Richard Baker

My DVD came as a double feature- 'Crack in the World' was bundled with it. Had them for years, not too sure where I bought it from...

Halfords Peugeot Seville Orange was the color consensus over at EagleTransporter.com, a site devoted towards Anderson. Sadly that does not help me much since that brand is not available here in the US. My TB-3 kit is slightly stalled- scribing lots of sub paneling. When it gets to painting stage I plan of capturing a PMS color from several screen grabs and having a custom mixed color made at a local paint store.

That is totally awesome!- never knew a kit existed, let alone in a decent scale. (There was a NuWho model 'Daleks Take Manhattan', but it was rather small.)

Looks a lot better that that Star Wars TLJ Gorilla Walker! The engineering on those kits is wonderful

I may just be me, but it does seem to be some odd planning on Round 2's part to integrate the pod tooling into their eagle tooling. This means the recent Cargo Pod Eagle required more expensive tooling since it has to be part Pod and Part Eagle on the Sprues instead of just swapping a new Sprue when packaging. Oh well, I have the Lab Pod on my 1:72 Product Enterprises replica and have built a custom AWACs/Long Range Sensor Pod to swap with it (for an EagleTransporter.com Contest). Since the tool making process is all digital now, I suppose Round2 can make a separate tooling which is just a pod sometime down the road after the complete Eagle kit market has been milked enough.

I really liked 'Moon Zero Two'- I have it on DVD in my collection. What I enjoy about it is that the film shows people living and working in space just like it is a normal job here on Earth. It is filmed through a sixties filter which adds some campy charm, but you could take the basic story and shift it to the wild west and almost have the same movie. My only wincing detraction is the hero show being such an obvious budget lift of the LEM with an added midsection. I wish they could have disguised it a bit more. I do love the Fargo Moon Buggies (a rental even), they remind me of the conjectural designs for our planned moon exploration illustrations. Catherine Schell is fun to watch no matter what she is in, a special bonus!

Profit. They make more money selling full kits instead of just the pods. I wish they would release single pods, but if that ever happens it will be after they release a full kit of each variant. I am still trying to figure out where I can put my current Eagle kit whenever I get it finished

I think the motivating factor is that there are far more young people out there buying toys than model kits. These Revell kits are designed like a gateway drug- get them doing a bit more than just pulling it out of the box but not too much they have to stress about assembly. If they get past this stage then they can try more challenging kit builds. The one real problem with this approach is that they do not have the next step in their product line- it just jumps ahead into the FineMolds reboxed kits, which is a big jump. I started my son off with a couple snap kits, which were enhanced a bit with extra detail and custom paint. We then moved to the MPC Snowspeeder- a simple kit which was not too much of a challenge but he felt a real sense of accomplishment when it was done. since then his skills have really improved to the point we are building side by side our own projects. Revell had a good idea, butt hey did not think it through all the way- there should have been a set of 'normal' model kits in the lineup- no sound and light features and a much higher parts count for the young builders to move up into- this way they get kids hooked on their brand and also give experienced people something to buy which they can enjoy too.

Most of what appeared in the Rogue One trailers never was in the movie- they just thought it looked cool.

I hope they return to a high tech version of the round dish- the small rectangular one did not asymmetrically balance the off set cockpit nearly as well.

I could make a joke about 'Cold Weather Shrinkage' but this is a family site... Those decals do look like they are correct but about 95% full scale of what they should be- that is very odd. If this is a production problem then Revell probably already knows about it- every body who bought a kit has the same issue. You might want to contact them about getting some corrected replacements

In event Bandai chooses not to release a 1:72 ESB Falcon then I suppose I will try and find one of these kits to build. do think though Bandai is too smart not to take advantage of recycling their existing tooling and by swapping a couple of sprues marketing a whole new kit (I can see even a TFA/LotJ variant as well). I can be patient and wait and see. I am 59 and even if I never buy another kit, I still have more kits in my closet-of-doom that I will not live long enough to build as I envision. Since I got married my building has tapered off, most of the time it is now with my son as I teach him the art of buildups and pass what I have learned onto him. In the mean time, I will watch these new Falcon kit build threads, take notes and live vicariously though others.

I am going to get an Empire Strikes Back version with the extra landing gear bays (my favorite version), which should eventually be released. That gives me enough time to start saving up for it considering the cost of one kit exceeds my modeling budget for a year

Thanks for the info! I must admit that does make me worry a bit though- if they are that warpable how will they look mounted at right angles for several years? Does a coat of primer and paint keep them stable enough? I really like his engine detail set but the material issue does make me concerned. I am planning on getting TonyRR's rear spine- it has the garbage chute plus movie accurate detail all together in one unit

Just got in some 3D printed parts for my Zvezda Star Destroyer build. I was going to modify the main hangar bay myself (the stock is simplified and too shallow), but I saw the falcon3dparts version on RPF and really liked what he did with it. It has provisions for the ceiling-cove lighting and two open bays at one end for further detailing. It also came with an in-scale Blockade Runner and Falcon. As you can see from the pictures, the printing process leaves these wonderful supports which you cut off, I am going to save mine since they look so cool, perhaps they will surface in another project sometime...

They did have a number of kits more properly considered models released at the same time as the Venator, but The Force Awakens released showed their change in focus- toy like snap together with gimmicks. My son is building the new ISD from Revell, we are removing the lights and sounds and puttying up the fold out stand leg panels. It is a reasonably good kit, far better than the Ertl ISD kit from long ago, but still designed for a ten minute snap assembly for young kids

The Venator kit IMO is one of the best Star Wars kits Revell produced (not repackaged). It has a good level of detail and looks great either OOB or Modded. If the Ertl ISD had been like the Venator I would not have craved the Zvezda kit nearly so much. Sadly, who ever is in charge over at Revell has decided that was the wrong approach and shifted their market focus on snap together toys with sound/light tricks.

I would like a TIE/Silencer just because I like TIE variants- the Bomber thing I need to see more of I think before craving. I would like to see the First Order SD from TFW as a kit- it should make a reappearance in this next film so who know?

Revell decided some time ago that the scifi specialty kits would be aimed at lower ages and used to introduce a young kid to model making. Simplified detail, easy assembly and sound/light features and a quick no-skills-needed build do make them attractive for somebody starting out. Revell has the old Finemolds kits and the Zvezda ISD for older, more experienced modelers- a convenient way to save R&D and tooling costs.

Beautiful work on that forward bay! I plan on doing something similar on mine, haven't gotten it thought out yet. I had notices there were these small rectangular doors scattered on the sides and front of the superstructure- I decided they are special use bays and each ship outfits them as needed for it's mission profile. I am opening up some and adding scanners, BFGs and of course some TIE Hangars (rapid deployment/point defense). This si such a wonderful kit- it deserves to be taken that extra step I feel

I was planning on rebuilding the Hangar Bay myself since the kit one is too shallow and missing some details but I want to finish the kit sometime this year. I am currently adding details to the superstructure pieces and opening up the side access bays (adding some BFGs and TIE launch racks.With all of that going on I need to take a couple of shortcuts. I am building only one large Star Destroyer- it is a shame Bandai is slow in releasing theirs, but the Zvezda kit is a nice size, proportionally accurate and builds up great! Side Superstructure TIE Bay: Some tiny TIEs:

https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=278682 Trying to get the Hangar Bay set myself. TonyRR at Shapeways has a great replacement spine-back with great detail https://www.shapeways.com/shops/308bits?section=Star+Destroyer+Zvesda+1%2F2700&s=0

Yep- that one worked fine! Sad thing I think is that somebody may buy it at that price without ever checking to see if it could be cheaper elsewhere...

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Have you been able to buy the other Moebius BSG kits locally and they just chose to give this one the cold shoulder?