French comic-book colorist Walter created these faux-vintage custom packages for several of Kow Yokoyama's Machinen Krieger mecha. Here's the "Krachenvogel," Matchbox style:
And here's the "Raptor," in the Aurora vein. I love the detail in this one:
Machinen Krieger, a.k.a. "Ma.K.," is powered-suit porn. Yokoyama's egg-shaped exoskeletons and organic-looking robots are a constant presence in the Japanese sci-fi scene, a weird combo of German "wonder weapon" chic fused with a classic otaku aesthetic. Rumor has it that the president of Nike has a life-sized specimen, similar to this one, on display in his home.
*old guy voice* I remember buying some of those models back when they were called S.F.3.D, back before K.Yokoyama had to change the name. Amazing detail, but bastard expensive...
Have you ever seen the live-action Nutrocker movie? It has an Australian 'actor'. It is... hallucinatory.
Posted by: Davecat | January 31, 2008 at 02:52 PM
I have indeed!
http://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/09/show_me_your_nu.html
Posted by: Matt | January 31, 2008 at 08:56 PM
The NIKE CEO actually wrote a foreword in one of Ma.K illustration book,as I recall picking it up in PARCO book center in Kichijoji
Posted by: Aceface | October 30, 2008 at 10:12 PM