Starship Liabe from "Message from Space" (1978)

Scale: 1:160
Initial Release: 1978
Medium: Styrene
Kit Rarity: 4

About the Design

"Message from Space" (Japan - 1978) was one of many lower-budget space operas to appear in the wake of "Star Wars'" tectonic success. Central to the film was the "Liabe" was a mothership/carrier craft used to transport two smaller fighters: the boxy "Comet Fire" and the sleek "Galaxy Runner." Its wings would fold open to position the smaller fighters in an upright position just prior to launch.

About the Kit

Released by Entex in 1978, the 1:160 scale Liabe kit came with both the "Liabe" mothership and detachable mini-versions of the "Comet Fire" and "Galaxy Runner." Bandai later released this same kit with new box art.

This model is an original Entex issue.