captain america Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Here she is... 1/18 scale Samurai Monkey limited model... Fully built & painted. For those who were waiting to see, this is what the kit looks like finished. The spray can is for size comparison, and the color is TS-44 from Tamiya, which is what I used on this little bugger. I was initially worried about balance issues with the weight of the fridge, but no such thing: the kit is stable as all hell, even with just tiny brass pins. Where can you get one like this? Easy. http://www.samurai-monkey.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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captain america Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 last pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 VF-1 2NV Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Effect Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeo-mare Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 very nice indeed, great paintjob by the way, chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Beautiful. I wanna pose mine waving one of his arms in the air as if he's lecturing the other Tachi's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesker99 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Thats sweet. I need to get the rest of that series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Very nice, if I were any good at building models I would consider it. BTW will you eventually make it able to fit 1:18 scale figures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 If you have any 1/18 figures, you can already display them with the Tachi. I had contemplated doing a fully opened cockpit as an update kit if this base model sells well enough. For the existing kit, those daring enough can very easily put LEDs in place of the red lights on the cockpit pod; there's plenty of room for wiring and lights inside the cockpit module Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Q Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 That paint job is perfect. It's obvious you're a pro. One observation and it's not a negative one. It looks like it's gonna fall over. Maybe the angle of the shots has something to do with it but the center of gravity seems to be slightly behind the back legs. Does it stand up easily on its own? Sorry if it's a stupid question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 As per what I stated in the first post (above), there are no balance issues with the model whatsoever. I had built it with a slight foreward slant (see side pic above) as a precaution to prevent it from falling on its a$$, but it seems it wasn't necessary at all, as the center of gravity is well foreward of the rear legs. If anything, the builder has a very wide lattitude of posing possibilities, and for what it's worth, the parts are pre-molded in their proper colors, meaning that there's pretty much no masking needed to paint it, and even if you want to just display it in dry-fit prior to painting, it'll still look nifty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Pinche Haro! Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 another beautiful kit as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feyd-Rautha Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 rock on...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Now THAT is frigging nice. You got the color right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 wow.. that's so great. it looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Can't be cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Amazing work as always John! Can't be cheap. Actually at the moment it is very afordable. Check out our website. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Max Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Please tell me you ship internationally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Please tell me you ship internationally? Well, considering that Rob is in Japan, and Cap is in Canada. I would say there's a pretty good chance that they'll ship internationally... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulcy Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I wonder how difficult it's going to be to modify the leg joints to receive ball joints... hrmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghadrack Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Damn you are talented! Really nice kit man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Max Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Please tell me you ship internationally? Well, considering that Rob is in Japan, and Cap is in Canada. I would say there's a pretty good chance that they'll ship internationally... Well that sounds hopefull. Actually, it's the first I've heard of these guys so I have no idea where they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Well that sounds hopefull. Actually, it's the first I've heard of these guys so I have no idea where they are. LOL, we're an international bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 I wonder how difficult it's going to be to modify the leg joints to receive ball joints... hrmm... no more difficult than hollowing out the main thigh socket and plugging a B-Joint in there; essentially, quite easy. However, I'd advise against it since I don't think that PVC ball-joints will cope very well with the weight of the model. Not so much that it'll fall on its back, but rather the feet will tend to want to spread-out while the knees'll buckle inward, causing it to fall flat on its "belly". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Awesome looking Tachi, Cap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulcy Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Have you ever tried the acrylic ball joints? They are much tighter than the standard PVC ball joint - you can check out my review of them here: http://mechaskunkworks.home.comcast.net/balljoints.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 Now THAT looks like it would work perfectly! If anything, that would be the perfect modification for a little bugger like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 looks like I PM'd the right guy... lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 since when was $74.99 affordable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 since when was $74.99 affordable... Since a similar 70-part, all molded-in-color free-pose LIMITED resin kit would easily run you double that much from a japanese GK firm. The $75.00 price tag is only good for another 3 weeks anyway, then the price jumps to $100, which is more reasonnable for all the ungodly hours I'm putting on this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 You guys should consider doing a Landmate for your next project. Preferably the early one from Appleseed Books 1 & 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 $75 is hella cheap... If I can get back on track soon enough I'll get it at the $100 price tag and not blink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyowelb Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 So cap, after this what would be the next project. I hope is a convertion/add on part for Hase's Battroid kit. -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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