I'm apprehensively starting this thread with the full anticipation that some folks in here may not like it.So,I'm sort of expecting a full on A^$@!#%^&*? ripping as I have seen it before in RPF's earlier days.Bascally, what I have here is a bit of a dilema.
I'm in the midst of purchasing the excellent AT-ST armature.A member in here was gracious enough to sell one of his and work out a great arrangment.
So,here it is;I'm getting this armature that requires the additional purchase or somewhere between 30 different kits (or more),some of which are extremely difficult to find and some which have doubled or more in price since I have seen them a few years back on E-Bay.
My original idea was to combine the use of Steve Nielson's S.S AT-ST kit and the armature(namely the head,guns,feet etc,etc) to complete the S.S armature into its finished form.I've been told that this is not possible(can't remember who?) because the armature was A) made/designed for a full scratch build and the kit parts won't work.For whatever reasons I again don't remember,they just aren't compatable.
The truely difficult parts is the kits. Financially speaking finding the kits and purchasing them would take forever.Some of the kits I don't even think I could afford,and much of it due to the bidding wars on E-Bay.I also(realisticaly),don't have the storage space for them.There is no room for 30+kits in my room/house and I know that my roommate wouldn't be cool with me storring kits in the other closets reserved for other things.
So,what I'm asking/proposing is if there is anyone out there who either has,can or would be willing to cast high quality parts (preferibly bubble free and not warped too bad)needed to detail the legs,and chassie of the S.S AT-ST armature,main and secondairy guns(maybe?)?I don't have room for the kits and the financial strain of acquiring them is a bit more than my walllet can bear at this time.
I know this is asking for quite a bit.I in now way am intending or meaning to step on the toes of you who have gone all out on this S.S minature and have done the fabulous work of identifying all the parts needed. You are way more tallented than myself,I am really not good at i.ding kit parts.
I really want to put this thing together,but I don't want to take a decade doing so or going broke doing it.Resin castings I can affored, most of the kits I cannot. Any ideas,feedback and/or assitance will be as always greatly appreciated.
I'm in the midst of purchasing the excellent AT-ST armature.A member in here was gracious enough to sell one of his and work out a great arrangment.
So,here it is;I'm getting this armature that requires the additional purchase or somewhere between 30 different kits (or more),some of which are extremely difficult to find and some which have doubled or more in price since I have seen them a few years back on E-Bay.
My original idea was to combine the use of Steve Nielson's S.S AT-ST kit and the armature(namely the head,guns,feet etc,etc) to complete the S.S armature into its finished form.I've been told that this is not possible(can't remember who?) because the armature was A) made/designed for a full scratch build and the kit parts won't work.For whatever reasons I again don't remember,they just aren't compatable.
The truely difficult parts is the kits. Financially speaking finding the kits and purchasing them would take forever.Some of the kits I don't even think I could afford,and much of it due to the bidding wars on E-Bay.I also(realisticaly),don't have the storage space for them.There is no room for 30+kits in my room/house and I know that my roommate wouldn't be cool with me storring kits in the other closets reserved for other things.
So,what I'm asking/proposing is if there is anyone out there who either has,can or would be willing to cast high quality parts (preferibly bubble free and not warped too bad)needed to detail the legs,and chassie of the S.S AT-ST armature,main and secondairy guns(maybe?)?I don't have room for the kits and the financial strain of acquiring them is a bit more than my walllet can bear at this time.
I know this is asking for quite a bit.I in now way am intending or meaning to step on the toes of you who have gone all out on this S.S minature and have done the fabulous work of identifying all the parts needed. You are way more tallented than myself,I am really not good at i.ding kit parts.
I really want to put this thing together,but I don't want to take a decade doing so or going broke doing it.Resin castings I can affored, most of the kits I cannot. Any ideas,feedback and/or assitance will be as always greatly appreciated.
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