Timeslip Creations Revell-Scale Battlestar Kit

It's all good, Chris!  I got what you were on about and took no offense.  As I said, to each their own.  I completely understand where you're coming from, as well. 

BTW, my apologies for our past clashes.  Glad we can iron things out between us as I really enjoy seeing your work. 

Griff, I re-read my last comment, and without having to edit it, I wanted you to understand that I wasn't having a go at you personally. Nor your wanting to buy and build that kit..

I was simply expressing my thoughts regarding it and the price that it cost only.. Not the person building..

Cheers, Chris

For me, it definately isn't about the money. All I was saying is that if you wan't to pay for a "figure" that has only a few parts. Or build a kit and add the extra's yourself. I know that I would choose the latter. As for the extra $200, I drop that everytime I buy a tennis racquet. As I have 4 in the bag, then you get my point. I also have a golf habbit that in Japan is burning the wallet at both ends...

I am also currently in the Airline build. I could buy a pre-built "replica" of an airliner. Or I could build a kit.. I again, chose the latter.. Same as people calling the Bandai Star Trek ships models "models". In my opinion they are "replica's" and not models.... 

To each their own, of course!  I don't mind the expenditure for the complete kit and had budgeted for it.  Again, IMNSHO, it was well worth it for one of the best replicas of this ship that I can hope to have any time in the next decade.  

As to the resin accurizing bits comment...  I don't understand that one.  Well, unless you're talking about the old Sub-Level 3 / SMT / Timeslip Creations Battlestar Detailing Parts.  Those definitely aren't accurate, tho at least give the R-M kit more detail. 

However, there's an upcoming accurizing set coming out sometime this year that's 1,000% better than the old detailing set.  It allows the builder to get a whole lot closer to accurate than they'd otherwise get.  Mark did a great job hunting down approximate scale parts, modifying them as required or scratchbuilding some pieces/parts. 

Otherwise, to get the parts accurate to the original studio model, you've got to spend a lot of time trying to track down those specific parts in the proper scale.  If you're scratchbuilding skills are as poor as mine, that means research kits.  And if you go that route, you've got to purchase a number of kits - and if you want multiple copies of some of those parts to place in the areas the model calls for, you'd have to by multiple kits or casting materials.  For me, it's just easier & faster to spend a little extra money and buy accurizing parts. 

Maybe I'm lazy or maybe I just want to get the model finished before the end of this decade.  I dunno.  If I could get my painting skills up to where I'd like them to be, I'd have already finished literally dozens of models, but that's another story entirely.

To me, buying some accurizing parts isn't any different than spending money on the kit in the first place.  Sadly, we don't have companies like Tamiya and DML who have started including accurizing and/or conversion bits in some of their kits, particularly armor kits, for the SciFi community, so have to rely on what references are out there and those who have the skills to build us accurate stuff - which means we rarely get 100% accurate kits. 

:shrug:  To each their own, as I said above.  We all have a different way of looking at things that are driven by our priorities, right?   

$245?

Yeah, I am sorry, but I think that working on the Revell kit and saving a bit of money would be the better option. I really don't see the extra $200 in that kit sorry...

And I am not a fan of the resin extra's that are floating around also. A little bit of homework and some creative spirit, and you can reproduce a decent Revell sized looking replica.. 

Chris 

I'll do my best to get some more pics posted this coming weekend.  Trying to find a good enough grill pattern for the insides of the engines right now, tho.

Here's a pic of mine, thus far.  Needs a bit of work - and I need to get a better camera in the MegaPulsar-  er...  PIXEL range.  Yeah, that's it. 

BTW, it's the same size as the old Revell-Monogram battlestar kit, just about 1/2" longer or close to it.  The base I used is from The Model Base, which is Out Of Business.

I'm going to try and get mine to a point where I feel comfortable taking and posting pics then do so.  I'll be sure to include a comparison pic of the Timeslip kit next to a R-M buildup I've got in-progress, as well.