Moebius Space Pod Kit Announced
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JeffBond
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Coupla points about the review. The arms are not "floppy"--they apparently were on the test shots but the actual kit arms are made with pressure joints that will keep them in the position you want them in. I too wish the black parts could have been molded separately but they are actually easier to mask than you indicate--the area where the black "combs" meet up with the central ball of the earmuffs is actually a curved line against the ball so you're not masking each triangular face of the comb as it meets the ball. And the white plastic of the interior control panel actually transmits light quite well and helps give interior lighting a good scale effect--I always spray clear parts with white paint to diffuse the light anyway and this actually saves me that step. The photos I've seen of the interior lit up so far look great.
Hi, and thanks for the comments on my review. Appreciated!
- I found my dry fit of the arms didn't fit together very tightly or in position. But I've pulled that comment off the review until I can test further again.
- I've rewritten the section on the black bits to be a bit more clear. The movie props seemed to have a recessed area, and so it's true you could simulate that with a curved black section on the sphere. But it's still fiddly work, especially around the window opening.
- I don't entirely agree about lighting the white plastic. I find it soaks up a lot of light - more than translucent plastic would have. Plus the way it soaks up light is uneven, due to the open space in each "bar" of lights. It's true that clear plastic should be slightly diffused, but that's something that's actually doable. You can't make the semi-opaque white more translucent. Anyway. It is what it is. At least it's not black plastic or something.
Thanks again.
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I finally placed a deposit on one, could you elaborate on your underwhelmness of the kit? What parts were a disappointment so I can look out for those?
Thank you
joberg
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I have the kit (starting to work on it), btw; should I start a new thread with my build, or do we keep the same thread here and each member post their build, with their tricks/challenges for everybody to share?
I don't see the probs with the kit itself...since I don't have access to pics of the original model, I think that it's very good for the price.
Crisp pieces, the fitting is very good also and since I've seen my load of garage kit and others nightmares, this one is an A- for me
I don't see the probs with the kit itself...since I don't have access to pics of the original model, I think that it's very good for the price.
Crisp pieces, the fitting is very good also and since I've seen my load of garage kit and others nightmares, this one is an A- for me
tsenecal
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basically for $150-$180, i expected something with much crisper detail... and with all of the detail in the kit, not a basic kit, waiting for a fleet of after market detail upgrades.
joberg
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Glossy white, or any other color for that matter, is difficult to achieve without the proper spray booth and appropriate spray gun (airbrush will not work on such big area because of the over spray). You'll have to literally suck that over spray to make sure it doesn't land on your already sprayed surface...that's the key. Matt is not a problem with over spray
Talking interior: the matt varnish reacted with the surface of the decals as you can see, it's cloudy in certain area. It's been more than 48 hours since the last coat; I'll try again and see how it goes
Talking interior: the matt varnish reacted with the surface of the decals
as you can see, it's cloudy in certain area. It's been more than 48 hours since the last coat; I'll try again and see how it goes
The movie pods weren’t gloss though. If you look at the images carefully they weren’t painted to a high sheen.
Regarding the interior issue, it’s the same as any other movie set problem. The Millennium Falcon is the same - the interiors were built to a different scale than the exteriors. As a model maker it’s impossible to reconcile this discrepancy - you have to make a scale judgement call and compromise somewhere. I think Moebius made the right decision in this context.
joberg
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Alright, another update on the EVA Pod. Note to self: the decals are a pain in the rear
all those little slots to fit over the buttons are a little too small, therefore the decals have to be cut by hand, one by one to make sure they fit and...now they become more fragile
. I covered all of the interior instruments with aluminium tape (I'll do that for the roof also). I haven't secure the entire instrument panel to the main body; the sides are to be affixed and blocked with alu also, then, the lighting.
Want to put working screens into your Moebius EVA pod? I’ve done a full writeup.
Animated EVA Pod Displays - The Age of Plastic
Animated EVA Pod Displays - The Age of Plastic
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