It has taken a good week to make the Atmospheric Booster available to print in Strong White Plastic material which is by far the most affordable for a model it's size. Although it is still a hefty price at $76. But to do it in Frosted Detail was ranging from $160-$300 for the kit.
I am offering this only in Beta because it may very well be a nightmare to assemble. It will require a VF Fighter model and heavy modification skills to trim the feet thrusters, cut the knee joints and adjust the hip joints with the VF's main body to get it all to work. This is not for the faint hearted!!!
With all of that being said, I am still not sure how well the VF Fighter model will fit into the Booster. With Shapeways tolerance even a slightest difference of -/+ .01 can be a big problem.
The Crawler and its related parts I am not to concerned with. Some may take some filing again because of shapeways printing tolerances. Example the Control Arm with bucket, if it is printed exact there should be a .03mm gap on both sides with its recessed version when place into the hull.
The small square part is meant to help secure the Booster to the Launching Arm. It should also be a snug fit between the two lower sections of the Rocket Booster. It is detachable so you can display your crawler with out this attachment part. Plus you shouldn't have to glue it in place on the Rocket Booster either. This is meant to help keep the model clean looking in its two separate parts.
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