The Model Stash

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... :)  

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... :)

Hi, Everyone! On May 4th, the Smithsonian announced ( https://airandspace.si.edu/newsroom/press-releases/national-air-and-space-museum-welcomes-star-wars-x-wing-starfighter ) that it has the full-size mockup of Poe Dameron's Resistance T-70 X-wing starfighter.  It is currently in its orange and light grey livery as seen in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker . The full-sized vehicle, with a wingspan of 37 feet, is on long-term loan from Lucasfilm.  It will undergo conservation in the Restoration Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.  The work is currently visible to the public.  The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is located in Chantilly, Virginia, near Washington Dulles International Airport.  It is open daily (except on Christmas Day, December 25) from 10 AM until 5:30 PM.  Admission is free, but there is a $15.00 fee for parking. Once the conservation process is completed, the X-wing starfighter will be displaye...