spruecutter96 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Not that sure why they bothered doing an injection-moulded Spice Harvester. To my eye, it looks like a shoe-box, with added tracks. Definitely the worst bit of design, in a movie filled with some stunning, innovative space-ships and vehicles. More an afterthought, than a fully thought-out device? Just my personal opinion, of course. Cheers. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 They are reasonably priced, just ordered all three on ebay for £42. The ornithopters are 173mm span by 90mm long approximately and the harvester is 100mm long x 65mm wide x 27mm high. Expected delivery 6th dec- 6th jan. Nice size for dioramas, possibly. all the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBros718 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 10:11 AM, spruecutter96 said: Not that sure why they bothered doing an injection-moulded Spice Harvester. To my eye, it looks like a shoe-box, with added tracks. Definitely the worst bit of design, in a movie filled with some stunning, innovative space-ships and vehicles. More an afterthought, than a fully thought-out device? Just my personal opinion, of course. Cheers. Chris. Heya, Chris, Absolutely agree --- the DV Dune Spice Harvester was pretty basic and underwhelming and to me, not on par with the other designs of the film, which were great. Even the weird, balloon-like Harkonnen Harvester was a more interesting and unique and-Dune-like design...would have rather seen that beast kitted first... Again, just my opinion... I'll likely buy all three kits anyway to support the cause and hope that we see other subjects from the film show up as future releases as well. Maybe we'll see the Atreides Frigate, the older model 'thopter Paul and Jessica flee in, the cool fighter that Duncan Idaho flies up in, the Imperial Herald's orb ship and others (gotta pull out my Art of Dune book and re-watch the film again) if these sell well. No doubt, Part II will feature new hardware and ships as well! And thanks, Chris (Whitestar12), for confirming the price point and release ETA!! With Regards Aloha, Johnny B. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-dune-ornithopter-10327-officially-unveiled-with-realistic-flapping-wings/ I’m rather liking the look of this, too… best, M. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sardaukar Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, cmatthewbacon said: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-dune-ornithopter-10327-officially-unveiled-with-realistic-flapping-wings/ I’m rather liking the look of this, too… best, M. oh nice, I'd buy some Lego Sardaukar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reelyator Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 16:01, whitestar12chris said: They are reasonably priced, just ordered all three on ebay for £42. The ornithopters are 173mm span by 90mm long approximately and the harvester is 100mm long x 65mm wide x 27mm high. Expected delivery 6th dec- 6th jan. Nice size for dioramas, possibly. all the best Chris ...yesterday i pre-ordered the 2 Ornithopters as well. With 10 cm the Spice Harvester is way too small for my personal taste. I wonder about the pictures of Ornithopters: Could it be that the "windows" are black instead of clear.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Closeup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reelyator Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Electric Indigo said: Closeup ...Thank you Electric Indigo! This makes "clear" were the cost reduction is coming from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Good luck cutting out the windows...😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sardaukar Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 I just ordered all 3 kits for £30.61 delivered from some of the usual suspect Chinese model shops on ebay. They are all doing all 3 kits bundled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rms77 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Here's a video showing the parts and construction of all three models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xpSGjZBNnA They all look nice, and even come with waterslide decals. Although given how much detail they can achieve, it's bit disappointing that the cockpit window frames are done with decals rather than molded-in detail. I think I'll be picking all three up when they become available. The Bandai-style stands are interesting - I wonder if Bandai had some involvement in these kits at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 If anyone wants to order these directly - all kits are available on AliExpress. £23.86 including shipping and VAT for all three models after a £3 discount: MENG MMS-014 MMS-011 MMS-013 HARKONNEN & ATREIDES ORNITHOPTER & SPICE HARVESTER Delivery was around 2 weeks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reelyator Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) ...Just in case you have not followed the discussion in the "Dune Atreides and Harkonnen ornithopters" Thread: Chris found out that Meng will release a 1/72 scale version of the Atreides Ornithopter! Meng Article Number DS-007 Not listed on scalemates.com yet First offers are on Ebay from chinese sellers, estimated around 04/2024. Price around 70€. Wingspan Length around 30 cm Wingspan around 70 cm Edited March 16 by Reelyator Corrected Wingspan and Lenght Information as confirmed by Electric Indigo below. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) Here we go. Length 318 mm with 720 mm wingspan, 4 figures in the cockpit, two sets of landing gear (parked/flight) & display stand. Edited March 15 by Electric Indigo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Also 1/12 Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reelyator Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) On 15/03/2024 at 23:09, Electric Indigo said: Here we go. Length 318 mm with 720 mm wingspan, 4 figures in the cockpit, two sets of landing gear (parked/flight) & display stand. ...wow😮 I mixed up Length with Wingspan in my post above. But you are right, 72 cm wingspan. That is huge. I hope a Harkonen Ornithopter will follow. Plus the fat Bumblebee-Thing that was shortly seen in Part II... Edited March 28 by Reelyator typos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 It is listed at Hobbysearch now for 12.750 Yen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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