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  • megoscott
    Founding Partner
    • Nov 17, 2006
    • 8710

    WIP: Dida Space Command playset

    I also did and update post on production of the Space Command preorders. I vinyl consoles.

    Check it out here.




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  • SUP-Ronin
    Stuck in a laundry shoot.
    • Oct 8, 2007
    • 3146

    #2
    Those are sick. Truely. Very cool.
    "Steel-like jaws clacked away, each bite slashing flesh from my body - I used my knife and my hands, and when they were gone, my bloody stumps - and yet the turtles came."

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    • HardyGirl
      Mego Museum's Poster Girl
      • Apr 3, 2007
      • 13933

      #3
      Cool! I wish I had the space and the money for one of those!
      "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
      'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
      Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
      If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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      • monkey tennis
        "Kiss my face."
        • Jun 8, 2007
        • 2267

        #4
        Perfect.
        Very Nice.
        "I've just bought a house. It's got a Buck Rogers Toilet. One yank, all gone!"

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        • marbkwds
          Da Bronx Mego Collector
          • May 10, 2005
          • 885

          #5
          I hope to have first dibs on THE NEW SPACE COMMAND playset .... Roy

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          • Dave Mc
            Administrator
            • Oct 20, 2002
            • 17827

            #6
            Man I wish I had more display space. I love that set!

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            • megoscott
              Founding Partner
              • Nov 17, 2006
              • 8710

              #7
              A single Space display is only 9" deep x 22" wide.

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              • fallensaviour
                Talkative Member
                • Aug 28, 2006
                • 5620

                #8
                Originally posted by HardyGirl
                Cool! I wish I had the space and the money for one of those!

                Dido on that one!!!
                I may have spoiled myself a little too much right at the moment...
                Eventually though I will have one!!!
                I must!!!
                “When you say “It’s hard”, it actually means “I’m not strong enough to fight for it”. Stop saying its hard. Think positive!”

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                • DocDrako
                  Formerly Doc Drako
                  • Nov 11, 2004
                  • 2813

                  #9
                  If I had the money I'd make some space for this. It RoCkS! I will begin to formulate a plan to get me one of these beauties.

                  "I prefer to remain an enigma."

                  DRAKO'S GOOD TRADERS LIST

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                  • megoscott
                    Founding Partner
                    • Nov 17, 2006
                    • 8710

                    #10
                    The Space Command Center is well underway. The walls are 75% done and are moving smoothly.



                    This thing has been a headache for sure. In pushing so hard to make the outside art interchangeable I really made a lot of extra work for myself. The issue is the snap-on consoles. In order for the art to be removable the snaps in the walls cannot go all the way through the layers of vinyl. These means the holes must be punched carefully by inserting a backing piece under the vinyl so the punch doesn't pierce the outside vinyl. Then the snaps have to be carefully slid into the pocket and hammered closed. It's a delicate operation and I kind of wish I could have just punched the holes all the way through and set the snaps and that would be that. So we'll have to make sure there is cool artwork to change in and out of these sets in order to make it worth the effort!

                    The sliding door on this is the same crazy operation with the tracks and the rivets and the cursing and grumbling. But it's worth it, they look really cool. Of course, the big issue with these is that the factory put the door on the wrong side and if you are a stickler for accuracy that's a big no-no. A few customers want it corrected and that is doable, it just means the walls won't be factory sealed anymore since I have to cut open the vinyl to remove the art and put it on the other side. I've done one though and it looks pretty good and didn't take that much extra time. Still, cutting that wall open was kind of sad.



                    The navigation console is now the major project and it's a real labor of love. When I made my original prototype the base of this console was a real funky affair. I wasn't actually sure how I would pull it off in reality.

                    It's made from scraps that come from making the tri-boxes. Follow me here. The tri-boxes are made from the tower tool modified to have 6 sections rather than two. The tower has three 1.5 inch tabs on each side to secure it to a stacked display. These have to be removed to make a tri-box so I have all of these really nice black vinyl rectangles I can use. They become the main face of the base of the helm.



                    The sides are then made from the scraps that result from making the triangle roof/floors for the triboxes. The triangles are made from a modification of the basic displaybox floor and there's this great angled scrap piece that gets cut off...the angle just so happens to work nicely as the base of the helm. How I stitch this all together is another story, but the result looks really good in my opinion. Obviously, Mego did theirs in plastic and if this was mass produced that would be the way to go. But I love the shiny vinyl consoles and this helm really finishes the piece off nicely.

                    My preorder customers are getting a heck of a deal on these Space Command sets. They are taking forever to make but they have a lot of time and love put into them. I'd charge a lot more for them if I could! Ha-ha.

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                    • Meule
                      Verbose Member
                      • Nov 14, 2004
                      • 28720

                      #11
                      I absolutely love what I'l seeing here and I really REALLY appreciate all the time, hard work and love you put into these. I can promise you I will display it with as much love as you have put into making it
                      "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                      • Commander Loskene
                        New Member
                        • Feb 24, 2008
                        • 15

                        #12
                        Hi
                        Scott, when you finish the space command, you can start the mission gamma 6. I would be among the first buyers.

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                        • raider5gt
                          Museum Tree Cutter
                          • Nov 25, 2007
                          • 1911

                          #13
                          They look Awesome Scott makes you feel your right there on the bridge

                          Never stand behind a cow when it sneezes.

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                          • david_b
                            Never had enough toys..
                            • May 9, 2008
                            • 2305

                            #14
                            This work is truely awe-inspiring..{gasp} Words are not enough...! These photos are going to make me sell all my Joe Adventure Team stuff and buy in on this.

                            david_b
                            Peace.. Through Superior Firepower.

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                            • drwhofan74
                              Veteran Member
                              • Jul 19, 2005
                              • 311

                              #15
                              I want I want I want.
                              sigpic"Sorry for the noise. My pet cricket has restless leg syndrome."

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