Skydiver

Not that it matters to anyone but me, but I stopped home for lunch and my PE Skydiver was waiting for me on my doorstep! Woo hoo! This thing is SWEET. I was surprised to find out the wings and tailfin on Sky1, as well as the vertical tailfins, bottom hull panel and periscope on Diver are plastic. Not that it matters. Does anyone know when FabgearUSA is coming out with the stand for Skydiver?

Jeff


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Jeff,

If you want to make your own stand to display it...try turning one
of these acrylic bends upside down to hold it up.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&category=67703&item=4965176348&rd=1

They make them in quite a variety of sizes and if you can't find
them on ebay, try www.nu-era.com (it's an online store for stores,
all the display hardware available there).


Samantha

> I was surprised to find out the wings and tailfin on Sky1, as well as
> the vertical tailfins, bottom hull panel and periscope on Diver are plastic.
> Not that it matters.

It *does* matter, as I found out that the periscope can get easily damaged
(bent) :-(

Marc

I know Fabgear was supposed to have a stand in January- but there
has never been anything on the site, so i dont know..cant get any
details as to date and cost.



--- In [hidden email], "Samantha" <lestat117@i...> wrote:

Samantha,

Thanks for the info. I might end up going that route if it takes too long for Fabgear to release their stand, or I don't like it. I've got a couple of old acrylic picture frames I'm not using that I could heat and bend to make a stand. Never thought of that. Thanks for the idea!

Jeff

Samantha <[hidden email]> wrote:
Jeff,

If you want to make your own stand to display it...try turning one
of these acrylic bends upside down to hold it up.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&category=67703&item=4965176348&rd=1

They make them in quite a variety of sizes and if you can't find
them on ebay, try www.nu-era.com (it's an online store for stores,
all the display hardware available there).


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Sorry to hear that, Marc. : ( Perhaps what I should have said was that I would have purchased it anyway, not that it doesn't matter. The thing that DOES worry me about the mix of plastic and metal parts is the possibility of the paint not matching as it ages. Could this be an issue? I also noticed a number of spots where the paint has been touched-up. Probably a relatively normal occurence. This is my first collectible diecast, so I have no previous experience.

Jeff

Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I was surprised to find out the wings and tailfin on Sky1, as well as
> the vertical tailfins, bottom hull panel and periscope on Diver are plastic.
> Not that it matters.

It *does* matter, as I found out that the periscope can get easily damaged
(bent) :-(

Marc


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I really want that base- what's the holdup? I get the SD Monday for
Valentine's Day, and the Interceptor/UFO at the same time. Cant
wait. I looked at those plastic bases, and I can't figure out how
to make em work. (DOH)



--- In [hidden email], Jeffrey Nelson <1shado1@s...> wrote:
>
> Sorry to hear that, Marc. : ( Perhaps what I should have said
was that I would have purchased it anyway, not that it doesn't
matter. The thing that DOES worry me about the mix of plastic and
metal parts is the possibility of the paint not matching as it
ages. Could this be an issue? I also noticed a number of spots
where the paint has been touched-up. Probably a relatively normal
occurence. This is my first collectible diecast, so I have no
previous experience.
>
> Jeff
>
> Marc Martin <marc@u...> wrote:
>
> > I was surprised to find out the wings and tailfin on Sky1, as
well as
> > the vertical tailfins, bottom hull panel and periscope on Diver
are plastic.
> > Not that it matters.
>
> It *does* matter, as I found out that the periscope can get easily
damaged
> (bent) :-(
>
> Marc
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Guys,
It'll be ready when it comes back from the caster and we get them
painted - I really don't have any update at this point, unfortunately.
I promise I'll post the info here when I get it. Soon, hopefully!
Thanks!
Anthony
http://fabgearusa.com


Brinke wrote:

what will their cost be?

--- In [hidden email], Anthony Taylor <highcotton51@m...>
wrote:
> Guys,
> It'll be ready when it comes back from the caster and we get them
> painted - I really don't have any update at this point,
unfortunately.
> I promise I'll post the info here when I get it. Soon, hopefully!
> Thanks!
> Anthony
> http://fabgearusa.com

I won't announce a price until they're ready to ship.
Thanks,
Anthony

Brinke wrote: