This pre-built model of a Martian War Machine from the original War of the Worlds film is a perfect representation of the classic death-bringing alien craft. ; ; H.G. Wells' chilling novel of a Martian invasion of Earth becomes even more frightening in the 1952 film adaptation widely regarded as one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. It delivers eye-popping thrills laser-hot action and unrelenting edge-of-your-seat suspense. No one who has seen the film's depiction of the swan-shaped Martian machines-ticking and hissing menacingly as they cut their path of destruction-will ever forget their ominous impact!