All kits done. Thank you everyone!
I will be producing another batch of these early next year so anyone who missed out this time round will get another oppurtunity.
Small update on the progress of kits.
I have been hard at work creating all the stock for everyone's separate ZF1 kits. This includes hundreds(!) of individually turned darts for 30 dart launchers, all the various steel pivot rods, £1000's worth of servos and lots of money spent on steel conduit and nuts and bolts.
The DX parts are coming together well, with the majority now being printed, waiting for clean up, primer, moulding and casting.
Finally, and this is the most important part to get right as the whole endeavour hinges on it, is the assembly guide I have been producing for the last week.
I'd like anyone who has bought a kit or who is interested to take a look at the below video and let me know on here or privately if it's any good. I will be producing a series documenting the entire build process using this technique (3D model animation) and I will produce other videos using 'live action' for things such as showing off the servo trimming process, wiring up the electronics and painting the main shell.
Next year I will also do a step-by-step, complete walk through of the entire build process, but I am hoping these videos will get the ball rolling for the initial purchasers.
I will not be producing an IKEA/Lego/comic book style document right now as I think personally this is a better way of doing it. If however a printable, paper version is really important, then I will consider it. A temporary solution for anyone wanting a hard copy will be to screen shot each relevant frame and create a .pdf document or something similar.
The standard kit has 197 individual printed components, with a further 30+ other components! Even after making ten or so of these, the build process is really satisfying and the product so cool to
hold, so I cannot wait to see how everyone gets on building their own!
Thanks for looking!
Jake