Which is the best Armored Core Model Kit?
I would go and see what games s/he has, as most, if not all of the models are designs that are featured in one of the games. The safest bet without knowing which games s/he has or has played would be the Nine Ball Seraph or Nine Ball model kits. I believe the Seraph model is from the newest game (Armored Core For Answer) and Nine Ball itself has been featured in a few of the games. Now I realize that you said you can’t spend much more than 50$, so the Seraph model is probably out of your range unless you find a “used” one (but I’m not sure I’d trust those). If s/he has more than one of the games, as most Armored Core fans do, I would simply come right out and ask him/her what their favorite game is out of the series. If they ask why, simply say that you’re thinking of playing them. Well anyway, if you can’t get a hold of Nine Ball Seraph or Nine Ball, I’d go with the Gaea or perhaps Vixen. Sorry I can’t help more, but even I haven’t played all the games, and I didn’t start looking at t