Alien Flying Saucer from

"The Thing" (1982)

SCALE: 1/350

INITIAL RELEASE: 2014

MEDIUM: Resin

RARITY: (2)

DIAMETER: 12 Inches

The Thing From Another World Goes South

ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

Few remakes are ever as good as the originals. One of the few exceptions is director John Carpenter's 1982 remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic "The Thing from Another World." Based on the original source material, John W. Campbell's 1938 novella "Who Goes There?", "The Thing" replaces James Arness' clunky Frankenstein-like "carrot monster" with a diabolical shape-shifter out of an H.P. Lovecraft nightmare. Using wholly practical effects -- this was long before CGI -- the film has a shock and gross-out factor that stands up well against anything attempted since.

Key to both versions of the film is the flying saucer that carries "The Thing" from space to the ice at Earth's poles. (The Arctic in the original, the Antarctic in the remake.)  Although seen for mere seconds in the opening of the film, the 1982 saucer -- with its running rim lights and glowing core -- makes in indelible impact on anyone who sees the film.
 

"The Thing" Flying Saucer was released by Fantastic Plastic Models in October 2014. Designed in CAD by Chris Corke and cast by BLAP! Models, large near-studio-scale model is hollow to facilitate interior lighting.

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Original Box Art