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by **Tracy & da' SWAMPdog** » Mon, 03 Mar 2003 12:28:17

In the new FSM there is an ad on page 62 for a company called "Sci-Fi
Matters" and it shows a "Martian War Machine" kit. Well, the story The War
of the Worlds, the radio show, and the movie were some of my favorite things
when I was a kid so naturally I am interested in the Maritan ship. I looked
on their website (www.scifimatters.com) but they only have 1 photo of the
model and... well... from the photo it doesn't really strike me as being
very close to my memory of the movie's one....

Anyone seen this kit IRL? Any other manufacturer's models available of it?

TIA!

Tracy, who really does need ANOTHER kit on the shelf... no really. I don't
have any other Sci Fi kits yet....

by **Tony/WF1** » Mon, 03 Mar 2003 13:33:17

Took a look at the site and the ship looked just like I remembered it from
the movie, FWIW. Then I did a Google search and the original movie posters
seem to be just like the model on the URL you gave.

Tony

Quote:

> In the new FSM there is an ad on page 62 for a company called "Sci-Fi
> Matters" and it shows a "Martian War Machine" kit. Well, the story The
War
> of the Worlds, the radio show, and the movie were some of my favorite
things
> when I was a kid so naturally I am interested in the Maritan ship. I
looked
> on their website (www.scifimatters.com) but they only have 1 photo of the
> model and... well... from the photo it doesn't really strike me as being
> very close to my memory of the movie's one....

> Anyone seen this kit IRL? Any other manufacturer's models available of
it?

> TIA!

> Tracy, who really does need ANOTHER kit on the shelf... no really. I
don't
> have any other Sci Fi kits yet....

by **Darren J Longhor** » Mon, 03 Mar 2003 19:51:32

Quote:

> Took a look at the site and the ship looked just like I remembered it from
> the movie, FWIW. Then I did a Google search and the original movie
posters
> seem to be just like the model on the URL you gave.

I watched the film last weekend and it looks pretty much identical to me
too.
Of course the Martian war machine in the film isn't much like the one in the
book.
Pehaps the OP was thinking of something more like this...
http://www.cix.co.uk/~sjbradshaw/martian/

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by **Val Krau** » Mon, 03 Mar 2003 22:29:37

I have the movie in DVD and VHS and watch it about once a month. The kit
looks good for the movie version - but way off from the tripod walking
machines described in the book and radio show.

Val
Kraut

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by **James McAlliste** » Tue, 04 Mar 2003 00:03:06

I seem to remember an ad for a model of the book's version of the fighting
machine.
Thanks for the pics-interesting.

Quote:

> > Took a look at the site and the ship looked just like I remembered it
from
> > the movie, FWIW. Then I did a Google search and the original movie
> posters
> > seem to be just like the model on the URL you gave.

> I watched the film last weekend and it looks pretty much identical to me
> too.
> Of course the Martian war machine in the film isn't much like the one in
the
> book.
> Pehaps the OP was thinking of something more like this...
> http://www.cix.co.uk/~sjbradshaw/martian/

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by **Darren J Longhor** » Tue, 04 Mar 2003 02:18:54

Quote:

> I seem to remember an ad for a model of the book's version of the fighting
> machine.
> Thanks for the pics-interesting.

There are some legged war machine kits here...
http://www.cshobbies.com/spaceships_&_vehicles.htm#War%20of%20the%20W...
http://starbase_ev.tripod.com/classic.html

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by **skymod** » Wed, 05 Mar 2003 10:56:35

The "Sci-Fi Matters" kit is made by me www.skyhookmodels.com

There are only a couple of other kits available. A 13" resin kit from
Monsters in Motion, a 16" vacform kit from Lunar Models, a 3" diorama
kit from Lunar, an ancient 8" vacform from SFMA, and a very tiny 3/4"
mini diorama also from Skyhook.

Dave

Quote:

> Anyone seen this kit IRL? Any other manufacturer's models available of it?

> TIA!

> Tracy, who really does need ANOTHER kit on the shelf... no really. I don't
> have any other Sci Fi kits yet....

by **James McAlliste** » Thu, 06 Mar 2003 06:29:34

What a cool site-thanks!

Quote:

> > I seem to remember an ad for a model of the book's version of the
fighting
> > machine.
> > Thanks for the pics-interesting.

> There are some legged war machine kits here...
> http://www.cshobbies.com/spaceships_&_vehicles.htm#War%20of%20the%20W...
> http://starbase_ev.tripod.com/classic.html

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Found Collection

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?

"Sci-Fi Matters" Martian War Machine kit ...?