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It's "real" 1/32, which is to say significantly larger than the given anime dimensions, which are fine if the pilot is the size of a 12 year-old girl. I started the whole design from scratch starting with a 6 foot tall man as the pilot and designed the rest of the mecha around him. Roughly 14" tall in Soldier, and 18" long in fighter with the short nose.

Easy. Over the course of time, skills improve and I see things differently. Also, some technologies that weren't viable 8 years ago have become more cost-feasible. It would still be quite a significant undertaking but I can make it more manageable by dividing-up the workload into 6 different installments.

The size is wrong, the proportions questionable and it's low on detail, but the price is certainly right.

For those who may never have seen the photoshopped pics of what it would look like, I've included them below. Assuming I can revive it successfully, I will update and improve some details and structures, more notably the length of the nose. The only aspect that really worries me is the cost of fabricating the ball-joints, but I'll see about getting a few quotes. fighter3.bmp soldier3.bmp

After almost a decade in a dormant state... Just wanted to gauge reaction on this. I know it's not in the correct section.

Wow, that's pretty good for a first attempt! I say run with the project and have fun

So has the Red Dawn remake been scrapped, or just delayed?

Technically, even the Queramitz is small compared to other Zentradi ships, but I'm guessing that they might also be the workhorse of the fleet. In the series, it's the only ship with a main bow gun, thereby making it a heavy-hitter.

A watch battery won't last for ever even with an LED. In fact, I remember when I built Bandai's GP-01 several years ago; there was an LED for the eyes powered by a watch battery (an 8$ battery!) and it died in less than 8 hours of use. Just thought I'd put that out there.

Hi Atoyer. You'll forgive me if I respectfully decline to do business with someone whom I don't know and has but a single post to his tally. In this line of work, one survives by taking all possible precautions.

My pleasure! As you can see, there's just no way that these ultra-fine antennae could have been cast successfully, and the procedure involved in doing them yourself is pretty easy and actually rather fun. The other reason that I chose that particular technique is that you can get really organic looking spines that are a perfect look for Zentradi ships. Prickly cucumbers are da best!!

Matt paints tend to be rougher (and can compromise very fine detail) so gloss/semi-gloss is optimal.

It went out today, so roughly 2 weeks. Hopefully less. Oh, and here is the addendum on how to do the ship's antennae out of stretched sprue...

Good thing I paid for "Xpress" shipping

Hi guys. I wanted to give notice that I'll be keeping the Quelamitz project open until November 1st, so for exactly 1 more week. After that, I'm shutting it down and will begin feasibility studies for the Legioss. So if you really want a Kozmic Kucumber, you've got a week to get your order in

The image above is already in jpeg format. I even saved it in RGB since the CMYK was causing problems with the Cat's Eye destructions. What are you using to try to open it?

Hiya folks! All paid orders shipped today! I would have done so a couple of days quicker had my printer not been acting up The main destruction sheet is also done and attached below. I will also produce an addendum showing how to DIY stretched sprue antennae for the hull. It's a simple affair, but important to illustrate nonetheless

Hi GarbageMan. Actually, you don't really need primer on plastic kits if you're already using hobby paints. A coat of medium/light grey paint as an undercoat for the white will be sufficient, and since paint is finer than primer, you won't have to worry about drowning out details.

This, and only this. Nothing more need be said about this ill-conceived idea.

I really need to revisit my 1/32 project...

You people scare me sometimes Anyway, back to the current ship! Behold... A Quelamitz parking lot!!! Also, i've included a quick pic to show the parts breakdown. Very simple & straightforward parts.

There wouldn't be much difference between the flagship and Queleual in terms of fabrication. What the Queleual lacks in length it compensates for in girth, and both ships are too large even at 1/5000 to fit in my pressure pot, so resin casting for the hull would be out. The only other option I could think of would be lay-up in open molds using either fiberglass or thixatropic resin. This controls the materials cost, but then labor costs shoot way up because it's a very long and elaborate process to get just a single cast. Not to mention the horrendous fumes from the polyester resin

Just a quick pic snapped through the glass of my showcase...

That ship would be quite massive, even in 1/5000 scale and honestly, I don't know if it can be made in a cost-feasible manner. Breetai on the other hand is very manageable in 1/5000. 1/72 too

Hopefully that's just due to a lag in the postal system