"C-57D Space Cruiser from "Forbidden Planet"." Topic
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Tango01  | 16 Sep 2013 2:22 p.m. PST |
"Forbidden Planet, ‘the' classic 1950s science-fiction movie, memorably gave us not only Robby the Robot, but also the C-57D Space Cruiser. Polar Lights has already issued a larger kit of this flying saucer, but has now come up with a brand new, half-size version to 1:144 scale.
Mat Irvine reports: Opening the almost-square box reveals 22 parts in silver plastic and 17 in clear. This is a very simple kit to assemble, though it makes an impressive model when completed, being 304mm (12in) in diameter…"
See here
link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| Wizard Whateley | 16 Sep 2013 4:56 p.m. PST |
Very cool model. It was also in "The Invaders" episode of "The Twilight Zone". One of my favorites. |
Dances With Words  | 16 Sep 2013 5:41 p.m. PST |
and to go with the 1/144th scale version….. link
or
link domes link or another 'varient'
link I have/or have ordered…all of it! (have the smaller C57D now…. and another of the bot's |
| jdpintex | 16 Sep 2013 7:37 p.m. PST |
I seem to remember building that model when I was a youngster back in the 60s. I should do another, hopefully my skills have improved since then. Hopefully. |
| Dances With Words | 17 Sep 2013 6:49 a.m. PST |
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 Legion 4 | 17 Sep 2013 7:50 a.m. PST |
They also make the large version with the crew and alien monster too … I posted the link here TMP link … This smaller version could work with 6mm Sci-fi … |
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