The War of the Worlds - Tripod as 3D large model

The War of the Worlds is one of the best known and most important works by H. G. Wells.
The book was published in 1898, and several editions followed. The German translation by Gottlieb August Crüwell was published in 1901. War of the Worlds became famous as a radio play in 1938 on the eve of Halloween based on a script by Howard Koch that was transferred to America at the time and later in several film adaptations (first in 1953).

According to newspaper reports, the radio play caused violent irritation among the people of New York and New Jersey, which made the radio play partially authentic. Some listeners believed an actual alien attack credible. This was due to the fact that Welles used a new way of recording: he recorded the radio play the day before and then underlined with music. This made the recordings sound like the normal radio program, in which the moderator occasionally pauses to spread the latest news about the invasion. The coverage of these incidents made the show and thus the young Orson Welles world famous.

However, the recent communication science research literature clearly questions possible mass panic. Today it is assumed that it was an invention of the daily press, which on the one hand may have been sensationalism, on the other hand the intention to brand the young competitive medium radio as irresponsible. Another argument against the portrayal of a mass panic, which is particularly widespread by the tabloid New York Daily News, is that Welles’s program, according to a telephone survey carried out at the time of the broadcast, achieved an audience rate of just 2 percent, which nevertheless corresponded to around 2.6 million listeners. At most some (28%) of these listeners are said to have fallen for the radio play; The number of calls on the CBS transmitter was higher than usual, but reports of suicides or even the treatment of shock patients could not be verified. In addition to the sensationalist press reports, the legend of the mass hysteria is responsible for a study of the demoscope Hadley Cantril published in 1940, which has numerous methodological errors.

"It was a shock for us that H.G. Wells' old classic, role model for so many stories and even comic strips, which triggered such reactions among the listeners. The invasion of Mars monsters was just a fairy tale for us. ”

Numerous modern-day films and series are still taken up by H.G. Wells' novel and fiction and aim to achieve the same effect if you portray life and technology alien.
We are continuing this idea with our two models, the Groundship (collector- not inclouded in this offer) and the Tripod.
Now it's up to you to explore the fantastic world of aliens and create the 142-piece groundship.

Please note that this kit is not a toy and can only be played with to a limited extent. Please keep the items away from small children under the age of 6 years . It involves small parts which might break off and be swallowed. We declare the model as a puzzle or decoration.

Item Description:

Material:  4mm wood
Dimensions approx. ca. in cm:  (L x B x H)  33 x 28 x 48
Weight approx: 0.5 kg
Content: 1 x lasered kit 142 parts / assembly instructions

Supplied as a lasered kit. This must be assambled by yourself.
No tools needed. The parts must be glued.