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Trade Federation Landing Ship from |
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"Star Wars - Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" |
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(1999) |
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SCALE: N/A |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 2000 |
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MEDIUM: Polystyrene |
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RARITY: (3) |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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Although ostensibly a trading guild, the Republic's Trade Federation was also a major military power. This massive, 340-meter-wide, dual-winged space-going transport was the primary invasion vehicle for assaults on planets that did not adhere to its economic policies. Carried aboard were scores of land-going transports, which themselves dispatched tanks and swarms of battle droids. One of this design's particularly distinctive features is its single boot-shaped landing "stump," from which its slew of on-board weaponry emerges. |
In one of its last gasps with its
20-plus-year-old "Star Wars" license, AMT/Ertl issues four
mini-"snap" models of otherwise unkitted "Phantom Menace" designs.
The models measured only about two inches long and came "pre-decorated," an
obvious bow to late 20th Century kids who couldn't be bothered with paint and
glue. This Trade Federation Landing Ship, built from an original issue, was enhanced with additional detailing and weathering. |
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Original Box Art |
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