I was looking at ebay here recently and was watching an E to see what it finally sold for…and if I am not mistaken (the memory is a little fuzzy at times) it finally sold for right around 170…C’s have been going high too, I saw one that had bid up to 156…I almost got mine ready to sell! [:D]
Oh, and by the way, Hello everyone…I am new here. [:)]
Jerry
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Originally posted by Aurora-7
I didn’t mean for purchasing as much as I meant for information on new kits,construction techinques and the ‘readers’ galleries.
The prices of out of production kits vary greatly from vendor to vendor. I’ve seen the Enterprise D go for nearly $100.00 on E-bay (and bought at that price) while I got one at a National Liquidator’s store for $2.99. Looking back, I should have bought all that they had and then sell them on ebay. [}:)]
ANYone who’s looking for out of date Star Trek kits should check out ebay. Yes some of the older hard to find kits will go for big cash but you can still get alot of them for origanal cost or just over. I just got a relient new mint in box for $20. A Kazon ship for $8. A Enterprise D for $30. However I did watch a Exclecior go for $55 and a few others go for a whole lot more. It just depends on what your willing to pay and when you come into a auction.[^]
Well, back in 1999, I wrote an article for the now defunct Sci Fi & Fantasy Models on building a Mk IX Hawk from Space:1999. If the legal questions over copyright could be sorted out, I’m sure that, if the interest was there, I could submit that
I am looking for translations of instruction manuals for Gundam Master grade kits or a source of same. I am a new poster and would like to hear from other’s with same intrest.
I too have been disappointed by the lack of Sci-Fi and figures in the pages of FSM in recent years. As more and more coverage is devoted to armor. Yes, I know that our genre is a small segment of the hobby and is to some point looked down on. However, it is part of the overall hobby and therefore deserves some coverage. Besides, increased coverage and information can promote interest and enthusiasm. That is how other segments of the hobby can become larger, but maybe that’s the point. Having read post in other boards, this field is generally looked at with disdain. What better way to keep us from growing is to not promote. I could be all wrong on that last assumption, just thinking outloud. I do know for a fact though that when I attend local shows sci-fi and figures have lots of people looking them over. People seem to enjoy them. Maybe it’s because these kits are like a pop culture sampling. Something the average Joe or Jane can relate to. For the guy or gal who doesn’t know his B-52 from a P-51. Who knows?
Well, I hate to say it, but the general (well, relative) lack of posting in this sci-fi forum is a pretty good (or bad) indicator of how popular (or unpopular) this genre is. I check it out everytime I log on, but am usually disappointed by the lack of response to topics in this forum. Too bad, because I enjoy modeling in this genre just as much as armor or aircraft modeling.
Actually, as in politics, the majority is a silent majority, these days.
I think the direction that Polar LIghts is taking is a great direction.
They are offering 2 different scale ship lines. One large scale for those who have the room to display them or to really build up a single favorite ship. The smaller scale will allow those of us to have a complete line.
Bandai is offering a line that is out of scale but offers pre-colored ships where we can have some great models (not replicas), of all of our favorite ships with fully functional lighting systems.
The interest is there, just give us a chance to see the models and express our experiences from building them. I, for one, am looking forward to these models which will be eons better than what Ertl ever offered…
for those of you who complain about the models not being 100 percent accurate. Hell, even the studio models were different during the shoot of any given movie.[^]
Yeah… we need more activity in the Sci - Fi forum, the last model I finished was a Romulan Warbird and before that an Enterprise D that took a first place at a local show, I’m slooowwwwwly working on a Runabout and a space shuttle.
I’ve done an X-wing, A Maquis ship, The Defiant, and one other that i’m brain-farting on. Sorry no pics and the models didn’t survive my brief experiance with a cat.
The last one I finished was the NASA Aircraft from ‘Doppelganger’ (aka ‘Journey to the Far Side of the Sun’). I’m currently working on a Moonbase Alpha Primary Laser Defence Tank. When that’s done, I’ll try and finish off ‘Gabriel’ from ‘The Secret Service’
I’ll try and throw a couple up as soon as I find some , I built her about 10 years ago and she has had some battle damage since. But I’m sure I have some from when I finished.
Mr. cmtaylor
Your about the second person ( besides my brother) that has seen that movie, I’m curious to know where you picked it up and maybe see some pics if you can.
All I ask… is a model ship, and a light to build her by!
Well, it’s been broadcast about 4 times in the last 20 years, but I also have the (Region 1) DVD ; ID4297USDVD
There are details on the IMDb at: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0064519
Has anyone heard of a company, major or minor, producing a model of the “Andromeda Assendent” from the show Andromeda? Or is it back to the scratchbuilding yard for me?
We 're just going have to face facts and accept that as a for profit magazine, FSM is gonna print what sells. Which is mostly military. If they get 1 sci-fi article for every 50 or 100 armor stories - what are they to think?
Even in the Editor’s Page column in May’s issue, Mark Thompson spells this out. He tries to fit everything in but it all comes down to what people buy.
I will continue to get FSM and convert an aircraft cockpit retrofit article to my sci-fi models, but in the end what we need to do is send articles in. We’ll see more sci-fi and even real space if they get 60 or 70 of our articles rather than the 1 or 2. So now let’s do our homework. We’re all building something. Let’s get it down on paper, take a few pics and send it in. Just my 2 cents.
We 're just going have to face facts and accept that as a for profit magazine, FSM is gonna print what sells. Which is mostly military. If they get 1 sci-fi article for every 50 or 100 armor stories - what are they to think?
Even in the Editor’s Page column in May’s issue, Mark Thompson spells this out. He tries to fit everything in but it all comes down to what people buy.
I will continue to get FSM and convert an aircraft cockpit retrofit article to my sci-fi models, but in the end what we need to do is send articles in. We’ll see more sci-fi and even real space if they get 60 or 70 of our articles rather than the 1 or 2. So now let’s do our homework. We’re all building something. Let’s get it down on paper, take a few pics and send it in. Just my 2 cents.
I’m considering cancelling my subscription because of this issue.
I’ve stopped attending model shows or even competeing because of the Neandertal attitude of some modelers that view Sci FI models as “kid stuff”. I went to this one show in upstate NY and they awarded first prize to someone who did an Enterprise D in shades of gray and purple. I asked the judges about it since I didn’t feel the paint scheme was too realistic, and they shooed me away. You gotta love this stuff…
Well, I would have to say that if the only thing you’re interested in is SF modeling, then FSM might not be the mag for you (not you personally, Trekdude. “You,” as in “to all I am addressing!”). There is the ocassional article, but they are few and far between, to be sure.
Aren’t there any SF-only mags out there?
Come on over to Japan, where at some model shows you’d be hard pressed to find a single armor or aircraft model at all! Just robots, robots, and more robots…