neko_fr Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Hi, everybody! Selling a couple of parts at a time would be great. Even in France monney is not easy to catch In spite of a good exchange rate it would be a good thing Quote
mslz22 Posted September 21, 2013 Author Posted September 21, 2013 I hope to be back on this in 3 weeks after I finish molding up the 3 foot TOS galactica that i have been working on. The idea of installments is brilliant, and it may really help me to finish as i can tackle it in smaller bites. I am thinking 3 installments, body, arms, and legs. Body would be up first as it's rotocast and rotocast needs to be done in fair weather, I can rotocast up to about mid Dec, then it's just too cold for that. The arms are also rotocast but that can be the last installment in spring with legs getting done in the middle winter months. If that sounds like a plan i will concentrate on the body once i can get back on this. thanks mike Quote
505thAirborne Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 I hope to be back on this in 3 weeks after I finish molding up the 3 foot TOS galactica that i have been working on. The idea of installments is brilliant, and it may really help me to finish as i can tackle it in smaller bites. I am thinking 3 installments, body, arms, and legs. Body would be up first as it's rotocast and rotocast needs to be done in fair weather, I can rotocast up to about mid Dec, then it's just too cold for that. The arms are also rotocast but that can be the last installment in spring with legs getting done in the middle winter months. If that sounds like a plan i will concentrate on the body once i can get back on this. thanks mike A 3 foot Galactica.... Holy Frak! Is there anything you can't build? Also installments is a good way to go, I've been doing it with my business lately and its been a big help. Quote
neko_fr Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Hi! Fine for me How can you do such a gigantic work? A three foot Galactica, in addition to a 1/72 monster! You've got my respect Quote
Spitfire_BR Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Can we start dreamig with a HUGE Nupetiet-Vergnitzs Class ship ???? Quote
Major Focker Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 depends on what you mean by HUGE. there was already one in resin about 20 inches. Quote
Wasabi-san Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) . Edited January 31, 2014 by Wasabi-san Quote
Spitfire_BR Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 I means HUGE an 1/2500 model in scale with Moscato's Salan scout - yes, i'm deraming with a single scale Zentraedi fleet ! Quote
ahiachris Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 John also did one in 1/5000. It'll still be huge in 1/5000 Quote
Kelsain Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 Yep, like a meter & a half. How cool would that be? Quote
Major Focker Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 1/5000 will be much more practical and still huge at 80cm. plus there are SDF-1 kits and the transforming Wave toy in the same scale. 1/2500 is an odd scale for Macross. i think the Salan scout is the only kit in that scale. between that and a 1/3000 SDF-1, it's no contest. Quote
cool8or Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 I'm for 1/5000 too. I have the old Imai SDF-1, John's Quiltra Quelamitz & Picket Patrol, so a Nupetiet in the same scale will be awesone!! Quote
Spitfire_BR Posted October 19, 2013 Posted October 19, 2013 After the enormous 1/350 Enterprise from Polar Light I fear nothing ! Come on your space baguette from hell, do your best ! And yes, i'm serious when talk about a 1/2500 scale, BUT i'm a pratical guy and know some dreans never come true, so i'll be satisfeid with a 1/2500, right ? Can we place our orders, mslz22 ? Quote
mslz22 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 Ok, hope to keep my word this time. I've been working on this again as much as i can, very motivated to finish it right now. I still need to put the finishing touches on the boss pod build i am doing, then finishing up the first installment of this pattern. Body and engine section revisions are just about done, will start panel lines and details sometime this week. Fingers crossed that i can actually get this off the ground soon. thanks mike Quote
Spitfire_BR Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 !!!!!!! It's coming, it's coming the time ! Quote
mslz22 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 Some more rough pics.... thanks mike Quote
Spitfire_BR Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 WOW! Damm, this one it really HUGE ! Better think on buying a new house ! Quote
mslz22 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 It really is huge, i actually forgot just how big this thing is. Hopefully the rotocast parts will keep the weight down on this second version. I am still going to keep the feet mostly solid, just so the weight is at the bottom, should help with stability. mike Quote
DarrinG Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) So THAT'S why the ground always suffer when the thing walks! Edited February 19, 2014 by DarrinG Quote
mslz22 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 Legs and feet are almost done, little smoothing out, then detailing then ready to go. Pics with a normal size spray can to show just how big this monstar is.... Hip connection will be really secure on this and legs will be "action pose", kind of like the pic above. Legs and feet will be installment 1, hoping to have it molded up in about 3 weeks. thanks mike Quote
DarrinG Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Do you have a 1/60 Tomahawk or Defender you could put in a photo by the leg? Curious if this 1/72 would look 'too small' with the Yamato 1/60s . . . Quote
mslz22 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 The only thing i have left in my 1/60 collection is the V1's, I have the regult but it's on the bench. with 1/60 and with a 1/72, the 1/72nd is in a bit of a crouched position, so it would be a tiny bit taller. Quote
DarrinG Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Well - to me - it seems like this Monster would be fine posed with 1/60 Destroids in front. Or do you think it would be noticeable? Quote
Berttt Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Mike, v2 is lookind lime a massive improvement over v1. Nice job. I am saving these pics and and will try and include thw upgrades in my v1 build. I gotta tell you that I get why this has taken so long. This kit is huuuuuge an really sucks up build time. Also which kit I is the 1/72 vf-1j? Cheers, Brett T Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 wow, that's massive!!!! Awesome work as always! can't wait to see it finished!! I second the question on what kit that 1/72 1J is? Quote
mslz22 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 wow, that's massive!!!! Awesome work as always! can't wait to see it finished!! I second the question on what kit that 1/72 1J is? Heavily modified Bandai 15th anniversary kit, not 100% done yet, will likely start a thread when it's all the way done and list the mods. Little better pic for now. thanks mike Quote
Dax415 Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Beautiful....simply beautiful...cant wait to see more of this. Quote
neko_fr Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 Absolutly awesome! Incredible and superb!! Quote
Spitfire_BR Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 So appears it's coming the time of the first installment be release, so the question's: any ideia how much $$$$ ? Please be kind with us, say it slow and sofly ! Quote
MechTech Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 I love the VF-1J! Nice articualtion on it. DEFINITELY NOT STOCK! Do share. - MT Quote
mslz22 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 So i just got some renders today for the "wheel" on the upper leg, the only part i am not doing myself, having my buddy who does 3d stuff get one grown for me. I have a couple things i need him to tweak, then off to the printer. Once that is done i will finish up the last bits on the legs and get molding... thanks mike Quote
MechTech Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 I dreaded making that part on mine - 19 years ago for the 1/100th and the 1/350th now. There's no easy way to do it! So do you have a price yet for parts/installments? - MT Quote
mslz22 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Posted March 6, 2014 It's a part that I kitbashed from a 1/9 Kettenkrad on my first version, it's a tough part more because it looks like an all day project for just a single part. Luckily my buddy did not mind, because i guess in 3d he only had to make 1 "slice" then replicate it to fill in the whole wheel. As far as price, I am still trying to figure something out. It's just a huge kit. The kitspower semi recast one on ebay seems to go for like $550-$600 ish + overseas shipping. I'm thinking I need to be somewhere in the 3 installments of like $150 + shipping for each installment. To keep that in perspective it's only about $60 more than the Capt's 1/72nd glaug was when he release it, and this monster is probably 3 or 4x the amount of materials of that. So even at the 3 installments of $150, i would be happy just to cover costs. If this was one of the other type of kits i do it would easily be in the $600 range, and that would be for molding and casting, never mind the time put into the pattern. I'll see if i can do better than that on the price, I don't want to do all this work just to price it out of range for everyone, there's no point in that either. thanks mike Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.