> Total Scratch build from screen caps.  The problem is that to make the gun, by the mold RTV, and resin, the cost is enormous for a short production of less than ten kits.  UFO has a relatively small following.  I dropped the price to sell the extras, bu there will be about ten kits out there - plus mine.  I intended to do a rebuild for a second version - but now that is unlikely that that will be sold as a kit.  
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> I am building the rifles - but if this is too pricey for pistol - the cost of a rifle in a small kit run would be cost prohibitive.  They will be prototype scratchbuilds only.
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> I paid two hundred dollars for a UFO sticker collection.  I bought endless model kits - Skydiver - and the like for hundreds of dollars.  When I tried to produce the kit - I thought that there would be enough interest to at least cover the materials - much less the time.  I have wanted a good Shado pistol since I was a KID.  So the dream of making the gun became possible.
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> If I could sell a hundred - the price could be $ 50.00 - If you sell ten - the cost is more expensive - and the molds only last so long.  Shelf life is relatively short.
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> Once these are gone, they are gone.  : (
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> My only regret is a lack of source material to get all of the details from the real prop - screen caps distort and obscure detail.
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> All of us Old guys are FANS of UFO - but the kids these days don't apprecaite the quality and depth of the series for the time.  
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> I hope someone does pick up and try a UFO pistol build - maybe I will buy one from them.
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> What will happen - once they are gone - a get a flood of emails wanting the gun.  Once these molds are retired - thats it.
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> I am building a couple of the first run kits just to show how cool the look finished.  But those are staying in my collection.
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> I dropped the prices as low as they are going.  I was just a fan trying to share my love of UFO with others.  It is not like BANDAI helped.  I have a small shop in my Garage.
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> Commander Staker's Forces will have to hope they do not need handguns - they are not in the budget.
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> Gordon