Jasonc Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Awesome stuff. Looks very accurate to what is on t.v. As for the question of pilot, no pilot, I thought it was a drone also, and the "cockpit" simply held all the flight, nav, and computer components.
THOR Posted November 8, 2011 Author Posted November 8, 2011 time for an update. i'm ready to start making molds of all the parts minus the main body. it and the cockpit pieces should arrive in 2-3 weeks. i'll post pics this weekend if i get any progress. only thing i got to do is pick up my old cj3a jeep Saturday.
Heavy Melder Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 time for an update. i'm ready to start making molds of all the parts minus the main body. it and the cockpit pieces should arrive in 2-3 weeks. i'll post pics this weekend if i get any progress. only thing i got to do is pick up my old cj3a jeep Saturday. Bump-o-rama............ Looks like I found the thread. Not sure why I couldn't find it before. In any case, any news, pictures, updates?
THOR Posted December 12, 2011 Author Posted December 12, 2011 Progress is slow due to moving my casting department from my kitchen to my second bedroom which is also bursting at the seams with model kits. My best guess is mid-February when you can expect kits of this. That's when I'll have money to finish & box 20 kits. I want to have this and a few other kits done by Wonderfest.
Heavy Melder Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Looking forward to more 1/48 scale Macross kits..........thanks for the update.
IScustom Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Anything new to report on this project? Same question, it is a cool project and seems 99% finished. Looking forward to seeing more updates!
Heavy Melder Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 Heya Thor, just wondering how far along this is or not. Any updates?
THOR Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) I've been working a lot over the weekends. I'm finally getting back in the saddle for this. Expect pics this weekend. Hopefully you will like my landing gear and cockpit. Reworked the vernier? thrusters to match the 1/48 Hase kit. Had to thicken up the radar "wing" and will have to throw in a rod the keep it from drooping on you. Edited February 28, 2012 by THOR
Heavy Melder Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) I've been working a lot over the weekends. I'm finally getting back in the saddle for this. Expect pics this weekend. Hopefully you will like my landing gear and cockpit. Reworked the vernier? thrusters to match the 1/48 Hase kit. Had to thicken up the radar "wing" and will have to throw in a rod the keep it from drooping on you. ooooooo me likey. Might have to up my order Edited February 28, 2012 by Heavy Melder
Jasonc Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 Is anyone doing a 1/60 version? If not, I'm going to finish my 1/60 kit up. Love this design, and if I collected the 1/48s, I'd be all over this kit. Great stuff, Thor.
THOR Posted February 29, 2012 Author Posted February 29, 2012 Jasonc, I could print my design in 1/60 for you to do with as you please. IScustom I think could do the same. woops...teaser
Jasonc Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 Jasonc, I could print my design in 1/60 for you to do with as you please. IScustom I think could do the same. woops...teaser If you were to do that, that'd be great. Are you able to scale it down like that? I sent you a pm, but I think I wrote it not reading your post correctly. Anyways, I'll talk to you there. And for this teaser, it looks to be a very promising piece. Can't wait to see the outcome.
IScustom Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Jasonc, I could print my design in 1/60 for you to do with as you please. IScustom I think could do the same. woops...teaser Great to hear the update. Actually my work on the 1/48 line is also 90% complete. Think it is good for MWFers have more options. Again, super nice work, man! If you were to do that, that'd be great. Are you able to scale it down like that? I sent you a pm, but I think I wrote it not reading your post correctly. Anyways, I'll talk to you there. And for this teaser, it looks to be a very promising piece. Can't wait to see the outcome. Yeap, THOR is correct. Actually once you got the design ready in one proportion, scaling it to other proportion is just half a minute work. Just go to Tools --> Features --> scale --> key in the proportion number.
Heavy Melder Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Jasonc, I could print my design in 1/60 for you to do with as you please. IScustom I think could do the same. woops...teaser what......what the hell was that? And was it 1/48 scale?
Lobizon Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 what......what the hell was that? McNell Douglar F203 Dragon II Fighter http://www.macross2....ss/dragonii.htm
ahiachris Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Jasonc, I could print my design in 1/60 for you to do with as you please. IScustom I think could do the same. woops...teaser I wonder if it's possible to scale it down to 1/72 and let me order one??
Heavy Melder Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 McNell Douglar F203 Dragon II Fighter http://www.macross2....ss/dragonii.htm Yeah, but will it be 1/48 scale? I wonder if it's possible to scale it down to 1/72 and let me order one?? Do you mean scale his Lancer down to 1/72? I have 2 of the 1/72 resin kits that will be going up for sale after THOR's show up in my mail box someday................
ahiachris Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 I meant his McNell Douglar F203 Dragon II Fighter
Heavy Melder Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 I meant his McNell Douglar F203 Dragon II Fighter oops sorry man, I misunderstood. A 1/48 Dragon would be pretty sweet.....
THOR Posted March 5, 2012 Author Posted March 5, 2012 once in the computer i can scale the file to any size we want. so yes...maybe a 1/48 scale dragon. let me cut my teeth on this lancer, first.
Heavy Melder Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Sooo.... anymore updates on this project? Looking forward to pics of this thing.
Heavy Melder Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Hey THOR, any updates? Looking forward to seeing this thing in the flesh (or just seeing it).
tundrayeti Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 Hey everyone, i stopped by our friend Thor's place today and he hasn't been posting due to computer issues. Got to see the masters and they look very good! He will have this kit ready for wonderfest but i wanted everyone to know that it's progressing nicely
Heavy Melder Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 Hey everyone, i stopped by our friend Thor's place today and he hasn't been posting due to computer issues. Got to see the masters and they look very good! He will have this kit ready for wonderfest but i wanted everyone to know that it's progressing nicely So looking forward to getting this kit.....
mech_dude Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I found a really awesome place for printing, it's a bit more on the expensive side but the models are super high quality and don't need any clena up work. http://www.visionproto.com/ I've been using them for a lot of my stuff. I really like the lancer you have and I'd love to be on board for a cast but too broke ATM
Heavy Melder Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 So.......any news about this kits? Still want to see this sucker personally or pics at least.
neptunesurvey Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 I got to handle a casting of the 1/48 at Wonderfest. It was the closed cockpit version and had nice detail. The break down of the parts are similar to the 1/72 Lancer, if you have one.
Heavy Melder Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 I got to handle a casting of the 1/48 at Wonderfest. It was the closed cockpit version and had nice detail. The break down of the parts are similar to the 1/72 Lancer, if you have one. I have one of the 1/72 kits. I had 2 but I sold it to fund a 1/144 Dendrobium purchase. Can't wait to see one of these. Looking forward to it.
THOR Posted July 3, 2012 Author Posted July 3, 2012 I am finally back in business. I'll hope to cast up as much as I can over the holiday. Parts lost et. and re-made...
Heavy Melder Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) I am finally back in business. I'll hope to cast up as much as I can over the holiday. Parts lost et. and re-made... heya. Just wondering if there's an update on this project. Thanks. Edited August 20, 2012 by Heavy Melder
Heavy Melder Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 So.........any news about this? Still very much looking forward to getting a couple of these. Anybody know anything?
Smut Peddler Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) I'd grab one for sure if it ever happens Edited December 2, 2012 by Smut Peddler
tundrayeti Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 Talked to THOR last night. He is finishing up with the masters, having a small issue with one of the parts. He's gonna try something new.
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