Beamerboy

I had formed an interest in AgoraModels because they touted themselves as the 'Available Anywhere' company for shipping big-scale models. What is their differentiation when some markets may have the models, while others can only be 'wishful thinking'?

Okay, Tom - so how's about explaining the issue and its solution? Why did I bother trying to help if you just say "it's not a problem anymore". If you stuffed something up, just admit what it was and give others a clue as to what to avoid. If it was solved by contact with Customer Support, then encourage others to go there first rather than appeal to the community.

Hi Tom, Don't know about the eyes, but the jaw didn't move on mine initially. It turned out to be an oversight closing of the gearbox for the jaw. Had to dismantle the head and loosen the screws up a bit. If that sounds like your issue (you can get a feeling that the jaw motor is trying), then maybe check out the eye motor at the same time. If the motors aren't making any effort, then look at the connections to the circuit board in the head. Oh, and make sure you turned on the battery box in the head, and the batteries aren't dead! 🙃

I left Steps 1-3 (glue in details) until the next time I need ed to flip over the base, General Lou. Saves me getting the superglue out again until I really need it. Just don't misplace the parts, people!

Be careful that your fixing screws for the speaker don't get attracted to the permanent magnet on the speaker - could make it a bit trickier to get the fixing ring screwed in! 😌

Yes, Lou - the tagged, red one with the longer wire (if we abide by Stage 111 instructions) is otherwise used in Stage 113.

I'd suggest you have a look at YouTuber 'Gross Models'. He does a fill and then repaints the base as well. Not for me, but looks like what you may be interested in. Gross Models Base Repaint

The pre-order page for the Leopard 2A6 for Australia still says ** free delivery in UK ** Is this a typo, and Australian delivery is free in Australia on this product, or shipping is additional for Australia? BTW, I’m not ready to purchase a subscription yet, so haven’t gone to the store to check.

You know that the Agora subscription is only of Packs of 10 - that means that there are only 10% of the number of magazines provided compared to the Hachette subscribers. At best, you are then only looking for a total of 1 binders. If you're a Hachette subscriber in the US (not Agora), then this is not the forum for your request/question.

I have to agree with this one - a forward motion on firing is the exact opposite to a "recoil reaction". Every time I view the sample video, I 'recoil' myself at the lunacy of this as a realistic action!

Anyone who follows the Hachette release would know that Agora has (for the most part) caught up with Hachette on the stages that are released. I suspect this is why our subscriptions moved from 4-weekly to 5-weekly. My Pack 10 is now in Australia and will likely arrive this week. The best YouTube presenters have up to Stage 102 on show. It's curious that we (Agora subscribers) could have gotten ahead of the originating suppliers of this kit. Still, 2020/21 has not been the most predictable of years. I entered into this subscription in the expectation of shipments from the "Australian warehouse" and that has never eventuated. Still, I remain grateful for no-cost deliveries from the UK which take an extra week to arrive. The T-800 is very close to completion, and I for one am still excited to see how the last Stages will be delivered. There's no precedence on how Hachette delivers the base or stands for the T-800 nor how the electrics in the head marry up with the lights in the base. I would really love if this forum could move from complaints/questions about when they get their bits to how challenging/tricky making their bits fit onto the model are once they get their bits. Nothing of what you post about now will matter a "hill of beans" to anyone in the future once the first round of deliveries has been met.

I would like to suggest doing the leg plate part of this Stage immediately after completing Stage 87. This would avoid the ‘tricky’ access to the screws because the thigh has not been attached to the rest of the body yet. I’ve looked at the assembly guide, and can’t see an issue, but have not yet reached Stage 87 in my build. 👋 Might as well take advantage of the Pack system over the Stage weekly subscriptions whenever you can!

You should’ve been informed by now that the shipment / payment interval has now moved to 35 days. I’m not thrilled to hear it in Australia. Especially since the original promises were of shipments from Australian warehouses. However, we’re getting free shipments from the UK, and they’re mostly accurate and undamaged. I am still appreciative that I can get the packages in Australia, whereas the Ecto-1 isn’t available.

Why not ask Customer Service directly via email or live chat, if you’re in a rush for a response? www.agoramodels.com 🙄😷

Yes, I think you’re referring to the kit from Partworkupgrades.com . The intention of the fix is to resolve both the wobbly side muscle pistons and tendons on both lower legs of the T-800. I ordered it myself after confirming that the Agora pack doesn’t change the situation seen with the original Hachette parts. I paid £16.98 GBP for the parts and tracked shipping to Australia. It was ordered on 10 October and was shipped out on 17 October. I don’t normally modify my models, preferring to follow the maker’s intention, but the loose components just irritated so much to see that I had to do something about it straight away.