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kidcury
07-26-2008, 08:17 AM
Anyone know when the spindrift will be released. Is moebius planing to release a Spindrift? Kidcury

Moebius
07-26-2008, 09:37 AM
Anyone know when the spindrift will be released. Is moebius planing to release a Spindrift? Kidcury

No current plans for it, but we still have time in our license.

John P
07-26-2008, 09:57 AM
Plus, there MUST be PL Spindrifts still out there in the stores.

beatlepaul
07-26-2008, 09:57 AM
No current plans for it, but we still have time in our license.

Great News Frank!

I am still not happy with my Lunar Kit. I may yet again Re-Build it(for the fifth time).

Getting a same scale kit from you guys(Moebius) would be the answer!!!:thumbsup:


BP

Admiral Nelson
07-26-2008, 01:23 PM
No current plans for it, but we still have time in our license.

Then no new Jupiter 2 either. Sorry folks.:cry:

Tony Hardy
07-26-2008, 04:37 PM
If Frank ever decides to move forward with a Spindrift kit, he'll have access to a copy of the filming model, plus the studio prints it was built from, so it would be very accurate.

Here's hoping!

mach7
07-26-2008, 04:50 PM
Well the studio model is in the science Fiction museum in Seattle. It should be accessible.

Seaview
07-26-2008, 05:47 PM
That poor thing is in such a sorry state; I really wish the SciFi Museum would trust some professional like Merriman or even Greg Jein to restore it. :(
Anyway, count my vote in amongst those who'd love a Mobius Spindrift! :thumbsup: :thumbsup::thumbsup:

starseeker3
07-26-2008, 06:58 PM
Just started scanning and posting my Spindrift blueprints over at: http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=225365
I'll do more scans as I can, hope to have it done in a few days.

Argonaut
07-26-2008, 09:10 PM
That should be an outstanding kit! Can't wait! Thought it wouldn't break
my heart to see the big Flying Sub first! :thumbsup:

Seaview
07-28-2008, 09:37 AM
Not to be greedy, but quite frankly, I want BOTH. I pride myself on being a competent, experienced modeller, but after all the hours of careful work I've poured into my LM Spindrifts and Flying Subs to have sub-par results is frustrating. :mad:
After building the Seaview (and am now about to embark on the Space Pod build), I'm convinced that these two IA craft are ones that Moebius and his team can do justice to. :thumbsup:

Tony Hardy
08-02-2008, 04:39 PM
Frank wouldn't need to get access to the filming model in Seattle. He already has access to one that a friend of mine owns, plus the molds.

Let's just hope that it happens some day.

Carson Dyle
08-03-2008, 11:59 AM
Yeah, the Spindrift is at the top of my Moebius wish list. Given the ready availability of reference materials they should be able to hit this one outa the park.

PM Moderator
08-03-2008, 12:25 PM
Spindrift is not near the top of our list right now.
We have a full agenda from now through the first quarter of 2010....
There are two or three Irwin Allen items that are likely to get done before Spindrift....the first is a 1/32 scale Flying Sub tentatively scheduled for the first half of 2009 (the tooling prototype is under development right now)
There are also several Universal Studios items on our list and a couple more Marvel properties as well as a few things we can't talk about right now that are on the list above Spindrift....
We are not ruling Spindrift out, it's just not a high priority project at this time.

Dave

g_xii
08-03-2008, 03:49 PM
Plus, there MUST be PL Spindrifts still out there in the stores.

John --

Steve (culttvman.com) has a few, that's for sure. But, the PL is NOT a Moebius! I dragged out my 1/2 completed Lunar Spindrift the other day, and I have to say I _really_ like the size of the thing! Just the CHANCE that Moebius would do one in a similar scale makes me salivate! I WANT ONE!!!! The PL just looks, well, just not as impressive.... I was glad to have it, but I really would like a larger one!

Plus, if Moebius puts one out, I won't have to finish the Lunar kit (which would be a blessing!).

--Henry

John P
08-03-2008, 05:13 PM
....the first is a 1/32 scale Flying Sub tentatively scheduled for the first half of 2009 (the tooling prototype is under development right now)

I love you.

g_xii
08-03-2008, 06:13 PM
I love you.

The heck with that -- WE ALL LOVE MOEBIUS AND STAFF! They are selling us (at VERY reasonable prices) the stuff DREAMS ARE MADE OF! Now it's not just the WWII model builders that get PRISTINE QUALITY MODELS!

WE GET IT, TOO!!!!!

Seaview
08-04-2008, 01:02 AM
...the first is a 1/32 scale Flying Sub tentatively scheduled for the first half of 2009 (the tooling prototype is under development right now).

:woohoo::thumbsup::hat::D:D:D:woohoo::hat:

Admiral Nelson
08-04-2008, 03:34 AM
I love you.

How big would 1/32 be?

Admiral Nelson
08-04-2008, 03:41 AM
Spindrift is not near the top of our list right now.
We have a full agenda from now through the first quarter of 2010....
There are two or three Irwin Allen items that are likely to get done before Spindrift....the first is a 1/32 scale Flying Sub tentatively scheduled for the first half of 2009 (the tooling prototype is under development right now)
There are also several Universal Studios items on our list and a couple more Marvel properties as well as a few things we can't talk about right now that are on the list above Spindrift....
We are not ruling Spindrift out, it's just not a high priority project at this time.

Dave

2 or 3? The FS and 2 more. Not much left unless a new J2 is in the works. Anyone want to guess on the 3rd?

g_xii
08-04-2008, 06:25 AM
2 or 3? The FS and 2 more. Not much left unless a new J2 is in the works. Anyone want to guess on the 3rd?

Either the mechanical parrot, or the metal head-in-the-box would be my guess .... :)

We've all wanted those!

Seaview
08-04-2008, 09:25 AM
"BWWAAK! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Dead man's gold, mad man's dream!" "GOOD EVENING!"

g_xii
08-04-2008, 10:17 AM
"BWWAAK! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Dead man's gold, mad man's dream!" "GOOD EVENING!"

Leading us to BILLY BONE'S TREASURE!!!!!

PM Moderator
08-04-2008, 07:02 PM
Admiral,
Two or three could be just two! or maybe it is three.
FS-1 is one of the two or three - you can waste as much time as you want speculating about whatever the others might be.
OR you could actually push yourself away from the keyboard, go to your work bench and BUILD something.
You do build models, don't you?

Admiral Nelson
08-04-2008, 08:07 PM
Admiral,
Two or three could be just two! or maybe it is three.
FS-1 is one of the two or three - you can waste as much time as you want speculating about whatever the others might be.
OR you could actually push yourself away from the keyboard, go to your work bench and BUILD something.
You do build models, don't you?

I do hope this answers your question. I have also have a Chariot ordered.

Ductapeforever
08-04-2008, 10:42 PM
I'm going to wager on the "Apple One" diving bell, and perhaps the Mini-sub. No vehicles for Time Tunnel , and they've ruled out Land of the Giants.

otto
08-05-2008, 07:42 AM
How big would 1/32 be?
I'm not sure but its pretty darn big!

Admiral Nelson
08-05-2008, 10:36 AM
I'm going to wager on the "Apple One" diving bell, and perhaps the Mini-sub. No vehicles for Time Tunnel , and they've ruled out Land of the Giants.

You can waste as much time as you want speculating..........:p

Seaview
08-05-2008, 11:40 AM
They have NOT "ruled out LOTG" as long as they have the license.
As some fictional charactor once said, "There are always possibilities". ;)

g_xii
08-05-2008, 04:18 PM
I'm not sure but its pretty darn big!

Well, the Lunar "Spindrift" kit was supposedly 1/35th. And that is one fairly large kit!

All we can do is hope at this point, and in the meantime, be REALLY thankful that we have what we have, and that there is a BIG flying sub in the works!

Either way, whatever happens, it's bound to be exciting!

--Henry

Scheisseler
08-05-2008, 05:36 PM
I'm holding my breath for a Gigantic Dr. Smith. At least for another 30 seconds or so.

Moebius
08-05-2008, 08:50 PM
I want the mechanical parrot! Maybe I should start a suggestion list for Moebius... Oh that's right, I am Moebius! Seriously though, the parrot would be cool. As Dave says, there are things in the works (as far as I know), and we should be able to announce sometime soon. Be patient, we still haven't got everything for this year out yet.

scotpens
08-05-2008, 10:01 PM
How big would 1/32 be?The Moebius Seaview's Flying Sub is 3-1/4 inches wide, and that's in 1/128 scale, right? So 1/32 scale is 4 times that size, or 13 inches. That's big enough for me.

By way of comparison, the Aurora/Monogram/Tsukuda FS measures 7-5/8 inches across, which, assuming the "real" Flying Sub is 34 feet 8 inches wide, makes the kit about 1/55 scale.

Seaview
08-05-2008, 11:29 PM
The LM (nightmare-to-build) FS-1 measures 14", and with its interior accuratly at 1/35 scale, tells us that the final size of the Moebius (a-9-year-old-could-build-it) FS-1 will in all probability measure to 14", which will just by sheer coincidence fit on a certain highly-esteemed kit-bashing collegues' 12" shelf perfectly. :thumbsup:

John P
08-06-2008, 07:35 AM
:thumbsup:

Indeed!
:)

Mitchellmania
08-06-2008, 01:38 PM
Id' take both the Flying Sub and Spindrift please!!

Admiral Nelson
08-06-2008, 03:43 PM
Id' take both the Flying Sub and Spindrift please!!

Waste as much time as you want speculating.......:jest:

PM Moderator
08-06-2008, 03:54 PM
This thread is off topic, and the horse is dead!
The thread is now closed!