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Hey everyone! The casting has begun in earnest, and the parts are looking fantastic! I'll be posting a few pics later so that you can see the casting quality; I already started cleaning parts on mine and it's gotta be my favorite model so far: the quasi-clear front dome gives the Scout a really eerie, alien feel. Anyway, onto the nasty stuff... Each kit price: $140.00 Shipping rates: all quotes are for airmail w/insurance. -1-2 kits, throughout North America: $16 -3-4 kits: $26.00 International, including South America, Europe, Hong Kong and Australia: -1-2 kits: $32.00 -3-4 kits: $49.00 Payment methods accepted: -International Postal Money-Order in US funds is my prefered method, and it can be sent to the usual coordinates. -Silver eagles, maples or bars sent by mail--just be sure to wrap them carefully! -Paypal, though this will incur an extra charge of $6 per model because the Paypal nazis feel entitled to take a whole $0.04 off every dollar I recieve. -Western Union money transfer: this is a fairly expensive method, and I'd advise it only if you're ordering 4 kits at a time, due to WU's massive service charge. Shipping should begin in roughly 1 week from now, decal situation permitting. Below are a few pics of some raw castings with the flash removed... Looking quite good. As usual, the floor is open to questions, either here or via PM

Kits will be ready starting next week; I'm already in the casting process, and decals should be in soon. More pics and info to come shortly.

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Hey Ruben. Looks awesome! Don't be afraid to try weathering, it's actually fun: just practice on a scrap piece or model before you commit to the good stuff, and if anything, go slow. It's very easy to over-weather something, so I recommend going in gradual stages, and give your eyes a rest after each stage, and if you can, get an extra set of eyes to evaluate your progress

Certainly. Here you go...

Hi Jasonc. The detailing I refer to is in fact just minor riveting and clean-up: things that don't necessarily photograph well, but that'll make a difference up close.

The Scout Regult is done; only minor detailing needed now; all the info is at the SM site: http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewt...php?p=9391#9391 Teaser pic

I should have the pics of the final model tomorrow, the parts are pretty much done, with just some minor detailing remaining. For a non weapons-carrying mecha, this thing came out looking pretty damn kickass, but don't take my word for it, judge for yourself tomorrow when I post pics.

New update on Samurai Monkey: http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewt...php?p=9246#9246 Preview pic below.

The problem is not a lack of will on my behalf to produce new models, but rather a lack of demand for certain subjects. From my own personal experience, demand becomes rather fragmented whenever I try to deviate from the designs of the original SDF: MACROSS, and to be honest, I find many of the designs in the spinoff series to be rather weak and unattractive. That having been said, I can also only produce so many models in a given period of time, since I have other obligations. Further, I feel that I'm already producing models faster than most people can earn the $$ to afford them, so I'll likely be offering fewer models in '08, and I have at least 2 subjects in mind that will be limited release. By "limited", I mean a production run of roughly half of what I make now

Sorry!

You bought a house but you're egging me on to make 1/35 Destroids? Bite your keyboard! No worries Sean, people have other priorities and commitments; I'm cool with that. Though that 1/35 Destroid idea seems to have struck a chord with me in a fanciful, pie-in-the-sky sort of way. Who knows, perhaps one day if I could find twenty or so brave souls...

I confess that my unabated model release schedule may have dealt a heavy blow to most peoples' wallets. I'll try to go slower Either way, the last few replies were sufficient to bump me into the 'go' lane. I'll start sculpting on Monday.

Not yet, things are surprisingly slow. Not a popular subject, perhaps?

Sub-par = below standard, or inferior. Howdy Carl. Nope, I've never released any variable/transforming/transformable model anything, and have no plans to do so. IHP (International House of Pancakes?) and SHE are free to do or persue whatever their hearts long for. I myself tend to favor scale accuracy and realism, others lean towards playability at the expense of accuracy or realism. The transforming SHE models I've seen in the past, complete with visible screws make my head hurt. Why go to the trouble of creating a toy that retails for 3 times what a "proper" toy would cost, all while being infinitely less playable? My attempts at a "build it in the mode you want" model (in the form of the 1/32 Legioss) were only moderately successful. I was able to prove to myself that it could be engineered and sculpted, but the logistics of outright production proved too troublesome for the financial revenue that it would bring back. Doesn't mean it can't be done, because it can. The question one must ask one's self in regards to such a project is: how large of a financial loss am I willing to accept in order to prove a point?

Oh, it's not just lacking panel lines lemmie tell ya! To me, it's just a mediocre resin offering created without love or passion. Notice that the trailing edges of the control surfaces are as blunt as the leading edges, the exhaust petals are blunt, blocky and way too thick in scale, the nosecone and intake trunks look like little more than blocks of resin: no elegance or flowing of shapes whatsoever. As for the few panel lines that ARE there: they look to me like a guilty last-minute addition to make the sculpt look less uninspiring than it really is. I don't intend this to turn into a tanmen-bashing thread, but I call 'em as I see 'em. What I find amusing is that between Honneamise, Cobywan, myself and a few others, we are able to turn out unlicenced models that run circles around most of what resin came out of Japan... Or elsewhere, for that matter.

I think you did a great job. I've seen the original tanmen kit and, well... I know full well that it's far from a stellar starting point.

Hi guys. Looking good so far; I'll begin as soon as I can get a good 30 pre-orders!

I like the idea of a more organic looking inbit, but I don't feel that the execution in this case was everything that it could be. I'm trying to remember, but in the original series, were the humans not initially under the impression that the outer armor was the actual inbit creature?

Just to be clear, I don't plan to include any lights or lighting system in the kit itself, simply that it will be designed in such a way as to facilitate the process if an individual builder decides to persue that option.

Hi everyone! As the title states, I'm interested to know how many people (if any) would be interested in a 1/72 Tactical Scout Regult kit, so I started this thread to gauge interest. My aim would be to be to offer a kit very similar to the heavy Regult, which is to say solid, static pose, and including accurate decal markings. Owing to the scout pod's design, I also intend to mold the sensory thingies in such a way as to make it light-friendly, should anyone feel compelled to go that route. Projected unit kit price: $140.00. Any takers?

The 1/72 Heavy Regult project is now officially CLOSED.

Oh, and I didn't forget the instructions!

Hi guys. I'm currently working on the second salvo of heavy Regults, and I'll keep the order window open until the 20th of this month. Anyone who would like to order them, please PM me with your full shipping address; I'll advise the cost and methods of payment.

A second run is underway as we speak, but I don't know if I'll have enough resin on-hand to complete it, so it might require a 2 week wait until I can top-up.