Usually this time of year is quiet, but both Piececool and Fascinations are bucking trends. Today, it’s Piececool, which dropped these two rather ornate and detailed models. First up is The Wind Breaker, a ship that seems like it should sink with how much it is weighed down by insane amounts of… well, everything! Not to be outdone, the Phoenix Festooned Vehicle comes in with a spelling-trap of a name and blinding amounts of vibrantly colored… everything else!
Okay, so… yeah, feeling a bit silly today, but seriously… so much to talk about with both these models, I can’t focus on any particular features. But I’ll call out a couple big details, I guess. First is what appears to be an acrylic stand for the Wind Breaker, which I must say is a nice inclusion. And those fin / paddle / whatever things at the back of the ship, those are awesome. On the phoenix vehicle… well, there’s a gosh-darn gorgeous phoenix, along with an ornate umbrella, and I’m thinking a good handful of beads.
Sheet counts for these models are: 11 sheets for The Wind Breaker and 8 for the Phoenix Festooned Vehicle. The sizes of the completed models is in the gallery above, but wow… 11 sheets on one ship??? It’s even longer than any of the battleships, not to mention multiple times taller and wider than them. It’s going to be a beast of a build. And, according to the official specs, that festooned vehicle features 202 accessories, so that is quite a few beads.
Sources: Piececool, Piececool.
Oh, BTW, Thank you for helping Brad with the drawings. I was very fortunate to win the Mega R2 in his last drawing.
Congrats! That is one heck of a model. Quite hard to get a good curve on the body, what with how big it is.
When folks see my Metal Earth models they usually comment on how they don’t have patience to do something like that. As ornate as these are I don’t know if I have the patience to do one of these myself. They are quite lovely though.
I hear that! Though I’m still tempted with that ship. The idea of a frigate that big? If only they hadn’t gone overboard with all the cabins and stuff. Of course, I could get their new Black Pearl. Not as big, but not as… gaudy?