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Tell me this is so not true.....
Blue Armours, Apache ???
and the suggested rrp.... WoW
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Hi Elemental.elemental wrote:Is your arcanna finished?
They may simply have taken a page from the Work Shop Cast manual of GK production: invest a lot of time and care into making a fine quality master model, and then rather than just producing one batch and binning the masters, keep re-issuing the kit periodically for as long as there's demand for it. Once the cost of the master is paid-off over the first production run, subsequent runs become more lucrative since you only have your normal material costs. Better for them, and better for us.elemental wrote:yoohoo... KOG... fresh batch of shiny sliver boxes available
Either Volks is filling in time... or they have given up on new FSS resins. I'm hoping it's the former.
elemental wrote:yoohoo... KOG... fresh batch of shiny sliver boxes available
Either Volks is filling in time... or they have given up on new FSS resins. I'm hoping it's the former.
I have to admit that I'm a bit surprised at their choice of reissues. Especially the KOG and Patriarch SSS. The newer clear-armored SAV kits just blow those out of the water... Albeit at a much higher price.
If you're desperate enough to go through Y!J, you may be in luck:John F. Moscato wrote:I wish they'd reissue the Siren A. I just love that design, and it'd look sweet next to my Arcanna
KOG wrote:I have to admit that I'm a bit surprised at their choice of reissues. Especially the KOG and Patriarch SSS. The newer clear-armored SAV kits just blow those out of the water... Albeit at a much higher price.
As for the KOG and KOG AT... they are something entirely different from the V3s. Sure, the clear armor kits are great, but only if you WANT to build a V3. What if someone wants to build the old style KOG?
There's the newer KoG/Buster SSS kit, which is supposed to represent the 2988 version;). Granted, it's not in a "handsome" pose, but it's quite dynamic. If Volks wanted to, they could always just "retro-grade" the clear SAV kits with a buster launcher & flat heels, I think that would look super
Detail on the SSS KOGs is actually very good, and compares well vs WSC. They actually have more detail than WSC in some areas.
Agreed. The kits are pretty big too; my biggest gripe is that a lot of parts were combined for molding, which makes painting a bitch, and details are made more shallow in the joints to avoid ripping the molds. That's why I feel the newer SAV kits are the bomb: frame with separate outer armor. Just gives the model a more realistic feel.
I already have an original SSS KOG, but SSS KOG AT will be high on my shopping list when the re-issues become available.
?John F. Moscato wrote:KOG wrote:I have to admit that I'm a bit surprised at their choice of reissues. Especially the KOG and Patriarch SSS. The newer clear-armored SAV kits just blow those out of the water... Albeit at a much higher price.
As for the KOG and KOG AT... they are something entirely different from the V3s. Sure, the clear armor kits are great, but only if you WANT to build a V3. What if someone wants to build the old style KOG? Detail on the SSS KOGs is actually very good, and compares well vs WSC. They actually have more detail than WSC in some areas.
I already have an original SSS KOG, but SSS KOG AT will be high on my shopping list when the re-issues become available.
Yep, I know of that kit of course. I have an original even. And yet I still find myself appreciating the old SSS. Don't get me wrong, I love the SSS2002. It's very big and impressive, and I love the pose. But it's... sort of a stand-alone piece, you know? The size and pose mean that it can't really stand comfortably side-by-side with a lot of other items in my collection. The SSS (or the WSC) is better suited for this purpose. And you know, remarkable as this may sound, some people don't like the SSS2002. Shocking, I know.There's the newer KoG/Buster SSS kit, which is supposed to represent the 2988 version;). Granted, it's not in a "handsome" pose, but it's quite dynamic. If Volks wanted to, they could always just "retro-grade" the clear SAV kits with a buster launcher & flat heels, I think that would look super
Well, yeah, all the SSS kits tended to cut down on the number of parts. I know this makes painting more difficult, but I do value the ease of construction. Since the kits are made of much fewer parts, they just feel so much more sturdy when finished...Agreed. The kits are pretty big too; my biggest gripe is that a lot of parts were combined for molding, which makes painting a bitch, and details are made more shallow in the joints to avoid ripping the molds. That's why I feel the newer SAV kits are the bomb: frame with separate outer armor. Just gives the model a more realistic feel.
I hope they can get their hands on some of them.....Good afternoon,
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