captain america Posted November 17, 2004 Posted November 17, 2004 Hi all. I've been relatively quiet of late, but not in vain: I've just finished up some promo pictures of the VF-1 Booster display base, just to give you an idea of what it'll look like fully built & painted. For those of you who would still want to acquire a kit, they are stil available; see the FOR SALE section, or you can order direct: http://www.samurai-monkey.com The one built up in the pics is of the exact same casting quality as the kits you buy... Actually, the kits are a tad better, as I used my somewhat mangled, test-shot parts for the build-up. Initial thoughts upon building it: much better than I'd expected! The high-strength polymer (used for the load-bearing parts) is much tougher than I thought it would be... To the point that I could plop 10lbs onto the mock-up display base without a problem, so it's more than sturdy enough to support the resin booster kit!!! The castings are superbly clean, and all of them fit perfectly and very snugly. The clean-up on the parts is so minimal that I was able to cast, post-cure, clean-up, paint & assemble the launch rail in about a day and a half; not bad at all. Anyway, enough of my heartily biased nonsense, see pics below! Quote
captain america Posted November 17, 2004 Author Posted November 17, 2004 The launch pylon by itself. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted November 17, 2004 Posted November 17, 2004 Mmm...those are nice. Might be time to make a new wallpaper. Quote
captain america Posted November 17, 2004 Author Posted November 17, 2004 Side view. FYI: those who missed-out on the booster kit itself can now order the booster and launch pylon as a set directly from SAMURAI MONKEY models. http://www.samurai-monkey.com Quote
wm cheng Posted November 18, 2004 Posted November 18, 2004 Wow! Amazing John - as always, looks fantastic - can't wait for mine. Quote
robokochan Posted November 18, 2004 Posted November 18, 2004 Wow John! That is simply amazing! A true work of art! Rob Quote
Mechleader Posted November 18, 2004 Posted November 18, 2004 NICE!!!!!!! Gotta get one...or two...or..... Quote
jardann Posted November 18, 2004 Posted November 18, 2004 I've got to say that your finishing work is as good as your sculpting and casting work! Awesome! This project continues to get better as John works on it. It's beautiful! Thanks to everyone involved for the hard work and passion that has been put into this project. Now I've just got to get more money to buy these things! Quote
zeo-mare Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 incredible work as always i wish i had your talent. Quote
Neova Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 Will log into paypal in a few hours to complete deal.. oh my precious... Fantastic work Captain! Quote
UN Spacy Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 THAT is friggin gorgeous. Lemme wipe the drool from my chin. Quote
Viceland Posted November 20, 2004 Posted November 20, 2004 (edited) Who's this? http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll Nothing to see here, move along now, thank you... Edited November 20, 2004 by Viceland Quote
AlphaHX Posted November 20, 2004 Posted November 20, 2004 Who's this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5936315875&rd=1 Whoa oh... More advertisement for the Cap. Lets not argue over this again please. It doesnt help anyone. Quote
Gundamhead Posted November 20, 2004 Posted November 20, 2004 Who's this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5936315875&rd=1 Ever think maybe it is the Captain? Hmmm? Quote
Viceland Posted November 20, 2004 Posted November 20, 2004 (edited) The Captain's in Montreal?!?!?! Crap!! That's a 2 hour drive from my place!! , my Granny lives there!! Hmmmmm... Pay 15$ for shipping?.. or pay 15$ for gas? ...did I do a booboo by posting that link?? AlphaHX, Gundamhead, we could all edit our post to get rid of it? Edited November 20, 2004 by Viceland Quote
AlphaHX Posted November 20, 2004 Posted November 20, 2004 The Captain's in Montreal?!?!?! Â Crap!! That's a 2 hour drive from my place!! , my Granny lives there!! Hmmmmm... Pay 15$ for shipping?.. or pay 15$ for gas? Â Â Â Hahah, good job Gundamhead. I think you just made Viceland bust something. If captain is there and you do go. Be sure to show some respect. You know, a little and little more of and u know... maybe some . Hahahha... Quote
AlphaHX Posted November 20, 2004 Posted November 20, 2004 (edited) ...did I do a booboo by posting that link??    AlphaHX, Gundamhead, we could all edit our post to get rid of it?  Nah, its cool. There were just some mishaps that occurred before with a booster on ebay incident. I'm sure everyone has gotten it out of their system. I for one aint too worried. I just posted to give a heads up to not spark anything. Anyways, moving on... NICE WORK CAP! When are you going to start working on the base vehicle? Cant wait to see the whole thing finished!!!!!! Edited November 20, 2004 by AlphaHX Quote
Viceland Posted November 20, 2004 Posted November 20, 2004 (edited) Got PM Alpha, THX!! I feel better now... less Edited November 20, 2004 by Viceland Quote
captain america Posted November 20, 2004 Author Posted November 20, 2004 Hi guys. Yes, that is my auction. A lot of people have been asking about the Launch Vehicle (LV.) My thought was to put it off until after the X-mas holidays, and maybe come out with a "surprise" kit befor the LV; I haven't quite made-up my mind yet Quote
Myersjessee Posted November 20, 2004 Posted November 20, 2004 Man...I am all ramped up to start on mine....Hase Valk out...thanks again Noel and John!!!! Quote
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