Thanks there fellas, i appreciate the kind words as always!
Lucky yes? Then we all can be if we can afford and choose to do it. I was just fortunate to have the funds to throw at this one when i did, prior to that i couldn't afford to and today i probably wouldn't be doing it either, so it was just the timing worked out for me. Maybe a rush of blood came into it also! LOL
I wont BS, it's a large chunk of money to throw at a model kit, even a SS Battlestar, least in one hit anyway. But, it's worth every penny for sure once you see how well it's been thought out by Charles. Everything about it so far has pretty much blown me away. I've already mentioned about the scribing being done for the builder as well as things like markings for all the chip's and even island placements. You wait till ya see the body lid, i'm not disapoinent that i don't have ta scribe all that again i can tell ya. There is also another thing i haven't mentioned about the build which you can see in one of the pictures. All the fibre optic holes are already present in the pieces, again taking all the guess work out of things. You can really see just how much work has gone into this design. No BS, That man is bloody insane!! LOL
Charles, no worries, i know you are getting close to completing those sections and i'm gonna be blown away by them without question. Looking at the big picture, the slight delay with it all is nothing, and i've got a bit here now that i can keep myself out mischief with until they arrive. Hell, what a day thats gonna be and like i said, hopefully i'll have things ready this end to be able to do a test fit pretty much as soon as they get here. I betta not go dragging my arse though as i still have plenty to do before i can. I remember it being brought up about the coffin being done that way for just that reason. I probably would have gone a symetrical coffin before and learnt the hard way that a lot of parts would have required lot's of modification's on one side to get them to fit and on the other quite a bit of spacing inreased between em. I didn't know the coffin was out as much as it is, it's quite a lot really and being so i can see that it really is the only way to design that section to get everything to fit how it should.
The extra thing you will be doing for me are gonna be great, the wire harness for the entire build and also those part's we talked about.
For those interested, Charles's wiring system is pretty much the same as everything he does when it's Battlestar related, well thought out and designed to make things less complicated for us builder's. I'll be having this harness built for my build by Charles and i know if any of you other builders would be interested in a set up that can basicly be just dropped in and hooked up ready to go then he'd be happy to do them for other also. Theres also a couple of part's that we have talked about having printed and again, if there is intrest castings will be made available to any of you guy's also. That'll be a lil bit away still so you guy's may not still require them by then, but for myself i'll be holding off detailing that section on this build till i have those part's in hand. To me these are real signiture part's that i want to look correct on my build and i know Charles is gonna do a perfect job of replicating these unknowns for me.
To my other two building comrades.
Il'l see about some more pic's, Ken. Tell ya what, we'll take it in turns? I'll show ya mine if you show me yours!! LOL I like seeing everyones builds, it's always very inspiring to see a SS Battlestar being put together. At this stage this is where i'm at though but i'll keep ya's in the loop when things progress.
Jase, i forgot, i moved and didn't mention it to ya.. Don't waste the trip down to the old addy, theres no Battlestar being built there...
You just keep doing what ya have been, that build of yours is looking just awesome already!
Thanks there fellas, i appreciate the kind words as always!
Lucky yes? Then we all can be if we can afford and choose to do it. I was just fortunate to have the funds to throw at this one when i did, prior to that i couldn't afford to and today i probably wouldn't be doing it either, so it was just the timing worked out for me. Maybe a rush of blood came into it also! LOL
I wont BS, it's a large chunk of money to throw at a model kit, even a SS Battlestar, least in one hit anyway. But, it's worth every penny for sure once you see how well it's been thought out by Charles. Everything about it so far has pretty much blown me away. I've already mentioned about the scribing being done for the builder as well as things like markings for all the chip's and even island placements. You wait till ya see the body lid, i'm not disapoinent that i don't have ta scribe all that again i can tell ya. There is also another thing i haven't mentioned about the build which you can see in one of the pictures. All the fibre optic holes are already present in the pieces, again taking all the guess work out of things. You can really see just how much work has gone into this design. No BS, That man is bloody insane!! LOL
Charles, no worries, i know you are getting close to completing those sections and i'm gonna be blown away by them without question. Looking at the big picture, the slight delay with it all is nothing, and i've got a bit here now that i can keep myself out mischief with until they arrive. Hell, what a day thats gonna be and like i said, hopefully i'll have things ready this end to be able to do a test fit pretty much as soon as they get here. I betta not go dragging my arse though as i still have plenty to do before i can. I remember it being brought up about the coffin being done that way for just that reason. I probably would have gone a symetrical coffin before and learnt the hard way that a lot of parts would have required lot's of modification's on one side to get them to fit and on the other quite a bit of spacing inreased between em. I didn't know the coffin was out as much as it is, it's quite a lot really and being so i can see that it really is the only way to design that section to get everything to fit how it should.
The extra thing you will be doing for me are gonna be great, the wire harness for the entire build and also those part's we talked about.
For those interested, Charles's wiring system is pretty much the same as everything he does when it's Battlestar related, well thought out and designed to make things less complicated for us builder's. I'll be having this harness built for my build by Charles and i know if any of you other builders would be interested in a set up that can basicly be just dropped in and hooked up ready to go then he'd be happy to do them for other also. Theres also a couple of part's that we have talked about having printed and again, if there is intrest castings will be made available to any of you guy's also. That'll be a lil bit away still so you guy's may not still require them by then, but for myself i'll be holding off detailing that section on this build till i have those part's in hand. To me these are real signiture part's that i want to look correct on my build and i know Charles is gonna do a perfect job of replicating these unknowns for me.
To my other two building comrades.
Il'l see about some more pic's, Ken. Tell ya what, we'll take it in turns? I'll show ya mine if you show me yours!! LOL I like seeing everyones builds, it's always very inspiring to see a SS Battlestar being put together. At this stage this is where i'm at though but i'll keep ya's in the loop when things progress.
Jase, i forgot, i moved and didn't mention it to ya.. Don't waste the trip down to the old addy, theres no Battlestar being built there...
You just keep doing what ya have been, that build of yours is looking just awesome already!
Thanks there fellas, i appreciate the kind words as always!