Eagle
Sr Member
With you 100% there!so NOT having buyers remorse
Randy Cooper 38" Star Destroyer Kit
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vaderdarth
Master Member
If you include the extremely short period of time for something of this magnitude.........it really is overwhelming to me. I cannot wait to pose this baby in my museum.
vaderdarth
Master Member
Great heavens he's added a pic of the entire engine section assembled.......absolutely incredible!!!
anubispro
Well-Known Member
Randy said he expects to begin the primary molding very soon.
vaderdarth
Master Member
Nice, just judging from this latest batch of photos, he can't be too far from moulding!
Dave
Dave
anubispro
Well-Known Member
Yep, new pics are up!
This baby is gonna ROCK!
BTW, On Randys blog, he states that the price is going to increase because of molding cost.
After much deliberation, we have decided to go with a less costly method of casting the main body.
The price for pre-order customers should NOT be affected.
(The blog statement was a bit misleading in that regard)
However, I would not be surprised at a price increase on "regular" kit sales.
It turned out that roto-casting was way too expensive and it also made the kit impossible to ship for a "reasonable" amount.
He is ,as I type, cutting apart the main body into individual sections for standard pressure casting. This may make it easier to light too.
He is also working out an internal armature arrangement.
He should begin molding in a week.
I would think that finished kits will be available in time for X-Mas (or sooner).
I for one, cant wait.
vaderdarth
Master Member
Now that is beginning to sound like a good thing. The internal armature and pressure cast sections would be much better than trying to ship something that size in one piece. Christmas or sooner sounds Fantastic!!!!
Dave
Dave
jvasilatos
Sr Member
I am so glad I pre-ordered one of these... I just wrote the following to Randy, I hope he considers it...
"Hey Randy-
Know what you should tackle next if you manage to keep your sanity after finishing the Star Destroyer?
How about the Galactica in scale to this studio scale Cylon Basestar being done?
That would be cool... Galactica fans model collections would be complete!"
Anubis Pro... pass it on also please? :love
"Hey Randy-
Know what you should tackle next if you manage to keep your sanity after finishing the Star Destroyer?
How about the Galactica in scale to this studio scale Cylon Basestar being done?
That would be cool... Galactica fans model collections would be complete!"
Anubis Pro... pass it on also please? :love
anubispro
Well-Known Member
Umm, how big would the Gal. have to be in that scale?
jvasilatos
Sr Member
I think in the same neighborhood as the Star Destroyer... I'll send you a link to the base star project I'm talking about via PM.
JV
Eagle
Sr Member
No need to be. I'm happy to stump up an extra 90 for a rotocast...
The price for pre-order customers should NOT be affected.
I hope so - I'd never be able to build it otherwise.
:cool
Any indication yet on UK shipping? Even just a ball-park figure?
anubispro
Well-Known Member
Yes, about $6,000.00 (US) :lol
It should be easy to estimate. Just go to the US Post office web site, use their postage calculator.
Input Florida as the sending point.
Under package size put : Unknown and under weight, put Unknown.
Im sure you will get the answer you seek. :rolleyes
Seriously,
The shipping estimates for the roto body were astronomical because the box was OVERSIZE.
We were looking at at least $300.00 to ship overseas. Even domestic S&H was over $100.00.
It is just not feasible to do the body as one piece and still keep cost where we ALL want.
Besides, Randy has already cut up the master pattern.
Molding of all other parts has been underway for a few days too.
vaderdarth
Master Member
How long until we can see a completely assembled master prototype???
Dave
Dave
Eagle
Sr Member
Sounds about right....
Its all good... Most of us here are pretty fair model builders. With an internal armeture or at least a template that we can buy some plywood and cut out ourselves would be all that I would need. Wood and a piece of pipe to attach everything to is pretty cheap but to inlcude it into the kit would probably add 20+ dollars to the shipping (US) for the weight...
Perhaps acrylic and PVC... whatever as long as there is a template for the shapes and locator instructions (or better yet locator slots on the inside of the hull) I'd be cool with that.
Jedi Dade
but to inlcude it into the kit would probably add 20+ dollars to the shipping (US) for the weight...Perhaps acrylic and PVC... whatever as long as there is a template for the shapes and locator instructions (or better yet locator slots on the inside of the hull) I'd be cool with that.
Jedi Dade
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