"Honestly, I'd rather they concentrate on sci fi and fantasy."

Sealab and the Diving Saucer WERE sci-fi until someone did it. So was Apollo, Gemini, Mercury..

I was hoping for a more afordable launch gantry that fits the PL saucer. one I can screw up and not go balistic.
woof, GET HENRYS LAUNCH TOWER KIT. It is perfect and I am working on it and even with one lame hand/arm It can be done because Henry designed it modeler friendly with the highest quality material. Woof, no one and i mean NO ONE, is going to make a better launch tower that Henry has made ! this is the time, now is the time to get one while the gettin' is good !
Bert

Hey Moebius,

Since you have the LIS license, I'd really love to see a better J2 model come out. I much prefer a one piece upper hull instead of a removable cap like the PL model with a more accurate interior.

I can appreciate your methods of choosing kits. I cast my vote for more space vehicles from movies, TV shows.

I cast my votes for:

larger Spindrift
Fantastic Voyage Proteus with interior
Smaller C57D than PL's
Flying Sub
YES ! A better Jupiter 2 bigger than PL's. sci-fi metropolis keeps promissing a new 24 inch RESIN kit, and also a 4 foot version that charles said would be in the $1,500.00 range complete with lighting circuits for the 4 footer. Problem is, I was told that there would be new information on their website BEFORE Christmas but alsa, NONE. Frank please , consider a nice Jupiter 2 in a good size because it WILL sell A 24 inch would be PERFECT as would a 4 footer. BUT, a 24 inch I would buy from you in a second !! With all of the detail you have shown in the SEAVIEW, A 24 inch Jupiter 2 from MOEBIUS would be a dream come true for so many of us Frank, come on, you can do it !!!!!
Bert

"Honestly, I'd rather they concentrate on sci fi and fantasy."

Sealab and the Diving Saucer WERE sci-fi until someone did it. So was Apollo, Gemini, Mercury..

And now they're not.

I think the binding element auroramecium, is 9 parts imagination, 1 part styrene. I spent most of the 60's imagining I was either in the Quest jet or one of Cousteau's subs.

Frank:

Any chance you can get the model kit license to Dark Shadows before the new movie hits the screens? Oh yeah!

Oh yeah!

I'd take a Jonathan Frid, Ben Cross, or Johnny Depp version of Barnabas!

Or, all of the above! :p

But only the Lara Parker Angelique!
Dang, that was a gorgeous woman!

But only the Lara Parker Angelique!
Dang, that was a gorgeous woman!

Yes! A beautiful Southern belle (from Tennessee)! :thumbsup:

Or Kate Jackson as Daphne (another beautiful Southern belle from Alabama).

Yes! A beautiful Southern belle (from Tennessee)! :thumbsup:

Or Kate Jackson as Daphne (another beautiful Southern belle from Alabama). Ah yes Perfesser beautiful Southerners,That would be grand.The South may rise again.

The South may rise again.

Part of us, anyways! :devil:

With respect to LIS: "Model and Figure Collector" ran some drawings of figure kits Aurora had considered, but later dropped. Those would be fun to build.

In any case, I'll be buying whatever Moebius puts on the shelves. So far, they've come up with some really exciting kits.

Nicely done by all!

Part of us, anyways! :devil: One of these days I'am goin to half to have a long talk with that boy.:p

dont get me wrong by asking for stuff that may never be, Moebious has some of the best kits coming I have seen in a long time and I for one am very delighted for all there efforts.

many thanks

How about Zorro on his horse.If taken from the books,no licencing would be needed.Barnabas Collins licencing should not be too high.

There's always Sherlock Holmes--royalty free as well! :thumbsup:

I'd like to see an original sculpt of Dracula based on the novel's description.

Frankenstein's monster based on the novel is another possibility.

The monster from Cloverfield would make a cool kit! Then there's the licensing fees... :rolleyes:

I loved Chris White's painting of the War of the Worlds alien that PL was gonna do.

Thanks for the quick reply Frank, too bad it (City Beneath the Sea) isn't included as I would guess that means the Aquadozer wouldn't be produced.[IMG-LEFT]http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/attachment.php?attachmentid=52486&stc=1[/IMG-LEFT]

I never thought the Aquadozer was particularly cool looking anyway. It looks like a Trek shuttlecraft crossed with an early-Sixties TV remote control.

I loved Chris White's painting of the War of the Worlds alien that PL was gonna do.
Ooooh, never heard of that! Got a pic or a link?
Even though I was not a big fan of the movie I would like to see a kit of Godzilla form Ferris Buellers movie. ( :p )

I'd go for a nice Disney Nautilus. And while I'm on the Disney subject, how about a Mark I monorail in 1/64 scale? And a Haunted House, and a Matterhorn with working skybuckets and bobsleds...:woohoo:

...Gotta go take my meds, now.

...And a Haunted House...Ray Keim's Haunted Mansion Paper Model Purgatory (http://www.haunteddimensions.raykeim.com/index301.html)

One of Ray's models is probably going to be my next project.

^^Cool! The New Orleans Square model is just the right size for Hot Wheels cars, S gauge trains, and Moebius' 1/64 monorail!!

I would love to see a nice J-2, 24" would be great, but it must have a nice top floor interior. So far, any offering to date have been short of being even just an "O.K." kit. My card is out and ready for anything Moebius does..... I got my Preorder in for the Seaview, Chariot and Space Pod in as soon as I saw it offered on CultTVman's site.

Also in a the literary vein, how about a Nautilus sub based on Vern's description from the novel?

Also in a the literary vein, how about a Nautilus sub based on Vern's description from the novel?

I'll second that! :thumbsup:

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but how about a large scale (1/16) Spinner from Blade Runner. Or do what Medicom did, get the cheaper license for Back to the Future 2 and do it as a Future Car. I'm sure an after market would supply the police bits. It would have to have opening doors and rotating wheel hubs. Easier to do in a larger scale as opposed to 1/24 or 1/25 scale. Another of my 2 cents.

Ooooh, never heard of that! Got a pic or a link?
Even though I was not a big fan of the movie I would like to see a kit of Godzilla form Ferris Buellers movie. ( :p )

The best I've got... Maybe Chris can post a clear pic.

A Disney Nautilus is a dream of mine...a decent sized styrene kit...based on the 11 ftr oooohhh sweet!
Will

how about some highly detailed ROBOTS? All in scale like 1/6. Have them highly pose-able. Do Robby. Gort. B9. TOBOR. John. Robert. Huey, Dewy, and Louie. T800,T1000, etc. How about an interior on THOSE! Showing the COSTUME details inside. a foot tall Robbie with flexing legs and arms, and a detailed head would be a nice display piece too. Right next to B9 with correct head&neck. Rubber treads. maybe REAL RUBBER for the arms, legs, and ankles? Gort would still be pretty much a one piece deal (maybe the hands and feet swivel on the ends of the arm/legs) John (Journey to a Prehistoric Planet) is mostly simple joints. This isn't too obscure is it?

Monsters, monsters and more monsters please! Dracula, the Mummy, the Creature, the Wolfman etc... hell you could make one of Frankenstein tying his shoe and Ill buy it...did I mention monsters?
Mcdee :freak:

how about some highly detailed ROBOTS? All in scale like 1/6. Have them highly pose-able. Do Robby. Gort. B9. TOBOR. John. Robert. Huey, Dewy, and Louie. T800,T1000, etc. How about an interior on THOSE! Showing the COSTUME details inside. a foot tall Robbie with flexing legs and arms, and a detailed head would be a nice display piece too. Right next to B9 with correct head&neck. Rubber treads. maybe REAL RUBBER for the arms, legs, and ankles? Gort would still be pretty much a one piece deal (maybe the hands and feet swivel on the ends of the arm/legs) John (Journey to a Prehistoric Planet) is mostly simple joints. This isn't too obscure is it?

I'm the same way about robots as I am about spacesuits--if they're made, I'll buy them. :thumbsup:

I'd like to see a large, 16-20" diameter model of the Jupiter 2 flight deck with figures for the freezing tubes. But not inside of the ship, rather have it all exposed like the old Trek Bridge kit.

^^That leads to the idea of both levels of the J2 stacked, and in consistent scale.

A Disney Nautilus is a dream of mine...a decent sized styrene kit...based on the 11 ftr oooohhh sweet!
Will


YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!

Avoiding the hugely expensive Trek and Star Wars liscenses, some of my suggestions would be.....

2001/2010
1/144 USS Discovery. (with scale hangar/pods).
1/350 Discovery - Leonov combo. (with scale Aries and Moonbus).
1/72 Aries
1/72 or 1/48 Moonbus.


Space 1999
1/72 and 1/48 scale Eagle (based on whats his names 102' length which seems more correct).
1/72 and 1/48 Hawk.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1/48 Flying Sub.

Lost in Space
1/6 Robot
Bigger (possibly 1/48) Jupiter 2.
OR - PL J2 on Launch platform.

Terminator
1/6 T-101
1/35 Flying HK.
1/35 HK Tank.

Real Stuff.
1/350 Saturn V and Launch tower w/ crawler.
1/350 Hindenberg.

Why that would be enough to make me spray like a cat!

No,a 1/24 moon bus! According to Capt Cardboard, it wasn't all that big, and 1/24 would be somewhere around 16". Plus it'll be in scale with the LiS Chariot and various car models.

Why that would be enough to make me spray like a cat!Now, THAT's an image I don't need in my head! :lol:

Why that would be enough to make me spray like a cat!Remember folks: Please spay and neuter your animals. ;)

...And any model building family members!

Some interesting suggestions, I would rather see new subjects than an improved rehash of recently produced kits (J2) or bigger versions of acceptable quality kits (Flying Sub - the "mini-version" with the Seaview being an exception).

There have been hints at a subject that would require no licensing and has been ignored by most manufacturers for the past 20+ years - Real Space. With the space program hopefully moving back to manned space operations vs just earth orbit, perhaps there will be renewed interest.

Would love to see an accurate Block II Apollo CSM, of decent size. Ideally, a large-scale "upper stack" (SIVB and up) would be fantastic. The SIVB could produce two kits, the standard Apollo and the Skylab. The Block II could be used for an Apollo mission, SkyLab or Soyuz Rendezvous.

A small-scale Saturn V with both the Mobile Launcher AND Service Structure would be nothing but gravy (1/350th as someone mentioned is too small - 1/200th might be more managable without being too big for the shelf) If AMT is indeed toast, you could potentially aquire the AMT "Man in Space" molds, which cuts cost and offers a totally new product.

For contemporary kits, there is the Aries and Launcher. For figure style kits, there are a variety of spacesuits, some of which would make great conversions for sci-fi anime subjects.

George Pal's Martian War Machine and Time Machine. Proteus from Fantastic Voyage. Icarus from POTA. None have ever been in styrene. All are long overdue.

I agree with Mr Wabac, Real space with a nice Apollo CSM and LEM in about 1/24 scale would be nice.

Hello guys

For me it would defenitively be : 1/24 Proteus from Fantastic Voyage, 1/24 Spindrift, 1/24 Flying Sub, 1/24 Jupiter2 (but as for this one, Frank doesn't seem to hot about, it would be big...) .......


Why 1/24 ? Simple, Aurora already made Spindrift & Flying Sub in 1/60- 1/64 it's very near from 1/48. Lunar models made them 'supposedly' in 1/35. So 1/24 was not done and would give a superb wow factor...

It's the same for Proteus, Sgt Wilco did it in 1/48. In 1/24, made from injected styrene with those large windows, imagine the interior..... I know that Drewid is working on a possible kit but if he could join forces with Frank :woohoo: ...... Drewid extensive research combined with Frank manufacturing capacity would equal to a super kit of that iconic vessel.....


Gaétan

I'd like a BIG Imperial Walker (AT-AT) about 2 feet high.

Metaluna Ship.

The large "War Robot" from "Judge Dredd."




OK, So...I think about this stuff........
Ready?



OK...Here Goes...


a 'Display' model of the 'Seaweed Monster" to hold your 39 inch long Seaview...




Sure. I will need one to display MY sub,

and thought a....kit....might...be.......nice....

a 'Display' model of the 'Seaweed Monster" to hold your 39 inch long Seaview

Sorry Y3a but this one I've already got for my 30'' Seaview..... And it's been a long project and a long story..........

Gaétan

ED-209 from Robocop, 1/6 scale!

ED-209 from Robocop, 1/6 scale!

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:woohoo:

A small-scale Saturn V with both the Mobile Launcher AND Service Structure would be nothing but gravy (1/350th as someone mentioned is too small - 1/200th might be more managable without being too big for the shelf)

I disagree. 1/350 is one of those 'magic' scales with a lot of other offerings in the same scale. If you 1/200 then I'd simply rather see 1/144.

A 1/350 Launch complex tower w/crawler would be around 16 to 18in. I believe and could fit the $20.00 to $40.00 price range.
Models can handle the smaller scales if the detail is there and crisp. Everyone raves about FM's Star Wars stuff even though the size is tiny.

I'd also love to see it in 1/144 for about $100.00.

I've been meaning to second the George Pal Martian War Machine.

Seems like 1/35 would be a great scale for this. Since the war machine was facing of a whole host of military stuff, it seems only fitting that it be in 'armor' scale.

A cool 'Aurora' style diorama idea might also be to have the war machine face off against the priest as he's walking up holding the bible.

A final touch would be to include a 1/35 scale martian in two poses, one standing, the other dying with arm out the hatch.