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  1. captain america
    And now 3.
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    Those who fail to learn from the lessons of the past are doomed to repeat them. Pretty sure the background image is current, if for no other reason that I worked for several companies who licensed Disney merchandise and I can say without hesitation that Disney are anal-retentive sticklers for detail. They wouldn't have approved that product image if it weren't from their own style guide.
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    That makes 2.
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    Agreed, I think the orange needs a bit more red. Same for the pink, I think. I'm really, REALLY looking forward to see how these babies turn-out!
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    Hey all, This is me offering a third possible re-release of my 1/48 crab line of models for your consideration: the Blueberry Crab (Inbit Gamo doppleganger) As with previous offerings, I would need a 10-order minimum (payable up-front) to kick the project off. If you're interested, let your typing fingers fly! Basic kit price per crab: $205 CAD (about $165 US) -Price per kit shipped (US/Canada): $240 CAD -Price for 2 kits shipped (US/Canada): $461 CAD -Price per kit shipped (international): $263 CAD
  6. captain america
    Whoa! Didn't see that coming.
  7. captain america
    Those kits have been around since '83 or '84 with various rebrandings, including the Go-Bots Cy-Kill version Blow Superior. Pre-painted? Duuude! These are old-school models that barely even have adequate alignment pegs! No snap-fitting here, these all require cement, putty, paint, and ample amounts of sanity. I don't care much for the kits themselves but I'd happily acquire the original Imai/LS box-tops: to me those are the real prizes
  8. captain america
    Those are the old Imai 1/72 kits. For the price, I sure hope it's a Fighter/Diver/Soldier combo.
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    Hi guys, I imagine that most of you have gotten your King Crabs by now. I just wanted to give everyone a heads-up that the next kit to be offered will be the Blueberry Crab (Gosu doppleganger) in September. Stay tuned!
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    I'm pretty sure there are a few internal organs/fluids/body parts you could pawn if you really, REALLY wanted to, Ted. Looking forward to see your work on the King!
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    For what it's worth, the first incarnation cockpit "Lee-Gult" had ball-joints, but even the toughest joints I could find were barely strong enough to support that bulbous head, and that's why I revised all the joints to be fixed. Purely practical reasons. I've been lurking too, but have no fear...
  12. captain america
    I see that Ted has discovered the wonderful, "full-range" joints of the archaic Imai kit. The limitations of the build aside, it also has some very inhuman proportions to contend with. If I had the time, I would start with a 1/6 figure and build all the armor and bike around the figure. Nevertheless, I admire your work and look forward to seeing you transform that old kit into something dazzling!
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    For what it's worth, my 1/48 BUSTER (Legioss Soldier mode) is just about 24cm to the top of the shoulders, minus the clearance of the shoulder-pod or head antennae, which would give it a real-world height of about 11.52m. Substantially taller than the 8.75m stats, yet when compared to my same-scale Crabs, they most closely resemble the size comparison pic above. Just sayin'.
  14. captain america
    Tuedsay update: all paid/confirmed orders have shipped! You will soon have MOAR crabs! Also, I have included the destructions which you may download at your leisure!
  15. captain america
    Good thing I ordered more boxes, I'm gonna need 'em! Kits will begin shipping early next week. I will post the destructions at that time: stay tuned!!
  16. captain america
    So... Castings are looking excellent. I've taken a bit of a head-start on the kits and everything is proceeding smoothly. There may be a few pin holes needing to be filled on some parts due to the unusually humid weather. The good part is that the holes are easily visible and easy to patch.
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    I think a reasonable case can be made to say that the overall body color is similar (if not identical) to the Gurab when viewed side-by-side. I'm also wondering if the tan parts (shoulders, fingers, etc.) wouldn't look neat as a sort of champagne-colored alloy.
  18. captain america
    Perhaps so, but there are many variables to consider. A long time ago I used to be a commercial illustrator too, and I know all too well there are things like deadlines, re-do's and budgets to consider. Sometimes what we want to do is at odds with what needs to be done.
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    I'm probably going to get lynched for saying this, but I think the character designs are kinda neat. In the interest of clarification, I appreciate that they brought a sense of realism to them and while I do think that Lieutenant Hayes does indeed look like a man in drag and Lick Huntaah can do way better, I appreciate the fact that they're distancing themselves from the anime and doing something that is more uniquely theirs. Let's face it: if this comic had another title and HG wasn't involved, you would think it was half-bad. We all have biases, but I'm trying to look at it at face-value. If we are to be frank with ourselves: if the characters were to be similar to their Anime counterparts, they'd be heckled for "ripping-off" Macross (and likely sued), and if they try to do something different, they get lambasted because the characters don't look look the way we expected them to. I'm actually far more disappointed with the new Veritech designs, which look like cheap commie knock-offs. There was an opportunity for them to come up with something clever and innovative (or at least pretty to look at), which I think was squandered. Anyways, what do I know, right?
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    Molds are done, first castings are, uh, casting...
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    The Mospeada being back-heavy is to be expected considering all that mass in the rear. Hopefully they'll do a Fuke and Yellow version eventually. Still no word on price?
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    Let's just say that this next batch of resin will be very peachy indeed! Is it possible that this Wonderfest kit was released previously? I seem to recall seeing low-res images of a Gosu with very similar proportions a few years back when I was hunting for reference images.
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    Hi Ted, that shouldn't be an issue. The more the merrier. Tuesday morning update: molds are almost done, I have one final mold to pour (total of 7.) I had to start one mold over because it wasn't to my satisfaction. First kits will be casting Thursday afternoon/Friday morning.
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    -Sorry, that's incorrect. The Gakken kit was marketed and sold under Gakken packaging, is non-transformable and has different proportions (and completely different parts breakdown) to Imai's kit; they are as different as different can be. -Also incorrect: the floppy arm mess of the "1/55" Toynami stems from the fact that they "borrowed" the arm design of the old IMAI kit. The kits were absolutely God-awful for this because the old polycaps/joints were crap. Also, the old IMAI kit suffered from stubby leg syndrome, which was corrected by Toynami/Aoshima when they adopted the design to make their toy. In fact, ALL of the modern Legioss toys beat the pants off the old IMAI kit for proportions AND durability, regardless of their respective QC issues. The old 1/48 IMAI kit is still available relatively cheap, but unless you're going to glue all the joints fixed, it will be a posing nightmare. To make it even remotely posable you would have to overhaul all the joints and IMHO, is not worth the time and effort. Take it from the guy that built a half-dozen of these back in the day. Finally, an image demonstrating the proportional differences in the kits.
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    It partly depends on how the upcoming "1/48" Legioss toy turns-out. My first choice would obviously be my 1/48 kit.
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