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Wild Hog Productions

Designer and supplier of 3D printed and hand made scale model parts, display bases and accessories.

25/09/2026

Update time... Not much to report, other than an indication of where I'm at. I recently started a new full time job, my previous job was shorter hours on night shift, giving me lots of time during the day to work on other stuff, as long as work wasn't too busy. There were also a few random quiet periods with no work at all. My new job is the complete opposite. Long days, very little downtime. So obviously this affects my ability to produce the kits at a faster rate. I'm limited to 2 prints a day, per printer, as long as they're all working at the same time, there's at least 6 of the 8 working non stop. The kit is made up of around 13 part sets for the individual components (still haven't got around to a total parts count). Some of the parts sets for one kit take up a full printer plate. I'm trying to produce a minimum of 20 kits for the initial release. That probably doesn't sound like a lot, considering how much demand there seems to be for this kit, but for now it's my initial goal to get that first batch done so I can buy one or two larger new printers to speed up production for the next batch.

If you've made it this far in my rambling, heres some answers to some of the inevitable questions... No, there is no pre-order available, no you can't reserve a kit. They will at first be restricted to one per customer and will be released in 2 batches 12 hours or so apart to give more people a chance in more than one time zone. No, I still don't have a price because production time, packaging and post processing time will all play a part in deciding what it requires to produce these in large quantities and right now this has taken up all my free time for weeks, and I'm barely half way.

So thanks for your patience and understanding. I'm nearly there, and will keep working on speeding up this process as much as I can.

29/08/2026

Instructions are done.... Well, not quite, but the time consuming part is over, just gotta tidy them up a bit and add a bit of info. This was one of the biggest jobs left to do, holding me back from the actual printing and packing. 20 pages, 37 steps. I'm contemplating having these professionally printed, to give me time to focus on other things, like printing all the parts for the first release.

11/08/2026

First time I've had all the parts laid out in one go... up till now I've just printed and built sections as I was designing and testing. This is almost all the parts for 2 whole kits, with more parts on the way... I'm gonna need a bigger box...

26/07/2026

Yeah yeah, long time no update. I've been holding out, hoping to have better news on a release of the wrecker kits, but the July release has now been pushed back to August.

The commission builds getting in the way are nearly all done, the big ones are out the door with just a few smaller ones remaining. Workshop has been cleaned up and set up for wrecker kit production, a couple of the printers are in need of some maintenance but parts are on the way and a new printer has arrived. We're good to go, and it won't be long now. I just haven't bothered with updates as there's not much to report but that will all change very soon.

07/05/2026

Just an update regarding recent orders...

All orders have now been shipped, there was a slight delay due to me trying to automate part of the shipping process. I could never figure out an easy way to export orders from the store to my Aus Post shipping account, they don't make it easy for someone like me who has no idea about csv files and spreadsheets etc. Thanks to AI though (Claude), I can now directly export orders straight into aus post, with about 3 clicks, instead of having to type everything out manually. This took up all my spare time and 14 attempts while also being flat out in my full time job to get it right but we got there in the end. This is going to save an unbelievable amount of time when I start shipping the wrecker kits in a few weeks, which is shaping up to be my most popular product so far. So if you forged through all the boring text to get this far, congratulations, you've just seen the closest thing I've mentioned to a release date.😁

Nothing set in stone yet, but I'm hoping to also have kits on sale or at least a viewable version at the Upcoming Ballarat N.N.L show in about 2 weeks. Apologies to those who are way to far away to attend. As for the previously mentioned test kits... I'm considering releasing a small number into the wild, but probably only to Australian buyers, if interested. I need some quick feedback, and it takes around 2 weeks for stuff to reach the U.S and Europe. So, apologies to those who I know are very keen to get their hands on one as early as possible, but getting my feedback sooner means getting the final version out there to everyone sooner.

03/05/2026

Just a reminder, I've created a new group, not just for myself to share more frequent updates on current projects, but it's also a group where anyone can post pics of their current or finished projects using my products. Just to be clear, it's all about Wild Hog products, parts and kits. Post pics of your finished projects, build pics along the way, or ask for advice and tips on how to complete your builds. I'd love to see your builds and get some feedback on my stuff so I can see if any improvements can be made. I'll also be posting more frequent updates of my own designs and build projects, so as not to spam up this page as much, so if you're following here for updates, feel free to head over to the new group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2157415591770842/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Posting this again here so I can share it to a few groups and get the word out.

01/05/2026

Happy Toyz kits, back in stock after a long break. Apparently the recent wrecker posts attracted a few new people to the page who didn't know these were available. Get em while they're hot, before they run out and force me to re-stock again. 😁

Pre-orders have all been shipped, leaving more kits in stock now and some more on the way so I hopefully don't have to re-stock again while the wrecker goes into production as I have run out of room and that's going to be a big one...

Kits available here: https://wildhog.com.au/products/Happy-Toyz-Goblin-Truck-c120876064

21/04/2026

After months with no orders or interest in the Happy Toyz kits, I've had 3 enquiries in one day, within hours of talking to my decal supplier, saying I should probably think about getting them back in stock...

So... Decals have been ordered and printing of parts is underway, they should be back in stock and available in the store by late next week, stay tuned... Reply to this post if you're interested, so I can get an idea on numbers required because I'm nearly ready to go into production on the wreckers, which will have all my printers going around the clock for quite a while.

19/04/2026

First (almost) full test build of the wrecker. 1/25 scale. This is about my 4th attempt so far, as I tweak the design and fitting of parts, to see what fits, what works and what doesn't. So far, so good.

As you can see, it's a mix of FDM (plastic) and resin prints. The FDM requires a bit more sanding than resin, but it's lighter and doesn't warp as easily. It holds it's shape a lot better, so I've used it on the large body parts, the main rotator platform and the telescopic boom. The main body is made up of 5 parts.

It looks a bit rough still, but improvements have been made, most of what you see here are final parts although there's still some bits missing, including the bits I accidentally broke while building this. 🙄

There's a lot of moving parts, mostly relying on hydraulic rams, so I wanted to try and get them a bit tight, to hold position when raised or lowered, but that's going to mess up the paint, mostly the silver/chrome on the rams. I've found it's easy enough to just wrap a bit of tape around the inner ram to stiffen it a bit, and a lot of people will just want to build a static display anyway, so how you deal with that will be up to you.

Still on the "To Do" list:

Internal mechanism for hinged doors, which I'll give up on if it turns out too fiddly, but will make it easy enough for you to add your own.

Work lights and any other lighting like brake lights, flashing beacon light bar etc.

Hooks and shackles etc.

Winches need fixing... the drums rotate, and have stops so they can be tightened and cables won't droop but they're hard to get at so I need to work that out.

Extra hardware, D shackles, spreader bar, hooks etc to fill the storage cabinets.

Instructions... not looking forward to those, but have an idea on how to tackle it.

I will possibly release an early "test build" version, to get some feedback on build-ability etc and maybe tweak the instructions if needed. It won't be free, as I've been burnt by so-called test builders before, giving them a free model then never hearing from them again. But anyone who purchases the test version and comes back with valid, helpful feedback and/or build/built photos will be given a gift voucher for the final kit or future releases. Let me know if you're interested, I may request to see some of your previous builds.

Follow my page for more updates, we're nearly there...

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