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 Hi All I grew up watching this series many years ago and I always remember being green with envy as my mate had the model all painted up and built by his dad and what made it worse I had no idea this sort of kit was available at the time. My scope of kits available at that time was Kiel Kraft gliders and free flight plus the odd Airfix kit. So I have decided to finally treat myself and got the kit of flea-bay for £12.99 Im not sure if its the 1/12 or 1/128 the guy selling it says its 1/12 but I think its a typo so its the mini version at 1/128 making it around 120 mm long all in    . The kit has a full interior that is viewable by lifting off the outer hull but it is printed cardboard but Im sure there is a resin item out there somewhere any help on this would be appreciated. So far I have managed to get hold of the etch grill set and the mini lighting kit as extra's. I have found the resin window set but I think its a bit steep in cost for what it is. More soon as the parts arrive. Regards Andy  arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Etch parts have arrived arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Memories, Memories.  Remember this one myself and the etch can only make this a much better result. Good luck. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Looks good, I have no idea what this is or what the tv prog is though, maybe Im too young  Steve
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Nice one Andy! I remember that series well, I think at the time the kit would have been by the old American "Aurora" company, they did lots of old sci-fi models back then, Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Invaders (probably a lot more besides). Oh and a load of horror movie characters as well. Will be watching this one with great nostalgia! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Thanks everyone for looking in and your comments, Robin you are correct about it originaly being by Aurora along with the glow in the dark monster kits like 'The creature from the black lagoon' from the film and the classics like the mummy and frankenstien. I have found there was a resin replacement interior for the card one in the Aurora kit but its long out of production and I can replicate the window out of plasticard. More soon. Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Look forward to seeing you start this one. I used to love watching land of the giants as kid i always remember them using cotton and a safety pin as a grappling hook and rope. Great days. Man he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day will cease to be Greet the last light of the library...We were here!
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Hi All The beast has arrived , The box art is typical Moebius with the build and paint instructions on the rear, not a huge model as I suspected but still nicely moulded in orange plastic and clear plastic parts. Also inside the box were a nice set of decals and a printed cardboard interior set. All in all a nice little kit im not a fan of card interiors but I doubt if I will track down the resin kit so it will have to do. Now I just need the lighting kit to arrive so this baby can go together. More soon. Regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looks like a cool model
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I hope you will get it soon. I have ordered something from Australia few weeks ago and had a moment of joy when I saw Heathrow in the tracking website. Then 'customs cleared'. Then Hong Kong, Köln in Germany, Stansted and finally in delivery. Then bounced off the doors just during that 10-minute span when nobody was home. Good luck ;-) Any images I post on my personal builds are free to be used and shared under Creative Commons Attribution license, which means you can do what you want with them, on the condition you mention I'm the author.
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I agree about the so called postal services that can be found in other country's . I am still awaiting an item from China that I think is on the back of a Mongolian snail going around in circles, I somehow think that item will not arrive now. Makes you think although there not perfect how good our postal system is here Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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looks cool cannot wait to see it come together jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Now you're making me feel really old....  .. Remember this series very well and loved watching when I was little (so long ago its frightening.....). Always remember it used to take two of them to pick up a matchstick.... Great series and will look forward to seeing what you can do with this kit.... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan Yes its several years back and scary how long but its an iconic ship like Fireball XL5 and should look a treat when built with the lighting kit. I too remember that but I also remember reading the 'Borrowers' Book before watching this and I just thought it was the Borrowers in space . Regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi all The lighting kit has arrived now all I need to do is buy the battery and maybe swop an led to a blue one. Now to sort the paint. Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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