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Revell 1:72 Razor Crest and 1:65 Outland TIE Fighter

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Hi, Everyone! Revell Germany will be expanding their Star Wars lineup with two new-tooled kits from The Mandalorian series - the Mandalorian's Razor Crest and Moff Gideon's Outland TIE Fighter! Razor Crest (kit number 06781) : 1:72 scale About 337 mm (13.27 inches) in length 70 parts Detailed interior and cockpit Movable loading ramps Din Djarin pilot figure Landing gear can be built either retracted or extended Display stand included Decal sheet included 56.99 Euro (about $67.00 U.S.D.) MSRP November 2021 original release Outland TIE Fighter (kit number 06782) : 1:65 scale About 167 mm (6.57 inches) in length 51 parts Solar panels can be posed in-flight fully-open, partially-folded, or landed fully-folded Detailed cockpit Pilot figure Landing gear can be built either retracted or extended Display stand included Decal sheet included 38.99 Euro (about $46.00 U.S.D.) MSRP November 2021 original release Check out the images below which include official box art and test shot imag
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3D Printed Display Top For Pumpkin Masters Rotating Display Base

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Hi, Everyone! I have a Pumpkin Masters Ultimate Carve & Display Kit that I purchased a few years back.  I never used it for Halloween purposes, but I always intended to use the battery powered rotating display base for any built models that I wanted to photograph or record video of.  Originally, I used a large plastic plate on top of the base so that I could fit larger objects, but eventually lost the plate.  With a 3D printer, however, I decided to make my own custom fitted display top. I designed up the top in Autodesk Fusion 360.  It is a quick and simple design being 270 mm (10.63 inches) in diameter, 3mm thick, and having rounded lower edges. The 3D print was done in PLA on my Artillery Sidewinder X1 FDM printer.  It came out with no issues. The Pumpkin Masters base requires two C batteries.  However, I usually don't have that size battery, so I 3D printed a set of AA-to-C battery adapters. The AA batteries slide in the adapters from the bottom and gently lock into place a
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3D Printed Display Base Using Re-purposed Computer Part

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 Hi, Everyone! Over the years, I've accumulated a small stack of 3.5-inch hard disk drives that I always had intentions of performing deep data wipes on or destroying.  I never get around to them, though, so they just sit around.  Recently, I thought about how I could re-purpose those drives so that they wouldn't end up being yet another bunch of discarded wasteful tech. One of the nicer parts of a hard disk drive are the data disc "platters."  There are usually one or more of these platters in each drive, with each one being fairly rigid and having a nice smooth mirror finish.  People have re-purposed them into things such as the face of small clocks and combined multiples of them to use as hanging decorations.  For me, I decided to use them as part of a custom model display base. I came up with a 3D printed four piece design.  There is an outer shell with a rounded edge at the top.  An inner shell - which can house a small bit of electronics and provide a platform f
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Polar Lights / Round 2 1:144 Flying Saucer From Another Planet

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Hi, Everyone! Back in late-2012 Polar Lights released a new tooled 1:144 model of the Forbidden Planet C-57D Space Cruiser (kit number POL895).  The model was then re-released in 2014 as a Deluxe Edition (kit number POL916) which included LED electronics and wiring harness to simulate the the red spinning motor at the bottom of the saucer. For 2021, Round 2 will re-release the model again, but this time under the license-less, generic name of Flying Saucer From Another Planet (kit number POL985)! 12 inches in diameter Working ramps Alternate parts allow for a flying or landed build 39 parts Summer 2021 release $40.99 U.S.D. MSRP Check out the official box top artwork image below! Stay tuned... :)  
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Trumpeter Transformers Blitzwing

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Hi, Everyone! Trumpeter got into the growing Transformers models game in 2020 with their officially-licensed Autobot Bumblebee kit based off the character from the 2018 well-received hit film.     A second kit is coming...the Decepticon Blitzwing! Non-scale - will be about 13 cm (5.12 inches) tall when fully assembled Non-transforming figure Various points of articulation allow for posing Parts will be made of ABS and PVC plastics Snap together fit Includes display base Summer 2021 release Check out the images below from the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2021 in Japan and from the Show.Z Store. Trumpeter plans on releasing more Bumblebee movie model kits including Optimus Prime, Wheeljack, and Soundwave. Stay tuned... :)
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