Gundamhead Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 Nice work Cap'n! Very fine scribing, little clean up. Yup, gonna be a fun build! I can't wait to see what people come up with on theirs! For all you perfectionists, yes there are a couple of tiny flaws, but nothing a tiny bit of sandpaper and putty can't fix. Quitcherya whining and just build it! Pretty fast delivery! The box arrived a little abused, seems whenever I get something from Canada, it gets kicked around some. BUT There was absolutely no damage to any part of my Booster, including it's box. Its box has a nice Booster pic from the lineart, and the Samurai Monkey logo. John knows how to pack a model for shipping so don't worry! Very cool! Quote
godfather Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 (edited) Where can I get this and see some pics? With all the "fun" I've had in Florida recently I've lost track of the thread for this booster. Edited September 20, 2004 by godfather Quote
Grayson72 Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 (edited) Cool lets see pics of the box and packaging. Since who knows when the next wave of kits will be sent out. Oops, didn't see the update in the for sale section, looks like they'll be sent out this week sometime. Edited September 20, 2004 by Grayson72 Quote
captain america Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Here's a sample of the box art. Simple, no fuss, no mess. Quote
captain america Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 ...And here's a little promo poster I whipped-up. Quote
Gundamhead Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 I'm working on a kit review for Starship Modeler. It's been too long since I offered one to them. I'll try and get some pics up, but I've been busy at work so time isn't my friend right now. Quote
Neova Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Sweet Mother of God! Breathtakingly beautiful! Quote
onezero Posted September 23, 2004 Posted September 23, 2004 Mine came today. Very impressive! Random thoughts: -- there's some serious undercuts, especially on the nozzle end. Yet no bits of torn rubber clinging to the resin. Helluva a casting job. Out of curiousity, if you don't mind, how many pulls are you getting from the molds? -- mold seams so faint on mine they're almost invisible. Again, helluva a casting job. Cleanup is gonna be a breeze. -- the "slots" where the legs go on mine will have to be drilled and filed - even if I ditch the kit parts, I'll still need to open those up. Because of the excellent engineering, this will be quick work with drill and file - there's noy much thickness to go through and I can get the file in from either side. I have a basement full of kits, mostly garage and limited run because my interests tend to the .... obscure. Few are anywhere as nice as this one - and it's on the fast track to actually catching dust on a display shelf, as opposed to the box collecting dust and spider poop on a basement shelf. Very well worth the price you asked, and I thank you for offering it. Can't wait to see what you folks have up your collective sleeves next. Quote
captain america Posted September 23, 2004 Posted September 23, 2004 Hi Onezero. Glad you like the kit. You're absolutely right about the undercuts in the nozzle, and let me tell you that my fingers were quite raw from wrestling with the casting, trying "gracefully" to extract it from the mold everytime! Surprisingly though, the molds seem to be good for about 25 castings, which was a bit more than I was expecting. Good mold release was critical for this however, as I don't think I would have been able to pull even 10 out of that mold without any release agent. Quote
onezero Posted September 24, 2004 Posted September 24, 2004 Just one other question ---- where did the message with the link to the instructions go? I forgot to download them. Quote
ChristopherB Posted September 25, 2004 Posted September 25, 2004 Hi, Received my booster today, and I love it! Great job. As soon as I get a chance, I'm going to send the remaining balance for my second booster. I can't wait for the launch vehicle. Later, Christopher Quote
Lo-pan Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 My boosters arrived late last week. I can honestly say that is the highest quality resin kit I have ever owned. The molding is phenomenal, even the lightest panel line details are faithfully reproduced. The main engines are complete works of art. I think I found 2 pinholes on one engine mounting piece and a bit of flash in the vent holes on the main halves. Seriously, John, this is shweet. I've got some stuff by Tanmen, Club-M, Horizon, and various other U.S. producers of garage kits, and yours is by far the most impressive. In another thread, there is discussion of justifying a $100 add-on to a $25 kit. Let me put it another way-- The $25 kit is the add-on. KK Quote
Grayson72 Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 Yeah got a huge package from Jesse on Saturday, it was like friggin Christmas. Two boosters, my Dragon kit, a Catseye kit, and some leftover parts from the 1/48 YF-19 project I was waiting for. The booster is amazing, I swear I don't know how you would go about creating something like that, it's so symetrical, so perfect, the detail is wonderfully on par with the Hasegawa kits. I can't wait to make one. Quote
jontom Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 Got mine today, the kit is beautiful. I'm already planning color schemes. BTW, thanks for the recycled packing material. I would rather have used newspaper than a bunch of evil styrofoam peanuts. Besides, now I know how celebrity moms adjust to their brand new lives! Thanks again guys! John Quote
wwwmwww Posted October 6, 2004 Posted October 6, 2004 I got mine yesterday. It looks great. Thanks guys, Carl Quote
goldenboy_forever Posted October 6, 2004 Posted October 6, 2004 yeah the kit is awsome I'm glad its not as complicating as a hasegawa vf 1 plane might be to make. I'm just rescribing the panel lines makin them deeper I just don't want to take the chance of loosing all that fine detail when I prime and piant it. I even tried to see what it would look like if I stuck my 1/60 vf 1s yamato in it which is impossible. Oh well I guess I have to try my best on making a vf 1s hasegawa From Rich Quote
Major Johnathan Posted October 6, 2004 Posted October 6, 2004 Yep, I got mine this last Monday. Very nice kit, well done Captain America, Monkey-N and Myersjesse. I'll definatly be on your pre-order list for the launch vehicle, that would be the perfect display 'stand'. Quote
spinner44 Posted October 6, 2004 Posted October 6, 2004 My excuses if posting live auctions is not permited, but just saw this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5925406778&rd=1 Why double price and why lying on the product info? Quote
Gundamhead Posted October 6, 2004 Author Posted October 6, 2004 My excuses if posting live auctions is not permited, but just saw this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5925406778&rd=1 Why double price and why lying on the product info? Love it or hate it, just greed. There's a big discussion in the auction forum. There are no lies in the info that I'm aware of. Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted October 6, 2004 Posted October 6, 2004 My excuses if posting live auctions is not permited, but just saw this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5925406778&rd=1 Why double price and why lying on the product info? Love it or hate it, just greed. There's a big discussion in the auction forum. There are no lies in the info that I'm aware of. Too funny. Judgements are withheld, but I'm still pretty surprised it's Grayson. Quote
gnollman Posted October 7, 2004 Posted October 7, 2004 Meh. His goods now, so he can do whatever the hell he wants to with them, as far as I'm concerned. It'd be different if he was posting falsehoods, but he's not, so.... Quote
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