Konami had plenty of famous video games series back then which have been left to dust nowadays. The Horizontal Shmup Gradius is one of them and it is getting a surprise release product by Plum! Plum is one of those Japanese Hobby manufacturer company who had released some model kits for niche Mecha series like Assault Suit Valken or Power Doll but this time they are releasing Vic Viper as a finished luxury product! Scheduled for 2024 and comes in 1/144 Scale size, this version of Vic Viper will be sold for 25000 Yen.
Apparently Plum used the Gradius V version of Vic Viper which was from PS2 games and probably the last of its series. My exposure toward Gradius series is mostly from the PSP Gradius collection which was a solid compilation game though I mostly use this futuristic Spaceship fighter in the Parodius series. Probably this version of Vic Viper is one of the few that comes with Option weapons though it is rather strange choice for Plum to pick Polystone as the designated material as Vic Viper would look very great in diecast rendition. This product will probably cater only to Diehard Gradius or Shmup fans due to its price tag but Plum did release a model kit for some other versions of Vic Viper. The Polystone 1/144 Vic Viper do make me reminisce about Atelier Sai's Vic Viper model kits which were very good value for its time, should have acquired more back then.
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