Boobytrap

8 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

... really? 🫤

There is a reason behind it but it is left as a mystery for the gamer to partially piece together bit by bit. Those that don't do much exploring or reading of texts/computers  left behind won't get much of an explanation. Those that do will be able to come to their own reasonable assumption and go "ah, that's probably why" even though it is not explicitly explained.

I feel the show does touch on enough of that for the watcher to make some assumptions of why culture didn't progress. While we don't see much, if any, of it in modern society it's not like it's without precedent in human history. Not much cultural growth occurred during the dark ages.

I don't think it's much of a spoiler to say it was a form of control for bad people doing bad things.

1 hour ago, TangledThorns said:

So basically Viva Las Vegas forever? lol

Throw in some fusion core batteries, WMD's, and crt green screens and it's dead on 😄

Just to clarify, the bombs did drop in 2077. It's just that the country's culture was frozen/stagnated in the 1950's. So while technology continued to progress everything else (from clothing styles, automobile and building aesthetics, tv, music, values good and bad, etc...) remained unchanged.

3 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

How necessary is it to have played (or at least be familiar with) the game series?

It's not necessary at all. I've only played Fallout 4 which takes place on the other side of the country so I didn't have any background information with this particular location. There might be a few easter eggs or inside jokes you miss but overall it's pretty easy to follow along.

Have fun watching it. It's a 'blast'.

2 hours ago, tekering said:

I definitely won't be doing that. 😅

Oh you're no fun

If you are still getting 4 kits then what else are you going to do with the all those extras in your parts bin. May as well have a laugh at some of the ridiculousness in this show.

Looking at the picture from Ted I kinda (ok, more than kinda) want the one with bunny ears :D.  Pretty sure I'll modify one of the extra heads as a swap out to do just that.

I've claimed 2 spots. It'll be a chunk of change with everything else that seems to be hitting my account at the moment but there's no way I am missing this!

On 6/24/2023 at 6:43 PM, captain america said:

Any progress on your build?

A little but not much. Life and illness have slowed me down. I'm hoping to pick it back up in the next week or so.

Received the MEPToys Invid scout over the weekend. I was very pleasantly surprised. It does have some loose fit joints as MEP indicated but they were no where as loose as I was expecting. Just use a little of your favorite joint filler (kiki, glue, nail polish, etc...) and they are good to go. Such a fun piece, and great price, I immediately went out and ordered another so I can have one in each mode.

13 minutes ago, captain america said:

Thats a very interesting body suit, it looks unusually shiny. Might you have a link to where you got it from? By the way, your progress on the figure is looking excellent!

Thanks!

Yeah I figured a ride/space armor should have more of a leather/rubber rather than fabric suit. This one I am pretty sure is vinyl with fabric backing. It fits perfectly on the base body (if I didn't know better I would think it was made for it) and I am pleasantly surprised by how thin and flexible it is. I thought it would hinder articulation and was willing to make the sacrifice for the appearance but no sacrifice needed. I have no idea what the longevity of the material will be but I doubt replacements will be hard to come by.

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/294917757024 

Finally got the body suit in. I'm still waiting on some upgrade parts so I'm in a bit of a holding pattern. Hopefully I won't have to wait too long as I have been having a lot of fun on this project.

I have decided to go with a heavily weathered and worn scheme with this figure. End of a long road sort of vibe. To that end I have started on the base metal that will be seen through all of the paint chipping. I've been binging the RoboCop TV series on Amazon so was inspired to try my hand at a simplified version of his armor scheme (only purple and blue; no green and pink). I didn't want to go all out since it will barely be seen in the end.

The bicep and thigh armor are done, As a comparison, the chest is the bare metal color before the filter colors were added. I'm not super happy with the brand I used for the purple paint. The color is fine but it was pretty much impossible to get it to blend smoothly.  If I wasn't going to be covering it all up I would have redone it with my normal brand.

Wasteland companion perk unlocked! Still waiting on those road leathers.

14 minutes ago, captain america said:

Either way, a project has to be financially viable. 

I totally understand. I figured the bike, even if it was solid, would be a long shot anyway. Having this in hand now it's just too good not to have something to accompany it. I'll keep my hopes up that a female rider may come to light some day. In the meantime maybe I'll try to scratch build some of the cycle cargo containers , supplies, and weapons. I've got your 1/12 set that I can use for inspiration :).

1 hour ago, captain america said:

Considering how many people initially expressed interest in the 1/6 rider then flaked-out, the odds I'll try to crowdfund that project are zero.

Aww man that sucks. So I assume the odds of a companion piece like a bike or female rider are also zero?

2 hours ago, captain america said:

That's a modified casting of the head of the guy who plays Spider-Man in the newest Marvel movies, his name escapes me; It's a digital scan of his face. Your "basic skin texturing" looks excellent, by the way!

I knew I recognized it! It was bugging me trying to figure it out. I thought it looked like that guy from Uncharted. Guess I was wrong though 😉

Did some basic skin texturing. I really wasn't expecting this detailed of a sculpt. It was a very nice surprise. @captain americais this a recast or did you sculpt it? If you sculpted it my list of wish items from you is going to grow quite a bit.

It's here! It's here! Happy valentine's day to me. I've been on a 1/6 kick lately so this came at the perfect time. Still waiting on the body suit delivery but at least I already have the MX-02 base body. Off to go do a happy dance before I get to work on this bad boy.

WANT!

And so it has begun...

I've replaced all of the joints except in the waist and knees. It will also be able to be displayed with the chest open or closed. I will just have to pop in the cockpit when I want it open and take it out when I want it closed.

👍 No issues here with the update. Thanks for looking out for us and the site.

There's muh boy blue! Looking awesome as expected. It will definitely be the version I am going to build.

I like all this back and forth. I'm sure I'll like whatever the final product ends up as. 

For my .02, looking at the pictures Ted provided, I think the edges on the lenses on the bug face should should be recessed and only slightly bulge out in the middle. Additionally, each edge of the lenses appear to have fairly hard angles with little to no rounding.

For the chest piece I would agree with Ted that the side brackets shouldn't be so wide to allow the hoses to lay directly on the chest. It looks odd and doesn't seem to match the line art sitting on top of the medallion brackets.

As always, fantastic work and I really appreciate that you listen to our feedback.

I'm in for one without the sled.

1 hour ago, Podtastic said:

Why not do that anyway, it sounds great. And what about the Blue?

I didn't have the funds during the first run where all three were offered. The red was the only one offered on the second run.