Comments on: Round 2 Model Kit Preview- iHobby

By: JamieH

JamieH — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:14:08 +0000

James- The Thunderchild is on indefinite hold. We still intend on doing the kit at some point but we can’t say when. Financing of tooling is the major issue.

By: jamesironwolf

jamesironwolf — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:24:41 +0000

Kit looks good , plan on getting 3 or 4 and saving one to merge with a Reliant when it comes out. was looking over the online catalog and wondering about the fate of the 1/1000 Thunderchild? I heard it was delayed but wondering now for how long or if it may be canceled?

By: JamieH

JamieH — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:02:41 +0000

I didn’t have anyone show up at the show at 1:00. So the test shot is now up for grabs over on Starship Modeler. Go check out the thread in the Star Trek section.

By: JamieH

JamieH — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:53:16 +0000

If anyone came to the show please let me know.

By: eimb1999

eimb1999 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:46:00 +0000

Don’t worry Gouf, the oversaturated aztec decals will be fixed to be made a lot more subtle and realistic than shown in these pix of the one-off prototype. My own printer isn’t the greatest at doing subtle shades, but the production decals will be perfect. You’re gonna LOVE this kit! I already do!

By: jonhcox

jonhcox — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:51:51 +0000

I have to admit- I have been making sacrifices to the Gods for quite a long time just to get my hands on the kit. I can’t wait to see how well it goes together. I love the scale- it looks fantastic in plastic!

By: Gouf

Gouf — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:05:22 +0000

The Aztec decals are a little too saturated, they need to be more subtle.

OUtside of this, the kit is a SOLID 10. I already have a case on pre-order.

By: hamlet3k

hamlet3k — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:31:21 +0000

Sign me up for the drawing!

I’m in love with the base. It looks simple and sturdy, two oft-overlooked qualities in out-of-the-box bases.

By: eimb1999

eimb1999 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:04:31 +0000

Yeah, the stand actually works, too, unlike previous attempts by other companies in the past. I found this out quickly when I needed to position the model for the photography needed. It’s strong with an indestructible plated steel rod and the rest is made from super-tough black ABS plastic so you don’t have to paint it.

The nice thing about it too, is, that if you want, you can just use some standard 3/16″ rod or tube of whatever material you want to make it higher or shorter than the rod included in the kit. With some thought, you’ll also be able to find cool ways to modify it further to suit your needs.

Oh, one more thing…. the stand’s base is a perfect spherical cap, so creative people can paint it up to look like a planet which would look really cool!

Round-2’s idea of making this type of stand is a real “it’s about time someone did this” in the industry IMHO.

By: msspurlock

msspurlock — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:08:49 +0000

Yeah, the swivel is the bomb.