bryce74 Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 I finished making the Alpha about a year ago. Obviously it doesn't transform but me thinks it still looks pretty cool. It is modelled out of fibreglass and as you can see has an opening cockpit. It would be around two feet long. Quote
Veritas Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 I finished making the Alpha about a year ago. Obviously it doesn't transform but me thinks it still looks pretty cool. It is modelled out of fibreglass and as you can see has an opening cockpit. It would be around two feet long. Transformable or not, that is one hell of a bang up job you did! The detail on it is pretty meticulous and it makes all the better seeing that you fit it to scale for the 3 3/4" figures. Great Job man. You should hang it front of your front door so as soon as someone walks in, there in it's sights. Quote
EXO Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 It's beautiful... we need more pics. What's the figure bashed from? Or is it scratch? Quote
Macross73 Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 That is one Great looking Alpha. definately take more pics and post them. Quote
Cyclone Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 It's beautiful... we need more pics. What's the figure bashed from? Or is it scratch? It's a kitbashed Matchbox Scott. As I said before, very nice indeed Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Ok. Now do a transformable one and PM me the price Quote
Mechamaniac Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Sweet! Looks better than anything Toynami has made thus far. MORE PICS!! Quote
Vermillion One Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Very nice. Please post some more pics. Also, where did you get the 3-3/4 figure from? Is it an old matchbox figure? Quote
Knight26 Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Very Nice, I'll bet people on here would pay a lot for recasts of that beast, if you could make it out of ABS that is. Quote
Kin Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 (edited) wow! awesome! uhm how long did it took you to finish it? Isn't fiberglass a delicate and expensive material? Edited September 13, 2006 by Kin Quote
bigkid24 Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Wow. That's pretty freaking nice. That looks like it took a looooooong time to do. Quote
Shawn Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Wow-now that is awesome work! Did you base it on the Imai 1/72 kit? Some of the dimensions look very similar. http://www.starshipmodeler.com/mecha/ls_mos.htm Shawn Quote
wwwmwww Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 (edited) Nice!!!! You know ALL great Alpha's NEED a Beta.... don't you? And I'll add to the list of people asking for more pics. Keep up the great work! Carl Edited September 13, 2006 by wwwmwww Quote
Kin Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 can you put something next to it as a referene to its scale? Quote
GobotFool Posted September 14, 2006 Posted September 14, 2006 (edited) very nice. Edited September 14, 2006 by GobotFool Quote
Beltane70 Posted September 14, 2006 Posted September 14, 2006 Wow, that is one amazing piece of work! Quote
bryce74 Posted September 14, 2006 Author Posted September 14, 2006 Thanks for all the interest. The figure in the picture is a customised matchbox figure. There is in fact a Beta on the way but it will be a long time, if I can get it together to borrow a digital camera I'll post what I have done(I'll also get on to posting some fresh pics of the alpha). Also another Alpha is coming along and I have made a start on an Invid scout. It was in fact taken from the 1/72 scale model. but interestingly the scale of that model didn't match up to the evidence in the anime in the size relation to the pilot and the mecha. If I had used the scale from the kit the alpha would have been another 30 or 40cm long at least. From studying very carefully the dimensions on the TV I arrived at the dimensions I made the thing from. This also saved the Beta from being about six feet long. Don't get too excited about the Beta it is still made of cardboard at the moment, until I take on the task of moulding and casting it. Another thing to note about the project is that the main Idea was to rectify the realy frustrating inaccuracies and omissions in the Matchbox/Harmony gold lines so any of the projects have all been made to look toy like rather than realistic hence the absence of weathering etc.. Also I went with what was more common in the anime so no numbers or stripes on the wings and so on. I have done extensive work regarding the cyclones but I can't seem to attatch them to this post due to the sub normal capacity of my computor. I will keep on trying though. I also have pictures of customised figures and a triple changing hovertank if anyone is interested. Quote
Totoro242 Posted September 15, 2006 Posted September 15, 2006 Wow! What can I say that hasnt been said already? Amazing work. I would buy a recast! Great job! Quote
Hoptimus Posted September 15, 2006 Posted September 15, 2006 You are now in the League of Extrodinary Mospeada fans! Hot damn. If you ever do recasts put me down for 3. Quote
Kin Posted September 17, 2006 Posted September 17, 2006 http://paginas.terra.com.br/lazer/projectg.../ship_armo.html wow it's so acurate! id bet the canopy is very difficult to make. Quote
EXO Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 I also have pictures of customised figures and a triple changing hovertank if anyone is interested. I would love to see those. Quote
Mr March Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Interesting custom. It looks very nice. It must be very big to be in scale with an action figure (you say it's about 2 feet, that's pretty cool). If you can have someone stand in for a picture, it would be cool to see the scale. Or maybe use an object that is easy to relate to for scale, like a coin or pop can sitting next to it. Quote
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