Kow Yokoyama, a Japanese designer and model maker, created a series of powered-armor fighting suit models back in the early 80s. Entitled SF3D, the back story involves the return of space colonists to an Earth recovering from nuclear war and features the New German forces versus the Australian forces. Fred, over at Texas Best Grok, brought my attention to an illustrated article that had appeared in Galaxy magazine in 1968 and featured powered armor fighting suits. The resemblance between Kow’s imaginings and some of the ‘68 visions is remarkable.
The model kits, originally produced by Nitto of Japan, are once again being produced under the new name of Ma.k. 25. If you’re interested in more, pay a visit to the (un)official site here.
