The Model Stash

Hi, Everyone! The Godzilla 65th anniversary celebration continues!  In November 2019, Round 2 is set to re-release two more model kits! Polar Lights Godzilla Snap-Together (kit number POL959) : Originally released by Lindberg in 1995 1:250 scale About 8 inches tall and 12 inches long when built $29.99 U.S.D. MSRP Mid-November 2019 release Polar Lights King Ghidorah Snap-Together (kit number POL962) : Originally released by Aurora in 1976 and again by Polar Lights in 2000 1:350 scale 12 inch wing span $29.99 U.S.D. MSRP Mid-November 2019 release Check out the official box top artwork images below! Stay tuned... :)

Hi, Everyone! Bandai has been releasing a bunch of astromech droid kits so far this year as part of their Droid Collection series.  First there was Rocket Booster Version R2-D2, then R4-I9, R2-Q5, R5-J2, and recently R2-Q2.  The latest kit was just released last month...R4-M9 as it appeared in Episode IV: A New Hope ! 1:12 scale Includes sticker sheet Includes display base 2000 yen (currently about $19.00 U.S.D.) MSRP September 26, 2019 release Check out the attached pictures for official pictures! Available now so check with your favorite model kit exporters such as HobbyLink Japan and Hobby Search for orders. Stay tuned... :)

Hi, Everyone! After Round 2 successfully re-released the old early-1970s MPC Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean line of 1:12 figures under the Lindberg Jolly Roger series of model kits, they are ready to do it again!  This time, however, Round 2 will be re-releasing the MPC 1:12 Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion series but under their Polar Lights brand and with a "Haunted Manor" name change. First up in this Haunted Manor model kit series will be Escape from the Dungeon (kit number POL972).  This model was originally released in 1974 as Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion : Escape from the Crypt. 1:12 scale Rubber band, "double ZAP" action where the figure's shovel hits the chain which causes the skeleton in the casket to leap up Features glow-in-the-dark parts $24.99 U.S.D. MSRP Mid-November 2019 release Check out the image below for the box top artwork! Stay tuned... :)

Hi, Everyone! Breakaway, a Space: 1999 convention, recently held its 2019 event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from September 12 to 15. Jamie Hood of Round 2 attended the convention via Skype and surprised fans with new model kit news! Space: 1999 news: The new-tooled 1:72 14-inch Eagle Transporter will be shipping in November / December 2019. A new 1:48 22-inch Eagle will be coming in early 2020.  This new version will be the Laboratory Eagle which features the outward-extended lab pod.  Jamie showed off an assembled mock up of this model to panel attendees. The spine booster unit which is usually associated with the Laboratory Eagle will be sold separately in order to keep costs for the Eagle kit itself down.  The spine booster unit will feature machined aluminum engine bells. A commlock and stun gun kit is currently under consideration. Star Trek news: Future release of the large-scale 1:32 Galileo Shuttlecraft is "a matter of when, not if." Although no...

Hi, Everyone! Round 2 does not want to miss out on any Apollo 50th anniversary opportunities, so they will be re-releasing the classic AMT 1:200 Saturn V Rocket and Apollo Spacecraft kit! Originally released back in 1969 / 1970, this model (kit number AMT1174) features: 1:200 scale Over 20 inches (50.8 cm) tall when assembled Engineered to allow friction fit joints between stages Includes the Eagle lunar module Authentic water slide decals October / November 2019 release $29.00 U.S.D. MSRP Round 2 has also just revealed the retro box top artwork.  It is mostly identical to the original release box.  Check it out below! Stay tuned... :)

Hi, Everyone! Back on December 7, 1979, Star Trek: The Motion Picture opened in theaters in North America.  Although it received only average reviews, at the time it... ...set a box office record for highest weekend gross ...was the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1979 in the United States ...was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Art Direction (Harold Michelson, Joseph R. Jennings, Leon Harris, John Vallone and Linda DeScenna), Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Score And since then it has sold the most tickets of any film in the franchise until Star Trek (2009), and it remains the highest-grossing film of the franchise worldwide adjusted for inflation. 2019 is the 40th anniversary year for The Motion Picture , and Fathom Events will be bringing the original theatrical version of the movie back for two days! Dates : Sunday, September 15, 2019 Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Ticket On-Sale date : Beginning Friday, August 2, 2019 Check for participa...

Hi, Everyone! Hobby Lobby is currently having a rather large clearance sale on select model kits.  Most prices are under $10.00 U.S.D. with some even going under $5.00! I went to my local Hobby Lobby the other day and took pictures of the kits I saw that were red-tagged.  Check out them out below. I don't know how long this pricing will last, so get them while they're available! :)