mslz22

Stress test looks good!

I have about 80% of the weight on it and it looks pretty darn solid. I will likely start a for sale thread over the weekend.

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mike

Wow, very sorry to hear that. I can't even imagine dealing with an issue for that long with no resolution!

i Know what you're talking about, suffering from staph infection since 1985 with more than 20 surgery and countless time in hospital beds, it's the real hell. I'm blessed and can lives normally but i say, i'm blessed. Hope everything get fine for you !

So quick update, I had to get 2 emergency infusions of antibiotics for what turned out to be an infected poisonous spider bite, I am on the mend and cautiously optimistic it will be ok.

On the monstaar front, arm patterns and molds are done. I did a test cast on the arms and all systems seem to be a go.

Finishing the last bits of details on the body belly etc now, still hope to be mid October for the full thing up and running.

Pics when i can find a minute, playing catch up from my downtime a bit this week.

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mike

Hey Guys, sorry i have been dealing with a bit of a health issue, not model related, I have a mrsa skin infection, likely from the gym, I may need to be hospitalized tomorrow. I will update everyone as I can.
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mike

I won't be finishing my own build until the weapons set is released. I was planning on making my own UMM7 to finish this but there is no point in that now, I can wait a bit.

I just want to do a stress test on the arm then i can start selling to you guys. I am almost 100% that it's fine, but want to make sure. Ultimately it would be up to the builder to make sure that the arm and components are pinned and secure, but i want to be sure that it won't be my fault if anything goes astray.

The mold for this are 100% done, so I will try to get around to a quick test soon so I can get it in your hands soon. Price is up in the air but will be very reasonable for something as big as the arm and base are in 1/48.

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mike

Started a formal FS thread.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=41638

I know many of you have PM'd me already about interest in a kit, but please send a new PM now that i am taking orders so that i do not miss anyone.

This is a very limited kit and as far as i am concerned right now I am only doing this one set of molds. It's so expensive to produce i am just hoping to break even and call it a day on this kit.

Arm pattern is done and molds for that start this weekend.

thanks everyone.

mike

Starting to take orders for the 1/72 V2 Monstar seen in this WIP thread.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=37927&page=4

I am starting to take orders for the leg installments at this time, I am offering this option so that members can space out the payments if they want. There will be a total of 3 installments or 1 full kit when the full kit is ready, I am offering the installments as a courtesy to members who want to spread out the payments, there is no need to order the kit in installments if you would rather wait until the full kit is ready. Either way the full kit will be $450 + shipping (3 installments of $150)

I am offering this option with a few different shipping options. You can choose.

3 installments, 3 boxes with individual shipping charges. This will be more expensive for shipping as it's cheaper to ship one big box.

Or 1 full kit payment when it's done, then ship one big box, saving on shipping.

Or option 3, take payments for each installment, thus spreading out the payments, but hold shipping until the whole kit is done.

In the #3 option i would be casting your parts as soon as i get payment, but holding them here for 1 big shipment.

See the thread for estimates on the other 2 installments

This will be a limited kit, only this one set of molds as far as i am concerned at this time, it's a massive and expensive kit to produce.

PM me for payment details and shipping quotes if your interested.

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mike

Arm cannon pattern is detailed and done. This part will be rotocast, much easier for the modeler compared to the V1 with the split parts, and hollow casting will make it easier for the arms to hold the part up.

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mike

Remold on those 2 parts are done, need a day for post cure on them but i am up and ready to start casting legs. I will make a FSale thread tomorrow.

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mike

I will likely just offer all three shipping and payment options, I will post payment info soon. I need just another day or so, I made the decision to remold a couple of parts. The issue was that on a couple of parts the rivets were too deep, they were made from foam and even with the lightest touch the rivets were too deep, it was distracting. I took the first castings of those parts and will re do the rivets today and remold tomorrow, it will only be a delay of a couple of days. These are the only parts i should have that issue with, I made them before i was using renshape for stuff this size.

I actually just poured the first arm part mold so I am still being productive on this thru the delay.

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miek

So i am running into a quandary in regard to doing this in 3 installments. The issue being that for the first installment the packed weight is 8 pounds, yep it's a lot of resin just for the legs! The issue is that and 8 pound box going to say Germany, is $60 in shipping. The other 2 installments will be lighter but bigger boxes. So the issue is that in 3 installments an out of USA shipping total will approach $150-$180. However a 15 pound box, which is my my estimated total shipping weight for a full kit, would only be like $80. So splitting it into 3 installments and shipping them in 3 boxes, will add $100 to the total price for out of USA.

USA is not so bad but a bit of the same issue, 3 boxes will run about $75 in shipping but one big box will be only about $35.00

So before i start a payment thread there are a couple of options for you guys to think about.

Do you want 3 installments, 3 boxes with the added shipping cost.

Or 1 full kit payment when it's done, then ship one big box, saving on shipping.

Or option 3, take payments for each installment, thus spreading out the payments, but hold shipping until the whole kit is done.

In the #3 option i would be casting your parts as soon as i get payment, but holding them here for 1 big shipment.

I can also offer any of the 3 above options, but if everyone prefers one over the other, it may be easier to just have everyone on the same page.

Let me know what you guys think,.

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mike

The weapons set sure seems credible, the Max and Millia 1/48 set set already has parts on it to join the 2 nukes together like in DYRL, as opposed to 3 separate like TV. Really hope the weapons are up soon, I have a bunch of 1/48's that need them!

Leg installment molds are done, will post ordering info in FS by Monday. For now, a few pics.

Look how big it is compared to a 1/72nd battroid!!

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mike

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Awesome build! I love in flight for these 1/48's, but it's a pain to close those doors.....

Soon, last molds need to post cure a day or so before i can pull a casting.

Looked at the arms today, those should be pretty quick to finish and mold as all they need is a little scratch and dent fixes and the panel lines in the main arm cannon....

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mike

pictures, pictures, PICTURES !!!!!

Finished the mods to the parts to make the left foot, will get the molds going on that today. I have to say that i am getting pretty excited to see both legs cast up and even mocked up a bit, I gave this thing a pretty aggressive stance for the monstar, but i think it will look cool.

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mike

All the molds for the right leg are done, I need to modify 2 parts to make the parts i need for the left leg. It has to do with the positioning of the leg, some parts like the upper leg, mid guard etc are fine for either side, but the main foot and the part that goes between the main foot and that back lower part of the foot need to be modified.

I don't think i can put this in the model section until i have a finished build to show per the new MW rules.

Once the last molds are done I will start taking orders for those who want to do installments, you don't need to do installments, you can wait for the full kit to be done. It will be 3 installments of $150 + shipping if you go that route.

My hope for the schedule would be, start leg installment casting in about a week and a half.

Mid Sept, arm installments, and finally Mid Oct body installments. After that the kit will be available as long as it can be, but this thing is so huge I only plan 1 set of molds.

Talked with JT Graphics about decals at Jerseyfest, those will take a little time and will likely come with the body installment.

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mike

Molds for the legs are about 1/2 done, should be able to finish them up shortly after Jesrseyfest.

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mike

Thanks, I have officially poured the first mold on the legs, now lets hope it's a good mold. That mold is a long time coming!

mike

BTW have i mentioned just how large this is???

Guessing this is about as good as i am going to get this, as long as people are still interested I'm ready to mold the leg installment....

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mike

Putting the final details on the legs, stealing a bit of stylistic influence from John with the rivet type detailing, but figure this is going to be a companion kit to some of the other destoidios out there that he did.

I tried some smaller rivets first and it did not work well, these rivets are about the same size he did not the glaug, and this is way bigger than the glaug so i figured it would work stylistically.

Just a few odds and ends to finish on this leg installment, then ready to mold.

mike

As is if don't have my hands full enough, this is one of the projects that i have slated for the scratchbuilding class that i am teaching at Jerseyfest 2014 next friday so i was forced to start it before finishing some other longer running projects.

Kind of dual listed IMO as 1/10-1/12 so it can be a companion to either the old Imai ride armour or the more contemporary offerings. Will be slightly over 20 inches tall with the cannons in place.

Thanks, remember it's not to late to sign up for the scratchbuilding class at Jerseyfest. Hope to see some folks at the show if not the class.

mike

Here is the reinforcement plate for the chestplate area, this will require a little modification to the bottom of this assembly. It will require a trim to how the wings attach as well, but more on that later.

It's as big as it is to distribute the weight of the valk to launch arm assembly over the biggest surface in attempt to minimize any possible "tilting" or distortion of the valk once attached.

You will see a dimple on the plate, you will need to drill a 5/32nd hole thru the resin part, then CA the resin plate to the top chestplate with a very even coat of CA to get the maximum advantage of the reinforcement plate. The hole that you drilled will be your guide to start the drilling in the chestplate.

More done today between other stuff.

The main boom has extra length on the brass than is needed for the assembly. I did this for a couple of reasons. 1. The extra length assures the proper placement in the boom castings. 2. The extra length extends beyond the mold so no resin gets in the tube, needed if you plan to run any power up to your valk.

You will need to trim a bit off, be sure to get as much of the brass into the swing arm as possible.

Also seen here is what i call the receiver unit. You can see that the screw is cast into the part. This is so that this part has threads in it, that is it has threads in it once you back the screw all the way out.

It will become clear why that is important later on, but it has to do with not only strength but the ability to tweak the high of the whole launch arm assembly relative to the valk later on.

mike

It's just for the hasegawa model, the toys are too heavy and you would need to drill a hole thru the backplate/rear wings etc to attach it. The attachment point is not the actual "grabbers" those a just for show, the attachment is made via a screw that will attach to a reinforcement plate under the chestplate/backplate of the model thru the backpack and into the grabber unit.

I do not plan on selling the launch arm and base until I am SURE, that it's a reasonably strong connection. I am pretty sure at the moment, the Hasegawa kit is actually pretty light, and the launch arm has brass cast into it, the connection of the launch arm and the base is very strong, the above model to grabber unit is very strong, the only one i have a tiny bit of concern about is the one in the pics above.

I sized up a print out of the line art for the launch arm to get the proportions, it's actually a fairly elegant design, which is another way of saying it's got potential strength issues in that connection.

I do think it will be fine as long as it's pinned the way i have it, and CA'd before painting or priming, the bare resin to resin connection is very strong as long as there is no paint.

mike