Less than Super Ostrich Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 (edited) I need to know how the fest was this year. Were there any good limited edition Macross stuff available? Gimme some details!! Found some picture here... but no anime as far as I can see. I think I saw a Gundam and a Five Star Stories kits in the background of a couple http://www.fire-house.net/jheilman/Index.html Edited May 17, 2004 by Less than Super Ostrich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnollman Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 There was very little Macross stuff that I saw.... Thor got a VF-0S model kit, but that was all I saw. There was a 1:48 VF-1S Roy 1st ed. for sale there, for 150 bucks or so. That was the limit, though... I almost bought a Moya resin kit, but didn't. I did buy one of those Enterprise NX-01 kits from Polar Lights... at 1:350, it's friggin huge. Bunch of cool stuff, but with a much heavier emphasis on Monster/Horror stuff than I expected. Very little plastic model kit stuff going on.... Pretty cool, though. If you are a Star Trek modeler, then it was the place for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnollman Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 (edited) There were some really cool models in the competition though. A heckova lot of SMT kits, and someone brought in a scratch built pod racer that must have been every bit of three feet long, and friggin gorgeous to boot. And excellently weathered... I'd have loved to talk to the guy who did that one. The big ass space station/dry dock thing from Star Trek was pretty cool, too. Some really nice stuff, but much heavier on figures than I expected. And very low on the anime stuff. Edited May 18, 2004 by gnollman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I've heard little about WF so far (I couldn't go because I had already comitted to staffing Anime Central), but I did hear that the Starbase project I had helped with won a gold! I was quite glad to hear that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less than Super Ostrich Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 Nice job, Ken! That looked like a really fun project to be involved in! I'm not a huge Star Trek fan, but that just looks awesome. The lighting and the weathering were superb. The docking bays were excellent. I hear the thing rotates... is that true? THanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwmwww Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I almost bought a Moya resin kit, but didn't. Kewl... My wife is about as big a Farscape fan as they come. I should try and track this kit down for her. Anyone know how to contact the people that were offering it at Wonderfest? Thanks, Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 (edited) Starbase--with starships! Anyways---how much lightsheet is in it? (Looks like lightsheet to me, and there's nothing more appropriate) There's a kit of Moya? That'd be VERY hard to paint IMHO. Unless there's some "quick and easy" way to get approx. the right look. Edited May 17, 2004 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwmwww Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 There's a kit of Moya? It sure looks like it. I've just done some searching and found this pic taken at the 2002 Wonderfest. I assume its the same kit. Still not sure how much it was or where to get one. Gnollman is this the same kit you almost bought? Do you remember how much it was? Thanks, Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnollman Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 That's it. Guy was letting it go for 100 bucks even. I'm a fan, but I didn't think the kit was all that worth $100. It looked like a textured lump of resin... thouh there was a guy who did one for the contest that was lighted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Starbase--with starships!  Anyways---how much lightsheet is in it? (Looks like lightsheet to me, and there's nothing more appropriate) No lightsheet, actually. There's some blue neon rope light in the middle of the 'neck', white LEDs embedded in clear resin for the spine lights, and florescent tube lights for general ilumination in the top sections and the bottom shuttle bay. And there's a ton of fiber in there too. And yes, the whole thing was motorized, in order to make it viewable on all sides. It rotates at about 1 RPM. You can't see it in the last pic I posted, but on the other side, there's a cylinder which houses the motor and gearbox. It was a bit loud, so I molded resin foam (smooth-on's Flex Foam-It 5) around it to dampen the sound a bit. I also molded and casted all 3 types of the smaller ships (the system monitor, tug, and repair craft), in addition to all kinda of assembly, painting (priming, mostly), and clean-up work. So suffice it to say, it took a lot of time away from other projects. But now, it's full speed ahead on the monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Check out the Pod Racer Cockpit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Pod Racer Front: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 The king of the contest! Great work Valk!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 More StarBase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Those little transporters were cool. Of course the whole thing was over the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neova Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Wow! Great work Ken! Can't wait for more Macross luving from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less than Super Ostrich Posted May 18, 2004 Author Share Posted May 18, 2004 I think the main artist on the Space Station Project was a guy named Tony Augustin. He is truly a master on the scale of wm cheng. And he is a VERY nice guy too!! Here are some of his works: Y-wing Diorama Tie Fighter Diorama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnollman Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Yes... those were very cool dioramas... I can't believe he made that AMT TIE/Advanced look that good. That thing is one rough kit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel's Fury Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Nice work Ken!!! Certainly deserves a gold!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Wow! Nice Y-Wings - are those completely scratch built, or is there some Y-Wing kit out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnollman Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Wow! Nice Y-Wings - are those completely scratch built, or is there some Y-Wing kit out there? I can't remember.... I want to say that they were SMT kits, but I don't remember SMT making Y-Wing kits. I'll ask my brother if he can remember... I know those standard TIEs were from SMT.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 The Y-Wings are the SMT kits, which Tony was lucky enough to get before SMT got slapped with the C&D. The Ties are some resin kit Tony got at some convention. We never did find out who made them, but he said they were pretty bad. They used that super hard and brittle-as-hell resin I want to say the Tie Advanced is the AMT kit, but I'm not certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnollman Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I know the TIE/Advanced is an AMT kit. I had the same kit.... I seem to remember them saying that the standard TIEs were SMT, but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less than Super Ostrich Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 Im lucky enough to be a proud owner of one of the Y-wings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I almost bought a Moya resin kit, but didn't. Kewl... My wife is about as big a Farscape fan as they come. I should try and track this kit down for her. Anyone know how to contact the people that were offering it at Wonderfest? Thanks, Carl My friend makes that kit. There are scribes under the piping like on the CGI model. More than a lump of resin. The Mortar Headd kit was mine. The SMT kits were all Alfred Wong's. He made the patterns for those two people out there that didn't already know that. The Station looks much better in person. It rotates and I got the video to prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 SMT never made a standard Tie. Those are a british product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Hey are there any more pictures out there on that Y-Wing? Any chance Cobywan can get me an Y-Wing or put me in touch with Alfred Wong for one (under the table - "cash no tax!" as we chinese like to say ) I'd like to find out more about it - how big (scale) is it, how much was it for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 More pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 last pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replicant Mechanic Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Wonderfest was awesome! There was plenty of talent in the model competition this year with a lot of wonderful kits on display. The pictures just don't do them justice. The only bad thing was no Macross kits! I did not see even one on display in the contest. What is up with that? I thought that the Hasegawa kits would show up at least. I did not see a lot of Macross stuff for sale either, which was a disappointment since I am always on the lookout for something rare. Next year will see some Macross kits in competition. I am already working on two dioramas for next years show and I am about to restart work on a conversion kit I am doing for the Hasegawa VF-1 Battroid. A year seems like a long time to get this done but it will go fast and I have a few other projects that use my time like a HUGE Gundam diorama for next year that I am working on as part of a team project and a 1:1000 scale Klingon Dreadnought for a friend of mine who wants one to go with his Polar Lights Enterprise. Yep, this year is going to go fast alright. Free advice, if you can you should go to WF next year. It really is worth the trip (I drive across 4 states) and you won't find a better bunch of people to hang out with for a weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Hey are there any more pictures out there on that Y-Wing? Any chance Cobywan can get me an Y-Wing or put me in touch with Alfred Wong for one (under the table - "cash no tax!" as we chinese like to say ) I'd like to find out more about it - how big (scale) is it, how much was it for? I can't help ya on the SMT stuff. Those were slapped down pretty hard by the Lucasfilm Lawyers. I heard they appear on Ebay from time to time. Alfred doesn't do any of the casting though. You would need to talk to SMT. But I am sure they won't break the CnD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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