captain america

Let me concentrate on the Horizont for now. When that's done, we can revisit it.

I'd tackle it. I think over the years I've proven my competence in translating line-art into three dimensions. Can't be worse than the old B-Club sculpt, which looks like a Happy Meal toy. The critical factor is demand... And available reference material. In that order.

It's possible. My concern is that offering a Biopsycher and Spartas in the same year would be too much of a financial burden within the same series for most people, so if I elect to do one subject next year, the other would have to wait until the following year. I also have a potentially interesting Mospeada subject in mind that I think would be well received.

That echoes my thoughts on the subject. The sketchy, imprecise rendering and the lack of alternate views means I'd have to spend lots of time engineering something physical that I suspect too few people would be ready to pay for.

-The fighters will be separate from the bosters. Aircraft mode only, as the booster is so small at 1/350 that it's barely larger than a quarter (wings excluded). -Yes, the Horizontal Ship will have attachment points and the drop-down box for the fighter cockpit as a display option.

Oe Horizontal Ship kit includes one fighter/booster. The addition of the fighter/booster combo (3 Legioss, 3 Tread) brings the total to $206, as detailed in the first post.

Yes it is, because only the first 30 orders will be able to get escort sets. From order 31 onward, they will no longer be available.

Everyone knows the shelf eventually wins! Y'all can start sending your payments in now. Ready, set... GO!

Those builds make my heart go pitty-pat! ... Oh, and I fixed your pic.

I'm just giddy looking at all these progress pics! In fact, you've inspired me to bring some of those much-needed corrections to the Biover platform, so when I get around to offering the Hemorroid (Biopsycher) kit next year, the sled will have the updates. So now with all you guys building like crazy, I have to get serious about this modeling competition I'm setting up for September. In the meantime, please accept my humble meme.

You Need A Fleet Of Ships!!!

Hi guys. I'm officially opening up the payments for the kits today. All payments by Paypal and Bitcoin are welcome, as usual. You can use the price list in the first post to determine the amount to send, just be sure to include a breakdown of your order along with your payment so that I know what to process! If paying with BTC, just send me a PM when you're ready to send payment and I'll do the currency conversion on the spot, because it fluctuates quite a bit. Example: -2 Horizontal ships: $325 -1 fighter/booster combo (3 fighters, 3 boosters): $20 -Total: $345 CAD For international customers, you may place your orders with Return 2 Kit Form as usual I've already started drafting technical drawings for the ship. Shocking thought it may seem, none of the reference art ligns-up properly!! So back to my tried-and-true method of starting with the most prominent line-art and back-engineering it. I'll start the actual building process once the first 30 orders are placed. Aaaand... Go!

This might be a better place for that question https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/45610-the-official-moscato-hobby-models-thread/page/7/

Hey Ted, Excellent work on the kits, by the way! FWIW, there were a lot of design elements with the design that had me scratching my head, like that wider gap/partition on either side of the front of the sled. I figured it may have been an animation error (one of many) so I just made them all consistent. The yoke guards I can alter without too much trouble, that's my bad. Sled blasters: once again, I think this is just due to horrible animation (and design) inconsistency. You'll notice that the animation also shows the control column in a very reclined position, but for that, the whole sled would have to be *pauses* significantly larger than it already is, to say nothing of the size of the control column itself. If I take one of the screen caps you posted above, and compare it to one I took during the build, you can see a huge discrepancy in the size of the sled, as well as how the sled parts/details are deformed from one view to the next. As such, the rendering of some details I just chalk-up to personal preference.

I think we're a go on this baby. Will start taking payments next week; will have already done most of the technical drawings by then.

If it helps, I imagine the sleds to be mass-produced units with little regard for surface perfection. Think of them as large foundry castings with a rough texture, much the same as you'd see on a WWII tank.

I think I can manage that, at least for the mating surfaces that connect the cargo containers to the main craft. I had experimented with trying to incorporate magnets into the castings themselves, but more often than not, it was a failure because the magnet would impede resin flow, or shift/flip around inside the part and then be useless. Offering pre-machined recesses in some parts with a vanity cover seems like a good alternative.

Just working on the kit features. I'll update the first post officially before the week is out, but here's what you can expect from the kit, if I get enough backers: -included (Legioss) fighter & Tread, which can be built attached to the main ship, or displayed separately. -Cargo containers can be built/displayed separate from the main ship, and will feature optional landing pads and open hatch with inner detail, or at least the frontal section of the pod (the cargo containers seem to have divided sections for equipment & personnel.) -waterslide decals -roughly 19cm long Price: $144 CAD + shipping

After causing massive trauma to all your wallets with my last few projects, I figured I'd offer something a little bit lighter, and still lots of fun. Enter the MOSPEADA Horizont drop carrier. Since I already offered a STARFISH (Garfish) in 1/350, it seemed only natural to follow along with the Horzont in the same scale. Official stats would put it at @14.37cm in length, which is a bit on the small side, even if I use the Sentinel Legioss figure proportions as a size reference, so I reckon it'll be closer to 18.5 cm when I've "Moscatofied" it. I haven't worked out all the stats & features for the kit yet, so I'll be updating that later in the week. Price will be $144 CAD + shipping. Note that the shipping charge is the same for one as for two kits. For those who pre-order, you will also have the option to get extra Legioss/Tread escort units. Those will come in packs of three. Once the pre-order window is closed, those extras will no longer be available. Here's to me hoping I can get at least 30 orders.

It's been a while since I've seen one of these babies. Keep up the great work!

Hi guys, I haven't been in MOSPEADA mode for a while, but I've been seriously thinking about a 1/350 Horizont to go with the previously released Garfish. Just casually passing that info along.

Fantastic work, Ted! I really appreciate the effort and detail you've put into your builds! For what it's worth, I actually did fabricate a basic cockpit ball for the kit, but because of the complexity of the necessary scribing and support details, I left it out. The base kit was already a massive workload, and I needed to not add to that workload for the preservation of my own sanity. I don't rule-out adding the ball in a future re-issue, but that brings-up aother matter: it should be noted that the cockpit balls for the three regular roids are different than the ones for the Biopsycher. Not just in the recessed partitions, but also the addition of shapes and blisters attached to the ball itself.

4 more to go.

6 more to go.