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Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 05-28-2015
http://www.atlantis-models.com/search.aspx?find=sealab
This is the old Aurora kit made with new molds.
This email was posted at Hobbytalk
"Hello, starting on Friday the 29th Sealab will be up for preorder on our
website. We have decided not to use kickstarter because of the high fees
involved. Your credit card or paypal account will authorized not charged
until we receive enough orders. We will update the website weekly to
reflect order totals. We will be offering bagged kits and boxed kits. Please
spread the word about it for us."
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - gluejunky - 05-28-2015
ordered mine
im #172
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - JAWS - 05-29-2015
Ordered a 'few'
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 06-07-2015
first weeks numbers are up and their goal...
"Update as of June 4th 2015!
The Sealab III numbers for the first week are
113 bagged kits and 40 boxed kits for a total of $8447.00.
Our goal is to reach $28,000. It's a good start, but we still have a ways to go."
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - 3phase - 06-07-2015
Went to order but postage was more expensive then the bag of parts, Sux
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 06-08-2015
To quote an RPF member
"moztech -
I've ordered 2 bagged kits, yes international shipping is expensive, but it's still a lot cheaper that buying an original."
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - bwayne64 - 06-08-2015
(06-07-2015, 06:58 AM)swhite228 Wrote: first weeks numbers are up and their goal...
"Update as of June 4th 2015!
The Sealab III numbers for the first week are
113 bagged kits and 40 boxed kits for a total of $8447.00.
Our goal is to reach $28,000. It's a good start, but we still have a ways to go."
Cripes, guess I need to buy 14,000 bagged kits, LOL. Hope we hit the goal. I definitely was not going to pay 3 to 6 hundred for this kit. Can't beat it at 49 bucks.
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 06-08-2015
(06-08-2015, 12:29 PM)bwayne64 Wrote: Cripes, guess I need to buy 14,000 bagged kits, LOL. Hope we hit the goal. I definitely was not going to pay 3 to 6 hundred for this kit. Can't beat it at 49 bucks.Let me offer you a small incentive to make the purchase easier...
You buy the 14000 kits needed and I'll send you as a trade for 5 of them a D51 kit (pink box...after it's laser scanned for 3d printing*).
Plus you would win every time someone post one of those "Let's see your stash" threads!
The reality of this is that at this time their is no way I could justify spending the money for a single Sealab kit on ebay, it's hard enough trying to wrap my head around buying the laser scanner.
But 3 of these bagged kits should be all I ever need (unless I start modeling Star Wars ships) and the $150 is a lot easier to do at the moment.
*If the laser scanner works out then the next purchase is a Formlab 3d printer
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - 3phase - 06-09-2015
(06-08-2015, 04:15 AM)swhite228 Wrote: To quote an RPF member
"moztech -
I've ordered 2 bagged kits, yes international shipping is expensive, but it's still a lot cheaper that buying an original."
Yes I saw that and liked it. In my case tho I don't really need the kit. The only scratch build I am doing is the ESB AT-ST and I have all the parts for it and doubt I will do a scratch build of anything else.
I just wanted a kit mainly to help the numbers. Might still order one but something weird with the postage cost when I can get very large boxes with heavy kits from the US for the same postage cost.
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - bwayne64 - 06-09-2015
(06-08-2015, 05:04 PM)swhite228 Wrote: Let me offer you a small incentive to make the purchase easier...
You buy the 14000 kits needed and I'll send you as a trade for 5 of them a D51 kit (pink box...after it's laser scanned for 3d printing*).
Plus you would win every time someone post one of those "Let's see your stash" threads!
The reality of this is that at this time their is no way I could justify spending the money for a single Sealab kit on ebay, it's hard enough trying to wrap my head around buying the laser scanner.
But 3 of these bagged kits should be all I ever need (unless I start modeling Star Wars ships) and the $150 is a lot easier to do at the moment.
*If the laser scanner works out then the next purchase is a Formlab 3d printer
LOL, yea it would definitely win the show your stash contest. Luckily I already got a vintage D51 quite a while back. Got it for about the same price as a bagged Sealab too. I love the 3d scanner stuff. Would love to have one of those. I've got plans for building a 3d router table. I'm hoping that I can use a portion of the table with a 3d printer head. The table should have the required resolution. I just have to figure out how to adapt the software to do both. I hate unitaskers, as much Alton Brown. Anyhoo hope we get the kits we need, Cheers, Joe
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 06-14-2015
New numbers are in ....
Update as of June 11th 2015.
The Sealab III numbers are currently are
125 bagged kits and 46 boxed kits for a total of $9693.29
Our goal is to reach $28,000 to get the Tooling cost covered.
I'm in for 2 if the kit is made, if not then it's back to printing parts...
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RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 06-27-2015
New numbers are in...
Update as of June 23th 2015.
The Sealab III numbers are currently are
132 bagged kits and 53 boxed kits for a total of $10573.15
Our goal is to reach $28,000 to get the Tooling cost covered.
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 07-13-2015
They didn't post the July 9th numbers but as of the 2nd they were about 200 kits short of the goal...
Update as of July 2, 2015.
The Sealab III numbers are currently are
147 bagged kits and 57 boxed kits for a total of $11622.96
Our goal is to reach $28,000 to get the Tooling cost covered.
They are reporting at the RPF that the shipping issue has been fixed and now shipping to Europe is correct( and much less than original cost).
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - 3phase - 07-16-2015
Bummer still $52US for a bagged kit to Australia.
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 07-17-2015
(07-16-2015, 08:39 AM)3phase Wrote: Bummer still $52US for a bagged kit to Australia.
Still a few hundred less than Ebay, but I see your point.
and now the weekly check of the numbers...
Update as of July 16, 2015.
The Sealab III numbers are currently are
[b]152 bagged kits and 67 boxed kits for a total of $12622.96Our goal is to reach $28,000 to get the Tooling cost covered. [/b]
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 07-23-2015
Update as of July 22, 2015.
The Sealab III numbers are currently are
156 bagged kits and 67 boxed kits for a total of $12822.77
Our goal is to reach $28,000 to get the Tooling cost covered.
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 08-01-2015
Update as of July 30, 2015.
The Sealab III numbers are currently are
156 bagged kits and 70 boxed kits for a total of $13048.74
Our goal is to reach $28,000 to get the Tooling cost covered.
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 08-23-2015
The local hobby shops are interested in the kit if it is ever made, but most don't have the desire to "preorder" or the ability.
In the last couple of weeks only 4 more kits ordered.
Update as of August 18, 2015.
The Sealab III numbers are currently are
156 bagged kits and 74 boxed kits for a total of $13347.70
Our goal is to reach $28,000 to get the Tooling cost covered.
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - Tsophika - 08-23-2015
I noticed Atlantis dropped the hold on my credit card. A sign?
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 08-26-2015
(08-23-2015, 07:32 AM)Tsophika Wrote: I noticed Atlantis dropped the hold on my credit card. A sign?
Not a good sign I'm afraid.
Word is they are pulling the plug on this attempt, and have returned the original model to it's owner.
RE: Alantis Sealab kit is up for preorder - swhite228 - 09-18-2015
Update as of SEPTEMBER 1ST 2015.
The Sealab III numbers are currently are
161 bagged kits and 77 boxed kits for a total of $13972.60
Our goal is to reach $28,000 to get the Tooling cost covered.
9/23/2015
Folks who preordered are getting emails telling them the Sealab is not going to be done due to lack of interest.
The Sealab order page is gone, and the last count was from Sept.1.
Have to wonder if it would have been different if they let the hobby stores know about it and had store order info as well.