505thAirborne Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Better pics of the pre built Mark II, I didn't expect them to fill the seams for $50 bucks, but that's fine, I got on on the way, it's good enough for me. http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage3.aspx?gid=345200&ppid=1122ℑ=683205499&images=200444041,683205499,683205473,683205276,683205248,683205302,683205326,683205348,683205373,683205397,683205417,683205446&formats=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0&format=0 -Kyp Looks good, for $50.00 pre-assembled. Figure by the time you get the kit, paint & glue and factor in if building models isn't really your forte its a good way to go money wise! Just imagine if they did the Pegasus this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 You do know that the BSG Galactica pre built, along with the Viper Mark VII is coming out this summer, right? That means they'll most likely do Pegasus too, IMO. The classic Viper kit is also going to be released as a pre built too. The new BSG Cylon Raider pre built is also already out, BTW.-Kyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Just got my Mark II in, WOW. EVERY MARKING IS EITHER PAINTED OR TAMPO PRINTED TO PERFECTION. I've never seen this fine of QC from a Chinese made toy, let alone a mass built and painted model. The paint seems VERY durable, like the kind they use on the Yamato Valks. I will take pictures and post them shortly.The call sign names are completely random, which is a switch from how they were originally going to allow the end user to put whatever call sign they wanted.Unfortunately, this serial number is going to be on all of them...regardless of call sign/character. :-\The detail painting is flawless, as is the tampo marking placementsYes, even the intake fan detail is painted perfectly, which is a pain in the ass to do by hand.And lastly, the best part of them all, the cockpit and pilot :Yes, even the buttons on the control panel are detailed in.The pilot is also well done.The canopy frame is painted scary perfect on my sample. *NOTE* The canopy comes glued in from the factory, but I VERY carefully pried mine free, I would advise against this, I only did it because I had a piece of dust on the inside of my canopy and it drove me NUTS.It may not come weathered, but for $50 shipped, you can't go wrong, IMO. It should be noted that they were originally going to have each one weathered, but it apparently wasn't do able for whatever the reason. I think that's fine, because for those of you with talent, you can weather it up however you like.The Cylon raider is already out and the Mark VII and Galactica will be out very soon. I hear they're going to offer the TOS Viper pre built as well...and most likely, Pegasus too. -Kyp Edited July 18, 2013 by Kyp Durron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Damn Kyp that Viper really does look awesome, the painting & Tampo look Top-notch and simply can't go wrong with Husker! Might pick a Cylon Raider & MK VII down the road, would nice to have a few that are super clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Peek of the new Moebius Classic Galactica kit (test shot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 OMG!!! When does this come out? What's the best place to order it? (weird, to order stuff for a domestic product...;-) I've been waiting for this one for so long, I can't wait. A little disappointed that some of the engraving is so deep - I'd rather draw in the hatching with a mechanical pencil like they did on the original filming miniature. Where is there more info on this kit? How accurate is it compared to the Time Slip Creations Resin one? I wanted that one for so long, but they kept selling out and its hundreds of dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 So say we all!! That looks beautiful. And since anyone can afford this, if you want a Studio Scale Galactica see the link below. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Battlestar-Galactica-Studio-Scale-/231046844166?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item35cb770f06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I've been getting the Moebius BSG releases at my local hobby shop. A bit more expensive than online but they're helpful and local and I like to support them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 The Galactica is scheduled for early 2014. Like I said before, Moebius used the Timeslip kit for reference, so it's as accurate as you get. In the meantime, you can get the new Classic Viper from HLJ: http://www.hlj.com/product/MOE940/Sci Beware that, apparently, you can get only 80s style, deeply plowed panel lines from Moebius' contractor: (to the right is the Monogram/Revell Viper with manually scribed lines) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Great job on the re-scribe... that extra job is pushing my Monogram version to the back of my to-do lists. Yeah, but the Moebius one just doesn't seem to have the fine scale hatching that the Time Slip one has which gives it a great sense of scale. Is it in scale with the NuGalactica from Moebius? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 I've been getting the Moebius BSG releases at my local hobby shop. A bit more expensive than online but they're helpful and local and I like to support them. Since theres no decent Hobby shops here, I still order from my old Hobby Shop in Northridge, CA. The owner still gets a kick out of sending me BSG & Fighter kits. 15 years of loyal business whether here or there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yeah, but the Moebius one just doesn't seem to have the fine scale hatching that the Time Slip one has which gives it a great sense of scale. Is it in scale with the NuGalactica from Moebius? I guess the best solution would be to not apply a panel line wash to the flat areas to push the lines back a bit. Of course Moebius should have done a better job there. The kit has the same size as the Monogram Galactica and thus is in scale with the Moebius Nu Galactica. One more shot of the Viper (kit is from a fellow modeler) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 New pics of a finished Moebius Galactica Price is about 70 USD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Very nice!!! Still looks like a model kit though, compared to that TimeSlip resin version - still lacking a lot of fine scale surface detail, but at least its $70 instead of $250. When does it come out for sale? I wonder if there's going to be a lighting kit for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Yeah, Moebius missed a huge chance here, considering what is possible in injection molding today. If the usual suspects have a go at it, we can expect a lighting & PE upgrade kit. Hobbysearch lists it with a December release date and has another photo for us: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 More Moebius Galactica: Release date now set back to February 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hmm, for some reason this one looks so much better than the previous photo... are they the same kit?! This one seems to have finer details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Definitely the same kit - look at the bridge. The hard lighting in the previous photos really brought out the worst in this model. So while technically it could have been a better kit, it might look o.k. in real life. I wouldn't recommend a panel wash, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Man....those pre-finished Moebius kits are pretty sick...WHY did I stress over my Starbuck build for 6 weeks again??? should have just bought one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Galactica & Raider at the All Japan Hobby & Model Show: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWQyPDNCAAE_nxO.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWQyicLCcAAoWMP.jpg:large The Raider is studio scale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechleader Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) Damn that raider looks good!!!! Want a raptor!! And a Razor Raider!!! Edited October 12, 2013 by Mechleader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Many detailed pics of the new Galactica kit here: http://culttvman.com/main/?p=30852 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Looking at that picture, two things strike me: 1) This new TOS Galactica by Moebius looks great and shall be mine, and 2) Hot Toys really needs to make a 1/6 figure of Julie Newmar's Catwoman... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Please let me know if there will be PE upgrade parts coming along too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 There have been several PE sets, and even some resin ones if I' not mistaken, for the reboot Galactica and Pegasus, so I'd say it's a safe bet that upgrade sets will be made for TOS Galactica as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 There better be aftermarket decals, too, because Moebius managed to get the type font wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Stunning build of the Nu Galactica kit with lights, published in Model Grafix: http://dorobou.blog.so-net.ne.jp/archive/c2304477968-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nice! Thanks for sharing... didn't know that I would have to do so much work to get all the armored panels to have their undercuts - hmm... that's a lot of work (throws my kit to the back of the pile!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 It would be nice to see if someone attempted a kit-bash of Galactica during the 1st Cylon War, fully armed and armored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 It would be nice to see if someone attempted a kit-bash of Galactica during the 1st Cylon War, fully armed and armored. Thats a challenge I accept and hopefully into next year will have one done. When I saw the Galactica fully armored in B&C my immediate thought was "I must have a Model of that!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nice! Thanks for sharing... didn't know that I would have to do so much work to get all the armored panels to have their undercuts - hmm... that's a lot of work (throws my kit to the back of the pile!) I was of the same opinion when the kit first came out, but then I built mine almost straight out of the box. You can make or break the kit with the paint job, and things are certainly tricky here. Among others, I airbrushed a distinct shadow line along the armor, and the kit looks good enough for me. Accurizing the armor the way the japanese modeler did is a mountain of work that doesn't pay off IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Wow! That looks great (great photography too!). I feel much better now. I did get the full set of paneling decals too so I intend to apply varying shades of Aclad metalizer with the paneling decals over top (I went all out and got both the armor and in between the rib decals as well - it will take forever!). Although now seeing how that Japanese modeller did his, its hard to ignore it (once seen, its hard to "un" see it). I really loved how he did the cannons - especially the barrels - I have no idea how he did that at that size as the kit ones are just mush and the resin aftermarket ones aren't that much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Looks good, for $50.00 pre-assembled. Figure by the time you get the kit, paint & glue and factor in if building models isn't really your forte its a good way to go money wise! Just imagine if they did the Pegasus this way. That toy looks great, but I have just have one small gripe....that seem line that runs up and down the nose looks like the Grand Canyon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 http://variety.com/2014/film/news/battlestar-galactica-movie-gets-new-life-at-universal-exclusive-1201153687/ Looks like a new BSG movie is in the works. Glen A Larson is producing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Glen A Larson is producing. I don't know if this is a good thing or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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