Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon's model kit line keeps expanding across two Bandai arms: the SMP Balteus kit ships April 2027, and the 30 Minutes Missions line adds a Dual Nature unit and Weapon Set 09 in February 2027. No new game content is covered in the stories.
Bandai's Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon releases now run through two separate model lines: the SMP brand, which handles the game's boss units, and 30 Minutes Missions, which handles player-assembly ACs and weapon sets. The SMP side opened with the AAP07: Balteus, the unmanned special aircraft. It is a roughly 450mm kit with a 156-missile launcher, priced at 49,940 yen. Pre-orders opened June 27, 2026, and the kit ships in April 2027. A Dengeki Hobby Web interview with Bandai Candy Division developers Keisuke Iida and Yohei Nagasawa covered why Balteus was chosen as the first unit and the difficulty of building a large-scale model with a 156-tube missile launcher.
The 30 Minutes Missions side works differently, with a common structure for head, core, arms, and legs and 3mm joints so parts swap the way they do in the game. The VP-40S from Arquebus went on sale June 13, 2026, at 2,530 yen with the VP-66LH handheld weapon, alongside Weapon Set 07 at 1,650 yen, which includes WB-0000 BAD COOK, WB-0010 DOUBLE TROUBLE, BML-G2/P19SPL-12, and SB-033M MORLEY. The Steel Haze AC kit returns for an August 2026 shipment at 2,880 yen through AmiAmi, with a replacement part for the Vvc-774LS and a weapon hanger.
The most recent additions are a Dual Nature unit piloted by V.IV Pater and Weapon Set 09, both scheduled for February 2027 at 5,280 yen and 1,925 yen. Across five months of coverage, the line has moved from a single boss kit to a recurring release schedule, with the SMP and 30MM branches each holding their own price and scale range. No story covers game updates, patches, or new playable content.
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Bandai Spirits is adding Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon to its 30 Minutes Missions plastic model line. The Dual Nature unit piloted by V.IV Pater and a weapon set with large armaments are scheduled for February 2027 release, priced at 5,280 yen and 1,925 yen respectively.
Dengeki Hobby Web interviewed Bandai Candy Division developers Keisuke Iida and Yohei Nagasawa about the SMP Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon AAP07: Balteus model kit. The pair discussed how the project began, why Balteus was chosen as the first unit, and the challenges of building a large-scale model with a 156-tube missile launcher.
Bandai Spirits is re-releasing the 30 Minutes Missions plastic model kit of the Steel Haze AC from Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. The kit uses the series' common structure for head, core, arms, and legs, allowing assembly like in the game. It includes 3mm joints, a replacement part for the Vvc-774LS, and a weapon hanger. AmiAmi is taking orders for the August 2026 shipment at 2,880 yen.
Premium Bandai is now accepting pre-orders for the SMP Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon AAP07: Balteus model kit. Priced at 49,940 yen, the kit includes weapon parts for recreating the 156-tube missile and variable ultra-high temperature burner, and ships in April 2027.
Bandai Candy Division's SMP brand announced the commercialization of the AAP07: BALTEUS unmanned special aircraft from Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. The kit measures roughly 450mm long and includes a 156-missile launcher. Pre-orders open June 27, 2026, for 49,940 yen, with release scheduled for April 2027.
Bandai Spirits is releasing a plastic model kit of the Arquebus AC VP-40S from Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon as part of its 30 Minutes Missions (30MM) series. The kit goes on sale June 13, 2026, for 2,530 yen. It features a common structure for head, core, arms, and legs that allows part swapping similar to the game's assembly system. The set includes the VP-66LH handheld weapon, and shoulder and left-hand weapons use 3mm joints for compatibility with other 30MM Armored Core VI kits. The same day also sees the release of Weapon Set 07, which includes close-combat chainsaw weapons: WB-0000 BAD COOK, WB-0010 DOUBLE TROUBLE, BML-G2/P19SPL-12, and SB-033M MORLEY, priced at 1,650 yen. Both products are non-scale plastic model kits from Bandai Spirits.