BSG Cylon Raider up for pre-order

[darthviper107]

That's pretty cool, next up is Serenity!


Although a while back they had some pics of a Cylon Basestar they were working on.

 

[Darklord Dave]

That's pretty cool, next up is Serenity!


Although a while back they had some pics of a Cylon Basestar they were working on.

A Basestar? Before a Viper or Battlestar? Talk about a way to kill things. No way I'm dropping a grand on a Basestar.

 

[Darth Waller]

No way I'm dropping a grand on a Basestar.

Sure, you say that now, but just you wait...

 

[Darth Caedus]

Basestar would be massive. I expect MR M.Falcon size. That raiders looks frakking awesome.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Basestar would be massive. I expect MR M.Falcon size. That raiders looks frakking awesome.

Nah, I wouldn't imagine they'd do a basestar that large. There is no "studio scale" on these, so the Basestar can be any size.

 

[Reinhardt]

pics of your collection please. you can omit pics of your cinemaquette indy if that is what was causing so much controversy.

 

[icruise]

And the Tonner stuff.

 

[Star Puffs]

A Basestar? Before a Viper or Battlestar? Talk about a way to kill things. No way I'm dropping a grand on a Basestar.

That is typical of bad decision making by many companies. They seem to think they can hold off on the most popular elements and yet keep a line going. Diamond Select has all but killed the 7" BSG line with some awful decision making regarding which characters to do on top of their usual slow production.

I mean even as a female fan I had minimal interest in the Gina and Kendra characters from Razor and significant interest (like most collectors) in Col. Tigh, Baltar, Athena/Boomer, etc. who have yet to be made (and may not be now according to Art Asylum).

Sideshow by contrast made an excellent decision in the GI Joe line, releasing Snake-Eyes and Cobra Commander to start. That helps build momentum.

 

[galactiboy]

If they next went with a Viper then worked up to Galactica I think they'd do alright. A basestar is stretching it... could be cool, but honestly is an odd design that might not be something many would want to drop the $$$ on.

 

[Fritz]

I posted once, but people made stupid comments so I deleted them.

There's no such thing as stupid comments, just stupid people making comments.

 

[tnaig001]

Hey guys. After watching BSG on Blu-ray, i caved and bought this too.

Arrived yesterday. I must tell Dave he lucked out and got one that was in great condition. Mine was less so.

One gun was broken.

The decals weren't complete and there was glue residue on the engine.

Onto the pictures.

 

[tnaig001]

I've emailed Qmx and hope they can do something about this. Maybe someone is trying to tell me i should stop collecting.

 

[Darklord Dave]

I believe the decal is supposed to be that way, showing battle damage. But I'll look at mine later to see.

Did you get it from Sideshow or QMx? Either way, QMx are sticklers about QC and should help you out.

 

[tnaig001]

I believe the decal is supposed to be that way, showing battle damage. But I'll look at mine later to see.

Did you get it from Sideshow or QMx? Either way, QMx are sticklers about QC and should help you out.

Hi Dave. I really hope they can. I bought the raider mainly because I really wanted a artisan piece, one that was built and painted by specialists in the USA and not a mass produced china paint job.

I got the raider off ebay as SS didn't have stock and Qmx showed conflicting status.

let's hope it works out

 

[tnaig001]

Here's some comparison pictures between what i'd thought i would get vs what i got.

Qmx stock picture

actual

Engine Qmx

Actual

Qmx wing

actual

 

[tnaig001]

Hi guys. just a quick update. Qmx's director of sales got back to me and said they would look into my case and get back to me.

Really impressed with the customer service.

 

[tnaig001]

anyone else have a raider?

 

[Darklord Dave]

Just examined mine more closely - I was wrong about the decal - there is no battle damage. And the edges are all crisp. You definitely got a defective one.

 

[tnaig001]

Just examined mine more closely - I was wrong about the decal - there is no battle damage. And the edges are all crisp. You definitely got a defective one.

thanks for chiming in Dave. Hoping that Qmx will offer a lifeline of sorts.

 

[theguru1]

Will be interesting to see how this all turns out (as someone that has the Serenity replica on order).

So even tho it was an ebay order, it was still a new, never opened or displayed item? Basically they were just a reseller, which in this case is really no different then if you did purchase from Sideshow.

As such, that means it left QMx looking like that, which sounds very strange, since like Dave said, they seem to be a real stickler for quality, especially on the replica lines.