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Belfine's TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI kit is 1/48 scale at 103mm tall and 270mm long, and the box art comes from Emerson Tung himself, so the kit ships with the creator's own framing of TANKHEAD rather than a studio redraw.","twitterPost":"Belfine's TANKHEAD kit carries Emerson Tung's own box art, so the designer of TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI signs off on how the six-legged tank is presented.","threadsPost":"Belfine's TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI kit lists MDT as designer and Emerson Tung as box artist, which splits the mecha's authorship: a modeler builds the plastic, while the creator of TANKHEAD still controls the first image buyers see.","newsletterBlurb":"Belfine is releasing a plastic model kit of TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, the six-legged tank head from concept artist Emerson Tung's original work TANKHEAD. Preorders open September 14, 2026, at 11:00, with release scheduled for April 2027. The 1/48 scale kit is designed by MDT and carries box art by Tung.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3155632/\",\"title\":\"Plastic Model Kit of \\\"TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI\\\" from Emerson Tung's Original Work \\\"TANKHEAD\\\" Announced!! An Irregular Heavily Armed 6-Legged Tank Incorporating Japanese Design Elements Is Modeled\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4377,"outputTokens":653,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789350269,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T01:39:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T01:43:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T01:43:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_95f2c85488cd0ccf7f6a369f","canonicalTitle":"Emerson Tung氏が描くオリジナル作品『TANKHEAD』より「TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI」プラモデルキットが登場!!日本の意匠を取り入れた異形の重武装6脚タンクをモデル化","representativeArticleId":"a_7e0a01dab0dbdc590cee04ed","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"TANKHEAD\"],\"studios\":[\"Bellfine\"],\"people\":[\"Emerson Tung\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T01:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T02:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T02:02:55.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3153494/","title":"サンディエゴコミコンでも注目を集めた仮想戦記『TANKHEAD』のプラスチックモデルキット第1弾の多脚戦車「HEIKEGANI」が2026年9月14日予約開始！第2弾「TK-2A TANK KONG2」の彩色見本もちょい見せ！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["TANKHEAD"],"studios":["Bellfine"],"people":["Emerson Tung"],"type":"announcement","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}