Review Topic: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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Kitty Hawk’s Sabre Dog, IBG’s Otter reconnaissance car, Hasegawa’s Lavochkin La-7, photoetched-metal connectors from Albion Alloys, and Moebius Models’ “Battlestar Galactica” Colonial One
Four new kits and cool photoetched metal for scratchbuilding
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Moebius Models “Jonny Quest” Dragonfly
Premiering in prime time in 1964, “Jonny Quest” was one of cartoon giant Hanna-Barbera’s attempts to produce a realistic science-fiction adventure series — quite a change from the studio’s standard cartoons (“Tom & Jerry”) and comedic TV series (“The Flintstones”). The series followed Dr. Benton Quest, his son Jonny, Jonny’s best friend Hadji, and their…
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Moebius Models 1/4105 scale Battlestar Galactica
FineScale Modeler reviews the Moebius Models 1/4105 scale original series Battlestar Galactica plastic model kit. In 1978, I longed for anything that would sate the science-fiction hunger brought on by “Star Wars”. Enter TV’s “Battlestar Galactica”. Yeah, it was campy, silly (and having watched it again recently, it definitely doesn’t stand the test of time),…
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Moebius Models 1/32 scale Battlestar Galactica Cylon Raider
Moebius Models thrilled science-fiction fans when it released 1/32 scale Viper and Cylon Raider kits for the rebooted, gritty Battlestar Galactica on Syfy. Some of us hoped Moebius would somehow snag the license to release the original series sips in constant scale. Guest what — it has!
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Moebius Models 1/6 scale “Lost in Space” Robot B9
Aurora issued a 1/11 scale model of B9 in the 1960s that was reissued by Polar Lights in the ’90s. Now, Moebius Models has produced a 1/6 scale plastic model kit of B9. The kit is molded in gray and clear plastic with dark gray vinyl for the arms and legs, which can be built…
