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    Captain’s Log: Friday, October 10th. Southern-Cross garage kits are among the rarest of the rare, assuming there are any out there at all. A while back, I was approached by a fellow MWer about mastering the patterns for the Bioroid drop-ship. It seemed like it would be a fun project, so I gladly accepted. So as with all projects, I begin by drafting some basic technical drawings from which I can carve parts. As is to be expected from line-art of that by-gone era, the different views of the ship don’t even correspond with each other, and this case is a particularly bad one! So after a bit of back_&-forth with the client, I finalize the diagrams and can now begin making a mess in my workshop! I had a block of modeling board, but the edges were rough so I had to mill it down to create some square edges. The block is so large that I had to get « creative » just to be able to work on it (pic 1) Now I have drawings, style-sheet reference, and a block of modeling board: watch me turn this block into a finished set of masters in 30 days or less! (pic 2) Pic 3: the block is so large that it just barely fits under the bandsaw at maximum clearance: problematic, but not insurmountable. We will take the long road… Pic 4: I use my trusty drill press with a cutting wheel mounted. Since I can’t cut all the way through such a large part, I settle for notching the cut mark all around the part. Pic 5: time to break-out the hack-saw and manually cut the board! It’s a long, tedious process, but it must be done. Pic 6: the cut came out a lot rougher than I would have liked, but no worries. Back to the drill press, this time using a grinding stone to level the surface of the cut and make it perfectly flat. Pic 7: there were still some nasty saw-marks in the board, even after the grinding. To avoid removing too much (very expensive) material, I just use some polyester putty to cover the scars. Easy-peasy! Pic 8: now that I have smaller parts, I can cut them on the bandsaw to remove excess material and begin to shape the parts accordingly. Pic 9: after some grinding and sanding, the parts are starting to come along. I will likely want to fiddle with some of the details as I go along, simply because the line-art is so loosey-goosey and there’s leeway for tweaking to get the coolest looking shapes possible. Stay tuned!
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    Correct! Thanks to this fellow MWer's devotion, this hyper-obscure design will be birthed in three-dimensions.
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    Soooo... Some people want Southern Cross stuff. I've begun working on this little critter. Should be a little over 20cm when complete.
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    There's also this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP1w29kxs20
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGBVgsjd2S8 Famous last words: "Oh God, no."
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    I think those would sell, especially if they're articulated.
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    OR... Bumblebee is sent on a super-secret mission back in time to follow Decepticons who want to destroy the humans before they can be a threat to the Predacons and... Oh, wait.
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    This is probably the only movie I'm actually looking forward to. Creed was magnificent, and hopefully this one will follow suit.
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    The Gakken had no influence in the matter; I totally drafted the Legioss from scratch in order to bring it as close as possible to a real-world mecha, scaled it around the dimensions of a proper human pilot, and made sure it was transformable without parts-swapping. It's proportionally and detail-accurate to a transformable mecha, but doesn't. The only reason it doesn't transform is that it would make the kit far too fragile and flimsy, not to mention the added cost. The panels under the sensor pod were needed to cover-up the hinges and gaps in the torso in Fighter mode.
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    All hail Cool8or!
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    I keep wondering if this would be a good subject for a 1/48 kit. I'm a huge fan of low-viz markings, and I think this would be an ideal candidate.
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    LMAO! Almost choked on my coffee!!!
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    Soon...
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    ETA Legioss says you can all kiss his tailpipe! Many thanks to Cool8or for the awesome pix!
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    The shipping fees *ARE* outrageous. People think that because it cost one price to send a parcel from Hong Kong to Canada, that sending it from Canada to Hong Kong will be about the same. Wrong! Canada has some of the most uncompetitive shipping rates on the planet, and you don't have to believe me, you can go on their website (maintained by untrained monkeys) and see for yourselves. If anything, I encourage you to complain; God knows I have. I used to ship regular Air Mail, but in the past few years the number of "lost" parcels has skyrocketed, so with fellow MWers I offer the option of trackable/untrackable because the price difference is notable. I can't do that on eBay though, because there are too many scammers and it would be very easy for someone to say they never received their parcel and leave bad feedback or demand a refund, even if the item technically did arrive.
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    You're very welcome, sir! And on that note, this is me showing-off the Armor Mode holding the RPG, as per the source illustration. Also, I'm working on a fix for the shoulder armor that falls off the figure if you so much as look at it wrong. I left them off in Armor Mode because they risk being scratched by the bike parts and they're mostly hidden anyway.
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    Good news, everyone! Your Motocycle Freak kits begin shipping tomorrow! The process will likely go through to Monday due to the volume of orders, so I reckon that the first kits will land stateside within 5-10 business days.
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    Part 3 of 3.
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    Part 2.
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    Hi guys! Destruction files are now done for the 1/12 MOTOCYCLE FREAK set. I decided to do them a little differently this time, keeping each plate as an image rather than combining several images onto a page. This way you can really zoom-in and see things in proper detail. Let me know if you like the new format.
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    Just a quick update! Been tinkering with the dash panel and my experiment was a success. See for yourselves. Also, castings for phase two have begun.
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    Farewell, Bandit.
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    Accessories set will be available again as of September 14th at the regular price of $93 CAD + shipping. Also, good news everyone! Kits are cast and if I receive my boxes next week, I can start shipping by the 14th. Stay tuned!
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    Cool idea, but a hand molded-cast series of parts will yield far nicer parts in the end. Just saying.
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