1/35 AS-5E3 Leynos (Player Type/Renewal ver) Model Kit by Plum

Got mine from Amiami.
The Good: Cool looking design. Simple built, similar to a Bandai's HG. Fully articulated, especially the feet.
The Bad: Certain joints have limited articulation such as the knee. The pricepoint is quite up there. Definitely needs to be detailed.
Follow my updates at FB: / meadscollection

[@kurtburgah]

THANKYOU!!! Would've been nice to see it on sprue before assembly but still thankyou so much!

[@domonon]

Very good looking kit. Really nice suit design from the games. It's coming out in the US soon and it was a genesis game.

[@Adam_StefaniakSaltea_Moonspell]

Can you bend his knees? I want to fit this figure in a environment 15cm Hight maximum?

[@meadeslemicah]

8:20

[@Mechakick]

Great to see this reviewed... I have all the rare variants as I'm a big fan of the series... check out "Target Earth" on Genesis or "Assault Suit Leynos 2" on Saturn... one of the very affordable but great Japan-only games. Eventually I'll do a video on my collection. They actually sculpted this kit by hand, not computer-drafted like most of what's out there today.

[@Kadm0Z]

They made a good remake for Assault Suit Leynos on PS4. Released across 2015-2016 in all regions.

[@DarthVader-1701]

I remember playing Target Earth on Sega Genesis back in 1990, The original name is assault suit leynos, in the genesis version this character's name is Rex.

[@dhemong]

actually my favourite Assault suit design is from the Assault Suit Valken2 (PsX/one)that the main character use.

[@salcipriano]

Looks good. I'd think about a straight up figure of it!

[@7carlxx]

Is this thing still around?

[@TheDutchGhost]

Yep, recently another new production batch was released.

[@lolzthisismelol5534]

Not sure if you are a fan but would you ever review model kits from the evangelion series?

[@meadeslemicah]

Sorry, I never did caught on with Evangelion. Probably not going to get any EVA merchandise in the near future.

[@dhemong]

I hope they release the Assault Suit Valken after this.

[@kennybridges2685]

Its been a year so don't know if you will ever notice but hlj.com/product/POA38047

[@lolzthisismelol5534]

Hi meades! I have a question where and which modeling kits are good for beginners? I'm starting to get into these types of modeling kits and would like some help

[@meadeslemicah]

I recommend going for Bandai Kits, specifically 1/144 High Grades. They're differentiated by scale (1/144, 1/100, 1/60 in that increasing size) and by grades (Super Deformed, High Grades, No Grades, Real Grades, Master Grades, Perfect Grades in that increasing complexity). They also will have other scales and grades also. See how you like the HG's first. If you like the scale, but want more details... go with Real Grades (RG) next. If you want bigger but keep the complexity... go with No Grades (NG) which are essentially bigger HG's (sometimes they're just labelled 1/100). Otherwise, Master Grades are fun to build... and if you're going the extra mile... Perfect Grades which are near a foot tall, a bit expensive and has a lot of parts.

[@dachandepred]

very much looks like a gear. that head is almost exactly like a hunter from heavy gear

[@TekkaSage]

1/35 AS-5E3 Leynos Production Ver. looks almost like a spitting likeness of a gear from Heavy Gear. 1/35 ASS-177A Valken (Jake Custom) even appears to have a wheel build into the heel. Safe to say they drew inspiration from Heavy Gear so since DP9 doesn't make models other than an expensive Kodiak... I'd say grab this and mod it.

[@TheDutchGhost]

Really Late response but no, Assault Suit Leynos/Target Earth was released before the first Heavy Gear RPG book was published. If anything its makers would have been drawing their inspiration for the Gears from the Assault Suits. The source of inspiration for both teams was Armored Trooper Votoms.

[@impossiblepie]

Give it to Vince and let him paint it and add panel lines and weathering!!!

[@BatMan-gy7gl]

ithought you were about to say 6900 dollars