MENG will be launching a series of Dune model kit products in the future. Firstly, we are presenting three model kits of vehicles from the Dune movie: Harkonnen Ornithopter, Spice Harvester and Atreides Ornithopter kits
Now thats a nice new addition …
Hope they also, do the original film ones.
Glad to see someone is making these but . . . why so small? The harvester is about 4" long x 2.5" wide x 1" high. That’s just a bit bigger than 2 decks of playing cards stacked. The Atreides 'thopter is about 4" long x 6" wingspan. My guess is maybe 1/144 scale? I would think 1/72 scale would be better so they would match other aircraft models. The harvester maybe at 1/200?
Exciting yet a bit disappointing IMHO.
Good point … I didnt register the sizes ,
At those sizes I could see them sold completed on blister cards. They seem more like something Hot Wheels or Johnny Lightning would put out.
I don’t know. Without cockpit windows and some interior, they’ll resemble resin wargaming pieces…just blocks of resin with black painted windows.
They’re nice additions; however, I would have expected more detail for plastic kits.
Maybe Revell my jump on the bandwagon or Bandai ?
I guess the problem is in the proportions of the “real” aircraft, 17cm of wingspan is not that small, approximately the same of a Huey or an F-16 at 1/72. Just that the fuselage is small in comparison.
I wouldn’t doubt it if that’s what they are.
Does the Spice Harvester come with a Space Shuttle?
That was a joke.
There are 3D models of ornithopters available on the Internet.
I would prefer them in plastic though. And in bigger scale than what Meng is offering.
Mario
It would be nice, but sadly as the film makers name is on the box lid, LEGENDARY, I’m guessing the licencing is tied-up by MENG.
Squadron Mail Order has these listed as PREORDER.
What surprises me is that they’re so cheap and I have to wonder how large they actually are. They must be no larger than wargaming pieces…one can buy, build, and paint a whole fleet of these Ornithophers and spice harvesters for a diorama.
There is going to be a 1/12 MENG astronaut figure that should be interesting if it’s not too Anime-like.
They are now for sale, or at least, pre-sale. The scales are not known, nor are they printed on the box, or even if all the kits are to a common scale, but they look to be no bigger, or maybe smaller, than 1/144 scale. 
