Full Metal Panic D.I.Y mecha models
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
lanie-emon’s query in the post; “Revoltech ARX-8 Laevatein” regarding the absence of model kit release for Arbalest or Venom, prompted me to do some digging on the net. Revoltech has’nt make any announcement on plans to release ARX-7 Arbalest but if I’ve remembered right, there was some information on Alter planning to release an ARX-7 model though.
ARX-7 Arbalest
Anyway, my search on the net landed me on this japanese blog where the author himself has apparently build from scratch or kit-bash to create models of ARX-7 and ARX-8, and of course M9s including a M9E Gernsback. Attempted to translate the site with Babelfish translation and Google translation but the results weren’t satisfactory. With the latter apparently thinking I was a ‘bot’ and stop the translation of the webpage :s
If anyone finds out and know the details on the page, do drop me a comment 
Enjoy these “gems” that I found after “read more”
ARX-7 Arbalest vs Gundam Exia
Well, my pick for this face-off would be on Arbalest. What’s yours? And if Setsuna were to open his cockpit like what he did on one of his mission, I’ll bet that Sagara would finish him straight without bothering to reciprocate Setsuna’s gesture. Remember the scene during Fumoffu where an enemy attempted to showoff his skills with knives and got pwned by Sousuke in the process 
Team Urzu
MP(Mass-Production) ARX-7 Arbalest!!
Definitely a sight to behold, first a MP-bontas in Fumoffu. Now, a set of MP Arbalests in model-kit form.
ARX-8 Laevatein with it’s previous incarnation; ARX-7 Arbalest
ARX-8 Laevatein with165mm Multi-purpose Demolition Howitzer
ARX-8 Laevatein with Monomolecular Cutter
Clouseau’s M9E Gernsback
See previous post: Revoltech ARX-8 Laevatein which is scheduled for April 2008 release for more images.
Edit Mar 6, 2008: The latest news & information on Alter’s ARX-7 Arbalest has been updated here.
where i can buy the arbalest ARX – 7 in the web
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Hi Luis,
After a search in the net, I found that there was indeed an ARX-7 on sale. See this link
But it’s a fixed-pose, resin-cast kit requiring both cement and painting to complete or use.28 parts. Unfortunately, it’s already out of production.
Regarding Alter 1/60 ARX-7 Arbalest from Full Metal Panic, Featured in 2007 WinterFest. There seemed to be no news of its sale as of yet. But if anyone knows of the actual sale date do fill me in.
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I really wonder where in the world did he got his reference materials. His current WIP is the Plan1055 Belial which lineart is nowhere ro be found! (If you have Belial’s lineart, front and back, please email me
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