I'm a duff modeller. All fingers and thumbs and zero skill. So it was a godsend when I picked up this snap-together mini-kit by Morinaga from the early 1990's. Morinaga make boxes of candy and chocolate. which contain gifts and premiums. This wonderful little plastic Zero-X was part of their Thunderbirds range. I've been after one for four years, after first discovering it on the Japanese Thunderbirds Museum website [blogged in 2009]. I could have found out about it 13 years before but that's a story for another day!
I've taken pictures of the 'modelling' process, which is simple even by my standards! More a kinder toy than a kit, it is nevertheless a thing of beauty! The only part I've left off are the transfers as I prefer it without.
My two 'action photographs' of the OX show it taking off above a small SPV from the 1990's Captain Scarlet Adventure board game and second, a miniature Moonbus I made myself.
What do you think?
Pics of your miniatures welcomed!
Nice crisp details, like fine jewelry at this scale. I suspect the plastic is good quality too, as it seems that 'toy-plastic' has higher tolerance to breakage, compared to model-kit plastics (not sure exactly how, but seems so) no matter what the scale.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I prefer the majority of toys without transfers/stickers applied.
Nice, like the moonbus too. I started a scratchbuild Zero X many years ago but stopped before doing the lifting bodies. I will do a better one at some stage.
ReplyDeleteHaving seen this little beauty in the flesh,it is indded a class piece of merchandise. Detail on such a scale is terrific too.
ReplyDeleteI especially like the zen-like simplicity of the shots mr W, nice acetate stand under the ship and signature Joe 90 specs in there too!