{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2846395f23924202869eeac4","clusterId":"c_cfd7db19786649a2b8f709a1","slug":"bellfine-launches-plastic-model-line-for-malaysian-concept-art-series-tankhead","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"BellFine Launches Plastic Model Line for Malaysian Concept Art Series TANKHEAD","summary":"Japanese model manufacturer BellFine announced at the Shizuoka Hobby Show that it will produce 1/48 scale plastic model kits based on TANKHEAD, a virtual war chronicle by Malaysian artist Emerson Tang. The first release is the six-legged tank TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, scheduled for late 2026. A second kit is already in development.","whyItMatters":"BellFine is turning an overseas concept-art world into a physical model line, starting with a design that blends Japanese tank and samurai armor motifs with sci-fi, and a second kit is already teased.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBellFine is bringing the alternate-history war world TANKHEAD to the shelf. The Japanese model maker announced at the Shizuoka Hobby Show that it will release a series of 1/48 scale plastic assembly kits based on the concept art of Malaysian creator Emerson Tang. The first kit, TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, is a six-legged medium direct-attack Tankhead used by the Yamachi Dominion. Its design draws from Japanese tanks and samurai armor, and it mounts a 120mm cannon, anti-Tankhead missiles, a rotary cannon, and a minigun. The kit is set for pre-order this summer and release at the end of 2026. A second kit, glimpsed behind smoked glass at the show, appears to belong to the Britannican Alliance faction.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BellFine is turning Malaysian artist Emerson Tang's TANKHEAD concept art into 1/48 scale plastic model kits. First up: the six-legged TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, due late 2026. A second kit is already teased.","twitterPost":"BellFine announces 1/48 scale plastic model kits for TANKHEAD, a virtual war chronicle by Malaysian artist Emerson Tang. First release: six-legged TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, late 2026. Second kit in development.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"BellFine is launching a plastic model line for TANKHEAD, a concept-art war chronicle by Malaysian artist Emerson Tang. The first 1/48 scale kit is the six-legged TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, blending Japanese tank and samurai armor design. Pre-orders open this summer for a late 2026 release. A second kit, from the Britannican Alliance faction, is already in development.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3016559/\",\"title\":\"BellFine Launches 3D Expansion of Overseas Epic Virtual War Chronicle 'TANKHEAD'! First Release: 1/48 Scale Plastic Model of Multi-Legged Tank 'HEIKEGANI' Blending Military \u0026 SF Elements!!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3788,"outputTokens":640,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826464,"createdAt":"2026-05-23T04:31:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-23T04:45:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T04:45:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cfd7db19786649a2b8f709a1","canonicalTitle":"海外発の壮大な仮想戦記『TANKHEAD』の世界をベルファインが立体展開スタート！その第1弾としてミリタリー＆SF要素が融合した多脚戦車「HEIKEGANI」の1/48スケールプラモデルが発売決定!! | 電撃ホビーウェブ","representativeArticleId":"a_fc4a7a7c5664159bc1143f98","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"TANKHEAD\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-23T02:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-23T02:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T04:45:02.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3016559/","title":"海外発の壮大な仮想戦記『TANKHEAD』の世界をベルファインが立体展開スタート！その第1弾としてミリタリー＆SF要素が融合した多脚戦車「HEIKEGANI」の1/48スケールプラモデルが発売決定!! | 電撃ホビーウェブ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["TANKHEAD"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["BellFine announced at the Shizuoka Hobby Show that it will produce 1/48 scale plastic model kits based on TANKHEAD, a virtual war chronicle by Malaysian artist Emerson Tang.","The first kit is TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, a six-legged medium direct-attack Tankhead used by the Yamachi Dominion, set for pre-order this summer and release at the end of 2026.","The TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI design draws from Japanese tanks and samurai armor, and mounts a 120mm cannon, anti-Tankhead missiles, a rotary cannon, and a minigun.","A second kit, glimpsed behind smoked glass at the show, appears to belong to the Britannican Alliance faction."]}