1:35 SCALE FANTASY SKY-BOAT 'WALDO' FROM INDUSTRIA MECHANIKA
Science-fiction fans start here, with this whimsical fantasy aerial trampship, named Waldo . The concept was penned by designer Ian McQue, made available as a kit from Industria Mechanika to 1:35 scale. Like so many of IM's productions, this air-ship is not from any of the well-established sci-fi or fantasy movie franchises, so Star Wars, Star Trek, Hobbit or Avengers, it's not. Instead, you have an original kit, that is suitable for almost any fictional setting. It's perfectly OK to build as is. Conceptually, Waldo stays up courtesy anti-gravity motors, but there's nothing to stop you adding a set of gas bags, or fan-style propulsors of some sort. The ship can be crewed by humans or aliens, but a nicely sculpted human pilot is included. And, as the kit is to military-kit standard 1:35 scale, there are many options available for crew or passengers. Five-view of Waldo's casually-dressed pilot figure (below). It's a well-produced 1:35 scale figure, which will look...