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Another Moebius Raider completed!

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  • From: Bluegrass
Another Moebius Raider completed!
Posted by robiwon on Sunday, July 13, 2014 10:11 AM

Here's my little beast, fresh off the bench. A very fun kit to build. I did discover that the fit was a lot better after cutting off a lot of the mounting lugs.










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  • From: Toronto
Posted by Rob S. on Sunday, July 13, 2014 6:53 PM

Very cool!! Yes

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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, July 13, 2014 9:21 PM

Looks good, is the Moebius kit the old Monogram kit reboxed?

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  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Monday, July 14, 2014 5:02 AM

The Moebius kit is an all new tool. Nearly twice as big as the Monogram kit. Here is a comparison shot for you Rob.

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Posted by r13b20 on Monday, July 14, 2014 9:38 AM

I was wondering about the size. My Raider has Revell on the box, so it should be the small version. Very nice and lights to boot! Bob

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  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Monday, July 14, 2014 4:31 PM

Thanks a bunch guys.

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:52 PM

Wow, nice job! I'd love to have one but it's just too darn big!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:34 PM

Too big?!?! It's only a 17 inch wing span! You should see the three foot TOS Galactica I'm working on!

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Posted by CodyJ on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:23 AM

Killer lights!  Nice paint work too!  

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  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 4:51 AM

Thanks for the comments!

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:11 PM

Ok, lol! Big but not huge! I mean with a 17 inch wingspan and it's oval it still takes up a lot of space unless I hang it from the ceiling or something like that.

Dunno where I'd even put a three foot battlestar!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by r13b20 on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 8:22 PM

Nose to nose with a 3ft. Star Destroyer? (nudge, nudge, wink, wink!)  :) Bob

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  • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
Posted by Swanny on Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:46 AM

As I started to look at this I was thinking how someone needs to light up one of these kits then BAM! there it was! Awesome job - looks great. Did you incorporate some flicker into the main motors or are they steady burning?

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  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Thursday, July 17, 2014 4:37 PM

Thanks guys. Swanny the engine lights are steady on. I don't add flickering LED for engines. I know the animation looks cool but to me flickering means sputtering and advanced spaceships should never sputter!  :)

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  • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
Posted by Swanny on Friday, July 18, 2014 12:02 PM

Maybe he got some water in his dark matter?

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  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Friday, July 18, 2014 12:43 PM

I originally built it with red LEDs for the engines but they burned out during assembly as they were not true 3v LEDs! Thankfully I was able to take apart what I had done and replace them with whites. Check your LED kids!

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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, July 28, 2014 10:29 AM

robiwon

The Moebius kit is an all new tool. Nearly twice as big as the Monogram kit. Here is a comparison shot for you Rob.

Thanks for that photo. I remember buying the Raider before I had ever heard of Battlestar Galactica. One of the bigger department stores in the Vermont/New Hampshire back in the late 70s. It was cooler looking than the viper, which at the time looked too much like a poor man's X-Wing. I remember it shooting plastic missiles.

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  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:16 AM

In all the reissues of that Monogram kit they had removed the firing missile function, but left the holes there!

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