Comments on: Model Kits: I’ve been spying on people for almost a year now. http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: alancarter http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-287 alancarter Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:57:34 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-287 Being new to this site/blog I'm just now discovering things. Having said this I was wondering if thier is any interest in a kit(s)that would for instance give a builder the ability to modify say the 1/1000 TOs Enterprise into one of the many different versions seen in Franz Joseph's Star Trek Technical Manual? Being new to this site/blog I’m just now discovering things. Having said this I was wondering if thier is any interest in a kit(s)that would for instance give a builder the ability to modify say the 1/1000 TOs Enterprise into one of the many different versions seen in Franz Joseph’s Star Trek Technical Manual?

]]> By: crowe-t http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-64 crowe-t Fri, 08 May 2009 01:50:00 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-64 If/when you re-release the AMT Star Trek:TMP Enterprise(22" kit) will the fixes be made? If/when you re-release the AMT Star Trek:TMP Enterprise(22″ kit) will the fixes be made?

]]> By: JamieH http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-62 JamieH Thu, 07 May 2009 21:40:23 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-62 phicks- AMT kits... it will be a case by case basis as far as revamping them. At this point, we don't have plans to totally retool any of them. That's not to say we never will. Its just not in the plans for the next year or so. I think an accurate Galileo would do gangbusters. As for the BoP, we have ideas for it. I can't say what they are but we try our best to satisfy. I'd consider the Akira as a "later". I only omit "definite" because plans change based on other opportunities that arise. I just want to save us from not delivering on a promise again. We have an idea when it will be, I just can't say right now. phicks-
AMT kits… it will be a case by case basis as far as revamping them. At this point, we don’t have plans to totally retool any of them. That’s not to say we never will. Its just not in the plans for the next year or so. I think an accurate Galileo would do gangbusters.

As for the BoP, we have ideas for it. I can’t say what they are but we try our best to satisfy.

I’d consider the Akira as a “later”. I only omit “definite” because plans change based on other opportunities that arise. I just want to save us from not delivering on a promise again. We have an idea when it will be, I just can’t say right now.

]]> By: phicks http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-61 phicks Thu, 07 May 2009 18:45:37 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-61 "Yes, we plan on re-releasing all of the AMT vintage kits eventually. " Jamie - Should we expect that RC2 will reissue them "as is" without trying to improve inaccuracies? Or will kits like the Romulan BOP take longer because you want to retool the kit to reflect the available photos of the front torpedo launcher that are not correct on the old version? Either way...love what you're doing, and that you will converse with us, to the extent confidentiality allows. I was at Wonderfest last year for the Akira announcement. Should we consider the Akira to be "definite, but later", or is it a question mark if we will ever see one? Or are you allowed to say at this time? Thanks, Peter “Yes, we plan on re-releasing all of the AMT vintage kits eventually. ”

Jamie – Should we expect that RC2 will reissue them “as is” without trying to improve inaccuracies? Or will kits like the Romulan BOP take longer because you want to retool the kit to reflect the available photos of the front torpedo launcher that are not correct on the old version?

Either way…love what you’re doing, and that you will converse with us, to the extent confidentiality allows.

I was at Wonderfest last year for the Akira announcement. Should we consider the Akira to be “definite, but later”, or is it a question mark if we will ever see one? Or are you allowed to say at this time?

Thanks, Peter

]]> By: ModelMan http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-34 ModelMan Mon, 04 May 2009 23:13:16 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-34 Thank you for the clarification, Jamie. I am VERY glad you folks are doing this! Thank you for the clarification, Jamie. I am VERY glad you folks are doing this!

]]> By: JamieH http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-22 JamieH Mon, 04 May 2009 14:39:43 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-22 ModelMan- What little documentation I've found suggests that the BoP is supposed to be about 90 meters wide. I'm skeptical of that but I can't find anything to suggest otherwise. Anyone with more insight, please share. We've got plans for the AMT BOP and K-7. We needed to plug a kit into our schedule and we decided that the Vulcan Shuttle fit our plan better than squeezing either of the other two kits in prematurely. The poll was placed to gauge interest and promised no guaranties. Please realize many factors are considered when planning our releases. Popularity is a strong factor but it is not the only consideration in determining our schedule. ModelMan-
What little documentation I’ve found suggests that the BoP is supposed to be about 90 meters wide. I’m skeptical of that but I can’t find anything to suggest otherwise. Anyone with more insight, please share.

We’ve got plans for the AMT BOP and K-7. We needed to plug a kit into our schedule and we decided that the Vulcan Shuttle fit our plan better than squeezing either of the other two kits in prematurely.

The poll was placed to gauge interest and promised no guaranties. Please realize many factors are considered when planning our releases. Popularity is a strong factor but it is not the only consideration in determining our schedule.

]]> By: psytce http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-18 psytce Sat, 02 May 2009 07:15:40 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-18 Thanks Jamie ... I hope you do Voyager ... Tommy Thanks Jamie … I hope you do Voyager …

Tommy

]]> By: ModelMan http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-16 ModelMan Fri, 01 May 2009 22:13:15 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-16 >Romulan Bird of Prey (anyone got a definitive measurement on that one, its gonna be tiny) -Richard (REL) Long of Sovereign Replicas and his 350 BoP. It's about as big across and length-wise as the D-7 hull. This means there could be two in a single package for the price? (PS. A cohesive 1/1000 version of the AMT Adversary Kit could be more interesting than an actual Adversary re-release. It would certainly be more accurate given the work you've already done on the 1701 and D7. Just that one missing piece remaining!) -A 1/350 TOS 1701 is essential! And quite frankly a higher priority than any other kit you folks can envision, methinks. (Of course, a 350 Reliant follows hot on its heels!) Q: You guys asked us about the next AMT Trek release. Vulcan Shuttle polled dead last for the entire run. K-7 and the BoP mostly tied the way for the entire run. (And neither of which has been seen in ~35 years!) What's the deal? Unless delaying these kits heralds minor/major upgrades to fix inaccuracies, that was... disingenuous. imho. Nevertheless, I, and certainly all of us in the comm., are grateful that the line is being resuscitated. I laud and thank you very much for your efforts! >Romulan Bird of Prey (anyone got a definitive measurement on that one, its gonna be tiny)

-Richard (REL) Long of Sovereign Replicas and his 350 BoP. It’s about as big across and length-wise as the D-7 hull. This means there could be two in a single package for the price? (PS. A cohesive 1/1000 version of the AMT Adversary Kit could be more interesting than an actual Adversary re-release. It would certainly be more accurate given the work you’ve already done on the 1701 and D7. Just that one missing piece remaining!)

-A 1/350 TOS 1701 is essential! And quite frankly a higher priority than any other kit you folks can envision, methinks. (Of course, a 350 Reliant follows hot on its heels!)

Q: You guys asked us about the next AMT Trek release. Vulcan Shuttle polled dead last for the entire run. K-7 and the BoP mostly tied the way for the entire run. (And neither of which has been seen in ~35 years!) What’s the deal? Unless delaying these kits heralds minor/major upgrades to fix inaccuracies, that was… disingenuous. imho.

Nevertheless, I, and certainly all of us in the comm., are grateful that the line is being resuscitated. I laud and thank you very much for your efforts!

]]> By: JamieH http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-13 JamieH Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:08:09 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-13 Tommy- Yes. Anything that has already been on TV or the big screen is available to us... except maybe the cartoon. I know we discussed it but I'm not sure it was appropriate to include in our agreement. I know Revellogram had done some kits based on Voyager in the past. We can't recreate kits from those tools but we can make new stuff. Tommy-
Yes. Anything that has already been on TV or the big screen is available to us… except maybe the cartoon. I know we discussed it but I’m not sure it was appropriate to include in our agreement. I know Revellogram had done some kits based on Voyager in the past. We can’t recreate kits from those tools but we can make new stuff.

]]> By: psytce http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/48-i%e2%80%99ve-been-spying-on-people-for-almost-a-year-now/comment-page-1/#comment-12 psytce Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:28:52 +0000 http://www.collectormodel.com/?p=48#comment-12 Jamie, you may have answered this already but I was wondering. Do you own the licence for all of Star Trek (TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, & ENT) execept the new movie? Thanks, Tommy Jamie,
you may have answered this already but I was wondering. Do you own the licence for all of Star Trek (TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, & ENT) execept the new movie?

Thanks,
Tommy

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