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SFFM VOLUME 16 Announcing Volume Sixteen of Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller, the latest, must-have edition of the quarterly genre modeling title, offering 100 all-color pages of exclusive coverage coupled with superb photography. This new, feature-packed issue publishes January 20th, and includes:
Retail price will be £ 13.95 GBP (~$ 22.77 USD/ $ 23.36 CAN/€ 15.78 EUR ). For more information, or to order, please visit the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller website. 01/2010 |
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ANTARES MODELS LUFT '46 New from Antares in 1/48 scale is a Messerschmitt Me 262 HG IV conversion set (ANT-36) developed for 1/48 Me 262 Trimaster/Dragon/Italeri and Revell kits. This project is the final version of the high-speed concept applied on the basic Me 262 model. The cockpit was placed in the rear fuselage, with the weapons and fuel tanks on at the front. The kit features 10 resin parts, vacuformed canopies (spares included as usual) and comprehensive instructions. See the parts here Price, before shipping, is $ 35.00 USD (~$ 35.92 CAN/€ 24.26 EUR ). For more information, or to order, please visit the Antares Models website. 01/2010 |
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How To Build Better Dioramas Announcing the first title in the SF Master Modeller Library book series from Happy Medium Press, publishers of Sci.fi & Fantasy Modeller. Published in February and written by popular Sci.fi & Fantasy Modeller teamster Barry Ford, How to make Better Dioramas is packed with invaluable information to make your hobby even more exact and exciting, and features page after page of step-by-step photography youll want to refer to time and again. Written with Barrys characteristic wit and attention to detail, and covering a wide range of subjects in depth, from painting and weathering to customising and super-detailing in a variety of scales, How To Build Better Dioramas is the must-have, 128-page title every serious sci-fi and fantasy modeller will want to own.The book publishes at the end of February, 2010, and is a softcover, 128 page title. Retail price is expected to be £ 14.99 GBP (~$ 24.45 USD/ $ 25.10 CAN/€ 16.95 EUR ). For more information, or to order, please visit the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller website. 01/2010 |
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DREAM CHASER New from Blap! Models is a 1/72 scale kit of the NASA HL-20/Space Dev Dream Chaser. This all-resin kit includes 6 peces for the lifting body and a two-piece base. Decals by JBOT provide markings for NASA and Space Dev machines in several variations. Price is $ 55.00 USD (~$ 58.18 CAN/€ 37.02 EUR ). For more information, or to order, please visit the Blap! Models website. 12/2009 |
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FROGG HOPPER The Frogg Hopper Mk II SF/fantasy Medium Starfighter is now available in a limited run. This 1/35 scale resin kit has 41 resin cast pieces, including 2 alien pilots. The model is 7½'' long and 8'' wide (191mm x 204mm). Also included are highly detailed landing gears and optional raised gear as well, plus a positionable canopy. Price is $ 74.95 USD (~$ 79.33 CAN/€ 50.49 EUR ). For more information, or to order, please eMail SPACECRAFT CREATION MODELS CO. 12/2009 |
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BUGS! Trifon have just released a new Starship Troopers-esque Arachnid Killer kid. This 1/15 scale, polyurethane resin kit has 22 pieces. The kit is fully articulated and may be posed in a variety of ways. Price is $ 46.00 USD (~$ 48.66 CAN/€ 30.97 EUR ). For more information, or to order, please visit the Trifon Miniatures website. 12/2009 |
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NEVER GIVE UP! Here is more information on the Galaxy Quest models Pegasus Hobbies will be releasing. Both models will be released in kit form and separately as pre-finished display pieces: 1/1400 scale ''NSEA Protector Ship''. The model, 12½/ 318mm'' long when completed, will come with removable ''Command Ship'', clear lenses cast in blue and logo base display stand. Though engineered to facilitate lighting, neither the kit nor the pre-finished model will come with lights or sound. The model was created using design data and images of the original studio model received from Paramount Pictures. The pre-finished model comes in full color window display box. Price and release date are TBA. 1/1 scale ''ION Nebulizer & VOX Communicator Set'': Full size prop replicas of the gun and communicators used in the movie. The nebulizer comes with clear lenses cast in blue with functioning trigger. The VOX comes with spring loaded flip-open mouth piece. Though engineered to facilitate lighting, neither the kit nor the pre-finished model will come with lights or sound. The models were created using design data and images of the original studio props received from Paramount Pictures. The pre-finished set comes in full color window display box. Price and release date are also TBA. For more information, or to order, please visit the Pegasus Hobbies website. 09/2009 |
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JUPITER 2 UPDATE Moebius have just released the boxart (by Ron Gross) for their upcoming Jupiter 2 from the Lost in Space TV Series. This model will be 18 inches in diameter with detailed upper deck, landing gear, and loads of detail. It will also be engineered to make lighting easier. It is still slated for December arrival, with an expected $109.99USD retail.Update: These kits are expected to start reaching distributors the second week of December, 2009 For more information, or to order, please visit the Moebius Models website. 09/2009 |
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MOONBUS REDUX! Moebius Models have just announced they will do another of the long awaited Aurora reissues: the Moon Bus from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The box will be original size and paper wrapped as originally done as well. The kit is scheduled for March of 2010 with suggested retail of $49.99USD. For more information, or to order, please visit the Moebius Models website. 09/2009 |
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