UNBOXING REVIEW

The Arkhitect Advanced Research Colonizer Spaceship

From Perfection Industry Co Ltd. of HK

1/32 Fantastic Voyage Proteus Build

By Stephen Dymszo

Hello everyone! It is well to see Modelers Miniatures & Magic again showing new content! Thank you to Chris Dye and his team!! I am pleased to say that I too shall be adding to what will be shown.

Just before I retired from Modeler Magic (back on May 31, 2021), I received a few new kits to unbox, not having the opportunity to do so until today. I am excited to do so, especially now that MMM is running at full speed once more.

I am pleased to show a kit that has been out for months now, yet still is highly anticipatory to many model builders and fans alike. From Dynamic Digital Creations, we have the 1/1930 BSG-75. In the title I state it is “half studio scale” only because it is to scale with the half studio scale Battlestar Galactica TOS Kit that Mike Salzo had released years ago now...

Before we get started, I wanted everyone to know that I considered doing these two Kits unboxing’s on video. I decided that it better serves the art form to be able to see up close each part that comes in these kits, appreciating the great craftsmanship and work that went into bringing them to reality. Also of note is that what I receive from an artist may not be the same as what you may receive. Simply stated, the GK industry is still working out the kinks of constant quality control and professionalism therein. We are always striving to improve the art form. So.. with these photos below, allow your eyes to determine what you know.

Back on February 10, 2021 I had the honor of receiving two of my kit orders from Tony Celliers, Dynamic Digital Creations...

When 1980 came around, and The Empire Strikes Back was released, I came out of the theater pumped up and excited about the new ship designs that had been used in the film! The Rebel Base attack scene on Hoth really stuck in my mind! After purchasing the ESB Sketchbook, I actually made my own Snowspeeder to fit my 1/18 Star Wars figures out of card stock. I used only the front and rear drawings from that Sketchbook as examples to make my Speeder… and it turned out really good! All of those intricate angles I achieved without seeing a side view…. and I was amazed! LOL...

I love these amazing and large mode kits. This one, from Alain Rivard’s PROP SHOP was 3D printed from the STL Files Alain created based on the measurements and details of the original studio model used in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. I have had two other kit makers studio scale Thunderfighter’s in the collection fro some time and I must say that this kit stands well with them both. Having been 3D Printed, it does have some remnant lines that can be seen with the naked eye, but unfelt when I ran my fingers over those spots. The design of the kit itself is very well thought out, and the parts fit so well together that it could be a snap kit. At first glance, I thought I had found a fitment alignment issue, but as it turned out it was my own alignment error...

As always I shall tell you what I see, provide up close high resolution photos, and turn it over to you for inspection. For me, I greatly wanted to see how artist Alain Rivard’s produced STL files for 3D Printing in studio scale would actually turn out. Using a high quality 3D print service, (which Alain himself hired out to make these parts that I purchased) the result is nothing less than amazing! These parts are perfect! The fine detail work is all present, and I can see no leftover print lines that we see with some printed items. That stated, the printer makes a huge difference, and one must do their research as to which is best to use. Below you will see the parts as I had received them back in early February, along with some comment on each model...

Dark Rey’s Dual LightSaber INSPIRED

ONE-OFF PROTOTYPE!

a KUHN GLOBAL REVIEW.

On October 18, 2019 I was visited by KORBANTH owner Randy Johnson. With him was a box that was about 20 to 24 inches in length that he handed to me, asking me to open it (with a huge smile on his face). As I held it, I noticed it had some very light weight to it, but not overly so. I guessed it was a new LightSaber, but did not know which. As I opened it, I saw a reddish tint in the box of two wonderful and strong aluminum tubes.. it was definitely a LightSaber with non of the electronic “guts” inside of it. Taking it out further, it was obvious it was a double LightSaber, and that it was inspired of Dark Rey’s from The Rise of Skywalker upcoming film...

Every so often a kit stands out more than the rest. Last month, KORBANTH released a kit of the ~38″ inch Blockade Runner… which is a RE-POP from the original amazing Chris Kelley kit from years back. Korbanth purchased the patterns and molds late last year, and as recently usual, they came through my place here for inspection before going to Randy Johnson to produce under the Korbanth banner. That stated, this kit is NOT exactly as it was originally made… it is BETTER! Randy took the patterns and molds to artist Mark Worley, who made the original patterns even better by adding additional detail, and making it better to assemble. Then Mark made new molds, and cast the nearly perfect kit that I show you today...

I wanted to reach out to you about this latest build and maybe attach a few words to it. First and foremost, NICE-N Model Designs hit the nail on the head with this kit. The engineering and armature are very impressive. I can’t find flaw one, in the way this model looks built. In my eyes it truly is SS Accurate down to the rivet holes. There was one down side to the model, and I was warned before purchase, that my kit would come from old molds. Now I didn’t have a clue what that meant, but I figured I wanted one and I’d just deal with it. The model arrived and it was like I said, engineered perfection. The casting was near perfect and the only problem I had were some dips in the hull halves. They were all taken care of with body filler, then re-scribed panel lines...