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    Hi-Metal R

    sqidd replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    OMG this!!!!
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    Hi-Metal R

    sqidd replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Very cool modeling.
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    Got my first couple of Detolfs together yesterday. Freed up some room so I unpacked a two pair of M&M's (1/48 and 1/60). I wanted to get the last pair (1/48's) unpacked and go Battroid but it's getting late. They're just kind of parked in there for now. Yeti stands and stuff are inbound. And I need some lighting. The 1/48 Miria is missing it's cockpit heat shield. aside from being a tiny bit loose it was really minty and not missing a thing. That's disappointing. I messaged the eBay seller. I always seem to get screwed on that stuff though. No telling how that will go.
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    Oh jeez. More stuff to check. Thanks.
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    When I was in 3rd grade or so, which must have been after Star Wars/ before Empire some kid at school had the really nice Darth Vader helmet for Halloween. Man, I was sooooooo jealous!
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    That's awesome^^^^^
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    What's the shoulder issue?
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    I'm on it!
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    Since it's such a new market I'm wondering what will happen on release date. Will you be able to get them on AmazonJP for the PO price? Or will they be $1500+ right away? Just have to wait and see. I want to see that line succeed. I would absolutely pay for a similar VF-1S w/ S&S parts, EVA-01 or Mazinger. I wish someone made a quality Terminator T-800 that was actually chrome and big. Sideshow has that 1/2 scale deal. But it's $2,000+ and it doesn't pose at all. Then there is the 1:1 scale dude for $7000. A 18in Terminator in metal, or some metal but at least chrome and I'm a buyer.
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    I need to get some sort of Fet or another. You guessed it. Something big. Man, when I was a kid I was a Boba Fet freak! I remember saving up all of my "tokens" from figure purchases so I could send them in and get then Boba Fet you couldn't buy yet. I was so excited!!
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    Yep, saw that!!! We'll see what they're going for once release. I could maybe talk myself into a grand. But if they're $1500+, no way. I don't even really know anything about Gundam. I just think that looks cool! And it's HUGE!!
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    I have over 50 people waiting on that manifold. The least powerful car makes a 1000 at the tires.
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    Worse case riveted on (which is still easy to remove). I would like to fasten them with some nice stainless button head socket cap screws. The cost of tapping all of those holes will determine in that's an option. Tapping a ton of 4mm holes in steel is very, very time consuming. Even in a CNC. And this is not a CNC type project. All of the parts will be cut by a CNC laser. Those won't thread holes.
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    Everything you're looking at is a new design. That's for 2007-2014 Ford GT500's and 2003-2005 Ford GT's (the Supercar). That is one seriously nasty piece. That's 15hrs in machine time! It's better than the OEM manifold/intercooler in every way by a huge margin. Because of the target market I was able to incorporate every trick I have without a lot of worry about cost. It's bee a fun project.
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    Is that a Natioanl Lampoons Vacation reference?
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    That's just how it looks when I pull the dimensions out in CAD. This is a rough sketch. I didn't want to sped a ton of time on it. I chose this height because it puts it even with my big shooter display cases. Making the base a different height is a couple keystrokes. Easy peasy. The whole things is easy peasy. Changes are no problem. This guy on the other hand (below). A bit more involved. And that is still really, really rough. There are about 100-200hrs worth of work to do still.
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    Panel-less frames could be an option. The nice thing about the simplicity of the design that you already noticed is that those panels can be just about anything. The frame will ship as a solid unit though. It will be all welded together and then powdercoated. It won't change the shipping cost much at all. maybe $5. The dimensions aren't so big as to trigger UPS's "dimensional weight" charges. The cost difference between all the parts and a assembled unit will be negligible. And designing it so it could be bolted together and then producing it that way would be cost prohibitive. Yeah, I know that sounds backward, but I'm guessing that would be the case. I would explore both methods. I'm waiting back on my first quote. Everything will work outward based off of that.
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    I thought about this a bit more. It wouldn't be too hard to put a glass door on. But there would have to be a light in there or you would never see anything. And it would be a pretty small cubby. I'm not sure if the cost/benefit ratio would play out.
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    I couldn't think of where to post this that would get as many eyeballs as it needs to become a thing. Hopefully it's a non issue. @Rogueload showed me some pics of some Detolf bases available on feeBay but all decked out in Transformers logo's. I said that was interesting timing because I was planning on doing some for the couple of Detolf's I have (just got). I can sub-contract this stuff to vendors I already use for production stuff (my business). I'm designing them, but I'll farm the work out. I don't have the time to do this sort of thing anymore (which kinda sucks). Anyway, set up my first Detolf's last night and based on their shortcomings threw some quick drawings together to send over to a vendor for a quote. -Steel black powdercoated frame with brushed aluminum panels which would be riveted on. The panels could be just about anything though. This is just what I want. They could be done with a certain logo on them....... They could be back lit. -Adjustable feet -Frame anchors to the Detolf using the pre existing holes for the standard Detolf feet. If there is enough interest in something like this and the cost is right they would be easy enough to mass produce for board members. I'm not looking to get rich off of something like this. Just an opportunity to give back to the community. Frankly, I shouldn't even be offering. I'm back logged 2+yrs right now. But this should be pretty easy. I think I can subcontract everything right down to boxing them for shipping. Thought I would throw this out there to gauge interest, cultivate ideas, etc.
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    Leaving the dog? You're breaking my heart man.
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    Just un-boxed this guy. Thanks to @Buddhais for the good deal. 1/48 panel lined. I have a PILE of Yeti stands inbound (thanks @ChaoticYeti!). Time to get some Valks airborne!!!
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    Nice
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    I'm not in a hurry. I probably won't have time to unpack one till then anyway. What did they end up costing through AmazonJP?
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    That would increase costs dramatically. They're not going to be cheap anyway.
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    Super cool!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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