Been a while due to prepping for Wonderfest USA, which was this past weekend, but here’s some news!

Wonderfest Update

First up, my first ever Wonderfest trip was awesome! The dealer table was a huge success, but best was meeting a lot of our customers and getting to know all of you. I was behind the Industria Mechanika table for most of the show, however I did manage to get a midnight screening of the model contest room and Sunday morning I made my way quickly around the dealer room to see all the goodies. Even picked up a few things for myself if I ever have time to build them. Thanks to all of you who stopped by from all over the world to say hello and introduce yourselves. It was also cool meeting the guys from Kaibutsuya who traveled from Japan as they’re one of our regular dealers. Overall, it’s mostly a blur, so send me an email and a facebook friend request if we chatted! Also special thanks to Jason Eaton, Jimi Glancy, Mike Salzo, and Quincy Cutshaw for helping me out with the booth!

The Centurion

The Centurion, a 1/4 scale bust by Fabio M. Silva, the teased item that was supposed to be available at Wonderfest is still in production due to a delay, but I can show it off finally so that you can get on the notification list. This awesome 1/4 scale armored alien bust was designed by Fabio M. Silva. It will feature clear eye inserts to make potential lighting easier if that’s your thing. Look for it to be available in the next month. Click here to get on the notification list.

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New Products Pushed-Pack/Delays

We’ve been really pumping out the releases one after the other and it’s gotten a little crazy to say the least. So for a number of reasons, a few items have been delayed which will be pushing our release schedule back a bit. I apologize for this, but it’s best if we want to produce the best products we can AND stay in business in the long run. Thanks for understanding. The Centurion and the Steam Car will be available for preorder in the next few weeks as well as the 2nd Edition of Frankenstein, another run of the Hornethopter, and more!

In a few hours I’ll be leaving for Wonderfest USA. Hope to meet some of you there during the 3 day event in Louisville, KY, USA. While I’m away I won’t have time to respond to emails and won’t be here to pack and ship so any orders that are not preorders will go out on Tuesday the 21st.

Look for me (Michael Fichtenmayer aka FichtenFoo) at the Industria Mechanika dealer table (Table 7). Jason “Roboterkampf” Eaton will be helping me out Saturday morning for an hour before his demo at 10am so be sure to check out his gig!

When I return (and during the event) you can get a sneak peak at our next release (a 1/4 scale bust) which was supposed to be ready for the show, but due to quality assurance it wasn’t. Better done right than done fast though!

Thanks!

Ian McQue’s Waldo, sculpted by Michael Fichtenmayer (aka FichtenFoo) is now available for preorders! This kit sports a fantastic laser-cut wood deck and plastic windows, full photoetch wheelhouse (2 large sheets of etch for this and other details), waterslide decals, pilot figure, and hollow hull with full engine visible from the deck grating and from the bottom of the hull’s thruster opening. Pics, art, instructions, etc on the shop page here.

PREORDER The Waldo Here »

Price: $125 + Shipping
Shipping Estimate: Late May 2013

Save $5 on a set of Ian McQue’s Deckhands (1/35) when you order them with the Waldo.*
(*while supplies last)

Also Available for PREORDER:

Ian McQue’s Remora 4th Ed!

Ian McQue’s Remora’s 4th edition is also available for PREORDERS. Start your fleet now!

PREORDER the Ramora 4th Ed Here »

Price: $150+ Shipping
Shipping Estimate: June 2013

Ian McQue’s Sky Mark Buoy

Ian McQue’s Sky Mark buoys are also available. These buoys will look great guiding your other Ian McQue airships into port.

ORDER the Sky Mark Here »

Price: $60 each (or two for $110) + Shipping
In-Stock Now!

Freaky Gothic, designed by Calum Alexander Watt and sculpted by David Richardson is now available for preorder! This 1/8 scale figure kit contains 24 resin pieces, detailed instructions, and concept art. This visitor from another world, lost in time has a head-height (not including the hat) of approximately 24cm and would be a great piece for any Steampunk or Historical Miniatures fan with a taste for the unique.

Preorder Freaky Gothic Here »

Price: $130 USD + Shipping
Estimated Shipping Date: 5.15.2013

Preorder Freaky Gothic Here »

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Rook, Pawn, Fish II, Submariner, Sasha, Skippers, Deckhands, Orb Ship 2nd Ed Preorders »

From our Facebook post 23 hours ago: [the best place for these small tidbits of info so PLEASE "like" us!]

Looks as if everything that I have on preorder is arriving between Friday the 5th and Tuesday the 9th. Which means everything should be shipping be the end of next week. I’m one man, with several hundred boxes to pack and ship…. so please be patient and give me a couple days to get it all done. Thanks all!

Time again for a little news! Today we finally show off the Ian McQue Waldo as well as some housekeeping with release dates, etc.

Calum Watt’s Freaky Gothic »

First-up is Freaky Gothic by Calum Watt and David Richardson. We’ve of course shown this before, so this is just a reminder that the tentative preorder start date is next Friday, 4.5.2013. I say tentative because I don’t have a casting quote yet as the master is in port-print clean-up and the caster hasn’t seen it yet. As always, as soon as I know, you’ll know! Until then, enjoy the pic and tell your friends! Click here to get a notification when the preorder starts.

Ian McQue’s Waldo »

I finished the master and etch design a few weeks ago and sent this to the caster for production. The tentative preorder start date is 5.1.2013 with the price being somewhere around $120 if all goes well with the casting quote. The Waldo has many resin parts, as well as 2 LARGE photoetch frets to make up the wheelhouse as well as other details, laser-cut windows that will be sandwiched between PE frames as you can see in the etch design image below, and a laser-cut and etched wooden deck. It’ll also come with string and wire to complete it. There’s a lot of detail and multimedia packed into this kit so it’ll be a lot of fun to construct and weather. The hollow 2-part hull has a full engine design inside of it that you can see through the grates on the deck or from the thruster hole below. The Waldo also comes with a 3D designed pilot by Ian McQue and Rishi Nandlaskar who sculpted the Deckhands set. More info on the actual price when info comes in. Click here to get a notification when the preorder starts.

1/35 Barrio Guy used for size reference.

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FichtenFoo’s Implausible Long-Nose Submersible »

I started my pre-release build-up of the Implausible Long-Nose Submersible on FichtenFoo.com. Check out the pics and place your preorder today!

Preorder Updates »

The following PREorder items should be shippigng by 4.8.2013:

• Rook
• Pawn Brigade
• Implausible Fish-Shaped Submersible
• Submariners
• Skipper

The Drone Sniper, designed by Mike Jensen is now available for PREorders at the low price of $99.00 USD (+ shipping)! This is the first in our like of more affordable 1/8 scale figure kits and has a LOT of detail! With 16+ parts it fits together with ease. Estimated shipping date: 4.20.2013.

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31313 News! Got a nice update for you today! Mike Jensen Drone Sniper’s 3D print images, Final images of Christophe Desse’s L’Estafette, and Manchu Steam Car update!

Mike Jensen’s Drone Sniper »

Before you’ve heard the shot, you’re already dead. The 1/8 scale Drone Sniper print is done and ready for casting. The print looks amazing and if all goes well with the casting quote, it’ll be our most affordable large scale figure yet, which is the goal for our 1/8 scale figure line.

Preorder Starts: 3.20.2013
Shipping: Late April 2013
Price: TBD (sorry, but soon!)

Click here to get a Drone Sniper Notify Me email.

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Manchu’s Steam Car »

Philippe Bouchet, aka Manchu’s 1/35 Steam Car is just about ready for production. The figures, modeled by Pedram Karimfazli, are complete and look great in the car. We should have a final, color render of that soon. Meanwhile, here’s a shot of the Steam Car and Figures separately. Preorders start in April 2013!

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Christophe Desse’s L’Estafette »

Here’s the final images of Christophe Desse’s 1/35 L’Estafette w/figures (included with kit!). Of note are the new rims. After some feedback and research of wire rims done with photoetch, we realized that it’s difficult to design, (not really a problem for us) difficult to cast as we wouldn’t want to split the wheels in half like more PE/Resin wire wheels do for 1/35 motorcycles so would mean each wheel would have 5-6 parts that would have to fit PERFECTLY and resin shrinkage is always a problem, and difficult for the average modeler to do correctly the first time without needing extra wheels (why most 1/35 motorcycle kits don’t have wire wheels as the default). So what we’re going to do is have the wheels be 4 cool dieselpunk mag wheels, with two optional hubcaps for the rear wheels. We may do an optional set of wire wheels if there’s enough interest. Let us know!

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Since we’re finally seeing (and doing) some build-ups of the Dustbuster we’re having a sale on it! For a limited time (3.18.2013 to be exact) you pay only $90 for the kit which retails for $99.

Click here to get the 1/35 Dustbuster kit!

Dustbuster Build-up by FichtenFoo »

Here’s some shots of the FichtenFoo (Michael Fichtenmayer) Dustbuster build-up along with a short SBS on how I achieved the dusty, muddy finish.

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Dustbuster Build-up by John Jenkins »

John Jenkins posted shots of his great Dustbuster build-up on Facebook. With his permission I’m reposting them here for you to see.

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Click here to get the 1/35 Dustbuster kit!

That’s right folks, it’s time for some oceanic fun with the all new Prof. FichtenFoo’s Implausible Fish-Shaped Submersible and Christophe Desse’s Submariners and Skipper! All three of these Steampunk-styled kits are in 1/35 scale. All three will be shipping in Early April at the latest. The Skipper is the long awaited pilot for the original Fantastical Fish-Shaped Submersible (which is in stock now @ $99) and comes with a new seat and control sticks. Will be great for ships, balloons, etc!

Implausible Long-Nose Submersible » $99 + Shipping
Christophe Desse’s Submariners » $35 + Shipping
Christophe Desse’s Skipper » $18 + Shipping

Buy These Items Together and Save!

Long-Nose Submersible + Submariners: $129
Fantastical Fish-Shaped Submersible + Skipper: $114