captain america Posted September 23, 2009 Author Posted September 23, 2009 John, is ahiachris right - any Scouts still available? Afraid not. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Afraid not... for now. Sorry but your post needed a little cleaning up Quote
Kremmen Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Sorry but your post needed a little cleaning up LOL. Thanks anyway John. No surprise! Please consider me a cert if any future run is planned. Quote
captain america Posted September 24, 2009 Author Posted September 24, 2009 Not that I necessarily want to bring the thread back on topic, but it looks like there might be another "opening" for one kit. Just wanted to put it out there, for those that might have wanted one and not been able to get "in" on time. Quote
Ghadrack Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 Dear Sweet Bacon-Jesus.... There are a lot of parts... This is a seriously impressive kit, I now understand what you were talking about when you were showing the molds. How you cast thousands of them is beyond me, nice work!!! Quote
captain america Posted September 29, 2009 Author Posted September 29, 2009 Dear Sweet Bacon-Jesus.... There are a lot of parts... This is a seriously impressive kit, I now understand what you were talking about when you were showing the molds. How you cast thousands of them is beyond me, nice work!!! Told ya so! Believe it or not, the sequence in which I poured the parts was critical too, since resin, over the course of its pot life, tends to increase in viscosity: if I were to take the same exact molds, and pour the resin in reverse sequence, the resin would glop-up before I could pour them all. Crazy... Quote
CoryHolmes Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 the resin would glop-up before I could pour them all. Crazy... ... well, now I can honestly say that I've learned a new word today When are you starting your next project? Quote
cool8or Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 Received mine on saturday. My god! My dog has smaller legs than the Glaug! Beautiful work John! But I'll build it only after the other Regults. I'ts the strawberry of the cake! Quote
Kremmen Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 Received mine on saturday. My god! My dog has smaller legs than the Glaug! Beautiful work John! But I'll build it only after the other Regults. I'ts the strawberry of the cake! Got mine this afternoon. Wow. In linear dimensions it's only, what, 1.3 times the size of the old Arii kit? But in volume, that adds up to a lot! It's bloody stunning. I'll be in my bunk. Quote
big F Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 Got mine this afternoon. Wow. In linear dimensions it's only, what, 1.3 times the size of the old Arii kit? But in volume, that adds up to a lot! It's bloody stunning. I'll be in my bunk. LOL Quote
Kremmen Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 LOL Spent the weekend clearing up my shed now that it's a workable temperature out there, and got the modelling desks cleared off last night. So I started trimming up my Glaug parts. Anyone else started theirs? What are people doing for decals? I have a Corel cleanup of the old decal sheet on the go, if anyone's interested. (I know there are others out there but I wanted the Zentran script to be a little more solid/bold.) Quote
ahiachris Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Try http://samueldecal.com/ I'd bought their decal, it's printed on a whole sheet of clear decal paper. You'll have to cut out the decal yourself. Spent the weekend clearing up my shed now that it's a workable temperature out there, and got the modelling desks cleared off last night. So I started trimming up my Glaug parts. Anyone else started theirs? What are people doing for decals? I have a Corel cleanup of the old decal sheet on the go, if anyone's interested. (I know there are others out there but I wanted the Zentran script to be a little more solid/bold.) Quote
Kremmen Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Try http://samueldecal.com/ I'd bought their decal, it's printed on a whole sheet of clear decal paper. You'll have to cut out the decal yourself. Thanks. That doesn't look bad, but I assume it's scaled to the old Arii kit? Quote
ahiachris Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Thanks. That doesn't look bad, but I assume it's scaled to the old Arii kit? Yeap, it should be scaled to the plastic kit. The website have the dimension of the decal sheet. You can enlarge the pic and see what it look like. Quote
Kremmen Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Yeap, it should be scaled to the plastic kit. The website have the dimension of the decal sheet. You can enlarge the pic and see what it look like. Ah, thanks. Unfortunately (no! fortunately!!) this thing is MUCH bigger - where the old kit's cockpit is one handful, this is two handfuls. You could probably get away with it, but I think I'll try printing my own set. More than half done now anyway. Quote
ahiachris Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Ah, thanks. Unfortunately (no! fortunately!!) this thing is MUCH bigger - where the old kit's cockpit is one handful, this is two handfuls. You could probably get away with it, but I think I'll try printing my own set. More than half done now anyway. I got John's Glaug too Quote
captain america Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) For what it's worth, and depending on if I can find someone to do the printing, I'd contemplated offering a set of decals formy 1/72 Graug; I had already done most of the artwork from scratch for the Regults anyway, and certain symbols will carry-over. The only reason they weren't done and included in the kit is that the project already went into cost-overrun. Edited October 8, 2009 by captain america Quote
Kremmen Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 I got John's Glaug too Oh yeh! .... So why'd you suggest it then, huh? Huh? Eh? Huh? Eh? My old Arii decal sheet is history, long ago, so I can't compare the decals up close to the model. How's it look? I'd been assuming they'll be noticeably too small, but if not... John, no drama. Frankly, it's just so gorgeous that decals are almost the last thing on my mind, and I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that way. Lots more trimming tonight - really enjoyable. Will break out my drill tomorrow night and get it posable, assuming I'm not comatose (having a test in hospital and they're gonna sedate me). Quote
cowie165 Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 Thanks. That doesn't look bad, but I assume it's scaled to the old Arii kit? Samuel can/will rescale decals for you. You just have to let him know the size. He rescaled to 1/100 on a few sets for me earlier this year. Good guy, good price. Quote
El Gato Posted November 1, 2009 Posted November 1, 2009 man... I missed the scout, the Kamjin, the Graug and not it may also miss the re-issued Regult. This is truly a bummer of a Halloween. Quote
Kremmen Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 Samuel can/will rescale decals for you. You just have to let him know the size. He rescaled to 1/100 on a few sets for me earlier this year. Good guy, good price. I missed this. Thanks! Quote
mslz22 Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 Hey everyone, hope it's ok to drop a note here that the patterns for this have landed in my camp, thanks Capt! I've got a 2nd run planned and decals will be included, more to come soon. mike Quote
ahiachris Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Nice to know that there'll be more members getting this nice kit. And that the next run will come with decals. Mike will you be offering to sell just the decals for those of us who were in the first run? Quote
mslz22 Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Once i proof the decals I will be able to direct you guys from the first run to get them direct from the decal guy. I already told him that there would be some people that wanted it for the first run. mike Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Sweet I might have to go in on one this time. You need to get ahold of the cat's eye patterns. Quote
Cesar Enrique Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I hope a second run of the other regults and other Cap´s kits could be done Quote
Jefuemon Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Do you have a ball-park figure on the price? Quote
mslz22 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) I will keep it at or slightly below the original price, part of it will depend on how much each decal sheet costs. I have about 95% of the mold making done at this point. The molds will need a handful of days to post cure and then I will get test casting. Right now the kit will be almost exactly like the Captains, with the exception that the acrylic pins will be replaced with either brass or aluminum pins, the acrylic pins tend to be brittle. The other change is that there will be 2 less part cast in the HDP resin, the main foot attachment point is beefy enough to be just regular resin IMO. I will likely start a separate round 2 thread soon. thanks mike Edited February 8, 2012 by mslz22 Quote
cobywan Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Not built. But I did clean up the parts. The same is true for every single kit I bought from CA. I have a hard time making myself paint. I love the cleanup work though. I'm really weird that way. Quote
mslz22 Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Ok, i am doing test cast today and the decals are ready to print and should be on the way to me in a day or so for my reissue. If you are interested in a reissue casting PM me for info. If you are interested in decals for your original CA kit you can get them direct by emailing info@jt-graphics.com, be sure to tell him that it's for the 1/72 kit. He will get you pricing and info on when they can ship. thanks mike Quote
mslz22 Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) Decals arrived today from JT Graphics...test cast is just about done as well.. More soon.... thanks mike Edited February 22, 2012 by mslz22 Quote
Gabe Q Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 I read through this whole thread. Never got the 'Destructions'. Anybody have them handy? Quote
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