Pegasus 1/8 War of the Worlds "The Martian"

[Frank3k]

This is my first finished build of 2023.: The Martian from the 1953 George Pal version of "War of the Worlds"

I've had this heavy vinyl kit rattling around for over 10 years and finally decided to build it. Pretty straightforward to paint - the veins were done with a blue marker. I added a light behind the eye from the "Space:1999 Nuclear Waste Area 2 Diorama" kit, which is a great source for spare parts. I also added some wire wrap wires to the broken camera on the floor.

The rain stopped and the Sun came out briefly in the afternoon and I was able to get these shots:



The two books on the ground are "To Serve Man"

"To Serve Man"

and "War of the Worlds"



I didn't do a very good a job with the light blocking around the eye. Oh well.



Overall a quick, easy "palate cleansing" kit.

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Dr. YoKai]

Nifty build!

[The Big Gimper]

Uuulaaaa!!!

Oops. Wrong Martians.

Nice work Frank.

[Buzzbomb]

Looks like it was a fun build

Nicely done

[finsrin]

Looking good, finish tones & detail.  Is Martian realistic.     Imagine them throwing a party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAUuqpFLLvQ

[Frank3k]

Thanks, guys. I still have the optional vinyl arms that I don't know what to do with. I was going to try grafting them onto the body, but it would have looked even more ridiculous.

That's a good Martian melody, Bill!

[Story]

Needs a counterpoise, like those old AIRFIX opponents kit.

Mount it on a Kleenex box.