Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 (edited) Well....some of you may remeber this thread from a while back. One of our resident sculptors built up this little baby and shared his results with us here. LINK Well....what you may not know is he was kind enough to PM me and ask me if I was interested in casting the kit. To be honest, I swore to myself I was going to take a break and build up some kits, but I couldn't resist such a cool little project and wanted to make sure it came into existence...so here it is...the SpiderBug in all it's glory! I hope you all like it...these pictures were rushed...I never seem to have daylight except for weekends, and then Im swamped with family stuff around the holidays so I just literally popped these pieces from the molds and used nips to clip the sprues and voila. So...they may still show a little flash but I am very happy with them. At this point I would like to give a big thank you to John Mosacato. John shared a lot of casting tips with me, and the results have really been amazing. John is a swell guy and was very generous with his time...thanks John. Now...onto the kit...I have to say I was pysched when Gundamhead PM'ed me...but I honestly didnt expect a ton. he said he sculpted it fairly quickly and I thought it would be a neat little project...nothing more. Well...imagine my suprise when the box arrives and includes a 21 piece highly detailed kit! DAMN! This baby has more detail then some of my WFest kits...amazing! So....realizing I really had to do this baby I got to work...months later I finally got to it...so...here it is... First..some shots of the original: (these are from Gundamheads masters and his pictures) From the side From the front Edited December 5, 2004 by Myersjessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 (edited) More pictures of the original: From the back From the top From the bottom Notice all the tiny details...tons of panel lines, ducts, vents, engines, and details...truly stunning for the size Edited December 5, 2004 by Myersjessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 (edited) Now...here is the guts of the kit. One of the things I noted that was really cool is Gundamhead tried to make this a fun kit with lots of options. He included extra arms, grips, and pieces to allow lots of customization in your setup. As for casting, the pieces are coming out very clean with minimal bubbles clean sharp surfaces and almost no seams. Edited December 5, 2004 by Myersjessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 Another shot of the kit...again...sorry for the sprues left...I had meant to give the kit its final prep, but I ran out of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 (edited) Hope Im not boring people at this point...but I love this little bugger...here are some closeups of the parts The body...check out all the panels, access points, and tiny details...amazing for the size of the baby...very talanted is that Gundamhead! direct side Its amazing how much detail there is on this that my poor camera skills lose. Take for instance the four rectangular "lights? " in the lower front of the body. These each have tiny lines etched vertically inside them to add extra realism. I didn't get a good picture, but the detail is there and I know it will excentuate the kit when it's built up. Edited December 5, 2004 by Myersjessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 (edited) Here are all the different arms that come with it...including a single customizable arm. You only really need 2, but its cool to have all the options. I also like the fact they are joints with a ball and cup joint...easy to manuver for a scene, yet also easy to glue and make strong. I also love all the thought he put into all the different arm end widths. Edited December 5, 2004 by Myersjessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 Here is the big main arm...again...wow...lots of extra details added to this baby. (check the main parts picture too....lots of nozzles and such! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 Finally...one more shot of the various pieces and another angle on the arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 (edited) Oh...and here is a picture of the baby for scale with a Hasegawa 1/72 Angel birds...I just stacked it up on pieces...this isn't the way it should look! (obviously! ) Anyways...Im off to watch SNL....hope you guys enjoyed these and appreciate Gundamheads work as much as I do! Its really a very impressive little kit! In case anyone is interested I'll be casting a few up and offering them for sale soon. Gundamhead really wanted them to be reasonable and attainable so we are trying to keep them cheap. I'm thinking it will be $25 for the complete kit with maybe a discount if your buying two. (We'd both love to see people build these...so I was thinking if we gave a discount on a 2nd that might spur people on to go ahead and finish one!!! ) More details to come. Anyways...cheers all! Edited December 5, 2004 by Myersjessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrhino Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 My compliments on the design work and the casting. Looks like a really fun kit, and could have some incredible diorama possibilities. I would definitely be in for one, and could probably be pursuaded into two. Later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Looks awesome Jesse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu523 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Very nice work both of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 I'll definately be taking one, nice job both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmodels Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Very Cool. I gotta pass this info to Re-issue Liu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Darn it jessee!! count me in for 1.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamhead Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 That looks great Jesse! You make my masters look pitiful. Great work! I do hope people will have fun with this little kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 put me down for two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less than Super Ostrich Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 i think i saw one of those things at the dentist office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otihconip Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hey ! COUNT ME in for 1! my email: otihconip@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-issue_Liu Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 WoW! Great Job! Please!! Please!! Count Me in for 1,too. Please!! my e-mail:jaguliu@ms34.hinet.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Count me in for 2!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valk009 Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Put me down on one too! Maybe possibly two! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Put me down for one Cheers, Brett T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I'll take two, also! Let us know when these will be available. Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 Okay...for sale information posted here. Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone...it really makes this kinda work worthwhile!!!!! LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamhead Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 This is cool. Thanks everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Please, please put me down for 2 if possible. Thanks! This kit is just too good to keep from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 This is cool. Thanks everybody! Let this be a lesson to you, don't ever underestimate the fanaticism of a Macross fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 This is cool. Thanks everybody! Thank you...now get off your computer and get back to work creating new kits! *WHIPSNAP WHIPSNAP!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dachande16 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Put me down for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylwell Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Ok, ok, count me in for one too. Great job Gundamhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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