Time goes really fast and never expected Front Mission series has reached its 30th Anniversary! While Square enix no longer make any game for this renowned Mecha Strategy RPG series apart from remaster, , they are releasing Front Mission Model Kits with the help of Kotobukiya! Released as 1/48 Scale under Structure Plus lineup, the Front Mission will start with the Posterboy of FM series, Zenith and this one will come with tons of weapons. Scheduled for July 2025 release, Structure Art Plus Zenith will be sold for 12800 Yen.
In Front Mission series, Zenith is one of the workhorse Wanzer of OCU faction which are featured through most Front Mission series. While it is not the most powerful Wanzer in the series, Zenith's versatility makes it remain relevant for OCU in their conflict against USN. You can go read Front Mission Manga Fruit of Eden chapter to see a glimpse what this particular Wanzer can pull off in the hands of capable Pilot.
Overall the Kotobukiya's rendition of Structure Arts Zenith is very impressive and capable of bringing greater value compared to Square Enix's own Model kit lineup several years ago. Can't exactly blame Square Enix circumstances because they don't really have the factory setup that is efficient enough to make the cost as low as possible and their recent merchandise situation are not looking great either along with one of their Store in Akihabara closing down as well. I think Kotobukiya is more than capable to work on Front Mission IP and hope they can bring more out of the series which they can re-release previous FM Structure Arts to 1/48 Scale like Glen Duval's Kyojun.
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