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Done / Completed Batman '89 Speargun kit LAST ONE with gearbox
- Thread starter JOATRASH FX
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Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit, prepped for electronics.
Thanks, I'm good now. Not basing this on any particular model. Until I got a couple measurements (just to compare) confirmed from you I had only used photos and guesses. I'm glad I got so close!
Thanks, I'm good now. Not basing this on any particular model. Until I got a couple measurements (just to compare) confirmed from you I had only used photos and guesses. I'm glad I got so close!
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit, prepped for electronics.
Interested
Interested
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit, hollowed for electronics.
Ready to take orders on these. Have already started to make a few parts since I have top do the smaller pieces in batches of about 8 for them to turn out right. Uploaded a photo of the kit loosely assembled- virtually no cleanup or sanding beyond primer being applied so you can see them "raw".
Ready to take orders on these. Have already started to make a few parts since I have top do the smaller pieces in batches of about 8 for them to turn out right. Uploaded a photo of the kit loosely assembled- virtually no cleanup or sanding beyond primer being applied so you can see them "raw".
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit, hollowed for electronics.
On second thought I'm gonna go and change a couple things. I'll still take orders from here on in, but I need to go in and reshape the main body, which is an easy fix. I want to straighten out the lower part, where you would have your trigger-finger, so that it doesn't "indent" the way it does at present. A lot of replicas have it that way but I'm seeing more and more screen used images that are straight there.
On second thought I'm gonna go and change a couple things. I'll still take orders from here on in, but I need to go in and reshape the main body, which is an easy fix. I want to straighten out the lower part, where you would have your trigger-finger, so that it doesn't "indent" the way it does at present. A lot of replicas have it that way but I'm seeing more and more screen used images that are straight there.
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit, hollowed for electronics.
Body update went perfectly. (I uploaded a photo in the first post) Now taking orders for this!
Body update went perfectly. (I uploaded a photo in the first post) Now taking orders for this!
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit, hollowed for electronics.
Bumping this because I've just ordered a new batch of plastic... down to six kits in the first batch.
Bumping this because I've just ordered a new batch of plastic... down to six kits in the first batch.
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit, hollowed for electronics.
Just send me a PM! (But in this case, you've got one incoming instead.)
Just send me a PM! (But in this case, you've got one incoming instead.)
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit with WORKING GEARBOX
Bumping this. First post has been edited because I've done a MAJOR reworking of the kit so that it now has a working gearbox!
Bumping this. First post has been edited because I've done a MAJOR reworking of the kit so that it now has a working gearbox!
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit with WORKING GEARBOX
I occasionally take on commissions to do finished props. They usually end up costing 2-3 times as much as the kit version.
I occasionally take on commissions to do finished props. They usually end up costing 2-3 times as much as the kit version.
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit with WORKING GEARBOX
will the kit come with instructions (maybe recommandations regarding ideal glue, the right screws, accurate paint color, etc)? what's the diameter and thickness of the hollow wire compartment? that would help to know what spring loaded device could fit in there! thanks and again great work.
will the kit come with instructions (maybe recommandations regarding ideal glue, the right screws, accurate paint color, etc)? what's the diameter and thickness of the hollow wire compartment? that would help to know what spring loaded device could fit in there! thanks and again great work.
Re: Batman '89 Speargun kit with WORKING GEARBOX
I can help with any specific questions. I don't have any instruction sheet since the basic assembly of the parts should be straight-forward to anyone with moderate model making experience and the setup of how/where to attach a motor will be up to the individual depending on what they decide. Which screws depends on where in the world you are (dimensioned in metric or imperial) so it's impossible for me to recommend an exact screw. Generally, people use flat machine screws for the front panel and button-head allen screws for the handle. Best glue (in order) is: Acrifix 116 (plexiglass glue), 2-part epoxy or superglue. Accurate paint: semi-gloss black. Compartment is about 40mmX16mm at the round part. (If you have a specific spring mechanism in mind I CAN print it deeper/thicker if you tell me beforehand but I can't make it wider.) That said, making this fully functional with either a motor and gears or a spring loaded hook reel IS a more advanced modeling challenge.
Note: anyone thinking of getting one and asking me to supply the brass gears needs to do so asap. My supplier of gears will not be restocking when their current supply is gone... and it's going fast.
I can help with any specific questions. I don't have any instruction sheet since the basic assembly of the parts should be straight-forward to anyone with moderate model making experience and the setup of how/where to attach a motor will be up to the individual depending on what they decide. Which screws depends on where in the world you are (dimensioned in metric or imperial) so it's impossible for me to recommend an exact screw. Generally, people use flat machine screws for the front panel and button-head allen screws for the handle. Best glue (in order) is: Acrifix 116 (plexiglass glue), 2-part epoxy or superglue. Accurate paint: semi-gloss black. Compartment is about 40mmX16mm at the round part. (If you have a specific spring mechanism in mind I CAN print it deeper/thicker if you tell me beforehand but I can't make it wider.) That said, making this fully functional with either a motor and gears or a spring loaded hook reel IS a more advanced modeling challenge.
Note: anyone thinking of getting one and asking me to supply the brass gears needs to do so asap. My supplier of gears will not be restocking when their current supply is gone... and it's going fast.
I am about to retire this kit due to the metal gears needed being discontinued. I am offering my last spare set of gears with a kit for $250 shipped, as a holiday special.
DVDVampire
Well-Known Member
I'll take it.
You got it. Sent you a PM.
That's all for this one folks. Thanks to everyone who got in on this. I think the final count is around 5-6 kits total.
That's all for this one folks. Thanks to everyone who got in on this. I think the final count is around 5-6 kits total.
