Seriously?

Just walking past the sci-fi section in my favourite model shop last week - yes, there is still the odd one! - I noticed this.

I was instantly struck by the unusual design.  Not your predictable over-exposed Star Wars  or tired Star Trek movie-related kit, but a strange looking ship I had never seen the likes of before. A quick rifle through the box revealed large, well-detailed parts, four paint schemes, a very nice sheet of decals and a big big engine!

There was also a dvd, which promised a virtual tour and a bit more info.  From what I can gather (I do not speak Japanese too often) it seems to belong to the anime genre, and is an anti-gravity raider in 1/20 scale.

The big attraction for me is that you can interpret it any way you want.  No-one can criticise the RLM shade you have used, or correct your allocation of rivets.   I can please myself!  It's a genuinely exhilarating thought.

If you have built this model, or know more about its origins, do comment here, I'd like to know more.

Coming back down to earth, here is Italeri's new tool Wessex UH-5 in 1/48 scale.  It's a nice kit, four colour schemes to choose from and not a bad price.  No anti-grav capabilities but it looks good.  So many kits, so little time.

Finished and Finishing

I thought I would add an update on some of my on-going and recently completed projects. Sadly, it doesn't include the 1/35 'Hip'.  I just can't seem to find the chance to get back to that.

Anyway, coming up is this XB-49 Flying Wing from Italeri (AMT) - it's quite a kit, so more on it later.

Then, Hobby Boss's F4U-4 Corsair.  A kit that really has a lot of parts.  But are they all necessary?

Just finished, Italeri's Westland Wessex in 1/72 scale.  Nice, isn't it?  A lovely little kit.

For a bit of the unusual: Trumpeter released this little Russian number a bit ago.  It's in 1/35 with etched parts and not only its it really interesting, it's really good value.