You have neat stuff, Y3A!

Here's my Falcon on the wall. Hides the fact I have damage on the underside.
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/MILFLKLN.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/26735)

I found a better use for the China Cabinet than displaying Marilyn Monroe collector plates...
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/china.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/26736)

The unfinished B9 & Marta
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/B9MRTA.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/26732)
My Antique Barrister bookcase with 1/32 and 1/72 airplanes.
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/Barrister.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/26733)

I really don't have a way to display the Jupiter 2 on those two "One Meter" class racing sailboats.
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/J2andAMCup.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/26734)
Y3A, which B-9 robot(big one) is that next to marta & the smaller B-9 robot

Lunar

Nice B-9.

Lunar
How was it to work with ? any better than the Jupiter 2's ?

I think the 3 robot kits they make are outstanding! I've thought about getting a few more sets (B9, Gort, Robby) . I used clear beads on wire to improve the stuff inside Robbys head. B9 had a few things changed, but not much. The B9 even has the writing on the square buttons! It's a R E S I N K I T so, be prepared to sand, grind, polish, carve and otherwise work in that medium. They also make a TOBOR and I think one more robot, but I don't think they are in any specific scale robot to robot to robot...'cept the 3-some which I hear were all in the same scale.

Your B-9 looks Great, and I had to ask. It's a good size as well, nice job. Hows your 4 footer coming along ?, can't wait to see it.
Bert

I also have the Lunar B9, and I've scheduled myself to build it thiscoming fall. Of what I see of these parts, this promises to be the most accurate available model of our mechanical friend.

how are the parts fit wise, because they look great, how tall is it ?

Hey, Moebius, I'll throw in my 2 cents!

Repop the PL Headless Horseman and Michael Myers kits. I never got to get one in their heyday, but they were beautiful sculpts! A swimming Creature From The Black Lagoon would be nice, too, as the standing one does nothing for me...

Also repop Robbie, and B9/Doctor Smith. Those were nice sculpts as well, regardless of "accuracy" issues. An Id monster might be nice, too. I'd probably scale it around 1/12 or so. Throw in Robbie's Jeep, and sculpts of Leslie Nielsen and Richard Anderson, and I'd be so very there!

I'd say stay away from the Cloverfield monster, if only because it is so lame looking (IMO). If all the pics I've seen of The Host monster are accurate, that might be a crowd pleaser. Might.

A realistic line of Bonds, starting with Connery in Dr. No, and concluding with Daniel Craig in Casino Royale would be nice. You might even be able to score the molds from Dragon for their 1/9th Pierce Brosnan, or at least get them to pop the kits for you. Dunno how the Chinese are to do business with. I'd go Connery, then Roger Moore from Live And Let Die (running across an alligator, with its mouth open), Timothy Dalton from License To Kill, Brosnan's DML kit, then Craig in an action pose from the top of Casino Royale. Might even throw in a second series of action poses for the static figures, or "Bond pose" figures for those in the action poses.

Talk to Airfix about marketing the Doctor Who kits stateside, as well as some of their other character franchises, such as Wallace and Grommit, and Shaun The Sheep.

That should keep you up for a few nights!

Can't "repop" Polar Lights kits, those tools still belong to Learning Curve Brands, or the new owner of RC-2 / Learning Curve's plastic kit assets.
Rumor still is floating out there that Learning Curve has found a new home for all their plastic tooling.......maybe some of the Polar Lights stuff will be re-run by new owner?

Time will tell!

Don't tease me, Dave! :lol:

Rumors are not facts.. I don't see any point to spreading rumors. I doubt that the plastic tooling which Learning Curve Brands controls will remain unused for very long.
My best guess is that there is a deal in the works right now, if it has not been finalized already. I'm sure that the parties to that deal will make an official announcement at an appropriate time.

Dave

Rumors are not facts.. I don't see any point to spreading rumors. I doubt that the plastic tooling which Learning Curve Brands controls will remain unused for very long.
My best guess is that there is a deal in the works right now, if it has not been finalized already. I'm sure that the parties to that deal will make an official announcement at an appropriate time.

Dave

So is it a fact that there is a true basis to this rumor or is it just your ruminating and guessing? :confused:

Are you asking if it's a fact that he knows it's a rumor, or if it's just a rumor that he knows it's a rumor, or a rumor that he thinks it's a fact?

Are you asking if it's a fact that he knows it's a rumor, or if it's just a rumor that he knows it's a rumor, or a rumor that he thinks it's a fact?

Excellent question, John! ;)

I would say that I'm asking if this is just something that he imagines is probably going on or if he has actually heard that something is in the works from a reliable source.

Dave,

By "repop" I meant, get Racing Chumps, or whatever their name is, to do a run and box them under the Moebius brand name. Kinda like PL did with the monsters (or, so I remember. Wouldn't be the first time this hour I was wrong!:p).

That clarified, SPILL, Dave! Don't make me get out the ostrich feather!

JohnP, hold him down! I'll get The Feather! <cue dramatic music>:jest:

I'm on the verge of applying the virtual thumbscrews to his virtual thumbs :devil:

<grabs the popcorn & sits back to watch the show>

Repop the Aurora Zorro:thumbsup:

I second that motion!!:)

BIG ZORRO! BIG ZORRO!

Wait, I think that was done a bunch of years ago...

Is there any possibility that Moebius can recover the AMT molds? Not just Star Trek (that could be wonderful) but from other topics (figures, cars, Star Wars, etc etc etc).

Is unfair that all that line is just lost in the black hole of corporate business.

Just wondering...:o


Best regards,

Alberto

"There's always possibilities".- Spock

^I think Tom Lowe is using at least the AMT car molds.

I'd rather see new molds made up for most of the AMT/ERTL kits.

Yeah, that shouldn't be any more expensive than simple reissues. :freak:

A CYGNUS from "The Black Hole", in correct length and constructed in a way that will lighting make easy (maybe clear inner parts and grid structures seperately on the outside, just like the way the wings of the Fine Molds TIE fighter are made?) would be cool, too!

man we're really good at spending somebody elses money!
i'd still love to see the geo. pal time machine as a styrene kit, but i emailed frank to suggest it and he explained the facts of life of the costs, both for production and for licensing.

Yeah, that shouldn't be any more expensive than simple reissues. :freak:

Well, while we're wishing, we might as well make the wishes worthy of fruition. :D

Yeah, that shouldn't be any more expensive than simple reissues...
From Moebius's FAQ:

"(Question): Are you going to remake more Aurora kits?

(Moebius): We admit we started with 3 repop Aurora kits, but this isn't to say we want to remake everything Aurora. We have plans for a couple of more, but it's not the direction the business is headed. We want to put out new, better kits of some of the subjects we all know and love."

So, would Moebius want the Aurora or Polar Lights tools?

From Moebius's FAQ:..."We want to put out new, better kits of some of the subjects we all know and love."
Sounds to me like the emphasis is on new versions of subjects already offered as kits. I'm happy with that.

Still, I think there are some outstanding omissions from the past, such as the Disney Nautilus, which, if they had been made, would have sold well to the same model building crowd.

From Moebius's FAQ:

"(Question): Are you going to remake more Aurora kits?

(Moebius): We admit we started with 3 repop Aurora kits, but this isn't to say we want to remake everything Aurora. We have plans for a couple of more, but it's not the direction the business is headed. We want to put out new, better kits of some of the subjects we all know and love."

So, would Moebius want the Aurora or Polar Lights tools?

Except I was responding to the suggestion of recreating all new molds, from scratch, of already existing AMT kits, not Aurora or PL.

Except I was responding to the suggestion of recreating all new molds, from scratch, of already existing AMT kits, not Aurora or PL.

Same principle still applies: new tooling rules! :p

I wouldn't fight it! Hasegawa and DML et al invest in new tooling to update old kits all the time. They're pretty big companies, though.

Sounds to me like the emphasis is on new versions of subjects already offered as kits. I'm happy with that.

Still, I think there are some outstanding omissions from the past, such as the Disney Nautilus, which, if they had been made, would have sold well to the same model building crowd.





Agreed about the Nautilus and whilst it's good to have better tooled kits of subjects that have already been done in plastic I hope Moebius give us some subjects that haven't been done in plastic before too.

From Moebius's FAQ:

So, would Moebius want the Aurora or Polar Lights tools?

Some we would love to have. The majority or Polar Lights I wouldn't want. Depending on which Aurora tools, I would be interested in some, but not all.

Except I was responding to the suggestion of recreating all new molds, from scratch, of already existing AMT kits, not Aurora or PL.
Oops. Never mind. :drunk:

My guess would be that Moebius would like to get their hands on the C-57D,The Mummy,new Phantom of the Opera,Three stooges,Sleepy Hollow, Mike Myers,Lost In Space Jupiter 2.Possibly Jetsons andBatmobiles as well.

Actually, I would like to see a more accurate retooling of the C-57D. Not that I disliked the Polar version, but another go with more accurate contours would be welcome.

Actually, I would like to see a more accurate retooling of the C-57D. Not that I disliked the Polar version, but another go with more accurate contours would be welcome.
I feel the same about the Jupiter 2. Mainly, the lower hull. I don't care if they cram the lower deck detail in- as long as the outer profile is right.

How about a styrene kit of Chris Lee as Dracula?:)

How about a nice "figure" kit of this pose:
http://www.esplatter.com/2006news/grindhouse/planetterrorroseleg.jpg

:D

Now that's 'shootin' from the hip':p
Mcdee

It would be great to finally have a Karloff version of Frankenstein. I don't think it's ever been done in styrene.

Ded Bob and smuj.

Metaluna Mutant
Gort and Klaatu
'Them!' diorama in 1/20 or 1/16 (120mm?)
Maybe consider going after the Alien license?
Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing (in action pose, natch!)
The Rock as The Scorpion King

Oh, man, my brain is working overtime...

Maybe consider going after the Alien license?


THAT could be a winner.:thumbsup:

How about Aurora's Ragnarok? Possibly no licensing issue there.

The AMT Leif Ericson Galactic Cruiser?

Classic rocketships from 50s SF movies or the old Flash Gordon serials?

Of course the Moonbus and anything 2001. For Irwin Allen series I'd actually like 6 or 7 inch versions of the Jupiter 2 etc as I just haven't got any space for the large models. I'd love to get Seaview but I'd need a bigger house.

How about Aurora's Ragnarok? Possibly no licensing issue there.

The AMT Leif Ericson Galactic Cruiser?

Classic rocketships from 50s SF movies or the old Flash Gordon serials?

Of course the Moonbus and anything 2001. For Irwin Allen series I'd actually like 6 or 7 inch versions of the Jupiter 2 etc as I just haven't got any space for the large models. I'd love to get Seaview but I'd need a bigger house.


2001 Aries would be nice to start off (hopefully a Discovery one day too plus others) and totally agree about the Flash Gordon rocketships.

http://culttvman.com/assets/images-CULT_FIGS_2005/theringscare05.jpg