OoB Review: Moebius Jupiter 2 Part 3/3

Here's another Out of the Box Review. This time we're hitting the Jupiter 2 from Moebius. At a whopping 18" diameter, this is one of the bigger sci-fi kits being produced by commercial model company. Loads of parts, this is a kit for any Lot in Space fan's collection

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• Lost in Space
• Moebius models
• scale hobby
• kit review
• plastic model kit
• sci-fi

[CrazyKitBuilder]

what scale is the enterprise?

[ModelManTom]

Maybe commenting on the wrong video?

[CrazyKitBuilder]

@ModelManTom No right video at 7:18 we see a shot of the uss enterprise kit ncc-1701-a or as u call it your gold stand and i just want to know what scale is it?

[ModelManTom]

Ah, it's been a long since I watched this. 1/350, almost three feet long when assembled. They're in production now.

[danzamphi]

Down time while the feed gets ahead of the picture. I looked hard, but didn't see any evidence of a lower deck. What gives?

[ModelManTom]

They deliberately left it out as it never would have fit in the real thing.

All the more reason to hone the ol' scratch building skills! Someone will make an aftermarket deck someday.

[unitruth]

I worked in plastic for a few years as a injection press tech.The brush effects are on the mold finish.The scratches happen when the mold opens and the part falls out/down into a chute and land on a belt moving to a person to place in a box...often on these complex molds an operator is standing by to catch it by hand but it depends.Its normal especially for this VERY complex mold.Sanding is necessary for any model kit,its part of it for me.I bought 2.Your review is wonderful!

[gre2381]

That kit cost to much money to have all those defects, But I will say this, Its better than working with vinylo resin, I can't wait to get mines!

[roythomasbaker]

Nice straight-forward series of reviews on your OOB experience. I thoroughly enjoyed them! I am just now learning of the existence of this kit. As an owner of several of the PL kits including a chrome edition, I am at a loss as to how this slipped by me. Granted I haven't been in the LIS or modeling circles for awhile like I used to be...but I will be remedying that very quickly. Again, very well done on the reviews!

[Actionguy1]

I said "hot water bath!" NOT BOILING water!

If the hulls are warped, just use gentle heat.

[Actionguy1]

Hi Tom! I've worked in injection molding in the past. The "scuffs" you brought up about the flight deck are not unusual with a "first run." These are from the initial tooling of the molds. Over time (and several runs) these will disappear and the parts will become smoother. I'm just happy to have one of the "first off the line!"

The lower section of my kit was slightly warped, but it's nothing that a hot water bath, a blow dryer, and a weight on a flat suface won't fix.

Happy modeling!