This is a bootleg version. I simply could not locate the authentic version. In fact, I wasn’t aware that this kit was in existence until I came across this bootleg version for sale on Yahoo auction Japan. I immediately knew it was a bootleg and also knew that it was from GK Taiwan due to...
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