Saturday, March 24, 2007

Midori "Astro Boat" Kit No. KSN-200-5

Midori's reissue of their "Atomic Astro Boat" model from "The X From Outer Space."

Its a fairly detailed kit for its size. Midori rigged this version with a hook and rubber band propeller so that it can be used in water. Hence the outlandish illustration of AABGama skimming the surf! Midori also made model kits of Gerry Anderson's "Stingray," which this illustration seems to take a great deal of inspiration from.

Original release kits of this model are fairly rare, so I was happy to find this, even though its a second edition. This kit has been since reissued as a part of the Girara DVD set that came out a few years ago.


そのサイズのためのかなり詳しいキット。 ミドリは水で使用することができるようにホックそして輪ゴムのプロペラとのこの版を装備した。 波をすくい取るAABGama『アトミック・アストロ・ボート』のそれ故に風変りな実例! ミドリはまたGerry Anderson「Stingrayのこの実例が大量のインスピレーシヨンを取るようであるモデルキットを」、作った。 このモデルの元の解放のキットはかなり稀である、従って私はこれを見つけて幸せだった。