Pretty cool announcement from Arron at Mack’s Factory today! Officially licensed in a co-op with Sony. The stuff that Arron puts out is top notch and im excited to see where they take this. I didn’t know if I should post this here or in the news so mods please feel free to move!
I know what I’m doing for my next build!
Im sold
Definitely interested in at least pricing out a new wand build, if not a full pack.
I’ll most likely buy one. Really want an aluminum build and this looks like a good pack. Kinda disappointed this was announced after I just spent way to much sourcing all my parts but oh well.
Interested in a wand kit, wonder how long before they’re available.
Seems there’s already 230 people on the pack waiting list. :shock:
people speculating 2k after all said and done… i hope not lol…
Also no mention of electronics but It would appear it’s designed with that in mind. I wonder why no other parts are up for waitlist yet?
I’d like an aluminium wand mainly due to the fact that it has more space inside to work in, the resin wands are good but the walls need to be much thicker to maintain the rigidity of the gunbox. As I’m trying to do a standalone light and sound wand aluminium seems to be the way to go.
Plus I’d imagine it will be more durable, dunno how resin would stand up to being dropped.
The first thing I thought of when I saw this was sony now going after people that have been selling proton pack kits.
Kinda wish there was just an option for “entire pack kit” instead of having to get everything separately.
This is great news.
I wonder how they will be managing stock and production. The shell listing has implied pre-orders: “Wait list - will place you first in line and notify you when Pre order is available.”
Historically, pre-order stuff has always been problematic in this hobby (be it licensed or not) but maybe they will be more prepared for that type of business model compared to their predecessors. I just hope they don’t bite off more than they can chew with pre-orders. It would be nice to have some items available on in in-stock first come first serve basis.
We’ll have to see!
Man, this is really tempting. Joined the wait list, though I agree, not a fan of parting it all out. Guess it makes sense for folks that may have their own parts to swap in and use, but it would be great to see a full kit with everything you need, and a price point for it.
Really tempted. If nothing else, I’m gutting those dry transfer labels!
Here’s the full image I grabbed from the website:
Looks incredible and pricey!
Hard to believe there’s so many ■■■■■■ seperate parts to the wand, i’d say a wand kit (if he offers it as a full kit) will be upwards of £500 or so :-o Thats with the pop mech etc.
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I’d wager they’re still in development, potentially pending review from Sony/Ghost Corps before they’re given the final green light.
They didn’t when they gave Anovos official licensee status. I don’t see things being any different now that Aaron’s been given the go-ahead.
The current approach was likely tailored for fans who would normally be saving up to buy sections in installments rather than all in one lump sum.
There must be more parts coming. No split loom or ALICE frame listed either yet.
Definitely still curious what the full cost would be. $1,000-1,500 would be a decent range if expected to be comparable to other kits out there.
No ribbon cable, either.
Looks like they have 6 pages worth of items planned to release. But prices aren’t listed for everything else yet.
For the prop builders, first impression - yay or nay? This seems enticing but I’m not that well versed in prop building. And a pre-order reminds me of the past horror stories I’ve read here.
I’m a sucker for really good packaging, so if I hadn’t just completed a BenofKent pack I’d totally go this way, although I would then miss out on the fun/obsession of hunting down all the little bits and do-dads myself that aren’t included with the kit. It was the perfect project for this year, where I had nothing but time on my hands, so in a busier year this would def be the way to go. I’ll probably grab a few parts here and there to upgrade my thrower with however, and I want them dang holographic stamps to collect…