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  1. captain america
    What a great build, Kudos Mike!! I especially appreciate the scorch marks at the waist: it looks like it had taken a bad hit and had part (or all) of its upper torso replaced.
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    Captain's log: Friday, November 17th. Almost a full week of mold-prep behind me, and the last molds are setting, just waiting to be opened. Everything went smoothly, and I can start the casting of the 1/48 King Crabs on Monday. You kow what? This King Crab kit is hands-down the best version of this mecha available, and I think it needs better box art, don't you? Let's see if @tekering can give me a hand.🤔💡
  3. captain america
    Thanks, Ted. I wanted to one-up the old Retppu 1/48 Eager eye sensor for that extra little detail. Also, since mine is molded in separate components, it's much easier to paint and light.
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    Captain's minor update: mold-prep for the Moscato Hobby 1/48 King Crab re-issue is underway. As part of my procedure, I like to go back and make little improvements to the patterns wherever I think it's necessary. Many times I'm under the gun when fabricating the originals and however detailed my models are, I realize there's always room for improvement. One such detail is the sensor eye: a part which is common to all crab models, and something I wanted to improve, so I did. The part on the left is the original eye, a hemispherical part molded translucent. The part on the right is the revised version, which will feature a separate, opaque insert with triple "cameras", as seen in the anime. The outer hemisphere will remain molded in translucent resin to facilitate lighting effects. Ted's builds inspired me to go back and raise the bar here, and there may be other little improvements as well. Pre-orders are open, just PM me if you want a kit. @tekering our mutual South African friend thanks you for your photos.
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    Just FYI, I'm offering a re-issue of the King Crab kit for anyone who wants it. Ted's photos are so good that my nostalgia circuits were reanimated! Ted, I have a photo request from a friend: could you pose the grape-flavored King Crab facing up against one of the Bio-Llloyds?
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    There are some minor changes to the instructions, but all easily recognizable.
  7. captain america
    Kits are now shipping; should have the rest out by Tuesday at the latest.
  8. captain america
    Thank you so much, good sir!
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    Just beautiful, Ted!! I'm glad to see that you've veen hard at work building, and the results speak for themselves! Would it be possible to see the green Gosu next to the Biopsycher and/or next to the Sol Bioroid, just for funsies?
  10. captain america
    Humungous and glorious!!
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    Captain's Log: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 When I'm quiet, it means I'm busy! After completing the molds using almost 30 lbs of silicone, the casting is now fully underway... Well, sort of. I had one mold (forearm cannons) split on me. The result was buckled castings, so it needed to be redone, much to my ire. With that out of the way, the actual castings look excellent, and I should have all the parts cast in the next couple of weeks. 17.HEIC 18.HEIC 19.HEIC 20.HEIC
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    Oh, how I've waited to see that Biopsycher finished! Thank you for sharing those wonderful images, Ted. Now I'm wondering since you have several kits, will you be building at least one on a sled?
  13. captain america
    Biggest of any kit or figure available, best detailed, and nicest proportions... Also most expensive! Nice to see you hard at work, Ted. Keep posting those pics!
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    Based on what Hasegawa have done with the Regults, no. It's just corner-cutting to meet a price point.
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    I'm happy to see new plastic kits being made of these classic designs like the Q-Rau, though one aspect I think Hasegawa really fumbles the ball in is surface detailing. Zentraedi weapons are (based on the information gleaned from watching the series) very old and seemingly crude but very reliable. The new movie Q-Rau plamo utterly fails to depict that. The missile hatches, sensor blobs and "greebly" bits all look like modern manufacturing: neat and clean. I believe something more akin to Soviet-era aircraft would be more fitting (buckled and ill-fitting panels, crude rivets, etc.) But I guess for the price, they have to cut corners somewhere.
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    Speaking of pink goo, I haven't drowned in it yet!! The long silence is merely due to the utter volume of mold material I've had to pour over the last week. 16 molds and > 20 lbs of pink goo. Test-shots have come out great, but pics will only come early next week.
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    Captain's log: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Apologies for the long silence, I've had some logistical challenges to overcome, but I've been diligently working on the molds, which are in full-swing. Because some parts are not only large but oddly-shaped, I've had to construct custom mold boxes to hold those parts. A task hindered by the fact that the intermediate owner of the masters failed to give Brett the master-castings I made for all the duplicate parts—requiring more time and effort for preparation. Alas, things are moving along well. Proofs the decals look fantastic, so a massive thank you to Devin for being able to print these on such short notice. Assuming all goes to plan, I should have the molds done by the end of next week. Stay tuned!
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    Roughly 35cm tall. I think the (over)engineering holds-up fairly well. The struggle is in that middle ground where you want to make things as easy to cast as possible, but still have enough of a parts breakdown to facilitate painting.
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    Final call for this baby! The deadline to get in is noon September 18th Eastern time and I'm closed Sundays, so move it or lose it.
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    Captain's Log: September 7, 2023. Time flies! I find myself unpacking a box of master-patterns I haven't seen in 14 years—the Tacticar Pod Graug! Oh, the memories of things long past. To my knowledge, they'd been sold to someone who tried to get a run of kits going, but may not have been entirely successful, so Brett over at Return 2 Kit Form was able to acquire them for a reasonable price. Upon inspecting the parts, I can understand why. Some of the patterns had become damaged with use, and repairing them wouldn't be an obvious task, given that much of the detailing was done with my own custom-made tools. With Brett's approval, I had the masters sent to me for inspection and refurbishing. Aside from a few missing components and molding fractures on the hull, most of the damage was minor, but scattered across multiple parts. Not an easy task, but not impossible. I was able to restore the surface rivet detail using the same custom-made punch I used 14 years ago, and with a little elbow grease, all the little dings and cracks are repaired. One component which probably didn't survive the molding process was the pivoting armored face shield for the helmet. It was a rather thin part to begin with, and what came in the box was a very crude casting of the part which looks like it had been filled with a generous amount of putty to plug the eye holes and make the casting thicker and easier to manage. Thankfully, the resin is forgiving, so I was able to re-carve and shape the component to where it now fits on the helmet and looks the part. The next step will be to prep and seal all the parts for molding, and the construction of some custom mold boxes to handle these massive components. Stay tuned!
  21. captain america
    You'll have to remodel all the surface detailing on the shin armor, forearm armor, face, mono-eye, antenna and feet. They have a similar shape but the details are very different.
  22. captain america
    That's the Matchbox toy. I have pic to compare with the ARII 1/72 box.
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    For those who weren't around back in the day, know that this is a BIG model!!
  24. captain america
    It looks a bit floppy, but I chalk that up to a natural byproduct of hand-made variable models. I'll give him credit: it's the best rendition I've seen in 3D so far.
  25. captain america
    This is the way.
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