It's been a year since I've received any emails. This thread started over two years ago. I'm afraid none of us will see this pack or our money. I hope I'm proven wrong.
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I think Mr. Hoines probably screwed up with me, yes.
You see, i’m waiting for my project more time than this one(Like, one year more) and besides the total lack of communication, i’ve been blocked on Rocket’s other media without good reason. I was always very polite when asking for my helmet and i e-mailed him like, once in 7 months?? He can’t brag i was being annoying or insisting too much.
I haven’t received eved a single progress photo, i don’t know even if he really started my project...
I would disagree..
If one is refusing to communicate at all.. what other recourse is there?
If there said 'builder/seller' is not fulfilling old projects.... and starts a new one.. I would think I that is a GREAT place to draw attention to the problem. (as well as let other know whats going on)
I get you are his friend.. but let HIM chime in if he doesnt want it to be a one side of a dispute.
And, really? (thanks for letting me know I guess)
When you 'get in bed' with Rocketeer.. you are signing up for:
* no refunds
* changing schedules
* delays beyond what was originally promised when payment was taken.
* bad communication
Got it.
* Sounds a bit like Anovos comments! LOL
I sure HOPE that is not how Rocketeer wants his reputation to be thought of..
Is this supposed to be a joke, Westies?
In law, we have something called “contract”.
I still have faith in this project.
A update will be greatly apreciated.
Hello everyone and sorry for the MIA.. I have had about the worst 3 months of my life.. and the last year and a half were not great either.. family, health, finance etc...But I think I am past the worst of it now..
I have been working on the pack as much as I can, and I am not making excuses, I was expecting to be done by now and have it all shipped out...but that hasnt happened, but it will. I have used money from the deposits and from various other small runs I have done to pay for everything that needed to be done, 3D work, supplies for molding, casting, finishing, printing, materials and parts/pieces for all the little buts that go into each pack.. and expenses have considerable.
Anyway I think the main hull of the pack is ready to start the molding process, the radiator/grill at the top needs a few more tweaks to be ready.. the fins for the top of the hull (24 for each pack) are printed and prepped for molding, the grill (4 bottom grills) are ready as well. I have been trying to get the thickness right where each grill would attach/slot into the hull so when I mold it the process will be easy to just glue them into place.
I have also sent off a couple prototype flaps in for bending.. once they are back and the bends are correct for width and fit I will get the rest done and sent in for bending as well.
The tube, rod ends, threaded rod, braided hose, nuts, bolts, fans, caps, grommets, copper tubing, steel mesh, 1/2 round (for flap finishing) and anything else I may have missed in this sentence has been ordered or is already here.
Here are some pics of the pack and a few other pieces I have been working on.. the back "egg" piece is now complete, which was almost completely graphed in without damaging the rivets..as the stunt pack had the rods cast into the pack, not clean like the hero packs.
Anyone can always email me, you all have my email address, and I will answer as quickly as I can.
I will be prepping the hull for molding, finishing up the top grill, molding the fins and small bottom grills this week and next.. I will try to get a picture of all the pieces that will come with a kit before I get that started, should be picking up the flaps in the next couple days, so by Thurs/Fri this week I will update with those pictures.
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Looking awesome buddy, can you keep us posted how far you are with molding?Hey guys. Sorry it’s been a day. Took these pics this morning. But just have the chance to post them.
All the pieces in the pics would be what you would get in a kit. A couple things would be different and a few things are missing.
So the rods and tubes for the flaps would be cut to length.. so cut into about a 1/4 of the length in the pics.
There would be a couple of small copper/brass tubes that attach to the engine bits.
There is only 1 set of fitting for the engine tubes in the pics, you would get 2 sets.
I only have the one grill for the engine covers, you would get 4 grills
Other than that it would be 1/2 round pieces to glue on the engine flaps.
Also I wanted to mention the fins for the top of the hull have pour spouts attached. They will need to be trimmed off..this is why they look like that in the pictures.
I think that’s it, so there are close to 100 pieces to this kit. Maybe more. I will get a list of things included once everything is molded up and ready to go.
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