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LUM-168 Camel

Maschinen Krieger (Ma.K.) · Hasegawa · 1:20 scale

Even the pilot of an advanced vehicle has socks to wash.

I built and painted this Hasegawa Camel, then added a little everyday life to the scene: a washing line, with socks and a few other essentials hanging out to dry.

AI-generated desert interpretation of Raoul's Camel model, with a washing line above its weathered hull — AI-generated desert interpretation based on photographs of my physical model.

A little background

Maschinen Krieger, usually shortened to Ma.K., is a science-fiction world created by Japanese artist and model maker Kow Yokoyama. It began in 1982 as SF3D in Hobby Japan magazine, with stories told through models, photographs and illustrations. If you’re wondering about SF3D, it means Science Fiction in 3 Days. Build a model in one weekend.

Its machines have rounded armour, exposed mechanical parts and the worn appearance of equipment that has seen service. The LUM-168 Camel is a lunar tactical reconnaissance vehicle. Mine has picked up a washing line along the way.

The actual model

Photograph of Raoul's hand-built and painted Camel model, showing the cockpit, weathering and washing line — The physical model, photographed on the workbench.

Side view photograph of the physical Camel model with weathered barrels and laundry hanging above it — A second view of the model and its laundry.

Two AI-generated desert views of the Camel model, from the front and side — AI-generated desert interpretations. These are imagined scenes based on the model, rather than photographs of a physical desert diorama.

Background: Hobby Japan's SF3D / Ma.K. anniversary retrospective · Lincoln Wright on Maschinen Krieger · Hasegawa's LUM-168 Camel listing

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LUM-168 Camel

A little background

The actual model

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