ModelMan
01-25-2010, 11:52 PM
A little behind the marketing curve, but here it is fresh off the uploads. For anyone still on the fence about this kit, maybe this will push you one way or the other.
A big skill level 3 kit like this needs a big review and this clocks in just shy of 24 mins, broken into 3 parts.
Part1: Unboxing and overview.
Part2: Directions and the small parts trees.
Part3: The hull and closing remarks.
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This is the first Moebius kit I have worked with so had no expectations on that front. All the glowing comments at the forums did skew me to expect gold. Overall, I was not unimpressed.
Lots of great parts, lots of solid plastic and a beautiful, well packed, full-to-the-brim fitting box. Decals are tight and strong looking. A four page full color instruction manual is a nice touch rarely seen for American companies. I remark that I've never seen a color manual before, but I do have several bandaii kits with glossy color instructions.
Where things did lose points in my book is that the outer upper hull and the main floor look like space gremlins had a meeting of their local space chapter. There are dozens of scratches, scuffs, and sanding marks all around the surfaces. on the underside of the upper hull there are shallow gouge marks that look like a skipping space dremel danced over the surface.
I don't know if this is my kit that was involved in a space fight or if it is in the molds and therefore indicative of all kits. I expect it is random, but disappointing either way. The damage is likely easily repaired with minor sanding and primer. At least I hope so.
-Frank at Moebius confirmed that this is a random thing. When dealing with such large structures, it is inevitable that some hulls are going to pull from their molds easy and some not-so-easy. This was the latter case.
Overall, I was impressed. This is a must have for any LiS fan and a classic design worth a definite look for the general sci-fi fan.
A big skill level 3 kit like this needs a big review and this clocks in just shy of 24 mins, broken into 3 parts.
Part1: Unboxing and overview.
Part2: Directions and the small parts trees.
Part3: The hull and closing remarks.
Wi1JR9j7YmU
jshu-VCQASw
dWk2j17R_B4
This is the first Moebius kit I have worked with so had no expectations on that front. All the glowing comments at the forums did skew me to expect gold. Overall, I was not unimpressed.
Lots of great parts, lots of solid plastic and a beautiful, well packed, full-to-the-brim fitting box. Decals are tight and strong looking. A four page full color instruction manual is a nice touch rarely seen for American companies. I remark that I've never seen a color manual before, but I do have several bandaii kits with glossy color instructions.
Where things did lose points in my book is that the outer upper hull and the main floor look like space gremlins had a meeting of their local space chapter. There are dozens of scratches, scuffs, and sanding marks all around the surfaces. on the underside of the upper hull there are shallow gouge marks that look like a skipping space dremel danced over the surface.
I don't know if this is my kit that was involved in a space fight or if it is in the molds and therefore indicative of all kits. I expect it is random, but disappointing either way. The damage is likely easily repaired with minor sanding and primer. At least I hope so.
-Frank at Moebius confirmed that this is a random thing. When dealing with such large structures, it is inevitable that some hulls are going to pull from their molds easy and some not-so-easy. This was the latter case.
Overall, I was impressed. This is a must have for any LiS fan and a classic design worth a definite look for the general sci-fi fan.