For armor fans

Your Main Forum For Discussing 1:18 Scale Military Figures and Vehicles.
SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

For armor fans

Post by SkyWorksToys » Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:21 pm

Here is some thing you should like ,more pictures at SkyWorksToys.com
Image

Panther F
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 678
Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:56 am
Location: Indiana

Post by Panther F » Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:34 pm

Hmmmmm, had my heart broken earlier this year over one. :cry:

Panther F
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 678
Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:56 am
Location: Indiana

Post by Panther F » Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:35 pm

Panther F wrote:Hmmmmm, had my heart broken earlier this year over one. :cry:
Looks good: http://skyworkstoys.com/strikergeneraldynamics.html

Birddog
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 1919
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:06 pm
Location: Georgia
Contact:

Post by Birddog » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:06 pm

Interesting......what features will it have and what will the price tag be?
Go Ugly Early in 1/18!!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:37 am

This is commission work for a customer ,with no intention to be semi mas produced i tough that it is interesting that flat sheets of styrene can be transform this way , as far as features all hatches open and wheels are turning which need to be modified and molds will be made for 8 wheels so I was wondering if there will be any interest from board members then I will produce few ,but it seem that that you all focus on F14 this days ,well I'll post pictures of finish model when done
Image

Birddog
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 1919
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:06 pm
Location: Georgia
Contact:

Post by Birddog » Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:43 am

What do you think the selling price range would be?

that will help in feeling out intrests.
Go Ugly Early in 1/18!!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:35 am

Armor is little easier to make than aircraft, look just from a size point of view there is a big difference and there is less molds making and far less silicone,that said all pivots on volume of the orders Pickel said once that "if I find 10 buyers Ill produce it ",and that holds truth here too,well kit around $180 and finish one I guess $250. now how much you think customer pays for this one only one in a world as far as I know, there is over 200 hours invested so far and I suspect 100 more.
Image

Ta-152
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 674
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:28 pm
Location: Copperas Cove, Tx

Post by Ta-152 » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:10 am

Until Unimax decides to actually move forward on theirs.
I Tan I Epi Tas

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:50 am

or not ,I don't really care what big company's say or announce all of them lays to you over and over again and you guys take bite every time,where one of them is Himalayas of misleading, I on the other hand always made what I announced,also from a another point of view did you ever see Antics Road Show,historically hand made not mass produced items bring lots of money.just keeping that in mind ,I read Chunks post about piece of s... P 51 by SkyWorks see this is very first model ever sold by us ,how much you think it will be worth in a future and agree it is piece of s... compare to what we make now

Ta-152
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 674
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:28 pm
Location: Copperas Cove, Tx

Post by Ta-152 » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:58 am

Wow, someone should invest in some chill pills.
I Tan I Epi Tas

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:05 pm

man Im cool,did felt hostility there? if so there was not my intention sorry

Fritzkrieg
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 835
Joined: Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:49 pm

Post by Fritzkrieg » Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:59 pm

That's a great Pricepoint, for a unique piece of armor that size. If it were WWII German, I'd be in-line for one for sure.

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:55 pm

Pictures of almost finished one
Image
more photos at SkyWorksToys.com
look for the one with decals

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:23 pm

Thank you for lots of emails, thanks to you we going to make it.We could ad detail or two but this is final version we are taking orders on Military Toy Shop. sorry to bother you when all this F14 flying all over the country
Image
Image
Image
Image

gouchy
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 842
Joined: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:47 am

Post by gouchy » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:08 pm

This looks gooood!

Price mentioned is somewhat prohibitive for me, I may have to go on instant noodle diet

Birddog
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 1919
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:06 pm
Location: Georgia
Contact:

Post by Birddog » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:11 pm

With all the orders that have pushed this into a "production model" status, is the price the same?

Has there been any interest in a turret version of the Stryker? Have you thought about making different variants?
Go Ugly Early in 1/18!!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:44 am

We are hoping to keep that price ,having said that it is only a estimate of work in progress ,and I myself would like to have working suspension with turning front wheels ,interior and bunch of little things here in there

flyboy_fx
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 4336
Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:42 pm
Location: North Carolina,USA

Post by flyboy_fx » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:15 pm

Good work and again glad to have you here!

Post pics of all your customs! :wink:
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."
--Samuel Beckett

luftpanzer
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 1528
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:55 pm
Location: Randolph New Jersey
Contact:

Post by luftpanzer » Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:30 pm

Nice work !! Would you be interested in doing a Fox CBRN recon vehicle? Reason Im asking is I drive one and it would be cool to have one in 1/18th :D
Back At ft campbell KY Formally of Ocala FL

Panther F
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 678
Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:56 am
Location: Indiana

Post by Panther F » Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:52 am

This is looking great, any chance of having a side-by-side photo with the Stryker and the BBi LAV? Before buying it I'd like to see an approximate size of the vehicle.

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:30 am

luftpanzer wrote:Nice work !! Would you be interested in doing a Fox CBRN recon vehicle? Reason Im asking is I drive one and it would be cool to have one in 1/18th :D
"nice work" coming from guy who actually drives similar thing means a lot to me ,as far as CBRN I could make it in future I try to make one piece of armor(new casting) a year when I need break from airplanes I figured this way I'll have fleet in ten years so who knows but for now Im very busy with other project I will keep CBRN in my mind since it is build on LAV platform very unusual vehicle

SkyWorksToys
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 142
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Post by SkyWorksToys » Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:04 am

Panther F wrote:This is looking great, any chance of having a side-by-side photo with the Stryker and the BBi LAV? Before buying it I'd like to see an approximate size of the vehicle.
Sure,this photo is with BBI LAV which is not straight out of the box, it was painted and weathered a little
Image
Image
Image

Baker707
Corporal
Corporal
Posts: 81
Joined: Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:00 am
Location: Quebec,Canada

Post by Baker707 » Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:22 am

Very great pics! :shock:
French canadian! :P
[url=http://img7.imageshack.us/i/baker707bannirezp4.png/][img]http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6660/baker707bannirezp4.png[/img][/url]

Fritzkrieg
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 835
Joined: Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:49 pm

Post by Fritzkrieg » Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:17 pm

Very nice looking model. Is this up for sale yet?

Panther F
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 678
Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:56 am
Location: Indiana

Post by Panther F » Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:10 pm

THANK YOU so much for the photos! I like it even better now!

Post Reply