Announcement for 1/8 scale rare donor parts

Well,I wasn't sure where to put this,but since this is a relatively "important" donar kit in the S.S building world,I thought it should be posted here.I suppose that someone will move this post,and/or put the kabosh to it if it doesn't belong.Anyway, I've been talking to a seller,and I may be comming into possession of the very expensive and incredibly hard to find 1/8 scale Entex 935 Turbo Porsche kit. It's main donar parts(as most all of you know) are to TESB Falcon (those pesky transmissions on the side walls) and another part or two,and the Slave I dons the flaired fenders and front bumper on its underside as housings around the engines.Anyway, until I am in possession of the kit I won't utter another word,but I wanted to know if there is anyone out there who will want castings of the transmissions and any other parts needed for the Falcon or any other S.S build?I've no idea if this kit was used for any other S.S ship/vehical.So,please let me know(reply to this post) and we'll go from there.After I am in possession of the kit,then I'll go to P.M's,so don't PM me on this as I haven't heard word yet on my $ offer for the kit.As most of you know,this kit is incredibly expensive and auctions for astounding amounts of money on EVILBAY as they almost always end in massive bidding wars.I'm expecting to spend big dollars on this monster if I can get it.

Wow, thanks for offering these part casts of this incredibly hard to source kit, I'd be in for a cast part of every piece that is relevant to the Slave1 and 32" Falcon, so yeah quite a few parts for me please!.
Thanks again dude!.
Stu

I'd be interested in a set of castings.

Isel

eagle1 said:

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Wow, thanks for offering these part casts of this incredibly hard to source kit, I'd be in for a cast part of every piece that is relevant to the Slave1 and 32" Falcon, so yeah quite a few parts for me please!.
Thanks again dude!.
Stu

Same here !

+ 1

Good idea, very grateful for the offer!

Cheers,
Falk

I am in for some castings if i could get a set of the parts i currently do not have.

FYI, there are other Entex parts on the 32" falcon than just the transmission parts on the sidewalls.

I'd be interested in a set of castings too please!!

Dont forget the doors which are used on the S1 wings.

Really?The doors are on the Slave I wings?I thought they were made of the 1/24 scale Harrier jet?

JPolacchi said:

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Really?The doors are on the Slave I wings?I thought they were made of the 1/24 scale Harrier jet?

Yep the Harrier wings are parts of the lower wings, upper wing is made from the Porsche door :

Wow $750 for that kit is incredibley cheap. Don't want to sound like a vulture but if you don't get it & can't afford it might be an idea to post its location for someone else to pick up & they can sell you castings, Joke I'd make a bet you would atleast get free castings for your efforts So if it doesn't happen drop me a PM, but good luck with that it would be a sick score

Tell me about it!!. Ebay's about the only chance any of us can get to secure one of these kits and most I,ve seen are builtups/partial buildups and some just dogs, all for whopping prices beyond my limit!.
I really hope you get this dude, for a good price and many, many thanks again for taking the time to offer casts, this kit has just been a dream for me to secure at some stage, but part casts are just as good and will enable me and many others to build SS models that require them!.
Good luck mate!.
Stu

Ufortunately ebay is the way, but without ebay alot of what we get wouldn't be possible, so its not that evil I also got stung a couple of times. The worst would have been on my first Sea Lab III I got. It had all the pieces that weren't used on any studio models I was really annoyed at that as it didn't match the descrition given in the sale I luckilly picked an unopened SeaLabIII shortly after. I had to open to make sure the kit was inside So good luck.

HOLY SHNIKIES!!!I just recieved pics of the kit and it is the most pristine kit of this model I have evver seen next to being factory sealed.It is brand spank'in new.I think I soiled myself when I looked the pictures.So,I dropped the bomb asking him what he wants for it and I'm crossing my fingers it won't bankrupt me,evict me and have me sleeping in my car.As soon as I know and money has been exchanged...I'll let all of you know what is happening.

Good NEWS!Looks like the sale is happening!Stand by for the final word.

Wow, JP, thanks for doing all of this work and being willing to share with the group. I am assuming that you'd want to spread the investment around by selling the cast parts, so the more of us you can get, the better? I think I'd be in for the Falcon parts, although I am not experienced at this to venture a guess about how much the castings might cost.

Again, thanks for doing this and sharing. Lessons from kindergarten were learned.

Matt

At this point,I'm not sure(I am still negotiating the final price).As I was saying above,I'm not looking to rip anyone off,just offer something that I know is super important in S.S building,and this Porsche (however rare&expensive) is of ultimate importance unless you want to scratch build the tranny like Moe or Tim Ketzer did.I can't even imagine what a headache that would be?

If I were to take a wild guess(based on the RTV Silicone I'm considering using),cost of the kit(the Porsche donates 4 parts I think to the Falcon both tranny halves and an exhaust part),my time and cost in resin...I'd say maybe somewhere between $50-$70?I'll need someone to confirm the parts needed.

It will be a 2-part RTV mold.I'm going to try to cast the parts like the actual kit part (hollow) so it won't be a "solid" cast.I'll also try hard not to get bubbles on the detailed surface because I don't have a vacume chamber.Mind you,this is only a gross guestimate.

I'm also willing to make other casts for other S.S projects such as the Slave I if there is a large interest(say...5-10 people want parts it would be worth casting up),but not for a "one time" cast unless someone wants to buy the RTV mold from me or work something else out?I'm not sure what else this kit was used for in any other S.S builds?Just the Falcon and Slave I come to mind.

It was also used on the 8' Star Destroyer

MonsieurTox said:

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It was also used on the 8' Star Destroyer

Wow thats news

MonsieurTox said:

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It was also used on the 8' Star Destroyer

...and interestingly enough they where used to make a really cool Turbo Porsche model kit.

propologist said:

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...and interestingly enough they where used to make a really cool Turbo Porsche model kit.

Yeah but the kit is way off ! Would be a shame to build it as a car !

Awesome news!. Many, many thanks for doing this for us dude, it is very much appreciated indeed!.
I'm definately in for a set of parts for the Falcon and count me in down the track for a set of parts for the Slave-1.
If anybody knows of more parts needed from this kit for the Falcon maybe they could chime in here, I'm still fairly green on known parts taken from the Porsche, maybe there's more and no ones saying, maybe there isn't any more, I don't know, but any info would be great!.
Thanks again dude, your'e a real gentleman!.
Stu