Meng Models

[NARSES2]

We've seen a "splurge" of 1/72 scale modern (ie post WWII) armour on site recently so I thought these might interest some.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=105&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=362486&code=&product_type_id=all_military&scale_id=956&keyword_search=&arrival_date=1&setPerPage=25&currency_id=

[chrisonord]

We've seen a "splurge" of 1/72 scale modern (ie post WWII) armour on site recently so I thought these might interest some.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=105&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=362486&code=&product_type_id=all_military&scale_id=956&keyword_search=&arrival_date=1&setPerPage=25&currency_id=

I saw those advertised elswhere Chris, and thought the price was a misprint, as its not that bad a price really for modern armour kits in that scale.

[NARSES2]

I saw those advertised elswhere Chris, and thought the price was a misprint, as its not that bad a price really for modern armour kits in that scale.
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Must admit I was surprised at the price.

[Nick]

A friend in the London club has shown off his recent acquisition of 3 kits related to DUNE, the recent movies. Meng have the kits licence for the Dune franchise and they look good.
I'm guessing these are approximately 1/144 scale.
Jadlam are offering the set for £34.95.

http://www.meng-model.com/en/contents/59/587.html

Atreides Ornithopter
Harkonnen Ornithopter
Space Harvester

[zenrat]

Some scale reference would be nice.  A Lego Sardukar Minifig for example.

[Mossie]

Some scale reference would be nice.  A Lego Sardukar Minifig for example.

The ornithopters will fit on the palm of your hand pretty much. The spice harvester will pretty much fill your palm, with some overlap.

[Nick]

Some scale reference would be nice.  A Lego Sardukar Minifig for example.

The ornithopters are about 10cm long which is about the same as a 1/144 F-14 Tomcat. That works for me.

The Spice Harvester is also 10cm long so it's not the same scale. References say they were 120m long I'd guess at 1/1200 scale.

[jcf]

Is ornithopter really the correct term for the Dune
machines? They don't have bird wings and are far
closer to dragonflys in appearance. 

[Mossie]

Pterygothopter? Most mainstream interpretations of Dune ornithopters are insectile, but I don't remember them being described explicitly that way in the book, in fact I remember more bird like comments.

[Mossie]

Almost forgot, there is a genus of butterflies named ornithoptera, so it's not strictly wrong, although the name is describing birdlike features of their wings so still about birds!

[jcf]

Of course then there's the issue of pronunciation,
properly it should be ornitho-ter with a silent p.
This also holds for helicopter, helico-ter, which
comes from helice/helix.

[zenrat]

The audio book of Sir Terry Pratchett's Pyramids was ruined for me by the person reading it constantly pronouncing the P.
Ptracy and Pteppic became Per-Tracy and Per-Teppic.  No.  Stop it.