In March, Pegasus Models released a 1/32 plastic model kit of Vermithrax Pejoritive, the dragon from the 1981 movie “Dragonslayer.” It’s not the pose I would’ve chosen, and it’s pretty pricey, but I’ve wanted a good model of this critter ever since I saw the movie… thirty years ago (holy crap… I’M OLD!!!)
One source is HERE.
It’s hardly news that a lot of spiffy model kits have been released in the past few years. A number of modestly awesome Star Trek kits, “War of the Worlds” kits (both 1950’s and 2005 movie versions), re-releases of “2001” models, all kinds of stuff that model builders have been dreaming about for years… decades, even. While that’s great, it may be the last gasp of greatness for a dying hobby. Plastic model kits, like model trains, are a dwindling part of the hobby industry. Hard to compete with Yon Computer Games.