ChristopherB

Red Comet,

Yes, the price is/will be: $250.00

Please keep in mind shipping, and the decals which will be optional, but recommended. It will be up to Valkyrie to determine exactly what the $250.00 price includes, but at the minimum it will be the complete VB-6 kit, box/boxart, and assembly instructions.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Jung,

I'm not sure.

The place where the kit is being mailed will have a substantial bearing upon just how much the shipping costs.

I know you are in Canada, but imagine someone in Japan or somewhere similar.

Perhaps you should PM Valkyrie and inquire with him.

That matter was never discussed, and I believe it was presumed that the customer would pay the shipping fee separately so as to not cut into Valkyrie's profit margin.

Please let me know if you would like to commit to the kit.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Angel's Fury,

Damn dude, you are on the ball!

I like the way you did the thread, and including the pictures was a great idea, I'll have to do that as well.

We need more members like you here at MW.

Polite, proactive, and you like Yuna.

Everything that you have posted looks correct. Perhaps we can try to and see if Devin will handle the decals for this kit as well, but it is up to him. He will do the best job, that is for sure.

We never talked about the box art for the VF-4G, while the kit itself was discussed, it took a backseat to the VB-6, so the details are not as clear at this time.

I'm sure that all will be revealed. I am as excited as everyone else, but until we get more information, some things will be speculative.

Chindenathus,

Taken care of in the VB-6 thread.

$750.00 on the VB-6 alone, that's quite a purchase.

Sincerely,

Christopher

how much is the kit going to cost??

Hello,

$250.00, thanks forgot to add that. But it is up there now.

If you are curious about anything not mentioned, please let me/us know my friend.

Sincerely,

Christopher

The Official List (please post or contact me so I can place a "confirmed" next to your name as verification, just in case you have changed the amount you want, or were not aware of the price and so forth):

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Angel's Fury (1) confirmed

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godane79 confirmed

I will edit the list as needed.

Christopher

Hello,

Not a problem, you probably did not notice that this thread was started prior to yours.

PM a moderator and ask him to delete yours, edit your thread to be empty in the mean time, and I already transfered the list.

That should resolve the problem.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Hello,

You added yours, after I had already posted mine.

Suggest we transfer your list to my thread.

If you agree, we can have yours deleted.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Hello Moderators,

Here is the link:

VB-6 Koenig Monster

Please take a look at it, and determine if it is eligible to be "pinned" for the near future in the "Model" thread.

Thank you in advance,

Christopher

Hello,

First and foremost, Thank You from all of us to the anonymous owner of the VB-6 Koenig Monster Kit who has made all of this possible. It's people like you that restore our faith in the inherent goodness and generosity of our fellow Macross fans.

Second of all, if it hadn't been for Melissa taking the time to start the thread, things would not have turned out the way they did. Thank you!

Third, thank you to Ken (Valkyrie) for volunteering to recast the kit, and best wishes to the other anonymous MW Member that volunteered. I'm sure Ken will do a great job as evidenced by his committment and experience.

Last, but not least, all of the people (Carl, Devin, Gene, Rob and etc.) who posted in the thread and helped move the project along. We're glad Devin agreed to handle the decal commission, and Carl's offer of financial assistance.

Please post, e-mail, or send a Private Message to me and I will add you to the list. If you've already contacted someone else, I'll try and get the information from them, they can contact me, and you can feel free to let me know anyway. I promise to keep the list updated.

By no means am I the official/designated person who decides who gets their kit first, and the order you are on the list does not at this time reflect who will get their kit first. That will have to be determined as we go along, based upon the free kit for the owner if he wants one, Carl will potentially help with some costs if Valkyrie (Ken) elects to go that route, Devin needs a kit to make the decals, potential pre-orders, and so forth.

I'm sure that many people want to get their kit as soon as possible, but Valkyrie first has to get the kit, mold the original, mail back the original kit, clean up the first recast, mold the cleaned up copy, make sure all is good, make improvements if needed, and then begin casting parts. He is of course the source to provide timelines and so forth. So the order in which people get their kits will be based upon first taking care of the kits original owner, and the next priority is furthering the project itself. After that, the order can be fairly determined amongst ourselves in some manner.

And finally, please do not commit to ordering this kit and/or the number you wish to purchase unless you are 110% certain that you have the funds available. The amount of orders will potentially dictate the per item cost, and so we do not need anyone to flake out. Also the molds can usually only support so many copies, so I'm not sure if you request more than (1) kit, if other people behind you will have to wait based upon the amount potentially available.

Anyway, enough with the formalities, here are the details:

1/100 IHP/Liquid Stone VB-6 Koenig Monster Fully Transformable Recast Project Price: $250.00

Recaster: Valkyrie

Decals: Anasazi37

Screws: Fulcy/Melissa

Box: Valkyrie

Box Art: To be determined via a contest

Instructions: CD-Rom

Certain people have offered to help with certain expenses, Carl (recast), Christopher/Gene (decals), Melissa (screws/contest).

I'm not sure if we want to save this thread to reflect the list exclusively and the already existing thread can still be used for updates and comments, or start using this thread exclusively.

If I missed anything, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Less than Super Ostrich,

It's cool of you to also recommend Anasazi37, and I completely agree with your sentiments, but let's be honest here, there is no competition, because I personally do not know of anyone else here at MW or elsewhere that could make the decals for this kit, and do half as good of a job as he will. I know you weren't implying that anyone else should be considered, and you were just lending your support.

Et al,

Valkyrie will recast the kit, so that matter is settled. Congratulations to him by the way.

Devin will make the decals for the VB-6, and if someone wants to get their decals from another source they are welcome to, but I know that the majority of people will want his decals included with their kit.

If you would prefer another person make the decals for your specific kit, feel free to contract with them and pay their fees.

Devin,

Thank you for agreeing to take on this project. I officially volunteer my VB-6 recast for you to use when you make the decals. I'll have Ken (Valkyrie) mail it straight to you. Of course you'll need to get it as soon as possible so you can finish the decals to be included with the other kits that are sold.

Best wishes to everyone.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Damn,

I not trying to flame bait or anything like that because ARAFAT209 has never done anything to me personally, and if he had, I still wouldn't do that, but I was honestly really excited when I read the topic of his thread.

I was like, "Holy Sh*t, I'm going to get to see someone show us their project to scratch build my favorite valkyrie, the Super Ostrich!"

My mind conjured up images of someone sculpting the armor from clay, or making it from styrene and so forth, but all you've done is take a set of standard recast armor essentially identical to the original Bandai armor, and stick it on what looks to be a beat-up Jetfire.

I'm familiar with Rob's excellent recast work, and that armor looks very similar, but that is for you to clarify. Since you didn't mention a scale in your title I also thought you were going to scratch build a VT-1 with bubble canopy, (2) seat cockpit and so forth, but I suppose that was asking a bit much.

Well, if you decide to continue and prove the armor is indeed your own Bandai recast, I'll look forward to seeing your custom 1/55 Super Ostrich as compared to an original scratch build.

Until then...,

Christopher

Personally I could give two ***** who owns what rights or whether BW, HG, or my mom has the license for it.  What matters to me is where can I get it, and whats it gonna cost me.

amen brother

My Brothers and Sisters, I've been to the moutain top, and I've seen the evil that is "Tanmen." And the Lord shall cast him down amongst rabid Robotech fans, and the Lord shall spread his resin kits like a plaque of locusts across the lands of Macross fans everywhere!

Can I get a, Hallelujah?!?

Valkyrie,

Well, we could ask Devin to provide the original decals, plus different option ones based upon what people want.

I'm not sure what the quality is like with regard to the decals originally supplied with the kit, and with regard to that, I'm referring to the quality of the decal paper, thickness, how well they adhere, whether they'll work on light colored parts, etc..., and also the quality of the original images themselves.

IHP's forte did not appear to be casting so much, all though the detail looks great, and I know the owners kit might have been the last of the batch, plus the kit is a complicated one, so I'm not knocking IHP, because the designs are awesome, but the same may hold true for the original decals. Whereas Devin specializes in decals, so the potential is awesome for us to get decals that do this kit justice.

Devin, if interested in assisting can make various improvements with regard to the details I mentioned, and provide optional marking decals that enhance the appearance, and other decals such as nose art, and so forth for people that want to make a "custom" VB-6.

You are correct in that he will need to have a recast of the kit to even make precise improvements to the original decals (verify that they fit properly and so forth), and he will need the recast to make the other non-original detail and custom decals.

When my 1/48 Club M Blue Roses custom was in progress, part of the (1) year project was mailing the entire resin kit to Devin. He was then able to physically examine the parts, take measurements and verify the fit of decals. Decals have to be made so as to not interfere with the movement of various parts, fit in with panel lines and so on.

I am by no means an expert, but this all makes sense based upon past experience. Devin can of course provide specifics and clarify omissions/errors I made.

It's great that you have a source for the boxes. One less piece in the puzzle to consider.

Later (trying to refrain from Sincerely),

Christopher

I understand what you mean Carl, a lock only stops honest people, and the same goes for box art. It's too bad we even have to worry about that.

I paid for (3) of Blackaces 1/48 Club M Recasts, and I believe the box art and box size was almost identical in size to the original, but I'm not positive.

I can't recall anyone trying to pass off one of his recasts as an original Club M, but it is feasible. Especially since his kit featured white metal parts, photo-etched parts, decals and the parts were nicely casted.

Whichever way it goes, I'll be happy.

Devin is definitely the way to go for decals.

He and I are good friends, so I'll PM him and offer to cover the commission. I know he already has a Minmei Guard commission to do, and a few custom projects, but we are not under a time crunch right now.

Well, Carl potentially has the original/copy clean up mold method covered, Valkyrie has offered to handle the recast, Fulcy has volunteered to locate the screws, Melissa has offered to potentially cover the expense, plus she also mentioned the CD-Rom instructions, and then she offered a prize for whoever has the winning box design. I will cover the decal commission costs and provide a prize for the contest as well.

All we need is someone who has access to some really nice boxes where the front/top cover can be folded open to reveal the contents, and of course someone will have to print the box art in color and glue it to the box.

Sincerely,

Christopher

yeah, as far as i'm concerned with tanmen, i will take whatver i can get from him, adn then mass produce resin recasts, for the "dirty american capitalist dog" market.

Hello,

I definitely agree with the boycott, and I was really close to joining into the large order Jesse started.

I have an even better idea:

We should "edit" the Tanmen kits that people here at MW were fortunate enough to receive before he flaked out, and send them as part of a care package to all of the American/Japanese Soldiers serving in Iraq, and are Macross/Robotech fans. That way they'll have a kit to build when they're not on duty.

He should really get a kick out of that.

It's hard to believe that the same guy who made the most detailed valkyrie ever (Club M 1/48 Ultimate Strike Valkyrie), has no sense of honor.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Carl,

Yeah, you're right about the English, thanks for the advice.

I did send a separate e-mail in Japanese, and included a picture.

Basically, I said in Japanese, "Hello, I am interested in the VB-6 Koenig Monster (IHP) resin kit. Sincerely, Christopher."

Here is a copy, hopefully the translation is not all screwed up, and I hope I relayed the basic premise. With my luck, I probably told him that I'm interested in purchasing his wife or something like that.

"Osero,

Koubai 1/100 VB-6 Koenig Monster (IHP) yani kitto.

Kingen,

Christopher"

As I mentioned, someone else is welcome to send a longer more detailed inquiry, but if a short e-mail is not answered, will a longer one be?

Might be worth a shot. I'll be happy with a recast, and I'll send any original info. I get to you Carl. Besides, I doubt I could even afford to buy an original.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Carl,

Great idea for custom boxart, and a custom decal set wouldn't be a bad idea either.

I've been planning the same thing as discussed in the 1/48 VF-1AG thread, from about ( months back.

Sell the kit as a package deal, to include a nice box, box artwork, assembly instructions, decals and so forth. It's the only way to go, and it increases the intrinisc and sentimental value as well, plus distinquishes it from the original release.

I sent an e-mail in both English and very basic Japanese to "Liquid Stone" immediately after the contact information and have not received any reply yet.

I also sent a separate e-mail with a picture of their display and the VB-6, just to make sure they knew what I was talking about. It was very basic, short, polite and to the point. I'll post if I get a response, but a more detailed e-mail with better Japanese can be attempted, but if they don't respond to a simple one, perhaps a longer one won't make a difference.

Yes, I am also hoping that the D-Stance is next kit to turn up, and I would love to have the fastpacks as well.

Sometimes being too brief can be confusing, but I do know that I completely agree with you about the casting method.

Melissa,

A contest is a great idea, and I'll be happy to include a nice prize as well for the winner if that is the route we go with it.

Fulcy is a great resource for the screws, and I appreciate him offering to help.

Thank you also for covering the cost of the screws.

If we decide to go with custom decals for the kit, I'll cover the custom decal commission expense. Let me know how that sounds, and I would like Devin to make them if he is interested. Besides just posting, I want to help make this project something special.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Hello Rob,,

How are you doing?

Any news or updates regarding your Stampede Valkyrie project?

I can't remember what scale you were going to make it in. Normally you go with 1/55, but that is of course because the Yamato's were not an issue at the time.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Forgot to mention, but someone mentioned Fulcy doing a step by step pictoral so we can follow along.

While that would be cool and I wouldn't mind seeing it myself, the last thing we need to do is create more work or do anything to that could slow the project down.

Kaolian,

Good to hear from you! Last night I was looking at the line art copies you sent me a while back, and you did a great job. Thanks again, and I hope your 1/48 Max is doing well.

Last I heard you needed a new caliper or something like that so you could finish revising your initial line art since you now have an actual 1/48 to reference.

How is that going?

Fulcy,

I apologize and feel like a complete ass. (No, please don't feel the need to rub it in and verify my sentiments.)

This thread has been up (2) days now, and I should have been the first to post, especially since I commissioned it, but I've been so caught up with the VB-6 topic that I failed to post until now.

Of course, I could be a smart ass and say that I was so shocked you posted a real bonafide update that I had a heart attack and just got released from the hospital.

All right, enough kidding around. What can I say, but "Wow!"

What you've done so far looks sweet, and I cannot wait to see the finished product. I know it will be absolutely amazing.

I'll be looking forward to the next update, and hopefully we won't have to wait too long...

Sincerely,

Christopher

Mike,

Yet another awesome custom my friend!!!

The decals look great, and paint job is flawless.

Long live the Bandai/Takatoku/Matsushiro 1/55 valkyrie.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Valkyrie,

Thank you for answering my previous question about whether someone signs on to pay the initial costs.

I completely understand, and I'll be glad to help out as well if you get the project.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Carl,

It's not a matter of confusion, but it's just that I succinctly stated in one short sentence what took you several paragraphs.

Both your option #2 and #3 involve either the original Monster, or the original cast made from the original Monster being cleaned up and then sold. Hence my, "original" clean-up method.

It's the same process I used when you lent me your 1/100 VF-1AG around ( months ago, and it is the best way to go, based upon the condition of the original. The end result is of course less work for the customer because the finished product is of higher quality. It is definitely the best way to go, and worth the added expense.

Well, Gene is on-board to help with the costs, so that is another route open to us as well if Carl decides not to cover the expenses.

He is just waiting on Valkyrie to explain the cost difference between someone sponsoring the mold making portion of the project.

Sincerely,

Christopher

"Carl has been gracious enough to cover the mold costs if the preferred original clean-up method is used."

Carl,

Sorry about that, I got rid of the extra word, and it should be right now. Either way of you, it is cool of you to offer.

Valkyrie,

I was wondering about whether you had the pressure and vacuum casting setup, and appreciate you letting us know. That will definitely make a big difference, prevention air bubbles and also getting a high level of detail from the molds.

I have a question for you. If Carl will not cover the mold costs because the owner will not allow his original to be cleaned up, I presume that the cost will have to be passed on to each customer, unless you already anticipated that contigency.

If not, please let us know how much you anticipate the price per item to go up.

We can always hit up Uncle Money Bags, my good friend Gene, and if he agrees, then perhaps he could be enticed with access to the first possible recast, which is what Carl would get if he were to finance the cost. Something to think about.

Sincerely,

Christopher

Damn, Double Post.