robokochan Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 TOP SECRET And the color of the link text IS a hint... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Oh you tease.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 hehehe! That looks kinda like what I'm sculpting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Um......a spider with a fridge on it's back? Just kidding guys Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Will the doors open up so I can make a custom shot like this........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 *weeps* *slits forefinger* where do I sign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Sweet! What the....1/18 Scale?! Thanks for that pic, UN Spacy. Now I'm so all over it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 man you might want to check your source material, that thing doesn't look at all like the macross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 so so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander McBride Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Ohh, man, I hope they're not too expensive, I'm gonna need three or four...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted December 24, 2004 Author Share Posted December 24, 2004 While the exact price hasn't been set, it will be very affordable. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyowelb Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 oooh...i can't wait for this kit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 For the time being, there's no intention to make the "fridge" cockpit openable to keep costs reasonnable. However... An "upgrade" kit may be produced later on for those who require more detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 For the time being, there's no intention to make the "fridge" cockpit openable to keep costs reasonnable.However... An "upgrade" kit may be produced later on for those who require more detail. Well that just means I'll need two then. One built closed and one open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulcy Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 Ok, so where does one sign up for one of these kits?!?! me want!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted December 27, 2004 Author Share Posted December 27, 2004 very Soon. As soon as we have something to show will will start taking Pre-Orders Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghadrack Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 You guys rock harder than Metallica on the Master of Puppets tour. Absolutely Bad Asses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I'm going to submit some progress pics by week's end; be sure to keep an eye on the Samurai Monkey website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Crap, how did I miss this thread? This is just too awesome! With this and the valk-girls I might as well just give up food for 2005. Damn you Samurai Monkey-men! Damn you all to hell!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Is it Friday yet?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivers Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I was just doing the plans to make my own 1/12 scale Tachikoma but looks like I'll have to buy one of these 1/18 now. Perhaps this is a sign to start the plans for Starbug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I was just doing the plans to make my own 1/12 scale Tachikoma but looks like I'll have to buy one of these 1/18 now. Perhaps this is a sign to start the plans for Starbug. 1/12 scale... work on it too... you can never have enough tachikomas! We need a 1/6 scale, there's already some figures that size that you can easily use to pilot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 Hello All! progress pics are up on the our website. Here is a teaser pic. Go to our site to see the rest! Link is in my sig. Rob MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF19 Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Okay, now make the one from the opening cutscene in the same scale, the big tan one. That's so beautiful I want to cry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 Got a pic of that? ROb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwmwww Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Well I'm still not sure what this is. Should I at this point? Looks cool, Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 This... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 So far, so good! Thanks for keeping us posted on the progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Okay, now make the one from the opening cutscene in the same scale, the big tan one.That's so beautiful I want to cry... This guy? The tachikoma looks like it's gonna be articulated... is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 This version will not be articulated. But the joints are "ball-joints" , so you can build him in any position you would like. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF19 Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Yah, that one. That thing is friggin awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivers Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 The progress pics looks superb. I was looking at the picture with the size of the tachikoma and I think it's showing it as way too small. I was basing my one on the pic in the GITS:SAC visual book. I've attached a scan but this shows it as just under 8' tall (about 2.4m) rather than 6'4" as that pic shows. At 1/6 your looking at about 15" tall which is too big IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 At 1/6 your looking at about 15" tall which is too big IMHO. It'd be huge! And I was only kidding... I can't believe the scale difference between illustrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Aaaaaargh! Don't you just love it when you have two official pieces of artwork that directly contradict each other? Honestly though, for such a simple mecha design, you'd think that they could at least keep certain things consistent, but in fact, the project has been much slower-going because of discrepancies just like this. Among the other problems: the shape of the forearms. Some artwork shows it as jellybean-shaped, while others show it as cylindrical. The eye "balls" are of varying size in different drawings, some stick out more on some art, and even the positioning varies wildly... BTW, the eye-balls on the gashapon are wrong: they placed them at 12, 4, and 8 o'clock respectively, when they SHOULD be at 12, 3 and 9 o'clock. Lower legs: some artwork has them looking very straight and mechanical, some views show them looking to have a far more organic taper. The scale/size is also an issue, but a lesser one. If anything, it might just end up labeled as 1/24 in stead of 1/18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 obviousley, the people in the anime are all simply 4' tall and shorter...problem solved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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