Not much to look at, there still needs to be a few changes. I don't have one to lay out to show it all, so this is as close as I can currently get. Maybe in another week I can show better....

Not much to look at, there still needs to be a few changes. I don't have one to lay out to show it all, so this is as close as I can currently get. Maybe in another week I can show better....

I disagree; thats plenty to look at!!!!! Keep the tidbits coming please....

I believe that one of the common Interwebtubes phrases to be used in cases like this is DO WANT!

Very nice and thank you for the peek!

But, not to be a bug, that's kinda inefficient packing in that box, way too much air, and the parts don't even lay flat! And it's HUGE! retailers aren't going to be happy at ALL. Altho I give props for the innovative 'see what's inside' front. Very retro, reminds me of the old Remco Seaview toy packaging. :devil:

OK, seriously, that's a winner. You're gonna sell a crapload of that thing.

And now I have to ask the question bound to come up! TWO top domes? What's up with that?

ETA: Durrrrr, astrogator and dome. crap. my brain must have just overloaded with the awesome of it all. :)

I think this is a beauty!!! With some good paint and a VoodooFX lighting kit
this will be the best kit to come from Moebius yet. I really wish Moebius
would consider adding the proper decals for it . Its a real drag to start a build
and gamble on a aftermarket decal maker, and wait& wait for it to get here.
Maybe a deluxe kit with decals and lights ? .....Its not like we wouldnt buy it anyways!!! Keep up the great work Moebius:thumbsup:

EXCELLENT:thumbsup:

Oh Boy!! looking fantastic can hardly wait:thumbsup::thumbsup: Thanks:wave:

call it a hunch, I strongly suspect there will be aftermarket decals up and running and available at the time the kit streets. maybe even some photoetch detail stuff. It's just this odd feeling I have. :)

(no, not from ME, good lord! :) )

call it a hunch, I strongly suspect there will be aftermarket decals up and running and available at the time the kit streets. maybe even some photoetch detail stuff. It's just this odd feeling I have. :)

(no, not from ME, good lord! :) )

I have no idea what you could be talking about (goes back to looking at his photoetch that just came today for his 1:32 Flying Sub from ParaGrafix)

Great looking kit Frank! I'd better get busy on my builds, I'm falling way behind.

Jim
QMx

MAGNIFICENT!

I might actually have to BUILD this one!

This is very exciting. I'm not like a lot of the fellows here, who have very specific ideas of what the kit should have, and really deep knowledge of accuracy issues (really a bit scary, kinda shows the information's out there if you want to set yourself up as the go-to expert on really obscure stuff.)

Nope, to me I'm just excited about building the model as is, and grateful for the work Gary Kerr and the Moebius guys have put in.

Looks pretty darned impressive! :woohoo:

That's one big beautiful baby.Wished there was either a can of pop or a hand in the picture to have an idea about it's size,so to speak.:thumbsup:

GREAT!!! Now I have to change pants!

That really is looking the biz!:thumbsup: Nice work guys!:)

I thought decals were being designed for it and will be included!?
Frank any choice of molded colors? Silver, beige and clear would be great!
Show more!
More importantly- how does it all fit- hopefully great so we can have it SOONER thasn later!
Gary:thumbsup:

Now, that looks like a lot of fun to build....

I just love all those parts! I'm really looking forward to this one.

Bryan

Here now is the Jupiter 2...bold in concept, brilliant in execution.

Wow! I wouldn't have thought it possible, but that one shot is even more exciting than all the prototype shots we got to see at Wonderfest! I am so looking forward to this kit!

I have no idea what you could be talking about (goes back to looking at his photoetch that just came today for his 1:32 Flying Sub from ParaGrafix)

I'm assuming you meant "photoetch from ParaGrafix that just came today for his 1:32 Flying Sub" and aren't thinking of some weird, alternate universe where I released a full Flying Sub kit ;)

I'm assuming you meant "photoetch from ParaGrafix that just came today for his 1:32 Flying Sub" and aren't thinking of some weird, alternate universe where I released a full Flying Sub kit ;)

I need to not type at all on Mondays! :p

Another home run,Frank!

Looking GREAT!

One request (possibly easy) could the sprue set on the lower right be done in clear? Looks like quite a few parts there that can have lighting done to them, and the rest of the parts all need painting anyway.

So who get to test fit everything together and see what's what?

Also a question about the process... how long does it take once the have everything correct to go from manufacture to the shelves?

Great Googly Moogly !!!!

Looking GREAT!

One request (possibly easy) could the sprue set on the lower right be done in clear?

Your kidding,right?

I'm still slogging through the test shot to make sure all the parts (and there are a LOT) are correct. Don't worry, though, I've got an expert helping me: Debbie the Bloop! That is you, Debbie, isn't it??

Gary

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv40/garykerr/Jupiter%202/Chim-Chim.jpg

Go, Speed Racer ... Go!

That looks super, Gary.

Nah... just some grease monkey. LOL! :tongue:

That is going to be one seriously sweet model once all the corrections are made! :thumbsup:

Any chance of having some sort of visual reference that will show us just how BIG this thing is going to be?!? :freak:

Good luck working out all the problem spots that are undoubtedly in there! :wave:

"All good things to those who wait." - Dr. Hannibal Lecter :D

Nah... just some grease monkey. LOL! :tongue:

That is going to be one seriously sweet model once all the corrections are made! :thumbsup:

Any chance of having some sort of visual reference that will show us just how BIG this thing is going to be?!? :freak:

Good luck working out all the problem spots that are undoubtedly in there! :wave:

How about this? (and, no, that's not the mini-Flying Sub model)

Gary

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv40/garykerr/Jupiter%202/Sizecomparison2.jpg

GREAT!!! Now I have to change pants!Did I need to know that? :lol:

This is going to one beautiful, BIG model. Finally the Jupiter 2 gets the kit it deserves. It only took 44 years!

Thank you, for the sneak peeks. :)

QUESTION: Will the kit include landing pad doors?

For those who intend to build an in-flight model, the doors are essential to complete the lower hull. Without them, there will be three gaping holes at the outer end of the gear legs. These should be on the same sprues as other hull parts, in the event you want to issue hulls in glow-in-the-dark, clear, or plated plastic.

i see the fins come al the way out to the legs. any interferance?

Looks fantastic! I'm looking forward to this kit!

I was looking at the billion kits I have stockpiled and thinking, "I wanna build them ALL! NOW!!!" and realized I couldn't so I went upstairs and moped. :(

John, if your mom catches you riding that MoPed in the house again, your gonna get grounded! ...AGAIN!

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i see the fins come al the way out to the legs. any interferance?
I had always sort of rationalized that the fins were extended for the drive through space (some sort of magnetic field distortion dampeners/ modifiers/ enhancers technobabble a la Irwin Allen) and would be retracted when landing and thus would make room for the landing gear.

Thank you, for the sneak peeks. :)

QUESTION: Will the kit include landing pad doors?

Yes, it will.

Gary

She looks BEAUTIFUL.....Can't wait to see more photos!!!! Thanks for posting Gary.

...Will the kit include landing pad doors?...

Yes, it will.
Thank you! :thumbsup:

I was looking at the billion kits I have stockpiled and thinking, "I wanna build them ALL! NOW!!!" and realized I couldn't so I went upstairs and moped. :(

I know how John feels. theres aways the grand kid tho.......maybe hell take over.he;ll have his choice of many an Irwin kit


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I will happily volunteer to build that as is without any changes. LOL

WOW!!!! Can't wait for this baby to arrive. Just awesome.

Thank you, for the sneak peeks. :)

QUESTION: Will the kit include landing pad doors?

Looks like the doors are on the trees just below the front viewport.:thumbsup:

i see the fins come al the way out to the legs. any interferance?

We included two, one with fins extended, one with fins retracted so either in-flight or not could be built.

i see the fins come al the way out to the legs. any interferance?

On the 4 ft hero model, the extended fins were permanently fastened to the fusion core, yet the landing gear still managed to clear it. It's the same on the Moebius kit. Btw, I'm guessing that the fins were theoretically *supposed* to retract during landing, to match the fusion core on the 3-legged full-size mock-up, but a retraction mechanism probably proved too difficult to be practical in real life (esp. with the lighting mechanism inside the core).

Gary

I will just have to say WOW! :woohoo:

Any idea what would need to be corrected before the kit is finalized?

This kit is going to be FUN!

Looks FANTASTIC!!!!

Getting excited now!!

How close is the bottom half of the hull a match for the full-sized mock-up? Was the spacepod door on that version?

Hmm I have the old resaurus chim chim as well.. the johnny lightening robot is about 1/4 taller, so looking at that interior pic, it looks like the robt might be a tad small, but still fit inside.

Only thing that does not look right, is the doors in the back look very small compared to the astrogator.

Look odd to anyone else, or is it one of those odd camera things?

Your kidding,right?

No, I'm not. No one will use the molded plastic color anyway, and it looks like there are at least two significant wall panels that had lights in them in the show.

I'd much rather light them from behind, then have to use a tiny dremel to drill out holes for lights or fiber optics.

It's one of those odd camera things.
Besides, "it's only a model".