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Dual Bee from

"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979)

Dual Bee

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SCALE: 1/48

INITIAL RELEASE: 2003

MEDIUM: Resin

Rarity : (2)

 

Dual Bee

 

Dual Bee

Dual Bee

 

Dual Bee

 

ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

Paramount's 1979 "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" featured, as its Act One set-piece, a tour of the orbital "Space Dock" where the new NCC-1701 refit was just being completed.  Participating in the construction were swarms of "Work Bees," tiny one-man spacepods that could be used for short-range transport.  The "Dual Workbee" used robotic arms to grab, hold and otherwise manipulate construction materials.  The craft was designed by "Star Trek" conceptual artist Andrew Probert.

This solid, all-resin 1/48-scale kit was released in 2003 by ACEng, a garage-kit company.  It featured internal magnets that allowed one to easily attach or remove the armature.

This model was built from an original issue.

 

Dual Bee Box Art

Original Box Art

 

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