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  1. captain america
    Hey everyone! Several people have asked about getting a kit of the 1/12 Helper Crabb (Mospeada Inbit Malar) which was issued only once in 2019, well now’s your chance! If I can get at least 10 orders for the kit, I’ll re-issue it. Please let me know below if you’re on-board, the price with shipping to Canada/US is $336 Canadian dollars. I’ll keep the order window open until the end of the day on Friday, July 23rd. Thanks in advance!
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    Most aftermarket joints can't handle the weight of resin parts, to say nothing of cheap ones. I've been tinkering with the idea of workable joints since 2005 and they're either the wrong size, not strong enough, not the right configuration, so I make my own. Also, even though I've said it countless times in the past, I'll say it again: I don't recomend trying to make expensive, exotic resin kits playable. The joints I came up with are intended to help the modeler achieve the optimal static pose and nothing more. I admire those who take it upon themselves to add some playability to their models, but it's a calculated risk that can, under some circumstances, lead to a very costly and heartbreaking disaster.
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    I shall be unto thee a real pain in the wallet!
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    Or enough customer sales. No hovercraft required for the Spartas, so a bit less sculpting and more engineering tweaking. I'm also thinking that because it's a hero mecha, that it may be a bit more popular. Maybe.
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    Just so that everyone is made aware, there are plans for the production of a 1/48 Biopsycher (hereafter Hemmoroid) in 2022, either late Winter/Spring or later in the year. You have at least 8 months to get your wallets ready.
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    The ability to go metallic is definitely there, though cost may be one important factor. There are numerous items I've had over the years which sport a fairly durable dull silver paint. The fact that Masterpiece transformers now sport mostly painted surfaces is itself indicative that they can formulate durable finishes for at least semy-playable collectibles. No need for fancy chameleon finishes.
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    He meant the shoes! Take those clogs and make them completely rigid except at the toe, then make them 1.5-2 times the length of your foot and 2-3 times as wide. That's what a Bioroid's foot is like. In fact, that's what most mecha clown feet are like. They're like rackets: fine for treading across deep snow at slow speed, and utterly useless for everything else.
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    I just chalk the head-swivel in the animation up to anime-magic, because their own reference art makes that a challenge, but point taken! Toes: I totally understand how you feel. The added balls helps push the toes out a bit further, allowing the modeler to either spread them a bit more, or achieve a better flexed toe stance if desired. It's one of those areas where I traded pure line-art accuracy for better realism/range of posing. Alternately, you could just paint the balls dark grey, but just know that by removing them, it may cause the foot assembly to lean forward, and thus hamper your ability to get the ankle pose/range of motion needed for it to lean properly when riding the sled. FWIW, the foot design on most mecha, including this one, is a massive fail in the grasping of ergonomics. There's a reason why we humans have rounded heels. If you're not sure what I mean, just try donning a rigid shoe shaped like that and attempt to walk without falling over, to say nothing of running or manoeuvering under pressure.
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    The head/neck issue was a perplexing one. It clearly hinges back for cockpit access, and the way it's drawn doesn't give much leeway for side-to-side motion (shoulder blobs obstruct motion!), so I reckoned that the visor is just one big dome covering sensors that can pivot to compensate for the lack of a neck. ...And I'm just giddy at how zealous you are with the building of your kits!! I can't help but wonder if the blue shouldn't be a tad darker and more gray, and the green just a hint more pure, but that's just me being picky. Carry on, my good man!
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    Could be worse y'all.
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    My guess is that they'll try to milk the tooling for another, metalized edition down the line. They could do it now, but releasing the ideal version first means fewer second purchases. Kinda like the way smart diecast car manufacturers release a Ferrari in yellow for the initial run, becaue they know everyone wants the red: they get the impulse buyers first, then the rest with the red release.
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    Changing gears slighty... I'm working on an official MHM model contest a little later this year. I would be honored and privileged if all you builders would give it some consideration when a more official announcement is made. Don't worry: I'm aiming for early Sept, so there's plenty of time.
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    You're most welcome! I see that your build is already off to a great start. FWIW, my model sizing is always intended to be coherent. the line-art actually has a side-view of the pilot crouched in his cockpit bubble, so it was only a matter of sizing the mecha to where that cockpit would fit in the chest area, and what you see is the result of that. Surprisingly, it also works-out for the Rowboat-Tech fans in that each generation of mecha is progressively smaller than the previous.
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    Sometimes, when you have to subcontract some elements of the build, it takes longer just because of the shipping factor. With this one, I saw that the momentum of the orders was good enough that I started the re-tooling early, hence the rapid shipping.
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    I have to be meticulous in the management of my kits, especially something like this that has so many parts of varying size. The sled hulls are set vertically prior to packing to prevent any bowing/sagging while they fully harden, and yes, they're solid resin. The sled was designed with protruding blobs on the bottom, but I made them such that the biover is stable on a flat surface, so the finished model won't be wobbly. Because of the lower protrusions, the sled does sort of look like it's hovering even when it's not. That said, if you do want to create a flight stand, the safest, simplest and least invasive thing would be to create a clear acrylic 4-sided box that you can simply plop the biover onto.
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    Good news! Kits should be ready to ship on Monday the 14th.
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    Totally worth it!
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    We are a go. I repeat, we are a go! Tooling has begun.
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    Less than a week to make this project come true.
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    We need another 4
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    A little less than 2 weeks to go. Wanna save $85 CAD on your purchase and learn to use a techology that will become the new gold standard for electronic payments? Pay in Bitcoin.
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    You'll also want to get some polyester putty. It works a bit like styrene putty but uses a catalyst, so it doesn't shrink, hardens faster, and you can repair larger defects more easily. It stinks like a mofo, but its worth it. Also, I'll echo Ted's sentiments and suggest you start with a simpler/cheaper kit and do some research on Youtube before diving head-long into a 300 dollar uber-rare kit.
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    You don't need my permission to post pics of YOUR kit. Or post reviews, likes, dislikes, rants, etc.
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    Not sure if I dig the right-handed clamp thing. Truthfully, I think I could have rendered a more aesthetically-pleasing modernized Dougram but I commend MaxFactory for releasing such an extensive line of kits that does justice to this otherwise neglected anime masterpiece.
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    Just a polite bump and reminder that the order window for the 1/48 BIO LLOYD resin kit (SATAN CLAWS version) is and will remain open until June 1st. If you know of anyone that would be interested in this kit, please direct them to this post, or my account on Failbook. 7 slots are currently filled.
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