koonfasa Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Thanks. They've been binned for something else now. I was thinking the the two fighters on the one stand! Anyway, this guy doesn't have a stand. I guess he needs a stand. I noticed he came with adaptors but I left them in the box. What's the difference between those and yours Yeti? For displaying four jets would they balance okay on one stand or would two stands holding a pair be easier to work with? Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 I did make an alternative fighter mode adapter you can see here. All of the adapters included with the release will work with an adapter I have here. The arms will hold up fine with 4 planes. You can see a few setups in this thread with 4 or more valks on one stand. For anything other than the 1/60 VF-1's you will want xl arms to go along with the dual arms, or knuckles, to accommodate their wing span. Let me know if you have any other questions. Quote
koonfasa Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) Yeah I'm thinking 4 planes would be easily unbalanced if I accidentally knocked one. And I'm trying to imagine if two bases touching could hold 2 planes each in a tight formation, or "impossible manuever" pose all flying in random directions (outwards). btw, thanks for all the info! It may be some time before I can get these. I have a few heavy pre-orders still coming... Edited September 12, 2015 by koonfasa Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 Well, you can knock anything over if you bump it hard enough You can arrange items on several stands to appear to be in formation together. Quote
koonfasa Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Only places I can think of displaying it is high on the top of a bookshelf or around open spaces where everyone walks pass... Trying to visualise what pieces I want, it's kinda like playing virtual lego, I just want more pieces! Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 13, 2015 Author Posted September 13, 2015 Tried a couple configurations for this awkwardly balanced ship. Quote
Bolt Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 Looks really good !! Is it very top heavy? BTW what exactly is that? Some kind of imperial attack shuttle variant? Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 14, 2015 Author Posted September 14, 2015 Looks really good !! Is it very top heavy? BTW what exactly is that? Some kind of imperial attack shuttle variant? Very top heavy. Odd center of balance, which is a third up the wings. Main antagonists ship in Star Wars The Force Awakens. Quote
spanner Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 I like it! looks a lot tougher than the old Imperial shuttle! Quote
ArchieNov Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 I need at least one of these stands to display my Poe's X-Wing and TIE Advanced Prototype... Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 17, 2015 Author Posted September 17, 2015 They work pretty well together. Quote
ArchieNov Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Yeah. I haven't checked your store lately, but I assume that it'll be pretty expensive to order/ship just one stand to the Philippines with the same setup you have above right? Along with Lego adapters of course. Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 17, 2015 Author Posted September 17, 2015 Yeah. I haven't checked your store lately, but I assume that it'll be pretty expensive to order/ship just one stand to the Philippines with the same setup you have above right? Along with Lego adapters of course. Anything international from me is expensive for shipping. I am always open to suggestions. Quote
Jefuemon Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 What would you recommend for a model airplane adapter? I've got the Platz 1/72 scale Super Sylph and Mave Yukikaze, and I think it would look cool to display them together (once I actually get around to building them). Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 I don't have adapters for those models, but if you would be willing to take some pictures and measurements I could most likely make some for you. Quote
ArchieNov Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Hi Yeti. I would like to ask a big favor if I may. Can you take a picture top-down of the Lego Poe's X-Wing beside the First Order TIE? I'm trying to get a better idea of how big the TIE is compared to the X-Wing. I only have the TIE Advanced Prototype and it looks pretty small compared to the X-Wing. But I think that's their proper scale against each other. Actually, if you have the TIE Advanced Prototype as well, that might be a better side by side comparison picture with the First Order TIE. Thanks! Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 Hi Yeti. I would like to ask a big favor if I may. Can you take a picture top-down of the Lego Poe's X-Wing beside the First Order TIE? I'm trying to get a better idea of how big the TIE is compared to the X-Wing. I only have the TIE Advanced Prototype and it looks pretty small compared to the X-Wing. But I think that's their proper scale against each other. Actually, if you have the TIE Advanced Prototype as well, that might be a better side by side comparison picture with the First Order TIE. Thanks! Quote
Jefuemon Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I don't have adapters for those models, but if you would be willing to take some pictures and measurements I could most likely make some for you. Will do! You might want to think of a generic air-model adapter. I'm sure many model builders would jump on these then. I've got a 1/32 scale F-14 that I'm (eventually) planning on building in flight mode. Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 That would be great, but there is no standard to follow. Any type of universal model airplane adapter would not be very stable. I could make a few sizes of craddles or clamps, but that wouldn't be ideal. Quote
Sildani Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 How about an acrylic piece that can hold either one or two acrylic rods, with a mechanism that can slide the rods closer or further apart from each other? Tighten the rods down, slide them into the jet's exhausts and that might hold 80% of the jet fighters out there. Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 19, 2015 Author Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) How about an acrylic piece that can hold either one or two acrylic rods, with a mechanism that can slide the rods closer or further apart from each other? Tighten the rods down, slide them into the jet's exhausts and that might hold 80% of the jet fighters out there.I have thought about something similar. I would consider that a clamp. I am more than willing to offer it if people want it. How fragile is the typical exhaust on a model kit?Edit: Or do you mean the rods go straight in? Are there typically long holes in the exhaust? Edited September 19, 2015 by ChaoticYeti Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted September 20, 2015 Author Posted September 20, 2015 I have added a page for reviews to the webstore. If you have a video or blog review of my stands, please let me know and I will add them to the page. If you want to submit a text review I will also curate and add those as quoted paragraphs. http://www.yetistand.com/reviews Thanks! Quote
Sildani Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) It would depend on the kit. Most modern fighter kits have afterburner baskets that are fairly close to the exhaust nozzle. Not too awful much room. Still, there's space there. So one rod straight in per exhaust, and a "tray" directly beneath to hold the bottom rear fuselage. Through cantilever action, the tray and the rods keep everything together, and most of the fuselage is clean. Try it on a 1/60 VF-1 as proof of concept, its exhausts are quite long, if you like. Edited September 20, 2015 by Sildani Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 This is a cool looking jet craft altogether by looking at it from above. Quote
anubis20 Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 CY Any restock of the normal yeti stand planned for the near future? Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 CY Any restock of the normal yeti stand planned for the near future? No, but for good reason. I can elaborate if needed, but the short of it is I am giving up on using an outside source for the laser cutting. I am on pre-order for a lasercutter through glowforge. Hopefully I'll be up and running q1 of '16. I have plenty of adapters, elbows, xl arms, and DX starter kits in the mean time. Lots of interesting things afoot with having my own laser cutter. Custom engraving anyone? Quote
derex3592 Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 ohhhh....reeeallllly????? Hmmm....this could be problamatic for my wallet.. Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 Well, I'll let you guys know first. In the mean time, you should start preparing some custom artwork for etching the bases. Quote
wmkjr Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 No, but for good reason. I can elaborate if needed, but the short of it is I am giving up on using an outside source for the laser cutting. I am on pre-order for a lasercutter through glowforge. Hopefully I'll be up and running q1 of '16. I have plenty of adapters, elbows, xl arms, and DX starter kits in the mean time. Lots of interesting things afoot with having my own laser cutter. Custom engraving anyone? So you did get the Glowforge. Good for you. Did you get the commercial version? Now we know who to go to for Macross engraved coasters! Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 So you did get the Glowforge. Good for you. Did you get the commercial version? Now we know who to go to for Macross engraved coasters! I went for the middle of the road. 40w with the air filter. Should be better than the ebay ones I was looking at. Quote
Bolt Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Holding out on my next order for the clear dual arms. At which point I'll also get another few Alphas and brick adapter😉 Quote
Lumidingo Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 I'm also holding out for some of the out-of-stock items to be restocked. I live outside of the US, and with shipping starting at $65, I've got to get all my bits in one order. Hoping that happens soon! Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted October 27, 2015 Author Posted October 27, 2015 I'm also holding out for some of the out-of-stock items to be restocked. I live outside of the US, and with shipping starting at $65, I've got to get all my bits in one order. Hoping that happens soon! Hang tight. Gonna be a few months while I await the arrival of my laser cutter. Quote
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