TSD-Alpha "Thunder Shadow Drone" Robot Kit

Dead Metal wrote:Interested, but only if it#s injection molded and fully painted, if it's a shapeways kit with paint I won't buy.

Bumblevivisector wrote:Makes me wish even more that Generations Thunderwing had been been Voyager sized, but I'm looking forward to this too...

Insane Galvatron wrote:I had thought about designing something like this. My idea involved the bot replacing the drone, not attaching to the bottom of it. If they'll make it so, I'd buy it. As rendered? Not quite.

rpetras wrote:Thunderwing is just a REALLY BIG Legends Class. At least in my universe

Thinktank wrote:We are seriously exploring a molded production option in the
near future but, not just yet.

Flux Convoy wrote:

Thinktank wrote:
We are seriously exploring a molded production option in the
near future but, not just yet.

Get that tied up and I'm likely on board for all of them. Shapeways, while useful, is not a finished product. It is pre-production at best. I wouldn't drop third party prices on any Shapeways item no matter how interested I might be.

Thinktank wrote:Please consider that we were having to cram a basic/scout level articulated figure down into a mini-con sized package.

We appreciate all the constructive feedback we have recieved on this endeavor. Yes even the negative kind. The thoughts, critiques and encouragement, you the fan base given us help educate us as to what we can do to make a better product.

This varied input has led to three very important points we needed to consider:

1. Color Casting & Painting:
While we are certainly going through with the model kit plan for the first few waves of release. A lot of the comments that have been made, point to the desire for a more finished "retail grade" product. We can assure you that the options to do this are being aggressively explored and it looks more positive than not that we can accomplish this next step. A step that provides you the customer with what you have said you would like to ideally purchase for your hard earned money. With the figure molded in color, painting requires only two applications. This can easily be implemented as well.

2. Alternate Mounting Options:
Not much to share on this issue here and now. Some alternate options are being discussed and considered for possibly a permanent but closer underside mount. And also a back/dorsal mount component.

3. Dedication To Honor the Origins of the Concept:
The design that has been presented is the product of many, many hours of developement and hard work. Hard work to bring the best quality synthesis of the various styles that have been employed both in the "G1" version of the original figures, and also the more recent toy lines and media that have come about since then. These were all weighed as part of the creative process. While it is not perfect, as nothing ever is. We are quite pleased with what we have made. We hope that in the very near future you too will be able to have in your hands the product of so much time, effort, and even some considerable cost on our part.

Only cast in color and painted of course...

As major developements arise I will post them on the major forums to keep interested parties informed. I will be posting smaller updates on this and other similar projects on our 'Panzer Faust' facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Panzer ... 4666260359

Status Report: 02/08/2012

Well after exploring our options a better view has been gained
of the road ahead. To produce quality product at the retail
level, the group will have to amass several thousand dollars
to pay for the needed manpower, tooling, and raw materials for
production.

This would acheive our goal of a providing a full "shelf worthy"
product to the interested members of the fan base. While truly
a substancial sum to pulled "out of pocket" to be sure.
We are not so easily dissuaded by this obstacle.

While significant, the needed seed money is not insurmountable.
Yet to save up that kind of funding will take time. We are
moving forward with our limited "Garage Kit" version for the serious
kit-bashers and hobbyists, but with a slight alteration. There will
be only 100 units:
20 Unpainted
40 in Thunderwing's color pattern
40 in Black/Sky-shadow's color pattern.

We are planning something special for our "MH" variant.
Something that will take significantly more time to prepare even
on the hobby level.

We also have some much simpler implement projects we are
tinkering on that hopefully we can share with the public soon.

So please be patient with us, and we do our best to reward that
patience.

Our updates will be posted on the Panzer Faust Facebook page:
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