1/8 2001: A Space Odyssey Space Pod

Description

This is an injection-plastic kit of a science-fiction/anime item.

From the manufacturer:

Extravehicular Activity Pods–EVA Pods–are small one-man transports designed to move outside of a spaceship, often to provide maintenance and to carry out complex tasks with arm and hand controllers. The deep space exploration spacecraft Discovery XD-1 carries three EVA Pods, named Alice, Betty and Clara. EVA Pods are self-sufficient vehicles equipped with maneuvering and life-support systems, including a pressurised interior which allows the astronaut to perform an EVA in the pod without having to wear a full spacesuit. The EVA Pod can also be remotely controlled by the Discovery’s on-board HAL9000 super-computer.

When a monolithic object of apparent extra-terrestrial origin is discovered in orbit around Jupiter, the Discovery is sent to investigate and collect data related to the mysterious artefact. Due to conflicting information in his mission programming, the HAL9000 computer malfunctions, becomes paranoid, and kills all of the crew except for Commander David Bowman, who manages to survive by removing HAL’s core memory banks. Yet the mystery of the monolithic artifact remains, and David Bowman is about to take the trip of his life…

Moebius Models’ 1/8-scale kit of the EVA Pod is an extraordinarily detailed, precision-tooled styrene kit. Approximately 26cm high and 29cm wide fully assembled, the model features a detailed interior, posable manipulator arms and an opening rear hatch. Meticulously researched, this kit features a full interior/exterior deal set for the EVA pod.