SCALE MODEL NEWS

THE STAR WARS MERCHANDISE MACHINE continues to be a massive generator of spacecraft models and kits. Han’s Speeder is a Revell 1:28 scale miniature of the vehicle seen in the 2018 Star Wars release  Solo: A Star Wars Story . Mat Irvine:  This kit is from Revell-Germany, and, as with most R-G Star Wars productions, belongs to the simpler end of the modelling business. However, even junior or beginner kits can look really convincing when tackled by a more experienced modeller. The subject of this new kit is described as a ‘Mobquet M-68 landspeeder’ that was acquired by Han Solo ‘under circumstances he doesn’t care to explain…’ The M-68 is a science-fiction subject, but it’s hardly a spaceship, so can really be considered as a car first or foremost – OK, it flies or hovers, but it’s still a car. Although not produced in a conventional car scale such as 1:24/25 or 1:32, the M-68 is pretty close, at 1:28 scale. Revell has made this a pre-coloured snap-together ‘Build and Play’ kit,...

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY LOOKS LIKE A MUST-SEE movie this summer. And for sci-fi model makers, it'll be another cornucopia filled with fantasy techno to keep us busy nights. SMN report: The Star Wars bad guys seem to be Australians these days. Check out the Empire recruiter's voice! That's OK, tho' the folks from Oz seem pretty laid back in our experience. As for Solo , this short clip shows us an excellent monorail which has scale appeal, as does another variation on the landspeeder. No doubt there'll be more to come, and maybe outfits like Bandai and Revell have already signed for rights to release new kits, later in 2018. Solo: A Star Wars Story is directed by Ron Howard, and stars Alden Ehrenreich as the best starship pilot in the galaxy. More trailers to come, until general release on May 22, 2018.