captain america

Hi everyone. To avoid derailing another member's thread, I've decided to start one of my own to see how much interest there might be for any 1/48 Inbit models? In particular, I am thinking primarily of the Gurab (Invid Shock-Trooper to Rt fans.) In 1/48 scale, this Inbit would be right around 11.5-12 cm in height, and you'd have the option to build it with or without beam cannons. In essence, my proposal would be the following: I could produce a weekly, step-by-step scratchbuilding guide, demonstrating how I build a scale Inbit from the ground up. Each interested party could pay, for example, $75, which, if enough folks take interest, would fund my time and materials for the scratchbuild. Afterwards, when the build is done, I would then send each member a free resin model kit as a 'thank you' token... You just pay shipping That having been said, I'd be curious to know how many people would be interested, if at all? So far: Ignacio Ocamica 1 Ghadrack 2 Phyrox 1 Pat S WWWMWWW Jardann Cobywan

Hi Carl. 1/32 scale would kick so much a$$ it wouldn't be funny. Problem is that there's just nothing else in 1/32 out there to put next to the Inbits. On the other hand, plenty of people have the 1/48 and (fake 1/55) Toynami, and as such, I feel that 1/48 would be better received amongst the enthusiasts. Aaaah, I'm hijacking the OP's thread, and I apologize. This discussion should probably have its own thread.

Honestly, I never thought of doing inbits until just recently. I suppose that could be a possibility... If enough people would be interested.

I'm surprised no one ever made a decent booster for the Inbit Eager... Or a Gurab kit, for that matter! MMmMmMmMmmmm... Inbits! (not to be confused with Timbits )

Hi everyone. I'm just putting out a final call for the Defender kit; I have 8 left and then that's it.

I think that in order to truly have a grasp on the concept of resin model 'quality', one must evaluate samples from existing and past manufacturers. Over the course of almost 20 years of dealing with resin, I think I can safely say that I've seen pretty much all of it. There are some firms that put out castings that are nothing short of superb, such as those from Volks, Work Shop Cast, and Le Mans Miniatures. ...And then there are 'models' (and I use the term loosely) that, quite frankly, are simply not worth attempting to build. The 1/72 Phalanx wonderfest kit comes immediately to mind. Offerings from the likes of Club M/Studio 27 were ok. The castings themselves were fine, but the craftsmanship of the sculpt didn't exactly light fires in my mind. While the sprues on some of my parts tend to be a bit large, I think that my overall castings rate fairly well; perhaps not quite on the level of Volks/WSC, but when the molds are new, I can give them a good run for their money.

Oh, and the instructions are done too! I've included some lower-res scans, but if anyone can host higher res versions, just PM me.

Hi guys. I'm Glad that the model is being well-received. I took a few pics of an unpainted model, just to show its basic structure. For the 'finished' look, kindly refer to HWR MKII's buildup--the FASTEST build in the west!

Hi guys. Today's little update is to let everyone know that the decals are in, and I've been in full-tilt shipping mode for the last couple days. Anyone who's been holding-off on ordering can now do so freely

No sense stirring the HG pot unnecessarily; they seem content to turn a blind eye from my nefarious activities, and to me, that's good enough reason not to poke 'em while they sleep. One hand washes the other, as my people used to say.

Wow, I honestly wasn't expecting this kind of anti-HG mobilization in such a short amount of time; it really sounded like you guys were gonna burn down their HQ for a while there. You guys make me so proud!!!! I think HG owes me one for calling off the lynch mob at this point

Hey everyone. I guess it's only right that I make a statement here before things get out of control. I want you all to know that it pains me to say what I'm about to say, but I fear that it must be done... APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!

Most people already have the two previous releases; it wouldn't be worthwhile to remold for a few possible sales.

LoL! Maybe Paypal's trying to tell you something Spartan? Perhaps... OoOoOoOo... I took a few mock-up pics to show as well. I left off some significant bits for now, as they are being prepped and cleaned, but this shouls give you a good overall impression of the model.

Hey everyone! Sorry for having dragged my feet on this one: some other matters required my attention, but have no fear, the Defender has been chugging-along at a healthy pace. Current status: the first half-dozen models have been cast, and the model is coming along very nicely indeed. The pic below is of the parts breakdown for the model Ok, now for the nasty part: payment Each kit price: $110.00 Shipping rates: USA/Canada: -$14.00 for Small Packet Air mail of 1 to 2 kits. -$22.00 via Expedited Parcel for 3/4 kits - $29.00 via Xpresspost (4-5 business days.) International shipping (France, Germany, Chile, HK, UK, Australia.) -$29.00 for 1-2 kits via Small Packet International Air, or $56.00 shipped via Xpresspost (4-5 business days.) PAYMENT METHODS -Western Union money transfer. Anyone who opts to pay via this method will recieve $10 off their order total for 1 model, and free shipping for orders of 2 to 3 kits. -International postal money-orders in US funds (no extra fee) -Paypal (incurs a $5 surcharge per model.) Shipping timeline: orders will begin shipping beginning the 10th of April (my estimate for the decals to arrive). Should the latter arrive sooner, then shipping will begin sooner and I will advise accordingly. For anything else, just feel free to PM me

All of the scenes I've seen them shooting, as well as what was seen in the trailer correspond, almost to a tee, to what's in the leaked script. I would say that the latter is 90% accurate, with a few tweaks here and there. The leaked script's ending is what I believe has actually been changed... Possibly because it just wasn't deemed cool to kill-off a major character.

Actually, the thighs are different on all variants, so the only parts that are common to all 3 are from the knees on down. Oddly enough, (torso) parts from all 3 don't really intermix very well: you could adapt the shoulder/weapons vest from a tomahawk to the defener, but the inverse is not true, because the center "body" unit is slimmer in width on the defender. Shoulder/arms/missile pods should be fine for all 3 though. As things are now, molds are almost done; I'm just waiting for a decal confirmation from Devin, and I'll start happily taking your money

New update! http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewt...sc&start=20 Teaser pic...

Sounds like a great concept, and would really allow for a great way to show off battroids & Destroids alike. Run with it guys!

Nope.

Well it's that time of year again. I started getting an itchy sculptin' finger, so I set myself up and began sculpting this... http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewt...php?p=5970#5970 Teaser pic below

The Tread on the whole uses fairly little anime magic to transform, I agree, but the extending coupler mechanism is an exception to that rule: for that segment to extend far enough to reach the Legioss' crotch module, it practically has to be made of two inter-collapsing segments. Then, once the coupler is fully retracted, it has to fit snugly inside the Tread's crotch, and still somehow leave room for deployable landing gear and gear bays. To try to pull that off with non-removeable parts on a toy of that scale would have been ludicrous; tolerances would be too tight and would be so fragile that the toy would collapse under its own weight. This is most likely why Toynami were taking so long with theirs, but to be honest, these guys at CM seem to have their act together--more power to them.

Hey Paul. Sorry to hear that the artwork ran like that. The model was actually one of the FIRST castings; back-up masters, if you prefer, since at the time I didn't know how well/long the original masters would hold up... Always be prepared, the man in the tinfoil hat once said to me.

Absolutely awesome! ...Now we need a GrenDiZer version

seriously! The original OVAs stalled after 12 episodes, and Viz dropped the manga after the end of book 8, and that's right when the story takes a significant turn. Anyway, who knows: maybe the 3rd time's the charm. If ADV sees that season 1 sells well enough, maybe they'll bankroll a second.