October - Anime Kit Challenge!!!

[Webmonkey]

October is going to be Anime Kit month,.. so I'm going to toss out a challenge to all those who would like to participate. The contest will go from the 1st to the 31st. We will be working on the honor system here, and assuming that the work that you present was completed in that time frame. WIP's are strongly encouraged,.. and seeing as it's October, Halloween themes are also encouraged (though not necessary).

(Note: The end date as been pushed back to Nov. 15th, in order to accommodate shipping times)

"But Webmonkey,.. where do I get an Anime Kit??"

Glad you asked. There are lots of sites on the internet to choose from, though if you just go to Ebay and type into the search field "Anime Resin Kit", it'll pull up a whole list of things to choose from. (BE SURE TO READ THE DESCRIPTIONS!!!! MANY OF THESE COME PRE-PAINTED,.. BE SURE THAT IT IS UNPAINTED AND UNASSEMBLED SO THAT YOU DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!) Below is a list of a few other places to look as well:

e2046
animeshop
hobbyfan
1999.co.jp
amazon
ebay

"Hey Webmonkey,.. what does the winner get??"

Well,.. I'm a broke brother, and this is all just for fun and just for the hell of it. So the winner gets bragging rights of course!!! (and I'll see if I can scrounge up some sort of prize,.. no promises though)

So if any of you guys are interested, feel free to sign up below. Just copy and paste the list of names from the previous entry, and then add your name to the bottom. So here's a start to the list

Webmonkey
Maxx

[MAXXxxx]

Instead of ebay I'd rather recommend e2046 as a source. Finding an original is hard on ebay too, you'll get most likely
a recast (suspicious if kit costs less than 100-150$).

simply I've seen a LOT of kits on ebay that were bad quality and bad material (really really bad material).
Kits from e2046 *are* mostly recasts, but at least they use a good material and have a really good quality control.

as for kit I'm sure I can't do a halloween one, but I don't know which one to choose?
a. safe for work, cute, but really easy one
b. full frontal... (nsfw, but needs more skill to paint properly)

[crystella333]

oh now this sounds like something I could get my teeth into.

Thanks for the challenge Webmonkey

[Webmonkey]

ok then, I'll add your name to the list,....

Webmonkey
Maxx
crystella333

[Zab]

Hmmm, maybe... maybe

[Webmonkey]

Hmmm, maybe... maybe

The winner also gets to poke Zab in the eye with a sharp stick!!! (just kidding)

[crystella333]

Hmmm, maybe... maybe

C'mon Zab it will be fun ^_^

[marjedi]

I would love to join, but the shipping time for items from e2046 is too long to allow for enough time to build and paint, in order to make a end of october deadline.

[Webmonkey]

On average, I've found the shipping time to only be about 2 weeks from most places, and rarely more then 3. Although, if people need more time, we could conceivably push the date back to mid-november-ish

[MAXXxxx]

for me, here in germany e2046 takes a week on average to deliver packages, meaning if I'd order something new now it'd probably be here by okt1.
But as I have too many unbuilt kits I'll rather choose one from them.

[Zab]

I do a have a few sitting here tempting me, but I have so many other projects already... Maybe next time. I can however, offer to help with prizes since I'm not in on this one. Webmonkey PM me and we can figure how many and what. I'm never gonna paint all these damn kits anyway!!!

[Webmonkey]

Zab>> I'll ping you when I get home from work.

In the meantime, I'll have to see if I can get Dragonsreach to pin this to the top at least through the end of October (so that it doesn't get continuiously buried)

[marjedi]

On average, I've found the shipping time to only be about 2 weeks from most places, and rarely more then 3. Although, if people need more time, we could conceivably push the date back to mid-november-ish

Well i have orderede from them twice, and both times the shipping has taken 3 weeks and a bit.

[Webmonkey]

Well i have orderede from them twice, and both times the shipping has taken 3 weeks and a bit.

Well,... I do suppose it also depends a lot on it being able to pass through customs in a timely manner. But like I said, I'm happy enough to push the time back a bit if you want in.

[Dragonsreach]

Zab>>I'll have to see if I can get Dragonsreach to pin this to the top at least through the end of October)

Pinned with pleasure.
Nice idea, but I've scheduled out a lot of work which is for other people during October, both Milosh and Crystella are owed painted Figures......and I've got feeling I'm owing someone else.

[marjedi]

Well,... I do suppose it also depends a lot on it being able to pass through customs in a timely manner. But like I said, I'm happy enough to push the time back a bit if you want in.

Thats nice of you, but i had a browse of the site this morning and couldt find any models that really floated my boat. Those that did were out of stock.

[crystella333]

Can we push it to mid November please? Just to get afew more peeps signed up and get paint the lovely ladies The trouble is pick just one to paint when I could happily choose a dozen or more

[Webmonkey]

Thanks DR,... you're my hero

Mar>> well if e2046 doesn't have anything for you,then just gimme a bit and I'll see about getting a list of other places together for everyones shopping conveinience.

[Zab]

Mar, I was gonna offer one of these up as prize support, but if either one appeals to you let me know and I'll ship it over to ya asap.

The other could be the prize for the winner maybe. Pretty sure they are recasts, but maybe not. i have little to no experience with anime kits o_O

[Sionid]

Very tempting...I've never done an anime kit but I do ​have a hefty wishlist on e2046...