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madmantrez · **Posted:** June 28th, 2011, 9:37 pm

I'd be interested in one of the extra attention required shell as well.

drtoys · **Posted:** June 28th, 2011, 10:24 pm

parksdesign wrote:

drtoys wrote:

Got my shell today. Ready to get started. A quick question. Do you need to fill the holes first before washing or wash and then fill the holes? The holes are in the cosmetic plates.

I'd wash it first

Thanks!

Socko525 · **Posted:** July 6th, 2011, 12:55 pm

Any updates on this?

Gonzalostx · **Posted:** July 20th, 2011, 11:37 am

| alkaline | wrote:

Hello Everybody,

Whelp, that about wraps it up. Its been a loooong road but Im finally at the end! I just want to take a minute and thank everybody that has purchased a shell or has said nice things about them. It means a lot. I will most likely make shells in the future but they will be a lot more limited ( to help keep my sanity). So really thanks again and I'll be back around come September or so.

Now as far as seconds go. I currently have 8 of them. I decided that $55 shipped (international will be adjusted accordingly) was fair enough ( $30.00 shipping and $25.00 for the shell) because they will need some work. I have a few spoken for already so I will give an exact number left when I know for sure. The only thing I ask is please do not ask for one if you are not comfortable with resins, fiberglass, bondo, fillers or the like. I don't want to be MF'ed via PM because you bit off more than you can chew. There will be no guarantee with these other than your getting a shell ( and packing peanuts.....also a box and tape...and a label....yea, a label too). I know I've been saying this but I WILL post pictures of each one ( with a nickname for identifying them) Starting today. They will be first come first serve. Thanks again !

- John
| alkaline |

Hi, any news of this?

| alkaline | · **Posted:** July 20th, 2011, 1:04 pm

Hi sorry for the delay. The shells that were "OK' have been given in order to those whom asked. The other shells that needed more " attention" I decided to just scrape. I didn't feel right about passing them off to people even with all the disclaimers and what not. They just weren't up to snuff even for seconds. Thanks everyone !

- John

BSjohnson · **Posted:** July 20th, 2011, 1:11 pm

Heartbreaking.

| alkaline | · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 8:21 am

Hey Everyone,

Well, its starting to get close to that time of the year again ! I'm currently working on a new plug/ mold for a fall shell run. This is an entirely new mold built from scratch. Unlike the previous shell, there will be a few alterations to make it more screen accurate this time around. I will post pictures here and there to show progress.

After doing a lot of these over the past year, I've come up with a few different solutions to help make the end product a little nicer as well as easier to work with. My goal is to get people on the fall list their shell in enough time to have it ready for Halloween. So with that in mind the run will be limited.

In the next few days I will start to create an Interested list to try and get an idea of supplies needed. I haven't figured out a final cost yet but it will vary slightly from previous runs. I will be adding a few extra steps this go around (which is reason for the increase in price/ materials) but in the end it will be worth it. I'm shooting for a cost of under $300.00 shipped (1shell + flat rate shipping), which I think is possible. I will have a definite cost this week/ early next week. Thanks everyone !

- John
| alkaline |

ps: I wanted to do a little unofficial poll. Those of you looking to buy or have bought from me in the past; Would you like the new shell to still be able to fit the MMM motherboard? Or, would you like it to fit another option. Any thoughts or comments are welcome,

Socko525 · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 9:41 am

Well I personally like that your shells fit the MMM motherboard. I would def keep that as an option. Seeing as how I just bought a shell in the last run, what kind of changes are you planning on making to the new shell?

Also does the pre-production phase of shells mean that the bumper, gun kits, etc will be postponed yet again?

| alkaline | wrote:

Hey Everyone,

Well, its starting to get close to that time of the year again ! I'm currently working on a new plug/ mold for a fall shell run. This is an entirely new mold built from scratch. Unlike the previous shell, there will be a few alterations to make it more screen accurate this time around. I will post pictures here and there to show progress.

After doing a lot of these over the past year, I've come up with a few different solutions to help make the end product a little nicer as well as easier to work with. My goal is to get people on the fall list their shell in enough time to have it ready for Halloween. So with that in mind the run will be limited.

In the next few days I will start to create an Interested list to try and get an idea of supplies needed. I haven't figured out a final cost yet but it will vary slightly from previous runs. I will be adding a few extra steps this go around (which is reason for the increase in price/ materials) but in the end it will be worth it. I'm shooting for a cost of under $300.00 shipped (1shell + flat rate shipping), which I think is possible. I will have a definite cost this week/ early next week. Thanks everyone !

- John
| alkaline |

ps: I wanted to do a little unofficial poll. Those of you looking to buy or have bought from me in the past; Would you like the new shell to still be able to fit the MMM motherboard? Or, would you like it to fit another option. Any thoughts or comments are welcome,

BSjohnson · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 9:47 am

Socko525 wrote:

Also does the pre-production phase of shells mean that the bumper, gun kits, etc will be postponed yet again?

A good question. I'd like to know if you're still planning to make any of the items from this thread.

| alkaline | · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 9:51 am

Changes will include crank gen ribs NOT folding under the crank gen (popular demand haha), eda disks resized, Cyclotron holes resized, and N-filter resized to name a few. Also, after sanding and prepping on of these shells I realized the initial coat of resin is a real pain to sand smooth so I will be doing a different first coat to help make things easier to finish.

As for resin parts, NO they will not be delayed again. I am building everything out of styrene at the same time so I should have a Shell, Bumper, HGA, Ion Arm, and maybe some others ( ladder frame?) ready to go at the same time.

BSjohnson · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 9:56 am

| alkaline | wrote:

As for resin parts, NO they will not be delayed again. I am building everything out of styrene at the same time so I should have a Shell, Bumper, HGA, Ion Arm, and maybe some others ( ladder frame?) ready to go at the same time.

Cool. Ecto goggles, too?

Namssorg · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 10:25 am

John I just finished like 3 weekends worth of bondo + sanding to make these same changes to one of your shells! Dammit.

Ah well, I'm having a great time doing it! What's up with the cyclotron hole sizes? Maybe you shouldn't tell me... if I know, I'll have to get out the dremel.

One thing that would be kind of nice is a little recess in the back of the cyclotron to fit lenses. If you're careful with how that works, the same indent could fit both round or square lenses. Might be kinda neat.

Glad to see you're continuing to improve your product! Can't wait for the other resin parts.

| alkaline | · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 11:06 am

Namssorg wrote:

John I just finished like 3 weekends worth of bondo + sanding to make these same changes to one of your shells! Dammit.

Ah well, I'm having a great time doing it! What's up with the cyclotron hole sizes? Maybe you shouldn't tell me... if I know, I'll have to get out the dremel.

One thing that would be kind of nice is a little recess in the back of the cyclotron to fit lenses. If you're careful with how that works, the same indent could fit both round or square lenses. Might be kinda neat.

Glad to see you're continuing to improve your product! Can't wait for the other resin parts.

Yea I know. Ive been meaning to fix these issues for a very long time. Hey that's a good idea for the cyclotron ! I could put a little flange inside the hole to keep the lens from falling in. I don't think Id be able to do it from the back in the mold though

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Filandrius · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 12:22 pm

This all sounds extremely great. Can't wait to see the progress on this. Keep us posted!

KagaSakai · **Posted:** August 11th, 2011, 1:50 pm

Still a proud owner of an OG Alkaline shell! :-D

| alkaline | · **Posted:** August 12th, 2011, 8:23 am

Supplies for new shell and resin parts have been ordered. They should arrive Monday. Excited to get back to building !

- John
| alkaline |

NAS_ELMOXIS · **Posted:** August 14th, 2011, 10:24 am

Hi alkaline,i interested to buy one shell from you,but how much will it cost to ship it to singapore..?

| alkaline | · **Posted:** August 14th, 2011, 2:22 pm

NAS_ELMOXIS wrote:

Hi alkaline,i interested to buy one shell from you,but how much will it cost to ship it to singapore..?

Hello, Send me a PM please and I can find out for you. Thanks.

Robert Yelnicker · **Posted:** August 22nd, 2011, 1:30 pm

Definitely interested in getting a shell from this run.

jafillz · **Posted:** August 22nd, 2011, 8:09 pm

Maybe its time to do another. My last pack cost me a marriage, HA!! I'm in for under $300.

Pony · **Posted:** August 22nd, 2011, 8:22 pm

Still interested in those other parts and possibly another shell.

Chaos Engine · **Posted:** August 23rd, 2011, 4:39 am

Fantastic! PM Sent, Thank You- Chris

neo_virus · **Posted:** August 23rd, 2011, 5:56 am

PM Sent!

boucha18 · **Posted:** August 30th, 2011, 5:44 pm

I am interested as well.

happy days · **Posted:** August 30th, 2011, 7:40 pm

hello, i was curious if u could give me a rough idea on how long it would take to receive a pack? i have tried to PM u but because i just registered i dont know how long i have to wait before i can PM

thanks

danny

EBsweetness · **Posted:** September 8th, 2011, 12:14 pm

PM sent

Shredder565 · **Posted:** September 22nd, 2011, 6:42 pm

I'd love a bumper..hopefully one that won't take four weeks to arrive and can be shipped rather fast.

Keep us updated!

Robert Yelnicker · **Posted:** September 23rd, 2011, 5:20 pm

We haven't heard from you in a while. How are the shells coming along?

Shredder565 · **Posted:** October 4th, 2011, 2:19 pm

Hey Alkaline....If you're still alive over there, thinking of putting in an order for another shell. I decided to ditch the first poorly constructed vacumme formed shell that I hastily threw together....and since this one is turning out so nice...decided to build a second one for display and as a backup

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Keep us updated