The long-awaited 2001 Space Station V (SSV) kit is all but
ready to ship. I have castings in hand and am about a week away from completing
the prototype model. I will then shoot photos, complete the box art and
instructions, and then begin offering the kit for sale.
I will first offer the kit via email to those of you who
have reserved the model. There are more than 90 people on the waiting list, and
several of you have indicated you will want multiple copies. So it may take me
some time to work through the entire list.
Once all the reserved kits have been spoken for, I will put
the SSV in the Virtual Museum Store for general sale.
Again, the SSV kit sells for $125.00 plus shipping. It
includes a large sheet of PhotoEtched stainless steel parts, which account for
a good fraction of the kit's total cost.
There's still time to get on the reservations list. Just
email me at FantasticPlast@aol.com
The super-detailed 1:48 X-37B orbiter remains on track for
release at the end of next month. Produced for us by BLAP! Models, the kit
includes landing gear, a cargo bay and accurately engraved heat shield tiles.
Decals for the operational orbiter will also be included.
The kit will sell for $95.00 plus shipping. To reserve your
copy, email me at FantasticPlast@aol.com.
TWO KITS IN JULY: The "Captain
America" Hydra Flying Wing and "Last
Starfighter" Gunstar!
July will also feature a double-header with the release of
two exciting kits drawn from the movies: The Hydra Flying Wing from last year's
"Captain America" in 1:288 scale and the 1:144 Gunstar from the 1984
first-generation CGI classic "The Last Starfighter."
Even in 1:288 the Hydra Flying Wing has a wingspan of nearly
two feet. The 44-piece kit was mastered by Alfred Wong, cast by Mana Studios
and features decals by JBOT. The kit is
priced at $105.00 plus shipping.
Our Gunstar is a 1:144 version of the 1:72 kit produced by
BLAP! Models for Blue Moon. It will have landing gear and, yes, a detailed
"Death Blossom" weapon. No price has been set, but we're hoping to
bring it in around $100-$120.
Email me at FantasticPlast@aol.com to reserve a copy of
either/both kit(s).
Okay, German flying saucer fans. (And you know who you are!)
Here's a brand new, freshly mastered 1:72 kit of the BMW Flugelrad II v.1
reportedly flown at Prag-Kbley in Czechoslovakia in 1945. The 36-piece kit
features landing gear and a clear vac canopy.
The Flugelrad II sells for just $40 plus shipping. I only have a few
copies in stock; if you want one, you can order it here.
UNICRAFT 1-Offs - Occasionally, a customer special orders a
Unicraft kit from me and then, when the kit arrives, no longer wants to buy it.
I currently have a half-dozen of these "one-offs" that I'm offering
for sale below the Unicraft catalogue price. All are 1:72 scale. They are:
AVRO 606A - $30.00 (Retail $35.00)
AVRO 606B - $30.00 (Retail $35.00)
BISNOVAT "SAMOLYOT 5-2" - $20.00 (Retail $25.00)
CESSNA CH-1/YH41 "SENECA" - $30.00 (Retail $35.00)
HILLER YH-32 "Hornet" - $20.00 (Retail $25.00)
KUGISHO OHKA 43 OTSU - $20.00 (Retail $25.00)
SIKORSKY R-5 - $30.00 (Retail $35.00)
These kits will be sold first-come, first-served. Contact me at FantasticPlast@aol.com if you
want one or more of these kits.
I'm down to my last two copies of the 1:288 Project OrionBattleship When these sell, the kit will be retired to the Hall of Fame. If
you've been waiting to buy one, this is your last chance. Click the box art for
more details.
PRIVATE SALE
I currently have the following kits available for
"private sale." These are
one-to-one transactions not offered to general customers.
I currently have the following kits available for
"private sale." These are
one-to-one transactions not offered to general customers.
1:72
Arrowhead Wing - 1 Available - $45 plus shipping.
1:72
Blade-Wing - 5 Available - $80.00 plus shipping
1:288
Naboo Royal Yacht - 5 Avaialble - $55 plus shipping
1:3700
Moonsoon Gunboat - 2 Available - $30.00 plus shipping
Email me at FantasticPlast@aol.com to order any of these
"private sale" model kits.
Finally, thank you to everyone who has expressed good wishes
concerned my recent arm injury. I visited my orthopaedist yesterday. The X-rays
were good, I have 85% range of motion and he expects all restrictions to be
lifted within three weeks.
Could have been worse.
Until next month...
WATCH THE SKIES!!!
- Allen B. Ury
