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@gabiballetje 7 күн бұрын
You are very correct, there should be more of these, and they should be Bandai kits, because those are great, and the models of the bots in the game are absolutely fantastic.
@90lancaster 28 күн бұрын
You'd think Destro would have better things to do with his spare time than trolling people with defective model kits. He has all those weapons to supply to Cobra after all.
@kek23k 28 күн бұрын
This is such a cool build, excellent work!
@dereklarner6298 Ай бұрын
This ‘polished’ toy would undoubtedly command a premium price. Do you ignore all that, and keep it on the principle of how much labor it required?
@dereklarner6298 Ай бұрын
I am late to the party as far as learning about this goes, but I hope someone will indulge my curiosity and answer my questions. 1) Do the backers get their money back, or is this all a gamble? 2) Did the MARS industry people likely have to pay IP rights to whomever holds the rights to Airwolf? 3) The stretch goal of so many vehicles (Airwolf, Redwolf, Santini’s helicopter, a jet, and an attack helicopter) seems wilder than anything ever offered by Hasbro or Mattel….did this set off alarms in anyone’s minds?
@dereklarner6298 Ай бұрын
I am late to the party as far as learning about this goes, but I hope someone will indulge my curiosity and answer my questions. 1) Do the backers get their money back, or is this all a gamble? 2) Did the MARS industry people likely have to pay IP rights to whomever holds the rights to Airwolf? 3) The stretch goal of so many vehicles (Airwolf, Redwolf, Santini’s helicopter, a jet, and an attack helicopter) seems wilder than anything ever offered by Hasbro or Mattel….did this set off alarms in anyone’s minds?
@FatHead1979 Ай бұрын
1. Sadly not 2. They 'should' have had to but probably didn't 3. Maybe, but it's human nature that when people think they're being offered the opportunity to purchase something that they really want, rational thinking tends to go out of the window
@dereklarner6298 Ай бұрын
@@FatHead1979 Thank you so much for the replies. Do you think Airwolf has enough demand that someone else will look at this as a proof of concept, and improve on it with a better design?
@FatHead1979 Ай бұрын
@@dereklarner6298 Unfortunately I'm not close enough to 'the scene' to make a sensible call on that question. It would be nice to think so but I wouldn't hold your breath.
@dereklarner6298 Ай бұрын
@@FatHead1979 I’m still just fascinated by the entire episode; it started out looking really slick, and some big name toy KZbinrs got behind it. The mock up looked cool, the figures clunky but appropriate for the era it was meant to evoke, and then….everything went south. Assuming that the MARS people started out with good intentions, I wonder what went wrong.
@erinmatthews3983 2 ай бұрын
Just admit you were scammed by a dishonest person. The sooner you come to the reality of this outright theft, the more likely people will take you seriously.
@droiduseruserdroid1731 2 ай бұрын
You lucked out.
@privateprivate31337 2 ай бұрын
WTF is even this turd? Man, this guy hosed everyone good.
@davidjacobs8558 2 ай бұрын
you can buy fibreglass Airwolf Fuselage for RC helicopters for about the same money. and if you have a 3D printer, you can get free 3d Models which are more accurate and more detailed.
@raymondsheffield5366 2 ай бұрын
You said you're a professional model maker...Whyyy..didn't you just get a 3D file online and print yourself??? I also would like to know whyyy you didn't sand the th model before painting?? I'm an "amature" and my stuff is always sanded smooth. Something is very off here. I'm no French fan, but I also hate bs. I think everyone should be forced into one video chat and have at it.
@charlesalexanderjr2247 2 ай бұрын
Here in the future may 12th 24..... and yes sir you were correct...mars industries is a scammer! I cant believe what im hearing that he will not give people refunds... thats flat out robbery and fraud
@chaosxv1 2 ай бұрын
He’s done now. Closed up shop and took that money
@impossiblepie 2 ай бұрын
He just closed the doors MARs industries is no more, he just fucked everyone.
@jindracusin 2 ай бұрын
This is the message they sent out to everyone today. Total scammer Posted by Mars Industries May 10, 2024 View on Kickstarter Mars Industries is insolvent as of today and is closing its doors forever. For my part in failure, I am deeply regretful and apologize to everyone involved. I’m closing it all down and will not answer nor respond to anything related to Airwolf any longer. Comment how you will, blast my inbox, throw me to the wolves on every social media platform…. It’s already ALL long been done before and I care not. I’ve sacrificed my family, health and sanity over this project and I’m done. Thank you and best wishes to all. I’m sorry.
@bradlanghorst6269 2 ай бұрын
Conrad stole my money over a year ago, when he agreed to cancel my kit and then blocked me when I followed up about the refund. He said I was "Taking time away from paying customers." Uh, unless I got a refund (and I never did), I WAS a paying customer. The man is clearly an incompetent fool who has no business running a business or interacting with customers. He'll go down in history with the likes of Fans Strikes Back.
@grandmaster4142 2 ай бұрын
How do you go about ordering one, when their not taking orders
@seansolo758 3 ай бұрын
black series tie ?
@kesselruncollecting2179 3 ай бұрын
We're mainly a 3.75" channel. We also didn't covered micro series, action fleet, etc. That would turn into a whole video itself
@tigerclaw4537 3 ай бұрын
1998 ??? So what did we miss here? Star Wars Vintage Tie Fighter first released in 1977 by Kenner.
@ferring.2154 3 ай бұрын
Ty so much for this video! I just bought this and plan on putting it together on my next day off but it’s my first time building something like this! Your vid helped me feel way less anxious abt it lol
@mariozavala4068 3 ай бұрын
Just a quick correction, the first release of the Tie-Fighter was in 1978, not 1998.
@kesselruncollecting2179 3 ай бұрын
i get it i get guys! I'm not gonna redo the whole video to correct it. LOL
@zcorpalpha2462 3 ай бұрын
I have a modified Tie Interceptor, made Red with additional weapons. Like an Emperor’s Private Guard I have it displayed in my home office & it’s quite the conversion piece 🥃🔥 I have it on stand Note 📝: The Best tie to me was the one sold for the Solo Film 🎞️, that was a design I wish they had back in the 70’s & 80’s 7:05, I really feel that best respected the TIE FIGHTER Mine was Fine
@palpatine1975 3 ай бұрын
Great review my friend. Including the Gonk droid would have been great as well. 👍
@steverogers5209 4 ай бұрын
A great video! I think there was a slightly modified Tie Bomber from the Shadow Of The Dark Side line as well.
@Concreteowl 4 ай бұрын
Interestingly the early Kenner design is canonical. The Kenner die cast TIE fighters are the same design but shrunk down. What is the battery section on the larger model is a pull out section including the pilot chair for the die cast version. When they were filming Return of the Jedi ILM needed a lot of TIEs for the background of the arrival of the Emperor. If you look closely you can clearly see the more squat wings and the different back on some of the TIEs flying behind the hanger window. Rather than building all those ships for one scene they used the toys. So those early toys are screen accurate.... From a certain point of view.
@user-ou2ue6qe7k 4 ай бұрын
No one cares.
@whoopdiddydo 2 ай бұрын
Mkay
@stephenlozano2816 4 ай бұрын
I dodged a bullet by not pre ordering this mess
@whoopdiddydo 4 ай бұрын
Wish I could say the same.
@bradlanghorst6269 2 ай бұрын
@@whoopdiddydo CONrad announced on Kickstarter today that he was closing Mars Industries due to insolvency. It makes him bragging about his "modeling and manufacturing expertise" even more hilarious.
@impossiblepie 2 ай бұрын
Me too
@aaronornelas5863 4 ай бұрын
1978 𝑛𝑜𝑡 1998
@thephantomfanboy 4 ай бұрын
POTF TIE was 1995
@thephantomfanboy 4 ай бұрын
Great video
@thephantomfanboy 4 ай бұрын
Don’t forget the 1985 Glaslite TIE & Interceptor
@kesselruncollecting2179 4 ай бұрын
@@thephantomfanboy had to look up "Glaslite". Had not heard of them before. But we were just covering Kenner/Hasbro from here in the states.
@wigglemd 5 ай бұрын
Christmas 78 I Got Darth Vaders Tie Fighter, Darth Vader Figure And C3P0
@UltravioletNomad 5 ай бұрын
I am only know realizing that with the way the armor is plated (for you to strip off in combat), the machines form Horizon are remarkably similar to Zoids.
@Zeitgeist6 4 ай бұрын
When I played the games I immediately thought of ZOIDS. Loved those things since the 80s.
@thundercat_pumyra 3 ай бұрын
There's many many similarities between the two. The Stormbird looks extremely extremely similar to a Storm Sworder. But to be fair, there's only so many ways you can make a robot bird look. I, for one, am happy about this. We finally have a pretty decent Zoids game. Even though it's not really a Zoids game :P
@Zeitgeist6 3 ай бұрын
@@thundercat_pumyra And let's not forget that Guerilla Games isn't above being 'inspired' by other franchises *cough cough* Kill Zone ripping off the armor from Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade *cough cough*
@kesselruncollecting2179 Күн бұрын
I had some of the very first zoids in the 80's. They all had the same head/cockpit except the large brontosaur looking one.
@barryloughran3632 5 ай бұрын
cool, good tutorial
@oceanpacific886 6 ай бұрын
By the way there was also the Ecliptic Evader Tie Fighter
@RichardSanchez137 6 ай бұрын
I had a feeling the kickstarter was a scam. You would think the company would have just sold the 3D plans and people could make what they wanted.
@bradlanghorst6269 2 ай бұрын
Many people say the Airwolf files weren’t his and he bought them off a commercial site. I don’t know if that’s true or not but what is indisputably true is that he is incompetent and a total laughingstock. Prior to the Kickstarter, he was on a week-known GI Joe forum bragging about his “manufacturing experience” and being very condescending towards members. When those initial review videos were posted, he ran off and hid like the coward he is.
@dubuyajay9964 2 ай бұрын
Well, he just poofed, so yeah.
@ToysAreTheWay 6 ай бұрын
WOW! This is so cool, somehow I missed this video. I really liked that Rebels episode and the clones walker. Phenomenal work as always!
@trapperkreeper6105 7 ай бұрын
I'm just going to print the RC body that's available on Thingiverse and cut the doors out and kit bash an interior.
@vincent_us 7 ай бұрын
TOT 2004 also had Vader's tie fighter.
@AndrewSherant 8 ай бұрын
Was this his first try with fitting parts together?
@bradlanghorst6269 6 ай бұрын
He (Mars) is clearly in over his head. Still doesn't excuse the money he stole from me.
@Pierre578 8 ай бұрын
what an ugly kit
@RussellSmithOmegaW 8 ай бұрын
I suspect it was another one of those cases where Hasbro lost the licence in terms of the name Afterburner, because that certainly looks like him! Great that Marissa's getting more toy love though; an old favourite character of mine from the series and this was way before I knew who her parents were!
@y.t.928 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the final chapter. You did great, all things considered. I think you and I are the only ones to complete kits from the handful that appear to have been actually delivered. I’m still checking my mail everyday anxiously for a replacement from MARS to “make it right…”
@nlmendes4296 9 ай бұрын
Nice!
@SniffHeinkel 9 ай бұрын
Don't get involved with Retroblasting. Michael is a drama queen.
@Canoby 8 ай бұрын
I still remember that "debate" he had with Spectre Creative. I feel bad that Scott got pulled into giving Michael the time of day.
@TheGreatSteve 2 ай бұрын
@@Canoby I unfollowed everything Retroblasting after a bad interaction on Twitter. One where I WAS ON HIS SIDE (him being Michael French).
@SniffHeinkel 9 ай бұрын
If I paid for for something like this and it arrived in such poor condition, I wouldn't even bother attempting to assemble it. I would toss it in the trash and never make another purchase from the seller. It's absurdly horrible.
@SniffHeinkel 9 ай бұрын
I hope you didn't pay a lot for this.
@TEAM6USA 9 ай бұрын
IDK why kickstarter still running.
@YakBat 9 ай бұрын
As soon as I saw that Retroblasting had this dude on, I cancelled my order. Just a gut/knee jerk reaction. Today for some reason I thought, maybe I was too hasty, I mean, yea Michaels a total ass but maybe not the kickstarter guy. Nope, gut feeling was right.
@y.t.928 9 ай бұрын
You dodged a bullet with this one!
@bradlanghorst6269 9 ай бұрын
You turned a lemon into lemonade, but it doesn’t erase the poor work, lies, and incompetence of Mars Industries. What a garbage company.
@whoopdiddydo 9 ай бұрын
Looks good man. Kickstarters still have not received any kits.
@bradlanghorst6269 9 ай бұрын
I hope someone in Florida takes him to court. Hey Conrad, if you’re reading this - man up and do as you promised instead of running away like a little coward.
@y.t.928 9 ай бұрын
I hear there are tons satisfied customers out there that are too afraid of the internets to come forward and share their beautiful kits and exalt the mightiness of MARS with anyone but the creator. LOL
@whoopdiddydo 9 ай бұрын
Lol. Indeed.
@bradlanghorst6269 9 ай бұрын
@@whoopdiddydo He posted another update about all the issues he’s having. But wait, I thought he shipped most of them and had lots of happy customers according to his last update? He can’t even keep his lies straight at this point.
@SimonPeter611 8 ай бұрын
@@bradlanghorst6269He posted that new update shortly after I turned him in at the Florida attorney General. He's such a liar
@Knight-Rider-Kitt-Belgium 9 ай бұрын
Mars is a scammer, took my money and never delivered anything but lies and false promises.
@nicholasdickens2801 7 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. A right scammer by all counts.
@bradlanghorst6269 6 ай бұрын
Make sure you report him to the Florida Attorney General and BBB, like many of us have done.
@legion078 9 ай бұрын
Very cool project! I'm SO tempted to get into 3D printing, I mean what a time to be alive!
@kesselruncollecting2179 9 ай бұрын
Not if you're IN the business of model making. How do you compete when customers become your competitor or simply "don't need you" anymore? How do you make your product worth something when others will share files they made for free to everyone? I'm already asking myself what I'm going to do in a couple years when this just isn't profitable anymore. Already barely scraping by and sales have plummeted. Used to be as soon as I came out with a new item, I'd have sales racked up by next morning. Now a week can go by with nothing.
@Thefufflylord 7 ай бұрын
@@kesselruncollecting2179 And this is part of the march of technology and industry people seldom stop to think about. Just stumbled across your channel and I've been enjoying watching your stuff.