TDKR Hot Toys 1/6 Scale vehicle "THE BAT"

[darkmoon2112]

I wonder if anyone thought of using the word "password" for their password.

.. and using username for their id



it was you bro

 

[Username]

.. and using username for their id



it was you bro

Lol.
Seriously, though, i only registered here fairly recently, and i must have spent an HOUR going through cool, geeky, scifi character names and they were ALL TAKEN...
I had a similar problem on eBay(My handle there is All_The _Good_Usernames_Are_Taken!), and i even tried THAT username, but it was too long for the forum software...
Eventually, tired of seeing USERNAME written there, TAUNTING me, i tried that.
And found that my thought process was at least semi-unique.

 

[6Series]

It is a unique ID, I like it!

 

[DrQ2]

I wonder if anyone thought of using the word "password" for their password.

When I was a administration I would see that used all the time.

 

[Username]

It is a unique ID, I like it!

Thanks Ben. Was your normal username taken here?

When I was a administration I would see that used all the time.

I bet.
I normally go by the username *Bar* on forums.
As before, I think it was either taken or too short for the forum.

 

[darkmoon2112]

Lol.
Seriously, though, i only registered here fairly recently, and i must have spent an HOUR going through cool, geeky, scifi character names and they were ALL TAKEN...
I had a similar problem on eBay(My handle there is All_The _Good_Usernames_Are_Taken!), and i even tried THAT username, but it was too long for the forum software...
Eventually, tired of seeing USERNAME written there, TAUNTING me, i tried that.
And found that my thought process was at least semi-unique.

for me..
i'm only using this id (darkmoon2112) for all forum and i'm using the same passwords too

it's easy for me to remember

lucky my username is not taken with someone else

 

[DrQ2]

Thanks Ben. Was your normal username taken here?




I bet.
I normally go by the username *Bar* on forums.
As before, I think it was either taken or too short for the forum.

Dr. Q2 since 1988 / ihavetofixit since 1990 I even own the URL. I did own com/net/org of my last name sold. Com still have net and org.

 

[Username]

I always find it interesting to hear how people settled on their usernames.
Usually there's a good story.

 

[bauzz]

I always find it interesting to hear how people settled on their usernames.
Usually there's a good story.

I have no story. I literally just randomly started hitting keys. It works.

Username, maybe after The Bat you can move on to the Quinjet

 

[DrQ2]

I

I always find it interesting to hear how people settled on their usernames.
Usually there's a good story.

Long story short.

DR.Q2 is my name from the thg/inc/razor days I was a cracker, plus I came up with Q items all the time. They say it never pays. I went to work on Quicken 3.0 (5.0).Quick books 1.0. I was also a CNI the name ihavetofixit. I fixed every. My last name was not used till I became the sr eng for the i700 (my software is the grandfather of what is in your cell phone.). I started working with computers in 1982 on the net 1988.

Now I am known as the fake chef. I cook at people homes. And take care of my daughter.

 

[intothevoid]

Lol.
As for the kit...
I have come up with a very novel and(If i dare say so myself), clever solution to making more than one. When i get the first hull in my hands the pic itself will blow everyone away(I've done this a lot before, and what i imagine in my head is close to how it will happen).
My original idea was to make one from styrene just for me.
But with the possibility(However slim) that people would want a build also, i had to think about how to make parts that were exact each time. Making them from scratch even for three would be a killer.
I won't bore everyone here with my method, but i have an idea in mind to be able to have the entire hull and most of the panels in lightweight styrene via vacforming. And my breakdown will have the entire hull as one piece.
I'll still need an alu understructure which will mount the tail to the lobster arms as one piece to make sure there is inherent strength there. I have a metal fabrication shop close by that has done work for me in the past. They are not cheap but their work is good.
With their contribution, the tail will support the weight of the craft so it can be sat on it's "landing gear".
Possibly the hardest part to envision for me is the rotor hub assembly, but i have a design in my head already(Whether accurate or not, it's not actually an issue, as it will be hidden in the structure). I will mock up the shape in styrene then cast that, and drill the resin copy to install the bearings for the rotors and the gear driven mast. I might be able to source engineering parts from model helicopters for the main parts but i will get info on that later in the build. I have a friend who owns an R/C store and he is an expert on helicopter parts.
Of course i won't rule out the fact i might have to scratchbuild that stuff also. As that will all have to be fitted to the hull later, i will try not to think that far ahead right now. I am juggling about a hundred parts in my head for this build.
In any case, as for a "kit".
Although i could technically get all the parts i was going to assemble myself and bundle them in a box with a set of instructions(And i will offer that if anyone wants it), it will be a big job assembling it all.
I know there will be many up to the challenge. But i know there will be a lot of people who would go pale at the thought of a box with 200 pieces in it that they have to assemble themselves...
And if anyone would prefer the option of a kit, i can work out how much that would cost after the first build.

Honestly if you pull this off it will be etched in 1/6 legend forever

I have a feeling this thread now belongs to Username....unless the HT cancellation turns out not to be the case.

 

[hrambo001]

Good luck Username!

This HT cancellation really sucks. I was really looking forward to the Bat. I'm actually surprised at the fact that they believe this is too expensive and too large for collectors.

There's no denying that it's huge, but that hasn't stopped QMX from making a limited run of their models.

Or how about SS with their legendary scale figures or 1:1 replica endoskeletons and boba fett? Obviously the price on these is probably more than what the Bat would cost.

Still at this point there's not much to do other than wait. I distinctly remember a time when HT said that the Iron Monger wouldn't be made because it was too large and cost prohibitive and yet here we are waiting for that figure to get released in the next few months.

 

[Username]

Good luck Username!

This HT cancellation really sucks. I was really looking forward to the Bat. I'm actually surprised at the fact that they believe this is too expensive and too large for collectors.

There's no denying that it's huge, but that hasn't stopped QMX from making a limited run of their models.

Indeed.
I am not trying to step on any toes here. If it's announced that it's still on, i shall quietly step back, make two for me and be on my way.

Honestly if you pull this off it will be etched in 1/6 legend forever

Lol. I will pull it off. It's not that complicated a design.
And the bigger the better.

I


Now I am known as the fake chef. I cook at people homes. And take care of my daughter.

Great story.
I envy people who are great at cooking.
I can boil water. Just about. As long as the kettle is working okay...

I have no story. I literally just randomly started hitting keys. It works.

Username, maybe after The Bat you can move on to the Quinjet

Believe me, i have already considered that. But i think it may be bigger than The Bat.
If i was able to secure plans for the Quinjet like i was with The Bat, i would consider it. But it will be wider than it is long. A problem the Bat doesn't share.

 

[Geil]

haha nice story DrQ2 and what a career change!
I like to be a gourmet chef.. assist someday....
As for the kit option I think that would make it feasible to get it shipped across the ocean without damage and costing an arm and a leg! oh I just remembered I have yet to build a model I am proud of.... and my pile of model kits waiting for my skill set to reach a more respectable level has reached man height so ....

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

So has this been cancelled?

 

[vito81]

Lol.
As for the kit...
I have come up with a very novel and(If i dare say so myself), clever solution to making more than one. When i get the first hull in my hands the pic itself will blow everyone away(I've done this a lot before, and what i imagine in my head is close to how it will happen).
My original idea was to make one from styrene just for me.
But with the possibility(However slim) that people would want a build also, i had to think about how to make parts that were exact each time. Making them from scratch even for three would be a killer.
I won't bore everyone here with my method, but i have an idea in mind to be able to have the entire hull and most of the panels in lightweight styrene via vacforming. And my breakdown will have the entire hull as one piece.
I'll still need an alu understructure which will mount the tail to the lobster arms as one piece to make sure there is inherent strength there. I have a metal fabrication shop close by that has done work for me in the past. They are not cheap but their work is good.
With their contribution, the tail will support the weight of the craft so it can be sat on it's "landing gear".
Possibly the hardest part to envision for me is the rotor hub assembly, but i have a design in my head already(Whether accurate or not, it's not actually an issue, as it will be hidden in the structure). I will mock up the shape in styrene then cast that, and drill the resin copy to install the bearings for the rotors and the gear driven mast. I might be able to source engineering parts from model helicopters for the main parts but i will get info on that later in the build. I have a friend who owns an R/C store and he is an expert on helicopter parts.
Of course i won't rule out the fact i might have to scratchbuild that stuff also. As that will all have to be fitted to the hull later, i will try not to think that far ahead right now. I am juggling about a hundred parts in my head for this build.
In any case, as for a "kit".
Although i could technically get all the parts i was going to assemble myself and bundle them in a box with a set of instructions(And i will offer that if anyone wants it), it will be a big job assembling it all.
I know there will be many up to the challenge. But i know there will be a lot of people who would go pale at the thought of a box with 200 pieces in it that they have to assemble themselves...
And if anyone would prefer the option of a kit, i can work out how much that would cost after the first build.

I can't wait, I can't wait

 

[bauzz]

So has this been cancelled?

No one knows definitively. Only rumors of "it's too big and expensive to mass produce" coming out of the Asian shows. I put the odds at 50/50 of it seeing the light of day, and at 0 percent of being released before 2014.

IF it's not made then Username is willing to step up to the plate and put his considerable talents to use to hook us all up with one that will probably have more features than Hot Toys' prototype.

 

[pr3dato8]

Username any idea what price region this will be in? $500, $800, $1000, more?

 

[andrewm]

He said he wouldn't know untill after he built the first prototype

 

[hrambo001]

From STGCC 2012

I hope it doesn't appear like I'm not willing to accept the project's cancellation, but the bat is clearly identified as a "1/6th scale collectible". Maybe there's still hope?

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