I've been keeping my typing fingers still on this one, but here are my two pennies:
- Cabridges, I agree with almost every comment you've made so far.
- I applaud QMX for giving us more options and I kinda think it's unfair to throw that back in their faces. As a company, I don't see what else they can do. They tried to offer a product, failed miserably due to both their actions (hasty promises) and (as far as we know) due to a crappy manufacturer. Now they're finally trying to rectify it. I remember in the very beginning when everyone was screaming for a full Metal Mal and now it seems to be on the way. For those that want a refund- go get it, you've always had that option. They're not asking for more money now for the Metal one 'cause they're dropped the pre-order policy.
- I think the stunt version looks pretty decent, especially compared to other expensive resin pistols like the Hellboy Samaritan by Sideshow (which I have and dearly love, despite its plasticyness). I am familiar with the technique they seem to be using. You blend real metal powder into the resin and you "dust" the molds with it as well so that you get a top layer that is almost pure metal. From what I've read, you can get a real metal shine by buffing it. The real gun never has a mirror-finish anyway and it certainly looks as good as (or better than) some of MR's finishes (like the weathering on the Boba rifle). However, I would definitely have liked to have at least the wooden grips on the stunt. Wood grips are 90% of the feel in my opinion. But an American made, hand finished prop for $150 bucks? That's still a gorram deal in our hobby. That's almost what we usually pay around these parts for unfinished resin castings!
- The metal prototype pics definitely look like Siderios work, albeit modified. There are too many similarities to be a coincidence. We know Siderio did a decent job on the Firefly version, so the final gun will probably turn out pretty good and there's a pretty good chance it'll actually see the light of day. QMX has so far recognized the talents of other people 'round here, like Ben, so it's only natural they'd contact Sid too. I do hope that they get the parts plated though. They will have to make the metal version pretty special to convince those people that already have Sids metal Firefly version that they need one more.
- Cabridges, I agree with almost every comment you've made so far.
- I applaud QMX for giving us more options and I kinda think it's unfair to throw that back in their faces. As a company, I don't see what else they can do. They tried to offer a product, failed miserably due to both their actions (hasty promises) and (as far as we know) due to a crappy manufacturer. Now they're finally trying to rectify it. I remember in the very beginning when everyone was screaming for a full Metal Mal and now it seems to be on the way. For those that want a refund- go get it, you've always had that option. They're not asking for more money now for the Metal one 'cause they're dropped the pre-order policy.
- I think the stunt version looks pretty decent, especially compared to other expensive resin pistols like the Hellboy Samaritan by Sideshow (which I have and dearly love, despite its plasticyness). I am familiar with the technique they seem to be using. You blend real metal powder into the resin and you "dust" the molds with it as well so that you get a top layer that is almost pure metal. From what I've read, you can get a real metal shine by buffing it. The real gun never has a mirror-finish anyway and it certainly looks as good as (or better than) some of MR's finishes (like the weathering on the Boba rifle). However, I would definitely have liked to have at least the wooden grips on the stunt. Wood grips are 90% of the feel in my opinion. But an American made, hand finished prop for $150 bucks? That's still a gorram deal in our hobby. That's almost what we usually pay around these parts for unfinished resin castings!
- The metal prototype pics definitely look like Siderios work, albeit modified. There are too many similarities to be a coincidence. We know Siderio did a decent job on the Firefly version, so the final gun will probably turn out pretty good and there's a pretty good chance it'll actually see the light of day. QMX has so far recognized the talents of other people 'round here, like Ben, so it's only natural they'd contact Sid too. I do hope that they get the parts plated though. They will have to make the metal version pretty special to convince those people that already have Sids metal Firefly version that they need one more.
