Japanese toy manufacturer "Aoshima Bunka Kyozai Co., Ltd." (アオシマ), renowned for its car models, is set to release a new version of the "Knight 2000 K.I.T.T." from the classic American action series "KNIGHT RIDER" in June 2023, featuring an LED scanner light and sound module!
For many men born in the 60s and 70s, terms like "Michael Knight," "Knight 2000 K.I.T.T.," and "K.I.T.T." are undoubtedly familiar. The series "Knight Rider" first aired in the United States in 1982 and quickly spread worldwide, broadcast in over 80 countries. David Hasselhoff, who played the protagonist Michael Knight, became a superstar in Germany because of the show, even becoming the first American artist to perform on the Berlin Wall. In 1990, he released the single "Looking for Freedom," which resonated with the sentiments of the newly unified German people at the time, becoming a number one hit on the German pop charts.
▼Classic opening video of Knight Rider:
The "Knight 2000 K.I.T.T." (model name in the series: "KNIGHT 2000 K.I.T.T.") from the series was a dream car for many boys at the time. Besides its understated yet striking appearance, the series depicted it with various futuristic black-tech-like special abilities such as invulnerability, autonomous driving, scanning computer, turbo boost jump, and super pursuit mode. The various human-machine interactive dialogues between K.I.T.T. and protagonist Michael Knight also left a deep impression on many.
This new Knight 2000 K.I.T.T. assembly model from Aoshima Bunka Kyozai Co., Ltd. is also released in 1/24 scale and features the Season 1 design. The biggest difference from previously released products is that this item includes an electronic module that can reproduce the red scanner light on the front of K.I.T.T. and various sound effects, including K.I.T.T. speaking. Through external connection, it faithfully recreates the appearance from the original series. It is a model worth considering for all fans of the classic series.
1/24 Knight Rider Knight 2000 K.I.T.T. Season I with Scanner and Voice Unit
Reference Price: 5,940 JPY (tax included)
Scheduled Release Date: June 2023
via： 青島文化教材社