Thursday 30 August 2012

The Postman cometh.....

and he brings parcels from the US! a number of goodies arrived at my doorstep this morning, without further ado, here are some pictures!

In the box, note that Gungans only come eight in a box, as opposed to the nine  figures in the  sets from the original trilogy.

The Phantom Menace vehicle sets  don't come with stands, unlike the previous sets.  This is a little annoying.

Lindberg 1/72 Phantom - note the low price on the sticker!

A very nice book, with plenty of detail on YT-1300 variants.


I suspect the damage on the packaging was the reason I got this set so cheap! Normally they go for around the US$50 mark, I picked these up on Amazon for around US$15.

Now I just have to hunt down some Scout Troopers! (and a set of Naboo Security)

Endor Strike Team

Endor Strike team. The rebel commandos are quite nice figures.

Another Trade Federation AAT, bring the total up to two.


A speeder from Naboo, and Anakin's pod racer.

Sio Bibble and Anakin Skywalker.

Mo' Gungans!

More recruits for the Grand Army. 

Size comparison photo.
Right, now back to V&B, and Harad stuff...

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    1. As long as I get things like this delivered, I'm keeping him!

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  2. cool goodies! I am saving up to get some models on the cheap from the US there are some really good deals there

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    1. Thanks Gowan! The US does have some good deals, but sometimes the freight cost is ruinous. Frank has used the Michigan Toy Soldier company a few times, and they have good deals quite often, and charge reasonable freight.

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  3. I like the 'damaged' Phantom! Are you going to build it that way?

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    1. Yes, I am strongly leaning towards building it up with the battle damage, although I am planning to paint it up as an IAF plane for Harad.

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  4. I was looking at the racer thingy from 'The Phantom Menace' movie, and the thought crossed my mind: what if you had several of those things - perhaps scratchbuilt to different designs - and played a racing game similar to a Roman chariot racing game that was doing the rounds in this part of the world maybe 20 years back? What do you think? :-)
    Cheers,
    Ion

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    1. I currently have Glenn's collection of the first A5 run of "Southern Sortie", that contains a chariot racing game. The idea of a pod racing verison of "Circus Maxius" would be interesting to see, but I'd rather break out the Atlantic and Airfix chariots and have a crack with them!

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  5. wow the force is strong with you...

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