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I was able to watch a few fansubbed (excellent job, btw) episodes of the new series. As could be expected, it still doesn't quite follow the manga, but it's still watchable. I feel that the storyboarding, animation and fight sequences are still better in the original OVA(the first 6 episodes, anyway), but I'm inclined to overlook that for continuity's sake.

Haha, you just might be right about that. I definitey wanted to do one of those bubble-headed pods this year... Guess I can do a little poll at some point to see which version you guys would prefer first.

Indeed. My intention is to produce a heavy-missile Regult later in the year: it will have no inner cockpit, and will be fixed-pose; done so as to allow such a top-heavy model to be built upright... And stay that way.

That's very unfortunate to hear; I had hoped that this third animated incarnation would be the charm, but it seems that Guyver may (yet again) die prematurely Re: dubbing. I haven't heard the "new" dub, but I distinctly remember the one from the old series, which was so awful that it sent chills down my spine, not to mention the fact that it completely changed the mood of the anime itself. For the worst. In short, I just opt for subtitles now.

I'm in!! Screw the Defender, I'm all for full-action carebears with high-detail cockpits and realistic plush

Hi Ben. Glad you like the model... The huge-a$$ sprues are a specialty of mine They actually make my life a little easier, as they allow me to pour more resin volume at a faster rate. Heck, even with the huge sprues it takes me over 12 minutes just to fill all the molds for 1 kit. Fun stuff

Just out of curiosity, might anyone know if there's going to be another PG model, and if so, what might it be? **shamefully-biased towards GP-02A**

Down to the last 9 kits...

I've read that the new anime goes all the way up to book 9 or 10, which means that there is more than enough manga material already out for a second season... Any clue as to whether that will go foreward?

Oh, and the decals HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED!!!! ...Which means that all models paid as of today will have been shipped by Wednesday at the latest

Depends primarily on your level of modelling skill. With a little dremelling it souldn't be too much trouble. The most difficult part will be the knee joint, which wasn't really designed as a "joint" on the kit... You could always replace that with a homemade flexible "boot" of some sort.

See, this is what I was afraid of: they ended up making the TF film designs so uber-complex, that there's no way that they'll be able to make "faithful" transforming toys of them. Megs and Prime test shots both look overly-bulky compared to the CG renders. Hopefully they'll at least make some sort of non-transforming bote mode sculpts (be they toy or model) which will be much more faithful and detailed.

The arms are already designed to be poseable; all the major arm joints move on the kit

[attachmentid=39528][attachmentid=39529] Here are 2 pics of mine in progress.

Hey everyone. If it seems to those of you waiting for your kits that it's taking forever... It's because it is. I'm still waiting on the decals before I begin to ship, and I have about 30 models just packed and waiting. Anyhoo, I just wanted to let everyone know that all is going very well otherwise, and I will send your models out the very instand the decals arrive. My sincerest apologies for the delay.

Roughly 16.5cm to the top of the vertical missile container on the right shoulder.

Hey guys! First things first: happy and prosperous new year to all of you. I'm now officially back-to-work casting Tomahawks after a much-needed break; I'm just about halfway through the run, and will be re-molding before the week is out.

Hey guys. I wouldn't sweat the critiques too much: they come with the territory, and I've been in the biz long enough to know that even your most valiant and well thought-out efforts will draw criticism at some point. I came to the realization long ago that when I'm not doing contract work, the number one person that needed to be satisfied with my stuff above all would be me. For what it's worth, there seems to be an idea floating-around that I'm "bothering" myself to make these models. Nothing could be further from the truth: compared to the contract work I do, this is heaven. No contracts to sign, no red tape, no bs politics to contend with, no last-minute "we want to change everything" memorandums. When I sculpt these models, I can really pour my heart into them and just have fun. I'm sure Cobywan and several others can attest to the sometimes not-so-pleasant aspects of big contract work too

Heavens no, I'm just a newbie with no artistic or technical background

Coke: refreshing AND useful

Done! Muahahahaha!!!!! http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewt...php?p=5211#5211

Hi RT. I'll most likely be casting into January, since it's a long process. If you'd like me to set one aside for you, just LMK.

The model was constructed with diagrams contained in Perfect Memory; front, side, and back views like the one below. The perspective shots have considerable "distortions", and vary greatly from one to another, so those were just used for detailing.

It's getting close now More pics and info on the SM site: http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewt...php?p=5147#5147 Teaser pic below.