While shopping at the Fall in flea market, I came across something I have been looking for for quite some time. A reasonably priced C57D from the movie Forbidden Planet. I have seen them online, but a little too richly priced for my taste. I had thought about the Mobius model, but it is just way to big (and expensive).
So, imagine my surprise when I saw the model sitting on the table for ten bucks! Needless to say, I grabbed it and paid the seller gladly. I then went the rest of the convention telling my buddies that I got the deal of the convention. They of course spent the convention laughing at me, but I’m the one with the saucer!
The model was already done in a nice silver and has a removable landing pillar and the leg ramps also open and close. I might do some additional detail painting at some point (outside edge darkening and stair coloration), but we will see. For now it will look good on the shelf and might even end up in a Pulp game!
- Manteuffel